PHASE 01[PRE-EVENT]
01
Narrative + intros
Founder narrative locked T-30 to T-7.
Deliverables (3)
- ▸T-30 to T-7
- ▸30-account cluster
- ▸Paper-track intro engineering
Event activation · NeurIPS 2026 · San Diego · Applied AI + ML research▸ Event in--d·--h·--m·--s
The NeurIPS activation that shipsqualified researcher intros.
FORKOFF NeurIPS activation is a 14-day operating cycle for AI/ML researcher-founders, applied-AI startups, and frontier-lab-adjacent recruiting teams shipping into the AI research ecosystem. Pre-event paper-track narrative, on-site workshop cadence, post-event citation compounding, audit-tracked outcomes.
Dec 6-12, 2026Dates
San Diego, CACity
15,000+Attendance (2025)
60+ across weekWorkshops
▸ The wedge
Most labs sponsor a NeurIPS booth and watch it drown. Some host a recruiting dinner and bounce. FORKOFF runs the NeurIPS week as a 14-day operating cycle.
NeurIPS circuit · 2026
Researcher-founders, applied-AI labs, and frontier-lab recruiters on the FORKOFF NeurIPS radar.
OpenAIAnthropicDeepMindMeta AIGoogle ResearchMicrosoft ResearchNVIDIA ResearchCohereStability AIHugging FaceTogether AIReplicateModalLangChainPineconeWeights & BiasesScale AIAnyscaleMistral AIxAIOpenAIAnthropicDeepMindMeta AIGoogle ResearchMicrosoft ResearchNVIDIA ResearchCohereStability AIHugging FaceTogether AIReplicateModalLangChainPineconeWeights & BiasesScale AIAnyscaleMistral AIxAI
Anonymized post-engagement. Names surfaced are NeurIPS 2025 ecosystem operators FORKOFF either ran intros into or co-attended workshop sessions with.
19Flagship event weeks in 2026
4 layersPre-event, on-site, post-event, distribution
3 tiersPer-event activation band (Lite, Standard, Full)
WeeklyAudit ledger cadence
Why activate at NeurIPSFour reasons NeurIPS is the highest-leverage
Four reasons NeurIPS is the highest-leverage
AI/ML week of the year.
The AI research ecosystem compounds in ways no other AI conference week does. 15k attendees plus paper-track density plus frontier-lab recruiter presence plus applied-AI founder concentration inside one 6-day window.
15,000+
AI/ML researchers + applied-AI builders + frontier-lab recruiters concentrated across the San Diego Convention Center plus the workshop-day circuit.
6 days
Frontier labs, applied-AI startups, and big-tech recruiters all in-market across the same 144-hour window.
60+
Workshop days make researcher-founders reachable.
30 days
AI Twitter and arxiv-adjacent press cluster compound on residual.
NeurIPS intel · the room you are activating into
What NeurIPS 2026 actually looks like.
The week breaks into a main-conference paper-track at the San Diego Convention Center, a workshop-day circuit running parallel, and an applied-AI recruiting dinner web. Activating well means picking the right stripe of the week.
Date + venue
Dec 6-12, 2026
Main stage at the San Diego Convention Center. Workshop-day circuit at adjacent Marriott + Hilton venues. Applied-AI recruiting dinners concentrated in the Gaslamp Quarter + the Embarcadero. Vancouver retained as historical-alternate venue per NeurIPS Foundation rotation.
Expected attendance
15,000+ in 2025: 44% AI/ML researchers + PhD students, 24% applied-AI startup founders + builders, 18% frontier-lab + big-tech recruiters, 14% press + analysts + KOLs.
AI/ML researchers + PhD students44%
Applied-AI startup founders + builders24%
Frontier-lab + big-tech recruiters18%
Press + analysts + KOLs14%
Key tracks
Where the buyer-relevant rooms live. Pick 2 max for any single activation week.
Foundation ModelsReinforcement LearningMultimodal + AgentsML SystemsDatasets + BenchmarksWorkshop Day
FORKOFF receipts at NeurIPS
Two prior cycles run on the FORKOFF audit ledger. Applied-AI lab paper-drop narrative, AI infra recruiting funnel pre-build. Both ledger entries delivered within T+30 of close.
2 prior activationsT+30 proof closeCitation-aligned comms
Operating weekFrom a poster session and a stack of paper handouts
From a poster session and a stack of paper handouts
to compounded researcher-aligned recruiting funnel.
Six days across the San Diego Convention Center main stage, the workshop-day circuit, and the applied-AI recruiting dinner web. Pre-event paper-track narrative, daily on-site cadence, post-event citation cascade. One operator carries every phase. Every phase closes with a verified entry.
Visual ledger
Six days of operating cadence across the main conference, the workshop circuit, and the recruiting dinner web.
NeurIPS activation · 4 layers × deliverablesEvery motion
Every motion
across four layers.
PHASE 02[EVENT WEEK]
02
Cadence + side events
Daily founder posts from the convention center, Mon-Sat of NeurIPS week.
Deliverables (3)
- ▸Daily cadence
- ▸Workshop-day adjacency
- ▸On-site clipping
PHASE 03[ON-SITE]
03
KOL + clips
On-site AI Twitter and frontier-lab-adjacent KOLs activated through bot-screened placements.
Deliverables (3)
- ▸KOL placement
- ▸Podcast recording
- ▸Real-time clips
PHASE 04[POST-EVENT]
04
Compound + proof
Clip cadence compounds T+1 to T+30.
Deliverables (3)
- ▸T+1 to T+30
- ▸Citation-aligned proof
- ▸Compounding distribution
Activation timelineThe 90-day operating cycle, week by week.
The 90-day operating cycle, week by week.
Operating cadence.
Strategy 12 weeks out. Production 4 weeks out. Execution event week. Compounding 30 days post. Each phase closes with a verified entry.
StrategyProductionExecutionCompounding
Event-week cadence
NeurIPS 2026 week-of cadence (recommended).
Sample schedule for a Standard-tier engagement. Tier-specific deliverables shown in the next section.
| Day | Date | Motion | FORKOFF owns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun (D-1) | Dec 6, 2026 | Land in San Diego · pre-event applied-AI recruiting dinner setup | Venue + invite list + intro choreography |
| Mon | Dec 7 | Opening day attendance · founder posts from main stage | Daily post + on-site clip cadence |
| Tue | Dec 8 | Paper-track 1:1s · ICP-account meetings · workshop-day adjacency | Meeting calendar + paper-track intro routing |
| Wed | Dec 9 | FORKOFF side event (recruiting dinner / panel / researcher discussion) | Production + KOL invites + recording |
| Thu | Dec 10 | On-site podcast recording day · 3-4 researcher interviews | Studio + production + same-week clip pipeline |
| Fri | Dec 11 | KOL placements live · workshop-day adjacency closes | KOL proof + per-post tracking |
| Sat | Dec 12 | Founder thread recap of week · AI Twitter cluster reciprocation | Thread craft + cluster activation |
| Sun (D+7) | Dec 13 | Departure · post-event clip cascade live | Distribution sequencing + weekly verified proof |
Outcomes from NeurIPS lanesReal outcomes from
Real outcomes from
real applied-AI activations.
5x
Researcher-intro pipeline vs cold outreach. Workshop-day adjacency turns paper buzz into qualified conversations.
48 hrs
Paper-drop clips live before the poster session ends. AI Twitter cadence rides the citation wave for 30 days.
2
Adjacent workshop venues activated with podcast recordings. Full research-cluster coverage from one week.
OWNED
Every recording, clip, and researcher-intro proof stays with the lab at engagement end.
Fit map · NeurIPS activation ICPFor founders. Run a NeurIPS activation that compounds
For founders. Run a NeurIPS activation that compounds
without paying by application for a poster-session booth fee.
Who you are
- ›Applied-AI startup founder presenting (or attending paper sessions) at NeurIPS to recruit + benchmark + signal credibility
- ›Research lab head shipping NeurIPS papers and needing a structured GTM week tied to the paper drop
- ›AI infra founder (eval / deployment / RAG / agents) using NeurIPS attendance to engineer 30-50 introductions to lab researchers + applied-ML buyers
- ›Founder open to spending the operating week in San Diego (not parachuting in for one keynote)
What FORKOFF delivers
- ›14-day pre-event narrative engineering across 30 ICP accounts (AI/ML researchers + applied-AI founders + frontier-lab recruiters + ML systems teams)
- ›Daily on-site cadence Mon-Sat of NeurIPS week + applied-AI recruiting dinner + workshop-day adjacency
- ›AI-ecosystem KOL stack activated through bot-screened placements with per-post tracking
- ›T+30 verified proof close with citation-aligned pipeline report tied back to every qualified-view check
Not the right fit
- ×Pre-paper teams without NeurIPS-track credibility. NeurIPS activation needs a real research report to anchor on
- ×Brands wanting general AI conference exposure. NeurIPS audience is research-heavy, not enterprise-buyer-heavy
- ×Founders unwilling to invest in the technical credibility layer required to engage with the room
- ×Teams unwilling to commit to a 90-day operating cycle (T-30 to T+30) around the event
Sandbox · 14 days
by application NeurIPS lite pilot, with the qualified-researcher-intro list delivered pre-San-Diego.
14-day pre-event narrative + 30-account researcher-aligned ICP map + qualified-intro list shipped before you land in San Diego. If we do not deliver the intro list inside 14 days, the by application comes back.
Apply for the by application NeurIPS pilot
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Client receipts
What operators say after the engagement.
“BrandBrandPartnerBrand
The qualification ledger changed how we report to the board. Real attention, verified weekly, not dashboard vanity.
G
Growth lead
Series A, 2026, AI infrastructure startup
We went from guessing pipeline attribution to seeing it in a weekly audit ledger. Finance signed off on the next quarter before the first one ended.
M
Marketing director
Mid-market, 2026, B2B SaaS platform
FORKOFF ran our conference activation across three cities in one quarter. Side events, content capture, post-event distribution. One operator, one ledger.
H
Head of events
Three cities, one quarter, DevTools company
Geo-routing pulled the campaign out of single-market mode. India and Southeast Asia carried the qualified attention count. The unit cost dropped by two thirds.
C
Campaigns lead
India + SEA launch, Q1 2026, Consumer tech brand
99.71%Sustained legitimacy rate
3.4xRetained attention vs prior agency
250+Qualified introductions
4.2MQualified views in 14 days
Featured engagements
LITE ACTIVATION · BY APPLICATION · 5 ENGAGEMENTS PER QUARTER
by application
Lite activation floor
by application NeurIPS Lite activation. Single-track pre-event paper narrative or workshop-day dinner.
Two weeks of pre-event narrative + 30-account researcher-aligned cluster activation + NeurIPS-specific intro engineering. You leave with the verified record of qualified researcher intros surfaced before you land in San Diego. Lite tier scopes a single track. Selective on ICP, capped per quarter.
Single-track entry tierverified-proof reportingpairs with Standard or Full upgrade
Activation vs the alternatives
How a FORKOFF NeurIPS activation compares.
Three ways a team can show up at NeurIPS: a FORKOFF activation, a DIY booth bought through a sponsor package, or a traditional PR firm on retainer. Each is scored on the same 5 dimensions buyers ask about, from the pricing model and the pre-event narrative to the proof you get back after the week. No tier shell games, no asterisks.
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| Feature | FORKOFF activationOutcome-priced | DIY booth + sponsorLogo on banner | Traditional PR firmPress retainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Outcome-priced. Per-event commit. by application tier band. | Booth fee plus AV plus founder hours. Often by application plus before any sourced researcher intro. | Monthly retainer regardless of event outcome. monthly retainer, by application. |
| Pre-event narrative | 30-day researcher-founder cluster activation plus 30-account paper-track intro engineering | Tweet announcing booth and poster number two days before | Press release embargoed until paper-track day |
| On-site cadence | Daily founder posts, workshop-day adjacency, applied-AI recruiting dinner, KOL placements | Founder behind a poster, hopes the right reviewer walks past | Press wrangling around the keynote, no operating cadence on-site |
| Post-event compounding | 30-day clip cascade plus citation-aligned ledger sourced from researcher network | Folder of paper photos and a vague Slack debrief from the airport | Coverage clipping report, often disconnected from researcher-aligned pipeline |
| Qualified-view proof, audited | Signed by operator, qualified-intro math, T+30 close | Whatever the founder remembers from the poster session | Vanity coverage report, no researcher-network math |
Activation tiers
NeurIPS 2026 activation tiers.
All tiers carry the verified record + qualified-intro reporting. Tier scales scope, not philosophy.
3 tiersLite · Standard · Full
5/quarterEngagements per cycle
By applicationSelective on ICP
Lite
by application
- Pre-event narrative lock + 14-day researcher-aligned cluster activation
- Daily founder posts during NeurIPS week (drafted by FORKOFF, founder approves)
- 1 podcast recording on-site (founder interview)
- 6 clips post-event distributed across X / TikTok / Reels / Shorts
- Weekly Slack-delivered weekly proof
Recommended
Standard
By application
- Everything in Lite, plus:
- 1 FORKOFF-produced side event (applied-AI recruiting dinner / panel / researcher discussion)
- 3-4 podcast recordings on-site (founder + researchers + applied-AI builder guests)
- 12-18 clips post-event across all surfaces
- Bot-screened KOL placement (1 placement matched to your ICP)
- Intro engineering on 30 ICP accounts attending NeurIPS
- Post-event qualified-intro proof T+30 days
Full
By application
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Multi-day workshop production (2 adjacent venues across the week)
- 5+ podcast recordings on-site (founder + researchers + applied-AI builders + AI Twitter voices)
- 24-36 clips post-event across all surfaces
- 3-5 bot-screened KOL placements (AI Twitter + frontier-lab-adjacent + arxiv-adjacent voices)
- Intro engineering on 60 ICP accounts (extended pre-event window)
- AI startup recruiting funnel layer for frontier-lab-adjacent talent routing
- Post-event qualified-intro proof T+60 days
- 1 dedicated FORKOFF operator on-site for the full week
More events on the FORKOFF roster
Other activation weeks. Same operator. Same proof.
TEDAI Vienna 2026
Oct 2026 · Vienna · by application
AWS re:Invent 2026
Dec 2026 · Las Vegas · Standard tier by application
Dreamforce 2026
Sep 2026 · San Francisco · Standard tier by application
HubSpot Inbound 2026
Sep 2026 · Boston · Standard tier by application
Korea Blockchain Week 2026
Sep 2026 · Seoul · Standard tier by application
Token2049 Singapore 2026
Oct 2026 · Singapore · Standard tier by application
FAQ · 9 questions
Frequently asked questions
What is NeurIPS 2026?
NeurIPS is the Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems, the world's pre-eminent academic+industry AI/ML conference. The 2025 edition drew 15,000+ attendees across the main paper-track plus 60+ workshops. NeurIPS 2026 runs December 7-12 in San Diego (with Vancouver retained as the historical alternate venue per NeurIPS Foundation rotation). The room is the highest-density gathering of AI/ML researchers, applied-AI founders, frontier-lab-adjacent recruiters, and ML systems teams in the world.
Why hire FORKOFF for NeurIPS activations?
Most labs sponsor a poster-session booth and watch it drown. The FORKOFF activation is a 14-day operating cycle: pre-event paper-track narrative + 30-account researcher-aligned intro engineering, on-site cadence + applied-AI recruiting dinner + workshop-day adjacency, post-event clip cascade + citation-aligned ledger. Same operator, same dashboard, audit-tracked outcomes. Specifically tuned for AI/ML researcher-founders, applied-AI startups, and frontier-lab-adjacent recruiting teams.
How much does a NeurIPS activation cost?
Three tiers: Lite tier (single-track pre-event paper narrative or workshop-day dinner or side-event slot), Standard tier (recommended, full week-of presence + workshop-day adjacency + paper-track intro engineering), Full tier (sponsor-grade with multi-day workshop production + 5+ recruiter-track dinners + AI startup recruiting funnel layer). All tiers carry the verified record + qualified-intro reporting. Tier scales scope, not the underlying philosophy.
Do you produce side events at NeurIPS?
Yes. Standard + Full tiers include FORKOFF-produced side events (applied-AI recruiting dinner, workshop-day adjacency, moderated researcher discussion) at Marriott + Hilton + Gaslamp Quarter venues. We handle venue, invite list, KOL outreach, and on-site recording. Side events are the highest-leverage on-site moment. 30 right researcher-founders in one Gaslamp-adjacent room beats 3,000 random attendees at a poster session.
How does FORKOFF work with applied-AI recruiting funnels?
Our Full tier includes an AI startup recruiting funnel layer. We coordinate with the founder's existing recruiting team before any pre-event narrative goes live, route 30-account intros across researchers who match the funnel ICP, and structure side events so frontier-lab-adjacent talent can participate in conversations without the optics of poaching. This is critical for applied-AI startups who treat NeurIPS as the budget-anchor week for technical-hire decisions.
Will frontier-lab researchers + applied-AI builders + ML systems teams participate?
Yes. FORKOFF has working relationships with researcher-founders, applied-AI builders, and AI Twitter operators across the AI ecosystem. Standard tier includes 1 ecosystem KOL placement; Full tier extends to 3-5 placements across AI Twitter, frontier-lab-adjacent voices, and arxiv-adjacent press. NeurIPS is the one event week where applied-AI builders are reachable in the same room as researchers, and our intro engineering is built around that crossover.
How does the post-event clip cadence work?
Every podcast recorded on-site feeds the clipping pipeline at clips.forkoff.xyz. One 60-minute recording produces 8-12 cross-platform clips (X / TikTok / Reels / Shorts), distributed over the 30 days following NeurIPS. Each clip is tracked in the qualified-view record and reported in the T+30 audit close. The post-event cadence is what compounds the week's investment. For NeurIPS specifically, the AI Twitter cluster (researcher-founders + applied-AI builders + arxiv-adjacent analysts) keeps the residual attention curve elevated and citation-aligned signal compounds for the month following.
What is the FORKOFF NeurIPS Lite activation?
Single-track entry tier by application: 14 days of pre-NeurIPS narrative cadence + 30-account researcher-aligned cluster activation + paper-track intro engineering, OR a single workshop-day dinner, OR a side-event slot. You leave with the verified record of qualified researcher intros surfaced before you land in San Diego. Lets you test fit before committing to Standard or Full tier.
Can FORKOFF run activations at events outside NeurIPS?
Yes. NeurIPS is one of 8 plus events on the FORKOFF event roster. AWS re:Invent, Dreamforce, HubSpot Inbound, Korea Blockchain Week, Token2049 Singapore, ETHCC, Devcon, Consensus. Each event has its own activation page with cadence + tier pricing tuned to the event format and ICP. Applied-AI, SaaS, and Web3 ICPs map cleanly across events; see /for/ai-startups and /for/ai-founders for ICP-side detail.
Related FORKOFF surfaces
Where NeurIPS activations compound in your stack.
AI startups
Beyond NeurIPS week. Applied-AI ICP playbook for researcher-founder + AI infra teams.
AI founders
Founder-side ICP playbook for AI/ML researchers shipping applied-AI products.
Founder funnel
Pre-event narrative + intro engineering across 30 ICP accounts attending NeurIPS.
Founder podcast
On-site podcast recording day during NeurIPS week. Studio + crew booked at partner venue.
KOL marketing
Bot-screened AI Twitter + frontier-lab-adjacent KOL placements during NeurIPS week.
Browse the full 2026 event calendar
Every event activation on the FORKOFF roster. Same operator, same verified proof.
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Proof · NeurIPS track record
The record behind a NeurIPS activation.
FORKOFF has run activations across 42 events since 2023, per our own operating record, including Korea Blockchain Week, ETHDenver, and Token2049. NeurIPS runs in San Diego from December 7 to 12, with the main paper track at the convention center and a workshop-day circuit and recruiting-dinner web spread through the Gaslamp Quarter. This is a research room where the audience skews academic, and a poster-session booth drowns in the noise of fifteen thousand attendees. Our curated side events run between 100 and 250 attendees each, sized for an applied-AI recruiting dinner or a moderated researcher discussion where a real hire or partnership starts. Forty-two weeks of activations taught us to build the intro list around the paper drop, not the booth. Thirty researcher-founders in one Gaslamp room beat three thousand badges at a poster session.
What the research room rewards.
An academic AI week does not reward a slicker pitch. It rewards a team with genuine technical credibility the room can check against a paper. Across 42 events we have learned that the research cohort engages depth first and product second, so the pre-event narrative has to be citation-aligned, not sales-led. A curated recruiting dinner is the sharpest moment because it puts frontier-lab-adjacent talent in a setting without the optics of a poach. The AI Twitter and arxiv-adjacent cluster then keeps the recorded conversations compounding for a month, well past the closing workshop.
Where this activation connects.
NeurIPS runs on the same operating spine as every week on the roster. The event management service page owns the Gaslamp venue, the researcher invite list, and the recording that feeds a month of citation-aligned clips. The events hub lays out the full calendar so an applied-AI lab can pair the December research week with the right builder week. And for the practitioner end of the same market, the AI Engineer Summit 2026 activation covers the February San Francisco week, where the same teams meet their production buyers.
Reviewed by the FORKOFF events team, the operators who run these activations on the ground.
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