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# X Developer Conference Sponsorship Levels
## Principles
X.org wishes to acknowledge and encourage donations from sponsors. This policy
establishes a set of funding levels with given rewards.
The primary use for the conference donations will be travel sponsorships, to make
sure relevant people can actually attend XDC. Funds can also be used for
conference amenities like coffee breaks or breakfast. In the past the foundation
also paid for social events, but found a somewhat ineffective use of funds.
Leftover funds will be directed to the foundations general fund for
all community support activities the X.org Foundation covers.
To recognize all the work that goes into organizing an XDC the hosts and
organizers will get the Gold level for free, and the Platinum level at a steep
discount.
## Levels
### Platinum
There is only one platinum level sponsor, with the hosts and organizers having
priority. The minimum sponsoring amount is US$ 20000, with a discount of US$
10000 if the hosts and organizers opt for this level.
Perks:
- All sponsors will be acknowledged each day in the opening session. The
Platinum level sponsor will be mentioned first on one full slide with their
logo. The opening session will also be recorded.
- The logo can be featured prominently (in the foreground, e.g. on the speaker
podium) on stage. This needs to be coordinated with the hosts/organizers.
- The platinum sponsor will also be acknowledged when publishing the video recordings as
far as technically feasible (either in the recording, or in the text area
below).
- Logo, name and hyperlink will be featured on the event website (Logo size
not exceeding 360x160 pixels).
### Gold
Gold sponsors are meant to be the primary sponsors of XDC. The minimum
sponsoring amount is US$ 10000.
Perks:
- All sponsors will be acknowledged each day in the opening session. The
Gold level sponsor will be mentioned after platinum level, with each one full
slide with their logo. The opening session will also be recorded.
- The logo can be featured in the background on stage. This needs to be
coordinated with the hosts/organizers.
- Logo, name and hyperlink will be featured on the event website (Logo size
not exceeding 180x80 pixels).
### Silver
The minimum sponsoring amount for the Silver level is US$ 5000.
Perks:
- All sponsors will be acknowledged each day in the opening session. The
Silver level sponsor will be mentioned after gold level, together with other
Silver and Bronze level sponsor with their logo (size not exceeding 180x80
pixels). The opening session will also be recorded.
- Logo, name and hyperlink will be featured on the event website (Logo size
not exceeding 180x80 pixels).
### Bronze
The minimum sponsoring amount for the Bronze level is US$ 1000.
Perks:
- All sponsors will be acknowledged each day in the opening session. The
Bronze level sponsor will be mentioned after gold level, together with other
Silver and Bronze level sponsor with their logo (size not exceeding 180x80
pixels). The opening session will also be recorded.
- Logo, name and hyperlink will be featured on the event website (Logo size
not exceeding 90x40 pixels).
### Details
The discount for the conference organizers is meant to offset all the unpaid
labour that goes into organizing a great conference and into securing local
sponsorship for affordable or entirely sponsored venues and other services.
Any additional expenses will still be reimbursed through the Foundation's
conference funds, after the board's approval.
In case of multiple organizers the board will decide how to fairly recognize
them all, without diminishing the contributions of other sponsors. Monetary
or in-kind contributions by local sponsors will receive the corresponding
benefits like any other sponsors.
### Cancellation
In case the conference cannot be held as planned the X.org will first consider
whether a virtual-only conference is feasible without unduly reducing the
benefits of an in-person event. If that is not possible and the conference
needs to be cancelled all monetary sponsorships will be reimbursed, or
alternateively, can be credited for sponsoring next year's conference.
### Social Events
Sponsoring social events outside of the conference is very much welcomed, but
not part of this policy. Except for a note in the program stating that the
social event is sponsored and by whom it must not impact the main conference and
its sponsors. Sponsored social events need to be coordinated with the board and
organizers.
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