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
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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A & O Wien Hauptbahnhof This year's recommended accommodation is A&O Wien Hauptbahnhof.
A & O provides
Wi-Fi Small guest Kitchen Common rooms Billiards Table soccer ATM and even more, see their website How to book A&O offers Single rooms, Twin rooms, 4-Bed Dormitory rooms & 6-Bed Dormitory rooms.
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Thessaloniki is a city with a wide variety of hotels, hostels, and other types of accommodations to suit all budgets and preferences. In collaboration with the University of Macedonia (UoM), we have compiled a list of recommended hotels that offer exclusive prices for Akademy’s attendees. However, if these options don't fit your needs or preferences, you can also explore various other platforms to find the perfect accommodation for your stay in Thessaloniki.
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Würzburg has a variety of hotels, hostels, and other types of accommodations to suit your budget and preferences. We have compiled a list of hotels for your convenience. However, if these options don't fit your needs or preferences, you can also explore other platforms to find the perfect accommodation for your stay.
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There are many hotels and hostels near the venue, below are just a few!
B&B HOTEL Berlin-Tiergarten
Website: https://www.hotel-bb.com/en/hotel/berlin-tiergarten
Closest Transit Station: Tiergarten
Distance to Venue: <1km
Hampton by Hilton (Berlin City West)
Website: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/txlbchx-hampton-berlin-city-west/
Closest Transit Station: Savignyplatz
Distance to Venue: ~1km
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Civitas This year's recommended accommodation is Residencia Civitas (Promotional Video).
Civitas is a students dormitory with enough space for all Akademy attendees. Single room:
32.75 € per night, breakfast included
42.10 € per night, breakfast and evening dinner included
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September is a warm month in Milan, many events happen in the city during this time and accommodations can be scarce, especially during weekends. Luckily, the Milano Bicocca University is well-connected. You can stay almost anywhere in the city and get to the conference within 30 minutes, or less, using public transport.
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Barcelona is a relatively expensive place to stay, you should book as soon as possible since our understanding is prices will only rise.
The venue location is relatively well connected by public transport to most of the city, it should not be hard to find an hotel in ~30 minutes distance from the venue.
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Akademy is the KDE Community conference. It is where we meet, discuss plans for the future, get inspired, learn and get work done. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE, this is your chance to present your work and ideas at the Conference from the 6th - 12th of September in Brno, Czech Republic. The days for talks are Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of September. The rest of the week will be BoFs, unconference sessions and workshops.
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