What is TPAC?
TPAC (Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee Week) is the W3C annual conference.
This highly regarded event plays a key role in helping W3C coordinate solutions to technical challenges that extend across working group boundaries.
During the TPAC week, W3C Working and Interest Group participants gather, focusing on finding paths forward to resolve challenging technical or social issues that the Web faces and strengthen the community through active networking opportunities. Last year in Kobe, Japan, more than 150 organizations participated, with 560 attendees onsite and 210 joining remotely.
We are now preparing for our 2026 TPAC edition at Clayton Burlington Road in Dublin, Ireland from 26 to 30 October 2026 and your support will make a big difference!
Why Sponsor TPAC?
- Amplify brand visibility and industry leadership: Sponsorship puts your brand in front of key players in the Web community—hundreds of attendees from many global organizations—and to a broader public audience as a key technology leader.
- Strengthen relationships and build new ones: TPAC offers incredible networking opportunities for your team to build relationships with existing and potential partners, collaborators, and clients in a dynamic and informal setting and facilitate discussions in a multi-stakeholder environment.
- Demonstrate commitment to open web standards and the open web: Position your organization as a leader and a responsible steward of the web, which can be a significant advantage for recruiting, partnerships, and public perception.
- Showcase innovation: The expo & demo space included in the highest tier of the Sponsorship packages is an opportunity to showcase your organization’s technical contributions, get feedback, and expand your network of contacts.
- Thought leadership: The "sponsored lightning talk" included in the highest tier of the sponsorship packages gives your organization a way to showcase how your organization is facing current challenges and contributing to the future of the web.
Support the Inclusion and Invited Expert Support funds
This will enable to:
- Help reduce barriers for participation and create high value relations and collaboration opportunities.
- Demonstrate commitment to individuals positively contributing as Chairs, Editors and/or elected bodies for an open and interoperable web that works for everyone.
- Increase representation from low and middle income economies among W3C participants.
- Support women, gender diverse individuals and those living with a disability to strengthen their engagement at W3C.
- Increase representation from small organizations or from stakeholder groups or industries not widely represented in the W3C community.
TPAC 2026 Sponsorship packages
For the TPAC meeting in Ireland, the Shamrock, Harp and Clover sponsorship packages support general meeting logistics, with a focus to create a remarkable networking experience for attendees.
The Celtic Knot package is dedicated to support the Inclusion and Invited Expert Support funds. Sponsors will:
| Tiers |
Seamróg |
Cláirseach |
Comhar |
Triquetra |
Sláinte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited to 2 sponsors | Limited to 3 sponsors | Limited to 5 sponsors | |||
| Amount | USD 30,000 | USD 15,000 | USD 5,000 | USD 2,500 | USD 500 |
| Purpose | General meeting |
Inclusion and Invited Experts Fund |
Coffee breaks | ||
| Benefits | |||||
| Logo on W3C sponsors website | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Acknowledgement W3C social networks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Logo on video resources publicly available after TPAC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Logo on the TPAC webpages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Acknowledgement in pre-event communications | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Acknowledgement in Plenary sessions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Logo displayed in marketing materials on-site (banners, posters, etc.) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Logo displayed on-site for event lunches | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Logo displayed on-site for event reception | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Logo displayed on-site for coffee breaks (newcomers, new AC reps) | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Logo displayed for networking event for group Chairs | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Invitation to a private social event for TPAC Sponsors | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Access to the Sponsors Lounge (privacy for calls and meetings, etc) | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Logo displayed in high-visibility screens on-site | ✔ | ||||
| Expo & demo space for the duration of the event | ✔ | ||||
| Sponsored lightning talk | ✔ | ||||
| Free passes | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Promotional items handout at registration (to be supplied by sponsor) | 2 | 1 | |||
10% discount applies to sponsors contributing to TPAC, the Inclusion and Invited Experts funds if agreement and payment is processed by 31 July 2026.
In-kind sponsorship is welcomed at the commercial value of the selected Sponsorship package.
Organizations or individuals who wish to contribute smaller amounts may do so through our regular online donation program; however, the benefits listed above will not apply. Please indicate in the comment section of the form whether the donation is intended for TPAC or for the Inclusion and Invited Experts funds.
Additional information for sponsors interested to support the 2026 edition of our Hackathon and Developer Meetup events will be available soon.
Support our mission!
See below the deadlines to confirm your support:
- 31 July 2026 for the Inclusion and Invited Expert fund
- 25 September 2026 for any other TPAC 2026 Sponsorship
To explore any of these opportunities and obtain further details, please contact: sponsorship@w3.org