West sponsors organisations with which it has an affinity, in both a technical and non-technical sense. West's interests extend much further than merely technology. Sponsorship entails making available hosting facilities, including technical management services (the creation of Wiki's, mailing lists, backups, etc.). West also offers its own content management system (CMS) "Man-a-Site" free of charge, so that these sites can be managed easily.
Formal Methods Europe (FME) is a non-profit organisation that promotes the use of formal software development methods. The application of formal methods can enable designers to create highly reliable software. West is on the board of directors at FME.
West promotes the application of open-source techniques and software, and also supports initiatives in this area. The Overture project is an example of this. Overture focuses on the development of an open-source toolset for the formal specification language VDM++.
In the autumn of 1989, Jan van Cleeff approached a number of professional players and journalists with the request to think about a new bridge magazine. Van Cleeff felt that there was a strong need for a magazine that focused only on bridge as a competitive sport. This soon resulted in the start of Bridge Magazine IMP, an independent magazine for experienced players.
ForTIA is part of FME (see above), yet it focuses more specifically on industrial organisations. The I-days (Industrial days) organised by ForTIA and held during the FME symposiums are extremely successful.
DABAR is an inter-church choir for everyone aged 16 and above.