Sponsor and Vendor Information

Thank you for your interest in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at Secure IT 2007, the fifth annual information security conference scheduled for March 27-29, 2007 in Sacramento.

Since the first event was held in April of 2003, the Secure IT conference has developed a loyal cadre of attendees, predominantly but not exclusively from higher education, who have responsibility for the security of information within their institutions and companies.  The conference goal annually is to inform managers and security professionals about current threats to information security, responses, prevention, legal issues, best practices, as well as products and services available.   Each of the past Secure IT conferences has been supported primarily by the California State University System and the California Community Colleges, along with industry sponsors. 

Sponsors and exhibitors from the 2006 event overwhelmingly indicated interest in participating in the 2007 conference.  And their feedback to the conference committee has been heard.  For example, the 2007 conference schedule will be more compact, and sponsor “give-aways” will be incorporated into the conference program.  If you are returning in 2007, we hope you consider participating at a higher level.  Sponsorship benefits are listed below, followed by a registration form.  Exhibitors may use the same form to reserve space in the exhibit hall. 

Good News!  The shorter conference schedule for 2007 has resulted in lower exhibitor fees:  $1,600 for Secure IT 2007.

The Hyatt Regency in downtown Sacramento is the conference hotel, hosting the pre-conferences and keynote addresses.  All concurrent sessions and the exhibit hall will be housed in the Sacramento Convention Center, just a few steps away.  The hotel and convention center are ideally located downtown directly across from the Capitol Park and close to restaurants, night clubs and shopping.

As always, we will market the conference to an international audience of decision makers in higher education and government.   We hope to attract even more IT professionals in the community colleges and K-12 in the western U.S.   Our direct mail promotional materials go out to over 12,000 addresses ensuring broad exposure to IT decision makers around the country.

The investment cost for sponsorships have not been raised—in fact the title sponsorship is now available for less.  All sponsors will receive the following benefits:

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:  

• Exclusive Title Sponsor: (1 0nly at this level) $25,000
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes two 8 x 10 booth spaces that each have one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 6 conference passes
• 6 exhibit only passes
• Opportunity to name a keynote speaker
• 10 minute speaking opportunity during one of the plenary sessions
• Opportunity to hang your banner in the conference main hall
• Special recognition on all conference materials and on the conference website
• Company recognition during networking and plenary sessions
• Company brochures placed in conference bags

• Diamond Sponsor: (3 Only at this level) $15,000
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 4 conference passes
• 4 exhibit only passes
• Opportunity to name a keynote speaker
• Company recognition during networking events and plenary sessions
• Company brochures placed in conference bags
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Plenary Lunch Sponsor (2 Only at this level) $12,000
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 2 conference passes
• 2 exhibit only passes
• Opportunity to highlight your organization with a five minute introduction during the lunch
• Your company representative to introduce keynote speaker
• Company name and logo prominently displayed at the luncheon
• Company brochures placed in conference bags
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Closing Plenary Breakfast Sponsor (1 Only) $12,000
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 2 conference passes
• 2 exhibit only passes
• Opportunity to highlight your organization with a five minute introduction during the breakfast
• Your company representative to introduce keynote speaker
• Company name and logo prominently displayed at the breakfast
• Company brochures placed in conference bags
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Platinum Sponsor: (5 Only at this level) $10,000
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 2 conference passes
• 4 exhibit only passes
• Company recognition during networking events and plenary sessions
• Company brochures placed in conference bags
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Conference Bag Sponsor: (1 Only) $7,500
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company name and logo on sponsor banner
• Company name and/or logo printed on conference bags
• 1 conference pass
• 2 exhibit only pass
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Opening Reception Sponsor: (1 Only) $7,500
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company name and logo prominently displayed at the reception
• Opportunity to introduce your organization in a five minute presentation during the reception
• Company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 1 conference pass
• 2 exhibit only passes
• Company brochures placed in conference bags
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Lanyard Sponsor: (1 Only) $5,500
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Your company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 1 conference pass
• 2 exhibit only pass
• Your company name or logo on name badge lanyards
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Gold Sponsor: $5,000
• Prime location in exhibit hall. Includes one 8 x 10 booth with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Your company name and logo on sponsor banner
• 1 conference pass
• 2 exhibit only passes
• Company name and logo listed in conference program
• Company name and logo listed on conference website

• Exhibitor Only $1,600
• 8 x 10 booth in exhibit hall with one table and two chairs (with pipe and drape)
• Booth identification sign
• Company, contact, and booth number listed in program for high visibility
• High traffic location co-located with the breaks, raffles/prize giveaway, and opening night reception
• Access to electrical outlet and Internet hook-up
• Aisle cleaning and general event security
• 2 exhibit only passes
• 1 Conference pass (entitles you to concurrent sessions and keynotes without meal)

If you would like to know more about specific opportunities please call Susan Summers at (909) 537-3986 or contact her via email at ssummers@csusb.edu.

To assist you in making a decision, we have included some basic information regarding the event below. Please review this information and give us a call to discuss the sponsorship opportunities.

SecureIT 2007 Event Information

1. Attendees & Demographics: This event is national in scope. Our target audience covers two primary market segments. First we target decision makers in the Information and Network Technology departments of colleges and universities across the United States. Our research indicates that these individuals are typically senior managers or executives who control large IT budgets. To reach these individuals we use direct mail, targeted advertising in relevant academic and association journals and publications, and association marketing provided by some of our partner organizations. We expect that our promotional materials will reach at least 12,000 individuals directly, and many thousands more through the journal and publication advertisements.

Second, we market this event broadly to California K-12, healthcare, and business organizations. Our state focused marketing may include email, advertisements in focused news outlets, and association marketing through regional partners. We may also use radio as a mass marketing vehicle beginning in February and March 2007. We will be using e-mail strategies to target business in the state with 100 or more employees (based on Dunn & Bradstreet listings). Statistics for this market are difficult to specify because so much of this effort will be supported by regional partners. We can say with confidence that we expect this marketing effort will reach at least 50,000 organizations in the state through one method or another.

2. Attendance: We anticipate that at least 250, and up to 350 people will attend, and that they will represent the national audience fairly broadly. Still, it is likely that a significant number will be from the West Coast.

3. Exhibit Hall: Our exhibit space for this event is significant as we will be able to accommodate up to 40 vendors in 8x10 booths. Because we are limiting the total number of vendors, those vendors who do participate are more likely to get the attention of a larger segment of the total audience. We have also structured the program so that there are specific times set aside for attendees to visit the exhibit hall and we have planned activities in the exhibit area to draw our attendees to such events as the opening reception, a continental breakfast, and all breaks.  One major change is that we have extended the break time to 30 minutes (instead of 15 minutes) to give the participants more time to spend in the exhibit hall.  We will have scheduled drawings at a specific booth throughout the day; require all participants to visit each booth if they want to be eligible for a drawing, and have a business card or raffle ticket drawing for prizes.

4. Speaking opportunities: We do have a number of speaker opportunities set aside for sponsors and vendors.  For premier sponsors (Title, Diamond, and Platinum levels) we offer the opportunity to nominate a keynote or plenary session speaker.  As a sponsor you will have the opportunity to recommend a speaker for a concurrent session.  We can also accommodate "panel" opportunities where the sponsor would be able to put together an entire panel or provide a participant for a panel discussion.  All speaking opportunities are available on a first come first served basis and must be approved by the program committee before they are confirmed.