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Startup Challenge Sponsorships

BUILD VISIBILITY AS A SUPPORTER OF INNOVATION, NEW BUSINESS AND YOUNG TALENT. SUPPORT SPIE AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BY BECOMING A SUPPORTER OF THE SPIE STARTUP CHALLENGE.

SPIE-run Startup Challenge, is a business-pitch competition for photonics entrepreneurs at Photonics West in San Francisco. The Top 10 Finalists receive invitations to attend UC Davis Entrepreneurship Academy and the Top 3 Finalists win cash awards totaling $17,500.

SPIE Startup Challenge gives you the opportunity to connect with entrepreneurs who may be future talent for your organization, grow the market, perhaps become new customers or suppliers, and bring new possibilities into your R&D horizon.

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• SPIE Emails to potential Startup Challenge participants (16,000)

• SPIE Emails to potential Startup Challenge attendees (est. 20,000)

• Your Company Logo and link on the Startup Challenge competition SPIE Start-up Challenge page

• Signage on-site at Photonics West outside the event room

• Signage on-site at Photonics West on the slides in the room before, during, and after the Startup Challenge

• Verbal recognition by the moderator / MC of the Startup Challenge

• Logo and text mention on the Photonics West website: Industry Sessions and Professional Development sections

• Logo and text mention in the online Photonics West Advance Program PDF

• Logo on all Photonics West printed materials in the section devoted to the Startup Challenge

• Final Program (7,400 printed for on-site distribution)

• Exhibition Guide (17,000 printed for on-site distribution)

• Mention in coverage planned Tues and Thurs in Photonics West Show Daily (6,000 printed each day)

• Company logos and advertisements associated with sponsorship will be proportionately smaller than founding partner sponsor to indicate lesser funding

• “Thanks to sponsors” rectangle ad to be placed on SPIE Newsroom and SPIE Digital Library with a minimum of 500,000 page views for the recognition advertisement

• Online News Story coverage• Sponsors mentioned in the pre-event and

post-event press release distributed via PRWire (mass distribution)

• Sponsors mentioned in the pre-event and post- event story written by and posted on Optics.org

• Sponsors mentioned in the online news coverage for Photonics West on spie.org http://spie.org/x84294.xml

• Sponsors in the web-based (open) story in SPIE Professional published in January

• Sponsors mentioned in January issue of SPIE Professional member magazine (18,000+ Recipients)

• Social Media mentions:SPIE will promote this event via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn – and the story will always mention the sponsors

• Sponsor Executive included on the panel of judges

• Sponsors can choose from one of three opportunities with varying level of visibility and roles (e.g. analyst of paper applications, pitch-clinic coach, or on-the-spot expert judge) are available:Pre-Event Vetting Judge: judges consider applications who will make it to the next stageInstructional Pitch Practice Coach: practice pitches will be evaluated in a consultative manner, with time devoted to advice on content and styleFinalist Judge: final pitches evaluated by a different set of judges, who score the finalists and award cash prizes.

FOUNDING PARTNER ($16,250)Your company logo or name will be included on: • Ask SPIE sales for specifics

• SPIE Emails to potential Startup Challenge attendees (est. 20,000)

• Your Company Logo and link on the Startup Challenge competition SPIE Start-up Challenge page

• Signage on-site at Photonics West outside the room

• Signage on-site at Photonics West on the slides in the room before, during, and after the Startup Challenge

• Verbal recognition by the moderator / MC of the Startup Challenge

• Logo on the Photonics West website: Industry Sessions and Professional Development sections

• Logo on all Photonics West printed materials in the section devoted to the Startup Challenge:Final Program (7,400 printed for on-site distribution)Exhibition Guide (17,000 printed for on-site distribution)

• Mention in coverage planned Tuesday and Thursday in Photonics West Show Daily (6,000 printed each day)

• Company logos associated with sponsorship will be proportionately smaller than lead sponsor to indicate lesser funding

• Online News Story coverage• Sponsors mentioned in the pre-event and

post-event press release distributed via PRWire (mass distribution)

• Sponsors mentioned in the pre-event and post- event story written by and posted on Optics.org

• Sponsors mentioned in the online news coverage for Photonics West on spie.org http://spie.org/x84294.xml

• Social Media mentions:SPIE will promote this event Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn – and the story will always mention the sponsors.

LEAD SPONSORS ($8,125) Your company logo or name will be included on:

SUPPORTING SPONSORS ($2,200)Your company logo or name will be included on:

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Your sponsorship will help the optics and photonics community, while providing extraordinary visibility and goodwill through Startup Challenge promotions before, during, and after the event.

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3 AGREEMENT: By signing, you agree to abide by the policies listed. (Hand-written signature required.)

Ordered by ______________________________________ Title __________________________________________

Authorizing Signature ____________________________________________________________________________

2 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:Tier 1 (Founding Partner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o $16,250

Tier 2 (Lead Sponsors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o $8,125

Tier 3 (Supporting Sponsors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o $2,200

Contact Lara Miles for up-to-date availability.Tel: +1 360 685 5537Fax: +1 360 647 1445laram@spie.orgwww.spie.org/startup

1 PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLETE BILLING INFORMATION:Advertising Company ____________________________________________________________________________

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Contact _________________________________________ Title __________________________________________

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Ad Agency _____________________________________________________________________________________

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4 PAYMENT INFORMATION. Please check one of the following options:

o Check/Money Order enclosed (payable to SPIE) for entire amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = $ ______________

o Charge entire amount to credit card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = $ ______________ o VISA o MasterCard o Diners Club o American Express o Discover

o Wire transfer for entire amount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = $ ______________ Bank wire transfer information will be sent to you upon receipt of this contract.

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POLICIES• Changes or modifications to submitted ad materials may be

subject to production charges.

• SPIE does not guarantee reproduction quality for late ads or ads that do not meet the Mechanical and Electronic File Requirements.

• Ad materials are stored for 12 months, unless other arrangements have been made in writing.

• No refunds on ads cancelled after Insertion Order Due dates.

• No guaranteed ad placement other than accepted special cover positions.

• SPIE reserves the right to cancel or reject any advertisement, this includes solicitation by organizations for membership and event attendees, authors or exhibitors.

• Simulation of the publication’s format is not permitted.

• SPIE reserves the right to place the word “advertisement” with copy that, in the publisher’s opinion, resembles editorial matter.

• All advertising is subject to publisher’s approval and agreement by the advertiser and agency to indemnify and protect the publisher from and against any claims, loss, liability, or expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of publication of such advertisement.

• Ads received after the Materials Due dates are subject to a 10% surcharge.

• Recognized ad agencies will receive a 15% commission. Commissions given to ad agencies will be forfeited if payment is not received within 60 days of invoice date.

• Account delinquency may affect advertiser’s and agency’s ability to book space in future issues.

• For accounts with more than one unpaid invoice, all cash received will be paid to oldest invoice first.

• Advertiser and agency agree to pay all collection costs that result from our collection efforts on delinquent balances, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

LIABILITYThe publisher reserves the right to hold the advertiser and advertising agency jointly and severally liable to SPIE for payments due hereunder. The advertiser is at all times liable for payment of all account balances due and all other liabilities and deemed to receive refund payments, adjustments, notices and all other documents when the same are delivered to their advertising agency. Payments by the advertiser to the advertising agency for services does not constitute payment to SPIE. Any language to the contrary in any advertising agency’s insertion orders or other documents is void and without effect.

BILLING AND DISCOUNTS• Billing and tear sheets will be mailed after the piece has been

published. Payment must be made to SPIE within 30 days of invoice date. After 30 days, a 5% late fee will be added to all unpaid balances.

• Multiple ad placements per event receive a 10% discount for each additional ad.

ELECTRONIC FILE REQUIREMENTS• Ad should be furnished as a high-resolution (at least 300 dpi) pdf. Fonts must be embedded,

outlined, or included. All colors should be created as CMYK builds. Note: eps, jpg, and tif files will be accepted but pdf is preferred.

• Keep essential matter of an ad (text or image) inside the LIVE area or 1/4” inside TRIM.• PLEASE REMOVE all printer marks including registration and crop marks from your ad file.

AD MATERIAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:• Ads can be emailed (files <5 MB may be emailed to advertising@spie.org); placed on SPIE's FTP site,

or mailed on a CD.• Use the SPIE FTP site (ftp://ftp.spie.org) to transfer larger files (>100MB). Username: SPIEFTP.

Password: ruby-laser. This will give WRITE access to the “INCOMING” folder.• Please contact advertising@spie.org with questions about ad submissions.

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Contact Lara MilesTel: +1 360 685 5537 • Fax: +1 360 647 1445 • laram@spie.org • www.spie.org/advertising

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