2020 Sponsorship Prospectus 
ANU Computer Science Student Association 
 
 

 
   

 
 

What is the CSSA? 

 
Who We Are 
 
The ANU Computer Science Students’ Association (CSSA) is the major student-led 
organization on campus that caters to the needs of IT, Computer Science and Software 
Engineering students at The Australian National University. Membership is open to all 
current students. 
 
The CSSA was founded in 1994, but membership declined for several years until a 
major relaunch in 2011. Now, with booming membership rates and more than 400 
members, the CSSA has become one of the most active faculty-related societies on 
the ANU campus. 
 
The CSSA is affiliated with the ANU Students’ Association (ANUSA), and won the 2012 
ANUSA Award for Event of the Year and Runner-Up Large Club of the Year. 
 

What We Do 
 
We cultivate and uphold a vibrant community among ANU computing students. Each 
year, a wide range of social, academic and professional opportunities are brought to 
ANU students through our organization. 
 
Our calendar includes a wide range of social events (Trivia and video game nights, 
barbeques, etc.), technical events (Technical workshops & Study events), and 
career-related events (Annual Careers Fair & Company presentations/talks). 
 
In addition to weekly events, we publish a newsletter to update students on 
tech-related events, competitions and career opportunities.  
 
In 2012 we established a student common room within the CSIT building that has 
become a popular social hub for computing students. The common room has just 
finished a major renovation and will include an industry section with advertisements, 
promotional material and merchandise. 
Sponsorship 
 
From basic access to fully-fledged industry partnership, the CSSA has a 
range of sponsorship packages to cater to all interested parties. 
 
Packages:   Silver Sponsor Gold Sponsor
  $ 400  $ 500  $ 1000 
Careers Fair ✓  ✓  ✓ 
Sponsored Event   Up to 1  Up to 2 
​Sponsored Talk    ✓  ✓ 
​Barbeque    ✓  ✓ 
Advertisements   Up to 3  Up to 5 
Facebook    ✓  ✓ 
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Newsletter    ✓  ✓ 
Logo Placements    Normal Size  Large Size 
Website    ✓  ✓ 
Newsletter    ✓  ✓ 
Common Room    ✓  ✓ 
Facebook Cover Photo      ✓ 
New Member Welcome Flyers      ✓ 
Promotion at Major Events      Unlimited 
Orientation Week      ✓ 
Epic Games Nights      ✓ 
       

Non-Package Sponsorship 
 
If your firm would prefer to purchase a single sponsorship opportunity (or negotiate an 
agreement outside these packages), please contact us! We can customise the contract 
as much or as little as you’d prefer. 
 
 
 

 
How Sponsorship Will Benefit You 
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​Up to 1 Newsletter Communication for Silver Sponsors 
 
Recruitment 
 
As a large student association with a lively club room, the CSSA is a forum for some of 
the brightest and most passionate computer science students at the ANU. Our society 
develops the academic and professional skills of our members through extracurricular 
workshops and events (e.g. ​LaTeX​ workshop; study events) and enriches their social 
experience, e.g. via the semiannual ​Epic Game Night​. 
 
 
Brand Presence 
 
By advertising through us, hundreds of students will become more familiar with your 
name and brand image. This leads to more students and graduates applying to 
opportunities offered by your business, increasing the likelihood of you finding your 
perfect candidate. 
 
Even if the brand is already established, these advertisements will further boost and 
uphold your reputation within the university as well as creating a more personal 
relationship between you and the students. 
 
 

We’d love to work with your business to create a 

prosperous, professional relationship.  
   
Marketing Options 
Careers Fair 
 
Tentative date: 12:00-14:00 14th March 
 
A STEM careers fair is held annually at ANU, as a conjunction between the Engineering 
Students Association, Computer Science Student Association and the Mathematics 
Society. This is a prime opportunity to showcase your brand and attract the best 
among future graduates to your company. 
 
Catered stall space for up to three people. 
Company blurb included in promotional brochure & e-booklet. 
Promotional materials distributed to students through career fair show bags. 
 

Barbecues 
 
We run several Barbeques during each semester, typically catering to around 70 – 100 
students. This provides a social environment for our members to meet new people and 
enjoy the campus. We offer delicious sausages, vegetarian patties and hash browns. 
 
These barbeques present a unique opportunity to network with students in a relaxed, 
informal setting. 
 
Naming rights & logo on promotional material. 
Own marketing material may be distributed at the event. 
 

Tech Talks 
 
Each semester, we organize multiple industry-run technical workshops. Unique to every 
firm, topics have touched on Microsoft Kinect development, the Haskell programming 
language, and postgraduate career opportunities. We provide pizza and non-alcoholic 
beverages during these events. 
 
Naming rights & logo on promotional material. 
Own marketing material may be distributed at the event.   
Women in Tech 
 
The "Women in Tech" program is a series of events running throughout the year. 
Although open to all students, this program targets low enrolment and retention rates in 
female students. Events include: 
 
- Careers Q&A Panel featuring successful women in both the industry and 
academia. 
- An educational "Get Together & Code" morning, with catered brunch. Later-year 
female students provide important advice and guidance to younger students. 
- Social potluck and Computer Science movie night. 
 
The success of these events would be greatly assisted by external sponsorship. Your 
support will be mentioned in all promotional material. Also, if you wish to host an event 
or join these students, we would be happy to discuss this further. 
 

Student Workshops 
 
We also run a series of events which primarily focus on giving students tools and 
knowledge that will be directly used in their university degree. Topics for these 
workshops include Intermediate ​git​ usage and ​LaTeX​ among other things. While the 
primary purpose is to impart new technical skills to students, these events can be 
complemented with a relevant brand networking component. 
 
Similar to the tech talks, these workshops can be led by our industry partners, giving 
students insight into how companies use some of these tools in the real world as well 
as increasing brand presence in the minds of students. These workshops will be 
arranged primarily based on whether a company's topic will be of use and interest to 
our members. If you have an idea of a potential workshop, we would love to hear it! 
 

Social Media, Newsletter & Online Presence 

 
Our social media has an outreach of over 1000 people, with more than 350 users 
interacting with our posts each week. In addition to this, we have an email newsletter 
that all members subscribe to as well as a website. 
 
Each newsletter contains information on upcoming CSSA and other tech-related events 
from around ANU and the Canberra area. It is a good avenue of advertising to quickly 
reach a large number of students – indeed, many of our members rely solely upon 
social media to learn about our activities.  
 
You’ll also have the opportunity to write or promote technical or interesting articles 
about work you’re doing on our newsletter as well as our Facebook page. 
 
Logo on promotional material. 
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Posts on all Social Media : Facebook and Website 
Short blurb and technical articles in the Newsletter. 

 
Common Room 
 
The Common Room is the social nerve center of the CSSA. First opened in 2012, it has 
become a high-traffic location for Computer Science, Software Engineering & I.T. 
students. It is a small and cozy location with couches and study tables. The room is 
almost always in use during business hours and beyond. Advertisements in this are 
exposed to a high-volume of foot traffic. 
 
Wall-mounted custom advertisements, e.g. posters, logos & pictures. 
 

Epic Games Night 

 
Run at least twice a year, our biggest event is the famous Epic Games Nights. It is an 
8-hour long extravaganza attracting over a hundred students. 
 
In the past we’ve set up 12 projectors, 14 gaming consoles, a PC LAN party ​and ​many 
different board and card-games. Members enter several gaming tournaments 
throughout the night, as well as lucky door prizes. 
 
These nights are widely known to be the best gaming events held on the ANU campus, 
having won Event of the Year at the ANU. 
 
Epic Games Nights provides a unique avenue for promotion, with an infinite amount of 
opportunities for sponsors. 
 
Name & Logo displayed on all promotional marketing 
Multiple avenues of sponsorship: Competition Prize Pools, in-person presence,  
rental of games and equipment, etc.   

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See You Soon! 
 
We’ve just given you an idea of what we have to offer, and we’d love to hear what you 
think of it. If you have any inquiries about our events or other opportunities outside this 
document, please feel free to contact us. 
 
We’re open to any mutually beneficial partnership between our promising students and 
your generous firm.  
 
Contact Us 
 
ANU Computer Science Students’ Association 
Room N102, CSIT Building #108, North Road 
Australian National University ACT 0200 
 
E-Mail: anucssa@anu.edu.au 
Web: cs.club.anu.edu.au 
 

 
Industry Representatives 
Murdock G. Grewar 
Current PhD candidate 
Research School of Physics, 
Australian National University