How To Sponsor PyCon 2009

PyCon 2009 will bring together an estimated 1200 or more Python developers and enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds. Your sponsorship helps keep PyCon affordable and accessible to the widest possible audience - and helps you connect to the sophisticated Python community.

A wide variety of sponsorships are available to match your goals and your budget. With a larger scope, a larger audience, and a larger facility, PyCon 2009 will be the best yet.

Want more information?

  • Full descriptions of the available options are in the Sponsorship Prospectus. Note that each "session pass" included with some sponsorship packages is a full conference registration, but tutorials are not included.
  • Questions? Please contact Van Lindberg, the PyCon sponsor coordinator.

Available sponsorships include:

  • Diamond level sponsorships (limited)
  • Platinum level sponsorships (limited)
  • Gold level sponsorships
  • Silver level sponsorships
  • Sprint sponsorships
  • Media sponsorships
  • Lanyard sponsorships (as an add-on to Gold level or above)

Other opportunities are also available:

  • Sponsored Development Sprints
  • Headline Lunches and Snacks
  • Reception or Party Hosting
  • Conference Amenities

General Conference Information

Conference Profile:

  • Two day Expo Hall: March 27-28
  • Two tutorial days: March 25-26
  • Development sprints: March 30-April 2
  • Virtual Machines Summit: March 25
  • Python Language Summit: March 26

Speakers for 2009 include:

  • Guido van Rossum, Creator of Python and BDFL
  • Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman, Reddit
  • Adrian Holovaty, Django
  • Ted Leung, Sun Microsystems
  • Raymond Hettinger, Core Python
  • Jim Hugunin, Microsoft
  • Bob Ippolito, Mochi Media

Diamond

  • White Oak Technologies Inc. - Diamond

Platinum

  • Google - Platinum
  • Sun - Platinum

Gold

  • ESRI - Gold
  • CCP Games - Gold
  • Visual Numerics, Inc. - Gold
  • Microsoft - Gold
  • Slide.com - Gold
  • Walt Disney Animation Studios - Gold

Silver

  • PSC Group - Silver
  • Enthought - Silver
  • Canonical - Silver
  • Imaginary Landscape - Silver
  • Wingware - Silver
  • ITA Software - Silver
  • Accense - Silver
  • Resolver Systems - Silver
  • Leapfrog Online - Silver
  • Emma Email Marketing - Silver
  • ZeOmega - Silver
  • Oracle Technology Network - Silver
  • VMware - Silver
  • Tummy.com - Silver

Vendor I

  • O'Reilly - Vendor I
  • Informit - Pearson Publishing - Vendor I