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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.

Akademy 2024
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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

Social event: Terraza Party

On Tuesday 28, at 21:00 we are going to have a social event at Espacio Coruña Terrace. All Akademy attendees are invited to attend on Tuesday evening a social event under the Galician sky. Read More

Social Events

We have a great social program lined up for you throughout the conference. The social program is kindly sponsored by MBition. Origami Wednesday 23rd: 7:00 & 21:00 UTC Did you always want to learn Origami, but never had the opportunity? You're in luck! Sensei Tomaz Canabrava will show you what the art of folding paper is all about. To join in the fun, be sure to prepare three pieces of paper beforehand. If you want, set up your webcam so that it points at your hands and show everyone how you're progressing! Read More

Sponsoring

At Akademy, we expect over 300 qualified attendees—software developers, members of the press, business people, government staff and educators from around the world. By sponsoring this event, you will receive substantial exposure in Europe, and will also reach top technical people elsewhere in the world. Read More

Sponsoring

Sponsorship Brochure By sponsoring this event, you will receive substantial exposure and reach top technical people from around the world. We expect between 200 and 300 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. Read More

Sponsoring

Sponsorship Brochure By sponsoring this event, you will receive substantial exposure and reach top technical people from around the world. We expect between 200 and 300 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. Read More

Sponsoring

Sponsorship Brochure 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. Read More

Sponsoring

Sponsorship Brochure We expect around 150 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. Read More

Sponsoring

Sponsorship Brochure 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. Read More