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
Bizkaia Aretoa Akademy 2013 will take place in two different venues. The weekend conference (13-14 July) of talks and presentations will take place at the Bizkaia Aretoa building which is part of the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU . The building is located on the Ría de Bilbao river, close to the famous Guggenheim Museum.
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Akademy 2014 takes place at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology in Brno, Czech Republic
The Friday AGM and talks on Saturday and Sunday will take place in Technická 12 building, while the BoF sessions will happen in Technická 10 building just across the street.
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Akademy 2015 takes place at the Faculty of Computer Science. Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Address Facultade de Informática.
Campus de Elviña S/N, 15071 A Coruña
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Map OpenStreetMap link
Auditorio (red square between Aulario I and Aulario II) We will have the rooms of track 1 here.
Aulario IV We will have the rooms of track 2 in the room named "Salón de Grados". The registration will be in the hall. The BoFs will be in several rooms in this building. The KDE e.V. AGM will also be in the room named "Salón de Grados".
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The event will be held in building U4 at the weekend and through out U1-U4 during the week, Piazza della Scienza (45.513661,9.2091579,17), Milan: [Google Maps] or [OpenStreetMap]
Close public transport stations include
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The event will be held in Vertex building (41.3905, 2.1143) at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC):
Vertex building - OpenStreetMap or Google Maps
Plaça Eusebi Güell, 6
08034 Barcelona
Close public transport stations:
Metro: L3 - Palau Reial station Tram: T1, T2, T3 - Palau Reial stop Bus: H6, 7, 33, 67, 113, 175 - Palau Reial stop Bus: V5, 63, 78 - Av Pedralbes Toquio / Av Pedralbes Pg Manuel Girona stop From Palau Reial station, there is a walking distance of 850 m (about 13 minutes) to Vertex building.
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Akademy 2023 is hosted at the University of Macedonia.
Address: University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia str., PC 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece
OpenStreetMap - Google maps
Website: https://www.uom.gr/en/contact
Bus lines to/from the venue: The University of Macedonia is conveniently located in the city centre, with the following bus stops in 2’ min walking distance:
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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.
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Akademy 2025 is hosted at Technische Universität in Berlin, Germany!
Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) is a public research university and one of the 20 largest universities in Germany with around 35,000 students in over 100 degree programs. It is known for its strong engineering, computer science, and natural sciences programs. The university fosters innovation and international collaboration across disciplines.
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