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== History ==

[[Brazil]]ianBrazilian Java User Group '''SouJava''' was founded in September 1999<ref>{{cite web

[[Brazil]]ian Java User Group '''SouJava''' was founded in September 1999<ref>{{cite web

|url = http://javaman.com.br/jugs/

|title = Java User's Groups no Brasil

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|first1=Bruno|last1=Souza|first2=Fabiane Biznella|last2=Nardon|first3=Serge|last3=Rehem

|work=Java Magazine

|language=Portuguesept

}}</ref> by [[Bruno Souza (programmer)|Bruno Souza]] (JavaMan) and Einar Saukas. It was first registered officially as a technology group in Sucesu-SP (association of technology groups in Brazil<ref>{{cite web

|url = http://www.sucesusp.org.br/portal_novo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=6

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|accessdate = July 2, 2015

|author=Sucesu-SP

|date =

|publisher=Sucesu-SP

|language=Portuguese

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|date = October 29, 1999

|publisher=mail-archive.com

|language=Portuguese}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2015}} The name (also spelled as '''SOUJava'''<ref name="twit"/>) is an acronym for "Sociedade de Usuarios Java" ("Java Users Society"), and "Sou Java" also means "I'm Java" in Portuguese.<ref>{{cite web

|url = https://weblogs.java.net/blog/webmink/archive/2005/04/brazil_the_glob.html

|title = Brazil - the Global Java Leader?

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}}</ref>

Since the beginning, '''SouJava''' has always been a [[nonprofit organization]] supported by volunteer work, quite known by the enthusiasm of its members.<ref>{{cite web

|url = https://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2006/04/16/the-brazilian-effect/

|title = The Brazilian Effect

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|date = October 11, 2012

|publisher=Peter Pilgrim

|quote = Brazilian are always in attendance at JavaOne USA. If you can’t beat them [for passion] then you might as well join them.}}</ref> 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'')<ref name="mail"/> but quickly migrated to a more formal model as membership grew rapidly. On November 28, 2004, '''SouJava''' acquired [[Non-Governmental Organization]] status<ref>{{cite web

|url = https://java.net/projects/soujava/lists/equipe-brasilia/archive/2005-08/message/9

|title = Proxima reunião/tutorial

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|quote=Agora, o SouJava, oficialmente a Associação de Usuários da Tecnologia Java, foi em 2004 o primeiro grupo de usuários Java do país a se tornar uma ONG}}</ref> upon reaching almost 18,000 members and got recognized as the world's largest Java User Group.<ref name="Simon" />

In 2011, '''SouJava''' became the first Java User Group nominated for the [[Java Community Process]] Executive Committee,<ref name="ownaward">{{cite web

|url = https://jcp.org/en/press/news/awards/2011award_nominees

|title = JCP Program and Industry Awards

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}}</ref>

Over the years, '''SouJava''' has organized several Java conferences in Brazil,<ref name="SouJava"/><ref name="ownaward"/><ref>{{cite web

|url = http://soujava.org.br/eventos/justjava-2012/

|title = JustJava 2012

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=== 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 (programmer)|Bruno Souza]] (JavaMan).<ref>{{cite web