The co-financing of the Conference (incomes from both registration fees and sponsorship) presents, from the organizers' point of view, the following advantages:

	Emphasizes the commercial part of the Conference.
	Establishes and strengthens collaboration links between the organizers and the sponsors for future activities of reciprocal interest.
	Reduces registration fees, allowing broader participation.

Potential sponsors can enjoy the following advantages:

	Publicity directed at very specific targets (professionals in hydrogen and fuel cells).
	The highlighted presence of their name and logo in the Conference-related information.
	The chance to make patent the sponsor's implication in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, particularly with the organizers.
	The benefits for sponsors accorded by the sponsorship conditions.

Companies interested in becoming a sponsor should contact the organization by e-mail at sponsor@ehec.info  

There are three levels of sponsorship (in addition to specific sponsorship) with the following conditions:
 

Gold Sponsor:

Fee: 20.300 € (16% VAT and all taxes included)

	The sponsor's logo will appear in all the Conference documents: www.ehec.info website, official poster, program, and proceedings book and CD (logo size 80% of the size of the AeH logo)
	The name of the gold sponsors will appear in all the press communications made by the EHEC 2005 Organization.
	Four free registrations with access to the Scientific Conference, the Professional Meeting and the commercial exhibition.
	The sponsor is invited to make a free presentation at the Professional Meeting.
	A discount of 15% in the rental of exhibition space and in the registrations of the company staff.
	A full page advertisement (size A5) in the Conference program.
	The sponsor is invited to hand out company brochures/leaflets (with size and weight limitations) at the stand shared with the HTTC.
	The sponsor is invited to distribute his company brochures/leaflets (with size and weight limitations) in the conference portfolio of all participants together with the Conference documents.

Silver Sponsor:

Fee: 8.700 € (16% VAT and all taxes included)

	The sponsor's logo will appear in all Conference documents: www.ehec.info website, official poster, program, and proceedings book and CD (logotype size 50% of the size of the AeH logo)
	Two free registrations with access to the Scientific Conference, the Professional Meeting and the commercial exhibition.
	The sponsor is invited to make a free presentation at the Professional Meeting.
	A discount of 5% in the rental of exhibition space and in the registrations of the company staff.
	A quarter page (page size A5) advertisement in the Conference program.
	The sponsor is invited to hand out his company brochures/leaflets (with size and weight limitations) at the stand shared with the HTTC.

Bronze Sponsor:

Fee: 4.640 € (16% VAT and all taxes included)

	The sponsor's logo will appear in all Conference documents: www.ehec.info website, official poster, program, and proceedings book and CD (logo size 30% of the size of the AeH logo)
	One free registration with access to the Scientific Conference, the Professional Meeting and the commercial exhibition.
	The sponsor is invited to make a free presentation at the Professional Meeting.
	The sponsor is invited to hand out leaflets/brochures (with size and weight limitations) of his company at the stand shared with the HTTC.

Sponsor logos and names will always be arranged by levels (first gold, then silver and finally bronze), and in alphabetic order within each level.