EVH Annual Conference & Exhibition 2010

Sponsorship Opportunities

All sponsors will receive 50 word entry in the delegate handbook – an A4, full colour brochure, issued to all event delegates, speakers and exhibitors, giving details about your company and the services you provide, including full colour logo and contact details. This entry will also appear on the exhibition website along with a free hyperlink to your own site.

You will receive full branding on your chosen item or within the sponsored conference area (benefits listed below). If you have any queries on the packages listed below or would like to discuss your own ideas for promotion, please contact Big Bright Star at mail to:deb@bigbrightstar.com or on 01563 822255.

OVERALL SPONSOR [SOLD to TC YOUNG  SOLICITORS]  

FRIDAY EVENING HOSPITALITY - £600

CONFERENCE BAGS - £1500 + VAT [SOLD to TC YOUNG  SOLICITORS]  

Every attendee at the conference receives a high quality conference briefcase which can be used time and time again. The front of the briefcases will be branded with conference identity alongside sponsor branding. This is a high profile sponsorship package which provides maximum visual impact for your organisation.

Benefits to include:

• Company name and logo to appear on front of each delegate folio
• Promotional item of your choice to be inserted in conference folio

FRIDAY DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT (29th OCTOBER) £1500 + VAT 
This is an excellent opportunity to raise your brand awareness and network. It also provides the perfect setting to invite your existing and potential clients as one of your guests on your hosted table.

This high profile evening includes the Scottish Housing Committee Member of the Year Awards which is this year presented by Menzies Campbell. Afterwards we will be entertained by the amazing Bogus Brothers, who have established themselves as one of the best and most entertaining party bands in Europe.

Benefits include:

• Company name will appear alongside all references to the Friday Evening Dinner and Entertainment in the conference handbook and any marketing materials referring to the dinner issued in advance.
• Display board at entrance to dinner venue and within drinks reception area (provided by sponsor)
• Thank you by host for the evening
• Opportunity to address the dinner guests during the evening
• Logo to appear on menus
• Item of your choice to be placed at each guest setting
• 4 complimentary places
• 1 A4 leaflet placed in the delegate packs

A hugely successful component of the conference programme, this package provides an excellent opportunity to get your message across to this captive audience! A high profile evening, preceded by a Civic Reception and especially for Halloween, we proudly present The Soul Kings, who capture perfectly the greatest hits of the Tamla Motown and Disco era so look out those disco fever costumes! Compering both evenings will be Greg Summers, DJ/MC.

Benefits include:

• Company name will appear alongside all references to the Saturday Evening Dinner and Entertainment in the conference handbook and any marketing materials referring to the dinner issued in advance.
• Display board at entrance to dinner venue and within drinks reception area
• Thank you by host for the evening
• Opportunity to address the dinner guests during the evening
• Logo to appear on menus
• Item of your choice to be placed at each guest setting
• 4 complimentary places
• 1 A4 leaflet placed in the delegate packs

DELEGATE BADGES - £500 + VAT [SOLD to TC YOUNG  SOLICITORS]  
Every delegate, exhibitor, event visitor, speaker and staff member is issued with a conference security badge upon registration. Badges are of a high quality and are one of the first items that attendees take note of upon arrival. Make sure your company’s branding is one of the first to be noticed!

Benefits to include:

• Company logo to appear in colour on each badge and badge lanyard

(printed lanyards can be supplied in kind)

These rooms provide a fantastic opportunity for targeted branding and high visual impact. All conference delegates, exhibitors and speakers attend sessions in the breakout venues throughout the conference.

Benefits to include:

• Breakout Room will be named after sponsor in all listings in event materials
• Display boards placed in the breakout room
• Literature or item of your choice placed on seats in your room (These will be replenished daily on your behalf prior to each session)
• Branding of your choice to appear on the stage backdrop screen prior to each session commencing. This can take the format on static logo and message or animated PowerPoint presentation.
• Logo to appear on breakout tickets for all sessions hosted in your room

As a fundamental part of the Conference this offers the opportunity to support a service which enables many delegates to attend.

The benefits include:

• Name on creche signage
• Advert in conference programme
• 2 tickets for Dinner & Entertainment on Friday evening

Coaches will carry delegates from the railway station, the conference venue and St Andrews town centre throughout the event. The sponsorship of the coaches offers maximum coverage for your brand.

• Sponsor logo will appear on bus timetables issued to all attendees and on notice boards at all delegate hotels
• Literature or your choice placed on bus seats daily
• Logo and name as sponsor will be placed on bus windscreen
• 1 A4 leaflet placed in the delegate packs

Unlimited Teas and Coffees are served to delegates during registration on the Friday, then served at all break times throughout the conference. Housed within the exhibition, the Tea & Coffee Points become the gathering place for all delegates, exhibitors, speakers and conference visitors, providing a great opportunity to promote your products and services to all attendees at the conference on a regular basis.

Benefits include:

• Sponsor name will appear alongside tea and coffee listings in the conference handbook
• Display board placed in and around tea and coffee stations
• Literature of your choice places at seating areas and tea and coffee points. (These will be replenished daily on your behalf prior to each break time)
• Tent cards featuring your name and logo will be placed on all serving stations throughout the conference

CONFERENCE NOTEPADS - £350 + VAT
All delegates, exhibitors, speakers and conference visitors receive a notepad in their delegate briefcase to be used throughout the conference. This package provides a highly visual vehicle to promote your brand and contact details

Benefits to include:

• Graphical Banner of your choice to appear along top and bottom of each page of A4 pad

All attendees receive a conference pen in their delegate briefcase to be used throughout the conference. This package provides a highly visual vehicle to promote your brand and contact details.

Benefits to include:

• Company name and colour logo and contact details to appear on conference pens

The first area of interest for all delegates and exhibitors on arrival is who else is at the conference. This document provides a complete listing, including day delegates, of who is in attendance and is used as a point of reference throughout the conference.

Benefits to include:

• Company name and colour logo will appear on each page of the delegate list

The opportunity to place literature or a promotional item of your choice in the delegate packs to promote your products and services is available at the following costs:

• 1 A4 sheet - £200
• 1 A4 document up to 6 sheets - £300
• 1 promotional item - £300

The high quality, full colour A4 Conference Event Guide provides an in-depth reference to speakers and programmed activities throughout the conference and is an indispensable guide used daily by all attendees at the conference and as a reference and contact directory throughout the year.

Costs:

• Full page (full colour) £300 + VAT
• Half page (full colour) £150 + VAT
• Quarter Page (full colour) £95 + VAT