PROPOSAL 2015
EVENT BRIEF
NAIROBI KENYA VENUE HOST: STRATHMORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Strathmore University.
DATES: 13TH & 14TH 2015
INVITED: Web developers, Web-hosting companies, e-marketers, Online sellers,Open Source organisations, Web administrators, mobile-bankers, e-Bankers, Internet Service Providers, E-Commerce professionals, and University students.
ORGANIZING ORG. CMS AFRICA Africa is rising. It’s exciting to see web development, design, and software development revolutionising Africa’s business landscape. One area that has helped Africa compete with the world is through Open Source. Organisations such as Joomla! WordPress, Drupal, Magento, and other CMS(s) have disrupted the how business works in Kenya. But it has also opened education in African universities. CMS AFRICA (cmsafrica.org) an organisation started by web development businesses in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, but has since grown and has members across Africa.
SUMMIT CMS AFRICA SUMMIT is a premier tech event that brings together
top ranking web developers, online marketers, software engineers, online sellers, web administrators, banks, company owners, and university students to a two day conference at the prestigious Strathmore School of Business,Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya.
ORGANISER PROFILE THEY ARE ORGANISATIONS POWERED BY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. EACH YEAR THEY BRING GREAT SPEAKERS.
CMS AFRICA
(cmsafrica.org) It’s the founder and the convenor.
STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY
(strathmore.edu) Our esteemed venue partner, Strathmore University, a leading University in the region is a glittering of research and scholarship. Strathmore has modern auditoriums, spacious labs for conference break-outs and fast internet.
C4D LAB
(c4dlab.ac.ke) Domiciled at Nairobi University, School of Computing and Informatics, C4D Lab helps with research topics to be covered during the summit.
NETRIX BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
(netrixbiz.com) Does all our web development work, hosting, and managing the summit website.
TECH BRAINS
ODUOR JAGERO
SHADRACK SEREM
ANTHONY NANDAA
Lead, CMS AFRICA
CTO, Netrix Business Solutions
R&D Software Engineer, C4D Lab
ASWANI DAVID
JULIUS BETT
Marketing CMS AFRICA
Senior Web Developer, Nation Media Group
SPONSORSHIP The summit is a place where businesses in online transactions, online trade, online payment, web development, templates, and host companies come to popularise their brands. Migrate your potential clients. It’s for open source organisations that would like to talk more about their organisation on this important African platform. Help sponsor university students that the summit bring for free.
CMS AFRICA SUMMIT PROVIDES YOUR ORGANISATION WITH:
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AND REINFORCE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE ONLINE PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY. TIME TO NETWORK WITH INDUSTRY COLLEAGUES AND KEY DECISION MAKERS AND A COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REINFORCE YOUR ORGANISATION’S BRAND AND BUILD BRAND AWARENESS AMONGST A RELEVANT AUDIENCE. ACCESS TO A BROAD NETWORK OF INDUSTRY PARTNERS FROM GOVERNMENTS, UNIVERSITIES, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. TIME TO PRESENT LATEST INNOVATIONS AND NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO A PERTINENT AUDIENCE, AND SHOWCASE YOUR EXPERTISE AND CAPABILITIES. INCREASED MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING VISIBILITY ON THE SUMMIT WEBSITE AND ASSOCIATED MARKETING MATERIALS.
CONFERENCE NAMING SPONSOR (ONE ONLY):$7,000
Company name and logo on our android and apple mobile app (CMS AFRICA) on the sponsor page. The app has the schedule used for news and summit schedule. Company name & logo (full colour) appears on the front page of the summit handbook, home page of the summit website, and summit roll-up banner. Company name & logo branding on the lanyard and summit badge. Co-branding on all conference material plus all partner benefits as below plus negotiated extras. Name as below:
CONFERENCE PARTNER SPONSOR (UNLIMITED):$4,000
Recognition as a Summit Partner Sponsor on audio visual display in main plenary room. One (1) full, A5 page, portrait, colour company advertisement in the summit handbook (artwork to be supplied by sponsor by the advised deadlines). Company name and logo on our android and apple mobile app (CMS AFRICA) on the sponsor page. The app has the schedule used for news and summit schedule. One (1) 3m x 3m (9m²) exhibition booth including one trade registration.* Two (2) complimentary summit registrations, including attendance at all conference sessions, morning/afternoon teas and lunches. Company logo on summit all marketing materials including posters, handbills, to company website. A roll-up banner at the summit.
SUMMIT LUNCH SPONSOR (ONLY 2 AVAILABLE):$3,000
Verbal acknowledgement as the summit Lunch Sponsor during lunch. Acknowledgement as the summit lunch Sponsor on printed summit schedule documents, including summit handbook and promotional flyers. Company name and logo on our android and apple mobile app (CMS AFRICA) on the sponsor page. The app has the schedule used for news and summit schedule. Company name and logo on Summit Lunch voucher. Exclusive signage rights with signage prominently displayed at the Summit Lunch (pull-up banner to be supplied by sponsor). Company logo on conference website with links to company website.
SUMMIT TEA BREAKS SPONSOR (ONLY TWO AVAILABLE):$2,500
Verbal acknowledgement as the summit tea break Sponsor during breaks. Acknowledgement as the summit on printed summit schedule documents, including summit handbook and promotional flyers. Company name and logo on Summit Lunch voucher. Company name and logo on our android and apple mobile app (CMS AFRICA) on the sponsor page. The app has the schedule used for news and summit schedule. Exclusive signage rights with signage prominently displayed at the tea breaks (pull-up banner to be supplied by sponsor). Company logo on conference website with links to company website.
SUMMIT EXPENDITURE INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER ACCOMMODATION MEALS AND DRINKS. SECRETARIAT EXPENSES PRINT MATERIALS MARKETING
SUCESS STORIES
CMS AFRICA SUMMIT 2014 IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. IN FACT, A HUGE SUCCESS! THESE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS.
NAIROBI KENYA VENUE HOST: STRATHMORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY. DATES: 7TH & 8TH 2014 VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxb86qkW7yA
SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSOR: WORDPRESS (WORDPRESS.ORG)
GOLD SPONSORS: GOOGLE, OPEN SOURCE MATTERS (OPENSOURCEMATTERS.ORG), JOOMLA! (JOOMLA.ORG) STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY, ROCKETTHEME (ROCKETTHEME.COM), AND STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY. ECHNOLOGY SPONSOR: SNOWDOG (SNOWDOG.CO)
OpenSourceMatters
SILVER SPONSOR. MEET MAGENTO (MEET-MAGENTO.COM), TYPO3 (TYPO3.ORG), AND SILVERBALL AFRICA, MOZILLA (MOZILLA.ORG)
ATTENDANCE
35 COMPANIES 19 SPEAKERS 300 DELEGATES
15 UNIVERSITIES STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY NAIROBI UNIVERSITY UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY RIARA UNIVERSITY MOI UNIVERSITY JKUAT NAZARENE UNIVERSITY NAIROBITS