SPONSORSHIP/EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES

Collaborate with California's top leadership as you work side by side on a steering committee to plan one of the leadership summits around which the conference revolves. Ensure recognition of your company's thought leadership as you guide content creation and provide a speaker for your chosen summit. Each summit will bring together stakeholders from across the executive spectrum and is designed to move California's planning and policy agenda forward.

Leverage one of two sponsorship levels and position your company among the best and brightest in California government service delivery. Included are access to the steering committee and advisory board, speaking opportunities, conference Executive Reception, a Demo-on-Demand video of your products on Govtech.com's GTTV video player and more.

Topics may include:
• Connected Government
• Sustainable Environments
• GIS/Geospatial
• Serving Next-Generation Citizens
• Education
• Communities of the Future
• Physical & Cyber Security

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Collaborate with California's IT leadership as you work side-by-side with the Advisory Board to develop the program and provide a speaker for an educational session. Your company will benefit from unrivaled access to and positioning power with these senior decision makers. Other deliverables include exhibit space on the expo floor, and two passes to the Executive Reception.

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For an exclusive speaking opportunity, your company will want to choose an Industry Trends Luncheon Sponsorship. Senior IT executives, program staff and managers will hear your senior expert address a selected issue concerning California's future and the challenges to be met by the state.

Four simultaneous invitation-only lunch discussions will take place on Monday 5/11 and on Tuesday 5/12. These discussions provide a forward-looking view of major areas of importance to senior information technology professionals. Attendees will be fully engaged throughout the discussions with their own input and questions. As a sponsor, your company will be able to provide a senior level expert on the topic at hand (jointly determined by your company and the Conference on California's Future) as well as have presence on the exhibit floor with a 10x10 booth space.

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The Executive Reception is the gathering of high-level public and private sector leaders during the conference. Held at such notable venues as the Stanford Mansion and California Railroad Museum, the reception is the networking highlight of the conference. Facilitated by an elegant yet relaxed atmosphere, key face-to-face interactions are easily gained, allowing your company to create and forward significant relationships with California decision makers. The prestigious "Award for Innovation and Vision in Government" is presented during the evening activities. Attendees include legislators and staff, agency secretaries, government senior executives, agency and department directors, CIOs, senior IT executives and selected speakers, attendees, and advisory board members.

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This is your opportunity to network with the most senior level government attendees of the Conference on Claifornia by sponsoring one of two keynote breakfasts. These invitation-only breakfasts for 25 - 30 executive-level government officials, occurring on the first and second days of the conference, will afford your company the opportunity to mix with CIOs, agency and department directors, GTC Advisory Board members and the opening or second day keynote speaker.

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Setting the tone for the Conference on California's Future, keynote addresses have provided vision and inspiration for thousands of government professionals. GTC has consistently invoked trendsetters and industry luminaries to consolidate the attendee and vendor mindset for over 20 years. Past speakers have included Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, technologist and philanthropist Steve Wozniak of Apple fame, prolific pop-culture scientist James Burke, MIT professor and MIT Media Laboratory founder Nicholas Negroponte and many others. Sponsoring a keynote at the Conference on California's Future drives prominent brand visibility and positioning for your firm. Additional deliverables include attendance at the exclusive Executive Reception and Keynote Breakfast.

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Multiply traffic to your booth with the High Impact Exhibitor Package before, during and after the event. To enhance your experience at the Conference on California's future, your company will have access to detailed information on California procurement processes and key contacts via California Navigator from the Center for Digital Government.

Additionally, monthly California CIO interviews will be delivered, allowing you to optimize your conference sales strategy by knowing where California CIOs are taking their operations.

Passes to the exclusive Executive Reception will facilitate an elegant yet relaxed atmosphere where key face-to-face interactions are easily gained, allowing your company to create and forward significant relationships with California decision makers.

Finally, extend your conference investment as Govtech.com's GTTV will shoot a 3-4 minute video of your product demonstration and post it on Govtech.com and the GT Channel on YouTube providing lasting impressions to your targeted government audience. All this is on top of GTC's standard 10x10 booth space offering.

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At the Conference on California's Future, the State of the Future/Future of the State Exposition will feature focused technical showcases that will give decision makers hands-on time with your company's solutions, driving innovative thinking about the future.

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At the request of our Government advisors, the newly-designed State of the Future/Future of the State Exposition is segmented into six Communities of Interest Showcases. Anchored by featured public sector agencies and their government solutions, exhibitors in each showcase will have the opportunity to give decision makers hands-on time with their solutions.

Exhibitors will also attend special kick-off meetings to be held in early 2009 with key government executives from California state and local government seeking solutions aligned with each Community of Interest Showcase. Discussions will provide insight into the specific procurement challenges of each California executive and what they want to see from a prospective solution provider.

Community of Interest Showcases include...

• Physical & Cyber Security
• GIS/Geospatial
• Mobility & Communications
• Web 2.0
• Green Technologies
• Document & Records Management

A robust communications plan will ensure the correct attendee segments easily accessing the Community of Interest Showcases during the Conference on California's Future, State of the Future/Future of the State Expo. A Conference on California's Future sales representative will be happy to share details with you and your colleagues. View Details

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Lock in maximum attendee impressions by being the exclusive event registration sponsor. You provide Lanyards and GTC will print badge holder inserts with your company message to distribute to every attendee. Other deliverables include exclusive signage, acknowledgement in the conference guide and your banner hung in the registration area.

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As a sponsor of the best attended networking event at GTC, your company will have excellent exposure before, during and after the reception. All conference attendees, speakers and exhibitors are invited to the Opening Reception. This sponsorship provides significant benefit with exceptional value.

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As one of the most popular areas on the exhibit floor, the Government Solutions Center (GSC) is a solutions-oriented showcase that gives government organizations the opportunity to share their innovative applications with colleagues from both the public and private sectors. Show your support for these highly successful implementations and position your company as a champion of public-sector technical innovation by sponsoring the GSC.

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Cross-promote your brand and drive potential partnerships by sponsoring the vendor lounge. In a premium location, the vendor lounge is a place for exhibitors to relax, work, and enjoy light refreshments. Your company will be top of mind when fellow exhibitors and industry professionals take a break from the busy expo floor.

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Ensure that every attendee is aware of your presence at the event. Highly visible hanging banners and tower banners brand your company to the most elite and influential state and local government leaders.

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Put your brand on the official expo bags that attendees pick up at registration and exhibit entrances and carry throughout the show. Your brand will be seen in thousands of locations as attendees walk from exhibit to exhibit and throughout the convention center. Your logo will be on one side of the bag, and you may insert promotional items or brochures (provided by sponsor) in the bags.

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Ensure high visibility by being the exclusive conference bag sponsor. All full-day training attendees will receive a high-quality canvas bag with your company logo alongside the Conference on California's Future brand. You may include a promotional item and/or company brochure (provided by sponsor) in the bag.

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Secure maximum qualified impressions by being the exclusive portfolio sponsor. All full-day training attendees will receive a high-quality portfolio with your company logo on the front. You may insert a white paper or brochure in each portfolio prior to distribution. Other deliverables include a complete list of attendees and a 60-word profile in the conference guide.

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Ensure high visibility throughout the day with California's IT movers and shakers. Deliverables include "Refreshments Provided by" signage with your company's logo at the refreshment table, inclusion on all beverage napkins, and your company's banner hung in the coffee service area.

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Take advantage of the Conference's powerful attendee marketing campaigns. We will include your logo, link to your company website and a company statement up to 20 words in a special advertisement section of our pre-conference promotional email blasts.

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Take advantage of the Conference on California's Future attendee database. Purchase the Conference on California's Future mailing list or rent it for a one-time use mailing (blind access). You may sort the database in a variety of ways (branch of government, title, etc).

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