Welcome to the Population Health Congress to be held in Brisbane in 2008, and thank you for considering being a sponsor or exhibitor for this event.

This congress is historic in that it is the first time that four population health organisations have come together to hold a joint event. This collaboration is planned to occur every four years and as such provides sponsors and exhibitors with an excellent opportunity to reach a large audience (expected to be around 800 people at this inaugural event) from a wide range of population health backgrounds including medical, primary health care, health promotion, epidemiology and public and environmental health.

This congress has the title of ‘A Global World – Practical Action for Health and Well-being’ and has three sub-themes – Environment and Health, Social Cohesion, Social Capital and Health and Food and Health. These sub-themes in themselves will provide a very interesting structure to the congress, and are diverse enough to ensure that the congress will have broad appeal to sponsors.

I encourage you to get involved in this event as population health and population health practitioners are an important market with a strong interest in health promoting and environmentally friendly products and services.
We look forward to having you along to this historic event.

Adrian Heard


DATE AND VENUE
The Congress will take place from 6–9 July 2008, at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, set on the beautiful Southbank precinct. Brisbane in July is the most liveable of Australia's major cities. With a July maximum of 20°C and a minimum of 10°C it is a place many Australians head for in winter. 

The easy access to the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and the Lamington Plateau all makes Brisbane a very popular destination. The Convention & Exhibition Centre is adjacent to the Brisbane River and to an attractive restaurant and shopping precinct. It is quite simply one of Australia’s best Congress venues.

CONGRESS THEMES
There will be a very engaging program around the theme ‘A Global World – Practical Action for Health and Well-Being’. The program will also include three sub-themes, which will each be the focus of one day of the Congress. These sub-themes are:

• Environment and Health 
• Social Cohesion, Social Capital and Health 
• Food and Health

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
There will be a very special line-up of keynote speakers at the Congress, all covering a particular area of the three Congress sub-themes. These special speakers include:

Environment and Health
Professor Ian Lowe – The director of the Australian Conservation Foundation and one of Australia’s leading exponents on climate change and its effect
on the health of Australia's people. Ian is also regarded as one of Australia's most engaging and entertaining speakers.

Mr Allen Kearns – Allen is deputy head of the ecology division of CSIRO and will speak on the ecological perspectives of our changing environment.

Professor Tony McMichael – Director of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and a leading Australian exponent of the health effects of climate change.
Social Cohesion, Social Capital and Health

Professor Sir Michael Marmot – The joint author of the United Kingdom’s pivotal document on health inequalities entitled The ‘Solid Facts’. Sir Michael is head of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and will be delivering a major report on the outcomes of this Commission.

Professor John Lynch – John is the Canada Research Chair in Population Health and is an epidemiologist with a keen interest in measuring health disparities.

Professor Ian Anderson – Ian is the Professor of Indigenous Health at Melbourne University, and Director of the Centre for and Society and the Onemda VicHealth Koori Unit. He is one of Australia’s key spokespersons on indigenous health issues.

Food and Health
Professor Adam Drewnowski – As a nutritional epidemiologist, Adam is one of the world’s leading figures on the relationship between the cost of food and nutritional quality. Adam challenges audiences with provocative questions like “Are current healthy food recommendations elitist?”.

Dr Cliona Ni Mhurchu – Cliona will report on her evaluation of the effectiveness of strategies to promote healthier supermarket food purchases as part of the SHOP trial which she is currently conducting in New Zealand.

Dr Jane Dixon – Well known Australian expert on food and obesity, and renown for her interesting theories on the causes of obesity in the population.

HOST ORGANISATIONS
The Population Health Congress is jointly sponsored by the four leading professional population health organisations in the Asia Pacific region: the Public Health Association of Australia, the Australian Health Promotion Association, the Australasian Epidemiological Association and the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine.

Together these organisations undertake and promote research, professional development, mentoring, training, information, teaching, advocacy and policy development across the full range of population health subject areas, including medical, primary health care, health promotion, epidemiology and public and environmental health.

DELEGATE PROFILE
Congress 2008 replaces the four annual conferences usually conducted individually by the organisations. The historic cooperation of these organisations has created an environment for a very large gathering of population health professionals, and will provide the opportunity for working across and within organisations on key population health issues, as well as unparalleled opportunities for networking.

It provides a significant opportunity to access, at the one time, more than 800 national and international delegates from across the population health continuum, with most delegates drawn from the Asia Pacific region and employed in not-for-profit organisations, local, state and federal government, universities, research institutions and hospitals.

MAJOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

GOLD SPONSORSHIP ($55,000)
There will be three Gold Sponsorships offered, one for each of the themed days. Benefits include:

A. International Keynote speaker/s,
B. National keynote speaker/s and
C. All catering breaks on the day you select

• The opportunity for a representative from your organisation to introduce one of the keynote speakers on the day you are sponsoring

• Verbal acknowledgement as the days sponsor at the beginning and the end of your selected day

• Acknowledgement of your sponsorship via electronic signage in the plenary room at the beginning and end of each break

• Your logo on all speaker introduction slides in the Plenary Room throughout the day you are sponsoring

• Your logo displayed on electronic signage in the Plenary room throughout the Congress

• Your logo and acknowledgement of your Gold sponsorship on update emails going to delegates in the lead up to the Congress

• Named as a Gold with logo on the Congress sponsor logo-board(s) in the foyer

• as a Gold in the list of sponsors

• as a Gold Sponsor in newsletters of the four auspicing organizations, once before and once after the Congress

• Four one page advertisements, one in each of the journals of PHAA, AEA AND AHPA and one in the AFPHM newsletter

• Prominent positioning of one full page colour advertisement in the Congress Program booklet

• Prominent positioning of your logo on all promotional material

• Four complimentary registrations including dinner but exclusive of other social events

• 2 places at one of the head tables at the Congress Dinner

• Opportunity to provide an insert into Congress satchel

• Link from Congress website to your website

• Prime location of large (3 x 3m) trade booth in Congress exhibition area

We can also arrange for other promotional opportunities as part of a gold sponsorship, including promotional fliers on seats in the plenary room, t-shirts/caps for catering staff during sponsored breaks, and tent cards at buffet tables during sponsored breaks.

SILVER SPONSORSHIP ($22,000)
There will be three Silver Sponsorships offered, which will include a standard range of benefits plus the choice of one featured sponsorship item.

Standard Benefits
• Four half page advertisements, one in each of the journals of PHAA, AHPA and one in the AFPHM newsletter

• One full page mono advertisement in the Congress booklet

• Sponsor logo on all promotional material, including the Congress Program booklet

• Named as a Silver with logo on the Congress sponsor logo-board(s) in the foyer

• Your logo displayed on electronic signage in the Plenary room throughout the Congress

• as a Sponsor in the list of sponsors

• Two complimentary registrations including dinner but exclusive of other social events

• Opportunity to provide one insert into Congress satchel

• Link from Congress website to website

• Large (3 x 3m) trade booth in Congress exhibition area

• We can also arrange for other promotional opportunities as part of a silver sponsorships, including opportunities to place promotional items at seats at the congress dinner or welcome ceremony (if included in sponsorship), t-shirts/caps for catering staff during sponsored breaks, and tent cards at buffet tables during sponsored events.

Included in your Silver Sponsorship is your choice of one of the following featured sponsorship items

A. Congress Dinner
• Acknowledgement during the dinner welcome address

• The opportunity to present a three minute address to dinner participants

• Your logo on the dinner ticket and menus

• Prominent display of your banner (sponsor to supply) at the dinner venue

• Two extra Congress dinner tickets (four total) including 2 places at a head table

• Dinner can be themed to your preferred colours

B. Satchel
• logo in a prominent position on each delegate satchel

C. Welcome Reception
• Acknowledgement during the Welcome Reception opening address

• Opportunity for a 3 minute speech at the Welcome • Tent card with your logo on catering tables

• Prominent display of sponsor’s banner (sponsor to supply) at the reception

• Attendance at opening ceremony for up to 10 additional staff/guests

• Welcome reception can be themed to your preferred colours

D. International  Keynote Speaker
Note these will initially be offered with Gold Sponsorship only

• Acknowledgement during the speaker introduction address

• to introduce the International Keynote Speaker

• Your logo on Congress slide introducing the speaker

• You logo to appear next to the Speakers listing in the Congress handbook

• Attendance at the Congress the morning of your sponsored Keynote session for up to six additional staff/guests

BRONZE SPONSORSHIP
There will be up to ten Bronze Sponsorships offered, which will include a standard range of benefits plus the choice of one featured sponsorship item. Bronze Sponsorships vary in cost from $4,400 to $6,600 depending on the featured sponsorship item you choose.

Standard benefits
• Named as a Bronze Sponsor with logo on the Congress sponsor logo-board(s) in the foyer

• Half page mono advertisement in the Congress program booklet

• Named as a Bronze Sponsor in the list of sponsors

• Link from Congress website to Sponsor website

Your logo displayed on electronic signage in the Plenary room throughout the Congress

Plus your choice of one of the following featured sponsorship items:

A. Pocket program ($6,600)
• Sponsor logo in a prominent position on each program

B. Name badges ($6,600)
• Your logo in a prominent position on each delegate name badge

• Your logo or name printed on the Congress lanyard is available for an additional $1,100

C. Lunch break ($6,600)
Note these will initially be offered with Gold Sponsorship only

• Your logo on Congress slide before and after break

• Tent card with your logo on catering tables

• Opportunity to provide, t-shirts, aprons or caps for catering staff to wear

• Opportunity to handout promotional items or run a competition during the break

D. Trade booth and two satchel inserts ($6,100)
• Prominent positioning of large (3 x 3m) trade booth in Congress exhibition area

• Opportunity to provide two inserts into Congress satchel

E. National keynote speaker ($5,500)
Note these will initially be offered with Gold Sponsorship only

• Acknowledgement during the speaker introduction address

• Opportunity to introduce the speaker

• Your logo on Congress slide introducing the speaker

• You logo to appear next to the Speakers listing in the Congress handbook

• Attendance at Keynote session for up to three staff/guests

F. Speaker preparation room ($4,400)
• Naming rights for the speaker preparation room

• Prominent display of sponsor’s banner (sponsor to supply) in the preparation room

G. Indigenous chill-out lounge ($4,400)
• Naming rights for the chill-out lounge

• Prominent display of sponsor’s banner (sponsor to supply) in the lounge

OTHER SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
In addition to the Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsorship categories, there are a number of sponsorship activities available to suit a range of budgets.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
10 available at $5,500 each
• Your logo included on sponsor signage at the registration area

• Named in the list of sponsors

• Your logo displayed on electronic signage in the Plenary room throughout the Congress

• Opportunity to provide one insert into Congress satchel

• If the Scholar is a presenter your logo will appear their abstract in Congress Program booklet

INDIGENOUS SCHOLARSHIP
10 available at $3,300 each
• Your logo included on sponsor signage at the registration area

• Named in the list of sponsors

• Your logo displayed on electronic signage in the Plenary room throughout the Congress

• Opportunity to provide one insert into Congress satchel

• If the Scholar is a presenter your logo will appear their abstract in Congress Program booklet

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
10 available at $3,300 each
• Your logo included on sponsor signage at the registration area

• Named in the list of sponsors

• Your logo displayed on electronic signage in the Plenary room throughout the Congress

• Opportunity to provide one insert into Congress satchel

• If the Scholar is a presenter your logo will appear their abstract in Congress Program booklet

SOCIAL EVENT/ACTIVITY
6 available at $1,100 each
There will be several opportunities to sponsor social events such as rock-climbing, canoeing and morning walks to be conducted as part of the Congress.

• Naming rights for the activity

• Acknowledgement at the commencement of the activity (Where practical your banner displayed at the location or the activity (or start/finish point)

• Name in program for the activity

• Logo included in the Congress program Booklet

• Opportunity to provide participants with your promotional items (caps water bottles etc)

VOLUNTEER T-SHIRTS
1 available at $1,100 each
There will be one opportunity to sponsor the volunteer T-shirts.

• Your logo included on sponsor signage at the registration area

• Name in list of sponsors

• Your logo displayed on electronic signage in the Plenary room throughout the Congress

• Sponsor logo on t-shirts

SATCHEL INSERT
$880 each
Sponsors can insert their publicity brochure or sample within the Congress satchel. Brochures are restricted to A4 size, where possible using double-sided printing on recycled paper. Each insert requires approval from the Organising Committee.

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES

LARGE TRADE BOOTH
16 available at $3,300 each
There will be sixteen large trade booth locations available. Each booth will include:

• 3m x 3m shell structure, 2.4m high

• Fascia board featuring your organisation’s name

• Two spotlights

• One powerpoint

• Two exhibitor passes (including all catering, Congress satchel, booklet and name badge)

• Attendance at Opening Ceremony for two staff/guest

• Name in list of exhibitors

SMALL TRADE BOOTH
4 available at $2,750 each
There will be four small trade booth locations available. Each booth will include:

• 3m x 2m shell structure, 2.4m high

• Fascia board featuring your organisation’s name

• Two spotlights

• One powerpoint

• Two exhibitor passes (including all catering, Congress satchel, booklet and name badge)

• Attendance at Opening Ceremony for two staff/guest

• Name in list of exhibitors

SPECIAL NOTE FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS: 
Special consideration will be given to not-for-profit organisations wishing to exhibit at the Congress. Please contact Conference Co-ordinators to discuss how we might accommodate your requirements.

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONGRESS SECRETARIAT

Conference Co-ordinators have been appointed as the Professional Conference Organisers for Congress 2008. The packages listed in this document can be tailored to your specific marketing needs as well as new ideas incorporated into the available options.

If you would like to suggest other ways in which your company would like to be involved with the Congress, please do not hesitate to contact Conference Co-ordinators on:

PO Box 139
CALWELL ACT 2905
Tel: +61 2 6292 9000
Fax: +61 2 6292 9002
Email: conference@confco.com.au

BOOKING AND PAYMENT
Once your booking is confirmed an initial deposit of 25% will be required. An invoice for the final payment will be issued on 1 June 2008. Payment can be made by cheque, MasterCard, Visa card or direct transfer to the Population Health Congress bank account.

CANCELLATION
All alterations or cancellations to your booking must be made in writing and will be acknowledged by post, facsimile or e-mail. Notification should be sent to:

Conference Co-ordinators
PO Box 139 CALWELL ACT 2905
Tel: +61 2 6292 9000
Fax: +61 2 6292 9002
Email: conference@confco.com.au

Cancellations received prior to 1 April 2008 will incur a cancellation fee of 25% of the value of their sponsorship or booth. Cancellations received after this date will be required to pay the full cost.

SUMMARY OF SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please note: All prices quoted in this Prospectus are inclusive of GST

TYPE	No. AVAILABLE	COST
Gold Sponsor — Including all of the following items on your chosen day:	3	$ 55,000
A. International keynote speaker/s B. National keynote speaker/s C. Catering breaks
Silver Sponsor — Including your choice of one of the following items:	3	$ 22,000
A. Congress dinner B. Satchel C. Welcome reception D. International keynote speaker*
Bronze Sponsor — Your choice of one of the following:	Up to 10
A. Pocket program		$ 6,600
B. Name badges		$ 6,600
C Lunch break*		$ 6,600
D. Trade booth & 2satchel inserts		$ 6,100
E. National keynote speaker*		$ 5,500
F. Speaker preparation room		$ 4,400
G. Indigenous chill-out lounge		$ 4,400
Other sponsorship opportunities
International scholarship	10	$ 5,500
Indigenous scholarship	10	$ 3,300
Student scholarship	10	$ 3,300
Social event/activity	6	$ 1,100
Volunteer t-shirts	1	$ 1,100
Satchel insert	1	$ 880
Large (3 x 3m) trade booth	16	$ 3,300
Small (3 x 2m) trade booth	4	$ 2,750
Trade display — not-for-profit organisations subject to conditions		$ POA