VDD15

What is VideoLAN Dev Days 2015?

The Open Multimedia Conference that frees the cone in you!

This is a technical un-conference; please bring laptops, cords, RJ45 cables and a good mood with you.

Schedule

Friday, September 18th 2015

Community day

If you subscribed for the community day, you should have received instructions by e-mail.

Meeting point is at EuroDisney at 9:45. The theme park opens at 10:00 and closes at 21:00.

How to get there

The best option is to take the Metro/RER. This takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes:

• take metro Line 13 from the hotel to St Lazare, then
• take metro Line 3 from St Lazare to Havre-Caumartin (1 stop only),
• take the express train RER A to Marne La Vallée-Chessy
  • check on the platform display before boarding: not all trains go to Marne La Vallée-Chessy!

N.B.: You should buy a ticket to Marne La Vallée at the metro station. The ticket is valid for the entire journey.

Evening drinks

We will meet at a local bar, for drinks (soft and beers), at around 20:30.

The name will be announced later, when confirmed, but should not be too far from the hotel.

Saturday, September 19th 2015

Morning

Time	Description
8:45 - 9:30	Registration and Breakfast
9:30 - 9:45	Opening remarks by Jean-Baptiste Kempf (VideoLAN)
9:45 - 10:20	Daala by Timothy Terriberry (Mozilla)
10:20 - 10:55	A new AAC free and open-source encoder by Rostislav Pehlivanov (FFmpeg)
10:55 - 11:05	break
11:05 - 11:40	New video compression techniques under consideration for VP10 by Alex Converse (Google)
11:40 - 12:10	An update to x265 by Deepthi Nandakumar (MCW)
12:10 - 12:40	VLC 3.0 by Jean-Baptiste Kempf (VideoLAN)
12:40 - 12:45	Spice by Julien Navas (Vodkaster)

Afternoon

Time	Description
14:00 - 14:40	The Thor Codec by Thomas Davies (Cisco)
14:40 - 15:00	How to optimize press coverage for FLOSS projects by Sebastian Grüner (golem.de)
15:00 - 15:20	A faster VP9 decoder by Ronald Bultje
15:30 - 18:00	Break-out sessions
18:00 - 19:30	VideoLAN annual meeting Assemblée Générale Ordinaire, Assemblée Générale Extraordinaire && Réunion This is for VideoLAN non-profit members.

Dinner

Dinner is at 20:00 next to the place.

Sunday, September 20th 2015

Morning

Time	Description
9:30 - 10:00	Breakfast
10:00 - 10:10	Opening remarks by Jean-Baptiste Kempf (VideoLAN)
10:15 - 10:30	FFmpeg and libav metrics by Ronald Bultje
10:30 - 12:30	Break-out sessions

Afternoon

Time	Description
14:00 - 16:00	Break-out sessions
16:00 - 16:15	Closing remarks by Jean-Baptiste Kempf (VideoLAN)
16:15 - 18:00	Break-out sessions and after-hours

Practical information

Emergency situation

In case of emergency, call the European emergency number 112.

Location / main venue

The venue is in Paris (France), 9th district, near St Lazare:

Criteo
32 rue Blanche
75009 Paris, France

Google Maps

Accomodation

For sponsored participants, the hotel is:

Timhotel Berthier Paris 17
4 Boulevard Berthier
75017 Paris, France

http://www.timhotel-berthier-paris-17.com/
Google Maps

Payment

The local currency is the Euro. Merchants are forbidden from accepting other currencies (except exchange).

Most venues will accept EMV credit and debit cards (i.e. Chip & PIN), at least VISA and MasterCard. Swipe-only cards can be more tricky (it has been illegal for banks to issue them for years in France, so only foreign visitors use them). American Express is widely but not universally accepted. Diners/Discovery, UnionPay, JCB, etc. are mostly only accepted in shops catering to tourists.

Transportation

• Public transport: RATP
• Attendees arrival & departure list: VDD15/Attendees

NOTE: VideoLAN does not refund taxi expenses nor car rentals.

Paris-CDG / Roissy airport

• Upon landing, follow the signs for local trains. There is one station for T1/T3 and one for T2 (A-G).
• At the station, look for blue/green ticket vending machines.
  • Do not use the yellow/grey machines (at terminal 2), those are for long distance trains only.
• Buy a ticket for zones 1-5 (to Paris). The cost is 10€ one way. Credit cards are accepted.
  • If you only have cash, you have to queue at the staffed ticketing booth ("Billeterie" in French)
• Take the regional express(RER) line B (blue). You can use any train toward Paris.
• Alight at Gare du Nord.
• See below from Gare du Nord.

• 2€ Alternative From/To Palais Royal /Louvre: http://www.easybus.com/fr/paris-cdg (online booking), takes 50min

Orly (ORY) airport

• Upon landing, follow the signs for Orlyval.
• At the station, buy the ticket from the vending machines, before boarding.
• Buy a ticket for Paris. The cost is 12€ one way. Credit cards are accepted.
  • If you only have cash, you have to queue at the staffed ticketing booth ("Billeterie" in French)
• Take the Orlyval to Antony. Then take the regional express(RER) line B (blue) to Paris (Direction Charles de Gaulle Airport).
• Alight at Gare du Nord.
• See below from Gare du Nord.

Beauvais (BVA) airport

We feel sorry for you. Take the bus.

Gare du Nord (North railway station)

If you arrive at Gare du Nord, you need to buy a zone 1 / Paris ticket. It is valid on the subway, the tramway, busses and, within the Paris city limits, on the regional express trains (RER).

To the sponsored hotel

• Transfer to subway(M) line 2 toward Porte Dauphine.
  • You can also take line 4 first and then transfer to line 2 (shorter walking distance)
• Alight at Place de Clichy (6 stops)
• Transfer to subway(M) line 13 toward Asnières.
• Get off at Porte de Clichy (4 stops)

The hotel is just around the corner.

To the conference venue

• Transfer to regional express (RER) line E (magenta) toward Haussman St Lazare.
• Get off at the final stop, Haussman St Lazare.

Walking route: Google Maps

Gare de l'Est (East railway station)

If you arrive at Gare de l'Est, you need to buy a zone 1 / Paris ticket. It is valid on the subway, the tramway, busses and, within the Paris city limits, on the regional express trains (RER).

To the sponsored hotel

• Take subway(M) line 4 toward Porte de Clignancourt.
• Get off at Barbès-Rochechouart (3 stops).
• Transfer to subway(M) line 2 toward Porte Dauphine.
• Alight at Place de Clichy (5 stops)
• Transfer to subway(M) line 13 toward Asnières...
• Get off at Porte de Clichy (4 stops)

The hotel is just around the corner.

To the conference venue

• Take subway(M) line 7 toward Villejuif
• Get off at Chaussée d'Antin (Lafayette)

From the hotel to the conference

• Take subway(M) line 13 toward Chatillon-Montrouge
• Get off at Liège and walk

Feel free to ask for advice on the mailing list if your station is missing.

Connectivity

Power supply

The AC power sockets are "French" IEC type E. Connectors from "German" IEC type F countries should fit safely, as they are usually bi-standards. There should have a hole for the French-style ground pin.

The electrical system is 220V / 50Hz. If you come from outside Europe, please make sure your devices are compatible beforehand.

Internet

Hopefully, there will be Wi-Fi.

Weather forecast

Fri Sep 18 Occasional rain 20°C Low 12°C

Sat Sep 19 Occasional rain 19°C Low 10°C

Sun Sep 20 Fog 20°C Low 12°C

Mon Sep 21 Mostly cloudy 18°C Low 12°C

In Fahrenheit, this is a high of 64°F-66°F and a low of 50°F.