DATE is sponsored by the

• European Design and Automation Association (EDAA)
• EDA Consortium (EDAC)
• IEEE Computer Society (CS/TTCN)
• Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM SIGDA)
• European electronic Chips & Systems design Initiative (ECSI), and the
• Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

The Sponsors are financially responsible for DATE. The Sponsors have signed a Joint Sponsorship & Representation Agreement and have established the DATE Sponsor Committee (DSC) to jointly oversee, guide and control DATE. The DSC approves the DATE budget and, after auditing, discharges the DATE Executive Committee (DEC) from its responsibilities with respect to the DATE Event concerned.

The DATE Executive Committee has full and final authority to decide on all aspects of the Conference and Exhibition within its approved budget.