Sponsors
FOSSEE is the main sponsor and organizer
of SciPy.in 2010. They initiated an Indian edition of the popular
SciPy conference in 2009, in order to encourage the use of Python
for Scientific Computing in Asia. The goal of the FOSSEE project is to
enable the students and faculty of Science and Engineering
colleges/institutes/universities across India to use open source software
tools for all their computational needs, thereby improving the quality of
instruction and learning.
Enthought, Inc. is the supplementary sponsor for SciPy.in 2010.
They provide scientific computing solutions through software
development, consulting, and training. They use Python significantly
for most of their projects, and work closely with many of the leading
Python developers involved with scientific computing.
The Python Software Foundation is partially funding the sprints at
SciPy India 2010. The PSF is a non-profit organization devoted
to the spread and advancement of open source technologies associated with
the Python programming language.
EnhanceEdu is partially sponsoring the accommodation for the participants
of SciPy.in 2010. It is an initiative of IIIT Hyderabad and is involved with
training teachers and students belonging to engineering colleges on
a range of current topics. They conduct various certificate programs and
workshops in and around Hyderabad. They are also involved with the local
organization of the conference, in association with FOSSEE.
Venue Sponsors
The Indian School of Business in Hyderabad is one of India's top management
schools and is a world-renowned (and globally top-ranked) B-school. They
have a fantastic campus with world-class infrastructure. They have
graciously accepted to sponsor and host the conference days
(Dec. 13th & 14th, 2010) at ISB's ultra-modern Khemka Auditorium.'
Mahindra Satyam
is a multi-national information, communications, and technology (ICT)
company providing business consulting, information technology, and
communication services. They have graciously accepted to sponsor and host
the Danube Hall at Mahindra Satyam Learning World in Hyderabad's famed
HITEC City, for
the tutorial/sprint days (Dec. 15th-17th, 2010) of SciPy.in 2010.'
IIIT Hyderabad is an autonomous,
research university offering under-graduate and graduate education
in Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, and their
applications in other domains. They have graciously volunteered to sponsor
and host the last day of the conference involving
sprints (Dec. 18th, 2010) and have offered a number of labs and seminar
halls to suit the needs of the sprints.