Mockup of Akademy T-Shirt

This year we are adding an option for buying an official Akademy 2013 T-Shirt. Attendees can pre-order a shirt, pick it up at Akademy and pay a reduced price.

It's hard for the team to guess how many of each size shirt to order. Sometimes people aren't able to get the right size because they have sold out, and we often end up with leftovers of other sizes.

If you are definitely coming to Akademy 2013, you can pre-order the size of t-shirt that you want. Then pick it up and pay during the conference. Pre-ordered t-shirts have a reduced price of €12 (normally €15).

This year's design is based on the Lauburu, an ancient Basque symbol.

To pre-order your t-shirt, select the option in the registration system. T-shirt pre-orders are open till 31st May.

The Akademy 2013 Program Committee is proud to present the Akademy 2013 Presentation Schedule. Reflecting the scope of KDE, the schedule includes a wealth of interesting, timely and valuable topics. From the proposals submitted, 32 were selected to address currently relevant topics of most interest to the KDE Community. For full details see the announcement on the dot

In the 2 days leading up to Akademy, Akademy-es 2013, the annual meeting in Spain of KDE users and developers will also be held in Bilbao. The Call for Papers for Akademy-es is now open.

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

We appreciate that cultural differences may cause misunderstandings, so we will try to clarify these and smooth misunderstandings as they arise. But we also expect people to avoid playing dumb, and to make an effort to ensure a pleasant conference experience for everyone.

In July 2013, Akademy will host the Qt Contributors Summit (QtCS) in Bilbao, Spain. QtCS is THE gathering of the Qt Project contributor community. It will take place on July 15th and 16th in the middle of the KDE Akademy conference week (13-19th July). By co-hosting, KDE and the Qt Project will increase their existing collaboration even further. Holding their annual conferences at the same time and the same place will foster interaction, knowledge transfer and technical progress.

The Call for Papers is now closed.

Akademy is the KDE Community conference. If you are working on topics relevant to KDE or Qt, this is your chance to present your work and ideas at the Conference from 13-19 July in Bilbao. The days for talks are Saturday and Sunday, 13 and 14 July. The rest of the week will be unconference sessions and workshops.