Akademy 2020 Online, Sept. 4 to Sept. 11 Sponsors' Brochure

..org Akademy is the annual gathering of the KDE community, a meeting point for more than 1800 contributors from around the world.

kademy clebrates the collaborave As a result, Akademy is the prime hub for Aefforts of KDE developers, translators, cross‐project collaboraon. arsts, writers, maintainers and users. It provides a pla orm where KDE The Akademy program highlights the Community members can discuss the importance of for KDE projects, and we've outcomes of their yearlong efforts through hosted other Qt‐related projects (like VLC) in talks, lightning presentaons, Bird of a the past. Akademy 2016, for example, was Feather sessions (BoFs), workshops and organised as a part of QtCon in collaboraon coding sessions. with the VideoLAN Community, Qt Company, KDAB, and the FSFE. Talks give an insight into the current state of different KDE projects, while BoFs and coding With more than 50 talks and BoFs on a wide sessions allow teams to reflect on current range of topics ‐ from latest developments in issues, set development goals for the coming FOSS and KDE technologies to community year, and collaborate on them in real me. management, design, promoon and outreach ‐ the eight days of Akademy are instrumental A endees come from various backgrounds in growing and sustaining a community as and include key technical and non‐technical diverse and widespread as KDE. contributors, Free and Open Source industry leaders, educators, legal experts and students. Visit akademy.kde.org/2020 to learn more. 1

Akademy 2020 - From Sept. 4 to 11 - Online at akademy.kde.org/2020 KDE is a Community dedicated to creating an open and user- friendly computing experience.

DE is a diverse, worldwide Free So ware control their digital lives regardless of their KCommunity dedicated to creang an background and skills. KDE strives to create open and user‐friendly compung experience. so ware that is simple by default, and powerful when needed. KDE's latest technology includes Plasma, an advanced graphical environment for Always ahead of the curve, KDE is expanding and UNIX‐like pla orms and mobile devices, its presence on mobile devices with Plasma and a variety of Free and Open Source Mobile and Kirigami. The KDE community has applicaons that are translated into over 108 also developed a wide range of Android apps, languages and run on Linux, BSD, Solaris, such as Minuet, , KDE Connect, KStars Windows and macOS. and many more. These apps provide users with a seamless operaonal experience on From file managers, email clients, and text and tablets. editors to mulmedia players and digital graphics tools, KDE applicaons help users Visit kde.org to find out more. 1

Akademy 2020 - From Sept. 4 to 11 - Online at akademy.kde.org/2020 Akademy will help you gain significant brand exposure among top technology enthusiasts from around the world.

ponsoring Akademy guarantees exposure presentaons from mulple important fields Sto a global and diverse audience. Akademy of interest within the ICT industry: desktop a racts more than 200 a endees, development, applicaon development, professionals and enthusiasts from a diverse wireless, mobile and embedded device range of occupaons, that come together interfaces, mulmedia, digital art, and Internet from over 30 countries every year. and web technology. KDE has been innovang and creang products in each of This also means you will get access to the these fields for more than 20 years. best minds in the industry. Our community members have more than a decade of Akademy also offers a chance for networking experience in various ICT domains. Don't miss and creang lasng friendships. At social the opportunity to recruit them for your events, people form relaonships that sustain company, discuss collaboraon on industry‐ virtual teams and a successful, vibrant KDE oriented R&D projects, and parcipate in a community throughout the year. creave, producve environment. Akademy is the best me to get work done You will become a patron for technological effecvely and collecvely. It is only with the innovaons that your company and the rest of support of sponsors like you that we can the world can benefit from. Akademy features make the magic happen.

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on't miss the opportunity to recruit key influence the project and support the DKDE and Qt contributors, maintainers advancement of new applicaons and and users of a bleeding edge technology technologies developed during the Akademy pla orm. Many other Free So ware projects hackfests and marathon coding sessions. Talks and companies get involved in Akademy too, and workshops are a perfect way to catch up turning our conference into a great on the latest industry trends and learn more networking opportunity and great source of about what developers, testers and designers valuable mindshare. prefer and pracce.

Become a benefactor of the event and a Akademy provides an excellent environment patron of Free and Open Source So ware. for feedback on new products and new ideas Your support will help KDE deliver the amidst a knowledgeable and globally diverse products it has been providing to users for a ending crowd. more than 20 years. Akademy will open up valuable promoonal possibilies for you, Join our Community. KDE is one of the largest such as adversing, featured talks and Free So ware communies and is internaonal press coverage. cooperave, commi ed and dynamic. Akademy is the ul expression of Be among the first to hear of KDE's plans for community. the future, parcipate in discussions,

Akademy 2020 - From Sept. 4 to 11 - Online at akademy.kde.org/2020 Save the date! Akademy 2020. 4-11 of September Online

his year Akademy will take a different from COVID‐19, we see this move online as Tapproach to prior edions. an opportunity to reach a wider audience. By taking away the hurdle and expense of Akademy 2020 will be held from the 4th to traveling to a remote locaon, we are giving the 11th of September online, streamed to more people the opportunity to tune in, learn the whole world live. Not only that, but our and interact with our speakers and each other. video‐conferencing pla orm will allow Our aim is to make Akademy 2020 the most speakers and a endees to interact in real well‐a ended, diverse and inclusive Akademy me, making for a truly parcipave event. yet.

Although our main concern is to protect our We look forward to you joining us online as community, speakers and a endees in general well.

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Custom Package If none of the listed sponsorship packages fit the needs or budget of your company or organizaon, we can design a custom sponsorship package for you. If you want to discuss sponsorship or receive more informaon, please contact us by email at

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Media Partners

We welcome news publishers ‐ both of print and online publicaons ‐ to become media partners by giving suitable coverage of Akademy. Media partners help us point parcipants to the registraon 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. During the event itself, there will be a press team available to cater to the needs of journalists.

Akademy 2020 - From Sept. 4 to 11 - Online at akademy.kde.org/2020 Terms and Conditions

1. Akademy is organized by KDE e.V., for the 4. Sponsorship pledges will not be 8. Any remaining funds from sponsorship effects of this document, the Akademy processed without payment. will be donated to KDE e.V. Organizer. 5. Sponsors may not sublet, assign or 9. If the event does not happen, the 2. Sponsorship applicaon and acceptance apporon any part of the item(s) Sponsorship Agreement will be are managed at the discreon of the KDE sponsored nor represent, adverse, or terminated and sponsorship will be e.V. Board in collaboraon with the distribute literature, or materials for returned a er subtracng any direct costs Akademy Team. Sponsors are expected to products or services of any other firm or already made for the event returned. be commi ed to Free So ware organizaon except as approved in development and improvement, and wring by the Akademy Organizer. supporve of Akademy's mission. The Akademy Organizer reserves the right to 6. The Sponsor will provide banners, signage reject any Sponsor's applicaon. and promoonal materials in advance by the date nofied by the Akademy 3. A er wri en acceptance by the Organizer. Promoonal materials are not Organizer, the Sponsor must provide a provided by the Akademy Organizer. The signed Sponsorship Agreement, Sponsor is also responsible for arranging commi ed funds, a logo image (in the the signage collecon. format required by the Akademy Organizaon) and other necessary details 7. The Sponsor grants the Akademy (e.g. Sponsor's legal name, trademarks, Organizer the right and permission to use etc.) to the Akademy Organizer within 30 its name and/or logo for promoon of the days of receiving the invoice. event.

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