library visit and meeting with organizer

Objective:

· Meet up with the organizer, Matt Bennette, before the event starts
· Search and borrow books for literature review

Meeting Details:

· We were very excited to meet up with Matt Bennette and were happy that he was very willing to share.
· We wanted to find out from the organizer how did he get the sponsors for the event and what is he giving the sponsors for sponsoring this event.

Analysis:

· It seems like the organizers were not really focused on getting sponsorship for this event as they did not offer any sponsorship package.
· The organizer is mainly given beer and tents in return for sponsorship.
· They only started planning for this event last year.
· LOWE is sponsoring for their refrigerator.
· It is still surprisingly that despite the organizer not focusing on sponsorship, they are still getting so many sponsors. I think it has to do with the fact that it is under the Uniquely Singapore calendar and also since it is the first of a kind event being held in Singapore, many sponsors would want to take this opportunity to gain exposure. However, if they want to retain the sponsor, they will need to know how to manage the sponsor which we will be including in our report.