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=== Akademy ===
[[File:Akademy 2008 logo.png|thumb|150px|Akademy 2008 logo]]

''[[Akademy]]'' is the annual world summit, held each summer at varying venues in Europe.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://ev.kde.org/akademy/
| title = KDE e.V. – Akademy
| publisher = KDE e.V.
| access-date = 2010-11-13
| archive-date = 6 October 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006021453/http://ev.kde.org/akademy/
| url-status = live
}}</ref> The primary goals of Akademy are to act as a community building event, to communicate the achievements of community, and to provide a platform for collaboration with community and industry partners. Secondary goals are to engage local people, and to provide space for getting together to write code. [[KDE e.V.]] assist with procedures, advice and organization. Akademy including conference, KDE e.V. general assembly, marathon coding sessions, BOFs ([[Birds of a Feather (computing)|birds of a feather]] sessions) and social program. BOFs meet to discuss specific sub-projects or issues.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://ev.kde.org/akademy/requirements.php
| title = Requirements for Akademy Location
| publisher = KDE e.V.
| access-date = 2010-11-13
| archive-date = 16 December 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101216010233/http://ev.kde.org/akademy/requirements.php
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

The first conference that the KDE community held was KDE One, in [[Arnsberg]], Germany, in 1997 to discuss the first KDE release. Initially, each conference was numbered after the release, and not regular held. Since 2003 the conferences were held once a year. And they were named Akademy since 2004.

The yearly Akademy conference gives ''Akademy Awards'', are awards that the KDE community gives to KDE contributors. Their purpose is to recognize outstanding contribution to KDE. There are three awards, best application, best non-application and jury's award. As always the winners are chosen by the winners from the previous year.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Akademy Awards 2009
| url = http://dot.kde.org/2009/07/06/akademy-awards-2009
| last = Riddell | first = Jonathan
| publisher = KDE
| date = 2009-07-06
| access-date = 2011-01-07
| archive-date = 27 May 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110527100847/http://dot.kde.org/2009/07/06/akademy-awards-2009
| url-status = live
}}</ref> First winners received a framed picture of Konqi signed by all attending KDE developers.<ref>{{cite news
| title = First KDE Appreciation Awards Announced
| url = http://dot.kde.org/2005/08/30/first-kde-appreciation-awards-announced
| last = Molkentin | first = Daniel
| publisher = KDE
| date = 2005-08-30
| access-date = 2011-01-07
| archive-date = 6 March 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306001957/http://dot.kde.org/2005/08/30/first-kde-appreciation-awards-announced
| url-status = live
}}</ref>