To Whom It May Concern: West Coast Conference On behalf of the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Student Association (ITASA), I would like to invite you to become a sponsor of West Coast Conference at UC Berkeley on April 7-9, 2011. For over a decade, ITASA has brought together thousands of students across the nation to celebrate the Taiwanese American identity and inspire the surrounding community. This year, our team is proud to bring the West Coast Conference back to UC Berkeley for the first time since its founding in 1999. Over three hundred college students from schools all over the west coast, including Stanford, UCLA, UCSD, USC, University of Oregon, Seattle University, and others will be in attendance. The 2011 conference, themed Next Stop: Taiwan, invites Taiwanese American students to explore their identity through series of top-quality events and hands-on activities. "Next Stop: Taiwan" alludes to our vision of inspiring the future generation of Taiwanese American leaders to strengthen their ties and understanding of their unique heritage. The conference will be a forum for Taiwanese American students to discuss, explore, and learn what it means to be a Taiwanese American today and what the future has in store for them. This forum will encourage college students to strengthen their bonds with the Taiwanese American community. The conference will not only allow you to demonstrate interest in the Asian American community and take an active stance in supporting diversity, but also an excellent way to enhance your reputation among students from top-tier universities. Your generous contribution will help ensure the success of the 2011 West Coast Conference. You can participate at various sponsorship levels, and we welcome both monetary and in-kind donations. Enclosed are details of the various sponsorship levels and benefits. ITASA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; all donations are tax-deductible. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at patty.liu@itasa.org. Thank you in advance for your consideration and support. Sincerely, West Coast Conference Team
Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association Is a: A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that Empowers, inspires, and activates the Taiwanese American community especially college students, and Inspires participants to think and explore Taiwanese American identity Place to celebrate our unique culture through promoting culture specific events. Each year, passionate student leaders recruit a group of students to host the conference at their school. Past host institutions of ITASA West Coast Conference have been UCLA (2006), Stanford (2007), USC (2009), UCSD (2010). Every year the West Coast Conference attracts over 150 Taiwanese American students from all over the west coast. April 7 th - 9 th, 2011, UC Berkeley will be hosting our 2 nd ever West Coast Conference, after last hosting in 1999. Our aim in ITASA conference back to Berkeley is to attract over 300 students, reaching out to schools not just in California, but also Oregon and Seattle, as well as hosting one of the most successful conferences.
Your role is critical. In order to host a successful and memorable conference, lots of resources are needed. Our team will contribute time, effort, and energy to build an amazing conference, and we hope you can contribute in any way you can to support our efforts. This conference will cost approximately $20,000, with most of the funds applied toward honorarium to invite inspirational Taiwanese American speakers and professionals. Expense Speakers, Panelists, Workshops $4,800 Banquet $7,000 Lunch and Dinner $3,900 Talent Show $3,000 Conference Materials $2,300 Night Market $1,000 Publicity $500 Gifts $500 Total $23,000 Funding Total $23,000 Registration $5,000 UC Berkeley Resources $1,500 UC Berkeley TASA Funds $500 Funding Needed $16,000
Conference Schedule April 7-9, 2011 UC Berkeley MLK Union This year's theme is Next Stop, Taiwan. Our vision is focused on what s next. Speakers and facilitators will use this opportunity to examine various aspects of being a Taiwanese American, answering important life questions: where did we come from, how did we get here, and where are we going next. This will not only remind, educate, and empower our participants; it will be achieved by participating in interactive, hands-on and fun activities throughout the conference. Thursday, April 07, 2011 09:00 PM - 12:00 AM - Registration Friday, April 08, 2011 09:00-11:00 AM Registration 10:30-11:30 AM Keynote Address: Kai Huang, developer of Guitar Hero 11:30-12:00 AM Small Group Ice Breaker 12:00-01:00 PM Lunch 01:00-02:00 PM Workshop Session 1: Politics 02:30-04:30 PM Team Competition 04:30-05:30 PM Workshop Session 2: Cultural 06:30-08:00 PM Night Market: Lower Sproul 08:00-10:30 PM Talent Show: Taiwan s Got Talent Saturday, April 09, 2011 10:00-11:00 AM Taiwanese Breakfast 11:00-12:30 PM Small Group Activity 12:30-01:30 PM Lunch 01:30-02:30 PM Workshop Session 3: Influential TAs 03:00-04:00 PM Keynote Address II: TBA 04:00-05:00 PM ITASA Presentation 06:30-10:00 PM Closing Ceremony/Banquet 10:00-02:00 AM Afterparty
How you can help. And what we can provide in return. Following is the sponsor chart with respective benefits. All sponsors will also be recognized in our website, closing ceremony banquet program, and all sponsors exceeding jade will be recognized by the MC. SPONSORSHIP Bronze Silver Gold Jade Diamond Platinum PACKAGES Donation ($) 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 Table space for - - - Yes Yes Yes pamphlets Banquet Tickets - - - 2 4 10 Mention in ads and - - - - Yes Yes press material Acknowledgement in program booklets Mention Business card size ¼ page ad ½ page ad Full-page ad Full-page ad *Custom packages available upon request. Biggest donor will have logo printed on t-shirt Conference Program Advertisements will be available. While our sponsors are entitled to have free advertising space, we encourage all companies and entities to advertise in our program. This guide will be used extensively as reference to participants to find information about the speakers, panels, workshops, and events. The program is an integral part of the conference and we encourage you to publicize through it. Display Rates: Full Page - $350 Half Page - $200 Quarter Page - $120 Business card - $50 Ad Design: Upon request, the ITASA Program design staff will typeset your ad at no additional cost. Restaurants are welcome to cater food for an advertisement in exchange of the same dollar amount in the Conference Program. Please contact wcc2011@itasa.org for more information.
The Next Step. Sponsor the West Coast Conference or advertise in the Conference Program by filling this form and email to the UCB ITASA Team at wcc2011@itasa.org or by mail to: c/o UC Berkeley ITASA Attn: Patty Liu 2601 Channing Way Su. #311 Berkeley, CA94704 Please make all checks payable to Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association Name: First Name Middle Initial Last Name Business/Organization Name: Position/Title Address: Street address City State Zip Code Phone number: ( ) Fax Number: ( ) Email: Website: Sponsorship Level: Advertiser Bronze ($100) Full Page ($350) Silver ($200) Half Page ($200) Gold ($500) Quarter Page ($120) Jade ($1,000) Business Card ($50) Diamond ($2,000) Platinum ($5,000) Signature: Date: Thank you for your support in helping to make this conference possible. All donations are tax deductible and we will soon reply with a donation receipt. Please make your check payable to ITASA.