Akademy 2024 

Date: Sunday, 8 September 2024 Time: Starts at 20:00 Place: Waldschänke Dornheim, Talaveraplatz 97082 Würzburg How to get there: Take the (rail replacement) bus to station "Talavera", see openstreetmap Website: https://waldschaenke-dornheim.de/ Join us for our social event at Waldschänke Dornheim on Sunday, September 8th, starting at 20:00. Enjoy the venue's outdoor garden and take the opportunity to connect with fellow attendees. Read More

By sponsoring this event, you will receive substantial exposure and reach top technical people from around the world. We expect around 200 attendees, including Free Software professionals and enthusiasts such as developers, translators, designers, and other community members, company representatives, journalists, students and educators from around the world. Akademy is an event where many bright people meet in an open and creative atmosphere, work hard, solve immediate challenges and come up with new ideas and solutions for the future. Read More

Sponsorship Opportunities A big thank you to our sponsors who help to make this event happen! There are still sponsorship opportunities available. If you are interested, please see Sponsoring Akademy for more information, including valuable sponsor benefits. Read More

Würzburg is home to some historic buildings that are worth visiting. The Würzburger Residenz was built by the prince-bishops of Würzburg to live in, after leaving the castle. Together with the Hofgarten (the park behind the palace), it is a world heritage site widely known for containing one of the largest frescoes in the world. It is home to several museums and can be visited daily. There are daily guided tours in German and English. Read More

National In Germany, Würzburg is easily reachable by train, with direct connections to many large German cities. There are direct long-distance trains from/to Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Hannover, Nürnberg, Erfurt, Munich, and many other cities. For others, one interchange is usually enough. Read More

Akademy 2024 is hosted at the Julius-Maximilians-Unversity of Würzburg. The Julius-Maximilians-Unversity of Würzburg is the fourth oldest university in Germany, being founded in 1402. Historically and to this day, it has a strong reputation in areas like medicine and law, physics, chemistry, and other sciences. 14 Nobel laureates have taught and researched at the University, including Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who was awarded the first ever Nobel Price in physics for having discovered X-Rays while working at the university. Read More

Date: Friday, 6 September 2024 Time: Starts at 19:30 Place: Wohnzimmer Bar Würzburg, Tiepolostr 21, 97070 Würzburg How to get there: Take the bus/tram to station "Sanderring", see openstreetmap Website: https://wohnzimmer-bar.com/wuerzburg/ Meet fellow attendees in a relaxed bar to get ready for Akademy. You will be able to collect your name badge and get to know other attendees. Read More