Digital Nova Scotia Sponsorship Opportunities
Digital Nova Scotia Annual Dinner Event - Yearly
Digital Nova Scotia's most prestigious event each year, our Annual Dinner brings the industry together for an evening of networking and to listen to a featured keynote speaker discuss business views that are timely and topical.
With a capacity of 250 seats and attendance by local industry leadership, the Annual Dinner is an excellent opportunity to create a positive branding impression in the community.
Sponsorship opportunities are limited to a single presenting sponsor, ensuring an exclusive impact opportunity for your company.
Previous keynote speakers (and topics) have included:
- Tom Turchet, Vice President, IBM Americas - Chaiman of the Board, IT Association of Canada
- Phil Sorgen, President, Microsoft Canada
- Increasing Productivity, Attracting and Retaining a Skilled Workforce
- Ken Rutkowski, KenRadio.com
- Global Architects of the Next Generation, Telecom, Technology, Social Networking & Media
- Alaisdar Graham, Vice-President, CGI
- Paul Kent, Senior VP Aliant & COO Xwave
Special Student Networking Program
Companies purchasing tables for the event are asked to donate 1 or 2 seats a t their table to students enrolled in the last two years of a full time Digital / ICT program at one of Digital Nova Scotia member Educational Institutions.
Donating a seat provides an opportunity for students to directly interact with individuals that may well hire them when they graduate.
Companies get a chance to discuss opportunities and get to know the student in a unique setting.
Every Company who has purchased a table has donated at least one seat to a student since Digital Nova Scotia began this program in 2007.
Sponsor Benefits
- Your company signage, banners and collateral featured prominently at the event
- Your company logo and name presented on all printed event promotional materials
- Your company logo and name presented on the Digital Nova Scotia website as Sponsor
- Two seats at the President's table, hosting the keynote speaker
- Option to provided branded materials to attendees
- Option for a member of your company to introduce the keynote speaker
- Option to provide one or more door prizes for business card draws at the event
- Logo and name of sponsor on the Digital Nova Scotia Information Digest, which is circulated on weekly basis to over 600 email contacts within the IT industry
- Event open to members and non-members of Digital Nova Scotia
Frequency
Cost of Sponsorship
$5,000.00 + HST for Presenting Sponsor
Non-members: $7,500.00 + HST