This document provides information for companies to become a conference partner for CODE_n at CeBIT 2014. As a partner, companies can present their business concept to investors, press, and over 280,000 visitors. Partners receive logo placement, a booth, and opportunities for marketing, events and networking. The basic partnership fee is 4,000 euros which includes the booth and services. An optional innovation dinner for additional partners is 250 euros per person.

1. CODE_n @ CeBIT: Become a Conference Partner
CODE_n gives ambitious, young companies the chance to present their data driven business model
to the media, potential partners and customers in the exceptional surrounding of the CODE_n Hall
within the topic “Driving the Data Revolution”.
You have the opportunity to present your extraordinary business concept to investors, the international
press, and more than 280,000 visitors over the course of five days across 5,000 square meters of space
in the exhibition hall. Like in the years before, CODE_n will be the hotspot at CeBIT 2014!
_ Advantages
// high attention due to the extraordinary CODE_n hall concept
// possibility to establish contacts with decision makers, investors and the media
// minimal effort with administrative organizational tasks
// high-quality conference program
// evening events
// enormous Social Media attention
// attractive price through joint usage of infrastructure
_ Range of single services
_ Booth
// joint booth with other Conference Partners
// 1 bar table
// 2 chairs
// 1 graphic display with company logo (on table)
// internet (1 Ethernet cable)
// power (240V)
// 2 exhibitor passes and own CeBIT visitor ticket contingent (up to 100)
CODE_n Conference Partner Offering
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2. _ Range of joint services
// joint logo wall
// exhibitor registration at Deutsche Messe
// on-site support by experienced CODE_n Team
// press services/support
// joint job board
// catering facilities
// photo documentation
// booth cleaning services
// technical support
_ Communication, Marketing and Events
// logo presence as “Conference Partner” (CODE_n website, marketing material, social media,
logo wall in the CODE_n hall)
// Social Media interaction (2
nd
best hashtag at CeBIT 2013: #CODE_n)
// conference program: 1 speaker slot
// evening events and networking opportunities with delegations (politics, economics), Media, IT
decision makers, clients, investors)
// integration in CeBIT guided tours
_ Notes:
We are currently looking for a technical sponsor of CODE_n14. Please keep your own equipment on
hand in case we don’t have a sponsor. All technical equipment needs to be placed on the table of your
booth.
_ Costs
// logo presence and mentioning as “Conference Partner” of CODE_n14
// booth & infrastructure (technics, security, cleaning)
// registration fee of CeBIT 2014
// internet (LAN) and technical support on-site
// one speaker slot in the CODE_n conference program
= 4,000 EUR (net)
// Participation in CODE_n Innovation Dinner on Monday at CeBIT with more than 400
guests from the startup and Big Data scene, artists, politicians and representatives of
established corporations: 250 EUR (net) per person
_ Registration
// limited availability
// registration deadline: 24 January 2014
// mail to partner@code-n.org
CODE_n Conference Partner Offering
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3. GFT Innovations GmbH I Filderhauptstraße 142 I 70599 Stuttgart I Germany
Register for CODE_n Conference Partnership
th
March 10 to 14th 2014.
At CeBIT 2014, Deutsche Messe, Messegelände, 30521 Hanover, Germany, CODE_n Hall 16.
By my signature I accept this registration to be binding. However, a contract shall only be concluded upon
confirmation of this registration by GFT.
Application via fax at +49 (0)711 62042-501 or by e-mail (scanned registration form)
to partner@code-n.org
Company
_______________________________
Name
_______________________________
Position
_______________________________
Website
_______________________________
Address
_______________________________
Postal code and city
_______________________________
Phone
_______________________________
E-mail
_______________________________
No
Participation CODE_n
Innovation Dinner
Date and signature
Yes, with ___ persons
________________________________________
Conference Partner fee: € 4,000 (+VAT)
Participation CODE_n Innovation Dinner: € 250 (+VAT) per person
Invoice payable upon receipt.
CODE_n Conference Partner Offering
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4. Terms and Conditions of GFT Innovations GmbH (GFT) for Agreements with Conference Partner
1.
General provisions; scope
1.1. These Terms and Conditions apply to all Agreements
with Conference Partners (hereinafter “Partner”).
1.2. These Terms and Conditions apply to the exclusion of
any other terms and conditions and form part of the
agreement and any supplements thereto. Partner's
terms and conditions in addition to or different from
these Terms and Conditions shall not become part of
the agreement without GFT’s express written consent.
The preceding provision shall also apply to terms and
conditions of business set forth in offers, order confirmations or other documents of the Partner.
2.
GFT’s Services and Obligations of the Partner
2.1. GFT agrees to grant the Partner the status of a “Conference Partner” of the Project CODE_n14 (hereinafter “Project” or “CODE_n14”).
2.2. The status of a Conference Partner under the preceding number 1.1 entails the rights and performance obligations described in the document with the respective offering.
2.3. GFT shall not be obligated to perform additional services, unless they have been explicitly agreed upon in
writing between the Parties. In particular, GFT does
not guarantee that the Partner’s involvement in the
Project will achieve any of Partner’s direct or indirect
objective, including the realization of any tax-related
effects. The risk of achieving such objectives is the
sole responsibility of the Partner.
2.4 In good time prior to the performance of the Project,
GFT, in its sole discretion, and on the basis of the
overall artistic concept giving due regard to the interests of all Partners, can publish guidelines in order to
ensure a presence at the CeBIT Trade Show that
takes the artistic concept and the Project into account.
The Partner shall comply with the requirements of the
guideline.
2.5 For all logos to be inserted under this Agreement, the
Partner shall provide GFT with a sample of the Partner’s logo with the appropriate resolution. GFT agrees
to use the logo in accordance with the Partner’s sample and Partner’s other requirements. The specific reproduction and placement of the logo shall be performed in consultation with the Partner.
In this regard, and for the term of this Agreement only,
the Partner shall grant GFT the non-exclusive right,
which may be revoked at any time, to use the Partner’s name and logo for the performance of the contractual services. GFT shall have the right to grant to
the companies affiliated with GFT a corresponding
right of use even without the prior written consent of
the Partner, exclusively for Project marketing purposes.
3.
License of the word mark ››CODE_n‹‹
GFT shall grant the Partner the non-exclusive, nontransferable right to freely use the word mark
››CODE_n‹‹ to the extent that such use is necessary
for the performance of obligations under this Agreement. GFT can publish reasonable general conditions
which the Partner shall comply with, following the notification of such conditions.
December 2013
4.
Excluded activities
The Partner shall be prohibited from the following activities in connection with the partnership, the use of
the word mark ››CODE_n‹‹, and the rights of use
granted to the Partner under this Agreement:
• Activities in violation of legal provisions, in particular
the deceptive or misleading use of the word mark
››CODE_n‹‹ and
• Activities with party-political content, especially canvassing.
5.
Liability
GFT’s liability is unlimited for claims for damages, reimbursement of expenses incurred and indemnification if and to the extent that GFT is liable under mandatory statutory law as in cases of wilful actions, violations of obligations, the fulfilment of which was guaranteed, for losses arising from injuries of the body, life
or health of a person, for claims based on fraudulent
deception, and for claims in connection with defects or
losses the liability for which is mandatory under the
statutory provisions of the Product Liability Act.
GFT’s overall liability for claims for damages, reimbursement of expenses incurred, and indemnification
arising from negligent actions or omissions shall be
limited to an amount that is equal to the Partner’s
Payment.
6.
Protection of Privacy
Both Parties shall be obligated to adhere to all statutory provisions, in particular those of the German Federal Privacy Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG).
7.
Final Provisions
7.1 The Partner shall be prohibited from transferring,
encumbering or licensing rights and claims under this
Agreement to third parties, without the prior written
consent of GFT. GFT may give or withhold its consent
in its sole discretion.
7.2 No oral supplemental agreements have been entered
into. Any changes and amendments to this Agreement require written form. This provision shall also
apply to any change of the written form requirement.
7.3 In the event that any provision of this Agreement is
invalid, in whole or in part, or should this Agreement
contain a contractual gap, the validity of the remaining
provisions shall not be affected by such invalidity. Instead, the invalid provision shall be deemed to be replaced by a valid provision that comes closest to the
economic purpose of the invalid provision. In the
event of a contractual gap, a provision shall be
deemed to have been agreed upon by the Parties corresponding to that which the Parties would have
agreed upon in view of the purpose of the Agreement
if they would have considered such matter from the
very beginning.
7.4 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall
apply. The United Nations convention on Contract for
the International Sale of Goods and of all conflict of
law provisions shall be excluded.
7.5 Place of performance and jurisdiction for all disputes
arising out of and in connection with this Agreement
shall be Stuttgart.
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