Become A Sponsor

Benefits:

• Advance recognition as a Kilowatt sponsor on the Solar Power 2008 sponsorship webpage with hyperlink and logo link to company description
• Recognition as a Kilowatt sponsor on brochures, conference program and exhibit guide
• 10 complimentary full conference registrations for sponsor employees (up to $8,950 value)
• 10 complimentary expo only registrations for customers ($1,000 value)
• Logo displayed on expo entrance unit
• Sponsor recognition sign for booth (if registered as an exhibitor)
• Pre-registered attendee list with mailing information
• 5 priority points for Solar Power 2009 expo booth assignment

Benefits:

• Advance recognition as a Watt sponsor on the Solar Power 2008 sponsorship webpage with hyperlink and logo link to company description
• Recognition as a Watt sponsor on brochures, conference program and exhibit guide
• 2 complimentary full conference registrations for sponsor employees (up to $1,790 value)
• 5 complimentary expo only registrations for customers ($500 value)
• Logo displayed on expo entrance unit
• Sponsor recognition sign for booth (if registered as an exhibitor)
• Pre-registered attendee list with mailing information
• 2 priority points for Solar Power 2009 expo booth assignment

Benefits:

• Advance recognition as a Contributor sponsor on the Solar Power 2008 sponsorship webpage with hyperlink and logo link to company description
• Recognition as a Contributor sponsor on brochures, conference program and exhibit guide
• Sponsor recognition sign for booth (if registered as an exhibitor)
• Pre-registered attendee list with mailing information
• 1 priority point for Solar Power 2009 expo booth assignment

(10 available, price varies based on venue)

Interested in hosting a party for your customers/clients at Solar Power 2008? Why go through the hassle of finding a time and venue when your company can host your event in coordination with THE solar party of the year in the middle of San Diego’s Gas Lamp District? The venue sponsorship includes space rental fees, along with food and beverages during the official hours of the block party. Your sponsored venue will be open to all Solar Power 2008 Block Party attendees during the official block party hours but you retain the exclusive right to contract with the venue to keep it open after hours for your own invitation only event. You will have exclusive rights to decorate your venue as you wish with signage, banners, and promotional items. This sponsorship also includes 100 tickets ($7,500 value) so you can invite clients and potential clients to visit you at the block party.

Be the exclusive sponsor of one of the most popular areas in the exhibit hall! The Cyber Café is a special area in the exhibit hall that allows attendees to get connected while attending Solar Power 2008. Attendees can use the Cyber Café to check their email and search the internet. Sponsorship includes internet drops and equipment rental, signage with company name and logo in café location and company recognition on default home page which will be set to live coverage of the Solar Power event. Promote your company by adding a screensaver and mouse pads at each terminal (provided by company and subject to advance approval by show management). Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

This sponsorship puts your company’s promotional piece directly into the hands of the pre-registered attendees at the optimal moment. All attendees who register within two weeks before the show start date receive their name badge in the mail which they will need to bring with them to the event. As a sponsor, your company can place a promotional piece in the mailer that includes your company’s tagline, booth number, giveaways or drawings….something to help lure attendees to your booth! (Provided by company and subject to advance approval by show management)  Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

What better way to show your company’s commitment to the environment than to sponsor the purchase of solar renewable energy credits to offset the energy used during Solar Power 2008?  Sponsorship includes signage in high traffic common areas onsite thanking your company along with recognition in the conference program and expo guide.  Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

Make sure your company logo is the first thing conference attendees see each morning as they pick up coffee on their way into the morning plenary sessions. Your company name and/or logo will be prominently featured on signage and beverage napkins displayed at all coffee stations located outside the morning plenary sessions and you will have the opportunity to put out company literature on the tables. Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

Conference attendees will get their blood flowing and network with colleagues first thing in the morning during the first annual Solar Power Fun Run!  Your company logo will be included on participant numbers (attached to each person’s shirt), on a banner at the end of the race and on bottled water given out to participants. Increase your exposure by providing T-shirts with your company logo for each runner (design artwork to be approved by show management). Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

The first thing people will see as they enter the exhibit hall is the conference/expo evaluation booth. Sponsorship benefits include: logo on booth signage, logo on start and finish pages of touch screen computers (users must touch your logo to start the survey), and 1 piece of your company/product literature or giveaway (provided by company with show management advance approval of item) distributed to each person who takes the survey. Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

Newspaper Wrap $10,000/day

What if your logo was the first thing attendees saw as they left their hotel room each morning? With this sponsorship, a newspaper will be delivered to each hotel room wrapped with your corporate logo and web address. Newspaper wraps will be ordered and shipped by show management. Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

Showcase your hospitality by offering this service to the attendees. While the operation of this service is managed by the local convention center, attendees will see your company's message as it is branded on signage surrounding the area. In addition, each person utilizing this service will walk away with your message in-hand which will be distributed from the luggage and coat check counter.  Sponsorship also includes logo recognition on the Solar Power 2008 sponsor webpage.

As attendees walk to conference sessions and network in the convention center halls, make sure your company’s brand is seen by hanging your banner in this prime location. This opportunity includes rights to both sides of a beam, so two banner spots are actually being purchased. This opportunity includes labor to install and dismantle banners. Cost of banner production and shipment is the responsibility of the purchasing company.

$5,000 (12 available – ask about discounts for multiple purchases)