Sponsor Prospectus
OSSFE is the conference for the open-source software powering fusion energy. Sponsoring connects your brand with a highly technical, hard-to-reach community, and helps sustain the tools the whole field relies on.
Madison, Wisconsin, USA · June 2027
Organised with the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Direct access to fusion software engineers, scientists and decision-makers you can’t easily reach elsewhere.
Meet and recruit specialists at the intersection of fusion, scientific computing and open source.
Your support funds travel grants, scholarships and the open-source tools the community depends on.
From the post-event feedback survey (42 respondents)
“OSSFE is the most valuable event I ever visited in fusion.”
“I was amazed by the pace and the growth of open-source software for fusion.”
“Networking and exposure to the wide array of software tools.”
“You are building a long-term community. We can be ambitious, and it is in good hands.”
Participants by institution type (2026 in-person edition)
Top topics submitted for the 2026 programme
Home countries of attendees across the 2025 and 2026 editions. Click a year in the legend to toggle it.



All amounts in USD. Each tier builds on the one below.
Includes:
✦ Everything in Silver, plus:
✦ Everything in Gold, plus:
Your logo at the first-evening reception, with drinks and food for every attendee.
Your name on signage at the break (4 available), optional branded cups or napkins, plus 2 conference passes.
Your logo on the lanyard worn by every attendee. Includes all Silver benefits. One available.
Directly funds travel grants and scholarships for students and early-career researchers.
Each prize awards $400 to the winner plus $100 to their favourite open-source dependency. All three are already sponsored.
A table, chairs, wi-fi and power in a high-traffic common area. Sponsors handle their own shipping. Available to Gold and Diamond.
Preferential treatment on all logo benefits (first, centered, larger), plus your logo on attendee badges and lanyards.
Diamond sponsors are always listed first and acknowledged as “Special Thanks to our Diamond Sponsors”.
A CSV (name, email, job title, company) of attendees who opt in at registration. Gold and Diamond only.
Your listings appear on the event website and go out by email to all attendees. Open to every sponsor tier, up to 5 roles each.
OSSFE 2027 is organised with the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, which handles the finances and legal side. MIT invoices in USD and payment is by wire transfer, with no deduction for taxes or fees.
Tiers are limited and assigned first-come, first-served. Let’s talk.