Organizations

The following are the organizations and the role they are playing in Software Freedom Week 2008:
Sponsors

1.IBM India
2.Sun Microsystems
3.Sankalp Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. - They are a VLSI design company with there Operations Centre located within BVBCET campus
4.Computer Shoppee - A local PC hardware vendor
5.Ubuntu - They are giving CDs for distribution to participants
6.Softwarefreedomday.org
7.ALU Prints – Momento Sponsors
Supporting Institutions / Organizations
1.BVB College of Engg. & Tech. - Part financial support
2.BVB - IEEE Student Chapter - Student volunteers
3.Electronics Students’ Association - Volunteers
4.Deshpande Foundation - Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande’s family foundation working with NGOs of norh Karnataka region and having their offices located on our campus
5.OASIS – Organization of Ardent Students of Information Science
6.SUN Open Source Developer’s Community of BVBCET

Participants

1.SDMCET, Dharwad
2.KLEIT, Hubli
3.KLESCET, Belgaum
4.GIT, Belgaum
5.Maratha Mandal College, Belgaum
6.SKSVMA College of Engineering, Laxmeshwar
7.REC, Hulkoti
8.PC Jabin College, Hubli
9.JT College, Gadag
10.Chetan Science College, Hubli
11.Oxford College Hubli
12.IMSR Hubli
13.BEC College Bagalkot
14.Engineering College Haveri
15.Engineering College, Chikkodi
16.Engineering College, Nidsoshi
17.IBMR hubli
18.KLE BBA College Hubli
19.REC Hulkoti
20.B.C.A College Hubli

Schools

1.JK School
2.St Anthony School
3.Fathima School
4.V.S.Pillay School
5.M.R.Sakhare School
Reach Out organizations
1.Vijayanand Road Lines (VRL)
2.Hubli Dharwad Muncipal Corporation (HDMC)
3.KLEIT
4.Chetan College

Participants who Attend the Session on FOSS for Organizations (Invitees being IT managers or persons incharge of IT purchase decisions)

1.Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation
2.Zilla Panchayat, Dharwad
3.Hubli Electricity Supply Company, Hubli
4.Karnataka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Hubli
5.North Karnataka Management Association, Hubli
6.Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Hubli
7.North Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association, Hubli
8.District Indurstries Centre
9.KSFC, Hubli
10.Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka, Dharwad
11.Miven Machine Tools, Hubli
12.BDK Group of Companies, Hubli
13.Microfinish, Hubli
14.Karnataka Conveyors Pvt. Ltd., Hubli
15.TS Pumps and Valves Pvt. Ltd., Hubli
16.KETEE Switchgear, Hubli
17.LVT Industry, Hubli
18.A number of NGOs from North Karnataka region