SAIL Events
Where the AI community connects. From intimate researcher dinners to our flagship summit, SAIL brings together the brightest minds in artificial intelligence.
2026 Conference Calendar
SAIL maintains a presence at the world's most important AI conferences, hosting exclusive events for researchers and industry leaders.
GTC 2026
GPU Technology Conference
March 2026
San Jose, CANVIDIA's flagship AI conference. SAIL presence includes booth, ModelShip dinner, SAIL Interviews, and The Context Window.
ICML 2026
International Conference on Machine Learning
July 2026Seoul, South KoreaPremier machine learning conference. SAIL hosts exclusive researcher dinners and networking events.
COLM 2026
Conference on Language Modeling
October 2026San Francisco, CAFocused on large language models. SAIL sponsors key sessions and hosts ModelShip events.
SAIL Summit
SAIL Summit 2026
October 5, 2026San Francisco, CAOur flagship annual event bringing together SAIL writers, subscribers, and the AI community.
NeurIPS 2026
Neural Information Processing Systems
December 2026Sydney, AustraliaThe world's largest AI research conference. SAIL hosts ModelShip cruises and networking dinners.
Video InterviewsSAIL Interviews
Technical conversations with the researchers building open models. SAIL Interviews highlight emerging voices in AI & ML—young, ambitious researchers bringing their work to world-class conferences.
Each 10-minute interview segment is professionally produced and published as both long-form and short-form content. Hosted by SAIL authors, these conversations provide poster-session teasers and evergreen content that amplifies researcher visibility across the AI community.
10-Minute Segments
Focused conversations highlighting key research insights
Professional Production
Long-form and short-form videos for maximum reach
Emerging Voices
Young, ambitious researchers at world-class conferences
800+ Annual
200 per conference, targeting 1,000 in 2026
144 Influential Papers
The most important AI/ML papers ever published, on display
Personal Selection
Researchers choose 3-7 favorites and share their stories
Custom-Bound Book
A keepsake of selected papers celebrating their journey
500+ Conversations
Video captured of each researcher's paper selections
Paper ExperienceThe Context Window
Inspired by the Criterion Closet, The Context Window immerses researchers in a visually stunning space featuring 144 of the most influential AI/ML papers ever published.
Participants select their 3-7 favorite papers and share the stories behind why these papers shaped their thinking. Each researcher leaves with a custom-bound book of their selected papers—a tangible keepsake celebrating their intellectual journey. With 200 binders per conference and 500 conversations annually, The Context Window has become a beloved fixture at GTC, ICML, NeurIPS, and the SAIL Summit.
Exclusive Researcher EventsModelShip
Intimate dinner cruises and gatherings bringing together 200-300 of the world's leading AI researchers. ModelShip events create the space for meaningful conversations that shape the future of AI.
Held alongside major conferences like GTC, ICML, and NeurIPS, ModelShip provides a unique networking environment away from the conference floor. Past attendees include researchers from DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Brain, and leading academic institutions.
Experience the energy of ModelShip - where brilliant minds connect over great conversations, unforgettable views, and maybe a few drinks.
Ready to Join Us?
Whether you're looking to attend, speak, be interviewed, or sponsor, we'd love to hear from you. Register your interest and our events team will be in touch.