Nature: Akamai, an Internet streaming service provider founded by a couple of MIT graduates, aligned with the country's primary math education organizations in a sponsorship program dubbed "The Magic of Math".
Sponsor: Akamai Technologies/The Akamai Foundation
Property: International Math Olympiad 2001 (IMO), Mathematics Association of America (MAA)
Sponsorship Investment: Not available

Objectives

- Illustrate mathematical foundation upon which Akamai proprietary technology is built.
- A meaningful platform for Akamai to build word of mouth marketing.
- Makes a statement about Akamai's commitment to the mathematics and engineering fields.
- Provides a recruiting tool and a source of employee pride within company.

Primary Sponsorship Benefits

• Akamai positioned as lead corporate sponsor of primary public math education programs in the country and globally
• Presenting sponsor of International Mathematics Olympiad in 2001
• Lead sponsor of American Mathematics Competition
• Title sponsor of proprietary event being created to support program
• Exposure in thousands of schools nationally and many more globally
• Integration into hundreds of thousands of collateral pieces distributed at schools
• Serve as title sponsor of primary events surrounding IMO - opening and closing ceremonies, awards banquet
• Involves Akamai employees who are able to socialize with top students, establishing relationships that lead to employment options for the world's top math students