Dear Sponsor,

CAMDA, an interdisciplinary conference dedicated to the Critical Assessment of Massive Data Analysis is soliciting sponsorships for its annual event, which will take place on July 19 & 20, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

Over the past twelve years, CAMDA has been a forum for academic researchers and industry practitioners to share their research and experience in the analysis of genome-wide data, such as gene transcript or protein expression profiles. Many novel algorithms have been introduced first at CAMDA and this event has regularly been featured in top journals such as the Nature journal (Nature 411, 885, Nature 424, 610) and Nature Methods editorial (August 2008).

Every year, CAMDA Conference has an average of 100 to 250 attendees who come from all over the world. At CAMDA 2011 eleven countries were represented from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, South Korea, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States. From those countries there were biologists, statisticians, computer scientists, mathematicians and students.

CAMDA is the only conference on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) using the format of scientific competition. All speakers at CAMDA are analyzing the same data set.

Who is invited to sponsor CAMDA?

• NGS manufacturers, suppliers and service providers
• Software vendors
• Storage and high-performance computing vendors

Attendee Profiles:

• Professionals who are in the market for NGS
• 100 – 250 attendees annually for the past eleven years
• 80% USA + 20% international
• 60% academics + 20% industry + 20% government

Over the past decade, CAMDA has grown to become more and more exciting. Your help as a sponsor of this event will ensure that this trend continues!

• Merchandise with sponsors' logos handed out to all conference participants (provided by the sponsor)
• Company supplied product literature handed out throughout the conference
• Space allocated for a poster board located in the meeting hall

• Merchandise with sponsors' logos handed out to all conference participants (provided by the sponsor)
• Company logo and link on the home page of the CAMDA 2013 Conference website as well as throughout the website in prominent places
• Company supplied product literature handed out throughout the conference
• Recognition for being the sponsor of one coffee OR breakfast break during the conference

• Merchandise with sponsors' logos handed out to all conference participants (provided by the sponsor)
• Company logo and link on the home page of the CAMDA 2013 Conference website and throughout the website in prominent places
• Company supplied product literature handed out throughout the conference
• Booth table at the conference hall

• Merchandise with sponsors' logos handed out to all conference participants (provided by the sponsor)
• Company logo and link on the home page of the CAMDA 2013 Conference website and throughout the website in prominent places
• Company supplied product literature handed out throughout the conference
• Booth table at the conference hall
• Talk during Lunch

• Merchandise with sponsors' logos handed out to all conference participants (provided by the sponsor)
• Company logo and link on the home page of the CAMDA 2013 Conference website and throughout the website in prominent places
• Company supplied product literature handed out throughout the conference
• Booth table at the conference hall
• Talk during Evening Reception

• Merchandise with sponsors' logos handed out to all conference participants (provided by the sponsor)
• Company logo and link on the home page of the CAMDA 2013 Conference website and throughout the website in prominent places
• Company supplied product literature handed out throughout the conference
• Booth table at the conference hall
• Talk during Dinner

Custom packages, including partial sponsorships and alternatives) can be arranged.

All incoming request are handed on a first come, first served basis. Deadline: June 15, 2013 (to be included in all promotional materials)

If you are interested in any of our sponsorship packages and have questions please contact Dixie Schroeder.