SPONSORSHIP PROSPECTUS
About the Australian Patient Organisation Network (APON) Annual Conference 2019
The APON conference is being convened to support patient organisations strengthen their impact within the health sector through collaboration. This inaugural conference will unite politicians and non-profit charities in the health sector for a 2-day event to learn about key Federal policies and initiatives as well as showcase and explore the volume of work that is being conducted by health charities across all disease areas. This is the first event of its kind providing an opportunity for patient organisations to connect with policy makers, fellow health charities and other stakeholders and drivers for change. The aim is to forge collaboration and seek solutions to reduce duplication. The key themes for the APON Conference are:
Collaboration: Providing a platform for non-profit organisations to learn more about the health system and what other organisations are doing so that they can more effectively collaborate with the various stakeholders.
Support: Providing a platform for non-profit health organisations, that are often small and sometime isolated, to feel supported and valued
Leadership: Providing a platform for non-profit health organisations to demonstrate their individual leadership in the health sector.
APON will be a paperless event, adopting the Entegy conference app to host all venue information, speaker bios and program. Conference convenors
The Centre for Community-Driven Research (CCDR) and the Australian Patient Organisation Standing Committee (APOSC) - a group of eight organisations including MS Australia, Unicorn Foundation, SMA Australia, hearts4heart, Muscular Dystrophy WA, Lymphoma Australia, Save Our Sons Duchenne Foundation and CCDR - developed the concept of holding an annual conference for all patient organisations in Australia. CCDR and the APOSC are proud to convene this inaugural Australian Patient Organisation Network conference. APOSC members include: • Deidre Mackechnie, MS Australia • Hayley Lethlean, Muscular Dystrophy Western Australia • Julie Cini, SMA Australia • Klair Bayley, Save Our Sons Duchenne Foundation • Sharon Winton, Lymphoma Australia • Simone Leyden, Unicorn Foundation • Tanya Hall, hearts4heart • Catherine Holliday, Centre for Community-Driven Research (APOSC Facilitator) Why sponsor APON 2019? The APON conference will be the largest gathering of patient organisations and health charities in the country. A partnership with APON will provide your organisation with opportunities to:
Raise Your Profile Raise your company profile amongst health agencies and patient organisations across Australia.
Network APON will enable you to access top decision-makers in your market – this will be a must-attend event for patient organisations looking to find ways to streamline processes and work more effectively.
Engage APON will provide a unique platform to showcase your service expertise and product excellence and start real conversations with health agencies and patient organisations.
Generate brand awareness APON will help position your brand as a facilitator of greater-good, generating positive brand awareness and reinforcing what you stand for.
Audience • We anticipate 250-300 attendees representing health charities representing various disease groups • This segment is comprised of employees and key decision-makers from Australian patient organisations, both large and small. • The majority of delegates are based in NSW, Victoria and Queensland and represent organisations that provide support to patients and the community across Australia. FeaturedFeatured speakersspeakers
About the Australian Patient Organisation Network (APON) Annual Conference 2019
The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, Member for Flinders
The Hon Dr Gary Johns, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Non-Profit Commission
Ms Penny Shakespeare, Deputy Secretary, Health Financing Group, Australian Department of
Health
Professor Anne Kelso, CEO National Health and Medical Research Council
Dr Rachel David, CEO Private Healthcare Australia
Mr Tim Kelsey, CEO Australian Digital Health Agency
Ms Elizabeth de Somer, CEO Medicine’s Australia
Master of Ceremonies: Mr Dan Ilic Dan Ilic is one of most prolific voices in Australian media. Part comedian, part journalist, Dan calls himself an Investigative Humorist. He has been making television in Australia for ten years. His credits include: Australia’s Funniest Home Videos (Nine), The Olympic Show (NBC), The Ronnie Johns Half Hour (Ten), The Mansion (Comedy), Hungry Beast (ABC), Hamster Wheel (ABC), Can of Worms (Ten), The Feed (SBS2) as well as being a regular on comedy panel shows and news magazine programs.
Evening entertainment
Evening entertainment from the talented duo, Sunset Vibes Program day 1
8.30 am Registration Opens 8.45 am Welcome on Behalf of the APOSC 9.00 am Briefings from key agency heads 10.40 am Q&A 11.00 am Morning tea 11.30 am Briefings from key agency heads continued 1.30 pm Lunch 2.30 pm Network Meetings (Afternoon tea provided in rooms)
Disease specific network meetings 1. Late stage cancer network meeting 2. Early stage cancer network meeting 3. Nervous system disease network meeting 4. Mental health and behavioural disorders network meeting 5. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease network meeting 6. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease network meeting 7. Diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue network meeting 8. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 9. Autoimmune disease network meeting
4.00 pm Network Meetings (Afternoon tea provided in rooms)
Health system specific network meetings 1. Disability and aged care network meeting 2. Pain management and palliative care network meeting 3. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (equity, access and vulnerable populations) 4. Clinical registries and access to clinical trials network meeting
5.30 pm Cocktail welcome reception 6.30 pm Conference Dinner
8.30 pm Close of Day 1 Program day 2
9.00 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in late stage cancer groups 9.15 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in early stage cancer groups 9.30 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in nervous system disease groups 9.45 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in mental health and behavioural disorder groups 10.00 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in cardiovascular and respiratory disease groups 10.15 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease groups 10.30 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue
11.00 am Morning tea
11.30 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 11.45 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in autoimmune disease groups 12.00 am Network Presentation: What’s happening in Disability and aged care 12.15 pm Network Presentation: What’s happening in Pain management and palliative care 12.30 pm Network Presentation: What’s happening in equity, access and vulnerable populations 12.45 pm Network Presentation: What’s happening in clinical registries and access to clinical trials
1.15 pm Closing comments and close of conference Sponsorship packages Major Partner
$20,000 3 opportunities only 4 opportunities only
This partnership provides the highest level of exposure for your organisation to our audience with pre-and post-conference promotion and prominent positioning of your brand throughout this exciting conference.
Benefits and inclusions
→→your logo prominently displayed on PowerPoint slides throughout the main conference, including the welcoming and Q&A holding slides →→your logo prominently displayed on the sponsorship PowerPoint slide throughout the main conference and dinner →→your logo prominently displayed on conference signage such as the registration desk and directional signage and lectern sign* →→your logo prominently featured on the conference invitation
→ display of one (1) company pull-up banner* (2m x 1m) in the main auditorium →→acknowledgement of partnership at opening of main conference and closing of main conference → email announcement of partnership to all patient organisations and stakeholders →→reserved table seating in prominent location at the conference dinner →→two (2) full conference registrations →→your logo featured alongside main conference sessions within the program on the conference app → your logo prominently featured on the sponsor page within the conference app →→dedicated sponsor profile within the conference app → your logo prominently featured on the sponsor page of the conference website, linking to your website →→your logo featured in email signature banners leading up to and post-conference until July 2019 →→first option to secure Major Partner sponsorship at the 2020 APON conference
*sponsor to supply Conference Dinner Partner $10,000 1 opportunity only 4 opportunities only
The conference dinner is held on the evening of Day One. Dinner tickets are included in the cost of all registration tickets. Our aim is to hold a relaxed and informal dinner to encourage even more opportunities for collaboration and networking.
Benefits and inclusions
→→ your logo prominently displayed on the PowerPoint slides during the conference dinner →→ your logo displayed on the sponsorship PowerPoint slide throughout the main conference →→ your logo displayed on directional signage leading people to the conference dinner →→ your logo displayed on all table number centrepieces of the conference dinner
→→ display of one (1) company pull-up banner* (2m x 1m) on stage during the conference dinner →→ five (5) minute speaking opportunity at the dinner (subject to CCDR approval) → opportunity to run an exclusive prize draw* during the dinner →→ reserved table seating in prominent location at the conference dinner →→ two (2) full conference registrations →→ your logo featured alongside the dinner listing of the program within the conference app →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page within the conference app →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page of the conference website, linking to your website →→ first option to secure Conference Dinner partnership at the 2020 APON conference
*sponsor to supply Conference Lunch Partner $8,000 1 opportunity only One opportunity exists to hold the conference lunch to be held for one hour between the morning and afternoon sessions of Day One. This is a chance for your organisation to host the longest networking opportunity of4 the opportunities main conference andonly engage directly with the audience. 4 opportunities only Benefits and inclusions →→ your logo exclusively displayed on the closing PowerPoint slide of the morning sessions, directly before lunch. →→ your logo displayed on the sponsorship PowerPoint slide throughout the main conference →→ your logo displayed on service tables* →→ your logo featured on lunch napkins* →→ display of two (1) company pull-up banners* (2m x 1m) in the function area →→ opportunity to provide merchandising material/gift* to delegates in the session before lunch → your logo featured alongside the lunch listing of the program within the conference app → your logo featured on the sponsor page within the conference app →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page of the conference website, linking to your website →→ first option to secure conference lunch partnership at the 2020 APON conference
Welcome Reception Partner $5,000 1 opportunity only The Welcome Cocktail Reception will be held for one hour after the conclusion of Day One’s conference formalities. This is the chance for your organisation to host the first informal networking opportunity of the conference and engage with the audience in a more relaxed and informal setting. Benefits and inclusions →→ your logo exclusively displayed on the closing PowerPoint slide at the end of the network meeting sessions, directly before the cocktail reception. →→ your logo displayed on the sponsorship PowerPoint slide throughout the main conference → your logo displayed on directional signage leading people to the welcome reception → your logo displayed on service tables* → your logo featured on cocktail napkins* → display of two (2) company pull-up banners* (2m x 1m) in the function area →→ two (2) minute speaking opportunity to officially open the cocktail reception (subject to CCDR approval) → opportunity to provide merchandising material/gift* to delegates during the reception → your logo featured alongside the welcome reception listing of the program within the conference app →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page within the conference app →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page of the conference website, linking to your website →→ first option to secure Welcome Reception partnership at the 2020 APON conference
*sponsor to supply Conference App Partner $6,000 1 opportunity only This conference is a paperless event. In place of handbooks all delegates and speakers will be using the conference app for session4 opportunities details, speaker biographies, only venue information and more! As conference app partner, you will have exclusive exposure of your brand 4 opportunities only throughout the app.
Benefits and inclusions →→ dedicated page banners at the bottom of the app menu and select content pages →→ dedicated icon within the conference app main menu →→ co-branded push notifications to alert and update attendees throughout the duration of the conference →→ one(1) pop-up message within the conference app (subject to CCDR approval) →→ dedicated page header on select pages of the conference app →→ dedicated profile page within the conference app →→ display of two company pull-up banners* (2m x 1m) in the common area and main auditorium of the conference with instructions for downloading the conference app →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page of the conference website, linking to your website →→ first option to secure conference app sponsorship at the 2020 APON Conference
Conference Lanyard Partner $6,000 1 opportunity only
All registrations and exhibitors receive a name badge and lanyard to be worn for the duration of the conference. Your company logo is printed on the lanyard which delegates must wear for the whole event, giving your brand great exposure throughout the two days.
Benefits and inclusions →→ your logo exclusively displayed on the conference lanyard →→ your logo displayed on the sponsorship PowerPoint slide throughout the main conference →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page within the conference app →→ your logo featured on the sponsor page of the conference website, linking to your website → first option to secure lanyard sponsorship at the 2020 APON conference
*sponsor to supply Conference Morning Tea
opportunit only $5,000 4 opportunities oly 2 ies 4 opportunities only
Two opportunities exist to hold a conference morning tea which will be held at a break between the morning sessions on Day One and Day Two.
Benefits and inclusions
→ your logo exclusively displayed on the closing PowerPoint slide of the session directly before morning tea. →→ your logo displayed on the sponsorship PowerPoint slide throughout the main conference → your logo displayed on service tables*
→ display of two (2) company pull-up banners* (2m x 1m) in the function area* → opportunity to provide merchandising material/gift* to delegates during morning tea → your logo featured alongside the morning listing (day one/day two) of the program within the conference app → your logo featured on the sponsor page within the conference app
→ your logo featured on the sponsor page of the conference website, linking to your website → first option to secure Morning Tea partnership at the 2020 APON conference
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As the first event of its kind within the health sector, the inaugural Australian Patient Organisation Network (APON) Conference provides a unique platform for solution providers to connect with solution seekers. Whether your objective is to educate the market, build brand awareness, or expand your networks, we look forward to working with you to forge new and stronger relationships within the health charity sector. For more information on sponsorship opportunities remaining for the event contact:
Catherine Holliday Chief Executive Centre for Community-Driven Research [email protected]