Events: DebConf23 and Akademy (UPDATED)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 08, 2023,
updated Sep 10, 2023

• Bits from Debian: Siemens welcomed as a Platinum Sponsor of DebConf23!

  We are pleased to announce that Siemens has committed to sponsor DebConf23 as Platinum Sponsor.

• Jonathan McDowell: DebConf 23 Key Signing + setting up a new key

  I’ve just finalised the OpenPGP key list for the DebConf 23 Keysigning party. This will follow the “new style” approach of being a continuous keysigning throughout the course of the conference, with an introduction session up front to confirm no one’s fingerprint is corrupted and that we all calculated the same hash of the file. Participants will then verify each other’s identities over the conference week, hopefully being able to build up a better level of verification than a one shot key signing session.

• Akademy 2024 Call for Hosts

  One of the biggest things you can do for KDE (that does not involve coding) is helping us organize Akademy.

  Now is your chance to become KDE champions and help make Akademy 2024 happen! We are looking to host Akademy 2024 during the months of June, July, August, and September. Download the Call for Hosts guide, and submit a proposal to host Akademy in your city to akademy-proposals@kde.org by October 1, 2023.

  Do not hesitate to send us your questions and concerns! We are here to help you organize a successful event and you can reach out at any time for advice, guidance, or any assistance you may need. We will support you and help you make Akademy 2024 an event to remember.

UPDATE

Canonical also:

• Ubuntu at DebConf 2023 | Ubuntu

  It is safe to say that there would be no Ubuntu without Debian. Canonical is a long time supporter of Debian, and a Gold sponsor of DebConf this year. On top of the sponsorship, many Ubuntu developers and Canonical engineers are going to speak at DebConf.

  Till Kamppeter will show us The New Architecture for Printing and Scanning on Debian in a dedicated talk. He is also going to share his experience of running events and inspiring more contributors with his session Opportunity Open Source conference in the IIT Mandi, India: Motivating people to be a part of us!

More on DebConf:

• Bits from Debian: DebConf23 welcomes its sponsors!

  DebConf23, the 24th edition of the Debian conference is taking place in Infopark at Kochi, Kerala, India. Thanks to the hard work of its organizers, it will be, this year as well, an interesting and fruitful event for attendees.

  We would like to warmly welcome the sponsors of DebConf23, and introduce them to you.

Another one:

• Bits from Debian: DebConf23 starts today in Kochi On Sun 10 September 2023

  DebConf23, the 24th annual Debian Developer Conference, is taking place in Kochi, India from September 10th to 17th, 2023.

  Debian contributors from all over the world have come together at Infopark, Kochi to participate and work in a conference exclusively run by volunteers.

  Today the main conference starts with over 373 expected attendants and 92 scheduled activities, including 45-minute and 20-minute talks, Bird of a Feather ("BoF") team meetings, workshops, a job fair, as well as a variety of other events.