<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>Hi Friends!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Akademy is a little more than a month away! Now is the time to start <a href="https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2025#Birds_of_a_Feather_(BoF)_sessions,_workshops,_and_meetings">planning your BoFs</a> (and sign up for <a href="https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2025#Be_a_volunteer">a volunteer shift </a>or two if you haven't already!)</div><div><br></div><div>We have a guide on <a href="https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2025/BoFs">some best practices</a> for Hybrid BoFs to encourage online-<a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meatspace">meatspace</a> interaction and improve some of the technical issues in our control.</div><div><br></div><div>You'll notice on the BoF days we have volunteer shifts for <b>BoF facilitators, Assistants, Runners, and Wrappers</b>! We also have a special, Thursday-Evening-Only volunteer need for the End of 10 Campaign install event (more info on that is coming, so stay tuned). Details about what these jobs include are listed on the <a href="https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2025#BoF_Volunteer_Roles">BoF Volunteer Roles</a> section of the wiki. If you have any questions or concerns about the tasks, don't hesitate to ask! Remember to <a href="https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2025#Be_a_volunteer">sign up for your shifts</a> <b>before August 5th</b> if you want a volunteer shirt.</div><div><br></div><div><b>If you haven't </b><a href="https://conf.kde.org/event/9/"><b>registered to attend</b></a><b> Akademy now is the time to do it (and </b><a href="https://akademy.kde.org/2025/tshirt/"><b>pre-order your t-shirt</b></a><b> by August 5th)!</b></div><div><br></div><div>See you soon!</div><div>Kieryn</div><div><br></div><div>-- </div><div> Kieryn Darkwater</div><div>They/Them</div></body></html>