Be a part of the largest Open Access event ever—Open Access Week 2011. Open Access Week, now in its fifth year, has grown to include activities on 1,000 sites in close to 100 countries. With the anticipated participation of thousands of researchers, professors, students, librarians, university administrators, funding agencies, policy makers, and knowledge workers, Open Access Week 2011 will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders interested in promoting the free and immediate dissemination of scholarly literature and data. Past contributions have been diverse,inspiring, challenging, and creative.
For the first time, SPARC is inviting organizations to show their support for Open Access Week by becoming a sponsor. Open Access Week 2011 provides a unique opportunity for organizations that wish to connect with the global momentum toward open sharing. Open Access Week 2011 sponsors will be given wide visibility in a variety of channels, according to the tiers outlined below. We encourage you to be a part of this unique event.
In 2010, the Open Access Week Web site hosted:
- 38,783 visits and 27,954 visitors from 150 countries in October alone
- 90,578 visits and 63,770 visitors from 179 countries in the year (January-December)
- Top visitors from the US, the UK, Germany, Canada, Spain, Poland, France, India, Portugal, Japan, Italy, and South Africa
For additional details, or to sign on as a sponsor, please contact Jennifer McLennan, Program Director for Open Access Week, at jennifer[at]arl[dot]org.
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Sponsorship Level
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Supporter |
Advocate
(5 available) |
Champion
(4 available) |
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$500 |
$2500 |
$5000 |
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Logo posted on the Open Access Week
Website**
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✔ |
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Name listed on the Open Access Week
sponsor web page with 250 word message
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✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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Use of the SPARC Open Access Week logo
on sponsor’s website & in materials related
specifically to Open Access Week
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✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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Name listed on the Open Access Week
website homepage
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✔ |
✔ |
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Inclusion of sponsor’s name in SPARC Open
Access Week emails & promotional mailings
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✔ |
✔ |
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Inclusion of sponsor’s logo in SPARC-sponsored
Open Access Week webcasts
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✔ |
✔ |
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Prominent (leaderboard) logo placement on Open Access Week website
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✔ |
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Logo placement in SPARC-produced Open Access Week posters & fliers
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✔ |
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Statement of appreciation by SPARC official in opening & closing remarks at SPARC-sponsored Open Access Week events
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✔ |
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Use of Open Access Week social network participants list
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Opportunity to welcome participants in a SPARC-sponsored Open Access Week event
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**Logo, name, and description for sponsors of Open Access Week 2011 will be displayed from within 36 hours of contract signing through January 30, 2012.
