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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 2022
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

Akademy 2015 Call for Papers has now been published and registration is open

The Akademy 2015 Call for Papers has now been published and registration is open: dot.kde.org/2015/03/04/akademy-2015-call-papers-and-registration-open

Akademy 2015 Videos Available

Video recordings of the Akademy talks are now available in a low quality version to enable them to be released quickly. Higher quality version will be available later. You can find these linked from the talks schedule or look through the video files directly Read More

Akademy 2019 T-shirt

Mockup of Akademy 2019 t-shirt by Jens Reuterberg Pre-ordering is no longer available. However there will be a small number of t-shirts available for anyone who has not pre-ordered. Read More

Akademy 2020 T-shirt

Mockup of Akademy 2020 t-shirt by Jens Reuterberg Following on from previous years we have the option for buying an official Akademy 2020 T-shirt. As Akademy is virtual this year we need to ship the T-shirts to you and this is why the price is a bit higher than in the past. Read More

Akademy 2021 T-shirt

Following on from previous years we have the option for buying an official Akademy 2021 T-shirt. As Akademy is virtual again this year we need to ship the T-shirts to you and this is why the price is a bit higher than in the past. Read More

Akademy 2022 T-shirt

Following on from previous years we have the option for buying an official Akademy 2022 T-shirt. As Akademy is hybrid this year we have two options depending on if you are attending in person or online Read More

Akademy 2023 T-shirts

Following on from previous years we have the option for buying an official Akademy 2023 T-shirt. As Akademy is hybrid we have two options depending on if you are attending in person or online. Read More

Akademy 2024 T-shirts

Following on from previous years we have the option for buying an official Akademy 2024 T-shirt. As Akademy is hybrid we have two options depending on if you are attending in person or online. Read More

Akademy Attendee Policy

KDE is dedicated to providing an enjoyable Akademy experience for everyone. As a community, we value and respect all people, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ability, shape, size or preferred desktop environment. We will not tolerate vilification, abuse or harassment in any form. Read More

Akademy Attendee Policy

KDE is dedicated to providing an enjoyable Akademy experience for everyone. As a community, we value and respect all people, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ability, shape, size or preferred desktop environment. We will not tolerate vilification, abuse or harassment in any form. Read More