GStreamer Spring Hackfest 2016

Thessaloniki, Greece, 13th to 15th of May 2016

Primary contact: Vivia Nikolaidou n.vivia@gmail.com
Secondary contact: Sebastian Dröge slomo@coaxion.net

Relevant GNOME team

GStreamer

Description

The GStreamer developers are meeting for a week-end in Thessaloniki 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.

Agenda, goals

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

Attendees, Venue and Dates

The hackfest will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece from Friday the 13th of May to Sunday the 15th of May.

The venue is the coworking space of Thessaloniki: http://coho.gr/ We will have a meeting room for ~20 people on Friday and the whole venue on Saturday/Sunday.

If you arrive (or leave ) outside of those dates, it might be possible to book some places at the coworking space.

How to get there

The venue is near the center of the city, the address is Napoleontos Zerva 10: http://mapq.st/1ObwLzY

Bus connection to the venue: From the center, bus lines 3, 7, 10, 11 (and 11B), 31, 39 (and 39A). The bus stop is a couple of minutes on foot: http://oasth.gr/#en/stopinfo/screen/1124/

From the airport, bus line 78 (2€ fee). You get off at Evzonon (ΕΥΖΩΝΩΝ), take the first street right and walk a couple of blocks: http://mapq.st/1StXXwL

Flying to Thessaloniki airport (SKG)

From the airport, you can take bus number 78 that takes you to the center of the city. The fee is 2€, you don't need to buy the ticket in advance, but have your coins ready. Bus number 79 takes you to a nearby station where you can take another bus.

A taxi from the airport to the center should take around 15€, maybe a bit more.

Transportation inside Thessaloniki

If you're staying at the center of the city, you can most likely walk to most places you'll need.

The only means of public transportation in the city is buses. You can get more information on Google maps (don't trust timetables there) or http://oasth.gr

Another nice option is rental bikes: http://www.thessbike.gr/en/ You register once using your passport and receive your bike card, which includes at least 5€ for bike rentals. There is a 2€ deposit that you get back once you return your card. The price is 1€ per hour. Bikes can be taken from one station and returned to another. A map of the stations is here: http://ibike.thessbike.gr/en/map-en

You'll notice the ubiquitous metro construction works, which are stalled as they keep discovering layer after layer of older versions of the city and at the same time running out of funds. As you can imagine, it's now a running gag among the locals.

Accommodation and food

The venue is in walking distance (15 minutes or less) from these hotels:

• https://www.booking.com/hotel/gr/queen-olga-thessaloniki.en-gb.html this one is near the sea

• https://www.booking.com/hotel/gr/abc.en-gb.html this one is at the center of the city

• https://www.booking.com/hotel/gr/makedoniapalace.en-gb.html both near the sea and near the center, but more pricey

Other hotels might be a bit further away (check it on the map), but you'll have a bus connection. Just make sure you're at the center.

Alternatively, Airbnb offers many nice options.

Thessaloniki is well-known for never having a shortage on cafés, bars, restaurants etc. You'll find something pretty much at every corner.