1. GStreamer Spring Hackfest 2017

A Coruña, Spain, 20th to 21th of May 2017

Contact: Víctor Jáquez <vjaquez at igalia dot com>

1.1. Relevant GNOME team

GStreamer (web)

1.2. Description

The GStreamer developers are meeting for a week-end in A Coruña to work on the project. The hackfest is an informal gathering of people interested in working on GStreamer. Everyone with an interest in GStreamer is welcome to join.

1.3. Agenda, goals

Feel free to add items you are interested to discuss and work on here for preparation.

1.4. Venue and Dates

The hackfest will last 2 days, but May 19th is considered the arrival day and the 22th the departure day, so the venue will also be available those days.

The hackfest will happen at the Igalia offices (see the photo), which are located at
Bugallal Marchesi 22, 1º, 15008 A Coruña, Galicia (Spain):

1.5. Attendees

Name	Arrival Date	Departure Date	Dietary Requirements	Comments
Víctor Jáquez (ceyusa)	Local	Local	Vegetarian
Jan Schmidt (thaytan)	Thu 18th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore
Enrique Ocaña (eocanha)	Local	Local
Hyunjun Ko	TBD	TBD	Omnivore
Xabier Rodríguez Calvar (calvaris)	Local	Local	Vegan	I am taking two months leave to attend my newborn so it could be complicated to attend eventually
Josep Torra Valles	19th May	22nd May	Eats all the food
Julien Isorce	19th May	22nd May	Eats almost all the food
Nicolas Dufresne	18th May	22nd May	Omnivore
Edward Hervey (bilboed)	TBD	TBD	Multivore
Luis de Bethencourt (luisbg)	TBD	TBD	Pulpo with a side of pulpo
Tim-Philipp Müller (tpm)	Thu 18th	Mon 22nd	Veg + Fish
Matthew Waters (ystreet00)	Thu 18th	Mon 22nd	Vegetarian
Thibault Saunier (thiblahute)	Thu 18th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore
Mathieu Duponchelle	Thu 18th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore
Olivier Crête	Fri 19th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore
Xavier Claessens	Fri 19th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore
George Kiagiadakis	Fri 19th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore
Francisco Velazquez (francisv)	Fri 19th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore
Nirbheek Chauhan (nirbheek)	Thu 18th	Mon 22nd	Omnomnomvore	Visa issues
Carlos Rafael Giani (dv)	Fri 19th	Mon 22nd	Omnivore

1.6. How to get there

1.6.1. Fly to A Coruña (recommended)

A Coruña airport (LCG) is connected to Madrid, Barcelona, Lisboa, London/Heathrow.

To get to the venue from A Coruña Airport, use the Airport-City Center Bus line (Line 4051 Puerta Real - Aeropuerto.) - Stop at Bus Station (Estación de Autobuses).

Airport information.

1.6.2. Fly to Santiago

Santiago airport (SCQ) is connected to Madrid, Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt/Hahn, Istanbul, Geneva, Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva, Milan/Bergamo, Paris/CDG.

About 50km from Coruña, it's a good option if you have a direct flight, but requires taking the bus to the Santiago train station and then the train to Coruña.

Airport Information.

1.6.3. Train or Bus

Train and bus connections to A Coruña are available from all major cities in Spain. The train and bus stations are a short walk from the venue and hotel.

Train tickets are available from Renfe.

Bus tickets are available from ALSA amongst other carriers.

1.6.4. Car

It is also possible to drive to A Coruña.

Driving directions to the Igalia offices

1.6.5. Walking

Sure!

1.7. Accommodation

We recommend staying in Hotel Avenida, which is a five minute walk from the Igalia office and offers very reasonable rates.

We are happy to help book your reservation at the hotel and pair you up in a double-room to save money. Just let us know when confirming your attendance. If you book by yourself, please mention Igalia in order to get a better price.

1.8. Code of conduct

Please check Web Engines Hackfest Code of Conduct, which is the CoC applied at Igalia premises.