Interested in sponsoring a Broadband Forum meeting?

The Broadband Forum offers the chance for companies and industry partners to sponsor our quarterly meetings. This is a branding opportunity to highlight your company to our meeting attendees and the Broadband industry.  The Broadband Forum is comprised of Service Providers, Vendors and industry influencers of all sizes, from all around the world.  The Broadband Forum holds 3 meetings a year,  rotating around the globe - basing one meeting per year in the Americas, Asia or Europe. Each meeting addresses these areas over a four-day or five-day period:

• Current industry "hot" topics of the day, with "Birds of a Feather" panel speakers and/or a Keynote addresses
  
• Technical Committee Work Area (WA) sessions in parallel tracks that bring together all of the contributions submitted over the last quarter, grouped by Project Stream topics
  
• A meeting of and report from the Service Provider Action council, and other ancillary groups such as Software Advisory Group, etc.
• Hosted networking opportunities throughout the week

At each of these meetings, we warmly welcome potential participant guests to evaluate the generous value the Broadband Forum provides to their business objectives.  If you are interested being a guest an upcoming meeting, please contact us by emailing info@broadband-forum.org.

For a list of benefits given to meeting sponsors please use the below links:

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For more information on other sponsorship opportunities, including BASe, webinars, studies, and white papers, click here.

Of course, you can always contact us via email at info@broadband-forum.org.

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Face to Face Meeting Sponsorship Opportunities

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borderColor #475B63#135056 titleColor white#E6EBEF borderWidth 1 titleBGColor #475B63#135056 title Exclusive Face to Face Meeting Sponsor
Benefits Request for meeting location are given strong consideration First right of refusal for other sponsoring opportunities (WLAN, Networking, Demo - at regular sponsoring costs) for the relevant quarterly meeting Technology demonstration which will be advertised by the Forum to all attendees, but not endorsed (Guidelines listed below must be followed.) 5 guest passes for non-member meeting attendance Guidelines for acceptance of free passes to be provided by Staff.  Speaking opportunities include an : An invitation to sponsor company senior executive to welcome the attendees with a company introduction (delivered via live or pre-recorded video) during Opening Plenary (Not to exceed twenty minutes - content to be pre-approved by the CEO and must comply with anti-trust guidelines) 15 minutes)** Suggesting subjects and inviting speakers for the meeting special sessions, such as: a Keynote or Opportunity to suggest subjects and invite speakers for the meeting keynote and any possible Birds of a Feather sessions session.  Subjects and speakers are chosen, approved and overseen by the CEOAnnouncement and recognition in the BBFs quarterly meeting report, which is uploaded to the BBF contribution site Staff** Video Featured during the a Plenary, posted to Broadband Forum sites and Social Media pages (video provided by sponsor)** Your corporate logo displayed on signage placed throughout the meeting (at the meeting registration desk and in member break areas) displayed information leading up-to and for the duration of meeting Your logo and sponsorship announcement on the Forum's website home page : The Forum meeting web and wiki pages such as general informational, agendas, etc. Transition "Thank You" slides used during special sessions Physical signage placed in the room Verbal recognition given by the Chairman or CEO during the Opening and Closing Plenary Presentations Signage with your logo placed Permanent record of your sponsorship listed on the BBF website Recognition slides during the Opening and Closing Plenary Presentations Your corporate logo added to the hard copy meeting agenda, as well as the electronic agenda located on the Forum website Signage placed throughout the meeting space e.g. at the meeting registration desk and in break areas (at the discretion of Forum & Hotel Staff**) Opportunity to place one (1) sponsor company produced banner (roll up) at meeting registration desk to be displayed for the duration of meeting with your corporate logo (Content must be pre-approved by the CEO Staff and must comply with anti-trust guidelines )First right of refusal for other sponsoring opportunities (WLAN and networking event - at regular sponsoring costs) for the relevant quarterly meeting **) Opportunity to have branded giveaways at the meeting, to be distributed at the registration desk (Content must be pre-approved by the CEO Staff and comply with anti-trust guidelines**) Technology demonstration at premises separate from the Forum meeting premises (Guidelines listed below and must be followed.) Technology demonstration will be advertised by the Forum to all attendees, but not endorsed Location requests will be considered Exclusive meeting sponsor given 5 guest passes for non-members for meeting attendance * *Note: Guidelines for acceptance of free passes to be provided by CEO. Requirements / processes for Technology Demonstration Printed on the hard copy meeting agenda and other meeting materials Permanent record of your sponsorship listed on the Forum sites Communication recognition opportunities available: Verbal recognition given by the Chairman or Staff during the Opening and Closing Plenary Presentations Social media posts on the Broadband Forum LinkedIn and Twitter accounts Pre-Event email (distribution to more than 10,000 contacts) Verbal recognition during special sessions Written recognition (with logo if feasible) in the BBFs quarterly meeting report and newsletter, which are uploaded to the BBF sites and distribution to more than 10,000 contacts **Restrictions: All of the above benefits will be pre-approved by the Staff or Board Officer as they must be respectful of and abide by the BBF Antitrust Guidelines: https://www.broadband-forum.org/about-bbf/how-we-work/policies-procedures/the-broadband-forum-antitrust-guidelines Requirements / processes for technology demonstrations The technology demonstration has to comply with Forum anti-trust policies The technology demonstration has to be open to all members meeting attendees Technology demonstration at premises but separate from the Forum meeting (rental organization and cost are driven by Sponsor) The demonstration premises The Demonstration center needs to be convenient to the meeting hotel to enable convenient logistics so as not to disrupt regular Forum business at the meeting (logistics will be closely coordinated between the sponsor and the secretariat Staff) All costs of the demonstration will be borne by the sponsoring member sponsor The demonstration may not include an extensive promotion of technical proposals currently being made by the sponsor to the Broadband Forum The demonstration is primarily an educational event for the Forum meeting attendees The demonstration cannot be a 'product pitch' with mentions of market share, pricing, contract terms and so on The demonstration proposal will be reviewed and vetted by the Technical Oversight Committee for content, with final approval by the Board of Directors The demonstration will be reviewed by the CEO Staff, or another officer Board Officer, prior to being open to all members meeting attendees, to ensure compliance with all policies Exclusive Face to Face Meeting Sponsorship: $30,000 (guideline amount : $25,000 )

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Benefits Similar to Exclusive Meeting Sponsorship above, except no exclusivity and: Opening Plenary welcome speech is limited to 5 minutes No company produced banner (roll-up) is allowed No formal opportunity to suggest subjects and speakers for keynote or BoFNo first right of refusal on other sponsoring opportunities at the meeting No technology demonstration is allowed Additionally: Three Non-exclusive meeting sponsor is given 3 guest passes for non-members for to attend the meeting attendance* *Note: Guidelines for acceptance of free passes to be provided by CEO Staff.* Quarterly Meeting Sponsorship: guideline amount: $15,000 (guideline amount)

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borderColor #000020 bgColor #FFFFFF#8d80fc titleColor #FFFFFF#E6EBEF borderWidth 1 titleBGColor #000020#8d80fc title Networking/Social Event /Member Reception Sponsor Levels
Benefits Your corporate logo and sponsorship announcement on the Forum's website home pagedisplayed throughout the online meeting information leading up-to and for the duration of meeting Pre-Event emails (distribution to more than 10,000 contacts) Verbal recognition given by the Chairman or CEO Staff during the Opening and Closing Plenary Presentations Permanent record of your sponsorship listed on the BBF site and within the quarterly newsletter Your corporate logo added to the hard copy meeting agenda, as well as the electronic agenda located on the Forum websitePermanent record of your sponsorship listed on the BBF websitemeeting agendas Social media posts on the Broadband Forum LinkedIn and Twitter accounts Signage placed throughout the event-space (at the discretion of Forum & location Staff**) Opportunity to have branded giveaways at meeting, distributed at the event, giveaway must be pre-approved by the Staff and comply with anti-trust guidelines** Opportunity to place one (1) sponsor company produced banner (roll up) must be pre-approved by the CEO Staff and comply with anti-trust guidelines** Invitation given to senior executive to attend and formally welcome the attendees (not to exceed five minutes)** Four (4) guest passes (per $10,000) given to sponsor company to invite non-member guests to attend the networking event only *Guidelines for acceptance of free passes to be provided by Staff.* Some events may require a co-payment from attendees. In this instance, sponsor will receive 3 free passes for sponsor company members to attend the event  Suggestion for type of event (e.g. trivia, ice cream social, happy hour, music, simple social, "speed dating" socialization, etc.) or event service provider** *Note: Guidelines for acceptance of free passes to be provided by the CEO.*Restrictions: All of the above benefits will be pre-approved by the Staff or Board Officer as they must be respectful of and abide by the BBF Antitrust Guidelines: https://www.broadband-forum.org/about-bbf/how-we-work/policies-procedures/the-broadband-forum-antitrust-guidelines Event sponsorship is suggested at $10,000 or above dependent on the scope of the event.

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Ideas Elevate Your Global Broadband Leadership by sponsoring the Broadband Forum in a different way, such as: 2021 Broadband Forum BASe Sponsorship Opportunities WLAN Examples LAN Sponsor at a Quarterly Face to Face meeting Swag: T-shirt Sponsor, Lanyard, Posters, Books, etc. Marketing Report or Whitepaper Industry Survey WebinarLanyard Sponsor The BBF is open to other sponsorship ideas. Please contact the CEO Staff to discuss.