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2013 Sponsorship GuideYale Model Government Europe

Our VisionDear Valued Partner,

On behalf of the YMGE Secretariat and Staff, it is my pleasure to invite you to be a sponsor for the 3rd session of Yale Model Government Europe 2013. Our 2012 Sponsorship Program brought our sponsors to over 300 top students from 24 countries spanning 4 continents. This year more than 500 delegates and their advisors are expected to attend the conference. By sponsoring YMGE, you will take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your business to a large group of potential customers. You will assume an active role in promoting education among youth about international affairs and government.

Yale Model Government Europe (YMGE) is a four-day long conference hosted in Budapest, Hungary from November 28- December 1, 2013. Over 500 students and educators from 30 countries, including the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are expected to attend the 2013 session. The conference is a hybrid of the best of both American and European Model United Nations conferences. Delegates are placed into a parliament, European government, or supranational body to discuss and solve issues that pertain to the future of Europe and the rest of the world.

Your organization will benefit in a number of ways from the sponsorship of this conference. You will have a privileged position to both introduce and promote your products and services to our conference attendees, who represent the next generation of global scholars and leaders. We will give you numerous options to publicize your company though our promotion of the conference worldwide.

The details of our YMGE sponsorship packages are included in this prospectus. We are excited to carry forth this global Model UN tradition, and we hope you will join us. Thank you for your time and consideration, and I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,Dana Schneider

Director of Finance and Corporate DevelopmentYale Model Government Europe 2013

What is YMGE?In its third session, Yale Model Government Europe (YMGE) is the only crisis-based Model United Nations conference on the high school circuit. YMGE combines an innovative crisis committee model with the prestige and focus of the Yale Model UN tradition to create an unparalleled, academically stimulating conference in the historic center of a modern European capital. Over the course of the four-day conference, delegates will engage in debates concerning international politics and global citizenship, meet with other students from across the world and acquire invaluable communication skills for their future endeavors.

YMGE and the Yale International Relations Association A new and innovative conference, YMGE draws on the distinctive background and expertise of its parent organization, the Yale International Relations Association (YIRA), which has recently attained advisory status with the United Nations. As one of the largest undergraduate organizations at Yale University, YIRA organizes a wide range of programs and initiatives aimed at furthering knowledge and debate on global affairs.

YIRA’s flagship conference, Yale Model United Nations, now in its fortieth session, brings 1500 high school students to New Haven, CT for the debate and reenactment of contemporary global policy issues. YIRA now runs three international conferences: Yale Model Government Europe, Yale Model United Nations China, and Yale Model United Nations Korea. Each year YIRA also hosts one of the nation’s premier collegiate crisis conferences, the Security Council Simulation at Yale.

Past dignitaries at the YIRA Speaker Series include Kofi Annan, Anna Vedouta, and Jolyon Howorth. The Model UN Team at Yale (MUNTY), another YIRA program, ranks number one worldwide. Each semester YIRA organizes several student-led political research trips to domestic and international destinations. Previous trips have engaged leaders in Cuba, the Balkans, the Philippines, NATO, Westminster, and the United Nations. Through Hemispheres, a community service project that pairs Yale undergraduates with New Haven youths, YIRA members educate the community about global affairs.

The Yale International Relations Association is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

“I would say the integrated crisis system [at YMGE] was the best part about the conference. I liked it because I liked the fast-paced debate... I also hadn’t been to a conference that ran crises like this before.”

YMGE and YouYMGE presents an excellent opportunity for your company to demonstrate your commitment to international education and cooperation. Model United Nations is an excellent opportunity for delegates to attain communication, negotiation, and strategic thnking skills that they will need in their future professional careers. By sponsoring YMGE, your company will reach over 500 talented delegates from some of the best high schools in the world alongside the staff of our Yale University students.

Sponsors are essential for the continued success of our conference. As a sponsor, you will:

1. Donate to a registered nonprofit (the Yale International Relations Association is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, in consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC. All donations made to YMGE are both tax-exempt and tax-deductible.

2. Present your organization and your vision to some of the best high school students and teachers from across the globe.

3. Illustrate your goals and showcase career options to the Yale undergraduate staff4. Be an affiliate of the Yale International Relations Association and its growing alumni

network of Yale graduates.

Opportunities with YMGEOur conference gives you access to hundreds of top students through various advertising strategies:

Delegate Guide Distributed to all delegates, this booklet contains essential information that every delegate needs to participate in the conference. The material will be referenced often and your organization will be featured as an advertisement.

Website Your organization’s logo and a description of your organization will be featured on the official YMGE website.

Booth Participating organizations may elect to send a representative to the conference and set up a sponsorship booth. The booth enables your organization representative to speak to students throughout the conference.

Organization Materials Should your organization already have promotional materialssuch as pens, pencil, folders, bags, etc., we are willing to consider the distribution of these materials to delegates.

Additional Options If there is another way in which you wish to advertise your organization, please contact finance@ymge.org and we will work with you.

Giving Opportunities: Delegation SponsorshipIn the current economic climate, some schools are unable to attend YMGE due to financial constraints. In accordance with YIRA’s mission to extend educational opportunities in international relations to all students, YMGE makes individualized accommodations for delegations with demonstrated financial need. Nevertheless, these efforts are not always enough.

Corporate sponsors are essential to bridge the gap between demonstrated need and YMGE aid, providing the necessary financial means to ensure that education in international relations and global citizenship is accessible to all students.

Through the Delegation Sponsorship program, YMGE aims to extend the MUN tradition to a socially and economically diverse group of students with the help of its corporate partners. YMGE can facilitate contact between interested sponsors, delegations requiring financial assistance, and other key stakeholders in order to realize the aspirations of these gifted students.

Do not hesitate to contact us for more details about the program.

Advertising RatesAd in Delegate GuideBusiness card size $75Quarter page $125Half page $250Full page $500

Other OpportunitiesFlyers in delegate folders $750Booth at conference $1,000

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Minimum contribution $5000 $2500 $1500 $500

Ad in the Delegate Guide Back Cover Full Page 1/2 Page 1/4 Page

Acknowledgement on list sponsors in the Delegate Guide

Acknowledgement at Opening and Closing Ceremonies

Logo or banner on the sponsors page of the website

Flyers in all delegate folders

Booth at conference

Award free registration and hotel to a 5 person delegation

General Information Matthew Finney, Tiffany Ho presidents@ymge.org

Corporate Development and Sponsorship Dana Schneider finance@ymge.org

External Relations and Delegation Sponsorship Joao Pedro Drechsler recruitment@ymge.org

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