Akademy
Akademy is the annual world summit of KDE, one of the largest Free Software communities in the world. It is a free, non-commercial event organized by the KDE Community.
by Akademy Team
The conference is expected to draw hundreds of attendees from the global KDE Community to discuss and plan the future of the Community and its technology. Many participants from the broad free and open source software community, local organizations and software companies will also attend.
Akademy features a 2-day conference with presentations on the latest KDE developments, followed by 4 days of workshops, Birds of a Feather (BoF) and coding sessions. It is an opportunity to meet key KDE contributors, learn about the latest features and enjoy the great atmosphere. You will meet developers, artists, translators, upstream and downstream maintainers, users, and free and open software industry leaders from all over the world.
Akademy 2025 is a hybrid event, in Berlin, Germany & online from Saturday 6th - Thursday 11th September
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Day Morning Afternoon Evening Thu 23th Akademy-es Fri 24th KDE e.V. AGM Akademy-es Pre-registration & Welcome Sat 25th Main Talks Sun 26th Main Talks Mon 27th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Tue 28th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Social event Wed 29th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Daytrip Thu 30th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Fri 31st BoFs, Workshops & Meetings
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Day Morning Afternoon Evening Thu 20th Akademy-es Fri 21st KDE e.V. AGM (eV members only)
Akademy-es 20:00 - Welcome Party at
Civitas (food & drinks) Sat 22nd Main Talks Sun 23rd Main Talks Mon 24th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Tue 25th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Wed 26th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Daytrip Thu 27th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Fri 28th Conference finished with most attendees leaving today or doing tourist activities
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Day Morning Afternoon Evening Fri 10th Pre-Registration Event Sat 11th Talks Day 1 Sun 12th Talks Day 2 Social Event Mon 13th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings
KDE eV AGM 1230-1530 in EI7 Tue 14th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings LGBT Dinner
Vienna Sightseeing Tour Wed 15th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Daytrip Thu 16th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Vienna Sightseeing Tour Fri 17th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Closing Picnic Lunch on Saturday & Sunday is provided free for those registering by Thursday 2nd Aug 23:59CEST, along with food at the Friday 10th & Sunday evening social events. Other meals you are responsible to sort out yourself, including if you attend the BBQ.
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Day Morning Afternoon Evening Fri 6th Welcome Event Sat 7th Talks Day 1 Sun 8th Talks Day 2 Social Event Mon 9th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings
KDE eV AGM Tue 10th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings LGBTQ+ Meal Wed 11th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Daytrip Thu 12th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Fri 13th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings
Communication Training Lunch options Most food places are located inside the "food court", between Piazza della Scienza and Piazza dela Trivulziana, or in terms of university buildings between U3/U4 and U12. You are welcome to choose your own lunch depending on your tastes and inspiration.
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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
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Akademy 2021 is on from Friday 18th - Friday 25th June
Akademy is free to attend however to help us plan, please register
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Day Morning Afternoon Evening Fri 14th Welcome Event Sat 15th Talks Day 1 Sun 16th Talks Day 2 Social Event Mon 17th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings
KDE eV AGM (1100-1400) Tue 18th BoFs, Workshops & Meetings BoFs, Workshops & Meetings
LGBTQ+ Picnic Lunch Wed 19th Daytrip Thu 20th Trainings and BoFs, Workshops & Meetings Fri 21st BoFs, Workshops & Meetings
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)
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Public Transport Tickets
All of Vienna consists only of one zone (called Kernzone) in the public transport ticket. The only time you need to buy an additional ticket is when coming from or going to the airport.
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QtCS Party on Monday
As an Akademy attendee, you are also invited to join the Qt Contributors Summit party on Monday evening at the Bilbao Arena. The party will take place at the private club inside of the Bilbao Arena. A concert by the Iosebeatles will entertain you, while you enjoy nice pintxos and free drinks. The party starts at 20.00
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