| About Being a Sponsor |
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We would like to take a moment to thank you for your interest in supporting the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. This is a very special event for us and we strive to make each competition better than the last. We rely on sources of support to help us grow and reach our goal of making the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition a top notch event and a great experience for the participating students. The Midwest CCDC event has grown 300% in the four years since the first regional event was held in 2005. In the 2008 season, we had increased from 8 to over 25 schools competing at the state and regional levels. The Midwest CCDC represented nearly half of the schools involved nationally. This year’s MW-CCDC regional competition included 6 state winners that traveled to Jackson College in Michigan to compete for the trophy and title of Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Champions. Baker College, winning the 2008 MW-CCDC championship, moved on to take the national CCDC championship in San Antonio demonstrating the Midwest's strength in the Cyber Security education space. The 2009 Midwest Regional CCDC competition will be held in Inverness Hills Minnesota on March 27-29, 2009. It is very exciting for us to see the interest level picking up within the various educational institutions and to have the increased participation across the region and nation. The Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition has a positive impact on the educational institutions on multiple levels. Participants gain hands-on experience securing systems, handling business demands, and prioritizing their tasks while working on a mix of operating systems, networking equipment, and hardware components. Faculty and staff take CCDC observations and experiences back to their campuses and make changes to improve their curriculums. Sponsors and supporters play a very large role in CCDC events, whether it be the donation of money, time, hardware, software, or other in-kind donations. The students that come to the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition are truly the best and the brightest. We like to challenge the students with the latest and greatest technologies. Without sponsorships this would be nearly impossible. We also actively seek vendor partnerships working to find ways to introduce new products and technologies to the competition. At each competition we encourage recruiting by sponsors to link the participants with potential employers. Our sponsors are invited and encouraged to attend this unique opportunity to meet and recruit. We will continue to expand this portion of the competition. Thank you again for your interest in the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. We hope that you will find this to be a valuable event and worthy of your support. Platinum Sponsorship $20,000 + Gold Sponsor $10,000 + Silver Sponsor $5,000 + Sponsor $1,000 + Supporter $500 + |
