1 [[!meta title="MiniDebConf Vienna 2016"]]
3 MiniDebConf Vienna 2016 is over – thank you all for visiting!
5 Recordings of the talks are becoming available
6 [at the Debian meetings archive](http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2016/mini-debconf-vienna/webm/).
8 For lost & found collection and expenses reimbursement, contact
9 [chrysn](mailto:chrysn@fsfe.org). (I probably won't answer before May 10th,
10 though; please be patient).
12 This was MiniDebConf Vienna 2016
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17 A [MiniDebConf](https://wiki.debian.org/MiniDebConf) will be held in Vienna at
18 the end of April 2016. Like its big sibling DebConf, albeit on a smaller scale,
19 it will offer a forum for Debian contributors to meet, present their work and
22 * Date: 2016-04-28 / -30 to 2016-05-01 (Thursday to Sunday)
24 * 2 days of MiniDebCamp: more focused on hacking and sprints
26 * 2 days of MiniDebConf: one track of talks (Saturday, Sunday)
28 * Location (physical): [FH Technikum Wien](http://osm.org/go/0JrJZzakX), hosted
29 as a part of [Linuxwochen Wien](http://linuxwochen.at/)
31 * Location (online): [#debian.or.at at oftc.net](irc://irc.debian.org/debian.or.at),
32 video streams at [http://video.debconf.org:8000/minidebconf.ogv](http://video.debconf.org:8000/minidebconf.ogv) (in case of trouble, contact #debconf-video on irc).
36 * MiniDebCamp open from 10:00 to 19:00 on Thu/Fri/Sat in room F4.02; Sun in
39 * FreedomBox packaging workshop on Friday 10:00 in room F4.07, Fonts
40 packaging on Saturday at 11:00 ibd.
42 * Talks on Debian fade in from the Linuxwochen program
43 [on Saturday around 12:00 in room F0.02](https://cfp.linuxwochen.at/de/LWW16/public/schedule/2),
44 and continue on [Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00](https://cfp.linuxwochen.at/de/LWW16/public/schedule/3).
46 * Lightning talks are scheduled for Sunday 12:00 managed by Nattie. Please
47 submit talks to her in person, to [per mail](mailto:nattie@debconf.org) or
48 on IRC; to make things run smoothly, deliver slides as PDFs to her until
52 * [[Day 0|minutes/day0]]
53 * [[Day 1|minutes/day1]]
54 * [[Day 2|minutes/day2]]
55 * [[Day 3|minutes/day3]]
60 Please state your intention to join MiniDebConf Vienna 2016 [on the prepared wiki page](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/de/2016/MiniDCVienna);
61 this will help us allocate sufficient space at the venue, and ease
64 Call for Participation
65 ----------------------
67 The CfP as [[originally announced|official announcement]] is closed. The
68 entered talks are now managed at the [the Linuxwochen CfP manager](https://cfp.linuxwochen.at/en/LWW16/cfp/session/new).
69 If you still have an idea for a talk, workshop, sprint or any other event, file
70 it there and [chat us up](mailto:debienna@lists.debienna.at) to see what we can
76 The recommended way of getting around in Vienna is public transport (see Wiener
77 Linien below); bike and walking work well
78 too, cars have [limited parking in the 20th district until Friday](https://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportation/parking/shortterm.htm).
80 You can get to Vienna by plane (VIE is connected to the local public transport
81 network, station Flughafen Wien Bahnhof, line S-2 / S-7, switch to U6 at
82 Handelskai) or train. When arriving by car, be aware that there is toll on all
83 Austrian highways; 10 day tickets can be obtained at petrol stations at the
86 ### Wiener Linien / public transport
88 Wiener Linien is the public transfer network in Vienna.
92 - Höchstädtplatz is right in front of the building, and serviced by lines
93 2, 31 (trams) and 37A (bus).
95 - [U6 Dresdnerstraße is just a few minutes by foot](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=17¢er=48.238398%2C16.380358&loc=48.237258%2C16.380283&loc=48.239352%2C16.377343&hl=en&alt=0),
96 serviced by U6 (underground), 2 (tram), 5A and 37A (bus).
98 - Handelskai is serviced by Schnellbahn (mostly used for reaching areas
99 outside the city, like the airport), and only one stop away from the
100 venue with the underground line U6.
102 * Practical routes to the venue:
104 - U1 or southern U4: go to Schwedenplatz, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
105 - U2: go to Taborstraße, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
106 - eastern U3: go to Stubentor, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
107 - northern U4: go to Spittelau, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
108 - western U3: go to Westbahnhof, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
112 - Tickets are available at multilingual vending machines at all major stations.
114 - Single trips are 2.20€ ("Einzelfahrt") for any single uninterrupted route
115 inside Vienna, you can change arbitrarily between underground, Schnellbahn
116 and underground with it. Beware that the airport ("Flughafen Wien") is
117 outside Vienna ("Kernzone 100" in public transport lingo and many maps), and
118 you'll need an extra ticket for the outside zone.
120 - If you plan on taking 8 trips or more (which you'd typically will if you
121 stay all four days), buy a Vienna weekly ticket for 16.20€. It is valid
122 for everything the single ticket is valid for until Monday 09:00. If you
123 buy it at the airport, make sure it's for "Kernzone 100", and don't forget
124 that as with single tickets, the trip to the airport is not included.
126 ### Time tables / contact / Routing
128 * [Train](http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?)
129 * [Vienna Public Transport](http://m.qando.at/wl_qando_mobileweb/routeSelect)
130 * [Taxi](https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/to-and-around/taxi)
135 Possibilities for accomodation in Vienna range from top tier hotels to more
136 affordable hostel dorm rooms starting around EUR15 per night.
138 Open places around the venue are rare, but you can reach the venue from most
139 places in Vienna in less then 40 minutes. With everything that is close to tram
140 lines 2, 31, 33 (Höchstädtplatz) or underground U6 (Dresdnerstraße) you get
141 direct transportation; otherwise, look for something near "practical routes" above.
143 ### MiniDebConf discounts
145 [Harry's Hotel](http://www.harrys-home.com/wien/) offers discount for bookings
146 of at least two days during the conference. Please use booking code
147 (Buchungscode) "MiniDebConf" if you book via
148 [Web](http://www.harrys-home.com/wien/), [eMail](mailto:wien@harrys-home.com),
149 phone (<a href="tel:+43-1-330-36-36">+43 1 330 36 36</a>) or fax
150 (<a href="tel:+43-1-330-36-36-99">+43 1 330 36 36 99</a>). It can be reached
151 from the conference location by U6 (1 station to Handelskai) or
152 [a 20 minutes walk](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=17¢er=48.238584,16.381549&loc=48.240354,16.386407&loc=48.239300,16.376808&hl=en&alt=0).
157 * [Shop](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=18¢er=48.238464%2C16.377917&loc=48.239330%2C16.377300&loc=48.237962%2C16.378689&hl=en&alt=0)
158 * Drugstore [Basic](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=18¢er=48.238921%2C16.378121&loc=48.239330%2C16.377300&loc=48.238623%2C16.376930&hl=en&alt=0) / [Health](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=18¢er=48.239736%2C16.377091&loc=48.239330%2C16.377300&loc=48.239288%2C16.376608&hl=en&alt=0)
161 * Mensa: Thu/Fri 1100 – 1445
162 * C++: Thu/Fri 0730 - 2200, Sa 0730 – 1400
163 * Noodle King, Tchibo, Tauber, Bauernschmakerl, ...
164 * [Computerstore](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=16¢er=48.242153%2C16.383619&loc=48.239330%2C16.377300&loc=48.242039%2C16.384478&hl=en&alt=0)
166 **Be aware that shops - except a few exemptions - are closed on Sunday in Austria. This is also true for medical drugstores. Only few are availabel as [special service](http://www.vienna.at/apothekendienst-und-nachtapotheken-wien/news-20100511-10313154).**
171 Thursday evening, we will go [Metalab](https://metalab.at/) (Vienna's
172 hackerspace) after the hacklabs close around 20:00.
174 On Friday evening there there is the Linuxwochen film festival, and the
175 afterparty we will join at the Linuxwochen venue.
177 On Sunday, we'll have dinner at 19:00 in [Schöne Perle](http://osm.org/go/0JrJJ3ZGu) (for context, we talks end around 16:30, and equipment teardown and venue shutdown should be done by 18:00). The next public transport station is Taborstraße, which is serviced both by underground U2 and tram 2.
182 The MiniDebconf Vienna 2016 is sponsored by [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://www.hpe.com/),
183 and hosted by [Linuxwochen Wien](http://www.linuxwochen.at/Wien/).
185 [[!img hpe_pri_grn_pos_rgb-350x233.png alt="Hewlett Packard Enterprise Logo" link=https://www.hpe.com/]]
186 [[!img linuxwochen.png alt="Linuxwochen Wien Logo" link=http://www.linuxwochen.at/Wien/]]
190 If you want to help with organizing the event, or have any kind of input to
191 provide, please have a look at the [[organizers' corner|planning]] or drop us a
192 mail at the [mailing list](http://lists.debienna.at/listinfo/debienna).
194 Media response [[is being collected in this wiki|press]].