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Page 1: 2011 GTS Sponsorship Opportunities
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Dear Prospective Sponsor: ���In�today’s�rapidly�expanding�business�world,�companies�continuously�strive�to�discover�unique�and�diversified�ways�of�gaining�exposure,�presenting�important�news�and�findings,�and�sparking��meaningful�discussions�on�topics�of�direct�interest�to�the�consumer�and�our��technology�community.��With�a�proven�track�record�of�enticing�its�audience�with�pertinent�industry�topics�and�nationally�recognized�speakers,�the�Georgia�Technology�Summit�is�an�annual�recognition�of�and�celebration�of��Georgia’s�technology�industry.�The�event�reinforces�the�significance�of�innovation�in�Georgia�and�recognizes�local�leadership�in�technology.���Sponsoring�this�event�offers�numerous�benefits�including�an�unparalleled��platform�to�gain�exposure�for�your��institution;�increased�credibility�for�your�business,�project�or�team;�and�the��opportunity�to�convey�your�corporate�goals�and�vision.���Please�contact�me�with�any�questions��related�to�sponsoring�this�event��(404)�920�2027�or�[email protected]��Sincerely,��Tino�Mantella�President�Technology�Association�of�Georgia�

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ABOUT TAG �Technology�Association�of�Georgia��(TAG)�is�a�world�class�member�ship�organization�and�an�engine�for�economic�development�for�the�State�of�Georgia.�Our�goal�is�to�build,�connect,�and�enable;�people,�company,�and�community.�Effective�execution�enables�our��association�to�support�the�personal�and�professional�development�of�our�technology�stakeholders,�while�fostering�a�rich�environment�for�corporate�growth.���

EVENT INFORMATION �DATE��Wednesday,�March�23,�2011�8:00am���1:30pm�Event�(Location���Cobb�Galleria�Centre��2�Galleria�Parkway�Atlanta,�GA�30339)��The�number�of�attendees�that�you�can�expect�for�the�Georgia��Technology�Summit�is�1,100.�There�are�three�keynote�sessions�for�the�event�in�addition�to�the�Technology�Fall�of�Fame�of�Georgia��induction�ceremony�and�the�Top�40�Innovative�Companies�in�Georgia�competition.���

Attendees��Our�attendees�are�composed�of�C�Level�and�Director�Level�Professionals�in�the�technology�and�business�market�in�Georgia.�We�also�have�a�significant�number�of�professors�and�students�of�local�colleges�and�universities.�

��

�PAST SPEAKERS Please�see�a�list�of�past�Technology�Association�of�Georgia��speakers�below.����������Ted�Turner����������Jim�Balsillie,�co�CEO,�Research�in�Motion���������Chris�Anderson�–�Editor�of�Wired�and�author�of�The�Long�Tail���������Dr.�Wayne�Clough�–�President�of�the�Smithsonian���������Steve�Ballmer�–�Microsoft���������Thomas�Friedman���author�of��The�World�is�Flat�����������Ron�Clark���Ron�Clark�Academy���������Don�Tapscott�–�author�of�Wikinomics���������Michael�Gelb�–�author�of�Innovate�Like�Edison���������Sig�Mosley�–�Imlay�Investments���������Mike�Volpi���Cisco���������Randy�Spratt���McKesson���������Chris�Klaus�–�Kaneva���������Jim�Blanchard�–�Synovus���������Richard�A.�DeMillo�–�Georgia�Tech���������James�F.�McDonald�Cisco���������Tom�Koulopoulos���author�of�The�Innovation�Zone���������Carlos�Dominguez���Cisco�

For�More�Information,�please�contact�Tino�Mantella�(404)�920�2027�[email protected]�or�Barbara�Martin�(404)�920�2024�

[email protected]��

Technology�Association�of�Georgia�75�Fifth�Street�NW�

Suite�625�Atlanta,�GA�30308�

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�PLATINUM SPONSOR $25K �������� Premier�Platinum�Co�host�visibility�in�collateral�signage�at�the�

event���

�� 12�month�premier�placement�on�all�TAG�web�pages���

�� Name�visibility�at�over�120�Society�meetings�for�one�year���

�� All�benefits�of�Silver�Sponsorship�at�a�second�major�TAG�event���

�� Platinum�Sponsors�may�sponsor�the�CIO�Roundtables�for�an��additional�$3500���

�� A�table�for�10�with�preferred�reserved�seating�at�both�events���

�� 6�weeks�inclusion�on�the�TAG�eWeekly�Banner���

�� 4�Spotlights�in�the�TAG�Community�distributions���

�� Full�page�ad��in�event�program�for�the�Summit���

�� Exhibitor’s�table�at�the�event����

�� Acknowledgement�in�all�print�ads�related�to�the�events��

�� Pre�promotion�through�video�interview�to�be�posted�on�TAG��web�site�(TAG�Radio)��

�� Role�at�the�podium�on�the�day�of�the�event��

�� VIP�Board�reception�invitations�(5�guests)��

�� Invitation�for�Pre�Summit�Reception�with�speakers�and�sponsors���

�� 3�Invitations�to�each�of�the�quarterly�TAG�CIO�Roundtables��

�� 1�Invitation�to�exclusive�VIP�dinner�with�speakers�and�sponsors���

�� 1�Exhibit�Table�at�the�Connecting�Georgia’s�Companies�Event�

For�More�Information,�please�contact�Tino�Mantella�(404)�920�2027�[email protected]�or�Barbara�Martin�(404)�920�2024�

[email protected]��

Technology�Association�of�Georgia�75�Fifth�Street�NW�

Suite�625�Atlanta,�GA�30308�

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�GOLD SPONSOR $15K �������� Gold�Sponsor�visibility�in�collateral�signage�at�the�event�

��� 12�month�premier�placement�on�all�TAG�web�pages�

��� A�table�for�10�with�preferred�seating�

���� Name�visibility�at�over�120�Society�meetings�for�one�year�

��� Acknowledgement�in�all�print�ads�related�to�event�

��� 1/2�page�ad�in�Event�program�

��� 2�weeks�inclusion�on�the�TAG�eWeekly�Banner�

��� Exhibitor’s�table�at�the�event�

��� VIP�Board�reception�invitations��(4�guests)�

��� Interview�Opportunity�on�TAG��Radio�

��� Invitation�for�Pre�Summit�Reception�with�speakers�and�sponsors��

��� 2�Invitations�to�each�of�the�quarterly�TAG�CIO�Roundtables�

��� 2�Spotlights�in�the�TAG�Community�distributions�

��� 1�Invitation�to�exclusive�VIP�dinner�with�speakers�and�sponsors��

��� 1�Exhibit�Table�at�the�Connecting�Georgia’s���Companies�Event�

Top 40 Sponsor $15K

�� Same�benefits�as�Gold�Summit�Partner�but�all�logo/name����������visibility�is�in�conjunction�with�the�Top�40�competition���� Limited�opportunity���Please�contact��TAG��(404)�817�3333�

for�availability.�

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Silver Sponsor $10K

�� Silver�Sponsor�visibility�in�collateral�signage�at�the�event�

�� Logo�on�Summit�webpage�

�� A�table�for�10�with�preferred�seating��

�� Acknowledgement�in�all�print�ads�

�� 1/4�page�ad�in�event�program�

�� 1�week�inclusion�on�the�TAG�eWeekly�Banner�

�� Invitation�for�3�to�Pre�Summit�Reception�with�speakers�and���������sponsors��

�� 1�Invitation�to�exclusive�VIP�dinner�with�speakers�and��������sponsors��

�� VIP�Board�reception�invitations��(3�guests)�

�� 1�Invitation�to�each�of�the�quarterly�TAG�CIO�Roundtables�

�� 1�Spotlight�in�the�TAG�Community�distributions�

Bronze Sponsor $5K

�� Bronze�Sponsor�visibility�in�all�collateral�signage�at�the�event�

�� Logo��on�Summit�webpage�

�� A�table�for�10�with�preferred�seating�(3�seats�for�in�kind�gift)�

�� Acknowledgement�in�all�print�ads�related�the�event�

�� Listing�in�event�program��

�� Invitation�for�2�to�Pre�Summit�Reception�with�speakers�and��������sponsors��

�� VIP�Board�reception�invitations��(2�guests)�

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Speaker Sponsor $5K

�� Preferred�Seating�for�5�at�the�Summit���� Event�signage���� Logo�placement�on�Summit�webpage���� Acknowledgement�in�all�event�print�ads���� Listing�in�event�program���� Sponsor�sign�at�book�sales�booth�(when�applicable)���� VIP�Board�reception�invitations��(3�guests)�

VIP Sponsor $3.5K

��� Company�name�on�all�related�collateral�marketing�materials���

before�and�after�the�event.���� Company�name�and�logo�displayed�at�the�event���� TAG�will�provide�you�with�the�name�and�companies�of�the��

�reception�attendees.�(This�will�not�include�email�or�phone�numbers)���� Introduction�at�the�VIP�event�as�a�host�sponsor��

Break Sponsor $2.5K

��� Preferred�seating�for�3��at�the�Summit���� Listing�in�event�program���� VIP�Board�reception�invitations��(1�guest)���� Company�logo�on�display�at�Summit�with�other�Break�Sponsors���� Logo�on�Summit�webpage�

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Summit Speakers Euan�C.�Menzies,�President�&�CEO,�Vertafore��Euan�Menzies�is�currently�president�and�chief�executive�officer,�and�a�member�of�the�Board�of�Directors,�of�Vertafore,�Inc,�the�leading�provider�of�connected�technology�and�information�solutions�to�the�insurance�industry.�He�joined�Vertafore�as�president�and�chief�operating�officer�in�September�2000�and�has�been�chief�executive�officer�since�May�2001.�Vertafore�is�a�privately�owned�specialty�information�and�software�company,�focused�primarily�on�the�North�American�insurance�sector.�From�1987�until�early�2000,�Mr.�Menzies�was�a�senior�executive�with�The�Thomson�Corporation,�where�he�held�a�

number�of�senior�management�positions,�most�notably�as�the�president�and�chief�executive�of�Thomson's�tax�and�regulatory�division.�From�February�2000�until�September�2000,�he�was�chairman�and�chief�executive�offi�cer�of�iClick,�an�Internet�based�software�and�services�company�in�the�human�resources�sector.�Mr.�Menzies�is�a�Scottish�chartered�accountant,�and�earned�his�undergraduate�degree�(B.Acc)�from�Glasgow�University�before�beginning�his�career�with�Thomson�McLintock�(now�part�of�KPMG).��

Randall�N�Spratt,�Executive�Vice�President,�Chief�Information�Officer�and�Chief�������Technology�Officer�McKesson�Corporation���Randall�N.�(Randy)�Spratt�is�Executive�Vice�President,�Chief�Technology�Officer�and�Chief�Information�Officer�for�McKesson�Corporation.�As�CTO,�Spratt�guides�the�overall�technology�direction�for�the�company’s�health�care�technology�products,�and�provide�support�and�guidance�for�application�development�processes�com�panywide.��As�CIO,�Spratt�is�responsible�for�all�technology�initiatives�within�the�Corporation.�Spratt�has�been�with�McKesson�for�more�than�18�years,�most�recently�as�chief�process�officer�for�McKesson�Provider�Tech�nologies�(MPT),�the�company's�medical�software�and�services�division�based�in�Alpharetta,�Georgia.�He�also�managed�MPT's�Business�Development,�Information�Technology,�and�Strategic�Planning�offices,�as�well�as�MPT's�Technology�Services�business�

Michael�R.�Cote,�Chairman�&�CEO,�SecureWorks��

Mike�Cote�became�chairman�and�CEO�of�SecureWorks�in�February�of�2002.�Under�his�leadership,�the�firm�has�grown�to�become�one�of�the�leading�security�services�firms.�Prior�to�joining�SecureWorks,�Cote�held�executive�positions�with�Talus�Solu�tions,�a�pricing�and�revenue�management�software�firm�acquired�by�Manugistics�in�2000.�Cote�joined�Talus�from�MSI�Solutions,�a�web�application�development�and�systems�integration�company�where�he�was�Chief�Operating�Officer.�In�addition�to�other�technology�executive�roles,�Cote's�early�career�included�international�assign�ments�with�KPMG.�Cote's�leadership�style�is�punctuated�by�open�communication,�high�integrity,�and�a�client�centric�philosophy.�Cote�is�a�Certified�Public�Accountant�and�a�member�of�Business�Executives�for�National�Security.�He�is�a�graduate�of�Boston�College�with�a�double�major�in�computer�science�and�accounting.��

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Summit Speakers

Lisa�Gansky,�entrepreneur�and�author�of�The�Mesh:�Why�the�Fu�ture�of�Business�is�Sharing��

Lisa�has�been�an�entrepreneur�and�environmentalist�focused�on�building�companies�and�supporting�social�ventures�where�there�is�an�opportunity�for�well�times�disruption�and�a�resounding�impact.��A�founder�and�CEO�of�several�internet�companies,�including�GNN�(the�first�web�portal�sold�to�AOL)�and�the�largest�consumer�photo�sharing�and�print�service,�Ofoto�(to�to�Eastman�Kodak�in�2001),�Lisa's�attention�is�on�sustainable�ventures�with�posi�

tive�social�impact.��She�puts�a�strong�emphasis�on�clean�energy,�social�networks,�accelerating�community�engage�ment�and�awareness�&�exploring�new�platforms�&�business�models..�As�CEO,�co�founder�and�chairman�of�Ofoto�and�President�of�Digital�Services�for�Eastman�Kodak,�Lisa�drew�on�her�entrepreneurial�spirit�and�experience�devel�oping�global�web�and�mobile�services.��Lisa�&�the�team�worked�to�develop�Ofoto�(now�Kodak�Gallery)�into�a�world�class�consumer�service�offering�for�over�50�million�customers.�

Lisa�currently�serves�as�a�Director�and�Co�Founder�of�Dos�Margaritas,�an�environmental�foundation�with�programs�focused�in�Latin�America.��She�is�an�advisor�&�investor�in�several�social�ventures�including:��New�Resource�Bank,�Convio,�Squidoo,�TasteBook,�MePlease�&�Greener�World�Media.�

James�F.�Geiger,�Chairman,�President�&�CEO,�Cbeyond�

James�F.�Geiger�has�been�Cbeyond's�Chairman,President�and�Chief�Executive�Officer�since�he�founded�the�company�in�1999.�Prior�to�founding�Cbeyond,�Mr.�Geiger�was�SeniorVice�President�and�Chief�Marketing�Officer�of�Intermedia�Communications.�He�was�also�in�charge�of�Digex,�Intermedia's�complex�web�hosting�organization,�since�acquisition�and�until�just�prior�to�its�carve�out�IPO.�Before�he�joined�Intermedia,�Mr.�Geiger�was�a�founding�principal�and�CEO�of�FiberNet,a�metropolitan�area�network�provider,�which�was�sold�to�Intermedia�in�1996.��

�In�the�1980's�Mr.�Geiger�held�various�sales�and�marketing�management�positions�at�Frontier�Communications,�Inc.�He�began�his�career�at�Price�Waterhouse�(now�Pricewaterhouse�Coopers�LLP)�and�received�a�bachelor's�degree�in�ac�counting�and�pre�law�from�Clarkson�University.�In�addition,�Mr.�Geiger�serves�on�the�board�of�directors�of�the�Marist�School,�an�independent�Catholic�School�of�the�Marist�Fathers�and�Brothers,�the�Hands�OnNetwork,�a�national�volun�teer�organization�that�promotes�civic�engagement�in�communities,�and�ReachLocal,�a�privately�held,�venture�capital�backed�companyheadquartered�in�Woodland�Hills,�CA,�focused�on�online�advertising�and�search�optimization�for�small�businesses.�

Phil�Tomlinson,�chairman�of�the�board�and�chief�executive�officer�of�TSYS�

Phil�Tomlinson,�chairman�of�the�board�and�chief�executive�officer�of�TSYS,�has�been�the�driving�champion�for�ex�cellence�in�client�service�for�the�company's�entire�history.�In�his�former�role�as�president,�Tomlinson�directed�the�company's�strategy�of�technological�growth�and�advancement.�But�among�clients,�colleagues�and�team�members,�he�is�better�known�for�his�tireless�efforts�to�exceed�clients'�expectations�every�day,�most�recently�through�the�im�plementation�of�Six�Sigma�improvement�strategies�throughout�the�company.�

In�addition�to�his�role�as�Chairman�of�the�Board�and�CEO�of�TSYS,�Tomlinson�is�a�member�of�the�TSYS�Board�of�Directors,�and�also�serves�on�the�Board's�Executive�Committee.�He�serves�on�the�boards�of��

directors�for�TSYS�de�Mexico,�TSYS�Acquiring�Solutions�and�GP�Network�Corporation,�a�gateway�for�more�than�120,000�merchants�in�Ja�pan,�in�which�TSYS�owns�a�controlling�interest.�Tomlinson�is�also�a�member�of�the�Georgia�Tech�Advisory�Board,�American�Cancer�Society�Board,�the�Muscogee�Educational�Excellence�Foundation�Board�(MEEF),�the�Columbus�State�University�Board�of�Trustees,�the�Columbus�State�Cunningham��Center�for�Leadership�Development�Advisory�Board,�the�United�Way�Board,�the�board�of�the�Boys�and�Girls�Club�of�Columbus�and�the�Fi�nancial�Services�Roundtable.�He�is�also�served�as�the�2006�Chairman�of�the�Greater�Columbus�Chamber�of��Commerce�and�remains�on�the�Executive�Committee.�

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Georgia�Technology�Summit�2011�Sponsorship�Contract�

Sponsorship�Opportunities�

� � Sponsorship�Level� Price�

� fl� Platinum�� $25,000��

� fl� Gold�� $15,000��

� fl� Top�40�Gold�� $15,000�

� fl� Silver� $10,000��

� fl� Bronze� $5,000�

� fl� Speaker�Sponsor� $5,000�(limit�of�5)�

� fl� VIP�Reception�Sponsor� $3,500�(limit�of�5)�

� fl� Break�Sponsor������������������������������������������������������������������ $2,500�

Primary�Contact:� �

Phone�Number:� �

Fax�Number:��

E�mail�Address:� �

Postal�Address:� �

� �

City,�State�Zip:� �

Company�name�as�it�should��appear�in�printed�materials:�

Contact�Information��

Payment�Information�

Method�of�Payment��(Circle�One):�

Check�Enclosed� American�Express� MasterCard� Visa�

Name�on�Card:� � � � �

Card�Number:� � � � �

Sponsorship��Amount:� � �� Expiration�Date� �

I�,�the�cardholder,�agree�to�pay�the�above�amount�(see�Sponsorship�Amount)�and�understand�that�failure�to�pay�will�result�in�the��cancellation�of�this�sponsorship�agreement.�

Signature:�_________________________________________________________� Date:�__________________�

I,�the�sponsor,�understand�that�all�sponsorship�applications�are�subject�to�the�approval�of�the�Technology�Association�of�Georgia.�By�signing�this�document,�I�agree�to�all�sponsorship�terms�and�I�agree�to�pay�for�this�sponsorship�in�full�by�the�event�date.�

Signature:�_________________________________________________________� Date:�_____________________�

Technology�Association�of�Georgia�75�Fifth�Street�NW,�Suite�625�Atlanta,�GA�30308��(404)�817�3333�phone�(404)�817�6677�fax�

� fl� TAG�Member�Table�(with�Preferred�Seating)� $1,300�

� fl� TAG�Non�Member�Table�(with�Preferred�Seating)� $1,600�