Akademy 2013 

From Wikimedia Commons Patricia Del Sol, CC-BY-SA Bilbao is situated in the north of Spain, on the Bay of Biscay. It is the capital of the region of Biscay (or Bizkaia in the Basque language) and is part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The city proper has a population of over 370,000. The greater Bilbao area is home to more than a million people. The main languages are Spanish and Basque, but many people speak English. Read More

Akademy attracts people from around the world. Travel and accommodation are important considerations for the Akademy Team and for people who are attending Akademy. The first part of July is busy in Bilbao; there is a big music festival taking place from 11-13 July. We strongly encourage you to plan your trip to Akademy 2013 and book your hotel as soon as possible. Read More

KDE is dedicated to providing an enjoyable Akademy experience for everyone. As a community, we value and respect all people, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ability, shape, size or preferred desktop environment. We will not tolerate vilification, abuse or harassment in any form. Read More

You are invited to the Akademy party on Saturday at Kafe Antzokia. Kafe Antzokia is located in downtown Bilbao in a beautiful former cinema. Today, it is a concert and party venue. Read More

The Call for Papers is now closed. Akademy is the KDE Community conference. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE or Qt, this is your chance to present your work and ideas at the Conference from 13-19 July in Bilbao. The days for talks are Saturday and Sunday, 13 and 14 July. The rest of the week will be unconference sessions and workshops. Read More

Akademy is organized by KDE e.V. To contact the Akademy organizing team, please email The Akademy Team. For other matters, contact the KDE e.V. Board. The IRC channel for the event is #akademy on freenode.net, you are welcome to sit in the channel or just pop in and ask questions. You may not always get a quick answer as the channel is not monitored constantly so please stick around for an answer. Read More

Phillip Capper CC-BY-SA Thanks to our fantastic local team, this year there will be a day trip during Akademy week. Read More

For all attendees that arrive on Friday, 12 July or earlier that week there is a chance to pick up their badges at the early registration get-together on Friday, 12 July at the Hika Ateneo bar from 18:00 to 22:00. This way, you'll be able to avoid the Saturday morning crowd. Read More

The Akademy 2013 Program Committee consists of: Dario Freddi maintains several KDE components, and represents KDE as a speaker or promoter at events worldwide. Kevin Krammer has been a KDE contributor for over a decade and is primarily active in user support and developer mentoring. Lydia Pintscher is on the Board of Directors of KDE e.V. She is a member of KDE's Community Working Group and one of the admins of KDE's mentoring programs. Marta Rybczyńska can be usually found in embedded and kernel development. She helps create the KDE Commit Digest and coordinates KDE Polish translation efforts. Thiago Macieira started serious open source work with KDE back in 2001. He has been a full-time Qt developer for 7 years and is currently the Qt Core Maintainer in the Qt Project. If you have any questions about the Call for Presentations, you can email the Program Committee. For all other Akademy-related questions, please contact the Akademy organizing team.

Day Morning Afternoon Evening Thu 11th Akademy-ES Fri 12th Akademy-ES KDE e.V. AGM Pre-registration & Welcome Sat 13th Akademy Main Talks Party Sun 14th Akademy Main Talks Mon 15th Akademy BoFs, Workshops & Meetings + QtCS Party Tue 16th Akademy BoFs, Workshops & Meetings + QtCS Wed 17th Akademy BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Akademy Daytrip Thu 18th Akademy BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Fri 19th Akademy BoFs, Workshops & Meetings