conf.kde.in 2016

About Us

As with the previous editions, conf.kde.in is a platform for Qt/KDE contributors, developers and enthusiasts to come together,share their knowledge, contribute, learn and play. Most importantly it's an excellent arena for collaboration and exchange of ideas, skills and thoughts among like minded people passionate about open source in general.

conf.kde.in is an awesome opportunity for any student who is passionate to experience the magic of open source. Here you can meet the veterans in open source software development, develop professional connections which , for sure, will help you a great deal in future, chat with student contributors who can guide you , present in front of a grand audience (wow!) and most importantly grasp the essence of open source development. It is indeed a 'never miss' opportunity that will give you a strong foundation to build on!

Speakers

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the registration fee for the event ?

  As, conf.kde.in is an non-profit event the registration fees is Rs 300/- for the first round of registraions and Rs 500/- for late registration. Registration charge includes your snacks and lunch for the two days.

• What about my accomodation ?

  We will be providing accommodation at the LNMIIT campus itself.
  To avail accommodation please fill the form here.
  Accommodation will be provided as per first come first serve basis.

• What is KDE?

  The KDE Community is an international technology team dedicated towards creating a free and user-friendly computing experience. It is one of the largest open source communities in the world and has a myriad of applications and projects associated with it. For more details, see here.

• What is Qt?

  Qt (pronounced 'cute') is a cross-platform application and UI framework. Using Qt, you can write web-enabled applications once and deploy them across desktop, mobile and embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. For more details, see here.

• What is conf.kde.in?

  conf.kde.in is a platform for Qt and KDE contributors and enthusiasts to meet up, share their knowledge, contribute, learn, play, and most importantly have fun. It is the perfect arena for collaboration and exchange of ideas, skills, thoughts among like minded people who are passionate about open source. It aims at furthering the goals and visions of the KDE community and open source among many more Indians and to motivate them to contribute to this noble deed. Through this event KDE - India aims at educating more students about open source software contribution and also strives to teach them necessary skills which shall help not only in facilitating their contribution to open source but shall also prove to be a useful asset to their knowledge and skills. The event is also a place for existing as well as budding and novice KDE members to meet, collaborate and work on new ideas as well as projects and help in creating something which can be used by billions around the world. It is a platform to promote open source among students, among more Indians and also to get them to know about various programs such as GSoC, Season of KDE, Google Code-In which promote the participation of youth in open source and to provide them with the necessary skills.

• Who should attend conf.kde.in?

  Students, professionals, teachers, programmers, developers, designers and anybody interested in Qt and KDE and more generally open-source hacking or interested in learning about all of this should not miss the event.

• I am not a programmer. Should I attend conf.kde.in?

  Yes, of course. conf.kde.in is going to be a holistic event. FOSS is equally about documentation, artwork and reaching a wider audience via localisation. We plan to have talks and workshops which deal with non-coding topics like localisation, design, artwork, documentation, community and more.

• I am a teacher. Should I attend conf.kde.in?

  Yes. We believe that teachers are one of the most important attendees we can have for this event. Teachers are the one who spread the knowledge to countless students. Some of our volunteers have been organising Qt / KDE talks and workshops at various colleges and universities in India so they know the importance of teachers at this event. We will be very happy to have you here. In fact, we will extend a special teacher's concession on registration fees to all teachers and professors subject to your college ID card.

• How can I help?

  Attend the event and make it successful. Promote conf.kde.in. Volunteer at conf.kde.in. Find sponsors for conf.kde.in.