IstioCon 2021
Partner Packages1. Getting involved - ContentKeynotes●

6 Keynotes forUS TZ●

2 Keynotes for
China TZWorkshops

Tech Talks●4 Workshopsof 2.5 hours
each for US TZ●

14 tech talks of
40 minutes
each for US TZ●

1 Workshop of
2.5 hours for
China TZ●

6 Tech talks of
40 minutes
each for ChinaTZ

Lightning talks●

8 lightning
talks of 10
minutes eachfor US TZ●

4 for China TZ

2. Getting involved - Financial support
The following table describes the event bundles that allow IstioCon to showcase amulti-vendor ecosystem of partners associated with certain levels:●●Tier level

Commitment

PlatinumParticipants gifts (t-shirts)

Gold

Event fun (photo booth, graphic recordings, etc)

SilverEvent organization (joining a committee)

Tiers & sponsors’ logos will be displayed on the conference event page
Each sponsoring company and committee chairs will be individually called out in social
media posts for their contributions.

PII from conference registration●

This PII refers to the information participants share with the event organizer* on theevent website.

●This PII is used to send attendees links to the live stream, communicate important
event details and collect aggregate attendance data.

●This PII will not be shared with any other third parties.

●This PII will be deleted right after the event wrap-up.

PII from registrations for gifts●Vendors who want to offer ﬁnancial support for the conference (“Sponsoring vendor”)
will choose one category to engage in, and will be connected with a provider that canproduce those items.

●

Sponsoring vendors will set up a seperate registration form on their own platform,
directed from the event site. The participants who want to receive gifts will share their
PII with the sponsoring vendor, and the sponsoring vendor sends out gifts to thoseparticipants.

●The Organizers Committee will work with sponsoring vendors interested in paying forgoods or services for the conference, to ﬁnd a provider for the selected category andfacilitate all the conversations.

Vendor logos representation
1.

Social Media mentions of presenter and their company
a. Keynotes: 2x
b. Tech talks, lightning talks, workshops: 1x
c. Event supporters: 2x2.

Screensaver / screen between sessions. This screen will have all event partner logos displayed
according to the level they are engaging at.

3.

Swag bags. The virtual swag bag will have the logos of all the companies offering swag.

4.

Slack / event chat mentions:a. Keynotes: 1x
b. Tech talks, lightning talks, workshops: 1x
c. Event supporters: 1x

5.

One shared mention at slack and social media for those who go above and beyond in theorganization of the event.

6.

Logos on bumpers (for session recordings)

Vendor logo representation - Examples

Vendor logo representation - Examples

Participant gift & event activities

Participant T-shirts [Unavailable]
Available sponsorship: 2●●●●

Includes 2 social media mentions, 1 slack mention
during the event.
The sponsor(s) are responsible for the datacollection, production and distribution is a
responsibility of the sponsoring vendor.
The t-shirt design should have the conference logo
in the front, and the organizer’s logo in the back.
Option to include sponsor logo on the arm forhighlight.
Only the ﬁrst 200 registered to the event will receive
a t-shirt(*)$20-$25 per/u depending on producer. Total
estimated cost: $5,000 usd

Speaker gifts [Unavailable]
Available sponsorship: 1●●●

The sponsoring vendor will send a gift
box to all speakers of the IstioCon(estimated 40 speakers)
Box will include a sticker with the Istio
logo, and a sticker of each of thesponsors.
The sponsor will be responsible fordelivering the logos to the gift box
producer.
$50-$100 depending on gift box choice.
Estimated total: $3,200 usd

Virtual photo booth[Unavailable]
Available sponsorship: 1●●

Attendees can take selﬁes with
IstioCon logo in frame, post on social
media, and add conference hashtags
A slack channel will be dedicated to thephoto booth activities, and it will be
named as the sponsor:#photobooth-by-SPONSORNAME$850usd one time payment

Virtual swag bag
Available sponsorships: ANY●

Contributing partners can give away cloudcredits, e-book, subscriptions to theirservices, discount codes, etc.

●Sponsors will set up a seperate
registration form on their own platform,
directed from the event site. The
participants who want to receive gifts will
share their PII with the sponsor●The sponsor will be responsible ofsending the gifts

[Social hour] Cartoonist
Available sponsorships: 1●●We hire a cartoonist to join duringsocial hour, and they draw a cartoon
depiction of some participants
The drawing will include the sponsorlogo.
$200 per hour, for 2 hours = $400.

Trivia winners gifts
Available sponsorship: 1●●●

We give trivia winners a gift to the 1st 3
places.
We will name the trivia as the sponsor
name: Trivia by SPONSORNAMEAt the end of the event when the winners are
mentioned, the sponsor will provide therewards.
3 x $100 per gift card ($300 usd total)

Social event live music
Available sponsorship: 2●●●

Only available for US timezone
DJ live music
The DJ is playing in one sector of
Gather.town , and people who
approach that corner can listen tomusic.
$1,000 usd ($500 usd per sponsor)

Graphic recording
Available sponsorship: 1●

An illustration artist that captures key
concepts in a linear illustration, to beincorporated during the Roadmap
session. It is used to explain aprocess.
(Example from Wikimedia movement 2030
strategy)Process and implementation

Coordination and support●Software Guru will help to ﬁnd suppliers in what relates to gifts and services.

●Companies that commit to supporting a portion of the conference will pay the supplier
directly to produce those items.

Thank you!

Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy

María Cruz

Program manager,
Google Open Source

Program manager,
Google Open Source