GStreamer Summer Hackfest 2015

Montpellier, France, 14th to 16th of August 2015

Primary contact: Edward Hervey bilboed@bilboed.com
Secondary contact: Tim Müller, t.i.m@zen.co.uk

Relevant GNOME team

GStreamer

Description

The GStreamer developers are meeting for a week-end in Montpellier to work on the project. There is no fixed agenda. We can iterate on designs face to face, fix bugs and have some uninterrupted time to work on features.

Agenda, goals

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

bilboed: stream selection, continuous integration and quality assurance.

Attendees, Venue and Dates

The hackfest will take place in Montpellier, France from Friday the 14th of August to Sunday the 16th of August.

The venue is the coworkin'montpellier: http://coworkinmontpellier.org/ 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 coworkin space.

Reports

Notes from the GStreamer Summer Hackfest 2015 by Luis de Bethencourt

How to get there

The coworkin'montpellier space is located in the center of town: 19 Rue de l'Ecole de Droit, 34000 Montpellier

You can get there from anywhere in Montpellier on foot or by tram.

Flying to Montpellier Airport (MPL)

There is a regular shuttle which brings you from Montpellier Airport to the "Place de l'Europe" tram/bus station. More details here : http://www.montpellier.aeroport.fr/en/acces-a-l-aeroport/en-transports-publics

From there you can take a tram (Lines 1 and 4) to the rest of Montpellier

TGV High-speed train

• The Montpellier train station is in the center of town. All tram lines stop there. There are direct TGV from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport.

• Best booking system for trains in France/Benelux : http://capitainetrain.com/

Transportation in Montpellier

Montpellier is the 8th biggest city in France, but the venue and most lodging/food/bars are in the center of town which can be done by foot.

The TAM (Transport de l'agglomeration de Montpellier) has 4 tram lines and a few bus lines. A single ticket is 1.50EUR, and a 10-trip ticket is 10EUR. You can share the 10-trip ticket amongst several people.

Note that the bus from the airport is *not* part of that network, it's part of the regional transportation service (Transport de l'Herault). The prices are similar, but you won't be able to use the tickets on the other network. Just get a single (or return) ticket if you come from the airport.

Accommodation and food

Accomodation should be booked soon. Montpellier is a touristic place in the heart of summer.

• AirBNB might have some nice options in the center of town (Ecusson, Antigone).

• In terms of hotels, the best option regarding availability/pricing/location seems to be the "ibis Montpellier Centre Comédie" : http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-0592-ibis-montpellier-centre-comedie/index.shtml

• If you want to get another hotel, make sure it's next to the tram. And don't forget the tram stops around 1am.

Food and drinks : no shortage of eating/drinking venues in the Ecusson (center of town).

The "Estivales" take place every Friday evening during summer. Drinks, food, music, all under the Platanes : http://www.ot-montpellier.fr/en/diary/les-estivales-in-montpellier-5772.html

Previous discussions, organization threads, drafts, relevant links, etc

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