1Arboriculture Australia™ | 2017 Sponsorship Proposal

Arboriculture Australia™ would like to graciously acknowledge and express our thanks to our valued family of Sponsors for their continued and generous support.

The huge assistance that is received by our Major Sponsors helps to manage and further develop your Industry Organisation for the future existence of all arborists. Arboriculture Australia™ is very proud to have enjoyed the patronage of many long term Sponsors, some of which have been proudly associated with the organisation for over 10 years continually. This long standing commitment is a testament to each of these companies in their promise of support to the Arboriculture Industry as a whole.

Being a sponsor of Arboriculture Australia™ sends your message out as an industry leader and supporter well past the financial members, it reaches into offices and out to the field workers.

The Arboriculture Australia™ annual sponsorship incorporates both sponsorship of the association and the national conference and is valid for a Calender year.

It is estimated that the Arboriculture and Utility Industry across Australia invests around $3,000,000,000.00 per annum managing trees and vegetation and employs approximately 30,000 employees and contractors.

Your company logo and sponsor category is seen in colour on the back cover of every edition of the association’s quarterly magazine the Bark™ acknowledging your support and commitment to your industry colleagues.

The associations’ website home page continues to provide a rolling banner with the sponsor’s logo; providing year round exposure and is currently experiencing 700 plus visits weekly.

The sponsorship page includes your company profile, your list of products and service information. If you have not provided us with a copy of your profile, or you would like to have your current profile updated please email a copy to Sharyn (sharyn@arboriculture.org.au) and she will get this uploaded for you.

Executive Summary

2017 SPONSORSHIP

PROPOSAL

Arboriculture Australia 20/30 Anniversary Conference, Workshops, Trade Exhibition and 2017 Australian Tree Climbing ChampionshipTM

Celebrating years of providing industry support: Arboriculture Australia 20th Anniversary | National Arborists Association of Australia 30th Anniversary

Venue: National Convention Centre Canberra, 31 Constitution Avenue, Canberra ACT 2601Dates: Friday 28th to Tuesday 2nd May 2017

All profits raised for this Conference will be placed in trust for Education, Research and Scholarhsips.

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2017 Sponsor & Trade Exhibition

The Trade Exhibition will be an large indoor area for 2017.

The indoor area will provide a more intimate networking feel where you can catch up with colleagues and potential clients throughout the day’s catering sessions. This area is large enough to showcase larger equipment.

Bring in your biggest and brightest equipment and show case them to the Industry!

Delegates will have a direct line of entry past this area when they attend the conference venue.

Make sure you make the most of this opportunity to show case everything you have to offer to the industry!

If you are involved in the arboriculture industry in any way and would like to showcase your identity to the industries most influencial group of stakeholders and decision makers, then we invite you to consider exhibiting at this premier event.

The conference is a fantastic opportunity to display, sell or promote your products and services to delegates, and enables you to maintain a high profile in your target markets before, during and after the event.

Trade exhibit sites are available for 2017 – for further information, please contact Arboriculture Australia Operations Manager, Sharyn Lockwood on 1300 664 374 or sharyn@arboriculture.org.au

The Conference attracts a diverse group of delegates including:• Directors• CEOs• Managers

• Supervisors • Employees• Consultants

• Practitioners

From Industry sectors including:• Private

Enterprise• Local, Fedeal,

and State Government

• Educational Institutions

• Practitioners• Consultants• Urban Forest • Utility • Environmental• Planning

• Research Institutions

• Zoological• Agriculture• Horticulture• Workplace

Health & Safety• Landscaping• Architects• Engineers• Botanists• Nurseries• Suppliers

• Land Development

• Building Development

• Scientific

Why sponsor?

The Arboriculture Australia™ annual industry events will bring together industry experts both nationally and internationally.

Sponsorship provides an excellent opportunity to:

• Demonstrate your organisation’s alignment and support to the Arboricultural Industry

• Promote your organisation and your products to delegates

• Maintain a high profile of your company within the Industry

• Increase brand awareness

• Network and build new relationships with key industry figures.

Key benefits of sponsorship

9 The opportunity to promote your name and to maintain a high profile among key stakeholders and decision-makers before, during and after the event.

9 Delegates are keen to improve their industry and community knowledge and by linking your company with this powerful educational experience demonstrate your commitment to assisting their professional development.

9 Opportunity to consolidate corporate and community relationships and expose your staff to their key markets.

9 Interaction with delegates face to face during all catering sessions, welcome reception and annual gala dinner provides greater company exposure.

9 Significant introduction to a keenly interested, relevant and, above all, influential audience in an educational environment away from the competition of everyday distractions.

9 Provides a unique environment dedicated to the exchange of arboricultural research, training and industry expertise.

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How your sponsorship contribution helps your association

Arboriculture Australia™ utilise the annual sponsorship money in a number of ways.

60 % Operational costs:• Office Administration• Website development• Research & development• Committees• Industry skill council• Educational development• Industry information

material

• Industry working groups – NUFA,UAAA, WIA, Arboriculture Australia industry education panel

• National association industry meetings

• the Bark™

40% Annual Conference: • Advertising• Promotion• Venue• Presenters• Dinner• Welcome reception• ATCC

• ATCC prize money and trophies

• Master’s first prize for male & female to attend & represent Australia at the ITCC – return airfare, 4 nights accommodation & climber entry fee

It is important that Arboriculture Australia™ keep moving forward and continues to show positive progress in the development and education of the arboricultural industry.

With this in mind, we rely on your generous & continued support and invite you to renew your sponsorship for the 2017 year. This will enable us to promote and improve public education, professional arboricultural practices and safety awareness within Australia.

We look forward to another exciting year of events and we are pleased to present the following Sponsorship Proposal for 2017.

Annual Sponsorship Pyramid 2017

Support partners:

Tudor Insurance

Dominion Software

Winter Hilditch & Fotheringham Solicitor

WEX Motorpass

As in the past, the company who holds the current level of sponsorship has first right of reply.

What we require from the sponsorOnce the sponsor accepts an Arboriculture Australia™ sponsorship we will require the sponsor to provide the following:

• Company logo or bromide in electronic format. JPEG & EPS format please• Company profile (see sponsorship category)• Signed Annual Sponsorship acceptance agreement (see attached form)

Sponsorship & Exhibition Agreement

Please complete and forward the form below to register your commitment of your 2017 Arboriculture Australia™ Sponsorship.

As in the past for the Arboriculture Australia™ Major Sponsorships, the company who holds the current level of sponsorship has first right of reply. Right of reply opportunity closes COB Friday 30th November 2016.

All current sponsorships after this date will be made vacant for 2017.

Contact Details

Organisation _______________________________________________________________________________

Contact Name ______________________________________________________________________________

Position ___________________________________________________________________________________

Billing Address ______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone __________________________________ Fax ___________________________________________

Email _____________________________________________________________________________________

Website ___________________________________________________________________________________

Sponsorship Category _________________________ Amount _______________________________________

Trade Exhibition Contact Details (tick if same as above q)

Name _____________________________________________________________________________________

Position ____________________________________ Telephone ______________________________________

Email _____________________________________________________________________________________

Signature ___________________________________ Date __________________________________________

By completing and signing this form you are agreeing to provide the sponsorship indicated above for the 2017 year and warrant that you are entitled to do so under the authority of your particular organisation.

Please return this form in one of the following ways:

Post: Sharyn Lockwood Arboriculture Australia Ltd PO Box 80 MARLESTON SA 5033

Email: sharyn@arboriculture.org.au

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PLATINUM PARTNER

GOLD SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

PREMIER PARTNER

SUPPORT PARTNERS

SILVER SPONSORS