SANE

System Administration and NEtworking conferences

The SANE conferences are organized by the foundation Stichting SANE, with both work-force and financial support from the foundation Stichting NLnet and the association NLUUG, the UNIX User Group in The Netherlands.

• In addition to a loan and a guarantee of NLG 30,000, Stichting NLnet provided the treasurer for the Stichting SANE '98. Stichting SANE '98 was formally charged with the organization of the conference.
• Stichting NLnet sponsored SANE 2000 with a guarantee of NLG 40,000 and an interest-free loan of NLG 20,000. In addition, Stichting NLnet provided the treasurer and financial administration services for Stichting SANE, the entity formally charged with the organization of the SANE 2000 conference.
• Stichting NLnet sponsored SANE 2002 with a guarantee of €25,000 and an interest-free loan of €15,000. In addition, Stichting NLnet was providing the treasurer and financial administration services for Stichting SANE, the entity formally charged with the organization of the SANE 2002 conference.
  Besides, NLnet funded a Poster Session for €5,000. A large number of the NLnet sponsored projects contributed posters for this event.
• Stichting NLnet sponsored SANE 2004 with a guarantee of €40,000 and a loan of €40,000. In addition, Stichting NLnet provided the treasurer and financial administration services for Stichting SANE, the entity formally charged with the organization of the SANE 2004 conferences.
• NLnet supports SANE 2006 with a guarantee of €40,000 and an interest-free loan of €40,000. NLnet is happy to join forces with USENIX, SURFnet and NLUUG for the fifth SANE conference.