DC-2003

DC-2003 Sponsorships Categories

Held in the U.S. for the first time in five years, the Dublin Core Conference & Workshop is the premier conference for discussing metadata use in asset discovery and retrieval, management, preservation and use. Sponsors have a unique opportunity to interact with 225-300 international leaders, including both scholars and practitioners, from the private and public sector who will:

share inquiries, methodologies, and results from their latest metadata studies
share service and product developments and evaluations
explore future directions for metadata use in product and service solutions

Organization/Corporate Sponsorships

Organization/Corporate sponsorship for DC-2003 is available at two levels–$1,000 and $5,000. Sponsors at these levels will enjoy the following benefits:

$5,000 Level	$1,000 Level
Logo on conference Web site Logo (with link to sponsor's Web site) included on the sponsor page of the conference Web site.	Logo on conference Web site Logo (with link to sponsor's Web site) included on the sponsor page of the conference Web site.
On-site display of promotional materials Sponsor's promotional materials prominently displayed and made available to conference attendees in shared space in the conference venue	On-site display of promotional materials Sponsor's promotional materials prominently displayed and made available to conference attendees in shared space in the conference venue
Product workshop/demonstration 90-minute product workshop/demonstration with seating for 60-160 participants. A limited number of 12 morning sessions are available and are held daily from 8:30-10:00 opposite the DC-2003 tutorial sessions
One complimentary conference registration One free registration for a sponsor representative, including admission to conference sessions and the opening reception

Institutional Sponsors

Institutional Sponsors are organizations who choose to sponsor either the Conference Dinner ($25,000) or Opening Reception ($12,000). Both events offer sponsors maximum exposure to an international body of conference attendees.

Institutional Sponsors will receive the benefits outlined at the $1,000 and $5,000 levels and:

Conference Dinner October 1, 2003 Location TBA* –Approximately 300 Attendees– $25,000	Opening Reception September 28, 2003 Harbor Dining Room, Bell Harbor International Conference Center –Approximately 200 Attendees– $12,000
Exposure as Institutional Sponsor Recognition in all online, published and promotional conference materials; listing on conference home page along with co-sponsors and conference organizers**	Exposure as Institutional Sponsor Recognition in all online, published and promotional conference materials; listing on conference home page along with co-sponsors and conference organizers**
Prominent Presence at Conference Dinner Prominent display of banners, computer projection, easel displays, etc. during Conference Dinner as provided by sponsor and approved by Conference Committee	Prominent Presence at Opening Reception Prominent display of banners, computer projection, easel displays, etc. during Opening Reception as provided by sponsor and approved by Conference Committee
Welcome message and address by sponsor representative	Welcome message by sponsor representative

* The Conference Dinner may be held at the conference site or hosted at a venue of the sponsor's choosing.
** Conference organizers include DCMI, University of Washington Information School and Libraries, and the Information Institute of Syracuse

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT:

Danielle Miller
The Information School
iSchool Research Commons
University of Washington
4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98105
Tel: +1 206 616 1771
koala@u.washington.edu


University of Washington		Information Institute of Syracuse	DCMI