Originally Posted by AlmightyJim

The events themselves are easy to remember if they had a unique theme of if they were held at a memorable place but as far as remembering the sponsors I have to agree that those companies like CamZ & NetBilling that put on the highly successful PornPoker Tournaments on an ongoing basis are probably the best for remembering who the sponsor was. Same with the Lightspeed Dodgeball at Phoenix and the Silvercash Bikini contest at Internext.

Memorable ones for me:
Playboy Mansion Parties
Rum Jungle - Multiple Sonsors - Vegas Internext 2006
Topbucks - OPA Internext Miami 2006
Latincash Bowling Suite Party - XBIZ Summer 2006
WEG Saguaro Soiree - Phoenix 2006
NatNet Ebor City - Cybernet 2007

Personally I have enjoyed many of the larger parties that have multiple sponsors but I agree that to get the most bang for the buck in the beginning you should start out with something that you sponsor exclusively if you can afford it and if it is a success then you can build on it at future conventions.
_