Exclusive Sponsorship Packages – JF4S Event in Dallas

Unique Positioning in the Downstream Sector

powered by Intersolar and EuPD Research

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About Joint Forces for Solar

An Alliance of and for PV Advocates and a Home for Installers

Joint Forces for Solar (JF4S) is a global synergy of stakeholders along the solar value chain initiated by EuPD Research and Intersolar. It brings grass-roots knowledge and know-how to a global dimension.

A local goes global strategy takes the first hand, insider information installers gain when dealing with customers on a daily basis and utilizes it to shape the future direction of the solar industry.

In return, global goes local, installers benefit from access to information on the latest technological developments and changes in market trends giving them the competitive edge necessary for long-term success.

The initiative builds a bridge between the individual links of the value chain and offers a platform where opinions, ideas and expertise can be shared that ultimately strengthen the industry going forward.

We target key industry decision makers and market intermediaries to ensure that the voice of local businesses and consumers is heard and reflected in strategies that benefit the industry across the board.

Excel in your business with Joint Forces for Solar!

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Joint Forces for Solar – Reaching Global Markets on a Local Level

ChinaChina

India

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Joint Forces for Solar is Now Heading to Texas

Why you should come with us to Dallas!

We take a solution-oriented approach to tackling the challenges posed:

Do market intermediaries avail of enough expertise to carry out high quality installations?

How can costs be optimized to make solar more accessible?

What is the best way to convince the general public of the economic advantages of energy independence?

Join us in Dallas to find out!

The Texan solar market is mainly in the hands of the open space segment; the untold potential of the residential market remains unexplored and holds significant challenges.

Already coveredNext Stop

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Joint Forces for Solar in Dallas on 18th October 2011

Kick start your trade fair day with a difference at the 4th US PV Breakfast Briefing and Networking Forum.

Join us for an informative event tailored to your business needs where you spend time with key customers, gain access to downstream players, and network with an exclusive solar audience.

Our track record has shown that one of the best ways of finding out what is needed to grow business is to listen to what local businesses have to say and adjust your strategies accordingly.

By sponsoring JF4S events your company demonstrates its willingness to assist installers in every way it can whilst maximizing brand image and company exposure.

The feedback and opinions gathered at grass root level can be used to enhance marketing strategies and better tailor communication campaigns to existing and future customers.

Position your company as a forward-thinker, initiate the sustainable growth of the solar industry stake your claim as a solar champion.

Our networking event takes you away from hustle and bustle.

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Joint Forces for Solar – Benefits

Join us and profit from our extensive experience, market intelligence as well as broadindustry and downstream network

Maximize brand visibility

Profit from our market intelligence in the photovoltaic industry

Get to know local installers

Expand your industry network

Position your business in the downstream area

Grow your business and boost your sales

Valuable Services

Creation of Value

Growth

Your Company

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Joint Forces for Solar Event in Dallas, TX | At a Glance

Let us maximize your time invest by providing you with the latest market intelligence, insight on industry challenges as well as the opportunity to build your network and strengthen your business all at one exclusive location.

Dallas, TX18th October 2011

Use the 4th Breakfast Briefing & Networking Forum as a marketing platform

4th Breakfast Briefing & Networking Forum, Dallas

Position your company on the interface where upstream meets downstream

Show customers your appreciation by providing them with complimentary tickets to this exclusive networking event

Use a slot on our panel discussion (subject to availability) to strengthen your brand visibility among your target groups

Take full advantage of our extensive media and partner network to promote your commitment to solar

Don’t be one of many, be a rising solar star!

When:

October 18, 20118.00am-10:30am

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Your Future Network

Address the whole value chain by sponsoring Joint Forces for Solar Events!

Enhance your awareness, recognition and image!

>14,000 US key stakeholders

Manufacturing industry playersProject developers & integratorsInstallers/contractors

Investors

Associations (local and national level)

Media

Political decision makers

End Customers

Our Media Partner

Extensive Global Media Coverage

174,000 Readers

17,500 Readers

12,500 Readers

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Impressions – Breakfast Briefing October 14th 2010 in Los Angeles

IMPRESSIONS

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Impressions – 2nd Breakfast Briefing April 4th 2011 in Philadelphia

IMPRESSIONS

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Impressions – 3rd Intelligence & Networking Forum July 12th 2011 in San Francisco

IMPRESSIONS

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Testimonials (Excerpt)

Thanks for opportunity to participate […] I thought the panel went well and was able tocover a surprisingly broad subject focus in a condensed time period. I also thought thedifferent perspectives from panelists from different functions in the value chain helpedgive a more complete view into the issues we discussed.Mathew Sachs, Marketing Director of Yingli Green Energy (Panelist at the 2nd event in Philadelphia)

I just wanted to say that was a well run program. […] I remembered that there was goodstuff on the PowerPoints that I wanted to review again.Tom Faust, Redwood Renewables (Attendee of the 1st event in Los Angeles)

[…] great job this am. Let's keep in touch - u guys are on exactly the right track! Attendee of the 2nd Breakfast Briefing in Philadelphia

Very much enjoyed it; would like to follow up with the JF4S team.Kimberly Davis, Director of Regulatory Affairs Infinergy Wind & Solar

[…] One such conference was in relation to the ‘Joint Forces for Solar’ focus, an […] initiative that isattempting to drive the adoption of solar energy via collaboration on the part of the major players […]on stage with such industry luminaries as Gerhard Stryi-Hipp of Fraunhofer ISE, Lars Waldemann fromSchott Solar and Björn Emde from Suntech Power Europe, among others […]PV-Tech.org about the Intelligence & Networking Forum at Intersolar Europe in Munich

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Premium Gold Silver

Prior to the EventYour logo included in event specific material (e.g. flyers)

Your logo on our website named as sponsor

Newsletters dedicated to the event with your company logo (target group: >10,000 contacts)

Letter of invitation to approx. 4,000 US PV installers/integrators/project developers

Press releases dedicated to the event

At the EventPossibility to provide the audience with own company pens

Display your marketing material on an exhibition table

Own company broschure as a seat drop

Preliminary speaker slot or panel participation

Display your roll-up

Invite your domestic and international stakeholders (up to 15)

Company logo integrated in event roll-up screens

Company logo integrated on all presentations

Optional extra: Provide JF4S with your company lanyards*

After the Event10% discount on supporter packages

Provision of high resolution photos and video records (if applicable) from the event for your

marketing purposes

Dedicated press release with your company mentioned as sponsor

Mailing to all participants and existing installer network with your company mentioned as sponsor

Follow-up report on the JF4S website with your company logo

Total (excl. optional extras) $ 6,200 $ 4,000 $ 2,100

Your Benefits – Sponsorship Spectrum

(15) (10) (5)

*limited to one company: first come, first served

+$ 500 + $1000 + $1,500

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Increase your visibility and become a sponsor of the deluxe breakfast at our Dallas event!

Your Added Value!Your logo on our website named as catering sponsor for DallasYour company logo displayed at the buffet Napkins showing your company logoNewsletters dedicated to the event with your company logo (target group: >10,000 contacts) Press releases dedicated to the eventYour company mentioned during the event as the catering sponsor

Make use of this unique brandingopportunity! (worth approx. 10,000 USD)

Total breakfast sponsoring*

5,000 USD

Dallas Special: Become the Breakfast Sponsor!

*limited to one company: first come, first served

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Increase your visibility and brand recognition by sponsoring JF4S stickers with your company logo!

Optional extra: Branded JF4S Stickers

Make use of this unique brandingopportunity!

We provide you with 1,000 stickers for your own marketing purposes.

You can distribute these customized stickers e.g.

among your customersat your boothat Joint Forces for Solar events

Total cost: 2,500USD

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Order Form Sponsorship Packages – Joint Forces for Solar (USA) (Services as indicated on the preceding slides)

Premium Sponsorship Package:Total: 6,200 USD

Gold Sponsorship Package:Total: 4,000 USD

Silver Sponsorship Package:Total: 2,100 USD

Name:

Company:

Position/Dept:

Street/Postcode:

City/Country:

Telephone:

Fax:

E-Mail:

Sales tax ID:

General terms and conditions of business noticed and accepted (see following two slides).

Fax +49 (0) 228-97143-11 to Mr. Daniel Fuchs(Please indicate if delivery address differs from billing address)

Optional lanyard sponsorship

Premium: 500 USD Gold: 1,000 USD Silver: 1,500 USD

Dallas Special – Breakfast Sponsorship:Total: 5,000 USD

Dallas Special – Sticker Sponsorship:Sponsorship: 2,500 USD

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General terms and conditions of business as of July 20111. Scope of Application

All contracts between Joint Forces for Solar - as an initiative of Hoehner Research and Consulting Group GmbH and Solar Promotion International GmbH (hereafter JF4S) - and the customer shall be subject exclusively to the following terms and conditions. The customer’s term of business and purchase shall not be applicable and shall put JF4S under obligation to comply only in the event that JF4S should expressly agree to them.

2. Offer and Order2.1 The presentation of the products together with the order form do not constitute a legally binding offer. The offers are without engagement and only for

internal use of the customer. Deadlines must be met so that your logo, company name etc. can be printed on event materials. In case of late submission, you are not entitled to a refund of any kind.

2.2 After purchase details have been entered and the general terms and conditions of business as well as the transmission of the order form have been accepted, the customer enters into a binding contract to purchase the selected products. This will be confirmed immediately by email or fax to the address given by the customer. The purchase contract between the purchaser and JF4S is created when the order is confirmed. If the situation should arise that JF4S does not confirm or ship the order within 10 days, the purchaser is no longer bound to the contract.

3. Scope of Services, Salary and Prices3.1 The scope of due payment and salary devoted exclusively to the order based on the offer. Any addition and/ or aberration need the written confirmation of

JF4S for their effectiveness and inclusion.3.2 In case that circumstance occurs for that JF4S is not responsible and that carried out temporary hindrances for provision of services, agreed services and

delivery appointments will extend. Customers will be informed about occurred hindrances and therefore related lag of times immediately. 3.3 The prices are net prices in Euros and US Dollars not including sales tax or delivery costs. Sales tax will be added to the net costs according to the legally

defined percentage. The prices valid at the time of ordering are binding. 4. Terms of Payment, Charging4.1 Payment methods

Payment to be made in advance either on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. 2.5% discount will be granted on half yearly payments, 5% discount will be granted on yearly payments.

4.2 JF4S retains ownership of all goods and all rights pertaining to usage of data files as well as intellectual property until payment of invoice is received in full. Intellectual property rights are lawfully retained by the author. The customer is able to offset claims if claims legally binding detected, uncontested or written accepted by JF4S. Customers are able to claim liens if counterclaims based on the same contractual relationship. The transfer of customer claims toward JF4S is barred.

5. Copyright and Rights of Use The products and the intellectual property embodied in them are protected by copyright. Every possible use of the work not explicitly permitted by copyright law is not allowed without the prior written consent of JF4S as the licenser and/or the written consent of the author. This includes but is not limited to copying, distributing, publishing, translating, saving, processing and reproducing the work in databases. Noncompliance will be prosecuted.

6. Place of Jurisdiction All agreements and business relationships shall be governed under German law; the courts of Bonn shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

7. Severability Clause Should an appointment or a part of an appointment of these general terms and conditions of business completely or partly be invalid or include a gap, it does not affect the validation of the rest of the appointments or terms. In that case, the legal requirements coming into effect.

General Terms and Conditions

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Contact Information – Organizers

Please feel free to contact us for sponsorship opportunities and participation. We look forward to discussing with you personally how we can best tailor our sponsorship opportunities to meet your specific needs!

Project Team Sales DirectorEva Benz Daniela Schreiberbenz@jointforces4solar.com schreiber@jointforces4solar.comPhone: +49 228 971 4346 Phone: +49 228 971 4352

Daniel Fuchsfuchs@jointforces4solar.comPhone: +49 228 971 4345

Niamh Holland-Essohholland-essoh@jointforces4solar.comPhone: +49 228 971 4328