SouJava
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SouJava is a Brazilian Java User Group created to promote the Java programming language and other Open Source initiatives.[1] It's recognized as the world's largest Java User Group[2][3] with 40,000 members.[4][5][6]
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| Company type | Nonprofit, NGO |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology and Services |
| Founded | September 1999 |
| Founders | Bruno Souza (JavaMan) Einar Saukas |
| Headquarters | , Brazil |
| Website | http://soujava.org.br/ |
History
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Brazilian Java User Group SouJava was founded in September 1999[7][8] by Bruno Souza (JavaMan) and Einar Saukas. It was first registered officially as a technology group in Sucesu-SP (association of technology groups in Brazil[9]), then later publicly announced in a press conference at October 29, 1999.[10][better source needed] The name (also spelled as SOUJava[5]) is an acronym for "Sociedade de Usuarios Java" ("Java Users Society"), and "Sou Java" also means "I'm Java" in Portuguese.[11]
Since the beginning, SouJava has always been a nonprofit organization supported by volunteer work, quite known by the enthusiasm of its members.[12][13][14] It initially had a flat management structure (President and VP were originally Director and Associate Director in the original announcement press release, everybody else were simply referred as "members" except for a Technical Coordinator)[10] but quickly migrated to a more formal model as membership grew rapidly. On November 28, 2004, SouJava acquired Non-Governmental Organization status[15] upon reaching almost 18,000 members and got recognized as the world's largest Java User Group.[2]
In 2011, SouJava became the first Java User Group nominated for the Java Community Process Executive Committee,[4][16] as Java Community Process Expert Group Member. The following year, it was awarded as Java Community Process Member/Participant of the Year.[17]
Over the years, SouJava has organized several Java conferences in Brazil,[1][4][18] and it helped influence the adoption of open source by the Brazilian government [4][19][20] (mainly by leading an open standards and platforms manifesto,[21] organizing Javali at FISL,[22] and working together with the Brazilian Federal Government's Information Technology National Institute [23][24]), which in turn forced Sun Microsystems to open-source Java.[25][26] It's also the co-creator, together with London Java User Group, of "Adopt a JSR" program, an effort to encourage JUG members and the wider Java community to get involved in JSRs[27][28][29][30]
SouJava is headquartered in São Paulo, with branches in Campinas,[31] Rio de Janeiro and Brasília.[32]
Leadership
Executive leadership positions are voluntary and unpaid, elected by the director's board. SouJava mandates are listed below:
- 1999–2003: President Einar Saukas, Vice-President Jefferson Conz (Floyd), Technical Coordinator Bruno Souza (JavaMan).[33]
Honors and awards
- Java Community Process Member/Participant of the Year 2011: Nominated[4]
- Java Community Process Member/Participant of the Year 2012: Winner [34]
- Outstanding Adopt-a-JSR Participant of the Year 2013: Recognized [35]
- Java Community Process Member/Participant of the Year 2014: Nominated[36]
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