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 1. **AKSubmission**: This app provides forms to submit all kinds of AKs, edit or delete them, as well as a list of all submitted AKs for an event.
 1. **AKScheduling**: This app allows organizers to schedule AKs, i.e. assigning rooms, slots, etc. It marks conflicts of all modeled constraints and assists in creating a suitable schedule.
 1. **AKPlan**: This app displays AKs and where/when they will take place for each event. Views are optimised according to usage/purpose.
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+## Developer Notes
+* to regenerate translations use ````python manage.py makemessages -l de_DE --ignore venv````
+* to create a data backup use ````python manage.py dumpdata --indent=2 > db.json --traceback````
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