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'''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.
TheInitially 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 morea ofreference ain portuguese [[geek]] culture{{Citation event.needed}} and attracting an Theincreasing number of international attendees alsoand increased steadily, making it less of a local eventspeakers.
[[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.]]
Codebits was free for all attendeesparticipants, 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]].
== Editions ==
* 2007<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> — November 13-15 at [[Gare Marítima de Alcântara]], Lisbon — 400 attendees
* 2008 — November 13-15 at [[LX Factory]], Lisbon — 500 attendees
* 2009 — December 3-5 at [[Cordoaria Nacional]], Lisbon — 600 attendees
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[[Category:Hackathons]]
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