"Almost every company listed there is hiring there, both on the site and at the on site jobs fair"
It's true. That's how I got my job at (2013 Gold sponsor) TrueCar, back in 2011. It's a great event to attend, just to be around that many like-minded folks.
I was actually on "Startup Row" and wandered around a bit during talks when the exhibit hall was empty and was asked if I'd like to work two blocks from the beach. The line worked.
Speaking of Startup Row, do you have plans to run that again this year? It was great to see all the young companies using Python.
Easy!
This Year: https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/
Last Year: https://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/
And I've got about 14 more pending for 2013 :)
There's some big names there. I know there are more. Almost every company listed there is hiring there, both on the site and at the on site jobs fair:
https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/prospectus/
Join us.