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UTCSSA Web Advertising PolicyChinese Students and Scholars Association of the University of
Texas at Austin (UTCSSA) Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) is a registered student organization at University of Texas at Austin. It has an official website at www.UTCSSA.net, which contains a link to our BBS. This policy contains information about placing an advertisement on CSSA website or BBS. Website: http://www.utcssa.net 1. About CSSA Website and BBS CSSA website was launched in 1990s with the BBS forum added in 2002. It provides broad information to the Chinese student and scholars, including CSSA events, Austin living guide, alumni network, etc. By providing a communication platform for the Chinese population in the Great Austin area, CSSA website attracts 800 unique visitors and 3500 visits everyday in average. This number is almost the same as the Chinese student population in UT. There are 20 BBS boards covering different topics provide information regarding CSSA¡¯s news, activities in Chinese communities, guide to new incoming students, apartment rentals, flea market, Visa and immigration, and so on. On average, the number of daily posts is about 50 now. The website has become a window of CSSA to the Austin Chinese Community. Based on CSSA¡¯s observation, registered users (4000 users) of BBS includes Chinese population in UT and/or ACC, UT alumni and alumna, future Chinese students who wants to join UT, Chinese living and/or working in Great Austin area, and those who are interested in the Chinese community in Austin as well as UT. In 2008, More than 700 Chinese students and scholars were studying and working at the University of Texas at Austin. About another 200 Chinese join UT each year, based on CSSA¡¯s experience. CSSA website reaches out to many Chinese because it has various functions. New Comers¡¯ Guide board provides guidance for Chinese applicants and fresh admits to UT. For Sale & Wanted board connects deal-seekers and sellers. Room & Roommate page helps users to find information about apartments in Austin, roommates, and temporary subleasing. Visa & Immigration board provide basic information regarding visa application and immigration issues. Among other functions, these ones may bring the most convenience to users. The broad reach and useful functions ensure that CSSA website has a very good reputation among our users, and it is an important communication tool for the local Chinese community. 2. Web advertising CSSA does not allow any entities to advertise themselves or start a topic to promote themselves on BBS without permission. Web master will delete any information that is against this basic rule. CSSA offers three options to place an ad on its website or BBS. Option 1: Banner on Front Page of CSSA Website & Recommendation Post of Sponsor on a certain board of BBS ----$199/year The banner is a linking figure that will be placed on the front page of the CSSA website, left beside the Latest UTCSSA BBS Topics list. The figure is 100 pixel * 75 pixel, and provides an outgoing link to the sponsor¡¯s website or the commercial post in a certain board of BBS if applicable. A same figure and linking will be put on our website in the Partner section. CSSA does not design the figure content. CSSA reserve the right to request the sponsor to revise the content of the figure or to terminate the sponsorship due to inappropriate figure content. Recommendation Post of Sponsor is a post that will be kept on top of other posts in a relevant board. It will only appear on one board, if there are multiple relevant boards. The post contains any information, not conflict with Federal Law, State Law or CSSA BBS rule, which you may want to inform users about. The length of the post may not exceed 1500 bytes (counted in MS Office Word without space). The title of this topic will be ¡°Recommended (business industry) (business name)¡±. CSSA does not write the content. CSSA reserve the right to request the sponsor to revise the content of Recommendation Post of Sponsor or to terminate the sponsorship due to inappropriate content. The $199 payment is due prior to the first day when the ad was placed. CSSA does not prorate the price to each month. You may renew the length of placing your ad on website by the end of each term. Option 2: Top Banner on CSSA BBS & Recommendation Post of Sponsor on a certain board of BBS----$199/year The top banner is a linking figure that will be placed on top of the BBS. The figure is 120 pixel * 90 pixel, and provides an outgoing link to the sponsor¡¯s website or the commercial post in a certain board of BBS if applicable. A same figure and linking will be put on our website in the Partners section. CSSA does not design the figure content. CSSA reserve the right to request the sponsor to revise the content of the figure or to terminate the sponsorship due to inappropriate figure content. Recommendation Post of Sponsor is a post that will be kept on top of other posts in a relevant board. It will only appear on one board, if there are multiple relevant boards. The post contains any information, not conflict with Federal Law, State Law or CSSA BBS rule, which you may want to inform users about. The length of the post may not exceed 1500 bytes (counted in MS Office Word without space). The title of this topic will be ¡°Recommended (business industry) (business name)¡±. CSSA does not write the content. CSSA reserve the right to request the sponsor to revise the content of Recommendation Post of Sponsor or to terminate the sponsorship due to inappropriate content. The $199 payment is due prior to the first day when the ad was placed. CSSA does not prorate the price to each month. You may renew the length of placing your ad on BBS by the end of each term. Option 3: Option 1 + Option 2 ---- $299/year The $299 payment is due prior to the first day when the ad is placed. CSSA does not prorate the price to each month. You may renew the length of placing your ad on website and BBS by the end of each term. This policy becomes effective from September 1st, 2008. CSSA is willing to collaborate with any entities to bring benefits to Chinese community in Austin. Please contact CSSA with any concerns. Contact: Jiabei Yuan, Vice President for Public Relationship, 512-698-8782, yuanjiabei@gmail.com 26th Executive Committee of |
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