Become a Sponsor!
The ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys) is the premier international forum for presenting new research results, systems, and techniques across the broad field of recommender systems. RecSys brings together leading academic research groups alongside many of the world’s most influential companies in e-commerce and adjacent domains, and it has become the key annual venue for presenting and discussing advances in recommender systems research and practice.
RecSys 2026 will be the 20th conference in the series. To mark this twentieth anniversary, RecSys returns to the location of the first RecSys conference and will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
RecSys convenes researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to share results and identify emerging trends and challenges in building and deploying recommendation technology across a wide range of application contexts. In addition to the main technical track, the program includes keynote and invited talks, tutorials on state-of-the-art methods, a workshop program, an industrial track, and a doctoral symposium. Recent editions have attracted roughly 1,000–1,400 in-person participants (e.g., 1,444 in 2022 and 1,123 in 2024), with a strong mix of academic and industry attendees and a substantial student presence (~200 students in 2024). Past keynote speakers have included Elizabeth F. Churchill, Jeff Dean (Google), Neil Hunt (Netflix), Claudia Perlich (Dstillery), Jure Leskovec, and other leaders from both academia and industry.
Sponsorship opportunities
As an organization with expertise and experience in recommender systems and related areas, we invite you to become a sponsor of RecSys 2026. Sponsorship provides three key benefits for both the RecSys community and your organization:
- Support the community. Your sponsorship helps keep registration costs accessible for students and improves the conference experience for all attendees.
- Showcase and recruit. Sponsors can highlight their work and connect with top talent in recommender systems and machine learning.
- Engage with the field. Sponsorship provides opportunities to participate in and support conference activities and the broader community.
Benefits to Sponsors
All sponsors receive:
- Special thanks during the opening and closing ceremonies
- Logo and link on the conference website
- Logo on official conference promotional materials
- Logo on conference signage
- Logo projection in the plenary room before sessions
Please note that industry talks are independent of sponsorship and are selected through a separate solicitation and review process.
| BENEFITS | Platinum $30,000 |
Gold $20,000 |
Silver $10,000 |
Bronze $5,000 |
Non-profit Sponsor $2,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | Conference passes | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Exhibitor passes | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | No | |
| Bulk ordering of passes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | No | No | |
| Conference functions |
Promotional items included in the conference bag |
2+ items | 2 items | 2 items | 2 items | 1 item |
| Exhibit space (booths will be active Tue-Thu) |
2 connected 8ftx8ft booths |
8ftx8ft booth |
8ftx8ft booth |
8ftx8ft booth |
No | |
| Visibility | Special thanks during the welcome reception and banquet |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Participant Outreach |
Opportunity to contact opted-in participants |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | No | No |
Additional Sponsorship Opportunities (A-la-carte Add-Ons)
In addition to the tiered packages above, RecSys 2026 offers a limited set of optional, purchasable add-ons. These opportunities are intended for organizations seeking additional visibility or wishing to directly support key community activities. Add-ons are available first-come, first-served, and are available only to existing sponsors, unless otherwise noted. Availability is subject to venue constraints and final conference scheduling.
Sponsored conference functions (limited inventory)
These opportunities include sponsor recognition through on-site signage and/or verbal acknowledgement, as appropriate for the event.
- Coffee Break Sponsorship (morning or afternoon): $2,500 per break
- Banquet Support: limited availability (pricing and benefits provided upon request)
Community support sponsorships (Pricing available upon request)
Sponsors may choose to support activities that benefit students, volunteers, and the broader community:
- Doctoral Symposium (meal support)
- Volunteer Reception / Volunteer Appreciation
- Steering Committee Dinner
Additional Exhibitor Pass
$500 per exhibitor pass (available only to existing sponsors). These passes are intended for sponsor employees staffing the exhibit area. They include access to the exhibition floor and conference refreshment breaks during exhibit hours. Access to technical sessions and social events is not included; banquet tickets may be purchased separately (as available). Each pass is registered to an individual and is non-transferable.
Bulk Ordering of Conference Passes
Sponsors may purchase bulk quantities of conference passes under a single invoice to simplify internal budgeting and attendee management.
Terms and Conditions
The benefits described in this brochure are provided on a best-effort basis. In the unlikely event of a conference cancellation, sponsors will be notified promptly and can receive a full refund of their payments if requested within 30 days.
Conference Sponsorship agreements need to be finalized at least 20 calendar days before the conference. Conference payments need to be finalized at least 10 calendar days before the conference. Sponsors are responsible for providing merchandising material (logo, company information) in a timely manner to ensure the production and printing of conference materials. A timeline for providing such materials will be outlined by Executive Events with the sponsors.
Contact information
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us:
Xu Chen, Noam Koenigstein, Ding Tong, Gauri Sarode
Sponsorship Co-Chairs