Security BSides Austin - sponsors needed!

[Benjamin Tomhave <list-spam () secureconsulting net>]

Hi folks,

We need your help. We're still looking for sponsors for this weekend's
Security BSides Austin, which is set to occur the same day as the
kickoff for SxSW Interactive (a major developer conference). We have
official sponsorship from Astaro and Panda, plus a couple unofficial
sponsors. We'd love to see your organization involved, too! We're hoping
for a successful inaugural event in Austin, TX, so that next year we can
become officially sanctioned by SxSW.

Unconference details here:
http://www.securitybsides.com/BSidesAustin

Here are some benefits for sponsoring:
    * Being part of the media conversation: As people talk about us they
talk about you or at least see you.  Security B-Sides has been covered
in magazines, podcasts, videocasts, blogs, and even inscribed on
microchips.  Get caught up in the conversation and be part of what
people are talking about.
    * Brand recognition and awareness: Depending on the level of
sponsorship, you may recognize your brand placement at some or all of
the following: t-shirts, signage/lanyards, lunch sessions, or attendee
badges. Based on your level of participation, create and custom branding
may be arranged including transportation, banners, and podcast interviews.
    * Big Fish in a Small Pond: For some, sponsoring large events is not
within their price range leaving them with no option for communicating
their message. BSides is just the place for you! This small, community
atmosphere brings together active and engaged participants who want to
absorb information. Sponsoring a BSides event enables to be that big
fish in a small pond and better communicate your message to an active
audience.
    * Stay in touch with the industry: BSides enables its supporters and
participants to identify and connect with industry leaders and voices.
These participants represent the social networking of security. They are
the people who you want to engage to solicit feedback and bring voice to
your conversation.
    * Targeted and Direct Audience: You didn't enter the secrutity
industry selling your product to everyone the same way, so why approach
events that way?  Instead of marketing to the broader "security"
community connect directly with the security practioners who write
about, talk about, recommend, and implement security products and services.
    * Be associated with the next big thing: Nobody knows what the “next
big thing” will be, but these events are community driven with
presentations voted upon by the industry. There is no magic to how it
works, but we believe that listening to the underground can help prepare
you and help identify what the next big thing might be.

Thank you,

-ben

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Benjamin Tomhave, MS, CISSP
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