Dear Potential Sponsor

 

The 8^th International Wheat Conference will take place at St. Petersburg, Russian Federation) 1-4 June 1, 2010. The conference is expected to attract 400-500 wheat researchers from around the world. Detailed information about the conference can be found at http://www.8iwc.org.

 

The conference’s Organizing Committee extends this invitation to potential sponsors for support the conference.  Financial support is primarily needed to facilitate the participation of the researchers with limited funds and key note speakers. Several levels of recommended sponsorship are available:

·       Major Conference Organizers:  

o   N.I. Vavilov Plant Industry Institute (VIR), Russian Federation

o   International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico

o   International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria

o   Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI), USA

·       Golden Sponsors: support exceeding USD15,000

·       Silver Sponsors: support exceeding USD10,000

·       Bronze Sponsors: support exceeding USD5,000

·       Supporters: below USD5000

 

Sponsorship of the conference will be acknowledged and will provide advertizing and promotion opportunities at the venue. The sponsor will receive a detailed account on how the financial support was spent.

 

Opportunities for the 8^th International Wheat Conference sponsorship:

 

Promotional and Advertizing activities	Major organizers	Golden Sponsor $15,000+	Silver Sponsor $10,000+	Bronze Sponsor $5,000+	Supporter   <$5,000
Plenary session of the conference devoted to the relevant wheat research topic	+	+	-	-	-
Introductory remarks at the conference opening	+	+	-	-	-
Advertizing stalls in the conference area	All days	All days	3 days	1 day	-
Names and Internet link to the institution on the conference Home Page	+	-	-	-	-
Names and Internet link to the institution on the conference Sponsors Page	+	+	+	+	-
Number of participants nominated to participate in the conference	10	5	3	1	-
Organization name and logo on all conference materials (program; bag; publications; etc.)	Cover page	Cover page	First inside page	First inside page	Back page
Advertizing & promotional materials included into registration pack	+	+	+	-	-
Acknowledgement on all conference publications and materials	+	+	+	+	+

 

Interested sponsors are encouraged to contact the organizers at 8iwc@vir.nw.ru.

 

 

Yours Sincerely

 

Nikolay Dzyubenko, Director General of the N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry

 

Hans-Joachim Braun, Chairman, International Organizing Committee

 

Gennadiy Romanenko, Vice Chairman, International Organizing Committee