NetApp Partner Academy NORTH AMERICA SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES NetApp ® Partner Academy brings together the NetApp partner ecosystem—channel, distributor, and training partners and alliances—for an engaging day of sales and technical enablement. The events are presented in major cities across North America each year. At the Partner Academy event, we share new ideas, products, and solutions to help partners and alliances grow their NetApp business. It also gives you the opportunity to develop valuable connections that can accelerate your business success.
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NetApp Partner AcademyNORTH AMERICA SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
NetApp® Partner Academy brings together the NetApp partner
ecosystem—channel, distributor, and training partners and alliances—for an
engaging day of sales and technical enablement. The events are presented
in major cities across North America each year.
At the Partner Academy event, we share new ideas, products, and solutions
to help partners and alliances grow their NetApp business. It also gives you
the opportunity to develop valuable connections that can accelerate your
business success.
Top Reasons to Sponsor Partner Academy
1 Showcase your solutions
and services to NetApp
channel partners.
2 Connect with NetApp
field executives, sales and
technical teams, and NetApp
channel partners to create
new business opportunities.
3 Build your ecosystem of
peers to promote fresh
ideas, leads, and business
opportunities.
*Disclaimer: NetApp reserves the right to alter the cities and dates if necessary.
2017–18 CITIES*
KEY
June 1, 2017, to October 31
November 1, 2017, to April 30
Atlanta
Tampa
New York City
Cincinnati
Boston
Phoenix
Long Beach
TorontoRochester
Houston
Dallas
Calgary
Chicago
Detroit
Denver
Sunnyvale Vienna
To sponsor the NetApp Partner Academy, contact Celestine Low, Senior Manager, Global Partner Enablement | [email protected]
PAST SPONSORS*
Actifio
Arrow
Tech Data (Avnet)
Brocade
CA
Catalogic Software
Cisco
Commvault
Eaton
Arrow ECS
F5 Networks
Faction
Fast Lane
Intel
QLogic
Red Hat
Riverbed
Gemalto
Silver Peak
StratITsphere
SunGard
Symantec
Unitek Education
Varonis
Veeam
VMware
*This is partial list of past sponsors.
Attendee Demographics The North America NetApp Partner Academy draws over 2,000
attendees each year. Our attendees include channel partner
executive, sales, and technical team members, along with our
NetApp channel and sales teams, technical experts, trainers and
Alliance Partners.
CHANNEL PARTNER 52%
SALES 34%
TECHNICAL 12%
EXECUTIVES 4%
OTHER 2%
NETAPP 27%
SPONSORS 21%
To sponsor the NetApp Partner Academy, contact Celestine Low, Senior Manager, Global Partner Enablement | [email protected]
PLATINUM
PACKAGE—$60,000
(by invitation only)
Our Platinum sponsorship
is by invitation only and
includes participation in all
cities. As a Platinum Sponsor,
you will benefit from NetApp
speakers promoting your
partnership and presenting
a mutually agreed-upon
solution to attendees. You
will also get a table in the
Partner Pavilion, six attendee
passes, onstage signage,
and one slide with your
company logo and key value
proposition featured at the
registration table.
GOLD PACKAGE—$22,000
Our Gold sponsorship
package includes
participation in all cities. As a
Gold Sponsor, you will get a
table in the Partner Pavilion,
four attendee passes,
registration desk signage,
and one slide with your
company logo and key value
proposition featured at the
registration table.
SILVER PACKAGE—$16,000
Our Silver sponsorship
package includes
participation in 16 cities. As a
Silver Sponsor, you will get a
table in the Partner Pavilion,
four attendee passes, and
registration desk signage.
Sponsorship Packages at-a-GlanceSponsorship covers the entire 2017–18 schedule. Any additional cities will be charged on a city-by-city basis.
NetApp is flexible and can discuss half-year sponsorship and payment arrangements for the Partner Academy.
Sponsor logos may appear on printed and digital materials, in the registration links, and on the event website.
Photos that are taken at an event might appear on social media and in internal NetApp communications.
Sponsors will receive a contact list of all attendees who give consent to share personal information.
PLATINUM GOLD SILVER
SPONSORSHIPS 2 (by invitation only) 8 8
COST $60,000 $22,000 $16,000
CITIES All North America All North America 16 of 18 events
PRESENTATION Yes No No
ELECTRONIC COLLATERAL 2 assets 1 asset 1 asset
ATTENDEE PASSES 6 passes 4 passes 4 passes
PARTNER PAVILION Table and placard Table and placard Table and placard
SIGNAGE
Onstage and one slide at
registration table
One slide at registration table
Registration table
PASSPORT CARD Yes Yes Yes
INVITATION Company logo Company name N/A
OPT-IN ATTENDEE LIST Yes Yes Yes
To sponsor the NetApp Partner Academy, contact Celestine Low, Senior Manager, Global Partner Enablement | [email protected]
SPONSOR ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility to be a Partner Academy sponsor is limited to
companies that have a current partnership agreement in
good standing with NetApp or that are in the process of
creating a partnership with NetApp. Companies that do not
meet these criteria will require an explicit endorsement from
NetApp. All sponsors must be in good credit standing with
NetApp, with no past-due amounts. NetApp reserves the
right to reject or cancel any application or agreement for
