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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 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
36 on IRC; to make things run smoothly, deliver slides as PDFs to her until
40 * [[Day 0|minutes/day0]]
45 Please state your intention to join MiniDebConf Vienna 2016 [on the prepared wiki page](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/de/2016/MiniDCVienna);
46 this will help us allocate sufficient space at the venue, and ease
49 Call for Participation
50 ----------------------
52 The CfP as [[originally announced|official announcement]] is closed. The
53 entered talks are now managed at the [the Linuxwochen CfP manager](https://cfp.linuxwochen.at/en/LWW16/cfp/session/new).
54 If you still have an idea for a talk, workshop, sprint or any other event, file
55 it there and [chat us up](mailto:debienna@lists.debienna.at) to see what we can
61 The recommended way of getting around in Vienna is public transport (see Wiener
62 Linien below); bike and walking work well
63 too, cars have [limited parking in the 20th district until Friday](https://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportation/parking/shortterm.htm).
65 You can get to Vienna by plane (VIE is connected to the local public transport
66 network, station Flughafen Wien Bahnhof, line S-2 / S-7, switch to U6 at
67 Handelskai) or train. When arriving by car, be aware that there is toll on all
68 Austrian highways; 10 day tickets can be obtained at petrol stations at the
71 ### Wiener Linien / public transport
73 Wiener Linien is the public transfer network in Vienna.
77 - Höchstädtplatz is right in front of the building, and serviced by lines
78 2, 31 (trams) and 37A (bus).
80 - [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),
81 serviced by U6 (underground), 2 (tram), 5A and 37A (bus).
83 - Handelskai is serviced by Schnellbahn (mostly used for reaching areas
84 outside the city, like the airport), and only one stop away from the
85 venue with the underground line U6.
87 * Practical routes to the venue:
89 - U1 or southern U4: go to Schwedenplatz, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
90 - U2: go to Taborstraße, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
91 - eastern U3: go to Stubentor, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
92 - northern U4: go to Spittelau, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
93 - western U3: go to Westbahnhof, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
97 - Tickets are available at multilingual vending machines at all major stations.
99 - Single trips are 2.20€ ("Einzelfahrt") for any single uninterrupted route
100 inside Vienna, you can change arbitrarily between underground, Schnellbahn
101 and underground with it. Beware that the airport ("Flughafen Wien") is
102 outside Vienna ("Kernzone 100" in public transport lingo and many maps), and
103 you'll need an extra ticket for the outside zone.
105 - If you plan on taking 8 trips or more (which you'd typically will if you
106 stay all four days), buy a Vienna weekly ticket for 16.20€. It is valid
107 for everything the single ticket is valid for until Monday 09:00. If you
108 buy it at the airport, make sure it's for "Kernzone 100", and don't forget
109 that as with single tickets, the trip to the airport is not included.
111 ### Time tables / contact / Routing
113 * [Train](http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?)
114 * [Vienna Public Transport](http://m.qando.at/wl_qando_mobileweb/routeSelect)
115 * [Taxi](https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/to-and-around/taxi)
120 Possibilities for accomodation in Vienna range from top tier hotels to more
121 affordable hostel dorm rooms starting around EUR15 per night.
123 Open places around the venue are rare, but you can reach the venue from most
124 places in Vienna in less then 40 minutes. With everything that is close to tram
125 lines 2, 31, 33 (Höchstädtplatz) or underground U6 (Dresdnerstraße) you get
126 direct transportation; otherwise, look for something near "practical routes" above.
128 ### MiniDebConf discounts
130 [Harry's Hotel](http://www.harrys-home.com/wien/) offers discount for bookings
131 of at least two days during the conference. Please use booking code
132 (Buchungscode) "MiniDebConf" if you book via
133 [Web](http://www.harrys-home.com/wien/), [eMail](mailto:wien@harrys-home.com),
134 phone (<a href="tel:+43-1-330-36-36">+43 1 330 36 36</a>) or fax
135 (<a href="tel:+43-1-330-36-36-99">+43 1 330 36 36 99</a>). It can be reached
136 from the conference location by U6 (1 station to Handelskai) or
137 [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).
142 * [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)
143 * 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)
146 * Mensa: Thu/Fri 1100 – 1445
147 * C++: Thu/Fri 0730 - 2200, Sa 0730 – 1400
148 * Noodle King, Tchibo, Tauber, Bauernschmakerl, ...
149 * [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)
151 **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).**
156 Thursday evening, we will go [Metalab](https://metalab.at/) (Vienna's
157 hackerspace) after the hacklabs close around 20:00.
159 On Friday evening there there is the Linuxwochen film festival, and the
160 afterparty we will join at the Linuxwochen venue.
165 The MiniDebconf Vienna 2016 is sponsored by [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://www.hpe.com/),
166 and hosted by [Linuxwochen Wien](http://www.linuxwochen.at/Wien/).
168 [[!img hpe_pri_grn_pos_rgb-350x233.png alt="Hewlett Packard Enterprise Logo" link=https://www.hpe.com/]]
169 [[!img linuxwochen.png alt="Linuxwochen Wien Logo" link=http://www.linuxwochen.at/Wien/]]
173 If you want to help with organizing the event, or have any kind of input to
174 provide, please have a look at the [[organizers' corner|planning]] or drop us a
175 mail at the [mailing list](http://lists.debienna.at/listinfo/debienna).
177 Media response [[is being collected in this wiki|press]].