We invite you to design the 2026 PyTorch Foundation flare pin for PyTorch Conference North America.

The winning entrant will receive one complimentary ticket to PyTorch Conference North America in San Jose, CA, in October.

PyTorch Foundation will produce the winning design as a 1-inch die-cut soft enamel pin for PyTorch Conference North America.

Submit an original design by August 14, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT by posting on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, or Bluesky using the hashtags #PyTorchPin and #PyTorchCon.

Design the 2026 Flare Pin

Each design must:

  • Be original and suitable for a 1-inch die-cut soft enamel pin
  • Include “26” or “2026”
  • Include the official PyTorch Foundation symbol
  • Provide the final design in SVG, PNG, or PDF format

Designs may use any shape, typeface, and color palette appropriate for distribution at a professional community event.

Use only official PyTorch Foundation assets and follow the PyTorch Foundation Brand Guidelines, Linux Foundation Trademark Usage Guidelines, and Linux Foundation Terms of Use. Official assets must remain intact and legible and must not be redrawn, distorted, or modified.

How to Enter

Each entry must include:

  • One clear image of the complete, standalone design
  • A brief description of the concept and its connection to the PyTorch community
  • The entrant’s name or social handle
  • Disclosure of any AI tools used

Post the entry publicly on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, or Bluesky using #PyTorchPin and #PyTorchCon. The post must remain public until PyTorch Foundation announces the winner.

Selection

The PyTorch Foundation Marketing Committee will select the winning design based on originality, legibility at 1 inch, use of the required symbol and year, brand compliance, and suitability for production.

The winner will be contacted on August 19, 2026, and must respond and provide final artwork by August 24, 2026. The committee’s decision is final, and PyTorch Foundation may decline to select a winner if no eligible entry meets the requirements.

PyTorch Foundation may adjust the winning design to meet production, brand, or trademark requirements.

Contest Rules and Submission Details

Show the flat design clearly without cropping, watermarks, overlays, or mockup effects that obscure the artwork. Additional mockups are permitted.

Social entries must be published by the deadline. Entrants unable to submit through an eligible social platform may email the required materials to [email protected] with the subject line 2026 PyTorch Pin Design Submission. Email entries must be received by the same deadline.

AI-assisted and AI-generated designs are permitted. Entrants remain responsible for ensuring that their designs meet all contest, copyright, brand, and trademark requirements.

Entrants must be at least 18 years old. Joint or group entries are not eligible.

Entrants must own or have permission to use every element in the design. Entries containing unauthorized third-party trademarks, copyrighted material, or obscene, sexually explicit, hateful, discriminatory, harassing, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate content are not eligible.

Permission to use PyTorch Foundation assets applies only to creating and submitting an entry. It does not authorize entrants to manufacture, sell, or distribute PyTorch Foundation-branded merchandise.

Artwork Rights

Entrants retain ownership of their artwork but grant PyTorch Foundation and its event and production partners a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, publish, display, and promote submissions in connection with the contest.

For the winning design, the license also covers adaptation, production, distribution, photography, and promotion of the pin.

Prize and Travel

The complimentary ticket may not be sold, transferred after issuance, or redeemed for cash.

The ticket covers conference admission only. PyTorch Foundation will not pay or reimburse travel, lodging, ground transportation, meals, visa-related costs, or other attendance expenses.

Eligible community members may separately apply for The Linux Foundation Travel Fund. Applications close August 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT, and applicants will be notified by September 2, 2026. Travel funding is separate from the contest and is not guaranteed.

Questions may be sent to [email protected].

PyTorch Foundation and the PyTorch Foundation logo design are registered trademarks of the Linux Foundation.