[Csmatters] Fwd: Common Ground

[Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff]

agree!

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 9:02 PM, Marie desJardins <mariedj at umbc.edu> wrote:

> Yeah, that is absurd - we are not trying to "sell ourselves"; we're trying
> to bring them useful information. We should try to work with MSDE to get
> then to invite us to an event with the superintendents (or their reps),
> which I'm pretty sure they have. Once we have funding and are staffed up, I
> think an early priority should be to set up visits to each county.
>
> Marie
>
> On Dec 30, 2017 8:12 PM, "Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff" <mrsdianneoc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I reached out to the Common Ground leadership and got this response about
>> having an opportunity to present to the superintendents when they meet at
>> the event in May in OC.
>>
>> At $6K to sponsor a luncheon in exchange for the opportunity to speak, I
>> think this is out of our league. Perhaps we could work with MSDE to get on
>> the agenda for a superintendents, or assistant superintendents meeting some
>> other time during the year?
>>
>> Happy new year all!
>>
>> Dianne
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Catherine Poling <cpoling at msetonline.org>
>> Date: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 6:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: Common Ground
>> To: Heather Lageman <heather.lageman at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff <mrsdianneoc at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> We have two opportunities left for personal connections with our
>> Superintendents.  The first is our Leadership Luncheon Sponsorship (see
>> below).  At the beginning of the event, I would announce you as the sponsor
>> of the event and you would have 5 minutes to provide brief remarks. There
>> would also be several other add-ons that you can view below for getting the
>> word out about code.org.
>>
>> The other opportunity is to sponsor lunch on Thursday for our
>> Superintendents during their meeting.  This is a materials only
>> sponsorship.  We would announce that you have sponsored and have your
>> materials available for them on their seats but this sponsorship does not
>> include speaking time.  If you decide to opt for the lunch sponsorship, I
>> will work with you on setting that up in our registration system as it is
>> not currently an item on the list for purchase. Let me know what you would
>> like to do as a next step.  We do have another company that has reached out
>> with interest about the Leadership Luncheon sponsorship (see below).
>>
>> We look forward to continuing the conversation.
>> Catherine
>>
>> LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON, May 4   |   $6,000
>> An invitation-only event for Maryland leaders. Enjoy an elegant luncheon
>> overlooking the bay while networking and collaborating on leading in a
>> digital environment.  Sponsorship includes exclusive identification as
>> Luncheon sponsor, the opportunity to welcome guests to the luncheon,
>> company logo on the app banner, company logo on luncheon signage, two-four
>> tickets to the Luncheon, one 10'w x 8’d booth space (or equivalent
>> square footage) in premiere location on the Exhibit Hall floor, two
>> tickets to the Welcome Dinner and Reception, one concurrent session, a full
>> page ad in the online conference program and app, four full conference
>> badges, and company logo on our sponsor list. In addition, sponsor will
>> have the opportunity to place printed material on attendee chairs prior to
>> the luncheon.  Sponsor is responsible for final printed material and any
>> shipping costs incurred.
>>
>> We look forward to continuing the conversation.
>> Catherine
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Catherine Poling
>> Common Ground Maryland, Inc. President
>> Common Ground 2018 Chairperson
>> http://www.commongroundmd.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff
Acting Director, Maryland Center for Computing Education
CS Matters in Maryland
VP Maryland Computer Science Teachers' Association
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