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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
by Akademy Team Creative Commons License

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

Volunteering

Are you attending Akademy 2018? Help make it unforgettable, and get an exclusive Akademy 2018 t-shirt in the bargain (to ensure we have the right size please do this before the 17th). Please consider being a volunteer. Read More

Volunteering

Are you attending Akademy 2019? Help make it unforgettable, and get an exclusive Akademy 2019 t-shirt in the bargain (to ensure we have the right size please do this before the 9th). Please consider being a volunteer. Read More

Welcome event - Friday

Place: Mponmponella, Leof. Kon/nou Karamanli 21, Thessaloniki 546 38, Greece Date: Friday, 14 July 2023 Time: 20:00 - 0:00 Meet fellow attendees in a relaxed cute bar to get ready for Akademy. You will be able to collect your name badge and get to know other attendees. Read More

Welcome Event - Friday

Host: Je Suis Jambon Time: 18 - 22:30 Address: Piazza della Trivulziana (but don't use this address as it's closeby but not exactly where this pub is). The welcome event will happen next to Piazza della Scienza, you can pop by as early as at 18. From there, just cross below the arch made by the U3 and U4 buildings, cross the street and walk about 20 meters. You will see us on your right, at a gastropub called "Je Suis Jambon". In doubt, just ask, most students will know where it is and point you to the right direction. Read More

Welcome Event - Friday

Place: Cafeteria Centre Cívic Sarrià Date: September 30th Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Address: Jardins de Vil·la Cecilia The place is inside the gardens, follow the marker in this map https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.39377&mlon=2.12152#map=19/41.39377/2.12152 Metro L3, Trams T1, T2, T3 - Maria Cristina (10min walk) V3 bus - Santa Amèlia (just outside) Read More

Welcome Event - Friday

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

Welcome Event - Friday

Date: Friday, 5 September 2025 Time: Starts at 19:00 Place: Schleusenkrug Beer Garden, Müller-Breslau-Straße 14b, 10623 Berlin How to get there: The nearest stations are U-Bahn & S-Bahn Bahnhof-Zoologischer Garten and S-Bahn Bahnhof-Tiergarten for the exact location see openstreetmap. Read More