Sponsorship Guide for TEDxVCU
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Introduction
In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TEDx at VCU is preparing to host our second TEDxVCU conference, Juxtapose. To be hosted October 24th, 2015, TEDxVCU is once again returning to the historic Altria Theater. Last year’s flagship event boasted 13 talks, six food trucks, and upwards of 600 attendees, making it a true success. This year we are excited to have this opportunity to showcase the eclectic, and sometimes clashing, culture that makes up our wonderful urban university. Thank you, for your support, and we invite you to come and enjoy TEDxVCU 2015. Best, TEDxVCU Organizing Team
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About TED TED is an annual event where the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share their passions. “TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design three broad subject areas that are shaping our future.
About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.
About TEDxVCU TEDxVCU is student-led and produced event for the Virginia Commonwealth University community. In 2014, the single day conference explored how students, faculty and community leaders are pushing boundaries, seeking solutions to problems, and constantly strive to improve upon the human condition through the theme of Simplicity. This year, TEDxVCU presents Juxtapose, where speakers will expose common beliefs in order to lead discussions to think beyond what we know and understand.
Speakers: George Ferrandi (above), Simone Muscolino (right)
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Juxtapose Overview Our community stands on the crux between the book-smart and street-smart, the medical prodigies and the boundary-pushing
creatives. Richmond, once the capital of the Confederacy, is the
now most liberal city in the state. A melting pot of ideas and stories. Our tattoos are plenty, our bikes are everywhere, and there’s
always a festival going on. We may seem scary but that 300-pound bearded gentleman is an amateur opera singer and gives the warmest hugs ever. We never take no for an answer.
Virginia Commonwealth University is at the center of this maelstrom of a mixup. We embody the future and study the past. We cause noise complaints and shush others during finals. TEDxVCU is
meant to epitomize the spirit of VCU, the contrasts and shades of personalities of the varied people that inhabit our university.
We aim to inspire through sharing innovative ideas with the entire community.
TEDxVCU serves as a platform for going beyond boundaries. We go to class within walls, bolstered by our own borders between each other. The loneliness of focus begs for interruption, for fresh and
new ideas, new horizons of creativity. TEDxVCU seeks to cause a
collision of the old and new, bad and good, big and small, in order to reflect upon our communal identity and instill new connection from within and without.
To juxtapose is to compare and contrast, to stare long and hard and to glance at in passing. For TEDxVCU this year we want to illustrate the differences and similarities in our community and how we can
heal the rifts that break us apart and celebrate the ideas that bring
us together. Join us on October 24th, 2015 at the Altria Theater. 4
Basic Event Information Event Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015 (all day event) Expected Attendance: 1,000+ Location: Altria Theater
Ticketing Students: Free Faculty/General Public: $25 (lunch voucher included)* *Subject to change
Planned Promotional Events xGreek Challenging the stereotypes, and what it means to be a part of modern Greek life September 3, 2015 TEDxVCU 2014 Watch Party Berglund Seminar; Featuring 2014 speaker, Hong Yeo September 17, 2015 xDesign Speaker Event: Juxtaposition in Design (focus on undergraduate art research) October 8, 2015 Other Planned Events: Flash Talks ; “x� photo shoots; Flash Slam Poetry
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2014 Event Recap Simplicity by the Numbers
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All Time Web Views
31,766
Daily Website Views
2,809
Tickets Sold
1,198
Facebook Likes
749
Emails Sent
710
YouTube Views
697
Total Speakers
13
Faculty Speakers
5
Student Speakers
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Amazing Conference
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Speakers: Melvin Johnson, VCU Men’s Basketball Player and Robyn McDougle, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice
Highlight Speakers George Ferrandi is an American artist whose work responds to the specifics of a site, audience or situation, engaging whatever medium is best suited for the task. Employing a unique humor and a deep sense of humanity, her work stimulates a rethinking of cultural assumptions. George teaches Sculpture and Performance Art periodically at the Rhode Island School of Design and at Virginia Commonwealth University. George lives with a small dog and a rooftop garden in Brooklyn. As a professor in the School of Engineering, an associate member at Massey Cancer Center, and a member of the Center for Rehabilitation Science at Virginia Commonwealth University, he leads a research team that is developing a novel nanofluidic sensor system for cancer diagnostics and humanmachine interfaces via skin-like electronic systems. After his father’s passing, Dr. Hong Yeo pursued a new life: transforming himself into an engineer who contributes to the advancement of human health by developing life changing technologies. MoB+Storefront operates on the belief that good design makes a healthier city where citizens participate more fully in their environment, their government and their culture. MoB is a partnership of three design departments of VCUarts, Graphic Design, Fashion Design and Interior Design. These departments operate an experimental design lab that realizes the potential of design to shape the City. The Storefront for Community Design is Richmond’s non-profit design assistance center, improving the quality of design in the city by facilitating access to design and planning resources.
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Budget Overview Event Space Rental and Personnel Altria Theater Personnel/Equipment
$8,380.00
Altria Theater Stage Rental
$2,900.00
Monroe Park Rental
$765.00
Speaker Transportation
$750.00
Park Tents
$680.31
Park Activity Fee
$500.00
Park Design
$500.00
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Food, Post-Event Celebration & Gifts Food Truck Arrangements2
$3,500.00
Speaker Dinner
$1,000.00
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After Party
$1,000.00
Breakfast for Backstage
$500.00
Cookies or Sweets for Backstage
$500.00
Speaker Gifts
$420.00
Coffee for Backstage
$300.00
Volunteer Snacks
$150.00
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1. Monroe Park will host our xInteractive portion of the event, which includes speaker demos, art installations and live student performances 2. Food vouchers for local vendors in proximity to the event 3. Helps foster community and allows the speakers to meet each other, our team, and the sponsor of the event over food. 4. Denouement of the event. Come mingle with the speakers and volunteers during our wrap party.
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Event Production AVP Visual and G3 Productions
$11,650.00
Set/Stage Design
$1,000.00
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Print Materials
$1,000.00
Video Editing
$1,000.00
Staff Shirts
$800.00
Swag (Pens and Notebooks)
$500.00
Tickets (nametags)
$300.00
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Decals (promotional stickers)
$200.00
Total Budget:
$38,895.31
5. Objects on stage including the red circle carpet, podium, shelves of objects establishing the polish and presence of a TEDx event, TEDxVCU stage letters, design of the theater house 6. Ticketing/admission items for the event
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Sponsorship Packages Presenting Platinum Sponsor Sponsor $10,000 $5,000
Gold Sponsor $2,500
Logo on all videos Logo on intermission slides Number of words in program Invitations to speaker dinner
200
100
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Logo on media backdrop Mentions throughout event Tickets to the conference Logo in event program
Logo on posters
Logo on official website TEDxVCU Thank You video
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Silver Sponsor $1,000
Bronze Sponsor $500
Alternative Opportunities Maybe you offer a particular service or want to support a specific line item. We have in kind opportunities avaliable for you to participate in. If you would like to be the named sponsor for any particular activity or setting, we have named sponsorships available. The monetary value of your sponsorship will receive the benefits equal to a specific sponsorship package listed on the previous page.
In Kind Sponsorships
Named Sponsorships
Food/Snacks Beverages Printing Videography Gifts
Venue Sponsor Dinner Sponsor Lunch Sponsor Twitter Wall Sponsor Staff T-Shirt Sponsor Volunteer T-Shirt Sponsor Printing Sponsor Interactive Festival Sponsor
Ready to partner with us? Email our Sponsorship Coordinator at tedxvcu@gmail.com
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TEDxVCU is an independent TEDx event, operated under license from TED.