Why Sponsor BarCampMilwaukee?

Why on earth would you sponsor Milwaukee's annual BarCamp?

1. BarCamp is the ultimate social media.

Search is important, but what makes a great ROI are recommendations.Your company's support of BarCampMilwaukee is the best way to let Milwaukee techies know you are a part of their community. Informal studies show that, all other things being equal, Milwaukee BarCampers are 95% more likely to give a BarCamp sponsor their business over other, less savvy organizations.

2. BarCampers are early adopters.

Having your organization listed or mentioned alongside the other things that BarCampers are talking about puts you in the front and center of the latest and greatest technologies, gadgets, websites, and tools. BarCampers buy things and sing their praises!

3. BarCamp sponsors get the love.

BarCamp organizers will personally thank the sponsors at least three times during the event and will be part of the opening session held Saturday morning. In addition to being listed on the the t-shirt and on prominent barcampmilwaukee.org website, your organization will likely receive acclaim across social media. These metrics are measurable!

What else do you need to know about becoming a BarCampMilwaukee sponsor?

BarCampMilwaukee is a self selected group of people who expressed interest in facilitating the event and want to see the tech community connect and grow in the Midwest. Many of us have helped to make other BarCamps like Madison, Chicago, and Minnebar happen and ourselves run other technology groups in the area.

Our experience with the previous events has confirmed that this approach works very well, as modern communication technologies allow communities to self-organize and prepare a schedule that maximizes their take-away. The worldwide network of BarCamp events also attests to the efficacy of this model.

At Barcamp, we do not differentiate between speakers and audience. Everyone is considered a participant and is equally welcome to propose a session and gather an audience in any of the spaces available. As an organizing team, we arrange for the venue, food, connectivity, and pre-event online discussion spaces, structuring these in manners that reduce formality and encourage rich information exchange.

Numbers! I need numbers? How many BarCampers are there?

We are looking at an attendance of over 200 people ranging in interests from design/development to robotics to social networking to programming to digital art.

Can I have a booth or run a session about my business?

There aren't any kind of expo booths available at a BarCamp, however, there are underwriting opportunities available. Additionally, your representatives are invited to be participants and to conduct or support sessions of relevance to your business.