## Description
[Akademy-es 2024](https://www.kde-espana.org/akademy-es-2024) will be held Valencia, Spain, from the 24th to the 25th of May.
This event will attract a large and diverse crowd, as it is held within the large [esLibre 2024](https://eslib.re/2024/) event, an event that has scheduled a large number of talks, activities and workshops for all ages and tehcnical skills in a popular venue in the city.
## Goals
* Encourage users to adopt KDE software on any platform
* Find contributors, testers, feedback for our current software
* Recruit contributors
* Encourage public institutions to adopt our software
* Encourage companies to adopt KDE technologies
* Find opportunities for collaborating with, funding and support from public institutions
* Encourage donations to KDE e.V.
* Encourage donations to KDE España
## Selling Points
* Software of excellent quality
* No license payments, can be shared
* Environmentally friendly and cost effective, as it can run on low end and old hardware
## Important Dates
* Event: May 24 - 25
## TODOs
### Booth
[x] Obtain booth
[x] Staff booth
[] Source materials
[x] Tablecloth (@aniqakhokhar sending from Germany)
[x] Banner
[x] Stickers
[x] Logo 150
[x] Konqi 150
[x] Katie 100
[x] Krita 100
[x] Kdenlive 50
[x] GCompris 100
[] QR sheets
[] Devices
[] 3 computers running educational software
[x] Large monitor on stand
[x] Painting tablet (@paulb)
[x] Plasma mobile devices (@paulb)
[] Steam Deck (@marzal ?)
## Budget
### Costs
Please read this: {F11923512}
|Item|Amount|Est. Cost (each)|Cost|
|---|---|---|---|
|Tablecloth|1| - | - |
|Standup Banner|1|€ 13.00|€ 13.00|
|Konqis (amigurumi)| - | - | - |
|Stickers|650|€ 215.00|€ 146.00|
|Laminated Cards| 17 | € 14.00 | € 13.90 |
|Travel|-|€ 120.00| |
|-Petrol| ||€ 82.64|
|-Parking| | |€ 16.00|
|Accommodation| 3 nights | € 309.00 | € 309.00 |
|**TOTAL**||** € 671.00 **|** € 584.54**|
### Money Raised
Note that this money goes to KDE España! Not KDE e.V.
|Item|Quantity|Per Item|Donation Collected|
|---|---|---|---|
|Donations| - | - | € 218.50 |
|Freewear merch| - | - | € 334.63 |
|Other merch| - | - | € 115.70 |
|Sponsors| - | - | € 913.22 |
|**TOTAL**|** - **|** - **|** € 1,582.05 **|
## Post-mortem and TODO list
### Promo
- Talked to Slimbook Big Boss to about SB loaning us a demo KDE Slimbook V machine for events and public demos. The plan is the providers of the machines give them to us on loan. These machines **ARE NOT** for personal use, but will feature prominently at booths, during demos and in presentations, boosting their profiles among receptive audiences, while giving us machines especially configured for display.
* **TODO**
[x] Add machine to the list of material available for booths
[x] Remind Alejandro to bring it to OpenExpo2024 for handover (they are sending it to my home address)
* Maybe approach TUXEDO for the same?
* Same for Kubuntu Focus?
- Talked to very enthusiastic Vlogger who seems to have the chops to become a KDE Promo "Reporter" and cover events. He is willing to take on the role. https://veedeo.org/ , kyva@veenk.org, https://veenk.org
* **TODO**
[] Get in touch with "Kyva" to find out if we can work together
[] Check his level of English
- Met 3D media expert Antonio Montes. He is willing to design 3D media for us (like a rigged cute konqis and katies) we can us in videos and art work
* **TODO**
[] Get in touch with Antonio and check the offer still stands.
### KDE Eco
- University of Granada's Pablo García a Sánchez and Paula "Alien" are working on studying energy efficiency of software
- **TODO**
[x] Put KDE Eco in touch with Uni of Granada to see how they can help each other
- Luis Alberto Fernández Marqués from Agasol is working on a project that recycles obsoleted machines with Free Software. This is very similar to the Opt Green project started by KDE Eco
- **TODO**
[x] Put KDE Eco in touch with Luis to see how both projects can be brought together
### GCompris
* Met Enrique from Lliurex/Comunitat Valenciana. He was one of the main actors behind the migration of Lliurex (and hence the computer labs at the Valencian public schools) to Plasma and the use of GCompris at schools
- **TODO**
[x] Put Enrique in touch with Emmanuel to coordinate advice and joint working on presentations to convince France to go with Plasma/GCompris
[] Advise putting in touch with his French equivalent
* Erica & Carles are devs/system administratos and want to contribute to GCompris
- **TODO**
[x] Put Erica and Carles in touch with Johnny and Timothee for Valencian voices
[x] Help them start contributing with activities for neurodivergent kids
### Krita
* Talked to people from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and demoed Krita for them
- **TODO**
[] Contact Dr. Tomás Zarza and follow up on this
[] Dr. Zarza is a Professor of photography. Introduce him to digiKam
### Mentorization
* "Sold" (you understand what I mean) mentorisation programs SoK and GSoC to a bunch of youngsters who wanted to know how to get into FLOSS
- **TODO**
[] Follow up with those that left their details