VTLUUG:Sponsors
Multiple companies and several alumni have generously sponsored the Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech in the past.
O'Reilly
O'Reilly donates books for us to use as door prizes. They offer members a discount on books and the opportunity to receive free copies of books in return for (unbiased) book reviews posted anywhere online.
Qualcomm
Qualcomm has generously donated prizes such as a G1 and giveaways like pencils and staplers in the past. They are also interested in recruiting competent programmers and Linux-using students as interns and graduates as full-time employees.
aam has come back to give talks about facebook for recruting purposes. Food was provided
Booz-Allen
Some VT alum visited to give a pretty good talk about Booz-Allen's internship program, and brought food