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{{Short description|Lisbon computing conference held 2007–2014}}
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[[Image:SAPO Codebits logo.jpg|thumb|Codebits logo in 2009.|180x180px]]'''SAPO Codebits''', also known simply as '''Codebits''', was a conference held in [[Lisbon]] from 2007 to 2014, focused on computing and light-hearted [[geek|geek culture]] content for a highly technical audience. It was organized by SAPO which, besides a news media brand, was also an internet-focused [[Research and development|R&D]] division of [[Portugal Telecom]] at the time.[[File:Codebits Logo 2014.png|alt=SAPO Codebits logo in 2014|thumb|Codebits logo in 2014, when SAPO's "frog" logo got replaced by the event's mascot.|180x180px]]Codebits had a 48-hour [[hackathon]] at its core, but the number of talks and entertainment activities increased steadily over the years, along with the number of seats, attracting an increasing number of international attendees and speakers. At this point it was as much of a festival as it was a conference.[[File:Pixels Camp logo.jpeg|alt=Pixels Camp logo|thumb|180x180px|In 2016, Codebits was rebooted ouside SAPO under the name Pixels Camp.]]▼
▲[[Image:SAPO Codebits logo.jpg|thumb|Codebits logo in 2009.|180x180px]]'''SAPO Codebits''', also known simply as '''Codebits''', was a conference held in [[Lisbon]] from 2007 to 2014, focused on computing and light-hearted [[geek|geek culture]] content for a highly technical audience. It was organized by SAPO which, besides a news media brand, was also an internet-focused [[Research and development|R&D]] division of [[Portugal Telecom]] at the time.[[File:Codebits Logo 2014.png|alt=SAPO Codebits logo in 2014|thumb|Codebits logo in 2014, when SAPO's "frog" logo got replaced by the event's mascot.|180x180px]]Codebits had a 48-hour [[hackathon]] at its core, but the number of talks and entertainment activities increased steadily over the years, along with the number of seats, attracting an increasing number of international attendees and speakers. At this point it was as much of a festival as it was a conference.[[File:Pixels Camp logo.jpeg|alt=Pixels Camp logo|thumb|180x180px|In 2016, Codebits was rebooted
In 2015, Portugal Telecom was acquired by [[Altice (company)|Altice]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-03|title=Altice closes €5.8B PT Portugal deal|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/altice-closes-pt-portugal-deal|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Mobile World Live|language=en-GB}}</ref> SAPO's mission changed, and Codebits was discontinued after seven editions. In 2016, the Codebits format was revived outside SAPO under the name [[#Reboot as Pixels Camp|Pixels Camp]]. Pixels Camp ran for three more editions until the onset of the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. ▼
▲In 2015, Portugal Telecom was acquired by [[Altice (company)|Altice]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-03|title=Altice closes €5.8B PT Portugal deal|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/altice-closes-pt-portugal-deal|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Mobile World Live|language=en-GB}}</ref> SAPO's mission changed, and Codebits was discontinued after seven editions. In 2016, the Codebits format was revived outside SAPO under the name [[#Reboot as Pixels Camp|Pixels Camp]]. Pixels Camp ran for three more editions until the onset of the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.
== Format ==
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Codebits was free for all participants, including plenty of food and drinks. Active recruiting inside the premises was disallowed, and there were little commercial undertones apart from a few product announcements during the opening keynotes.
The number of seats was limited and potential attendees had to undergo a short screening process in order to secure a ticket. The screening was meant to ensure that most, if not all, attendees had a suitable technical background or creative skills related to the event's theme. Applicants such as those in marketing and recruiting were usually rejected.<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:SAPO Codebits project presentations.jpg|right|thumb|Participants preparing to present their projects at the very first Codebits (2007).]] -->
Codebits always opened on a Thursday and had its first morning composed of general keynotes from the organizing company and its partners/sponsors, plus general information about the hackathon and satellite activities. The hackathon began in that same afternoon and ended on Saturday morning, with that day's afternoon reserved for project presentations, voting, and the event's closing ceremony.
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==== Quiz Show ====
Since 2008,<ref name="Introducing Codebits Quiz Show 2008">{{cite web|url=https://codebits.blogs.sapo.pt/14240.html|title=Codebits Quizz Show}} João Pedro Gonçalves, 2008</ref> in the four weeks before the event, participants had to solve about one challenge per-week to qualify for the quiz show. The challenges included image enigmas, treasure hunts, code golf contests, among others. They all shared a reasonably high level of difficulty and required a fair knowledge of tech-related culture and motivation. 32 qualified participants then went on stage on Friday after dinner time for a few rounds of questions, mostly about science, technology, and [[geek]] trivia.<ref name="Codebits Quiz Show 2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fszoqmgQMg8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/fszoqmgQMg8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=SAPO Codebits Quiz Show (2010)|website=[[YouTube]] |date=18 April 2019 }}{{cbignore}} Carlos Morgado, 2010</ref>
==== Security Competition ====
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* 2008<ref name="Codebits 2008 in SIC">{{cite web|url=https://videos.sapo.pt/maria29/playview/17|title=Futuro Hoje - 16 de Novembro de 2008}} SIC, 2008</ref> — November 13–15 at [[LX Factory]], Lisbon — 500 attendees
* 2009 — December 3–5 at [[Cordoaria Nacional]], Lisbon — 600 attendees
* 2010<ref name="Codebits 2010 in AAdM">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxS7PAsM7Ts |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/JxS7PAsM7Ts |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=SAPO Codebits 2010|website=[[YouTube]] |date=13 November 2010 }}{{cbignore}} Aberto até de Madrugada, 2012</ref> — November 11–13 at [[Pavilhão Atlântico]], Lisbon — 700 attendees
* 2011 — November 10–12 at [[Pavilhão Atlântico]], Lisbon — 800 attendees
* 2012<ref name="Codebits 2012 in SIC">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG5dUABwt_U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/EG5dUABwt_U |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=SIC Futuro Hoje at SAPO Codebits|website=[[YouTube]] |date=27 June 2013 }}{{cbignore}} SIC, 2012</ref> — November 16–18 at [[Pavilhão Atlântico]], Lisbon — 800 attendees
* 2014<ref name="Codebits 2014 in TVI">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU0ZHo-Jve0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/jU0ZHo-Jve0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=TVI Reportagem @ SAPO Codebits 2014|website=[[YouTube]] |date=14 April 2014 }}{{cbignore}} TVI, 2014</ref> — April 10–12 at [[MEO Arena]], Lisbon — 900 attendees
In 2013, Codebits was planned to happen simultaneously in [[São Paulo]] and [[Lisbon]]<ref name="SAPO Codebits dates in Público, 2013">{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2013/08/20/tecnologia/noticia/codebits-marcado-para-abril-em-portugal-e-no-brasil-1603531|title=SAPO Codebits marcado para Abril em Portugal e no Brasil|date=20 August 2013 }} Público, 2013</ref> delaying both events due to logistics issues at the [[Latin America Memorial|Brazilian venue]]. Meanwhile, the latter was hit by fire (unrelated to Codebits), which forced an out-of-season Lisbon-only event in April 2014.
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In 2016, a team composed mostly of SAPO ex-employees rebooted the event under the name '''Pixels Camp'''<ref name="Pixels Camp in Shifter, 2016">{{cite web|url=https://shifter.sapo.pt/2016/04/codebits-pixels-camp/|title=Das cinzas do Codebits, nasce o Pixels Camp. Estás preparado?}} Shifter, 2016</ref> while keeping the format virtually unchanged.
Pixels Camp had three editions. In March 2020, a fourth edition was already in the very last stages of preparation when the [[COVID-19]] pandemic forced its postponement to later that year. The organization remained active and conducted several online activities over that period, but Pixels Camp v4.0 ended up being officially canceled in mid-September.<ref name="Pixels Camp v4.0 canceled, 2020">{{cite web|url=https://
Pixels Camp was organized by Bright Pixel (a startup incubator and accelerator part of [[Sonae]] group) and financed with the help of sponsorships. It has been informally reported that any future Pixels Camp editions, should they happen, would be organized independently with a financing model still to be defined. As of late 2023, no definite plans are known.
In Pixels Camp, sponsor pitches replaced product announcements during the opening morning. On stage, sponsors suggested themes related to their own areas of activity for the hackathon. Participants were not required to cover any of the suggested themes in their projects, but often did.
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Outside of the hackathon, Pixels Camp continued the trend of increased focus on self-proposed talks and entertainment content, and of attracting a wider community of technical and creative talent beyond programmers. The colorful choices for the rebooted brand reflected this trend, as did the name.
* 2016<ref name="Pixels Camp 2016 in RTP">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GawH7LpTxZQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GawH7LpTxZQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Pixels Camp|website=[[YouTube]] |date=16 October 2016 }}{{cbignore}} RTP, 2016</ref> — October 6–8 at [[LX Factory]], Lisbon — 1000 attendees
* 2017<ref name="Pixels Camp 2017 in Observador">{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2017/09/28/pixels-camp-traz-campismo-moedas-digitais-e-mais-de-mil-participantes-a-lisboa/|title=Pixels Camp traz campismo, moedas digitais e mais de mil participantes a Lisboa}} Observador, 2017</ref> — September 28–30 at [[Pavilhão Carlos Lopes]], Lisbon — 1200 attendees
* 2019<ref name="Pixels Camp 2019 in Tek">{{cite web|url=https://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/computadores/artigos/chama-se-salazar-e-foi-o-projeto-mais-votado-no-pixels-camp|title=Chama-se Salazar e foi o projeto mais votado no Pixels Camp}} Tek, 2019</ref> — March 21–23 at [[Pavilhão Carlos Lopes]], Lisbon — 1300 attendees
* 2020 '''(canceled)''' — November
== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140504025916if_/https://codebits.eu/ Codebits official website] at the [[Internet Archive]].
* [https://videos.sapo.pt/tag.html?word=codebits Codebits videos] on SAPO Vídeos.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240930162038/https://pixels.camp/ Pixels Camp official website] at the [[Internet Archive]].
* [https://youtube.com/pixelscamp Pixels Camp videos] on YouTube.
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