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Akademy 2013 in Bilbao... hacK, share, learn & enjoy

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Akademy 2013 in Bilbao... hacK, share, learn & enjoy

Index

➔ Who we are & Where we come from➔ Why Bilbao?➔ Involved teams➔ Potential collaborators➔ Planning tasks➔ Transportation, Accomodation, Venues➔ Social program➔ Innovative & Geeky proposals➔ Budget➔ Proposed dates

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Who are we?

Dani Gutiérrez Saúl Ibarra

● Teacher in the Telecom Eng. School of Bilbao● Freelance & founder of “Freedom for Knowledge

and Technologies” free software company● Ex-project manager in the Technical Office of the

Basque Gov for the promotion of free software● Member of itsas, FSFE, KDE Spain● Blogger about free software

● Software Developer with focus in Real Time Communications

● SIP protocol enthusiast● Speaker● E-Ghost member● Pythonista● KDE fan!

http://danitxu.com http://saghul.net

Free Software group of theUniversity of the Basque Country

Free Software group of theUniversity of Deusto

http://danitxu.com/

http://saghul.net/


Where do we come from?

Bilbao


References of Free Software events in Bilbao & Basque Country

Akademy-es 2010 KDE Edu Sprint 2011

SLUN'11 and SLUN'08Moodlemoot Spain2011 Donostia

Eghostsummer courses

2001-2012

f4hc 2011

KDE Edu Sprint 2011 Ud4kamp july 2012

And more: spanish hackmeeting 2001, spanish hackmeeting 2007,...,


Why Bilbao?

➔ Local groups of enthusiastic free software users , many of them KDE users

➔ Good opportunity to propose KDE projectsat local Universities

➔ Several organizations will ing to help in logistics & financials: two universities + Public Administrations

➔ Attractive social & cultural program

Moreover...


Why Bilbao?

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Volunteers20 persons (+ more *)

Core team5 people

Others:● Teachers● Students● LUGs and

other local groups

(*) Several learning centers have offered volunteers


Potential Collaborators

Freesoftware

local & friendgroups

Freesoftwarebusiness

companies

Officialorganisms

● Itsas● E-ghost● KDE Spain● Librezale● Reciclanet

● ESLE: 35[medium & small] companies

● Basque Gov: SALE, KZ, SPRI,Innobasque,...

● Provincial Gov of Bizkaia● Council of Bilbao

University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU:● 4 IT related Degrees in 2 centers in

Bilbao and 1 in San Sebastian● Other: Vicegerency of IT, Campus of

Biscay, Virtual campus, Student associations, more Schools pro-free software

University of Deusto:● 2 IT related Degrees in 1 center in

Bilbao

Universities

University of Mondragon


Task outline

CFP & TechProgram

Venues

CateringAccommodation

Socialprogram

● Board, Seats● Ethernet & wifi. VLANs & Firewalls● Electrical power, cable extensions● Projectors, microphones,audio,...● Video recording/streaming● Water, timers

Marketing

● Logo● Web, Blogs, Social nets, Mailing lists● Posters, Flyers● Mass media: press, radio, TV● Multilinguism (en, es, eu)● Take and publish photos and videos

Coordination

● Relations with KDE e.V.● Relations with collaborators: venues,...● Relations with local sponsors● Invoices & payments● Wiki● Final reports

People

● Subscriptions● Arrival● Accompaniment● Q & A


Transportation

● Amsterdam● Berlin● Brussels● Dublin● Dusseldorf● Frankfurt● Geneva● Istanbul● Lisboa● London● Manchester● Milan● Munich

(15 min from airport to city, by bus)

● Alicante● Barcelona● Fuerteventura● Gran Canaria● Ibiza● Lanzarote● Madrid● Malaga● Menorca● Palma de

Mallorca

French TGV

(near Donostia;1 h 15 min from Bilbao,by public bus )

Plane TrainMetro

To / From Bilbao Inside Bilbao

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Tram


Accommodation

➔ Affordable places: from 18 € (w/breakfast), maybe cheaper if we “occupy” the whole building

➔ Near the city center (10 min by metro, tram or bus)

➔ Other alternatives: take a look at the CouchSurfing group in Bilbao ; the coordinator is our friend :)http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=8667

Hostels● BBK Bilbao good hostel http://www.bbkbilbaogoodhostel.com● Ganbara hostel http://www.ganbarahostel.com● Albergue Bilbao http://albergue.bilbao.netHotels:● Sirimiri http://www.hotelsirimiri.es

(people were here in Akademy-es 2010 and KDE Edu Sprint 2011)● Bilbao Jardines http://www.hotelbilbaojardines.com

http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=8667

http://www.bbkbilbaogoodhostel.com/

http://www.ganbarahostel.com/

http://albergue.bilbao.net/

http://www.hotelsirimiri.es/

http://www.hotelbilbaojardines.com/


Venues

➔ Technical Superior Engineering School of Bilbaohttp://www.ingeniaritza-bilbao.ehu.es Wifi & electric power. Projectors, microphones, videostreaming. Lot of spaces: Special rooms (Magnum room: 350 seats, Conference room:

130 seats, Degrees room: 72 seats) + Classrooms (24 to 120 seats) Affordable menus and food Cost: free ; not available on weekends

➔ Bizkaia Aretoa buildinghttp://www.bizkaia.ehu.es/p209-sharethm/es/ Wifi & electric power. Projectors, microphones,

videorecording. 3 Available rooms with 63, 161 and 433 seats Cost: free from Monday to Friday ;

weekends: 1800 € + 950 € rooms + 800 € staff, per day

http://www.ingeniaritza-bilbao.ehu.es/

http://www.bizkaia.ehu.es/p209-sharethm/es/


Venues

➔ KDE e.V., Workshops & Coding sessions from Monday to Friday: easy and free

➔ Studying with potential colaborators other options for the Conference on the weekend: Near Bilbao, no more than 30 min by bus or metro Two rooms with about 400 and 200 seats Good internet connection (if possible ethernet),

electrical power, projectors, microphones, [if possible] video recording

Included catering or food places near by


Venues

Other options:➔ Alhondiga building

http://www.alhondigabilbao.com

➔ Deusto University Library http://www.biblioteca.deusto.es

➔ Euskalduna palacehttp://www.euskalduna.net

http://www.alhondigabilbao.com/

http://www.biblioteca.deusto.es/

http://www.euskalduna.net/


● Boats by the sea loch.Don't forget a pirate disguiseand some stolen privative licenses

● An amazing dinnerat some nice restaurants

Social program

Friday or Saturday night


● A folk or funky concert at Kafe Antzokia,the biggest concert place in Bilbao

● Blues & jazz jam sessions● Dinner at a traditional sidrería

Social program

Monday to Thursday night


● Day trip to one of themost beautiful paradisesin the area:Gaztelugatxe, San Sebastian,Urkiola,... bring your swimsuit

Social program

Monday to Thursday


● Canoeing or bikingin the city

Social program

Any day

● Feel the typical wayof social relations in Bilbao:enjoy some drinks and “pintxos”(basque finger food)


Innovative & Geeky proposals

Social:➔ Target: show the power of

free software KDE graphical tools➔ Action: design contest for the logo

and/or promotional videofor Akademy'2013

➔ Prize: two free dinners atAkademy 2013for each of the two winners



Cultural:➔ Target: promote the use of KDE

and involvement amongbasque-talking people

➔ Action: sprint for basquetranslation

➔ Details: we'll try to involve local language community by inviting some of them to a translation session



Technical:➔ Target: recruiting new KDE

hackers from IT universities➔ Action: call for FDP

(Final Degree Projects)➔ Details:

Two training workshops aboutthe internals/technical infoof some KDE apps, architecture,...

Mainly for teachers, and also for students


Budget

➔ From local agents: In Akademy-es 2010 ~ 7.000 € In Akademy 2013... 10.000-15.000 € ?

➔ Expenses calculation is pending: Venue & caterings for the weekend Social program: depending on the budget and

attendace, we'll do all or part of the proposed activities


Proposed dates

From Friday 28th of Juneto Friday 5th of July

So foreigners can goto San Fermines in Pamplona,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanfermines

(2 hours by bus from Bilbao)beginning onSaturday, July 6th at 12:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanfermines


Proposed dates

… and there are more local eventsdepending on the chosen dates

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… That's all folks ...

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