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[[Image:SAPO Codebits logo.jpg|thumb|Codebits logo in 2009, featuring SAPO's own official logo at the time.]]
'''SAPO Codebits''', also known simply as '''Codebits''', was a (computing) conference held in [[Lisbon]] from 2007 to 2014. It was organized by [[SAPO (company)|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|In 2014, the "Codebits Bot", which had been the event's mascot since 2010, became its official logo.]]Initially inspired by [[Yahoo! Hack Day]]<ref name="Codebits 2007 announcement by Celso Martinho">{{cite web|url=https://celso.io/portuguese/tech-stuff/2007/09/21/sapo-codebits.html|title=SAPO Codebits}} Celso Martinho, 2007</ref>, the event lasted for three non-stop days, with many participants choosing to eat and sleep on site. Its core was a 48-hour [[hackathon]] but it also included dozens of talks during the day, as well as several entertainment activities in the evenings. Over the years, the number of talks and entertainment activities increased steadily, making it a reference in portuguese [[geek]] culture{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} and attracting an increasing number of international attendees and speakers.
Codebits was free for all participants, including food and drinks, and had little commercial undertones apart from product announcements in the opening keynote. Active recruiting inside the premises was also disallowed. The number of seats was limited, so potential attendees had to apply for a ticket and undergo a screening process.[[File:Pixels Camp logo.jpeg|alt=Pixels Camp logo|thumb|150x150px|In 2016, Codebits was rebooted with a new name.]]▼
▲Codebits was free for all participants, including food and drinks, and had little commercial undertones apart from product announcements in the opening keynote. Active recruiting inside the premises was also disallowed. The number of seats was limited, so potential attendees had to apply for a ticket and undergo a screening process.
In 2015, Portugal Telecom was acquired by [[Altice (company)|Altice]], SAPO's mission changed, and Codebits was discontinued. In 2016, the event format was revived by another team of organizers under the name [[#Reboot: Pixels Camp|Pixels Camp]].
== Format ==
[[Image:SAPO Codebits project presentations.jpg|right|thumb|Participants preparing to present their projects at the first SAPO Codebits in 2007.]]
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== Reboot: Pixels Camp ==
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 more or less the same. Pixels Camp has had three editions so far, with the fourth edition having been canceled in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref name="Pixels Camp v4.0 canceled, 2020">{{cite web|url=https://blog.pixels.camp/about-pixels-camp-v4-0-6fd8b91cc8f2|title=About Pixels Camp v4.0}} Pixels Camp Blog, 2020</ref> These editions were organized by [[Bright Pixel]] (a startup incubator and accelerator) but future editions, if any, are planned to be organized independently with a financing model still to be defined.[[File:Pixels Camp 2016 project presentations.jpg|alt=Pixels Camp project presentations in 2016|thumb|360x360px|Participants presenting their projects at the first Pixels Camp in 2016 while others queue for their turn.]]
=== Pixels Camp Editions ===
* 2016<ref name="Pixels Camp 2016 in RTP">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GawH7LpTxZQ|title=Pixels Camp}} RTP, 2016</ref> — October 6-8 at [[LX Factory]], Lisbon — 1000 attendees
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