Akademy Vienna, 11 ‐17 August 2018 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Akademy is the annual gathering of the KDE community. KDE is one of the largest Free So ware communi es with more than 1800 contributors from all over the world.
kademy celebrates the collabora ve cross‐project collabora on. A efforts of KDE developers, translators, ar sts, writers, maintainers and users. It The Akademy program has always had a strong provides a pla orm where KDE focus on Qt and we've been host to other Qt‐ Community Members can discuss the related projects (like VLC) in the past. outcomes of their yearlong efforts through Akademy 2016 was organised as a part of talks, Bird of a Feather Sessions (BoFs), QtCon in collabora on with the VideoLAN workshops, coding sessions and Community, Qt Company, KDAB, and lightning presenta ons. the FSFE.
Talks give an insight into the current state of With over 50 talks and BoFs on a diverse different KDE projects, while BoFs and hacking range of topics ‐ from latest developments in sessions allow teams to reflect on current FOSS and KDE technologies to Community issues, set development goals for the coming Management, Design, Promo on and Outreach year, and collaborate on them in real‐ me. ‐ the 6 days of Akademy are instrumental in growing and sustaining a community as diverse A endees come from various backgrounds and and widespread as KDE. include key technical and non‐technical contributors, Free and Open Source industry Visit akademy.kde.org/2018 to learn leaders, educators, legal experts and students. more. As a result, Akademy is the prime hub for What is Akademy? Akademy 2018 Sponsorship Opportuni es 2 KDE is a Free So ware community dedicated to crea ng an open and user‐friendly compu ng experience.
DE's vision is that everyone should Kirigami, for example, allows developers K have control over their digital life and create apps that will work on desktop and enjoy freedom and privacy. mobile environments. Games and u li es can be compiled to run on Linux, Windows, KDE's latest technology includes an macOS, Plasma Mobile, Android or iOS. advanced graphical desktop for Linux and These apps provide users with a seamless Unix‐like pla orms (Plasma) and a wide opera onal experience on smartphones and range of applica ons for communica on, tablets. digital art, office produc vity, educa on, mul media, entertainment, gaming, and The Halium project will allow creators of development. KDE applica ons are free mobile environments, such as Plasma, translated into over 108 languages and run Ubuntu Touch, or Sailfish, to run on top of on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Windows and Android kernels. This will open Free macOS. So ware graphical environments to an enormous range of devices. KDE is expanding its presence on mobile devices with Plasma Mobile, working with KDE is an ever‐growing and vibrant manufacturers with the aim of crea ng a community that has a vision and is working truly open and free mobile ecosystem. But to make it real. KDE is at the forefront of open source in What is KDE? mobile on more ways than one. Visit kde.org to find out more.
Akademy 2018 Sponsorship Opportuni es 3 Akademy 2018 will take place from the 11th to the 17th of August at the Technical University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria.
ienna is the most beau ful city in According to Tech Cocktail, Vienna is V Austria and, with almost 2 million among the top ten start‐up ci es inhabitants it is also by far the biggest. worldwide, and home to dozens of up‐and‐ Located in the east of the country on the coming tech companies, like Runtas c, banks of the river Danube, it is famous for arguably the most popular fitness app; its architecture and for being one of the Crate, an open source SQL database with most renowned cultural capitals in the integrated search; and Wikidocs, a real me world. It has played an important role in the web page collabora on so ware. It is also is history of Europe and its geographical th chosen loca on for the headquarters of loca on in the centre of Europe makes it a many big, mul na onal tech companies, convenient mee ng point. such as Siemens, Philips and IBM.
As a hub for classical music and arts Vienna, Vienna is the biggest university city in the boasts fantas c museums, concert halls and German‐speaking world, with over 10 monuments, combined with a modern percent of its popula on being currently communica ons infrastructure which allows enrolled students. The Technical University Where will visitors to reach all the landmarks easily. of Vienna, located next to the impressive Karlskirche and a few minutes walk away Akademy 2018 In addi on to being a city with such a rich from the heart of the city, is the perfect historical heritage, Vienna has also loca on for this year's Akademy. take place? embraced technology and the IT industry.
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Akademy 2018 Sponsorship Opportuni es Akademy will help you gain significant brand exposure among top technology enthusiasts from around the world.
ponsoring Akademy guarantees important fields of interest within the ICT S exposure to a global and diverse industry: desktop development, applica on audience. Akademy a racts more than 200 development, wireless, mobile and a endees, professionals and enthusiasts embedded device interfaces, mul media, from a diverse range of occupa ons, that digital art, and Internet and web travel from over 30 countries every year. technology. KDE has been innova ng and crea ng products in each of these fields for This also means you will get access to the more than 20 years. best minds in the industry. Our community members have more than a decade of Akademy also offers a chance for experience in various ICT domains. Don't networking and crea ng las ng friendships. miss the opportunity to recruit them for At social events, people form rela onships your company, discuss collabora on on that sustain virtual teams and a successful, industry‐oriented R&D projects, and vibrant KDE community throughout the par cipate in a crea ve, produc ve year. environment. Why should you Akademy is the best me to get work done You will become a patron for technological effec vely and collec vely. It is only with sponsor innova ons that your company and the rest the support of sponsors like you that we of the world can benefit from. Akademy can make the magic happen. Akademy? features presenta ons from mul ple
Akademy 2018 Sponsorship Opportuni es 5 Akademy gives you direct access to the magic sauce that makes KDE so awesome.
Grab the opportunity to recruit key discussions, influence the project and KDE and Qt contributors, maintainers support the advancement of new and users of a bleeding edge technology applica ons and technologies developed pla orm. Many other Free So ware during the Akademy hackfests and projects and companies get involved in marathon coding sessions. Talks and Akademy too, making our conference a workshops are a perfect way to catch up on great networking opportunity and source the latest industry trends and learn more of valuable mindshare. about what developers, testers and designers prefer and prac ce. Become a benefactor of the event and a patron of Free and Open Source Akademy provides an excellent So ware. Your support will help KDE environment for feedback on new deliver the products it has been providing products and new ideas amidst a to users for more than 20 years. Akademy knowledgeable and globally diverse will open up valuable promo onal a ending crowd. possibili es for you, such as adver sing, What are the featured talks and interna onal press Join our community. KDE is one of coverage. the largest Free So ware communi es benefits for and is coopera ve, commi ed and dynamic. Be among the first to hear of KDE's Akademy is the ul mate expression of sponsors? plans for the future, par cipate in community.
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Custom Package If none of the listed sponsorship packages fit the needs or budget of your company or organiza on, we can design a custom sponsorship package for you. If you want to discuss sponsorship or receive more informa on, please contact us by email at Akademy‐[email protected] Media Partners We welcome news publishers ‐ both of print and online publica ons ‐ to become media partners by giving suitable coverage of Akademy. Media partners help us point par cipants to the registra on page, and can help us spread the news with reports during and a er the conference.
Media partners will have their company or journal logo displayed on the website sponsors' page and in the conference program. Copies of your publica ons can be distributed to a endees. At Addi onal Opportuni es the event itself, there will be a press room and a press team available to cater to the needs of visi ng journalists. These can be part of a package or negoriated separately: ● Fair trade Coffee Break Sponsor ● Cocktail Sponsor ● Lunch Sponsor ● Day Trip Sponsor ● Welcome Party Sponsor Akademy 2018 Sponsorship Opportuni es 8 Terms and Condi ons
1. Akademy is organized by KDE e.V.. KDE e.V. 5. Sponsors may not sublet, assign or appor on the collec on for return of signage. has the right to be acknowledged as the any part of the item(s) sponsored nor Akademy Organizer. represent, adver se or distribute literature or 9. To minimize waste, the Akademy Organizer materials for products or services of any may replace some printed inserts and 2. Sponsorship applica on and acceptance are other firm or organiza on except as adver sements with electronic versions. managed at the discre on of the KDE e.V. approved in wri ng by the Akademy Sponsors will be no fied well in advance Board in collabora on with the Akademy Organizer. regarding the changes so that they can organizing team. Sponsors are expected to provide relevant material for the specific be commi ed to Free So ware deployment 6. The Akademy Organizer will not be liable for medium. and improvement and suppor ve of the any damage or loss to sponsors' proper es Akademy's mission. The Akademy Organizer by fire, the , accident, or any other cause, 10. The sponsor grants the Akademy Organizer retains the right to reject any sponsor's whether as a result of negligence or the right and permission to use its name and/ applica on. otherwise, or in the case of force majeure. or logo for promo on of the event. 7. For sponsorship packages that include the 3. A er wri en acceptance by the Akademy use of signage, please note that signage 11. Any remaining funds from sponsorship Organizer, the sponsor must provide the space may be limited. The Akademy money will be donated to KDE e.V. signed agreement, sponsorship funds, logo Organizer will inform each sponsor of the image (in the format required by the maximum size or number of signs allowed. 12. In case the event cannot be held for any Akademy Organizer) and other necessary reason, the contract will be terminated and details (e.g. sponsor's legal name, trademarks, 8. Banners, signage and promo onal materials the dona on will be returned a er etc.) to the Akademy Organizer within 30 should be provided by the sponsor in subtrac ng any direct costs already made days of receiving the invoice. advance of the event by the date no fied by (such as materials printed or transport costs the Akademy Organizer. These materials will to return sponsors' materials). 4. Sponsorship pledges will not be processed not be provided by the conference Organizer. without payment. The sponsor is also responsible for arranging Akademy 2018 Sponsorship Opportuni es 9 Sponsorship Applica on Akademy 2018 ∙ Vienna ∙ Austria ∙ August
PACKAGE: INVOICING DETAILS: Organized by KDE e.V.
Pla num €...... 15,000 Company Name:
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Silver €...... 5,000 Contact (full name): Bronze €...... 2,500 Posi on/Title: Supporter €...... 1,000 Address: Custom €.. (as agreed)
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. Please review the Terms and Condi ons on the previous page before comple ng this Custom € form. Fax completed form to +49 30 2023 73059 or send to: KDE e.V., Prinzenstraße 85 F, TOTAL...... € 10969 Berlin Germany
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