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 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
Pre-orders are now open for the Akademy 2024 T-shirt, this is only for those who will be attending Akademy, in person, in Würzburg
Pre-orders will close on 31st July
We will be opening in a few weeks separate online orders for t-shirts for those who aren't attending in person
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The E-Banners for #Akademy2024 are now available!
Use them to promote Akademy on your websites, blogs, social media headers, or any other platform.
There are three different sizes to choose from. If you decide to use the banners, it would be great if you could link them to the Akademy website to help attract more visitors.
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Akademy 2024 will be a hybrid event held simultaneously in Würzburg, Germany, and Online.
Hundreds of participants from the global KDE community, the wider free and open source software community, local organisations and software companies will gather at this year's Akademy 2024 conference. The event will take place in Würzburg and Online from Saturday 7th September to Thursday 12th September.
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Akademy 2024 will be a hybrid event held simultaneously in Würzburg, Germany, and online. The Call for Participation is open! Send us your talk ideas and abstracts.
Why talk at #Akademy2024 Akademy attracts artists, designers, developers, translators, users, writers, companies, public institutions and many other KDE friends and contributors. We celebrate the achievements and help determine the direction for the next year. We all meet together to discuss and plan the future of the Community and the technology we build. You will meet people who are receptive to your ideas and can help you with their skills and experience. You will get an opportunity to present your application, share ideas and best practices, or gain new contributors. These sessions offer the opportunity for gaining support, and making your plans for your project become a reality.
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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.
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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.
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If you are applying for accommodation support please do not book your own accommodation, unless you hear back that your application was unsuccessful and still plan to attend
Hostels Palacký Hostel ** This is the recommended accommodation (for more comfort Palacky Hotel is located in the same building)
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Rialta This year's recommended accommodation is Aparthotel Rialta.
Rialta is an apartment hotel located near the venue, with enough space for all Akademy attendees. Rialta provides free bus transportation both to the city centre and the venue.
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