Techfugees Adelaide

SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL

A unique opportunity to co-design solutions to help refugees settle in Australia

TECHFUGEES

The Tech Community's response to a global issue

Techfugees was founded in 2015 by Mike Butcher of TechCrunch UK with the goal of helping successful settlement of refugees into their new European countries. The idea was expanded with events held in London, Paris, Warsaw, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and now Adelaide.

Techfugees was brought to Australia by Annie Parker of Muru-D/Lighthouse Sydney, Anne-Marie Elias from Chief Disruptor and Nicole Williamson from LanzaTech. For further information about the international movement, please see www.techfugees.com

TECHFUGEES Australia

Australia has already hosted 4 Techfugees Hackathons. Now it's Adelaide's turn!!

26th - 28th May 2017

The Techfugees Adelaide Hackathon will bring together developers, designers, entrepreneurs, refugee organisations and community members together to develop creative tech solutions to help refugee families settle into the Australian community.

Past events

The Sydney Techfugees event attracted approximately 20 partners and sponsors including Blue Chilli, Pollenizer and Uber. Melbourne's partners and sponsors included the Telstra Foundation, LaunchVic ($5,000 cash prize), LawPath ($3,000 cash runner up prize and 3 months membership for all attendees) and Dropbox (cloud storage, prize swag). Each of these events attracted a physical crowd of over 200 people over the weekend, with a broader audience on social media.

Click here to view the Sydney Techfugees submissions.

Click here to view the Melbourne Techfugees submissions.

The Adelaide Techfugees Event is being supported by Red Cross, Life Without Barriers and the Australian Refugee Association. Welcome to Australia are also keen to participate.

What are we looking for?

To ensure maximum participation from the Refugee and Tech communities, we are not applying a registration fee. We do not receive any funding from Techfugees International. Subsequently to host a successful event and maximise the outcomes for refugees, we are seeking further support from the wider business community.

SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS

PRIZES: 1ST, 2ND, 3RD AND PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Winning Cash Prize for best hack solutions - $5,000 - $10,000
Launch Event sponsorship for Friday 26th May - $3,000
Catering and consumables - $ 1,000 - $5,000
Opt-in products, subscriptions services to support participating teams
Post event services/ mentoring support e.g. co-working space hire, professional counselling, memberships etc.
Other volunteers or services in kind including: translators (Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Pashto), "gifts" for Refugee "Welcome" packs and general event help

What do sponsors get?

Logo displayed and linked to company page on Eventbrite and Devpost event page. Outline of prizes/sponsorship/services also included.
Logo displayed on slide show over weekend event when there are no scheduled speakers. We expect at least 120 attendees to pass through the weekend.
One panel judge slot offered for winning cash prize sponsor.
Many of our partners are opting to send a representative as a mentor for the weekend where we can introduce them and ensure they are visible.
We have a detailed communications plan outline in the lead up and post event including TV, digital news and print. We will be looking to work directly with sponsors and their media departments if/when quotes or interviews are requested. Below is a sample of the media coverage we have received for past similar events.