EVENT SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL

GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK 2016

MAKE A DIFFERENCE ... and have fun doing it.

IT’S A WIN-WIN

Sponsoring a Geography Awareness

Week (GAW) event provides you the

unique opportunity to connect with a

captive audience of students, young

adults and professionals (both locally

and internationally), and members of

the public, to build brand awareness;

and show your company’s support for

an important cause: Geography and

GIS Awareness!

Each event reaches a different key

audience segment and provides an

educational, fun, entertaining and engaging way for you to “wow”

clients, vendors and potential

consumers. Feel good about

supporting our national effort at

showcasing real-world applications of

geospatial technology and how it can

be used for decision making and

problem solving.

WE’LL FIND THE RIGHT FIT.

Looking for the opportunity to

become a part of the international

celebration recognising GAW? To put

your company name in front of

hundreds of young people,

government workers and researchers?

Want to show your dedication to

national public awareness initiatives?

To meet and build relationships with

prospective customers? Consider

a sponsorship for GIS Day!

More in the mood for an intimate

networking opportunity or meeting

business executives and other

professionals? Looking for a one-of-a-

kind experience to make a big

impression on a particular group of

stakeholders. Consider a

sponsorship for the GIS

Business Executive Forum!

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Geography Awareness Week

Geography Awareness Week

(GAW) has been celebrated

internationally in the third week of

November since 1987. The week of

activities culminates in the

recognition of Geographic

Information Systems (GIS) Day

which is a grassroots event that

formalizes the practice of GIS. On

this day, geospatial users and vendors

open their doors to schools,

businesses, and the general public to

showcase real-world applications of

this important technology and how it

can be used for decision-making and

problem solving.

The Land Information Council of

Jamaica/National Spatial Data

Management Division and

stakeholders have been celebrating

GAW and GIS Day for the past 14

years with technical seminars,

expositions and business executive

forums.

The theme for this year’s GAW

celebration is ‘Geospatial

Technologies: Advancing Public

Health Services’.

About the Event

GIS Business Executive Forum

GIS Technical Seminar

Thanksgiving Service and

Brunch

14th GIS DAY Exposition

GAW EVENTS

Date

Event

Description

Venue

Audience

Participation

(approx.)

November 9 GIS Business Executive

Forum

Exposes businesses to various entities utilizing GIS and applications that prove beneficial to company goals or target sectors to which the theme applies.

Mona Visitors’ Lodge (TBC)

GIS professionals from the private and public sectors. Sector specific organizations.

90-100 persons

November 10 GIS Technical Seminar

Provides an opportunity for researches to showcase examples of research being undertaken utilizing geospatial technology. Selected researchers from UWI, UTECH and the Government will present on areas of research.

UWI, Physiology Lecture Theatre

Government policy makers, private sector, academia, research community and members of the public.

100-150 persons

November 13 Thanksgiving Service and

Brunch

Formal thanksgiving for the week of celebrations.

Church on the Rock

Members of the general public, church community and GIS professionals.

800 – 1,200 in membership

November 16 14th GIS DAY Anniversary

Allows students to interact with organizations utilizing GIS technologies in their daily activities.

Assembly Hall, UWI, Mona

Secondary and tertiary level institutions island wide. GIS professionals from the private and public sectors.

800 - 900 Students

300

Adults

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

GAW is a unique event that offers an ideal networking opportunity with a substantial, captive audience that appreciates your commitment to national public education and awareness activities. GAW also provides the Presenting Sponsor the exclusive opportunity to offer innovative marketing and branding and to showcase a product or service during the event, thereby developing new customer prospects.

Benefits

Exclusive naming rights associated with the series of GAW events

Recognition as platinum sponsor for GAW

Branding on all promotional materials, and full page advertisement in event programmes

Exclusive strategic placement of all promotional material

Highly visible hospitality space for promotion of products and/or services

Company name mentioned in all website advertisement, social media posts and emails

15 passes for the Business Executive Forum.

Full page advert in the LICJ Newsletter

PLATINUM

Up to J$300,000.00 or more

GOLD

Up to J$200,000

Benefits

Recognition and acknowledgement as Gold Sponsor for GAW

Half page advertisement inside the event programmes

Company branding at strategic spots to promote your products/ services

Visible hospitality space to showcase products and/ or services

Inclusion in all website advertisement, social media posts and emails

8 passes for the Business Executive Forum

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Benefits

Recognition and acknowledgement as Silver Sponsor for GAW

Quarter page advertisement inside the event programme

Logos and brand name included on all print advertising and marketing material

4 passes for the Business Executive Forum

Showcasing brand at strategic spots at GIS Day and the Business Executive Forum

SILVER

Up to J$100, 000

BRONZE

Up to J$50,000

Benefits

Recognition and acknowledgement as Bronze Sponsor for GAW

Quarter page advertisement inside the event programme

Logos and brand name included on all print advertising and marketing material

2 passes for the Business Executive Forum

Showcasing brand at strategic positions on GIS Day and the Business Executive Forum

MEDIA REACH

Each event provides wide exposure through a variety of media outlets and marketing channels. Please use the table below as a basic

guide of the types of advertising, public and community relations opportunities afforded by an event sponsorship

GIS BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE FORUM

THANKSGIVING SERVICE

AND BRUNCH

GIS DAY EXPOSITION

Print Invitations > 200 > 500

Email Invitations > 800 >2000 > 2000

Social Media Blasts > 2000 >2000 > 1000

Print Advertisement > 1000 >1000 > 1000

Flyers > 2000 (Universities, Academia,

Govt. Org., Health Sector, Private

Sector)

> 2000 (Church Community,

Schools, Govt. Org , LICJ

Membership, Private Sector)

> 2000 (Universities, Schools,

Academia, Govt. Org , Health

Sector, Private Sector)

Event Signage > 100 > 1000 > 1200

Online Advertisement > 3000 >3000 > 3000

SPONSORSHIP FORM

GAW is an ideal opportunity for your company to build mutually beneficial relationships with the NSDMD and LICJ members.

Sponsorship items may include:

Cash

Cash

Goods

Gift Vouchers

Gift Baskets

Discounts on company items/services

EVENT PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE Cash

$300k

Products

$300k

Cash

$200k

Products

$200k

Cash

$100k

Products

$100k

Cash

$50k

Products

$50k

Thanksgiving Church

Service & Brunch

GIS Business Executive

Forum

14th GIS DAY Exposition

SPONSORSHIP FORM

Please indicate your organization’s preferred method of sponsorship and the selected event that you are interested in sponsoring from

the options indicated above.

Payment Information

Please indicate preferred method of payment.

Cheque Make payable to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation and deliver

to National Spatial Data Management Division, 191 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6

Electronic Transfer National Commercial Bank, 1-7 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5, A/C #352150487, TRN

0021707520003

Other Deliver to Principal Director, National Spatial Data Management Division, 191 Old Hope Road,

Kingston 6

$____________________ ______________________ ____________________ ___________________

TOTAL SPONSORSHIP NAME SIGNATURE DATE

Contact Information

National Spatial Data Management Division 191 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6

Tel: 927-0441/702-4578 Fax: 970-1752

Email: gis.coordinator@cwjamaica.com