BACKGROUND
The AAD Youth Development Programme will be in hanger 4 with Government Initiatives and will be opened over the 5 days of the show (Trade days and Public days).
To help raise awareness in the Defense and Aerospace Industry, AAD has created a Youth Development Programme, that will provide a number of students, who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at school and at tertiary level in Science and Technology the chance to get to know how the industry and relevant government institutions.
 We will be inviting schools and tertiary students to participate on the AAD Youth Development Programme from 9 provinces in South Africa and we will be hosting over 2000 students at AAD 08. We will have a science competition as from 31 January 2008 and closing date July 2008 form more information Please navigate to http://www.nydt.org/home.asp?pid=972. We will have 30 judges and only the best 100 students from the 9 provinces will be participating at AAD Youth Development Programme.
We will have cash prizes, bursaries as well as gadgets. The aim is to encourage and inspire the entrants to apply their minds creatively to the questions. The students can use the money to further their studies
This 5th installment of Africa Aerospace and Defence will again be taking place at AFB Ysterplaat in Cape Town over the period 17 – 21 September 2008 and will again feature three trade days and two public days.
AIM
To create awareness, interest and encourage universities and previously disadvantaged science and technology secondary schools (Dinaledi School) in the aerospace and defence environment.
Various elements of the AAD Youth Development Programme will include the following:
- Competition – pre AAD, across the nine provinces, with finalist attending the show
- Targeted university students in the various engineering faculties
- Model building competition – on site
- Various simulators will also be on show for demonstration
- Recruitment and career guidance centre
- Theatre in which various DVD’s will be shown as well as workshops held./ presentations given
 As part of the Youth Development Programme we are pleased to inform you that we will have various simulators on show for demonstration on the science behind the simulators and how they operate and what they can do i.e. Flight simulator, Truck driver simulator, GBADS simulator and/or shooting simulator
OBJECTIVES
- To promote local community involvement and AAD Youth Development Programme
- Increase awareness, career opportunities in the Aviation and Defence industry and in the SANDF
- Involving industry related companies to participate on the programme
- To encourage the Department of Education, Department of Science to expose students/youth of South Africa in the defence and aviation industry
- To encourage participation from schools and universities
- Giving companies opportunities to recruit potential students for in service training programs or bursaries
TARGET GROUP
- Enthusiast
- Grade 7- 11
- Tertiary (1st, 2nd and 3rd year students)
SPONSORS
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Sponsorship Opportunities AVAILABLE
 We have a number of Sponsorship Opportunities with numerous benefits available for companies wishing to participate on AAD Youth Development Programme.
Our initial assessment has lead us to believe that we will expose a number of pupils and students to the aerospace and defence industry during the trade days as well as thousands of enthusiasts over the public days
The Sponsors will benefit from the following:
- Sponsoring AAD Youth Development Programme is about investing in the future, not only of the young people concerned, but also to create opportunities for you, your company and your employees!
- Sponsoring AAD Youth Development Programme is about positioning your company with future leaders now and for the next century.
- AAD Youth Development Programme is looking for collaborative sponsorship in the form of backing to assist the team in achieving its goals.
- As a Sponsor of AAD Youth Development Programme, you will benefit from a specific sponsorship package arrangement to suit your particular requirements.
Sponsorship packages
The sponsorship packages detailed below are intended to work for you before, during and after the event, and include elements designed both to increase your profile, and to produce high-quality connections.
Areas that we need Sponsorships
- Pavilion Sponsorship(Theater Room, Career guidance and recruitment centre, Presentation room,
- Organizers Accommodation Sponsorship
- Students Food Sponsorship
- Students and Organizers Travel (Air and Bus) Sponsorship
- Draw sting Bag Sponsorship
- Cap and T-Shirt Sponsorship
- Stationary Sponsorship
- Equipment Sponsorship (Compute, Printer, scanner, paper, cartridge and copier)
Other items to Sponsor
 A wide range of promotional gifts provide an excellent way to ensure your sponsorship money goes on working for you, long after the event, and we are always on the look out for new ideas. If you have any suggestions about an item you would like to provide/sponsor, email admin@aadexpo.co.za
If you are interested or want to book any of the sponsorship opportunities on this page, please email admin@aadexpo.co.za , please feel free to contact me
Your support to this AAD Youth Development Programme will be greatly appreciated.
BENEFITS
- Pavilion Sponsorship Benefits R 150 000.00 (excl. VAT)
- Your company logo or product name on AAD Youth Development Programme promotional material
- Your Logo on presentation wall at the Youth Development Programme Pavillion
- Formal acknowledgement during at the opening dinner of AAD 08
- Special Youth Development Programme day program with your company logo
- Exposure through articles in linked publications
- Your company logo will appear prominently on the website, plus a hyperlink to your company website
- Publicity through AAD regular newsletters to keep interested participants informed of all the latest news
- 6 Complimentary tickets to the air show public days and 10 trade invites
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- Your company Logo on presentation wall at the Youth Development Programme Pavillion
- Special Youth Development Programme day program with your company logo
- Your company logo will appear prominently on the website, plus a hyperlink to your company website
- Publicity through AAD regular newsletters to keep interested participants informed of all the latest news
- 3 Complimentary tickets to the air show public days and 5 trade invites
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and company logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- Students Food Sponsorship Benefits (2000)
- Special Youth Development Programme day program with your company logo
- Your company Logo on presentation wall at the Youth Development Programme Pavillion
- Your company logo will appear prominently on the website, plus a hyperlink to your company website
- Publicity through AAD regular newsletters to keep interested participants informed of all the latest news
- 2 Complimentary tickets to the air show public days and 2 trade invites
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and company logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- Students and Organizers Travel (Air and Bus) Sponsorship Benefits (115)
 Your company Logo on presentation wall at the Youth Development Programme Pavillion - Special Youth Development Programme day program with your company logo
- Your company logo will appear prominently on the website, plus a hyperlink to your company website
- Publicity through AAD regular newsletters to keep interested participants informed of all the latest news
- 3 Complimentary tickets to the air show public days and 5 trade invites
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and company logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- Your company Logo on presentation wall at the Youth Development Programme Pavillion
- Your company Logo will be printed on the school bag as well as well as AAD website
- Special Youth Development Programme day program with your company logo
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- We know that the students will make use of these bags for years after the exhibition, ensuring your logo stays in people's view for the maximum time.
- Cap and T-Shirt Sponsorship Benefits (2000)
- Your company logo at the back of the t-shirt and cap and AAD website/logo on the front of cap and t-shirt and the logo will stay around for years as a reminder of the exhibition.
- Your company Logo on presentation wall at the Youth Development Programme Pavillion
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and company Logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- Stationary Sponsorship Benefits (2000 A5 Notepad and Pen)
- A high quality notepad that can carry your logo together with the AAD’s logo
- This is still considered essential and can be taken back to their schools to be used up, this is an excellent way to get your logo in front of them, And have your company logo on these pens, this will live on long after AAD Youth Development Programme day program with your company logo
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and company Logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- Equipment Sponsorship Benefits (Compute, Printer, scanner, paper, cartridge and copier)
- Your company logo or product name on AAD Youth Development Programme promotional material
- Your Logo on presentation wall at the Youth Development Programme Pavillion
- Publicity through AAD regular newsletters to keep interested participants informed of all the latest news
- Company Certificate from AAD 08 for participation
- Your company name and company Logo will appear on the sponsor’s acknowledgment page
- Your company logo will appear prominently on the website, plus a hyperlink to your company website
 PROGRAMME
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NEWS
- Astronaut from Canadian Space Agency
Chris A. Hadfield (Astronaut from Canadian Space Agency) will give a lecture/presentation at the Youth Development Programme in 2008 at AAD
Students Competition
This will be done through out the 9 provinces
We will then get 6 students from a province that will form a team and 1convener from the provincial government
Will run the competition from the 31 January 2008 till July 2008 and judge in August 2008
Sms competition for the general people at the exhibition
PARTNERS
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NACOE – National Aerospace Centre of Excellence
RDL Technologies
DoD – Department of Defence
DoT – Department of Transport
SAPS – South African Police Service
AMTS - Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy
DTI – Department of Trade and Industry
NYDT - National Youth Development Trust
Africa Militaire
ATE – Advanced Technologies and Engineering
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