The Spaceward Foundation

The $4,000,000 Space Elevator Challenge - Sponsorship Information

When multiple laser-powered Space Elevator climbers fly up a 1-km raceway this summer at NASA's famous Dryden Flight Research Center, most all of your technology-aware customers will see the video coverage - live on NASA TV, through our webcast, twitter log, or through the infinite number of re-runs offered by YouTube. On the internet, good video content never dies. By supporting us, your brand can be promoted on the most positively-viral event of the year.

If your customers are interested in photonics, nanotechnology, aerospace, or are just plain tech-curious, we offer a very effective and focused path into their hearts and minds. The footage from the Space Elevator games will be spectacular, different and refreshing – everything viral content should be. By embedding your brand in it, however far it travels, so will you. Web site and YouTube exposure lasts much longer than a one-shot ad, and is re-invigorated whenever there’s interest in the topic, without having to re-advertise. The internet never forgets.

In addition to getting great exposure, you’ll also be supporting science and technology education. Over the years, the Space Elevator games have attracted hundreds of students into studying and experimenting with advanced optical systems. The ones that excelled challenged their faculty to follow, drawing their entire departments to back their project. The US needs the best and the brightest students to choose science, and the games are a great motivator to get them to enter the field.

The next games will be held on July 14 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California's Mojave Desert, and they will be a truly unique event. But we need your sponsorship support to make all of that happen.

Please feel free to contact me anytime at 650-793-4987 or at .

What you get

NASA TV: Game coverage will be produced by NASA TV, and aired on its public channel (available as DirecTV Channel 238).
Local, National, and International Media: The Space Elevator never fails to capture the media’s attention. The cinematographic impact of laser-launched Space Elevator prototypes against Missile Row will be irresistible, and the images will propagate far and wide.
Webcast and blog: The competition will be livecast and blogged in real-time. When the games are over, the blog and YouTube entries will remain searchable forever, still with your sponsorship message.
Documentary: BJC, a Chicago production team, has been following us since the last games for a 2-year documentary film, which is being pitched to sci-tech channels including Discovery and NOVA.
Web sites: The Spaceward Foundation web site will feature information ahead of, and following the games, as will SpaceElevator.com and SpaceElevatorBlog.com. Internet coverage of Space Elevator events is always extensive in Tech oriented internet sites.
On-site signage: Sponsor signs will be located at the launch area, where they are visible in most camera angles.

Key Figures:

• Prize Purse: $4,000,000
• Prize Provider: NASA
• Games Location: Mojave, CA
• Games Date: July 14, 2009

• Past Media Coverage Summary

Media Distribution and Outlets:

• NASA TV (DirecTV #238)
• Web LiveCast (see here)
• Twitter Log
• YouTube Archive
• Web Site

Sponsorship Options

Standard Sponsorship Package	Premium Sponsorship Package
Repeated visual and vocal reference embedded in webcast	2x repeated visual and vocal reference embedded in webcast
Rotating banner ad in livecast	2x Rotating banner in livecast
Rotating banner ad in blog	2x Rotating banner in blog
Acknoledgement twits on Twitter	2x Acknoledgement twits on Twitter
Fixed logo and rotating banner on Spaceward web site	Larger logo and 2x rotating banner on Spaceward web site
Shared on-site signage (4' x 1')	Dedicated on-site signage (4' x 2')
	Visual and vocal references on the documentary + interview
	Participation in the NASA cardboard check award ceremony
$4995 (Less 10% if by June 15 = $4495.50)	$9995 (Less 10% if by Feb. 1 = $8995.50)
download terms	download terms
Title Sponsorship Package: "The YOUR-BRAND Space Elevator Games"	Personal Level Sponsorship: A once in a lifetime experience
With the official name of the games incorporating your brand, every minute of media coverage of the games, local or global, live or archived, becomes yours.	For individuals interested in personal sponsorship - get informal access to the teams on July 13, special SE presentations, attend dinner with the teams, be at the media center on July 14
Call for pricing.	$495 (Limited availability!)
Contact , or call 650-793-4987.	Contact for details.

Notes

Visual and vocal references are part of the video stream, so they appear wherever the stream is played. Each impression lasts 10 seconds, minimum rotation period is 15 minutes. Impression included logo and text message.
Banners are full size-horizontal, and will appear under the webcast when viewed on our web site. They are clickable.
On-site sponsor representative will have access to news media covering the event.
Web site sponsorship will remain active at least 6 months after the competition date.
On-site signage will be located on the structure from which the climbers are launched.