VideoLAN Dev Days 2016
The Open Multimedia Conference that frees the cone in you!
3rd and 4th of September 2016
Berlin, Germany
About VideoLAN Dev Days 2016
The VideoLAN non-profit organisation is happy to invite you to the multimedia open-source event of the summer!
For its eighth edition, people from the VideoLAN and open source multimedia communities will meet on the 3rd and 4th of September 2016, to gather, work, discuss and meet, in: Berlin, Germany!
This event is focused on technical discussions and decisions about multimedia.
This year VideoLAN Dev Days will be colocated within a larger conference called QtCon!
The conference will see Qt, FSFE, KDE and KDAB having talks in the same place.
Where?
The venue is in the center of Berlin, near Alexanderplatz!
Berlin Congress Center, Alexanderstraße 11, 10178 Berlin, Germany.
Schedule
VDD is part of QtCon. Please see the official program.
General conference
On Friday, KDE, Qt and FSFE start QtCon with their talks and conferences. You are welcome to attend their sessions through-out the day and the keynote on Friday morning.
Community Bonding Day
This year we'll do an Escape room competition!
The VideoLAN organization will pay for the entrance tickets.
To participate you'll need to be in downtown Berlin, on Friday at 13h00!
Please note, that VideoLAN will not pay for a hotel on Thursday night, except very special cases.
Evening reception
On Friday at 19h00, people are welcome to come and share a few good drinks, with all QtCon attendees. Location is the BCC. Registration for QtCon required.
Breakfast
VideoLAN general assembly and VideoLAN quarterly meeting
Room A06
This is for non-profit members only.
Welcome to the VideoLAN track!
Room B09
Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Update on VPX
Room B09
Alex Converse
A VC-2 encoder
Room B09
Rostislav Pehlivanov
Group photo
Room B02
Everyone!
Lunch
A VP9 encoder
Room B09
Ronald Bultje
VLC: State of the union
Room B09
- Felix Paul Kühne
- Jean-Baptiste Kempf
- Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen
- Thomas Guillem
Daala
Room B09
Timothy Terriberry
Update on x265
Room B09
Pradeep Ramachandran
VLMC
Room B09
Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen
VLC technical discussion
Room A05
FFmpeg technical discussion
Room A06
LibAV technical discussion
Room B04
upipe technical discussion
Room B95
Breakfast
Unconference
Rooms A05 and A06 as well as B04 and B95 (1 to 2PM only)
The actual content of the unconference track is being decided on Saturday evening. For the live schedule, check the designated page on the wiki.
Who can come?
Anyone who cares about open source multimedia technologies and development. Remember that it targets a technical crowd!
If you are representing a company caring about open-source multimedia software, we would be very interested if you could co-sponsor the event.
Registration
As VDD is part of QtCon this year, you need to register for QtCon.
Cost and sponsorship
The cost for attendance is free.
Like previous years, active developers can get a full sponsorship covering travel costs. We will also provide accomodation.
Accommodation
For active members of the open-source multimedia communities who registered until August 5, we will provide accommodation.
Code of Conduct
This community activity is running under the VideoLAN Code of Conduct. We expect all attendees to respect our Shared Values.
Contact
The VideoLAN Dev Days are organized by the board members of the VideoLAN non-profit organization, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, Felix Paul Kühne and Hugo Beauzée-Luyssen. You can reach us at board@videolan.org.
