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Contents
- 1 Welcome to VideoLAN Dev Days 2016
- 2 Schedule
- 3 Practical information
Welcome to VideoLAN Dev Days 2016
The Open Multimedia Conference that frees the cone in you!
This is a technical un-conference; please bring laptops, power cords, power extensions, RJ45 cables and a good mood with you.
Schedule
Friday September 2nd
Escape Room
8 Great Houses of Westeros, only one will win!
From 13:00 to 18:30 Multiple Escape Game
Klosterstraße 62, 10179 Berlin U2 Klosterstraße S&U Alexanderplatz
Reception
19:00 Evening reception at BCC
Saturday September 3rd
Morning
Time | Description | Room |
---|---|---|
10:00 - 11:00 | Association meeting - For non-profit members only | A06 |
11:15 - 11:25 | Welcome to the VideoLAN track! by Jean-Baptiste Kempf | B09 |
11:25 - 11:50 | Update on VPX by Alex Converse. | B09 |
11:50 - 12:15 | A VC-2 encoder by Rostislav Pehlivanov | B09 |
12:15 - 12:30 | Group picture with all the QtCon attendees! | B02 |
Afternoon
Time | Description | Room |
---|---|---|
13:30 - 14:00 | A VP9 encoder Ronald Bultje | B09 |
14:00 - 14:45 | VLC: State of the union by Felix Paul Kühne - Jean-Baptiste Kempf - Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen - Thomas Guillem | B09 |
15:00 - 15:25 | Daala by Timothy Terriberry | B09 |
15:25 - 15:50 | Update on X265 by Pradeep Ramachandran | B09 |
15:50 - 16:00 | VLMC by Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen | B09 |
16:30 - 17:30 | VLC technical discussion | A05 |
16:30 - 17:30 | FFmpeg technical discussion | A06 |
16:30 - 17:30 | Upipe technical discussion | B95 |
16:30 - 17:30 | Libav technical discussion | B04 |
VideoLAN dinner
We will grab dinner at 19h00, at http://www.hofbraeu-wirtshaus.de/en/berlin-en/
The restaurant is located on Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 30 10178 Berlin, which is a few minutes away from the conference venue.
Sunday September 4th
Time | Description | Room |
---|---|---|
09:00 - 09:30 | Breakfast | B02 |
09:30 - 17:00 | Unconference | A05 & A06 |
Unconference schedule
Time | Room A05 | Room A06 | Room B04 | Room B95 |
---|---|---|---|---|
09:30 - 10:00 | tba | tba | FSFE | Beyond Code |
10:00 - 10:45 | tba | x264 and x265 discussion | FSFE | Beyond Code |
10:45 - 11:30 | tba | avcodec discussion | FSFE | Let‘s talk software |
11:30 - 12:15 | tba | Mediaconch (matroska / FFv1 EU Funding), Netflix encoding talk | FSFE | FSFE |
Lunch | ||||
13:00 - 13:45 | VLC Mobile design | tba | JB's secret project | tba |
13:45 - 14:30 | VLC Mobile tech discussion | tba | FSFE | Beyond Code |
14:30 - 15:15 | Roots VideoLAN Q&A, CELLAR Matroska Specifications | Movie Watchers Club Discussion | FSFE | Beyond Code |
Practical information
Emergency situation
In case of emergency, call the European emergency number 112.
Location / main venue
The meeting is happening at bcc Berlin
Alexanderstraße 11 10178 Berlin
You can find a map of the venue here
Accomodation / Hotel
Ibis Berlin Mitte
Located at Prenzlauer Allee 4, 10405 Berlin
To the conference venue
Walk the 1.4Km.
Otherwise:
- Take the M2 tramway toward Alexanderplatz
- Stop at Prenzlauer Allee/Metzer Straße Berlin (3 stops)
Ibis Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Located at Invalidenstraße 53, 10557 Berlin
To the conference venue
- Take the S75 toward Westkreuz
- Stop at Berlin Central Station (3 stops)
Payment
The local currency is the Euro.
You might want to bring cash, as it's hard to pay with credit cards in Germany.
Transportation
- Public transport: FIXME
- Attendees arrival & departure list: VDD16/Attendees
NOTE: VideoLAN does not refund taxi expenses nor car rentals.
Schönefeld Airport (SXF)
To the conference venue
If you're lucky enough to get the hourly train to the city:
- Take the RE7 toward Dessau Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at Alexanderplatz Bhf
Otherwise:
- Take the S9 toward Pankow
- Stop at Oskreuz (9 stops)
- Take the S7 toward Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at Jannowitzbrücke (3 stops)
- Walk to the bcc (≃7minutes)
To Ibis Mitte Berlin hotel
If you're lucky enough to get the hourly train to the city:
- Take the RE7 toward Dessau Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at Alexanderplatz Bhf
- Take the M2 tramway toward Heinersdorf
- Stop at Prenzlauer Allee/Metzer Straße
Ibis Berlin Hauptbahnhof hotel
If you're lucky enough to get the hourly train to the city:
- Take the RE7 toward Dessau Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at Berlin Central Station
Otherwise:
- Take the S9 toward Pankow
- Stop at Berlin Ostkreuz (9 stops)
- Take the S7 toward Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at Berlin Central Station (7 stops)
Tegel Airport (TXL)
To the conference venue
- Take the TXL bus toward Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at Berlin Central Station (5 stops)
- Take the S5 toward Hoppegarten (Mark)
- Stop at Berlin Alexanderplatz Bahnhof (3 stops)
To Ibis Mitte Berlin hotel
- Take the TXL bus toward Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at S Beusseltraße (2 stops)
- Take the S41 toward Ringbahnhof
- Stop at S Prenzlauer Allee Berlin (5 stops)
- Take the M2 tramway toward Alexanderplatz
- Stop at Prenzlauer Allee/Metzer Straße Berlin (5 stops)
Ibis Berlin Hauptbahnhof hotel
- Take the TXL bus toward Hauptbahnhof
- Stop at Berlin Central Station (5 stops)
Berlin Airport (BER)
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Other?
From the hotel to the conference
Connectivity
Power supply
Power plugs are of type CEE 7/3 socket and CEE 7/4 plug (Type F) [1]
The electrical system is 220V / 50Hz. If you come from outside Europe, please make sure your devices are compatible beforehand.
Internet
There will be WiFi at the venue.
Weather forecast
- Fri Sep 2 Partly cloudy 25°C Low 16°C
- Sat Sep 3 Partly cloudy 26°C Low 16°C
- Sun Sep 4 Cloudy 26°C Low 15°C
- Mon Sep 5 Scattered showers 22°C Low 13°C