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The Ideal WordCamp KC Sponsor
WordCamp Kansas City draws developers and users of WordPress as well as business managers and decision-makers from across the mid-west to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, creation and distribution of engaging content, and business practices using the WordPress platform.
We anticipate aa fantastic group of attendees for WordCamp Kansas City with as many as 300 attendees, across the Friday and Saturday event. We have an experienced organizing team, with many of our organizers on the team for 5+ WordCamps in Kansas City, and have teamed with Johnson County Community College to provide a fantastic venue and conference-going experience. In addition to the well established core audience for WordPress in the Kansas City and surrounding area, we have a strong marketing program and specific program content to reach out to newcomers to WordPress community.
WordCamp KC was hosted at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center from 2014-2018. This year we are back at Johnson County Community College for the first time since our very first conference in 2011. This is a great venue, and it is actually free for us to use, however, we still have a lot of costs to cover.
We are always upfront with WordCamp KC sponsors. In the past because of our venue rules, sponsors were not allowed to have an individual table or booth, but this year it ALL changes! Sponsors now can have an individual table or booth (in the Gold/Silver level) or contribute swag and informational material to a common swag table (Bronze level). As well, sponsors are more than welcome to sign up to help out in our Community Support Lounge during WordCamp and talk about their business products and services to all attendees there.
In Kansas City, we solely rely on local businesses and “WordPress shops” who realize the role of the WordPress open source project in helping their businesses grow and are eager to give back to the WordPress community and/or the WordPress KC community through a monetary sponsorship of WordCamp KC.
We encourage you to consider WordCamp KC sponsorship, and please let us know if you have any questions, or suggestions for the conference, or if you’re interested in becoming a WordCamp KC speaker.
WordCamp Central Official Sponsorship Guidelines
Sponsorship Levels
Gold: $1000 Sponsorship
- First option to become 1 of 5 “Room Hosts” for both days at WordCamp KC. A representative from your company will be allowed to introduce themselves, your company and what you do, and introduce the next speaker. The room would also be referred to as your “Company” room.
- Have vendor table/booth at WordCamp KC.
- Four free tickets to WordCamp KC, reserved for your company representatives (not to be used for raffles or giveaways).
- Sponsorship page with company logo, link and bio on WordCamp KC website.
- May include a discount or coupon code for your product or service on your WordCamp KC sponsorship page.
- May include a “trackable link” on your sponsorship page (you must provide the URL).
- Logo at the top of the WordCamp KC website sidebar.
- Logo on on-screen between WordCamp KC sessions.
- Mention on email ticket notifications to attendees (“WordCamp KC is made possible with support from…”)
- WordCamp KC Newsletter shout-out (first item listed in at least 1 newsletter, no other sponsors mentioned in said newsletter).
- Newsletter shout-out to WordPress KC Meetup Members.
- Inclusion in the “Thank You To Our Sponsors” blog post.
- Inclusion in the post-WordCamp KC “Thank you for attending” email to attendees.
- Social media shout-outs (dedicated social media shout-out when becoming a sponsor, as well as additional shout-outs leading up to the event, and shout-outs each day of the event – including logo).
Silver: $500 Sponsorship
- Have vendor table/booth at WordCamp KC.
- Two free tickets to WordCamp KC, reserved for your company representatives (not to be used for raffles or giveaways)
- Sponsorship page with company logo, link and bio on WordCamp KC website
- Logo on on-screen between WordCamp KC sessions
- Newsletter shout-out to WordPress KC Meetup Members
- Logo on the WordCamp KC website sidebar (below gold sponsors)
- WordCamp KC Newsletter shout-out (may be listed with other Silver and lower sponsors)
- Newsletter shout-out to WordPress KC Meetup Members
- Social media shout-out (dedicated social media shout-out when becoming a sponsor, as well as additional shout-outs leading up to the event, and shout-outs during the event)
- Inclusion in the “Thank You To Our Sponsors” blog post
- Inclusion in the post-WordCamp KC “Thank you for attending” email to attendees
- May submit up to two items for the WordCamp KC swag table
- May upgrade to Gold level sponsorship. Contact us to upgrade
Bronze: $250 Sponsorship
- One free ticket to WordCamp KC, reserved for your company representative (not to be used for raffles or giveaways).
- Logo on the WordCamp KC website sidebar (below gold and silver sponsors).
- WordCamp KC Newsletter shout-out (with other sponsors).
- Social media shout-out (dedicated social media shout-out when becoming a sponsor, as well as additional shout-outs leading up to the event, and shout-outs Friday or Sunday of the event).
- May submit one item for the WordCamp KC swag table.
- May upgrade to Silver or Gold level sponsorship. Contact us to upgrade
Sponsoring Attendee (not a business): $50 Sponsorship
When purchasing your ticket to WordCamp KC 2019, select the “Sponsoring Attendee” option. This ticket includes a $50 donation to help with operational expenses.
- Twitter shout-out
- Your name and link on the Sponsoring Attendees page
In-Kind Sponsorship
Interested in helping with WordCamp, but prefer to earmark your donation? WordCamp can make use of many other types of sponsorships. Here’s the organizing team’s wish-list with estimated cost and additional benefits:
- Live Streaming sponsor $2000 (one available, banner at party, includes Gold level benefits)
- After-party sponsor $1000 (two available, banner at party, includes Silver level benefits)
- Name badge sponsor $600 (one available, logo on badge, includes Silver level benefits)
- “Tweetwall” sponsor $150 (one available, shout-out at WordCamp KC opening remarks)
- Other – If you have an interesting idea for sponsoring WordCamp Kansas City, we would love to hear it!
- High-value swag bag items
If you would like to fulfill our wishes, send us an email to let us know – we’ll create a personalized form for you.
Request to be a WordCamp KC Sponsor
We want to give our sponsors as much love as possible! So… The sooner you become a sponsor and the more in-depth you complete this form, the more love we can give!
WordCamp KC 2018: By the Numbers
In 2018, WordCamp KC sold 272 tickets
Attendance by day:
- Friday, April 13, 2018 – 210
- Saturday, April 14, 2018 – 168
Attendees identified themselves as (were allowed to select multiple):
- Blogger – 62
- Business Owner – 103
- Designer – 82
- Developer – 91
- Marketer – 110
- Other – 46
132 attendees shared their Twitter username with other attendees
159 attendees shared their email addresses with sponsors and speakers
The WordCamp KC email newsletter list has 1,532 subscribers as of 04/09/2019
Note from the Organizers | Official WordCamp Guidelines | Sponsorship Levels | Sponsorship Request Form | WordCamp KC by the Numbers