update on Akademy

[Sung-Jae, Cho]

I agree.

I also predict this situation will start change on June, but somebody
should be in closed border.
Maybe we have not much rest and need to recover from this hurt on earth.
I pray our safe.

Sincerely,
Sung Jae

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 4:47 AM Carl Schwan <carl at carlschwan.eu> wrote:

> Hi,
> thanks for taking this decision and keeping us informed. With the
> current context, I think this is the right decision.
> Regards,
> Carl
>
>
> Le mercredi, mars 25, 2020 7:21 PM, Lydia Pintscher <lydia at kde.org> a
> écrit :
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
>
> > I wanted to give you an update on this year's Akademy. The Akademy
> > team and the board have decided to do a virtual event this year
> > instead of an in-person event.
> >
>
> > Our reasoning behind it: With the current COVID-19 lock-down of most
> > of the world there is simply too much uncertainty about how things
> > will look like later this year. We do not want to put any of our
> > community member's or their loved-one's health at risk with an
> > international gathering at this point in time. Additionally we can't
> > know yet which types of travel restrictions will remain in place and
> > if many of you will want to even travel again already. Since a venue
> > decision is overdue we also can't delay making this decision any
> > longer in the hope that things will clear up in time.
> >
>
> > What will happen now: We will work hard to make this an enjoyable
> > event that still allows us to share our successes, plan our next
> > endeavors, learn and socialize. The e.V. is contracting Allyson
> > Alexandrou to support the Akademy team and help us make this event
> > happen. You will see her around. In addition we will need your help.
> > If you can support the Akademy team please reach out to
> > akademy-team at kde.org.
> >
>
> > We will keep you updated about a specific date once we have selected
> > it. We are currently targeting August/Septemeber.
> >
>
> > Cheers
> > Lydia, who hopes to see all of you again in-person at Akademy 2021
> >
>
> >
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> >
>
> > Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
> > KDE e.V. Board of Directors
> > http://kde.org - http://open-advice.org
>
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