Sponsor BarCamp Rochester

Food and t-shirts are the largest costs associated with a BarCamp event. In order for attendance to remain free, we ask for your sponsorship and donations. Anyone can be a sponsor and help make BarCamp Rochester successful.

Supporting BarCamp Rochester is a great way you can help invest in lifelong learning potential in the Rochester community. Twice a year (once in the spring and once in the fall), we invite the Rochester community to come and experience BarCamp - by becoming a part of it. Passionate people talk about what drives them and what excites them in technology, art, science or anything they want to share. The experience is unique to each BarCamp event, and each attendee can learn a lot from the wide range of talks and discussions.

Become a Corporate Sponsor

Not all donations are in dollars. We accept books, shirts, mugs or anything else you have as give always or swag for conferences. We still hope that you attend and give a presentation. Contact us if you are interested in donating goods, we'll make sure you have a spot on the swag table!

As a corporate sponsor, your logo will be on the back of the BarCamp Rochester event t-shirt. Your company will also be linked to from the BarCamp Rochester web site, and we will mention your support during the event. To learn more about corporate sponsorship, check out our Corporate Sponsorship page.

Become a Corporate Sponsor

Make a Personal Donation

We accept and appreciate all donations. To donate, you can either use the PayPal Donate button or contact the hosts directly at hosts@barcamproc.org.

Where does the money go?

Our budget varies from year to year, and we try to utilize it as efficiently as possible. Every event, we try to provide some key things to the attendees: A free t-shirt (BarCamp Rochester logo on the front, sponsors on the back), a good meal (breakfast and lunch), and a chance to come away with something neat (books, stickers and other swag). We also need to worry about costs for promoting the event (posters), as well as costs to help enrich the event as a whole (signage and other non-dated materials). We are fortunate for our strong relationship with Rochester Institute of Technology, as our student ties there (predominately through Computer Science House), allow us to not have to spend money on a top notch venue.

The above diagram is the cost breakdown for our Spring 2011 event. This chart is just to show how our budget is usually allocated. As an attendee-focused organization, we try to spend the most money on what will benefit each of the attendees the most. We try to design and purchase shirts that will actually be worn by the attendees, even months after the event (Fall 2010 shirt). We also try to get high quality food for our meals, so they are something that attendees look forward to every event. Some sponsors like to donate items (such as books or laptop bags) to be raffled off during the event, which is an exciting portion of our lunch and end of day activities.