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+title: Recruiter Sponsorship
+description: Exclusive recruiter sponsorship tier for PyTexas 2026
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+---
+
+# PyTexas 2026 — Recruiter Sponsorship
+
+**By Invitation Only** — This sponsorship tier is offered exclusively to recruiting and talent acquisition teams looking to connect directly with Python engineers in Texas.
+
+---
+
+## Why PyTexas?
+
+PyTexas 2026 (April 17–19, Austin) is the oldest regional Python conference in North America, now in its 20th year. It's a concentrated pool of Python talent — **200–250 attendees** and 83% are Texas-based.
+
+These are engineers who invest their own weekend to attend a technical conference — exactly the kind of engaged, high-quality candidates you want in your pipeline.
+
+### Who Attends
+
+```mermaid
+%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': { 'pie1': '#2196F3', 'pie2': '#FFC107', 'pie3': '#26A69A', 'pie4': '#FB8C00', 'pie5': '#5C6BC0', 'pie6': '#039BE5', 'pie7': '#FF7043'}}}%%
+pie showData
+    title Role
+    "Software Engineer/SDET" : 52.2
+    "Data Scientist/Machine Learning": 11.3
+    "Student" : 9.7
+    "DevOps Engineer/SRE": 9.1
+    "Marketing/Sales/DevRel": 4
+    "Security": 2.3
+    "Program/Product Management": 1.7
+    "Other": 9.7
+```
+
+### Experience Level
+
+```mermaid
+%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': { 'pie1': '#2196F3', 'pie2': '#FFC107', 'pie3': '#26A69A', 'pie4': '#FB8C00', 'pie5': '#5C6BC0', 'pie6': '#039BE5', 'pie7': '#FF7043'}}}%%
+pie showData
+    title Attendee Experience
+    "Less than 1 year" : 8.5
+    "1-3 years" : 19.9
+    "4-7 years": 19.3
+    "7-15 years": 22.7
+    "15+ years" : 27.3
+    "Prefer not to say": 2.3
+```
+
+### Where They're From
+
+```mermaid
+%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': { 'pie1': '#2196F3', 'pie2': '#FFC107', 'pie3': '#26A69A', 'pie4': '#FB8C00', 'pie5': '#5C6BC0', 'pie6': '#039BE5', 'pie7': '#FF7043'}}}%%
+pie showData
+    title Texas Cities
+    "Austin" : 52.4
+    "Dallas - Fort Worth" : 15
+    "Houston": 12.9
+    "San Antonio" : 8.8
+    "Other Texas": 6.6
+```
+
+83% of attendees are from Texas, with heavy concentration in the major metros where you're most likely hiring.
+
+!!! info "They're looking for you, too"
+    This year we added a field to our ticket purchase asking attendees whether they're currently looking for a new role. **Around 40% said yes.** That's not a survey with selection bias — that's self-reported data from people who already bought a ticket. Nearly half the room is actively open to their next opportunity.
+
+---
+
+## Two Options
+
+|  | Recruiter Day Pass | Recruiter Networking Sponsor |
+| -- | :--: | :--: |
+| **Cost (USD)** | **$1,500** | **$4,000** |
+| Tickets included | 1 | 2 |
+| Table | Half table, one day (you pick Sat or Sun) | Full table at Networking Event (Sat evening) |
+| Pitch | 30-second intro after morning keynote | 1–2 minute pitch at the Networking Event |
+| Career Corner | Drop-in resume reviews at your booth | **Scheduled 30–45 min Career Corner** during Networking Event, promoted to all attendees |
+| Job board posting | Standard | **Featured placement** (top of page, highlighted) |
+| Logo on website | Yes | Yes |
+| Logo on opening/closing slides | Yes | Yes |
+| Social media callout | Yes | Yes |
+| Shared swag table | Yes | Yes |
+
+**Want a full table both days of the main conference?** Our [Silver tier ($3,000)](sponsor-us.md) includes a full table Saturday and Sunday, 1 ticket, a 1-minute pitch, and all standard sponsor benefits.
+
+---
+
+## The Career Corner
+
+The Career Corner is an exclusive activation available only through our Recruiter sponsorship tiers. It's simple: you provide resume reviews and career advice to attendees, and they love you for it.
+
+### How It Works
+
+**Networking Sponsor ($4,000):**
+We give you a dedicated 30–45 minute block during the Saturday evening Networking Event (6:30–9:00 PM). PyTexas promotes the Career Corner to all attendees in advance. Attendees sign up for one-on-one resume review slots with your team. You get a dedicated space, a relaxed crowd (drinks are flowing), and engineers who are voluntarily putting their resume in your hands.
+
+**Day Pass ($1,500):**
+You run resume reviews informally at your booth throughout your day. Put up a sign, spread the word, and attendees stop by between talks for quick feedback. It's lower-key but still effective — you're the only table offering this.
+
+### Why This Works
+
+**For you:** You'll have Python engineers voluntarily handing you their resumes and asking for your professional opinion. That's better pipeline than a month of LinkedIn InMails. You see their actual qualifications, have a genuine conversation, and build a relationship — all in a setting where they came to you.
+
+**For attendees:** Free professional resume feedback from actual hiring professionals. Especially valuable for the ~29% of attendees who are early in their careers. It's the kind of thing people remember and tell their friends about.
+
+**For everyone:** It doesn't feel transactional. It feels like community. And that's exactly the kind of sponsor activation that makes people want to work with you.
+
+---
+
+## The Case for the Networking Event
+
+The Saturday Networking Event (6:30–9:00 PM) is the single best recruiting environment at the conference:
+
+- **2.5 hours** of unstructured time with attendees in a social setting
+- Attendees are relaxed, open to conversation, and not rushing to the next talk
+- Your **1–2 minute pitch** lands with a receptive audience (drinks help)
+- The **scheduled Career Corner** gives you a built-in reason for deep, one-on-one conversations
+- You're not competing with talks for attention — you ARE the event
+
+For $4,000, you're getting more meaningful candidate interactions in one evening than most companies get from an entire conference season.
+
+---
+
+## Ready to Sponsor?
+
+Contact us at [sponsorship@pytexas.org](mailto:sponsorship@pytexas.org) to reserve your spot.
+
+Spots are limited — we want to keep the recruiter presence balanced so it enhances the attendee experience rather than overwhelming it.