Sponsor Prospectus

Partner with OSSFE 2027

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

115
In-person attendees (2026)
77
Organisations represented
33
Countries
100+
Talks, tutorials & posters

Why sponsor?

🎯

Reach a niche audience

Direct access to fusion software engineers, scientists and decision-makers you can’t easily reach elsewhere.

🧲

Find rare talent

Meet and recruit specialists at the intersection of fusion, scientific computing and open source.

🌱

Make real impact

Your support funds travel grants, scholarships and the open-source tools the community depends on.

The 2026 edition, by the numbers

From the post-event feedback survey (42 respondents)

★★★★★
★★★★★
Average overall value rating (4.4/5)
100%
Discovered new tools or projects
93%
Would attend OSSFE again
62%
Are OSS maintainers or contributors
81%
Want a sponsor↔attendee jobs programme
76%
More likely to contribute to OSS afterwards
“OSSFE is the most valuable event I ever visited in fusion.”
2026 attendee feedback
“I was amazed by the pace and the growth of open-source software for fusion.”
2026 attendee feedback
“Networking and exposure to the wide array of software tools.”
Most valuable outcome, 2026 survey
“You are building a long-term community. We can be ambitious, and it is in good hands.”
2026 attendee feedback

Who attends

Participants by institution type (2026 in-person edition)

41%
36%
21%
Industry · 41%National lab · 36%Academia · 21%Other · 2%

Industry

41% · 30 institutions
  1. 1Proxima Fusion
  2. 2Renaissance Fusion
  3. 3Eni
  4. 4Tokamak Energy
  5. 5Morton Labs
  6. 6nTtau Digital
  7. 7Gauss Fusion
  8. 8Marvel Fusion
  9. 9GenF
  10. 10ATG Science & Engineering S.L.

National lab

36% · 18 institutions
  1. 1UKAEA
  2. 2Max Planck IPP
  3. 3Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  4. 4Fusion for Energy
  5. 5DIFFER
  6. 6Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
  7. 7UKIFS
  8. 8KIT
  9. 9CEA
  10. 10Idaho National Laboratory

Academia

21% · 15 institutions
  1. 1MIT PSFC
  2. 2EPFL
  3. 3University of Tennessee
  4. 4University of Cambridge
  5. 5Bangor University
  6. 6University of Birmingham
  7. 7UP Madrid
  8. 8Loughborough
  9. 9KIT
  10. 10HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences

What they came for

Top topics submitted for the 2026 programme

2025
Online
219 registrants, 31 countries, 100 abstracts
2026
In-person
115 attendees, 77 organisations, 105 abstracts
2027
Madison, WI
First US edition, organised with MIT

Where attendees come from

Home countries of attendees across the 2025 and 2026 editions. Click a year in the legend to toggle it.

Previously sponsored by

Proxima FusionMIT PSFCCFSMatplotlib JourneyMorton Labs

Sponsorship tiers

All amounts in USD. Each tier builds on the one below.

Silver

$2,000

Includes:

  • Logo on the event website and sponsor banner
  • Job board listing (up to 5 roles)
  • Distribute merchandise to attendees
  • 1 conference pass
Most popular

Gold

$5,000

✦ Everything in Silver, plus:

  • Expo booth
  • Attendee contact list (opt-in)
  • 1 student scholarship in your name
  • 2 conference passes

Diamond

$10,000only 3

✦ Everything in Gold, plus:

  • Premium logo placement
  • Top billing (listed first, named in the event title)
  • Logo on badges and lanyards
  • Offer a tutorial or talk
  • 2 student scholarships in your name
  • 3 conference passes

À la carte add-ons

Welcome reception$3,000

Your logo at the first-evening reception, with drinks and food for every attendee.

Coffee & refreshment break$2,000

Your name on signage at the break (4 available), optional branded cups or napkins, plus 2 conference passes.

Lanyards (exclusive)$4,000

Your logo on the lanyard worn by every attendee. Includes all Silver benefits. One available.

Travel-grant poolany amount

Directly funds travel grants and scholarships for students and early-career researchers.

Sponsor-funded prizes

Best talk$500
Best student talk$500
Best open-source project$500

Each prize awards $400 to the winner plus $100 to their favourite open-source dependency. All three are already sponsored.

Sponsor FAQ

What's included with an expo booth?

A table, chairs, wi-fi and power in a high-traffic common area. Sponsors handle their own shipping. Available to Gold and Diamond.

What is premium logo placement?

Preferential treatment on all logo benefits (first, centered, larger), plus your logo on attendee badges and lanyards.

What is top billing?

Diamond sponsors are always listed first and acknowledged as “Special Thanks to our Diamond Sponsors”.

How does the attendee list work?

A CSV (name, email, job title, company) of attendees who opt in at registration. Gold and Diamond only.

How does the job board work?

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.

Who invoices us, and in what currency?

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.

Ready to partner with OSSFE?

Tiers are limited and assigned first-come, first-served. Let’s talk.

The location of the 2027 edition will be revealed in…

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