Sponsorship
TEDxMcGill is a not-for-profit event organized by local volunteers in its entirety. As such, TEDxMcGill can only happen with the help of supporting partners who lend their names and financial support towards this important event.
If you, your organization, or an organization you know would like to contribute to making TEDxMcGill the amazing event we know it can be, you can get in touch with David El Achkar for more information, to receive our sponsorship package, or for other opportunities.
Benefits of a Sponsorship
By becoming a TEDxMcGill partner, you help bring together organizations and individuals who want to be change agents that fuel a local and global conversation around awareness and change. Partnership benefits may include, but are not limited to:
- Explicit mention by the TEDxMcGill host
- Recognition in all slide shows and printed program
- Recognition on website and social media
- Recognition on staff t-shirts
- On-site branding through printed banners and collateral
- Opportunity to place items in gift bag
- Opportunity for booth or product demonstration during breaks (some restrictions apply)
In addition to cash sponsorships, there are numerous ways you can participate through in-kind donations. Below are some areas we have identified but the range of possibilities is wide-open:
Venue | Catering (lunch and/or cocktail) | Beverages (alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks) | Printing | Photography & Videography
Media Partners | Web Hosting | Goody Bag Items | Staff shirts
TEDxMcGill 2009
TEDxMcGill 2009 took place on November 5, 2009. This event, first of its kind in Montreal, exceeded everyone’s expectations. Registration sold out within the hour of opening and then continued selling out three-times over the initial venue capacity within 72 hours. A new venue was booked to increase capacity from 100 to 335. Moreover, TEDxMcGill was broadcast live to over 400 people watching from the comfort of their homes and the talks have been viewed on Youtube more than 6000 times and counting.
