Sponsor Thanks : VON / Video on the Net

Our special and deep thanks to Platinum Venue Sponsor VON / Video on the Net for making PodCamp Boston 2 possible with their venue sponsorship at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. VON and Video on the Net have been huge supporters of PodCamp Boston ever since Jeff Pulver opened the bar at the Grand Canal last year, and their ongoing support is greatly appreciated.

If you’d like your name in lights (albeit pixels), please consider sponsoring this year’s PodCamp Boston.

Sponsor Thanks : Rockosphere

Our thanks to Rockosphere.tv and Mitch Allen for returning to PodCamp Boston as a sponsor. Rockosphere.tv is a Silver Sponsor – be sure to stop by their space on the UnExpo floor.

If you’d like your name in lights (albeit pixels), please consider sponsoring this year’s PodCamp Boston.

Sponsor Thanks: Jay Berkowitz

Our thanks to Jay Berkowitz for sponsoring PodCamp Boston 2 for $100 as a Friend of PodCamp. You’re a rockstar, Jay.

If you’d like your name in lights (albeit pixels), please consider sponsoring this year’s PodCamp Boston.

Why Sponsorships Are So High?

A question came in – why are the sponsorship levels so much higher for PodCamp Boston 2? Partly, having an event at a major convention center automatically brings up the price.

Updated August 13, 2007: So the pricing for food came in. $100,000. Which, for a thousand attendees (estimated) for two days of light meal service and beverages, works out to about $100 a person. Couple that with an estimated $7,000 for shirts and $7,000 for Internet access, and we have our work cut out for us.

Sponsor level names?

There are a lot of conferences out there which use various metals for sponsor levels:

• Platinum
• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

There are some conferences out there that use industry-related terms:

• FIOS
• DSL
• DialUp

What names would be appropriate for PodCamp levels of sponsorship? If silly, would they be respected by a sponsor’s peers? If traditional, would they resonate with PodCamp attendees?