The event is the first of its kind in South America

Apr 23, 2012 13:03 GMT  ·  By

The first meeting of the Latin American KDE contributors and fans, LaKademy, will take place in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, from April 27th to May 1st, 2012.

This meeting will be akin with a sprint for developers and one for people interested in promoting KDE in that part of the world, according to the people that are organizing it.

The people that are expected to show up at this interesting event will be from Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Columbia. Twelve well-known contributors have already confirmed their presence, with six newcomers.

LaKademy will span over five days, and the following activities will be worked on: Artwork KDEedu, Cantor and Rocs, Plasma Active, Plasma Network Management, Promotion, Translations, KDE-games, and probably a few others.

According to the organizers, this meeting should provide more maturity to Latin American groups and help pave the way for new contributors.

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