SouJava is a Brazilian Java User Group created to promote Java and other Open Source initiatives. It's recognized as the world's largest Java User Group[1] with over 40,000 members.[2]
| Company type | Nonprofit, NGO |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology and Services |
| Founded | September 1999 |
| Founders | Bruno Souza (JavaMan) Fabio Velloso Einar Saukas Jefferson Floyd Konz Alexei Znamensky Fabiane Nardon |
| Headquarters | , Brazil |
| Website | http://soujava.org.br/ |
History
The Brazilian SouJava Java User Group, was founded in 1997 by Bruno Souza (JavaMan), Yara Senger, Mauricio (Maltron) Leal, Fabio Velloso, Vinicius Senger. The group was created to promote Java and many OpenSource initiatives around world and specially in Brazil. SouJava User Group is NGO, and one of the biggest Java User Groups of the world, a recent estimative claims that the group can have more than 42.000 members around world.
SouJava is, together with London Java User Group, the creator of the Adopt A JSR Program. SouJava is also the First Java User Group to become a Java Community Process Expert Group Member and it is quite known by the engagement of its members.
SouJava Sao Paulo
SouJava São Paulo is the biggest SouJava group in Brazil and is located in São Paulo - São Paulo - Brazil.
SouJava Campinas
SouJava Campinas is the second biggest SouJava group in Brazil and is located in Campinas - São Paulo - Brazil. The RMC (Metropolitan Region of Campinas) is composed of 19 municipalities, representing 1.7% of GDP (gross domestic product) national GDP and 7.83% of São Paulo. With its universities, technology companies and advanced research centers, the region is considered a major technology center in Brazil. For all this we believe that we are able to build a JUG active and representative.
SouJava Rio
SouJava São Paulo is the third biggest SouJava group in Brazil and is located in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
Honors and Awards
• Java Community Process Award Winner 2012 • JCP Member/Participant of the Year 2012
Formal Presidents
Bruno Souza (JavaMan)
Formal Leaders
Thomas Modeneis, Yara Senger, Mauricio (Maltron) Leal, Fabio Velloso, Vinicius Senger, Otavio Santana
References
- ^ Simon_Phipps_(programmer) (April 14, 2005). "Brazil - the Global Java Leader?". Java.net. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
To give you an idea of the strength of the Java community in Brazil, the world's largest Java User Group is based there. The Sociedade de Usuarios Java, "SouJava" boasts almost 18,000 members and has now spread from its original base in Sao Paulo to be a national organisation
- ^ JavaOneConf (December 6, 2012). "JavaOne Conference: SOUJava recognized around the world as the largest JUG with 40000 members". JavaOne. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
SOUJava recognized around the world as the largest JUG with 40000 members