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Akademy 2020 

Akademy 2020 T-shirt

Mockup of Akademy 2020 t-shirt by Jens Reuterberg Following on from previous years we have the option for buying an official Akademy 2020 T-shirt. As Akademy is virtual this year we need to ship the T-shirts to you and this is why the price is a bit higher than in the past. Read More

BBB User Guide

The platform being used during Akademy 2020 is BigBlueButton (BBB). This program is generally used for teachers and students but will be our virtual home for the next 8 days. Read More

Call for Participation (Now Closed)

Akademy is the annual KDE Community conference. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE, this is your chance to present your work and ideas to the KDE community at large. Akademy 2020 will take place online from Friday the 4th to Friday the 11th of September 2020. Training sessions will be held on Friday the 4th of September and the talks will be held on Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of September. The rest of the week (Monday - Friday) will be Birds-of-a-Feather meetings (BoFs), unconference sessions and workshops. Read More

Code of Conduct

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

Contact

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 which is also bridged to Matrix and Telegram. 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.

Escape Room

Although this year's Akademy is virtual, that is not stopping the fun! On the line-up for Akademy's social events is Escape Games. There will be 6 games times held in total during the conference. Read More

KDE Merchandise

Normally at Akademy we have a wide range of KDE and related merchandise available from Freewear to purchase at the info desk With this year being online you can still order from freewear.org/kde Read More

Post Akademy Meet-Ups

Upcoming Event: 12 February 2021 at 17:00 UTC - Fireside Chat with Luis Falcon about MyGNUHealth Register! If you are new to KDE & Akademy, you will first need a KDE identity Account Read More

Program Overview

Akademy is free to attend however to help us plan, please register Day Session 1 0900-1200 UTC Session 2 1600-2000 UTC Fri 4th Trainings Trainings Sat 5th Talks Day 1 Talks Day 1 Sun 6th Talks Day 2 Talks Day 2 Mon 7th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings KDE eV AGM (1100-1300) BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Tue 8th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Wed 9th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Thu 10th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Fri 11th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Talks Day 3 Social events at this year's Akademy will take place Monday - Thursday. More Information: Escape Rooms and Pub Quiz Read More

Pub Quiz

Join Quiz Masters Dr. Ade and Dr. Paul on a fun filled evening of pub quiz mania! (Please note: Not that kind of doc in the house) Read More