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 - Tom Forbes ([@orf](https://github.com/orf))
 - Xie Yanbo ([@xyb](https://github.com/xyb))
 - Maxim Ivanov ([@ivanovmg](https://github.com/ivanovmg))
+
+## Backers
+
+We would like to thank the following people for supporting us in our efforts to maintain and improve Cookiecutter:
+
+- Alex DeBrie
+- Alexandre Y. Harano
+- Bruno Alla
+- Carol Willing
+- Russell Keith-Magee
+
+## Sprint Contributors
+
+### PyCon 2016 Sprint
+
+The following people made contributions to the cookiecutter project at the PyCon sprints in Portland, OR from June 2-5 2016.
+Contributions include user testing, debugging, improving documentation, reviewing issues, writing tutorials, creating and updating project templates, and teaching each other.
+
+- Adam Chainz ([@adamchainz](https://github.com/adamchainz))
+- Andrew Ittner ([@tephyr](https://github.com/tephyr))
+- Audrey Roy Greenfeld ([@audreyr](https://github.com/audreyr))
+- Carol Willing ([@willingc](https://github.com/willingc))
+- Christopher Clarke ([@chrisdev](https://github.com/chrisdev))
+- Citlalli Murillo ([@citmusa](https://github.com/citmusa))
+- Daniel Roy Greenfeld ([@pydanny](https://github.com/pydanny))
+- Diane DeMers Chen ([@purplediane](https://github.com/purplediane))
+- Elaine Wong ([@elainewong](https://github.com/elainewong))
+- Elias Dorneles ([@eliasdorneles](https://github.com/eliasdorneles))
+- Emily Cain ([@emcain](https://github.com/emcain))
+- John Roa ([@jhonjairoroa87](https://github.com/jhonjairoroa87))
+- Jonan Scheffler ([@1337807](https://github.com/1337807))
+- Phoebe Bauer ([@phoebebauer](https://github.com/phoebebauer))
+- Kartik Sundararajan ([@skarbot](https://github.com/skarbot))
+- Katia Lira ([@katialira](https://github.com/katialira))
+- Leonardo Jimenez ([@xpostudio4](https://github.com/xpostudio4))
+- Lindsay Slazakowski ([@lslaz1](https://github.com/lslaz1))
+- Meghan Heintz ([@dot2dotseurat](https://github.com/dot2dotseurat))
+- Raphael Pierzina ([@hackebrot](https://github.com/hackebrot))
+- Umair Ashraf ([@umrashrf](https://github.com/umrashrf))
+- Valdir Stumm Junior ([@stummjr](https://github.com/stummjr))
+- Vivian Guillen ([@viviangb](https://github.com/viviangb))
+- Zaro ([@zaro0508](https://github.com/zaro0508))
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    CONTRIBUTING
    AUTHORS
-   sprint-contributors
    HISTORY
    case_studies
-   BACKERS
    CODE_OF_CONDUCT
 
 Index
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-===================
-Sprint Contributors
-===================
-
-PyCon 2016 Sprint
------------------
-
-The following people made contributions to the cookiecutter project
-at the PyCon sprints in Portland, OR from June 2-5 2016.
-Contributions include user testing, debugging, improving documentation,
-reviewing issues, writing tutorials, creating and updating project
-templates, and teaching each other.
-
-* Adam Chainz (`@adamchainz`_)
-* Andrew Ittner (`@tephyr`_)
-* Audrey Roy Greenfeld (`@audreyr`_)
-* Carol Willing (`@willingc`_)
-* Christopher Clarke (`@chrisdev`_)
-* Citlalli Murillo (`@citmusa`_)
-* Daniel Roy Greenfeld (`@pydanny`_)
-* Diane DeMers Chen (`@purplediane`_)
-* Elaine Wong (`@elainewong`_)
-* Elias Dorneles (`@eliasdorneles`_)
-* Emily Cain (`@emcain`_)
-* John Roa (`@jhonjairoroa87`_)
-* Jonan Scheffler (`@1337807`_)
-* Phoebe Bauer (`@phoebebauer`_)
-* Kartik Sundararajan (`@skarbot`_)
-* Katia Lira (`@katialira`_)
-* Leonardo Jimenez (`@xpostudio4`_)
-* Lindsay Slazakowski (`@lslaz1`_)
-* Meghan Heintz (`@dot2dotseurat`_)
-* Raphael Pierzina (`@hackebrot`_)
-* Umair Ashraf (`@umrashrf`_)
-* Valdir Stumm Junior (`@stummjr`_)
-* Vivian Guillen (`@viviangb`_)
-* Zaro (`@zaro0508`_)
-
-
-
-
-.. _`@1337807`: https://github.com/1337807
-.. _`@adamchainz`: https://github.com/adamchainz
-.. _`@audreyr`: https://github.com/audreyr
-.. _`@chrisdev`: https://github.com/chrisdev
-.. _`@citmusa`: https://github.com/citmusa
-.. _`@dot2dotseurat`: https://github.com/dot2dotseurat
-.. _`@elainewong`: https://github.com/elainewong
-.. _`@eliasdorneles`: https://github.com/eliasdorneles
-.. _`@emcain`: https://github.com/emcain
-.. _`@hackebrot`: https://github.com/hackebrot
-.. _`@jhonjairoroa87`: https://github.com/jhonjairoroa87
-.. _`@katialira`: https://github.com/katialira
-.. _`@lslaz1`: https://github.com/lslaz1
-.. _`@phoebebauer`: https://github.com/phoebebauer
-.. _`@purplediane`: https://github.com/purplediane
-.. _`@pydanny`: https://github.com/pydanny
-.. _`@skarbot`: https://github.com/skarbot
-.. _`@stummjr`: https://github.com/stummjr
-.. _`@tephyr`: https://github.com/tephyr
-.. _`@umrashrf`: https://github.com/umrashrf
-.. _`@viviangb`: https://github.com/viviangb
-.. _`@willingc`: https://github.com/willingc
-.. _`@xpostudio4`: https://github.com/xpostudio4
-.. _`@zaro0508`: https://github.com/zaro0508
-