Sponsorship – 2026 – ISC2 East Bay Chapter

Our Mission of Shared Stewardship

The ISC2 East Bay Chapter is incorporated as a nonprofit public benefit corporation within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). We are registered with the Secretary of State of California and are not organized for the private gain of any person.

Employer Identification Number (EIN): 47-1242819

Our purpose and mission are rooted in the sustained success of our community. We believe that a resilient cyber-ecosystem requires productive, transparent, and trusted business relationships. As such, we view our sponsors not as external vendors, but as essential partners in our collective defense.

How We Measure Value

In our community, the return on investment is not a simple metric; it is a legacy. We measure the value of any donation or sponsorship through the tangible accomplishment of career milestones for our members, the sustainable growth of our partner companies, and the successful pairing of innovative cybersecurity platforms with the needs of local and national infrastructure.

When your technology improves the cyberposture of our local organizations, we have succeeded. When your contribution funds a student scholarship, we have secured the future. We invite you to join us in this shared stewardship, where your technical excellence supports the professional sanctuary our members have built over the last decade.

The Ecosystem Map (Illustrative, not comprehensive)

Critical Infrastructure & Public Sector: PG&E, City of Stockton, Contra Costa Water District, San Jose Water, BART, Cal State Universities, and the City and County of San Francisco.
Aviation & Transportation: Collins Aerospace, Rivian Automotive, Tesla, Lucid Motors, and Uber.
Retail & Consumer Giants: Albertsons, Safeway, Gap Inc., Ross Stores, Walmart, and The Clorox Company (Oakland).
Health & Life Sciences: Kaiser Permanente (Oakland/Pleasanton), Sutter Health (Walnut Creek), and Roche Molecular Systems (Pleasanton).
Financial & Enterprise Technology: Workday (Pleasanton HQ), Oracle (Pleasanton), ICE Mortgage Technology (Pleasanton), Chevron (San Ramon), and Blue Shield of California (Oakland).

Academic/Innovation Pipeline:

Featured Partnerships: * Las Positas College: Our primary community college partner for workforce development.
Stanford University: Advanced Cybersecurity Program (via the outreach of Dr. Neil Daswani).
Universities: UC Berkeley, UC Merced, CSU East Bay, San Jose State, Cal Poly SLO, Dominican University of California, University of Maryland Global Campus, Arrupe Jesuit University.
Community Colleges: Ohlone College, Chabot College, Las Positas College, Los Medanos College, Diablo Valley College.
High Schools & Organizations: * Oakland Unified: Oakland Unified School District (OUSD).
Fremont Unified: Mission San Jose, Irvington, and Kennedy High.
Pleasanton Unified: Amador Valley and Foothill High.
Dublin Unified: Dublin High School.
Livermore Valley Joint Unified: Livermore High and Granada High.
New Haven Unified: James Logan High (Union City).
Hayward Unified: Hayward High.
Additional: Branham High, Bella Vista Christian Academy, Veritas Classical Christian Academy, and one titled International Earth Science Olympiad.

Sector Innovation Leaders (Illustrative):

AI/Autonomous: Astrix, HiddenLayer, Intezer, Netskope, Mavs AI, Veria Labs.
Identity & Access: BalkanID, One Identity, P0 Security, Redblock, StrongDM, Horizon3.ai.
Infrastructure/Zero Trust: Illumio, Stellar Cyber, Corelight, NetAlly.
GRC/Culture/Supply Chain: Exiger, Snyk, Sepio, RevolutionCyber, Threatcop, Happiest Minds.

Meet our Sponsors

Platinum Tier

Amount: $5,000 (Lifetime, for the duration of the maintained relationship*)

Tier Profile: Maximum Financial Commitment; secures immediate industry leadership and community impact.
Marketing & Branding: Designated Marketing and Promotion team, Up-front positioning (at the door), First billing on all flyers, Banner placement on stage, and dedicated, high-frequency social media campaign on LinkedIn and proactive boosting over the full sponsorship year.
Access: Access to All Events (two annual conferences and two distinguished dinners), including two representatives to staff your table at each conference.
Speaking: Priority invitation to submit a high-quality proposal for at least one in-person presenter slot(s) and up to two webinar or co-sponsored events, first right of refusal on all panels. (All partnerships depend upon a timely and full response.)
Governance: Includes a request for a company member to join our Board or Planning Committee.
*Status Maintenance: Requires at least one paid member in the ISC2 East Bay Community, and that this member is opted-in to review chapter communications, and participates in planning
Distinguished Dinner: Two invitations to each Distinguished Dinner Event, for at least two consecutive years (total of 8 guests in two years)
Distinguished Dinner Book: Prominent placement of attending company leader bios and headshots in the Distinguished Dinner Guest Book handed out at our dinner events.
Purchase conference 6 passes or distinguished dinner guests* in blocks of $500 (up to a 50% savings). *Guests must register with the chapter to join us at any on-site events.
Pre-assigned student volunteer staff who will learn about your platform and service, meet at the conference to assist in setup and breakdown, get the booth participants their lunch, and cover for periods to allow booth members to attend or speak at sessions during the day.

Nonuse of any proposed activity does not constitute credit, and the chapter is not legally obligated to supply any service, as all donations are charitable and not paid in exchange for any service

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors:

Legacy Platinum Sponsors:

Become a Platinum Sponsor

Gold Tier

Amount: $2,500 (Renewed Annually)

Tier Profile: Targeted Annual Impact; Focus on achieving significant visibility and concrete results over a single year
Marketing & Branding: Sponsor link and logo listed as Gold, Designated posting on LinkedIn during the month leading up to the speaking event, and boosting and inclusion of significant corporate announcements during the quarter preceding events.
Access: Access for up to two staff/attendees to manage your table and attend up to two events/conferences per year.
Speaking: Invitation to submit a presentation proposal for the conference, in-person presenter slot(s), and up to two webinar events.
Distinguished Dinner: Two invitations to each Distinguished Dinner Event (total of 4).
Distinguished Dinner Book: Prominent placement of the attending company leader’s bio and headshot in the Distinguished Dinner Guest Book handed out at our dinner events.
Purchase conference 6 passes or distinguished dinner guests* in blocks of $500 (up to 50% savings). *Guests must register with the chapter to join us at any on-site events.
Pre-assigned student volunteer staff who will learn about your platform and service, meet at the conference to assist in setup and breakdown, get the booth participants their lunch, and cover for periods to allow booth members to attend or speak at sessions during the day.

Nonuse of any proposed activity does not constitute credit, and the chapter is not legally obligated to supply any service, as all donations are charitable and not paid in exchange for any service.

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors:

Become a Gold Sponsor

Silver Tier

Amount: $1,500 (Renewed Annually)

Tier Profile: Foundational Partnership; focus on building a long-term, continuous relationship
Marketing & Branding: Sponsor logo posted prominently on the Conference Event webpage/flyers, and make best efforts to raise prominence on the sponsor’s posts and draw attention to them.
Access: Access for up to two staff/attendees to manage your table and attend up to two events/conferences per year.
Speaking: Invitation to submit a presentation proposal, which may be selected based on its suitability, first right of refusal for panel slots, and one webinar event.
Distinguished Dinner: Two invitations to one of two Distinguished Dinner Events (total of 2).
Distinguished Dinner Book: Prominent placement of the attending company leader’s bio and headshot in the Distinguished Dinner Guest Book handed out at our dinner events.
Purchase conference 6 passes or distinguished dinner guests* in blocks of $500 (up to a 50% savings). *Guests must register with the chapter to join us at any on-site events.
One student volunteer staff member who will learn about your platform and service, meet at the conference to assist in setup and breakdown, get the booth participants their lunch, and cover two hours to allow booth members to attend or speak at sessions during the day.

Nonuse of any proposed activity does not constitute credit, and the chapter is not legally obligated to supply any service, as all donations are charitable and not paid in exchange for any service.

Thank you to our Silver Sponsors:

We wish to acknowledge with great gratitude our departing sponsors from 2025.

Semperis, BigID, Symmetry Systems, BreachRX. Please let us know if your leadership can attend the March Distinguished Dinner.

Become a Silver Sponsor

$150 – Member Meeting Sponsors contribute toward operational costs to present webinars and manage membership. If you present to our community, we require that you be a registered member of the chapter, and we ask for a donation to maintain monthly digital subscriptions.

If you present to our membership, you should donate to support the cost of that event. We are a non-profit. No one is paid, and the services we use require donations in order for us to operate. If you have presented in the past but did not contribute, please consider using our “Pay It Forward” option.

Sponsor a Member Meeting

Pay-It-Forward Sponsorship

$100 – Pay-It-Forward helps the chapter maintain a diverse and accessible pipeline of talent by offsetting costs for students and those transitioning into the field. By choosing this option, you ensure that high-quality networking and education remain available to the entire local workforce. It is a direct investment in a stronger, better-connected professional community.

Sponsor Pay-It-Forward

Please fill out the Member Meetings and Conference Preparation form (button below) that notifies us of your desire to participate with and sponsor our chapter. Using the Member Meeting Preparation form, we are better able to serve your interests and facilitate your offering to our East Bay community. This form requires a Google account to allow for the uploading of presentation materials. We also need you to provide your business email in the form in order to plan with you. If you experience any difficulties with the form, contact our conferencedirector@isc2-eastbay-chapter.org.

Membership Meeting and Conference Preparation Form

Support for drawing industry guests	Platinum	Gold	Silver	Bronze (individual)	Member Meeting
Location	In Person	In Person	In Person	In Person	Webinar
Billing cycle	One time only	Annually	Annually	Annually	Per event
Sponsor logo listed on the ISC2 East Bay Sponsorship Page and related event pages	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Opportunity to promote offers and events via site events page and monthly chapter communications	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
# of Events / Conferences access	All	2	2	1	1 virtual
Vendor Banner visible in presenter area for live events	Yes	Yes	Case by Case	No	N/A
Sponsor Table at live events	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
Sponsor may use ISC2 East Bay logo in communications about ISC2 East Bay events	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# of ($145) Event Passes for the sponsorship Year**	4 per yr 2 years	4 per year	2 per year	1	N/A
# of Speakers at conferences and webinar events	2+	1 webinar 1 keynote	1 webinar 1 panel	1 live booth 1 panel	N/A
Invitation to speaker luncheon & dinners	All	2×2	1×2	N/A	N/A
Support to draw industry guests	Yes	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Involvement in chapter planning	Yes	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tax deductible donation	$5,000	$2,500	$1,500	$500	$150

** Legacy Platinum vendors are 3 or more years past their initial contribution, and it is customary for the chapter to accept additional donations to cover the cost of some events.

*** As of 2025, our costs to support events have increased to a level that makes Bronze sponsorship no longer feasible.

*** Sponsorship prices have increased and are in effect for 2026.