DebConf20 welcomes its sponsors! – Bits from Debian
DebConf20 is taking place online, from 23 August to 29 August 2020.
It is the 21st Debian conference, and organizers and participants are working hard
together at creating interesting and fruitful events.
We would like to warmly welcome the 17 sponsors of DebConf20, and introduce them to you.
We have four Platinum sponsors.
Our first Platinum sponsor is Lenovo.
As a global technology leader manufacturing a wide portfolio of connected products,
including smartphones, tablets, PCs and workstations as well as AR/VR devices,
smart home/office and data center solutions, Lenovo
understands how critical open systems and platforms are to a connected world.
Our next Platinum sponsor is Infomaniak.
Infomaniak is Switzerland’s largest web-hosting company,
also offering backup and storage services, solutions for event organizers,
live-streaming and video on demand services.
It wholly owns its datacenters and all elements critical
to the functioning of the services and products provided by the company
(both software and hardware).
Google is our third Platinum sponsor.
Google is one of the largest technology companies in the
world, providing a wide range of Internet-related services and products such
as online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
Google has been supporting Debian by sponsoring DebConf for more than
ten years, and is also a Debian partner.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is our fourth Platinum
sponsor.
Amazon Web Services is one of the world’s
most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platforms,
offering over 175 fully featured services from data centers globally
(in 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions).
AWS customers include the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises
and leading government agencies.
Our Gold sponsors are Deepin, the Matanel Foundation, Collabora, and HRT.
Deepin is a Chinese commercial company focusing on
the development and service of Linux-based operating systems. They also lead
research and development of the Deepin Debian derivative.
The Matanel Foundation operates in Israel,
as its first concern is to preserve the cohesion of a society and a nation
plagued by divisions. The Matanel Foundation also works in Europe, in Africa
and in South America.
Collabora is a global consultancy delivering
Open Source software solutions to the commercial world.
In addition to offering solutions to clients, Collabora’s engineers and developers
actively contribute to many Open Source projects.
Hudson-Trading
is a company led by mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians,
physicists and engineers. They research and develop automated trading algorithms
using advanced mathematical techniques.
Our Silver sponsors are:
Linux Professional Institute, the global
certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals,
Civil Infrastructure Platform,
a collaborative project hosted by the Linux Foundation,
establishing an open source “base layer” of industrial grade software,
Ubuntu,
the Operating System delivered by Canonical,
and Roche,
a major international pharmaceutical provider and research company
dedicated to personalized healthcare.
Bronze sponsors:
IBM,
MySQL,
Univention.
And finally, our Supporter level sponsors, ISG.EE
and Pengwin.
Thanks to all our sponsors for their support!
Their contributions make it possible for a large number
of Debian contributors from all over the globe to work together,
help and learn from each other in DebConf20.
Participating in DebConf20 online
The 21st Debian Conference is being held online, due to COVID-19,
from August 23 to 29, 2020. Talks, discussions, panels and other activities run from 10:00 to 01:00 UTC.
Visit the DebConf20 website at https://debconf20.debconf.org
to learn about the complete schedule, watch the live streaming and join the different
communication channels for participating in the conference.