• Pacific Contact offers a great opportunity to promote, profile and put your name in front of key people in the arts and cultural industries.
  
• Pacific Contact connects you to presenters, artists, agents, government representatives and other industry professionals from across BC, Canada and the western U.S.
  
• By sponsoring Pacific Contact, you make a genuine contribution to the BC Touring Council and its membership. Your sponsorship supports a growing regional network of performing arts professionals.
  
• Pacific Contact could not have achieved the same success it has in past years without the support of sponsors.

Pacific Contact Sponsors Acknowledgement:

• Acknowledgement and logo in the Pacific Contact/ArtsOnTour/Members Directory publication. This includes the general thank you page and in specific sponsorship area. Approximately 500 program guides are printed. The program will be printed on high quality paper and will be given to all delegates at the conference. It is distributed to industry professionals throughout BC, Alberta and the Pacific Northwest after the conference. The publication includes the Showcase Schedule, Mainstage and Studio Stage Showcase artists' profiles, a list of BC presenters and more. This publication is a resource used year-round by agents, artists, managers, presenters, festival and key industry professionals.


• Acknowledgement on the BCTC website on the popular and well-visited Pacific Contact page
• Signage acknowledgement during the Pacific Contact Conference and for special events
• Acknowledgement by the Master of Ceremonies between Showcases at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, The Shadbolt Centre For The Arts and at the Hilton Hotel.

Day at the Shadbolt Centre For The Arts

March 28th, 2008 - Day At The Shadbolt Centre For The Arts

1. Breakfast Dances - 1 @ $500
2. Lunch - 1@ $1000 or 5@ $200
3. Studio Stage Showcase Break - 1 @ $150

Dinners & Luncheon Sponsorship: $300 Lunch & $500 Dinner (4 total)

Get your message out in a friendly congenial atmosphere of delegates networking during mealtimes. Say a few words and distribute brochures and/or business cards at all the tables.

Coffee Breaks Sponsorship: $150 (6 total)

Whether in the morning, afternoon in the foyers or in the Contact Room delegates will thank you for this sponsorship!

If you sponsor the coffee, we'll post a sign near the coffee station so that delegates know who is sponsoring. There are several spots to sponsor during Pacific Contact.

The Hospitality Room Sponsorship: $200 each night (3 total)

Networking late night at Pacific Contact is at the Metrotown Hilton. Great place to unwind at the end of the day. Help us to provide snacks and refreshments!

The Block Booking Meeting Sponsorship: 1 @ $200

Help with refreshments for this very important working meeting for presenters. - Sunday, March 30, 2008

BCTC AGM Meeting: 1 @ $500

Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 9:00am - 10:00am

Awards Dinner, Sponsorship Challenge: $100 (unlimited)

The awards presentation takes place during the Awards Dinner - Sunday, March 30, 2008.
As a sponsor of the awards you are recognizing excellence in presenting and touring. This dinner is a very special highlight of Pacific Contact.

Awards Dinner Sponsors:
The ACT Maple Ridge	Kelowna Community Theatre
Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre	Made in BC - Dance on Tour
Capitol Theatre	North Peace Cultural Centre
Centennial Theatre	North Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts	Prince Rupert Concert Society
Cowichan Theatre	The Royal and McPherson Theatres Society
Harrison Festival Society	Vancouver Civic Theatre
Kay Meek Centre

For more information contact:

Joanna Maratta
Executive Director
Ph: 250 352-0021
Fx: 250 352-0027
Email: fyi@bctouring.org