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|quote = What pleased me is that the Java Community has become more inclusive of the industries and geographies around the world as illustrated by SouJava's joining from Brasil (the world's largest JUG and the first JUG to join)
}}</ref> with 40,000 members.<ref name="ownaward"/><ref>{{cite web
|url = https://twitter.com/javaoneconf/status/276776820072927233
|title = JavaOne Conference: SOUJava recognized around the world as the largest JUG with 40000 members
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|publisher=Sucesu-SP
|language=Portuguese
}}</ref>), then later publicly announced in a press conference at October 29, 1999.<ref name="mail">{{cite web
|url = https://www.mail-archive.com/javabr%40cits.br/msg00529.html
|title = Lancamento "SouJava"
|accessdate =June 30, 2015
|first=Rogerio Moraes de|last=Aguiar
|date = {{date|1999-10-29|mdy}}
|publisher=mail-archive.com
|language=Portuguese}}</ref> The name (also spelled as '''SOUJava''') is an acronym for "Sociedade de Usuarios Java" ("Java Users Society"), and "Sou Java" also means "I'm Java" in Portuguese.<ref>{{cite web
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|date = April 16, 2006
|publisher=[[Jonathan I. Schwartz]]
|quote = I’ve given keynotes at Java One for many years, and one of the things I’ve grown to expect is what I’ll call the “Brazilian effect.” [...] I can confirm Brazil’s one of the more progressive nations in the world when it comes to the use of free and open source software. It’s got one of the largest, and most vibrant developer communities [this comment links to www.souvaja.org.br] [...] But whenever you mention Brazil or a Brazilian project, you have to watch out for the Brazilian effect, the total disruption of your speech by a contingent of flag waving (and wearing) Brazilians that, upon hearing their nation mentioned, break into hoots and hollers and whistles and applause. It takes a few minutes to die down, and the enthusiasm’s contagious.}}</ref> and engagement of its members{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}. 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. In 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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|publisher=[[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]
|quote = Oracle is nominating SouJava, the Brazilian Java User Group, to a seat in the JCP Executive Committee.
}}</ref><ref name="ownaward">{{cite web
|url = https://jcp.org/en/press/news/awards/2011award_nominees
|title = JCP Program and Industry Awards
|accessdate = July 5, 2015 |author=Java Community Process
|date = 2011
|publisher=Java Community Process
}}</ref> as Java Community Process Expert Group Member. The following year, it was awarded as Java Community Process Member/Participant of the Year.<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://jcp.org/en/press/news/JCP_JavaOne2012_WrapUp
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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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|date = March 22, 2002
|publisher=SouJava
|language=Portuguese}}</ref> and it helped influence the adoption of open source by the Brazilian government, <ref name="ownaward"/><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://soujava.org.br/manifesto/
|title = Manifesto: Desenvolvimento de Software no Governo
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== Honors and Awards ==
* Java Community Process Member/Participant of the Year 2011: '''Nominated'''<ref
* Java Community Process Member/Participant of the Year 2012: '''Winner''' <ref>{{cite web
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