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5 A [MiniDebConf](https://wiki.debian.org/MiniDebConf) will be held in Vienna at
6 the end of April 2016. Like its big sibling DebConf, albeit on a smaller scale,
7 it will offer a forum for Debian contributors to meet, present their work and
10 * Date: 2016-04-28 / -30 to 2016-05-01 (Thursday to Sunday)
12 * 2 days of MiniDebCamp: more focused on hacking and sprints
14 * 2 days of MiniDebConf: one track of talks (Saturday, Sunday)
16 * Location (physical): [FH Technikum Wien](http://osm.org/go/0JrJZzakX), hosted
17 as a part of [Linuxwochen Wien](http://linuxwochen.at/)
19 * Location (online): [#debian.or.at at oftc.net](irc://irc.debian.org/debian.or.at),
20 video streams yet to be announced<!-- at http://video.debconf.org:8000/minidebconf.ogv (in case of trouble, contact #debian-video on irc) -->.
24 * MiniDebCamp open from 10:00 to 19:00 on Thu/Fri in room F4.02; in demand:
25 Sat in F4.02, Sun in F0.01
27 * FreedomBox packaging workshop on Friday 10:00 in room F4.07, Fonts
28 packaging on Saturday at 11:00 ibd.
30 * Talks on Debian fade in from the Linuxwochen program
31 [on Saturday around 12:00 in room F0.02](https://cfp.linuxwochen.at/de/LWW16/public/schedule/2),
32 and continue on [Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00](https://cfp.linuxwochen.at/de/LWW16/public/schedule/3).
34 * Lightning talks are scheduled for Sunday 12:00 managed by Nattie. Please
35 submit talks to her in person, to [per mail](mailto:nattie@debconf.org) or
39 * [[Day 0|minutes/day0]]
44 Please state your intention to join MiniDebConf Vienna 2016 [on the prepared wiki page](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/de/2016/MiniDCVienna);
45 this will help us allocate sufficient space at the venue, and ease
48 Call for Participation
49 ----------------------
51 The CfP as [[originally announced|official announcement]] is closed. The
52 entered talks are now managed at the [the Linuxwochen CfP manager](https://cfp.linuxwochen.at/en/LWW16/cfp/session/new).
53 If you still have an idea for a talk, workshop, sprint or any other event, file
54 it there and [chat us up](mailto:debienna@lists.debienna.at) to see what we can
60 The recommended way of getting around in Vienna is public transport (see Wiener
61 Linien below); bike and walking work well
62 too, cars have [limited parking in the 20th district until Friday](https://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportation/parking/shortterm.htm).
64 You can get to Vienna by plane (VIE is connected to the local public transport
65 network, station Flughafen Wien Bahnhof, line S-2 / S-7, switch to U6 at
66 Handelskai) or train. When arriving by car, be aware that there is toll on all
67 Austrian highways; 10 day tickets can be obtained at petrol stations at the
70 ### Wiener Linien / public transport
72 Wiener Linien is the public transfer network in Vienna.
76 - Höchstädtplatz is right in front of the building, and serviced by lines
77 2, 31 (trams) and 37A (bus).
79 - [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),
80 serviced by U6 (underground), 2 (tram), 5A and 37A (bus).
82 - Handelskai is serviced by Schnellbahn (mostly used for reaching areas
83 outside the city, like the airport), and only one stop away from the
84 venue with the underground line U6.
86 * Practical routes to the venue:
88 - U1 or southern U4: go to Schwedenplatz, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
89 - U2: go to Taborstraße, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
90 - eastern U3: go to Stubentor, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
91 - northern U4: go to Spittelau, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
92 - western U3: go to Westbahnhof, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
96 - Tickets are available at multilingual vending machines at all major stations.
98 - Single trips are 2.20€ ("Einzelfahrt") for any single uninterrupted route
99 inside Vienna, you can change arbitrarily between underground, Schnellbahn
100 and underground with it. Beware that the airport ("Flughafen Wien") is
101 outside Vienna ("Kernzone 100" in public transport lingo and many maps), and
102 you'll need an extra ticket for the outside zone.
104 - If you plan on taking 8 trips or more (which you'd typically will if you
105 stay all four days), buy a Vienna weekly ticket for 16.20€. It is valid
106 for everything the single ticket is valid for until Monday 09:00. If you
107 buy it at the airport, make sure it's for "Kernzone 100", and don't forget
108 that as with single tickets, the trip to the airport is not included.
110 ### Time tables / contact / Routing
112 * [Train](http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?)
113 * [Vienna Public Transport](http://m.qando.at/wl_qando_mobileweb/routeSelect)
114 * [Taxi](https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/to-and-around/taxi)
119 Possibilities for accomodation in Vienna range from top tier hotels to more
120 affordable hostel dorm rooms starting around EUR15 per night.
122 Open places around the venue are rare, but you can reach the venue from most
123 places in Vienna in less then 40 minutes. With everything that is close to tram
124 lines 2, 31, 33 (Höchstädtplatz) or underground U6 (Dresdnerstraße) you get
125 direct transportation; otherwise, look for something near "practical routes" above.
127 ### MiniDebConf discounts
129 [Harry's Hotel](http://www.harrys-home.com/wien/) offers discount for bookings
130 of at least two days during the conference. Please use booking code
131 (Buchungscode) "MiniDebConf" if you book via
132 [Web](http://www.harrys-home.com/wien/), [eMail](mailto:wien@harrys-home.com),
133 phone (<a href="tel:+43-1-330-36-36">+43 1 330 36 36</a>) or fax
134 (<a href="tel:+43-1-330-36-36-99">+43 1 330 36 36 99</a>). It can be reached
135 from the conference location by U6 (1 station to Handelskai) or
136 [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).
141 * [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)
142 * 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)
145 * Mensa: Thu/Fri 1100 – 1445
146 * C++: Thu/Fri 0730 - 2200, Sa 0730 – 1400
147 * Noodle King, Tchibo, Tauber, Bauernschmakerl, ...
148 * [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)
150 **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).**
155 Thursday evening, we will go [Metalab](https://metalab.at/) (Vienna's
156 hackerspace) after the hacklabs close around 20:00.
158 On Friday evening there there is the Linuxwochen film festival, and the
159 afterparty we will join at the Linuxwochen venue.
164 The MiniDebconf Vienna 2016 is sponsored by [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://www.hpe.com/),
165 and hosted by [Linuxwochen Wien](http://www.linuxwochen.at/Wien/).
167 [[!img hpe_pri_grn_pos_rgb-350x233.png alt="Hewlett Packard Enterprise Logo" link=https://www.hpe.com/]]
168 [[!img linuxwochen.png alt="Linuxwochen Wien Logo" link=http://www.linuxwochen.at/Wien/]]
172 If you want to help with organizing the event, or have any kind of input to
173 provide, please have a look at the [[organizers' corner|planning]] or drop us a
174 mail at the [mailing list](http://lists.debienna.at/listinfo/debienna).
176 Media response [[is being collected in this wiki|press]].