VDD16

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

Saturday September 3rd

Morning

Time	Description	Room
10:00 - 11:00	Asso meeting - For the non profit members only	B09
11:00 - 11:15	Welcome to the VideoLAN track! by Jean-Baptiste Kempf	B09
11:15 - 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 Pradeed Ramachandran	B09
15:50 - 16:00	VLMC by Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen	B02
16:30 - 17:30	VLC technical discussion	A05
16:30 - 17:30	FFmpeg technical discussion	A06
16:30 - 17:30	LibAV technical discussion	B04
16:30 - 17:30	VideoLAN unconference	B95

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

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

Ibis Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Located at Invalidenstraße 53, 10557 Berlin

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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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