GCC2018 + BOSC 2018: The Bioinformatics Community Conference
**June 25-30, Portland, Oregon, United States**
**[Registration](/events/gccbosc2018/register/)    •    [Housing](/events/gccbosc2018/venue/)    •    [Childcare](/events/gccbosc2018/childcare/)    •    [Schedule](https://gccbosc2018.sched.com/)**
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Sponsors

Sponsors are a key part of GCCBOSC2018. They are potential partners in your success, and they make this conference affordable and accessible.

Is your organization interested in playing a prominent role in the first joint gathering of the Galaxy and BOSC communities? Becoming a GCCBOSC 2018 sponsor is an excellent way to raise your organization's visibility in these active and engaged communities. Please see below for sponsorship packages and then contact the organizers.

Platinum Sponsors

Google Cloud

Gold Sponsors

Lenovo + Intel

Silver Sponsors

University of Oregon Applied Bioinformatics and Genomics Masters Program and the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
     
F1000Research: Open for Science
GigaScience, focusing on ‘big data’ research from the life and biomedical sciences.
Lifebit: building a cloud-based cognitive system that can reason about DNA data like humans do.

Bronze Sponsors

PeerJ, the award-winning biological, medical and environmental sciences journal

CollaborationFest Sponsors

Peta Sponsors

Tera Sponsors

Giga Sponsors

Technology Association of Oregon

Other Sponsors

[Advanced HPC](https://www.advancedhpc.com/industries/life-sciences/) [eLife: an open-access journal for promising research in the life and biomedical sciences](https://elifesciences.org/) [International Society for Biocuration](https://www.biocuration.org/)
**[Icebreaker](/events/gccbosc2018/icebreaker/) Sponsor** **[Childcare](/events/gccbosc2018/childcare/) Sponsor** **[Childcare](/events/gccbosc2018/childcare/) Sponsor**


[NSF Jetstream](https://jetstream-cloud.org/) [ISCB](https://www.iscb.org/)
**[Intro to Galaxy Admin](http://sched.co/Dn2O) & [Galaxy for Proteogenomics](http://sched.co/Dn1V) Sponsor** **[ISCB Affiliated Conference](https://www.iscb.org/)**

Interested?


[Download the one page summary.](https://depot.galaxyproject.org/hub/attachments/documents/gccbosc2018_sponsorship_summary_20170906.pdf) [Download the full prospectus.](https://depot.galaxyproject.org/hub/attachments/documents/gccbosc2018_sponsorship_prospectus_20170906.pdf)

Please see the information below and contact the conference organizers with any questions.

Meeting and Training Sponsorships

Sponsorship are offered at many levels, with an option for every budget:

PlatinumGoldSilverBronze
Cost$8000$4000$2000$1000
Non-profit cost$6000$3000$1500$750
Sponsored eventDinner or opening receptionA lunch, or all breaks for a dayNoNo
LimitedYesYesNoNo
Exhibit spaceYesYesYesNo
Registrations4320
Ad in printedFull pageHalf pageQuarter pageEighth page
Logo/Link on webYesYesYesYes

Platinum Sponsorships

Cost: $8000 ($6000 for non-profit)

  • Be the exclusive sponsor of the conference dinner or the conference opening reception
  • An exhibit space
  • Organization logo listed as a platinum sponsor on meeting home and sponsor pages, with link to URL of your choice
  • Organization logo listed as a platinum sponsor on printed material distributed to meeting participants.
  • A full page color ad in printed material
  • 4 complete registrations
  • Be one of just 2 Platinum Sponsors

There is one Platinum sponsorship remaining.

Gold Sponsorships

Cost: $4000 ($3000 for non-profit)

  • Be the exclusive sponsor of a lunch during the meeting or the second day of training; or sponsor all breaks during a meeting day, or during the second day of training
  • An exhibit space
  • Organization logo listed as a gold sponsor on meeting home and sponsor pages, with link to URL of your choice
  • Organization logo listed as a gold sponsor on printed material distributed to meeting participants.
  • Half page full color ad in printed materials
  • 3 complete attendee registrations

Silver Sponsorships

Cost $2000 ($1500 for non-profit)

  • An exhibit space
  • Organization logo listed as a silver sponsor on meeting home and sponsor pages, with link to URL of your choice
  • Organization logo listed as a silver sponsor on printed material distributed to meeting participants.
  • Quarter page full-color ad in printed materials
  • Two full registrations

Bronze Sponsorships

Cost $1000 ($750 for non-profit)

  • Organization logo listed as a bronze sponsor on meeting home and sponsor pages, with link to URL of your choice
  • Organization logo listed as a bronze sponsor on printed material distributed to meeting participants.
  • Eighth page full color ad in printed materials

Other Sponsorships

Other a la carte sponsorship opportunities are also available. Many additional opportunities exist, including the option to sponsor the first day of training, notepads and pens, lanyards, or the printed program. Please contact the organizers at gccbosc2018-org@lists.galaxyproject.org to inquire about sponsoring other aspects of this event.

CollaborationFest Sponsorships

CollaborationFest will follow the conference. Community members collaborate to extend the platform and ecosystem of Galaxy and any projects of interest to the BOSC community. We are also seeking sponsorships for this event. Please contact the GCC & BOSC organizers if you are interested in sponsoring CollarorationFest. Participation in these events is free. Sponsorships are much welcomed as they provide sustenance for the participants.

PetaTeraGiga
Cost$2500$1500$500
Sponsored eventDinnerA lunchNo
LimitedYesYesNo
Guaranteed collaborative event registration slots2+1+1
Ad in printedQuarter pageEighth pageEighth page
Logo/Link on webYesYesYes

Peta Sponsorship

Cost: $2500

  • Sponsorship of the dinner
  • Organization logo listed as a Peta level sponsor on collaborative events home and sponsor pages, with link to URL of your choice
  • Organization logo listed as a collaborative events Peta sponsor on printed material distributed to meeting participants.
  • A quarter page color ad in printed material
  • Two guaranteed participant slots for sponsor organization representatives (additional slots are possible, dependent on space)
  • Thanks and acknowledgements from organisers before and during the collaborative events and dinner
  • Be the only Peta Sponsor

Tera Sponsorships

Cost: $1500

  • Organization logo listed as a Tera level sponsor on collaborative events home and sponsor pages, with link to URL of your choice
  • Organization logo listed as a collaborative events Tera sponsor on printed material distributed to meeting participants.
  • An eighth page color ad in printed material
  • A guaranteed participant slot for a sponsor organization representative (additional slots are possible, dependent on space)
  • A guaranteed participant slot for a sponsor organization representative (additional slots are possible, dependent on space)
  • Sponsorship of one of the collaborative event lunches
  • Thanks and acknowledgements from organisers before and during the collaborative events and the lunch
  • Be one of only two Tera Sponsors

Giga Sponsorships

Cost: $500

  • Organization logo listed as a Giga level sponsor on collaborative events home and sponsor pages, with link to URL of your choice
  • Organization logo listed as a Giga sponsor on printed material distributed to meeting participants.
  • An eighth page color ad in printed material
  • A guaranteed participant slot for sponsor organisation representative
  • Thanks and acknowledgements from organisers before and during the collaborative events