2018 VIP Media Day Sponsorship Package

VIP Media Day Tuesday, September 18, 2018 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE

Why we do what we do... Nestled in the heart of Virginia’s Technology Corridor and adjacent to the Virginia Tech (VT) campus, the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC) is home to over 180 research, technology and support companies. Our 230-acre park is located in a beautiful mountain setting, with easy access to the metropolitan areas of northern Virginia and the nation’s capital. An expansion on the northwest side of the park provides enough land to construct 16 buildings in addition to the 33 single- and multi-tenant buildings currently on-site. The VTCRC employs over 3,000 employees. OUR MISSION GROWING BUSINESSES THAT MATTER The VTCRC develops a growing, prestigious research park for high- technology companies. In collaboration with Virginia Tech (VT), we advance the research, educational and technology transfer missions of the university. • We advance the research mission by helping to create relationships between companies at the VTCRC and VT. • We advance the educational mission by working with faculty to identify student projects that can be conducted at the research park. • We advance the technology transfer mission through our VT KnowledgeWorks program that helps create companies based on VT-developed technology licensed by Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (VTIP).

Our Objectives

• Enhance the quality, stature and reputation of VT by increasing corporate and government research relationships with VT through tenancy at the research park. • Provide facilities and support to the university and Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., to help bring faculty research to commercial reality and transfer technology to the private sector. • Provide research-related employment for VT undergraduate, graduate, cooperative students, faculty, staff and spouses. • Contribute to employment and economic growth in the region and the Commonwealth through the expansion of the park, development of local infrastructure to support the park, support of strategic services and support of university outreach initiatives with non-VTCRC companies and communities. • Assist with university research programs and initiatives that facilitate economic development activities throughout the university by matching the needs of VTCRC businesses, facilities and programs with the research and professional capabilities of VT thereby increasing the level of industry-sponsored research at VT. • Assist the university with its teaching mission by identifying opportunities for classes to use the VTCRC and its companies for classroom projects, special studies, internships, cooperative education experiences and on-site instruction.

Our Organization

VTCRC is a for-profit wholly-owned, private subsidiary of the Virginia Tech Foundation, and is, therefore, not a state entity. Created in July 1985, its first building was completed in 1988.

What is VIP Media Day... The 2018 VIP MEDIA DAY will bring national and international awareness to the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC) and showcase how the research park and companies located here are making a local, regional and global impact.

GOAL

Through media exposure, VIP Media Day will 1. Increase company recruitment opportunities for the VTCRC and

2. Catapult the research park and all companies located here into mainstream media as a resource for news and information when media outlets need expert advice or article comments.

VIP MEDIA DAY CONTACTS

Hosts 1. Joe Meredith, Ph.D. President/CEO 2. Dawn Myers, Chief Operating Officer

Main contact Melissa Vidmar, Business Development & Communications Manager melissa.vidmar@vtcrc.com | 540-961-3600 ext 2110 Planning Committee • Mar-Bal, Ron Poff: Industry Director and Director of Global Marketing • The Prime Factory, Justin Ashwell: Partner • Uncork-It: Eileen Quirk Baumann: President/Owner • Wordsprint: Bill Gilmer: President/Owner

Who will attend VIP Media Day...

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NATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL DIGNITARIES

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REGIONAL ECONOMIC STAKEHOLDERS

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Sponsorship options for VIP Media Day...

Breakfast $500 Lunch $500 Media Mingle $1,500 Press Kit $1,500 Transportation $2,000 Hospitality Room and Charging Station $5,000 Research Park Helicopter Fly Over $5,000

How your sponsorship will look and feel... As a sponsor, you will get exclusive opportunities to mingle with national media and local dignitaries. Your company name will appear on all print collateral, electronic media and website associated with VIP Media Day. Plus, the following specific to your level of giving.

BREAKFAST: $500 • Company may provide a pop up banner or signage on easel at the breakfast location • One invitation to breakfast, lunch and Media Mingle LUNCH: $500 • Company may provide a pop up banner or signage on easel at the lunch location • One invitation to breakfast, lunch and Media Mingle MEDIA MINGLE: $1,500 • Company may provide a pop up banner or signage on easel at the Media Mingle location • Two invitations to breakfast, lunch and Media Mingle • Provide one item in the media swag bags PRESS KIT: $1,500 • One page company media sheet in all press kits the media will receive day of VIP Media Day • Two invitations to breakfast, lunch and Media Mingle • Provide one item in the media swag bags TRANSPORTATION: $2,000 • One page company media sheet in all press kits the media will receive day of VIP Media Day • Two invitations to breakfast, lunch and Media Mingle • Your company name and website address on all rental cars/vans (Ex. Transportation provided by...) • Provide one item in the media swag bags

HOSPITALITY ROOM AND CHARGING STATION: $5,000

• One page company media sheet in all press kits the media will receive day of VIP Media Day • Company may provide a pop up banner or signage on easel at the hospitality room location • Provide one item in the media swag bags • Personalized branding with your company logo and short message on the charging table equipped with 9 smartphone charging cables and 6 open USB ports and 3 A/C outlets for the media • Three invitations to breakfast, lunch and Media Mingle RESEARCH PARK HELICOPTER FLY OVER: $5,000 • One page company media sheet in all press kits the media will receive day of VIP Media Day • Provide one item in the media swag bags • Company may provide a pop up banner or signage on easel at the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport lobby • Three invitations to breakfast, lunch and Media Mingle • Three people of your choosing may experience a helicopter flyer over of the research park and Virginia Tech.