SATURN 2011 Sponsorship Opportunities ARCHITECTING FOR CHANGE

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1 SATURN 2011 Sponsorship Opportunities Seventh Annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network Conference May 16-20, 2011 Burlingame, California ARCHITECTING FOR CHANGE In 2011, the SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference will celebrate its 7th year. What began as a small gathering of practitioners and SEI technical staff members has grown to an international conference that attracts researchers, practitioners, and industry experts. Your sponsorship of SATURN 2011 will connect your organization with the change agents and thought leaders in the field of software architecture. PRESENTED BY THE SEI IN COLLABORATION WITH IEEE SOFTWARE SATURN 2011 MAY 16 20,

2 ARCHITECTING FOR CHANGE 7 Things You Need to Know About the Next 7 Years in Architecture Requirements change. Organizations change. Technology changes. Infrastructure changes. People and personnel change. The world changes. Organizations need their systems to be able to adapt to change while continuing to meet business and mission goals. The theme for SATURN 2011 is Architecting for Change, and in celebration of that theme, the conference will focus on 7 Things You Need to Know About the Next 7 Years in Architecture. Architecture is not Just for Architects (the role of Developers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Testers, Financial Analysts, Executives) Architecture, Agile Development, and Business Agility Soft Skills for Architects Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Cloud Computing Architectural Knowledge Management Architecting to Meet Tomorrow s Global Challenges Health Care, the Smart Grid, the Environment Model-Driven Architecting The conference, scheduled for May in Burlingame, California, will be held in collaboration with IEEE Software magazine. Learn more about SATURN 2011, including important dates and announcements, at 2

3 ABOUT SATURN 2011 AND As systems grow in complexity, architecture s role becomes increasingly important at the enterprise, systems, and software levels. Architecture practitioners rely on best practices and technology to build predictable, high-quality systems. To promote sharing of architecture advances, the SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) was formed in The SATURN Conference is held every year to bring together experts from around the world to exchange architecture-centric best practices to develop, acquire, and maintain software-reliant systems. This is the event where architecture professionals meet to share, network, and learn. The annual SATURN Conference reflects the network s vision, connecting architecture practitioners to share best practices in developing and acquiring predictable, high-quality architectures network with colleagues and SEI experts fi nd potential solutions, service providers, training, partners, and more to help their organizations use effective architecture practices across the life cycle stay current with the latest SEI architecture technologies meet and learn from other architecture professionals The SEI Architecture Technology User Network has flourished since its formation, expanding in the breadth of topics explored, and now boasts more than 1000 members on LinkedIn, as well as a vibrant online presence through our SATURN Network blog. By becoming a sponsor for SATURN 2011, you will promote the goals of both the conference and the Network, and help advance the state of the art in architecture practices. PRESENTED BY THE SEI IN COLLABORATION WITH IEEE SOFTWARE SATURN 2011 MAY 16 20,

4 3 REASONS WHY YOU BELONG AT SATURN Stand out as an INNOVATOR Architecture practices are critical for the success of any system. Take your place among the innovators and progressive practitioners in embracing best architecture practices. 2 Make a Difference Your sponsorship for the SATURN Conference supports the advancement of architecturecentric practices for software-reliant systems. It reflects your organization s recognition that competent architecting is crucial to creating effective systems. 3 Connect With THE RIGHT PEOPLE Your role as sponsor gives you abundant opportunity to interact with attendees the true thought leaders in software architecture who want real solutions in new tools, training, and technology. Make sure the solutions they leave with are yours. The sponsorship opportunities are designed to maximize your investment. You can interact directly and extensively with conference attendees and with leading experts in architecture from the SEI and other organizations to develop collaboration opportunities. ALL opportunities for sponsorship are described on page 6. 4

5 CONNECT WITH CUSTOMERS 62% of SATURN conference attendees have returned. 42% of SATURN conference attendees represent the commercial sector. ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDING SATURN CONFERENCES HAVE INCLUDED ABB The Aerospace Corporation American Eagle Outfitters American Family Insurance American Traffic Solutions Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Ansys Appareo Systems Applied Industrial Technologies ARDEC Argon ST Atlantic Lottery BAE Systems Bank of Montreal Barclays Global Investors Bechtel Bettis The Boeing Company Booz Allen Hamilton Bursatec Cadence Design Carnegie Mellon University Chemical Abstract Services Cherokee Information Services Ciber Cigital Clemson University Consumers Energy Covidien CP Consulting Credit Suisse AG CVS/Caremark Deloitte DistriNet Labs, K.U. Leuven EM Solutions EMC Emerson Process Management ESN Technologies Excellus BCBS Fidelity Flagstar Bank Ford Motor Company GE Energy General Dynamics Giant Eagle Honeywell International IBM IEEE Computer Society Indian Institute of Technology Ingersol Rand ISO New England ITT Corporation K-lasse, Inc. Key Bank Kroll Ontrack Liveware IS SA LG Electronics Lockheed Martin McKesson Medtronic, Inc. Mellon Financial MIT Lincoln Laboratory The MITRE Corporation MN/DOT Neustar, Inc. Nomura Research Institute Northrop Grumman Northwestern Mutual NTT Data Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Overland Solutions Pennsylvania State University PEO Missiles and Space Philips Healthcare Pitney Bowes, Inc. PNC Financial Services Raytheon Respironics Rhino Research Robert Bosch Rockwell Automation Samsung Electronics Sandia National Laboratory SecureWorks Siemens Siemens Healthcare Sioux Embedded Systems B.V. Software Engineering Institute St. Jude Medical, Inc. Summa Takumi System Architects, Ltd. Technisource TechdotMN Teletrol-One Co., Ltd. Texas Instruments Thomson Reuters University of British Columbia University of Hawaii University of Pittsburgh University of St. Thomas University of Technology (Sidney) U.S. Air Force U.S. Army U.S. Navy Virginia Tech Visteon Automotive Wells Fargo and Company Westinghouse Wisconsin Insurance Commission X by 2 Xerox Corporation 5

6 STAND OUT AS AN INNOVATOR sponsorship package options Many attendees arrive at our SATURN conference searching for architecture-centric tools, training, and technology. Make sure they know how you can help. Conference program Gold $10,000 1-page advertisement with logo Silver $7,500 ½-page advertisement with logo Bronze $5,000 Mentioned by name Conference proceedings CD Logo Logo Mentioned by name Website Advertisements in conference package Mentioned as gold sponsor with logo 2 full pages presenting your organization or your specific product (You provide ad text and artwork.) Mentioned as silver sponsor with logo 1 full page presenting your organization or your specific product (You provide ad text and artwork.) Opening and closing sessions Explicitly mentioned Explicitly mentioned Mentioned as bronze sponsor by name 1/2 page presenting your organization or your specific product (You provide ad text and artwork.) Conference poster Logo on poster in main conference room Logo on poster in main conference room Name on poster in main conference room Complimentary registration (does not include courses and tutorials) Exhibit table space Yes Yes, first day of conference Yes, opening right after reception Opportunity to provide complimentary company marketing material for attendees Opportunity to provide lanyards Yes Yes Yes Yes To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact SATURN 2011 Conference Chair Nanette Brown at nb@sei.cmu.edu. 6