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Ada Resource Association - Sponsorship Invitation
The Ada Resource Association (ARA) is a non-profit organization whose charter
includes sustaining and promoting the Ada programming language.
- On the technical side, the ARA helps support the continued maintenance of the Ada
language standard and its associated infrastructure (ACATS, ASIS, etc.). This
work has been instrumental in ensuring the smooth evolution of the Ada language.
- On the marketing side, the ARA promotes Ada awareness, principally through a
website – the Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC)
– that the ARA administers.
To continue to provide these services, and to offer a wide range of opportunities
for participation and support, the ARA is introducing a new organizational
structure based on sponsorship levels. Details on benefits and pricing are on the
next page.
A major goal of the new ARA structure is to strengthen the organization’s Ada
advocacy role. A key element is the AdaIC website, which attracts a large amount
of traffic on Ada-related topics via Google and other search engines. The ARA is
in the process of enhancing the AdaIC website to take advantage of current
technology (RSS feeds, blogs, etc.), and the website’s scope will be broadened
to provide resources and news on topics such as safety-critical software, MILS,
multicore, and hard real-time systems. The result will be a modern and dynamic
website that can serve as the face of the Ada community.
If your organization provides Ada products or services, or uses Ada technology,
then signing up as an ARA sponsor will indicate your commitment to the orderly
evolution of the Ada language. And more directly, the AdaIC website will bring
you a tangible benefit: a new and effective channel for making your customers
and prospects aware of your Ada-related offerings and activities.
To sign up as a sponsor, or for more information, please contact
Ben Brosgol,
ARA President, at brosgol@adacore.com.
Ada Resource Association Sponsorship Levels
Contributor- $500/year
- Logo and company name (hyperlinked) on ARA sponsors page
- Name hyperlinked when referenced from AdaIC web pages
- Links from AdaIC website to Ada-related announcements (twice per year)
- Ability to participate at ARA meetings
Silver Sponsor- $2,000/year
All benefits of Contributors plus the following:
- Ability to distribute marketing collateral at conferences where ACM SIGAda is exhibiting
- Company logo along with name on each page of the AdaIC website
- Larger logo and font than Contributor level, on ARA sponsors page
- Tag line accompanying logo and company name on ARA sponsors page
- Rotating banner on AdaIC home page
- Links from AdaIC website to Ada-related announcements (six times per year)
- Voting rights at ARA meetings
Gold Sponsor- $5,000/year
All benefits of Silver plus the following:
- Larger logo and font than Silver level, on ARA sponsors page
- Rotating banner on AdaIC home page, twice as frequently as Silver sponsor
- Links from AdaIC website to Ada-related announcements (monthly)
Platinum Sponsor- $10,000/year
All benefits of Gold plus the following:
- Larger logo and font than Gold level, on ARA sponsors page
- Rotating banner on AdaIC home page, twice as frequently as Gold sponsor
- Links from AdaIC website to Ada-related announcements (unlimited)
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