Why do we need your support?   

Budgets for Cochrane Colloquia are prepared to cover costs only, and the expenses for holding Cochrane Colloquia are usually met largely from registration charges since Cochrane policies prohibit funding from conflicted sources, such as the drug or device industry.

The costs of hiring a suitable conference venue that can meet the requirements of the many annual business meetings and scientific sessions of this international organization results in high registration costs that often are a barrier to participation.

In spite of the potential financial risks, Hyderabad 2014 offers the lowest registration charges ever for Cochrane Colloquia, to people living in lower-middle- and low-income countries. People from low-income countries everywhere and from lower-middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific will pay 75% less than the standard registration fee charged at previous colloquia. Those from lower-middle-income countries outside Asia and the Pacific will pay 50% lower registration fees, and those from upper-middle-income countries will pay 25% lower registration than the standard fee. Consumers and students will also benefit from these reduced rates.                           

In order to ensure that people from low- and middle-income countries can participate in Cochrane Colloquia, a limited amount of stipends are provided by Cochrane from sponsorships.

For 2014, we are keen to ensure that many more people from poorer countries in the world, the South Asian region, and the wider Asian region, will have an opportunity to participate in the Colloquium due to the lower registration charges, and for those living in the region, the lower travel costs.

We hope to raise this additional funding through sponsorships from universities, institutions, and organizations involved in health research, health care, and knowledge translation; social media organizations, IT companies; philanthropic organizations; and from government agencies in India and overseas. 

Sponsors of the 22nd Cochrane Colloquium will enjoy several key benefits:

• Be associated with an internationally trusted organization devoted to providing independent and reliable evidence to inform health decisions and health policy
• Achieve international exposure for your organization, your brand, and your activities throughout the period leading to and during the Colloquium
• Use this opportunity to launch a new product or service, or increase exposure to existing products or services
• Increase your profile internationally and develop strategic new collaborative partnerships, and opportunities
• Increase traffic to and interest in your website by having your organization’s name and logo on the Colloquium website

However, sponsoring the 2014 Hyderabad Colloquium is an opportunity to contribute far more meaningfully than merely achieving annual targets for corporate social responsibility. You will also:

• Contribute to increasing awareness of the role that reliable evidence can play internationally and regionally to promote better health
• Help influence the trajectories of younger health professionals by enabling their participation in this event; and exposing them to be inspired and influenced by world-leaders in Evidence-Informed Health Care
• Partner with an epistemic community of health-evidence and health-policy experts from some of the world's leading institutions and organizations

Premium Sponsorship Options

We offer sponsorship options that provide varying levels of benefits and opportunities for networking at the Colloquium and for global exposure of your organization’s portfolio of work, services, and products.

PLATINUM Sponsor

INR 2,000,000 (33,000 US$) 

Benefits:

• Organization's name and Logo in brochures and event program
• Recognition as a Platinum Sponsor in all event documentation
• Four full registrations, including lunches, coffee/tea breaks, welcome reception, afternoon tour and gala dinner
• Platinum-level acknowledgement on the sponsorship acknowledgement page of the Colloquium website (linking to your website)
• Onscreen promotion slide, recognizing your Platinum-level sponsorship ,between sessions
• Organization profile (200 words) in final programme
• Exhibit Booth (27 square metre booth in the best location; can be exchanged, if not needed, by one additional full registration)
• Promotional material (soft copy to be provided by sponsor) distributed in Colloquium kit to participants (in USB Drive).

DIAMOND Sponsor

INR 1,500,000 (25,000 US $) 

Benefits:

• Organization's name and logo in brochures and event program
• Recognition as a Diamond Sponsor in all event documentation
• Three full registrations, including lunches, coff­ee/tea breaks, welcome reception, afternoon tour and gala dinner
• Diamond-level acknowledgement on the sponsorship acknowledgement page of the Colloquium website (linking to your website)
• Onscreen promotion slide recognizing your Diamond-level sponsorship between sessions
• Organization profile (150 words) in final programme
• Exhibit booth (18 square metre booth in a prime location that can be exchanged, if not needed, for one additional full registration)
• Promotional material (soft copy to be provided by sponsor) distributed in Colloquium kits to participants (in USB drives).

GOLD Sponsor

INR 1,000,000 (16,700 US $) 

 Benefits:

• Organization's name and logo in brochures and event program
• Recognition as a Gold Sponsor in all event documentation
• Two full registrations, including lunches, co­ffee/tea breaks, welcome reception, afternoon tour and gala dinner
• Gold-level acknowledgement on the sponsorship acknowledgement page of the Colloquium website (linking to your website)
• Onscreen promotion slide recognizing your Gold-level sponsorship between sessions
• Organization profile (100 words) in final programme
• Exhibit booth (12 square metre booth that can be exchanged, if not needed, for one additional registration)
• Promotional material (soft copy to be provided by sponsor) distributed in Colloquium kits to participants (in USB drives).

SILVER sponsor

INR 500,000 (8,350 US $) 

Benefits:

• Organization's name and logo in the event program
• Silver-level acknowledgement on the sponsorship acknowledgement page of the Colloquium website (linking to your website)
• One full registration, including lunches, coffee/tea breaks, welcome reception, afternoon tour and gala dinner
• Onscreen promotion slide recognizing your Silver-level sponsorship between sessions
• Organization profile (75 words) in final programme
• Exhibit booth (standard booth, if available; can be exchanged for one additional full registration)
• Promotional material (soft copy to be provided by sponsor) distributed in Colloquium kits to participants (in USB drives).

PARTNER

INR 250,000 (4,165 US $) 

Benefits:

• Organization's name and logo in the event program
• Partner-level acknowledgement of the sponsors of the Colloquium website (linking to your website)
• Onscreen promotion slide recognizing your sponsorship as a partner on slides between sessions

SUPPORTER

INR 100,000 (1,700 US $)

• Organization's name and logo in the event program
• Supporter-level acknowledgement in the sponsorship acknowledgement page of the Colloquium website

Other ways of sponsoring the Colloquium

We will gratefully acknowledge in the event program, and in the Colloquium website, the organizations or individuals who pay for the registration fees / and all or part of the expenses associated with attendance at the Colloquium of people who are not their faculty and other staff, or students.

Please contact us if you think there are other ways in which you feel you might be able to help sponsor the event.

Exhibitors Prospectus

A full exhibitors prospectus providing the floor plan of Plenary Hall 4 indicating the exhibition floor plan, area for lunch and posters; and describing booth sizes, standard accessories, and optional extras; the terms and conditions; and payment options will be available shortly.

Note: Exhibition booths allotment will depend on available space in the exhibition area, with priority in allotment based on sponsorship levels.

Fig: Standard booth (3 X 3 meters) with accessories. Electricity is included. Platinum sponsors will get three of these (27 square meters); diamond sponsors two (18 meters) with all accessories. Additional accessories can be rented and details will be provided in the Exhibitors Prospectus.

Sponsorship enquiries

To discuss sponsorship, please call or email:

• Prathap Tharyan            : +91-9443743851    | E-mail: prathap@cmcvellore.ac.in
• Ajay Tripathy                 : +91-416-22844499| E-mail: ajay@cmcvellore.ac.in

• How to Sponsor