Partnership
The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) is a non-profit organization, and we depend on the support of our sponsors and members to build and maintain the IT architecture community. IASA offers tiered levels of sponsorship to best fit your needs and we are eager to answer any questions you may have.
The Mid-Atlantic chapter of IASA is currently seeking sponsoring partners from leading organizations of this region with interests in the advancements and usage of software architecture. Sponsors of the chapter will enjoy high visibility with our members. We are planning to schedule several hallmark events, meetings, and presentations throughout the year that will highlight our sponsors and will provide unique opportunities for you to reach our educated, influential audience. You can help us serve the local Software Architecture community by providing financial and other support to the chapter.
If you and/or your organizations are interested in benefiting from the IASA Mid-Atlantic Sponsorship Program, please contact us at ma-board@iasahome.org for more information. Alternately, you can download the sponsorship form from our chapter website (http://www.iasahome.org/web/midatlantic/partners), fill the form, and send it back to us with your payment.
| Chapter Members and Affiliations | Sponsorship Specifics and Participation |
- Who Are IASA Members? Architects of all types working in IT industry and providing their expertise in the advancement of software engineering are welcomed at IASA. These are individuals who are motivated to learn the latest trends in the world of architecture in the IT industry.
- What are the classifications of IASA Members? Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Information Architecture, Security Architecture, and senior leaderships.
- What are IASA Activities? The Mid-Atlantic chapter of IASA organizes various events and presentations beneficial to its members and sponsors. These events and presentations usually draw a large number of people from the region and feature nationally known speakers. The IASA forum boasts significant active participations from the local industry experts and enthusiasts.
| - Opportunity: IASA Mid-Atlantic chapter’s events offer sponsors a tremendous opportunity to reach a targeted audience through introduction and brief presentations, literature distribution, product displays, and other promotional tactics. This can allow a sponsor to create an emotional tie and leave a lasting impression with members.
- Benefit: The Benefit to your organization depends upon the sponsorship level, but the main benefit is exposure to our members and the satisfaction of supporting the regional chapter of the Software Architecture community, and leveraging the wealth of information and expertise IASA provides. Sponsors can leverage their relationship with IASA to advertise their product and services. Sponsors can support the group in hopes of attracting quality employees as well as influence the software industry from the architecture point of view.
- Level of Sponsorship: There are five levels of sponsorships available for our chapter. These are Founding Partners, Platinum Partners, Gold Partners, Silver Partners, and General Partners. Additionally, we welcome any other supporting partners who can provide any non-monetary support to the chapter.
- Participation: Sponsorship participation is ideal for companies and organizations that hold a premier position in the software and IT industry; and are interested in building a lifelong relationship with the software architects community. Sponsorship participation is designed to provide mutual benefits for both IASA and the sponsoring partners.
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Benefits and Commitments
Benefits from chapter sponsorship and corresponding commitments depend on the level of sponsorship desired. The sponsoring organizations and companies should chose a level of partnership suitable based on the information provided in the following table.
| Sponsorship Level à Benefits | General Partners (per event) | Silver Partners (per year) | Gold Partners (per year) | Platinum Partner (per year) | Founding Partners (per 4 years) |
| Maximum number of partners in the chapter | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 | 7 |
| Advertisement with logo | | | | a | a |
| Logo and name on the overhead projector slide at the beginning of the chapter presentation | a Below Silver Partners’ | a Below Gold Partners’ | a Below Platinum Partners’ | a Below Founding Partners’ | a |
| Logo and name chapter main web page | | a Below Gold Partners’ | a Below Platinum Partners’ | a Below Founding Partners’ | a |
| Logo and name on chapter sponsorship web page | | a Below Gold Partners’ | a Below Platinum Partners’ | a Below Founding Partners’ | a, on top |
| Thank note in chapter forum announcements | | a | a | a | a |
| Verbal acknowledgement of partners at the beginning of chapter presentations | | | | a | a |
| Right to make short presentation (5 to 10 minutes long) at the event/presentation | | | a at 1 event per year | a at 2 events per year | a at 2 event per year |
| Right to have marketing material available at chapter presentation | a | a | a | a | a |
| Mention of partner’s sponsorship on chapter presentation reminders | | | | a | a |
| Supporting Amount required | $500 | $1500 | $3000 | $5000 | $15000 |