TEDxMcAllen Partnership Opportunities

McAllenMcAllenTUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015www.tedxmcallen.us

WHAT IS TEDxMcAllen?TEDxMcAllen is an organization that seeks to provide a number of opportunitiesin McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley for people to share ideas, learn about ourlocal innovators, and help figure out how to transform our community into thebest that it can be. We were created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worthspreading.” Our events are planned and coordinated by a team of volunteerswith support from individuals and organizations from across the Rio GrandeValley.In 2014 we produced our first event licensed by TED, TEDxMcAllen LIVE at theInternational Museum of Art and Science. This was an important event for usbecause we wanted to gauge the level of interest in the McAllen area for anevent of this style. The second TEDxLive event took place earlier this year atthe McAllen Creative Incubator. Now that we have built momentum for this,we have set out to feature local ideas, local speakers, and produce a standaloneevent showcasing our area.The result is TEDxMcAllen – a one day event held at the McAllen ConventionCenter on October 6 th , featuring the best speakers possible to address our2015 theme, "Breaking Borders." Our audience will consist of a limited groupof invited guests.BREAKING BORDERSSituated right next to the Mexican border, McAllen has been shaped by the colliding oftwo worlds. This collision created McAllen’s identity, forging its culture and its people.However, in recent years this collision has strained our identity, forcing us to reinvent whowe are and pose the question, “Who will we be?”People have been crossing borders daily for quite some time now. From the South, peopleare leaving behind conflict and bringing with them memories of a journey unlike any otherand a determination to succeed at all costs. From the North, comes progress — newcompanies are making their home in the Rio Grande Valley and bringing with them peoplefrom all over the world with new insights and expectations for the region.We welcome this growth with open arms, but are acutely aware that such growth cannotcome without growing pains. Progress is inevitable. The McAllen region will have to breakthrough to a new identity. An identity defined with an established culture and a pushtowards progress.But along the way we must ask ourselves:• Who are we?• Where are we from?• What has defined us?• Where are we going?Innovation is the only way to deal with the changes that are upon us. Innovation startswith a simple idea. We at TEDxMcAllen feel that we have sought for and found innovativevoices in our community. TEDxMcAllen is committed to providing a platform for thesevoices to share their idea with McAllen and the world.The selection effort was long and arduous. We wanted to make sure that our speakerswere an accurate representation of McAllen as a region and various concerns and strugglesthat people from McAllen and Valleyites have had to deal with.

WHAT TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP ARE WE SEEKING?MAIN UNDERWRITING PARTNER - $10,000This will give the underwriter the sole recognition of the event on our video screens, before and after each video, a large “thank you” in the brochure, a large logo listing on the website, and a“thank you” on each and every schedule that is printed on the back of the attendee badges. In addition, the Storyteller (the announcer at the event) will make sure to give thanks to you before,during, and after the event takes place. As each attendee will be receiving a bag filled with ideas, items, and information, we will also place up to three (3) items from the sponsor into these bags.We may consider two (2) sponsors at $5,000 each, however we would like to limit it to as few as possible for maximum impact.IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS:T-SHIRTSQuantity of 200, printed with TEDxMcAllen logo for each attendee,speaker, staff and volunteer. Your logo on all staff and volunteershirts. (approximately $2,500)BREAKFASTCoffee, juice, water, light pastries and muffinsfor all attendees. (approximately $1,500)LUNCHBox lunch & drink for all attendees.(approximately $3,500)LANYARDSQuantity of 200, printed with TEDxMcAllen logo for each attendee,speaker, and volunteer. (approximately $500)NOTEPADS & PENSQuantity 160, stamped with TEDxMcAllen & Sponsor logo, one foreach attendee, speaker, and volunteer. (approximately $2,500)TOTE BAGSQuantity 160, “Breaking Borders” logo printed on the outside ofthe bag, one per speaker and attendee. Thanks and recognition inprogram and via insert in each bag. (approximately $3,200)Another opportunity for you to be associated withthe event is to offer a “goodie” for the attendee andspeaker bags. We are asking for a minimum value of$50 per item, with quantities of 25, 50, 100, and 150available.Each item may contain your brand and will bedistributed at the event to one of the most influentialgroup of thought leaders in the Rio Grande Valley.This unique opportunity to position your company ororganization as an empowering force will surely gorecognized and applauded. For example, enablingeach of the attendees of the event with a low-costtablet, emblazoned with your logo, will give youimmediate recognition as a group that is committedto helping encourage the use of technology anddedicated to the cause of affecting change.WHAT SPONSORS GETListing in program x x xStoryteller announcement x xLogo on video screenLogo in program x xLogo on website x x xTickets to eventMcAllenMain UnderwriterIn-Kind SponsorBag Item Sponsorxx

FEATURED SPEAKERSTUESDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2015 | MCALLEN CONVENTION CENTERJoin in on the conversation. Find us on Social Media!www.tedxmcallen.usSAM GARCIAPrincipalSam Garcia ArchitectsSERGIO CHAPAReporterThe San Antonio Business JournalNYDIA TAPIA-GONZALEZDirectorSouth Texas TourismMILTON GONZALEZPrincipalCovenant Christian Academy,Life & Leadership CoachAMALIA ORTIZActress, Writer & ActivistDAVID BOWLESDirector of Bilingual Program, Donna ISDAuthor and TranslatorROSSY EVELIN LIMAAward Winning Immigrant AuthorNORM SANDSMusic Specialist/Campus Technologist,La Joya ISDMAYRA GARCIAMusical DirectorMariachi MariposasANDRES ROEMERConsul General of Mexico in San Francisco,Journalist, Civil Servant and ScholarROSY MCMICHAELMake-up Artist & YouTuberTOM TORKELSONFounder and CEOI.D.E.A. Public SchoolsFABIAN MORENOProfessional MagicianDEBORAH TOMAICo-founder, Rio Grande ValleyDown Syndrome AssociationARTURO CASTAÑEDACo-Founder, Cielo BrandsDALINDA ALCANTARCEO of Ejucomm Mobile ApplicationsALBERTO ALTAMIRANOCo-Founder, CityflagFRANCISCO GUAJARDOFounder, Llano Grande Center