Sponsors

Events of the scale of ASSEMBLY are impossible to organize with out the support and help our sponsors. ASSEMBLY has had the privilege to partner with both Finnish and international industry leaders. Our long-term partners include such renowed companies as MICROSOFT, ASUS and AMD and many many more.

We at ASSEMBLY Organizing wish to express our sincere thanks to all of our partners and sponsors - those working with us this year and those that have made our 19 years possible!

If you are interested of sponsoring us, please contact us!

MAIN PARTNERS

From Jimm's PC-Store you'll find a large selection of products designed for overclocking, cooling and modification of your computer, and also the latest mainstream components and home electronics. We are specialized in accomplishing challenging cooling, silencing and modification projects.

Jimm's PC-store is the official hardware retailer at Assembly Summer.

Asus has been our long standing partner for many years. They are a world leader in motherboards, graphics cards and other computer related peripherals.

Elisa is the leading provider of communications services in the Nordic countries and provides high speed internet connectivity to Assembly Summer 2010. You can come and check the new Elisa Viihde -service at the event, which allows you to combine digital TV and the best of Internet services. It comes with all that is needed for you to enjoy entertainment.

Elisa is the official operator & connectivity partner at Assembly Summer 2010.

SAMSUNG Electronics will network core components such as memory chips, system-LSI and LCDs as well as A/V, computers, telecommunication devices, home appliances and other stand-alone products into a total solution of digital convergence era.

At Assembly, Samsung is the core provider of the event's monitors and television technology.

EVENT SPONSORS

Microsoft brings it's development tools and home entertainment to Assembly! You can also get more information about Microsoft development tools from the event staff and participate into interesting Microsoft development seminars.	A proud Assembly sponsor, Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses.
Dremel is the tool for passionate modder or builder. Come and check what dremel can do for you, as two workshops are organized on Friday and Saturday with Dremel tools.	The Paf Group is an innovative and knowledgeable money gaming entertainment company, which independently or through partnerships develops and provides physical and digital money games in selected markets.
Everyplay is social gaming startup creating an innovative and fun way to play more with your friends. Everyplay is actively recruiting for talented game and web developers.	From day one, SteelSeries has been focused on making professional gaming gear that provide meaningful benefits to gamers of all skill-level, with the most demanding being those gamers whose lively hood depends on the performance of our products. We believe, as most gamers do, in winning, not trying!
Cooler Master was founded with the mission of providing the industry's best thermal solutions. Cooler Master provides a good lineup of thermal solutions for a full range of applications. Its products range from heat sinks and fans to component housing, chassis, and ducting for computers - so if you are in need of superb cooling, you have found what you have been looking for! Check out Cooler Master producs at www.coolermaster.com	At Cisco we believe community belongs to everyone and connecting and collaborating with others is a key element of our culture. Making the world a smaller place through technology and using it to enhance life experiences is something we take seriously. Cisco is the official network provider of Assembly Summer 2010.
The aim of the Ministry for Foreign Affair's Development Communications Group is to increase the knowledge of the Finnish public on global development matters and invite them to discuss the topic. The Development Communication Group has launched a netgame, Hodihodi - Life in Africa, which is aimed at 10-15 year-olds.	In the Finnish Evangelical-Lutheran Church and its parishes offer people a place to discuss God, faith and any questions they might have. At Assembly we provide a Quiet Room where you can calm down and meet church youth workers. An evening worship will be held in Second Life in Kirkkosaari at 9 pm.

MEDIA PARTNERS

Mikrobitti is the Finland's leading computer hobbyist magazine, and they are our chosen Mediapartner for ASSEMBLY Summer.	Pelaaja is the only console gamer's special magazine in Finland. The magazine arrives 12 times per year and has the information of all the latest console games and helps people to take more out of their gaming hobby.

EDUCATION PARTNERS

Metropolia will have four fields of study: technology, health care and social services, economics and business administration, and culture, all of which will provide teaching also in English. In Assembly the students of Metropolia will participate in the fields of Assembly TV and NetCrew.	Multidisciplinary Laurea is an acknowledged developer in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. We offer Bachelor and Master level studies for 8000 students in four fields of education. In Assembly Summer 2010 Laurea is also representing a new service which is being developed for doing publicly distributed rendering - Renderfarm.fi
Want to be a video game developer? Have you ever dreamed of developing video games and getting paid for it? Game development curriculum of Kajaani University of Applied Sciences offers you a ticket to become a video game development professional!	Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) is an internationally oriented multidisciplinary higher education institution, a recognised working and business life educator and developer. TAMK provides degree-awarding education in seven fields of study, focusing especially on technology, wellbeing services, business administration, tourism and culture.
Game Tech&Arts Lab brings artists, programmers, and other game development students together to collaborate on game projects, thus allowing them to build their CVs and learn practical skills required in the game industry today. Game Tech&Arts Lab is a joint project between Turku University of Applied Sciences and University of Turku that also organizes game industry specific education and has game development facilities in the ICT-house in Kupittaa, Turku.

EVENT ASSOCIATES

Welho is the largest cable operator in Finland, offering a wide selection of TV, broadband and voice services in the Capital region on various platforms. About 311,000 homes are connected to Welho’s cable network. AssemblyTV is distributed digitally in Welho’s network, and Welho also transmits the programme to other Finnish cable networks.	EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. Its Defence & Security Division is a provider of comprehensive systems solutions. EADS provides the secure TETRA radionetwork of Assembly.
Hesburger is the tastiest Finnish hamburger restaurant chain! Welcome to taste the hamburgers, wraps and salads during ASSEMBLY!	Wowza Media Systems(tm) is an emerging leader in high-performance media streaming server software. Its Wowza Media Server(tm) Pro is used by global media and entertainment companies, enterprises, universities and service providers to deliver live video, on-demand video, video recording, chat and a variety of other rich media interactive content and applications. Wowza is the official Flash video streaming software provider for AssemblyTV.
Gocept is a software development company focused on web applications and specialised on Zope. Gocept helped building the Assembly website providing knowledge for the webserver cluster and the content management system Plone.	Electronic Frontier Finland, a civic organization founded in 2001, works to protect and advance freedom of speech and privacy in Internet and society in general. Citizens' activities in elecronic world should not be snooped upon, Internet must not be censored, computer programs should not be patentable, copyright must not be misused to infringe on consumer rights and spamming should be banned.
Esko Otava Oy = The Rock Solid House Of Cards. Whenever you need a plastic card - We offer plastic cards, card printers, card personalization equipment, packaged solutions, customer cards and identification cards and much much more.	The Nordic Game Program is a part the Nordic cultural cooperation and is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, and administered by Nordic Game Resources AB, a Swedish limited company.

COMPETITION CO-OPERATION

Turku, the European Capital of Culture for 2011, has initiated the world's largest media art and new media competition to highlight and support the growing field of digital media. The total sum of all the prizes exceeds 140,000 euros. A digital capital of culture, Live2011.com will be opened in 2010. Live2011.com is working with Assembly event to support young talents with live2011.com offerings and giving special event award for Assembly democompetition winner.