<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
Expert	I-Application
(	O
GDE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
person	O
recognized	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
having	O
exemplary	O
expertise	O
in	O
web	O
technologies	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GDEs	O
are	O
awarded	O
by	O
membership	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Developers	O
Experts	O
program	O
,	O
established	O
and	O
administered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
Expert	I-Application
cannot	O
be	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
employee	O
whilst	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GDEs	O
are	O
not	O
permitted	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
any	O
statements	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
or	O
any	O
Google	B-Application
company	O
"	O
and	O
be	O
clear	O
that	O
any	O
opinions	O
are	O
not	O
those	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Developer	O
Experts	O
program	O
initially	O
started	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Developer	O
API	O
Expert	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
Google	B-Application
renamed	O
it	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
Expert	I-Application
program	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
available	O
to	O
developers	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
the	O
official	O
Google	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
Expert	I-Application
site	O
started	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
program	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
Experts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
