GEDO - Energy Showcase Sponsorship Opportunities

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GEDO - Energy Showcase Sponsorship Opportunities

By SMARTNet Alliance

Date and time

Sat, Sep 10, 2016 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT

Location

Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park

1525 Princess Patricia Way Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5J3 Canada

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Description

SMARTNet Alliance is planning an exciting expansion of the Green Energy Doors Open activities in and around the Ottawa Region this year. Already, we have more than doubled the number of host sites and exhibitors at the Energy Showcase for this year's GEDO.

In terms of the Energy Showcase at Lansdowne on Saturday, September 10th, the Canadian Union of Skilled Workers has already committed to covering the facility rental cost (several thousand dollars), however there are some additional “features” that we would like to be able to add in order to really make this an incredible event for all involved and we are hopeful that you or someone you know, may be interested in contributing in order to help cover these additional costs. Naturally, we will offer the donors the conventional benefits like featured visibility and hyperlinks on the www.OttawaGEDO.org website, mention in press releases and prominent signage at the event, but more importantly, donors will be recognized for their valuable contributions in helping to move this important social and environmental movement forward. Here’s some more info about what is needed and what the opportunities are:

Popcorn Machine Sponsor
($250 - 1 available)
We thought this would not only add a fun and tasty treat on site, but would go a long way to attracting families into the Energy Showcase who may simply be in the area, using the adjacent park, etc.

“Bluesfest” Water Tank Sponsor
($250 - 1 available)
Both the popcorn and the weather may leave people with a thirst, but handing out bottled water wouldn’t be very eco-conscious so we’d like to rent this tank that is used at the Bluesfest and other events around town. We could hook it up to a tap and refill visitors’ personal water bottles (and have some cups on hand too). If the weather cooperates, the tank could be placed outside with a volunteer and would help to attract additional pedestrian traffic into the Energy Showcase.

Speaker Spotlight Sponsors
($250 - 4 available) - 2 SOLD!
We already have several speakers confirmed as well as the Mayor and Minister Naqvi. The Horticulture Building is a BIG one and so that we can ensure that everyone can hear and see our guest speakers as well as our featured expert speakers, we’d like to rent a stage, a larger screen and good sound equipment.

Print Media Sponsors
($250 – 8 available)
In addition to Social Media outreach, we want to advertise the GEDO Ottawa Region event in local community newspapers. There are still many people who continue to read local newspapers and depend on this channel to find out what is happening in their neighbourhood. The cost of advertising is high and having sponsors would help to offset this cost. We will gladly include the contributor’s logo in the ad.

Facility Sponsors
($250 - 8 available)
Ottawa GEDO’s reputation has grown exponentially over 2015 and that’s great…our building rental includes some tables and chairs, but not enough to supply all of the exhibitors with one…so we need to rent some extras and it would look a lot nicer too if we are able to offer the exhibitors black table cloths instead of a mishmash of barren tables and random cloths that we are able to collect and supply. One of the guiding principles of GEDO is that it is free for everyone to participate so recouping these costs from exhibitors would be in direct contravention of that philosophy. But having some “facility sponsors” would help to offset some of these costs.

If you have any questions about the sponsorship packages please contact Raymonde Lemire at 613 612-3104 or info@OttawaGEDO.org / Raymonde@SMARTNetAlliance.ca.

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