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Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of people’s ingenuity and innovation. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.

Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.

Kansas City’s Union Station is proud to host a Featured Maker Faire, along with Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee, Paris, Rome, Taipei, Tokyo and the UK. Kansas City hosts one of the largest Maker Faires in the world! Sponsoring Maker Faire Kansas City is a unique opportunity to support our community of both young and adult entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors and artists. As a sponsor, you will reach thousands of influential people in your target market with your message.

Your support of Maker Faire Kansas City will help to feature more Makers and innovators in our community.Thank you for your consideration of the following proposal.

About Maker Faire Kansas City

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

JUNE 27 & 28, 2015

Be Part of It All!

Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages weekend gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students and commercial exhibitors. All of these “Makers” come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.

The launch of the first Maker Faire in the Bay Area in 2006 demonstrated the popularity of making and interest among legions of aspiring makers to participate in hands-on activities and learn new skills at the event. A record 195,000 people attended the two flagship Maker Faires in the Bay Area and New York in 2013, with 44% of attendees first timers at the Bay Area event, and 61% in New York. Maker Faires are a family event, the vast majority attend with children. In 2014, 130 community-driven Maker Faires were organized around the world.

Union Station Kansas City hosts one of the largest Maker Faires in the world. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has been a founding sponsor and avid supporter of bringing the Maker Movement to the Kansas City region. Science City, Kansas City’s Science Center, located inside Union Station, now operates a year-round Maker Studio for children and youth to create, make, innovate and invent new projects!

Maker Faire is designed to be forward-looking, showcasing Makers who are exploring new forms and new technologies. But it’s not just for the novel in technical fields; Maker Faire features innovation and experimentation across the spectrum of science, engineering, art, performance and craft.

Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. It’s a venue for makers to show examples of their work and interact with others about it. Many Makers say they have no other place to share what they do. DIY (Do-It-Yourself) is often invisible in our communities, taking place in shops, garages and on kitchen tables. It’s typically out of the spotlight of traditional art, science or craft events.

Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a summer family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.

Maker Faire makes visible these projects and ideas that we don’t encounter every day.

June 27 – June 28, 2015Only at Union Station Kansas City

Maker Faire Kansas City offers THE time and place in Kansas City when hundreds of talented designers, engineers, inventors and innovators come together to show off all that they make and create.

Why Sponsor Maker Faire Kansas City?

Maker Faire draws a unique audience that appeals to the interest of high-tech corporations, software, engineering and architecture companies, arts and graphics organizations, universities and start-up companies.

Share your message with an estimated 18,000 in attendance and 1,000 Makers working in the demo booths who will demonstrate their fascinating creations and inventions.

Reach a highly educated and motivated audience of over 18,000 people in one weekend, as they come to experience the region’s biggest Maker Faire!

Maker Faire inspires, informs, connects, and entertains thousands of attendees in a family-friendly environment that celebrates technology, education, science, arts, crafts, engineering, food, sustainability, and more.

Maker Media produces two annual flagship Maker Faires, Bay Area and New York, partners with museums and organizations to produce Featured Maker Faires, and works with communities to license Mini Maker Faires around the world.

Maker Faire Attendee Demographics68% Male, 32% Female

Median age 37.5 yrs

HHI $125K

47% First-time attendees

91% Attend with family and friends

78% gave Maker Faire high praise either noting it was “the best event I’ve been to all year” or it was “pretty darn great”Source: Maker Faire Bay Area Attendee Survey, 2014

Maker Faire Attendee NumbersMaker Faire Bay Area: 130k attendees

World Maker Faire New York:85k attendees

Featured Maker Faires: Between10k - 70k attendees, per event

Mini Maker Faires: Between 500 -10k attendees, per event

Position your company/organization as a leader and supporter of the Maker Movement and KC’s annual festival that celebrates creativity, innovation, invention, technology and new products.

Choose the best option from a number of opportunities to sponsor this fascinating festival of creativity, invention and innovation. Sponsorship opportunities range from smaller ventures like a commercial booth or advocate sponsorship to much greater involvement as a featured sponsor.

With such a range of packages available, we can come up with a combination just right for you!

GLOBAL MAKER FAIRE PROGRAM

Maker Faire Kansas City is not possible without corporate and community partners.

As one of two Goldsmith Sponsors, you will receive prominent recognition for the entire Maker Faire festival. The Goldsmith Sponsors will be non-competing.

As one of three Silversmith Sponsors, you will receive prominent recognition and logo inclusion for the entire Maker Faire festival.

Goldsmith Sponsorship Silversmith Sponsorship

CONTACTChristy Nitsche

Director of Programming816.460.2208

cnitsche@unionstation.org

PRE-EVENT• Title billing – Maker Faire Kansas City Goldsmith Sponsor

• Name recognition in media announcements

• Premium logo placement on promotional fliers

• Logo recognition on any print and billboard advertising

• Name recognition in radio advertising

• Logo on all pages of Maker Faire Kansas City website

• Social Media exposure through Facebook, Twitter,

Instagram, YouTube, and Flickr

• Email blasts to Maker list (3,500) and Union Station members/subscribers (40,000+)

ON-SITE BENEFITS• Large Sponsor Booth to promote your company

(up to 40’ x 40’ tent)

• Sponsor banner on tent

• Logo recognition on the Sponsor Banner in Sprint Festival Plaza

• Premium logo placement on event maps

• One speaking opportunity (subject to approval by show management)

• Fifty (50) Maker Faire staff passes (both days)

• Two-hundred (200) one-day Maker Faire guest passes

• Twelve (12) tickets to Maker Mixer (held on Friday evening, June 26)

You will be recognized as one of two Goldsmith Sponsors and will receive category exclusivity.

You will have the opportunity and rights to use the Maker Faire Kansas City logo to conduct a consumer promotion using the guest passes included in this package.

GOLDSMITH SPONSORSHIP INVESTMENT: $20,000

PRE-EVENT• Name recognition in media announcements

• Logo placement on promotional fliers

• Logo on all pages of Maker Faire Kansas City website

• Social Media exposure through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,

YouTube and Flickr

• Email blasts to Maker list (3,500) and Union Station members/subscribers (40,000+)

ON-SITE BENEFITS• Logo featured prominently on all banners and signage on

Maker Faire Kansas City Stages.

• Sponsor Booth to promote your company (up to 20’ x 30’ space)

• Sponsor banner on tent

• Logo recognition on the Sponsor Banner in Sprint Festival Plaza

• One speaking opportunity (subject to approval by show management)

• Logo placement on event maps

• Twenty-five (25) Maker Faire staff passes (both days)

• One-hundred (100) one-day Maker Faire guest passes

• Ten (10) tickets to Maker Mixer (held on Friday evening, June 26)

You will have the opportunity and rights to use the Maker Faire Kansas City logo to conduct a consumer promotion using the guest passes included in this package.

SILVERSMITH SPONSORSHIP INVESTMENT: $10,000

As the Maker Mixer sponsor, you will receive prominent recognition at the Friday night sneak preview and recognition for the entire Maker Faire festival.

As a Coppersmith Sponsor, you will recieve prominent recognition of a Maker Faire event or attraction of your choice and recognition for the entire Maker Faire festival.

Maker Mixer Sponsorship

PRE-EVENT

• Company name on sponsor page of Maker Faire Kansas City website

ON-SITE BENEFITS

• Sponsor Booth to promote your company (up to 10’ x 10’ space)

• Four (4) Maker Faire staff passes (both days)

• Ten (10) one-day Maker Faire guest passes

BLACKSMITH SPONSORSHIP INVESTMENT: $2,500

PRE-EVENT

• Company name on sponsor page of Maker Faire Kansas City website

ON-SITE BENEFITS

• Sponsor Booth to promote your company (up to 10’ x 10’ space)

• Four (4) Maker Faire staff passes (both days)

• Ten (10) one-day Maker Faire guest passes

NON-PROFIT / STARTUPSPONSORSHIP INVESTMENT: $1,000

PRE-EVENT

• University or Educational Institution name on sponsor page of Maker Faire Kansas City website

ON-SITE BENEFITS

• Sponsor Booth to promote your University or Educational Institution (up to 10’ x 10’ space)

• Four (4) Maker Faire staff passes (both days)

• Ten (10) one-day Maker Faire guest passes

MAKER EDUCATOR SPONSORSHIP INVESTMENT: $500

Blacksmith Sponsorship

Maker Educator Sponsorship

Non-Profit / StartupSponsorship

PRE-EVENT

• Logo placement on promotional fliers • Logo on all pages of Maker Faire Kansas City website• Social Media exposure through Facebook, Twitter,

Instagram, YouTube and Flickr• Email blasts to Maker list (3,500)

ON-SITE BENEFITS DURING MAKER MIXER EVENT Friday, June 26

• Prominent logo recognition on all banners and signage

• Thirty (30) tickets to Maker Mixer

ON-SITE BENEFITS DURING MAKER FAIRE FESTIVAL

• Sponsor booth to promote your company (up to 10’ x 20 space)

• Sponsor banner• Logo placement on event maps• Ten (10) Maker Faire staff passes (both days)• Twenty-five (25) one-day Maker Faire guest passes

PRE-EVENT

• Logo placement on promotional fliers • Logo on all pages of Maker Faire Kansas City website• Social Media exposure through Facebook, Twitter,

Instagram, YouTube and Flickr• Email blasts to Maker list (3,500)

ON-SITE BENEFITS DURING MAKER FAIRE FESTIVAL

• Sponsor Booth to promote your company (up to 10’ x 20 space)

• Sponsor banner• Logo placement on event maps• Fifteen (15) Maker Faire staff passes (both days)• Fifty (50) one-day Maker Faire guest passes

MAKER MIXERSPONSORSHIP INVESTMENT:$5,000

Coppersmith Sponsorship

COPPERSMITH SPONSORSHIP INVESTMENT: $5,000

Maker Faire has been described as “the 21st century state fair for DIY-ers.”

Maker Faire launched in the Bay Area in 2006 and demonstrated the popularity of Making and interest among legions of aspiring Makers to participate in hands-on activities and learn new skills at the event.

An annual festival that features innovation and experimentation across the spectrum of science, engineering, art, performance and craft.

The Maker Movement has become one of the driving forces in the development of consumer-oriented technologies.

Maker Faire fosters an environment of creativity and risk taking, tearing down barriers of caution. Take a chance – Make something.

2014 Maker Faire Kansas City (fourth year)

Over 16,000 visitors came to Union Station for the two-day event.

Over 1,000 Makers & Maker Assistants showcased and shared their crafts at 350 Maker Booths.

Over 5,000 followers to Maker Faire Kansas City social media channels.

Makers & visitors from 40 states.

Visit makerfairekc.com for more information.

Maker Faire

FACTS

Want to be a year-round sponsor of Maker Faire programs in Science City?

Christy Nitsche Director of Programming 816.460.2208 cnitsche@unionstation.org

In addition to support for this annual festival, Union Station has opened a year-round Maker Studio to offer programs, hands-on workshops and projects for students. Ask how you can help support the operations of our Maker Studio!

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