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[[File:Mascot konqi-commu-journalist.png|thumbnail|right|Meet [[Konqi]] at the events!]]
! Event
This page contains everything related to KDE events and their promotion.
! Location
 
! Start Date
==Regular major events==
! End Date
 
! Status
Check out the list of [https://phabricator.kde.org/T17089 events for 2024] that the KDE Promo team is planning as well.
|-
 
| [[Promo/Events/FOSDEM/2010|FOSDEM]]
===KDE events===
| Brussels, Belgium
 
| February 6nd, 2010
*[https://community.kde.org/Akademy Akademy]
| February 7th, 2010
Once a year, hundreds of members of the community meet at Akademy to present their work, plan future projects, build community and get work done.
| Stall and devroom to organise
 
|-
===External events===
| [[Promo/Events/CeBIT/2010|CeBIT]]
 
| Hannover, Germany
* [https://fosdem.org/ FOSDEM]↗, Brussels, Belgium (yearly)
| March 2nd, 2010
** About: FOSDEM is the biggest free and non-commercial event organized by and for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers with a place to meet.
| March 6th, 2010
** Coordination: [[/FOSDEM|FOSDEM]]
| Applied for booth
* [https://qtworldsummit.com/ Qt World Summit]↗, Berlin, Germany (yearly)
|}
** About: QtWS is an annual gathering of Qt partners and customers.
** Coordination: [[/QtWorldSummit|Qt World Summit]]
* [https://foss-north.se/ FOSS-North]↗, Gothenburg, Sweden (yearly)
** About: FOSS-North is a free / open source conference covering both software and hardware from the technical perspective.
** Coordination: [[/FossNorth|FOSS-North]]
* [https://openrheinruhr.de/ Open Rhein Ruhr]↗, Rhein Ruhr region, Germany (yearly)
** About: ORR is an exhibition and congress about free software in the Ruhr Valley.
** Coordination: [[/OpenRheinruhr|Open Rheinruhr]]
* [https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/ SCaLE]↗, California, United States (yearly)
** About: SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America.
** Coordination: [https://phabricator.kde.org/tag/kde_promo/ Promo Team Board]
 
==Upcoming events you can be part of==
 
If you want to help spread the word about KDE, here you can find a list of upcoming events to participate in. Add your own event and ask for help on the mailing list, or offer to help someone who is already organising an event.
 
Check [[/Upcoming|Upcoming Events]]
 
==Past events we attended==
 
We keep a record of who organized and helped with past events. This way you can easily find people to contact and get information about the events, the organization process, the attendees, and any other aspect of event organization you may be interested in. The more information you have, the more successful the event will be.
 
Check [[/Historic|Historic Events]]
 
==Materials for events==
 
*[[/Booth_How_To|How to set up a KDE booth for a conference/trade show]]
Information on how to set up a booth and represent KDE at an event.
 
*[[/Hosting a KDE event|How to host a KDE event]]
Hosting a KDE event requires some work to make it successful. On this page you will find the information that will help you promote the event, and a list of things to consider while preparing it. If you need more help, do not hesitate to ask us on the mailing list, or directly contact a person who already attended or organized a KDE event.
 
*[[/Release_Parties|How to host a release party]]
Hosting a release party in your city is the easiest way to meet local members of the KDE community and have fun while celebrating the latest technology from KDE.
 
*[http://community.kde.org/Promo/Material/PressKits Press Kits]
Here you can find more formal documents that could be handed out to the press for major events such as Akademy or the Desktop Summits.
 
*[http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/T-shirts Considerations when ordering T-shirts for events]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 12 January 2024

Meet Konqi at the events!

This page contains everything related to KDE events and their promotion.

Regular major events

Check out the list of events for 2024 that the KDE Promo team is planning as well.

KDE events

Once a year, hundreds of members of the community meet at Akademy to present their work, plan future projects, build community and get work done.

External events

  • FOSDEM↗, Brussels, Belgium (yearly)
    • About: FOSDEM is the biggest free and non-commercial event organized by and for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers with a place to meet.
    • Coordination: FOSDEM
  • Qt World Summit↗, Berlin, Germany (yearly)
    • About: QtWS is an annual gathering of Qt partners and customers.
    • Coordination: Qt World Summit
  • FOSS-North↗, Gothenburg, Sweden (yearly)
    • About: FOSS-North is a free / open source conference covering both software and hardware from the technical perspective.
    • Coordination: FOSS-North
  • Open Rhein Ruhr↗, Rhein Ruhr region, Germany (yearly)
    • About: ORR is an exhibition and congress about free software in the Ruhr Valley.
    • Coordination: Open Rheinruhr
  • SCaLE↗, California, United States (yearly)
    • About: SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America.
    • Coordination: Promo Team Board

Upcoming events you can be part of

If you want to help spread the word about KDE, here you can find a list of upcoming events to participate in. Add your own event and ask for help on the mailing list, or offer to help someone who is already organising an event.

Check Upcoming Events

Past events we attended

We keep a record of who organized and helped with past events. This way you can easily find people to contact and get information about the events, the organization process, the attendees, and any other aspect of event organization you may be interested in. The more information you have, the more successful the event will be.

Check Historic Events

Materials for events

Information on how to set up a booth and represent KDE at an event.

Hosting a KDE event requires some work to make it successful. On this page you will find the information that will help you promote the event, and a list of things to consider while preparing it. If you need more help, do not hesitate to ask us on the mailing list, or directly contact a person who already attended or organized a KDE event.

Hosting a release party in your city is the easiest way to meet local members of the KDE community and have fun while celebrating the latest technology from KDE.

Here you can find more formal documents that could be handed out to the press for major events such as Akademy or the Desktop Summits.