DevOpsDays is a self-organizing conference for DevOps practitioners that depends on your sponsorships. We do not have vendor booths, sell product presentations, or distribute attendee contact lists. Sponsors have the opportunity to have short elevator pitches during the program and will get recognition on the website and social media before, during, and after the event. Sponsors are encouraged to represent themselves by actively participating and engaging with the attendees as peers. Any attendee also has the opportunity to demonstrate products or projects as part of an open space session.
The best thing to do is send practitioners to interact with their peers at DevOpsDays on their own terms.
Please email the organizers at {{< email_organizers >}} with any questions you may have about sponsoring the event.
Have questions about sponsoring or about your organization's sponsorship? Check out our sponsor FAQ.
The following chart outlines our sponsorship packages.
| Packages | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Community | Media | Live Captions |
| $1,500 USD | $4,000 USD | $6,000 USD | CLOSED | CLOSED | SOLD OUT | |
| Logo on shared slide, rotating during breaks | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Logo on DevOpsDays DC 2019 event website | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Logo on all email communication | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Shared table for swag/marketing during conference | ✅ | Full table for swag/marketing during conference | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| 1 minute pitch to full audience | ✅ | |||||
| 1 included ticket total | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| 2 included tickets total | ✅ | |||||
| 3 included tickets total | ✅ | |||||
| 4 included tickets total | ✅ |
All attendees are welcome to propose any subject they want during the open spaces, but this is a community-focused conference, so heavy marketing will probably work against you when trying to make a good impression on the attendees.
The best thing to do is send practitioners to interact with their peers at DevOpsDays on their own terms.
### Silver - Price $1,500 USD * 1 included ticket * 10% discount code to share with your community * Logo on shared slide, rotating during breaks * Logo on DevOpsDays DC 2019 event website [Become a Silver Sponsor](https://devopsdaysdc2019.busyconf.com/bookings/new?discount=SPONSOR). ### Gold - Price $4,000 USD * All benefits of Silver sponsors * Logo on all email communication * 1 additional ticket, 2 in total * Shared table for swag/marketing/staffing [Become a Gold Sponsor](https://devopsdaysdc2019.busyconf.com/bookings/new?discount=SPONSOR). ### Platinum - Price $6,000 USD * All benefits of Gold sponsors * 1 minute pitch to full audience, including streaming audience (provided we are able to stream the videos) * 2 additional tickets, 4 in total * Full table for swag/marketing/staffing [Become a Platinum Sponsor](https://devopsdaysdc2019.busyconf.com/bookings/new?discount=SPONSOR). ### Live Captions - SOLD OUT The conference will provide live captioning of all presentations. The captions will be available in the event space and transcripts will be available online after the event. * 3 tickets * full table for swag/marketing * logo on site and emails * thanked by the MC each day * Sign on the captioning monitors - "Live captioning sponsored by $COMPANY NAME" ### Media - SOLD OUT The media sponsorship is ideal for podcasts, blogs, news outlets, and other media who support DevOps. This sponsorship is free but we ask that you share information about DevOpsDays DC with your audience in order to become a Media Sponsor. * 1 ticket * 10% discount code to share with your audience * Logo on shared slide, rotating during breaks * Logo on DevOpsDays DC 2019 event website * Please contact {{< email_organizers >}} for details about becoming a media sponsor. Please email the organizers at {{< email_organizers >}} about becoming a media sponsor. ### Community - SOLD OUT The community sponsorship is ideal for local meetups, co-working spaces, and other communities who support DevOps. This sponsorship is free but we ask that you share information about DevOpsDays DC with your members in order to become a Community Sponsor. * 1 ticket * 10% discount code to share with your members * Logo on shared slide, rotating during breaks * Logo on DevOpsDays DC 2019 event website Please email the organizers at {{< email_organizers >}} about becoming a community sponsor. We are excited to have you sponsor our event. We also understand that there are sometimes circumstances that may cause you to need to withdraw that sponsorship. Refunds for sponsorships are available according to the following schedule: * Before 1 April 2019 - 100% refund is available * Between 1 April and 15 May 2019 - 90% refund is available * After 15 May 2019 - No refund is available Please email the organizers at {{< email_organizers >}} with any questions you may have about sponsoring the event or requesting a refund.