Sponsorship

The Linux Foundation is in the unique position to provide a neutral environment at all of our conferences and summits. It allows us to focus on strengthening the Linux platform and increasing the visibility and use of Linux around the world while highlighting the efforts of companies like yours who are an integral part of the Linux community.

We know that there are a number of Linux events that you are asked to sponsor each year and we want you to know why sponsoring Linux Foundation events will ensure you the most mindshare and ROI.

• Since the Linux Foundation is a non-profit, revenue neutral organization, all sponsorship dollars raised for our events goes directly into the event and community support.
• The Linux Foundation's main goal is to further the growth of the Linux platform. Our event and marketing activities are one of the ways in which we do this. Additionally we use our marketing reach to support other companies that assist in the growth of the Linux platform, including our event sponsors. As a member sponsor, you can interact with and learn from such groups as the End User Council, the Technical Advisory Board and more.
• The Linux Foundation marketing reach ensures we can bring your company maximum mindshare for your sponsorship. PR benefits include: working with the Linux Foundation on press announcements; access to conference/summit attendees; ability to meet with press at events; exposure on the Linux Foundation website as an event sponsor; and much more.... Please inquire for more specific information.

There are plenty of new opportunities to showcase your support and commitment to the Linux platform in 2009 as we host the most educational, informative and enjoyable Linux and open source conferences in the world. These include:

3rd Annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit (April 14 - 16, 2010 - San Francisco, CA)
An exclusive, invitation-only summit gathering core kernel developers, distribution maintainers, ISVs, end users, system vendors and other community organizations for plenary sessions and workgroup meetings to meet face-to-face to tackle and solve the most pressing issues facing Linux today.

2nd Annual LinuxCon North America (August 10 - 12, 2010 - Boston, Massachusetts)
A new annual technical conference that will provide an unmatched collaboration and education space for all matters Linux. LinuxCon will bring together the best and brightest that the Linux community has to offer, including core developers, administrators, end users, community managers and industry experts.

2nd Annual LinuxCon Japan (September 27 - 29, 2010 - Tokyo, Japan)
The premiere Linux conference in Asia Pacific that promises to bring together a unique blend of core developers, administrators, users, community managers and industry experts.

3rd Annual Linux Foundation End User Summit (October 12 - 13, 2010 - Jersey City, NJ)
An exclusive, invitation-only summit that brings together the core Linux maintainers and development community representatives to collaborate with senior IT leaders from the largest and most dynamic Linux users in the world for education and collaboration.

10th Annual Linux Kernel Summit (November 1 - 2, 2010 - Cambridge, Massachusetts)
An annual gathering the world's leading core kernel developers to discuss the state of the existing kernel and plan the next development cycle.

3rd Annual Linux Plumbers Conference (November 3 - 5, 2010 - Cambridge, Massachusetts)
An open conference for key developers involved in Linux plumbing to give them an opportunity to discuss problems face-to-face, both within subsystems and across subsystems.

Previous Sponsors Include: 

 

Support Linux and the Linux Foundation through event sponsorship and gain valuable exposure to the top tier of the Linux community, including maintainers, developers and end users.  There are a wide range of sponsorship opportunities available, please download our 2010 Sponsorship Prospectus for details. 

For more information or to become a sponsor of the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit or any of the Linux Foundation events, please contact Angela Brown at +1 415 368 4840 or angela (at) linuxfoundation dot org.