Do you run a user group or other community-based organization? Do we have a deal for you!
Discounted registration! PR for your group! Very little work on your behalf!
Become a “Community Partner” today!
Your group benefits:
- Save money: A 10% discount on registration for groups of 4 or more (in one payment). Save up to $47 per person!
- PR for your group: You’re group’s banner on our Sponsors page (linked to your web site).
- More PR for your group: You’re group’s name and URL on appropriate marketing material, on the USB stick program book, and anywhere else we think of!
- Bragging rights: The right to say “You’re a part of PICC!”
Your group must:
- Put our banner on their web site. (details here)
- Forward our press releases (no more than 1 per week, usually less) to your member mailing list(s).
- Tell us they want to be a Community Partner. (We’re not mindreaders, eh?)
FAQ
1. How will LOPSA know someone is a member?
It would be a pain to call you to verify each member. So we don’t do that.
A lot of groups don’t have official membership. So we need a solution that works around that.
We were going to create a multi-million dollar system that tracked membership of all the local user groups, cross referenced it to databases, and tied it to Google Street View… but we had privacy concerns (and we didn’t have millions of dollars).
Instead we came up with a very simple plan: If 4 people are coordinated enough to register with one payment, and claim to be part of your group, gosh, we believe them. (We like people that are organized.)
2. What’s the catch?
Dude, we told you: you have to list the conference on your web site, and forward emails to your entire membership. The emails usually come out on Monday and we try to make them very brief: 3-4 sentences and a URL for more information. Occasionally we get organized enough to write an entire press release.
3. Sounds great! How do I sign up?
Step 1. Get ready: Put our banner on your web site.
Step 2. Get set: Email sponsorship@lopsanj.org and say, “Hey! I’d like my group to be a Community Partner. We’ve put your banner on YOUR_WEB_ADDRESS. Please put our GROUP_LOGO_URL on your web site. Please send the press releases to EMAIL_ADDRESS and I will forward them to the group.” (If you’d like us to mail them directly to your mailing list, make sure tal@lopsanj.org is able to post.) (If you want text next to your logo, please let us know.)
Step 3. We will spring into action, updating our web site and listing you as a “Community Partner”.
Step 4. Your members can now register and save money!