<s>
SouJava	B-Language
is	O
a	O
Brazilian	O
Java	B-Language
User	O
Group	O
created	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
other	O
Open	O
Source	O
initiatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
Java	B-Language
User	O
Group	O
with	O
40,000	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazilian	O
Java	B-Language
User	O
Group	O
SouJava	B-Language
was	O
founded	O
in	O
September	O
1999	O
by	O
Bruno	O
Souza	O
(	O
JavaMan	O
)	O
and	O
Einar	O
Saukas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
(	O
also	O
spelled	O
as	O
SOUJava	B-Language
)	O
is	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
"	O
Sociedade	O
de	O
Usuarios	O
Java	B-Language
"	O
(	O
"	O
Java	B-Language
Users	O
Society	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Sou	O
Java	B-Language
"	O
also	O
means	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
Java	B-Language
"	O
in	O
Portuguese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
SouJava	B-Language
has	O
always	O
been	O
a	O
nonprofit	O
organization	O
supported	O
by	O
volunteer	O
work	O
,	O
quite	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
enthusiasm	O
of	O
its	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
SouJava	B-Language
acquired	O
Non-Governmental	O
Organization	O
status	O
upon	O
reaching	O
almost	O
18,000	O
members	O
and	O
got	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
Java	B-Language
User	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
SouJava	B-Language
became	O
the	O
first	O
Java	B-Language
User	O
Group	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Community	I-Language
Process	I-Language
Executive	O
Committee	O
,	O
as	O
Java	B-Language
Community	I-Language
Process	I-Language
Expert	O
Group	O
Member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
awarded	O
as	O
Java	B-Language
Community	I-Language
Process	I-Language
Member/Participant	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
SouJava	B-Language
has	O
organized	O
several	O
Java	B-Language
conferences	O
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
helped	O
influence	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
open	O
source	O
by	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
government	O
(	O
mainly	O
by	O
leading	O
an	O
open	O
standards	O
and	O
platforms	O
manifesto	O
,	O
organizing	O
Javali	O
at	O
FISL	O
,	O
and	O
working	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
Federal	O
Government	O
's	O
Information	O
Technology	O
National	O
Institute	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
forced	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
to	O
open-source	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
SouJava	B-Language
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Sao	O
Paulo	O
,	O
with	O
branches	O
in	O
Campinas	O
,	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
and	O
Brasilia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SouJava	B-Language
mandates	O
are	O
listed	O
below	O
:	O
</s>
