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.
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 2024 is a hybrid event, in Würzburg, Germany & online from Saturday 7th - Thursday 12th September
Call for Participation
Akademy is the annual KDE Community conference. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE, this is your chance to present your work and ideas to the KDE community at large. It will take place in Barcelona, Spain from Saturday 1st to Friday the 7th of October, 2022. Our preference is for talks to be in person. However, we will also accept remote talks. The talks will be held on Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd (CEST daytime). The rest of the week (Monday - Friday) will be dedicated to Birds-of-a-Feather meetings (BoFs), unconference sessions and workshops.
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Call for Participation
Akademy is the annual KDE Community conference. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE, this is your chance to present your work and ideas to the KDE community at large. It will be held at the University of Macedonia (UoM) in Thessaloniki, Greece. The talks will be held on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th of July (EEST daytime). The rest of the week (Monday - Friday) will be dedicated to Birds-of-a-Feather meetings (BoFs), unconference sessions and workshops.
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Call for Participation
Akademy is the annual KDE Community conference. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE, this is your chance to present your work and ideas to the KDE community at large. It will be held at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. The talks will be held on Saturday, September 7th, and Sunday, September 8th. (CET daytime). The rest of the week (Monday - Thursday) will be dedicated to Birds-of-a-Feather meetings (BoFs), trainings, unconference sessions and workshops.
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Call for Participation (Now Closed)
Akademy is the annual KDE Community conference. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE, this is your chance to present your work and ideas to the KDE community at large. Akademy 2020 will take place online from Friday the 4th to Friday the 11th of September 2020. Training sessions will be held on Friday the 4th of September and the talks will be held on Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of September. The rest of the week (Monday - Friday) will be Birds-of-a-Feather meetings (BoFs), unconference sessions and workshops.
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Call For Volunteers
Are you attending Akademy 2014 in Brno? Help make it unforgettable, and get an exclusive Akademy 2014 t-shirt in the bargain. Please consider being a volunteer.
Help is needed for various tasks. Training is provided where needed or requested.
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Call For Volunteers
Are you attending Akademy 2015 in A Coruña? Help make it unforgettable, and get an exclusive Akademy 2015 t-shirt in the bargain. Please consider being a volunteer.
Call For Volunteers
Are you attending Akademy 2015 in A Coruña? Help make it unforgettable, and get an exclusive Akademy 2015 t-shirt in the bargain. Please consider being a volunteer.
Help is needed for various tasks. Training is provided where necessary or requested. Some of the tasks where you can help are:
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Closing Picnic
Please note that due to a BBQ ban in Vienna this event is only a picnic. Only bring food that doesn't need to be cooked or grilled.
After a week of lectures & BoFs it's time for a final social event. We reserved a BBQ place on the bank of New Danube where you all can chill, eat, swim & drink (food and drinks not provided, bring your own).
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Code of conduct
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.
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Code of Conduct
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.
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