RUSSOFT is the nationwide association of the most technically competent software developing companies in Russia. At the present day RUSSOFT unites more than 70 companies with 17000+ of highly qualified programmers and software engineers with advanced graduate level degrees in Technology & Computer Science.
RUSSOFT Association is the voice of the industry actively advocating its interests in the Russian Government.
Being the largest association of software developers in Russia RUSSOFT runs annual researches and publishes surveys on the Russian software export market, in which displays the most precise and trusted information about software developing industry in Russia.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) (www.ieee.org) is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology. IEEE has:

• more than 400,000 members in more than 160 countries; more than 100,000 student members;
• 2,081 chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests;
• 1,855 student branches in 80 countries;
• 45 societies and councils — 38 societies and 7 technical councils representing the wide range of technical interests;
• more than 3 million documents in the IEEE/IET Electronic Library;
• nearly 1,300 standards and projects under development;
• a total of 150 transactions, journals and magazines published annually;
• more than 1,200 conferences sponsored every year.

With nearly 85,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society (www.computer.org) is the world’s leading organization of computing professionals. Founded in 1946, and the largest of the 38 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the CS is dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computer and information-processing technology. The Computer Society serves the information and career-development needs of today’s computing researchers and professionals with books, conferences, conference publications, magazines, online courses, software development certifications, standards, and technical journals. Known worldwide for its computer-standards activities, the Computer Society promotes an active exchange of ideas and technological innovation among members and technology companies producing today’s innovative products and services.

The IEEE Technical Council on Software Engineering (TCSE) (tab.computer.org/tcse) encourages the application of engineering methods and principles to the development of computer software, and works to increase professional knowledge of techniques, tools, and empirical data to improve software quality. TCSE is involved in the myriad ways that software is designed, developed, managed, and maintained. We have two overriding aims: to contribute to our members’ professional expertise, and to help advance software engineering research and practice.

ARPP (Association of Software Developers) was founded in 2009 and brings together Russian independent software vendors, including both commercial and freeware. Among its members are: 1C, Kaspersky Lab, ABBYY, CFT, ASCON, Doctor Web, SPIRIT, InfoWatch, Diasoft, Galaxy, PROMT, ALT Linux, FORECAST, Buka, INPAS, 1S-Bitrix, PingWin Software, Hronobus, IstraSoft, STACK SOFTWARE Multimedia Technologies, Nival Network. The primary objectives of the association are: lobbying industry interests in the executive and legislative branches, engaging the business community into constructive dialog with the government, stimulating the industry development and the competitiveness of the domestic software.

AP KIT (Information & Computer Technologies Industry Association) is the most representative non-profit union of Russia’s ICT industry. AP KIT’s membership includes major domestic and global companies specializing in software, computer and equipment production, as well as the leading domestic distribution companies, system integrators, producers and developers. AP KIT members comprise up to 70% of the market many segments.

RASPO (Russian Freeware Association) is designed to facilitate the development, implementation and promotion of the open source and free licensing software in Russia and support its entry to the world market.

• organizes seminars, conferences and other forums for the exchange of expertise
• arranges events tackling the problem of computer piracy
• facilitates the creation and promotion of new software products

Whom does ISDEF benefit?

• Software developers – ISDEF helps them make their businesses successful
• Software users – one of ISDEF’s areas of activity is software quality-control
• Government – ISDEF members join together in order to make the Russian software market a worthy part of the international IT industry
• The IT mass-media – ISDEF is a steady and reliable source of objective information relating to the software and e-commerce sectors
• Businessmen interested in contacting software developers – ISDEF is an excellent place to find potential business partners
• The 10th annual fall conference ISDEF conference will take place September 29 – October 2 in Moscow

The Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) was established in 2006.

The Association’s objective is to create a civilized information society, which will have its own legal system and the codes of professional activities that are to be accepted by both the users and the companies operating on the Internet.

One of the key goals of the Association is to set up an efficient dialogue between the state and the companies operating in the area of information, communication and Internet technologies.

AgileRussia is a non commercial Agile community in Russia which organizes different events, support conferences, publish articles and drive Agile/Scrum/XP/TDD and etc in Russia with the purpose to improve processes, team performance and engineering excellence.

Higher School of Economics is one of the leading Russian universities. Established by Russian government in 1992 in Moscow, it now consists of 21 faculties and schools with campuses in four major Russian cities. The HSE Software Engineering School is one of the most recognized Russian educational and research Software Engineering schools, which offers full BS, MS and PhD curriculum in SE.

Digital October Center is a place for globally-minded technology entrepreneurship community. The Center is built around two core themes: new technologies and technology entrepreneurship. Key international professional conferences and presentations of new technology products take place in the Center. At Digital October, technology professionals can share best practices, learn about the latest trends and achievements in science and technology, try out latest product releases. One of the main objectives of the Center is to bring globally relevant content to Russian professional community.

Digital October has created an ecosystem of technology entrepreneurship. Located in the very center of Moscow, Digital October brings together engineers and software developers, entrepreneurs and venture investors, executives and analysts from global technology companies, designers and art professionals. The guiding principle of Digital October is meritocracy in which professionalism, accomplishments and innovation are valued.

OMG® is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry standards consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies and an even wider range of industries. OMG’s modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®) and Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG’s middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA®) and support a wide variety of industries.  http://www.omg.orgis an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry standards consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies and an even wider range of industries. OMG’s modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®) and Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG’s middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA®) and support a wide variety of industries. http://www.omg.org