Become a Sponsor

Sponsoring a RIPE Meeting is a great way to increase the visibility of your organisation among the global Internet community. Your brand will be associated with a long-standing, professionally organised event that is well regarded by the engineers, top-level IT managers and government representatives who attend.

There are a number of sponsorship options available and our RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator will work with you to ensure that the sponsorship option you choose is tailored to your specific needs. There is plenty of room for creative ideas – so long as they will help make this the best RIPE Meeting yet!

Platinum Sponsor (€30,000)

Becoming a platinum sponsor of the RIPE Meeting is an excellent opportunity to showcase your support of the Internet community. The package includes sponsoring the RIPE Dinner, which will give you an exclusive profile during the biggest social event of the RIPE Meeting.
Only one platinum sponsorship package is available at each RIPE Meeting. The cost of sponsoring the RIPE Dinner usually starts at €30,000, depending on the location and specifics of the event.

Visibility before and at the event

  • Logo with link to sponsor website on meeting homepage (top position)
  • Logo and text on sponsors page on the meeting website (top position)
  • Logo on meeting badge booklet
  • Logo on three roll-up banners placed in the meeting area (top position)
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on a big plasma screen in coffee break area
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on intermission slides on the main screen of the plenary and break out rooms
  • Logo on any printed or online materials associated with the sponsored social event

Distinction at the event

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair
  • Standard sponsor-branded cards placed on dinner tables
  • Option of placing two roll up banners at the dinner venue (roll up banners provided by the Sponsor)
  • Option of using one coffee break during the meeting to distribute promotional items (T-shirts, USB sticks, etc)

Additional benefits

  • Four tickets to attend the RIPE Meeting for the whole week
  • Four tickets to the RIPE Dinner
  • Additional meeting and RIPE Dinner tickets may be added to the cost of the package

Additional promotional benefits tailored to the needs of the sponsor are possible.

Gold Sponsor (€20,000)

A wonderful profiling opportunity is sponsoring one of the evening social events. These events are an integral part of RIPE Meetings, and offer an opportunity for our attendees to unwind, network and get to know one another in a relaxed setting. Past social events have included boat tours, cocktail parties, receptions in historical venues and formal dinners. Some of the more lively events form the basis of stories and legends that last far beyond the end of the RIPE Meeting!

Alternatively, you might choose to sponsor a lunch. After a morning full of thought-provoking sessions, participants relax and prepare for an equally exciting afternoon.

The cost of sponsoring a social event usually starts at €20,000, depending on the location and specifics of the event.

Visibility before and at the event

  • Logo with link to sponsor website on meeting homepage (position after platinum sponsor)
  • Logo and text on sponsors page on the meeting website (position after platinum sponsor)
  • Logo on meeting badge booklet
  • Logo on three roll-up banners placed in the meeting area (position after platinum sponsor)
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on a big plasma screen in coffee break area
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on intermission slides on the main screen of the plenary and break out rooms
  • Logo on any printed or online materials associated with the sponsored social event

Distinction at the event

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair
  • Standard sponsor-branded cards placed on tables at the social venue or at the lunch restaurant
  • Option of placing two roll up banners at the social venue or at the lunch restaurant (roll up banners provided by the Sponsor)
  • Option of using one coffee break during the meeting to distribute promotional items (T-shirts, USB sticks, etc)

Additional benefits

  • Three tickets to attend the RIPE Meeting for the whole week
  • Additional meeting and RIPE Dinner tickets may be added to the cost of the package

Additional promotional benefits tailored to the needs of the sponsor are possible.

Silver Sponsor (€10,000)

Silver sponsors can make use of one coffee break to distribute branded give-aways to RIPE Meeting attendees.

Visibility before and at the event

  • Logo with link to sponsor website on meeting homepage (position after gold sponsors)
  • Logo and text on sponsors page on the meeting website (position after gold sponsors)
  • Logo on meeting badge booklet
  • Logo on three roll-up banners placed in the meeting area (position after gold sponsors)
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on a big plasma screen in coffee break area
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on intermission slides on the main screen of the plenary and break out rooms

Distinction at the event

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair
  • Option of using one coffee break during the meeting to distribute promotional items (T-shirts, USB sticks, etc)

Additional benefits

  • Two tickets to attend the RIPE Meeting for the whole week
  • Additional meeting and RIPE Dinner tickets may be added to the cost of the package

Additional promotional benefits tailored to the needs of the sponsor are possible.

Coffee Break Sponsor (€10,000)

Coffee Break Sponsor are Silver sponsors who choose to sponsor the coffee breaks and the Barista coffee corner, which is hugely popular with participants.

Visibility before and at the event

  • Logo with link to sponsor website on meeting homepage (position after gold sponsors)
  • Logo and text on sponsors page on the meeting website (position after gold sponsors)
  • Logo on meeting badge booklet
  • Logo on three roll-up banners placed in the meeting area (position after gold sponsors)
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on a big plasma screen in coffee break area
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on intermission slides on the main screen of the plenary and break out rooms

Distinction at the event

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair
  • Standard sponsor-branded cards placed on coffee break tables and Barista coffee corner over two consecutive meeting days

Additional benefits

  • Two tickets to attend the RIPE Meeting for the whole week
  • Additional meeting and RIPE Dinner tickets may be added to the cost of the package

Bronze Sponsor (€7,000)

Visibility before and at the event

  • Logo with link to sponsor website on meeting homepage (position after silver sponsors)
  • Logo and text on sponsors page on the meeting website (position after silver sponsors)
  • Logo on meeting badge booklet
  • Logo on three roll-up banners placed in the meeting area (position after silver sponsors)
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on a big plasma screen in coffee break area
  • Logo on a running looped presentation on intermission slides on the main screen of the plenary and break out rooms

Distinction at the event

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair

Additional benefits

  • One ticket to attend the RIPE Meeting for the whole week
  • Additional meeting and RIPE Dinner tickets may be added to the cost of the package

Diversity Sponsorship

Your funding will be allocated to the RIPE Meeting initiatives aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion.

Women in Tech Lunch (€10,000)

Visibility before and at the event:

  • On the Event’s homepage with a link to the Sponsor’s website (the first position under the “Diversity Sponsor” title)
  • On the Diversity Initiatives page on the Event website (listed first)
  • On the Sponsors page on the Event website (the first position under the “Diversity Sponsor” title)
  • On the Event’s badge booklet
  • On a running looped presentation on a plasma screen in coffee break area and on intermission slides on the main screen of the main and side room
  • On three (3) sponsors’ roll-up banners
  • Logo on any printed or online materials associated with ‘Women in Tech Lunch’ (top position)

Distinction at the event:

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair
  • Logo on standard sponsor-branded cards placed on the ‘Women in Tech Lunch’ tables (top position)
  • Logo on two roll-up banners placed in the ‘Women in Tech Lunch’ room (top position)

Additional benefits:

  • Two tickets to attend the RIPE Meeting for the whole week (2 x €350)
  • Option of having branded tote bags or other branded giveaways to distribute at the lunch (tote bags to be provided by the Sponsor).
  • Option to fund travel, meeting ticket and accommodation for a (female-identified) person working in the tech community to attend the meeting

On-site Childcare (€5,000)

Visibility before and at the event:

  • On the Diversity Initiatives page on the Event website (second position)
  • On the Sponsors page on the Event website (second position under the Diversity Sponsors label)
  • On the Event’s badge booklet
  • On a running looped presentation on a plasma screen in coffee break area and on intermission slides on the main screen of the main and side room
  • Logo on any printed or online materials associated with ‘RIPE Meeting On-Site Childcare’

Distinction at the event:

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair

Additional benefits:

  • One ticket to attend the RIPE Meeting for the whole week (1x €350)

Diversity Tickets (€1,500 – €4,500)

You can fund one or more meeting tickets for attendees from underrepresented groups. For each EUR 1,500 sponsored, a full-week RIPE Meeting ticket plus EUR 650 for travel/accommodation is made available on diversitytickets.org. The rest of the money goes towards a pool for addition diversity tickets and other initiatives aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion at RIPE Meetings. The selection is handled via diversitytickets.org.

Visibility before and at the event:

  • On the Event website’s Diversity page (third position under the Diversity Sponsors label)
  • On the sponsors page on the Event’s website (third position under the Diversity Sponsors label)
  • On a running looped presentation on a plasma screen in coffee break area and on intermission slides on the main screen of the main and side room

Distinction at the event:

  • Acknowledgement in the opening and closing plenaries by the RIPE Chair

Please contact meeting [at] ripe [dot] net for further details.

Please note that sponsorship recruitment will close five weeks before the meeting to ensure all materials with sponsor logos can be printed on time.

After that date it will still be possible to become a sponsor, but please be aware that your company logo will not appear on printed materials.

Please also note that sponsorship benefits (inclusion of logo on the website, etc.) will start only once we have received your sponsorship amount.