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Advertising and Sponsorship

VAST 2008 event requires some external funding support to keep its high standards, while being affordable for participants, mainly research students.

Companies may come to the VAST 2008 and present their products and services in the lobby surrounding the auditorium and/or in a dedicated room near the auditorium. They may also distribute commercial brochures under certain conditions.

A special session will also be available for a small number of companies, to present short technical communications, in parallel sessions with short paper scientific communication.

Fees and other details can be obtained through the email address sponsor<at>vast2008.org.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The financial support that the VAST2008 organization requires can be structured as follows:

  • overall symposium funding, under 3 funding types:
    • "Platinum Sponsorship" or "Main Sponsor": maximum advertising on all pertinent event documentation, both on paper and electronically (1 institution)
    • "Gold Sponsorship": advertising on the event promotion, both on paper and electronically (max. 3 institutions)
    • "Silver Sponsorship": advertising on adequate spaces
  • specific activities related to the Symposium and associated social events, where the promotion lies within each activity
    • travel & stay cost for 1 to 3 keynote speakers: Ruth Tringham (U. C. Berkeley, USA), Roberto Scopigno (U. Pisa, Italia), Alan Chalmers (U. Warwick, UK)
    • conference proceedings (paper), either for full papers (published by EUROGRAPHICS), or short papers and projects (local publisher)
    • venue rental, refreshments & lunches (for the 3 days of the event)
    • grants for student participation (for their registration fees), namely the authors presenting a communication and/or a poster
    • Best Student Paper Award (cash, preferably), for the student that presents the best scientific communication
    • Welcome Reception ("Porto de Honra"), at Museum Nogueira da Silva in Braga, on the evening before the opening
    • Gala Banquet on the 2nd day of the Symposium, at the Monastery of Tibães, with conventual medieval gastronomy
    • a gift to the participants (e.g., a DVD on Rock Art at Côa Valley), to supply to each participant at the reception
    • …
  • initiatives related to the 10th anniversary of the recognition by UNESCO of the Côa Rock Art as World Heritage:
    • support to the printing of the very 1st book on Côa Rock Art with text in English (printing costs), a bilingual book written by and with images taken by António Martinho Baptista; a special edition with a printed reference to the sponsor (exclusive)
    • acquisition of copies of this book to give to the keynote speakers and to the members of the VAST2008 Program Committee
    • ...

VAST 2008 organization is open to other suggestions; please contact us through sponsor<at>vast2008.org.

We sincerely thank your support!