Cloud Foundry Day

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Sponsor Guide

General Information

Thank you for your support of Cloud Foundry Day 2022, taking place in person in Detroit, Michigan, and virtually this October 25!

Please click through the tabs on this page to access information on exhibiting at the conference. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Christie Davis.

Registration

Event Partners receive (5) complimentary in-person passes for Cloud Foundry Day. **Please note: You must pay the registration fee for Kubecon + Cloud Native Con. This discount code only waives the Cloud Foundry Day registration fee. You are welcome to use these for whomever you like, whether for employees or customers.

Click here to register

Please email Christie Davis if you need your code re-sent to you.

Onsite Venue

Huntington Place
1 Washington Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226

Hotel Information
Book your hotel through Kubecon + CloudNativeCon here.

Getting There
Airport Information

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Airport Code: DTW
Time by Taxi: 25 minutes
Distance from Venue: 20 miles

Driving Directions from Airport to Venue

Parking
Currently, Huntington Place has 4,196 parking spaces available for a fee paid by credit card only on a first come first serve basis at the Roof Deck parking, Washington Blvd. garage, the Huntington Place Congress Street Garage and in Joe Louis Garage.  Huntington Place is not responsible for items left in vehicles parked in Huntington Place garages.

More information and parking maps are located on Huntington Place’s website.

Public Transportation
There are several ways to use public transportation. A Detroit People Mover station is located inside Huntington Place on the 4th floor near Congress Street. More details on the People Mover, Q-Line, and FAST bus service are available through Huntington Place.

Airline Discounts
Access airline discounts through Kubecon + CloudNativeCon here.

Virtual Platform

The virtual portion of Cloud Foundry Day will be hosted on Zoom webinars.

Due Dates


September 9: Logo in .svg format due.
September 9: Twitter handle due.
September 29: Pre or post-event email blast content due.
October 6: 
Blog post content due.
October 6: Social post content due.
October 21: Register attendees by this date.

Deliverables

Logo Included in Advertising on cloudfoundry.org and the Event Website

(5) Social Media Posts on Cloud Foundry’s Twitter:
Sponsors may submit custom content for the social media posts. If no content is received, Cloud Foundry will create and post the content for social media mentions.

Blog Post on the Cloud Foundry Official Blog:
Content should be:

  • Original
  • Under 1,000 words
  • Not overly promotional
  • Potential topics could include: a preview of a session, new code contributions, updates on deployments (especially with any measurable results), or something that educates readers (new research, lessons learned, project updates, etc.)

Email Blast to Cloud Foundry’s Email List:
Sponsors have the opportunity to send (1) exclusive pre-conference or post-conference email to attendees who opted in to receive sponsored content. Dates are reserved on a first come first serve basis. Send your content and your preferred send-out date to Christie Davis. Cloud Foundry will send emails on a conference branded email template on behalf of the sponsor. Attendee contact details will not be shared.

Pre-conference emails will be sent out: Monday, October 17 – Friday, October 21.
Post-conference emails will be sent out: Monday, October 31 – Friday, November 4.

Emails can thank attendees, promote a session, encourage attendees to download marketing materials, visit your booth, visit your website, contact you, etc.

Logo on Session Videos Uploaded to YouTube:
Sponsor logos will be included on a slide that is added to session videos and then uploaded to YouTube.

Logo Branded on Attendee Giveaway:
Sponsor logos will be included on t-shirts that will be given to attendees at the event.

Logo Listed on Event-Specific Signage

Conference Passes:
Event Partners receive (5) complimentary in-person passes for Cloud Foundry Day. **Please note: You must pay the registration fee for Kubecon + Cloud Native Con. This discount code only waives the Cloud Foundry Day registration fee. You are welcome to use these for whomever you like, whether for employees or customers.

Click here to register

Please email Christie Davis if you need your code re-sent to you.

Schedule

View the full schedule here!

Health + Safety

Cloud Foundry Day is co-located with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, and will be following their Health & Safety plans. For more information, visit the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Health & Safety website.

Code of Conduct

The Linux Foundation and its project communities are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for participants at all of our events. All participants are expected to behave in accordance with our Code of Conduct. Sponsors must not use sexualized images, videos, activities, giveaways, or other material, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.

The Linux Foundation and its project communities reserve the right to remove anyone from the event if it is determined that their participation or behavior creates a disruption or hinders the event or the enjoyment of the virtual event by other attendees.

Event Partner