We’re happy to confirm we’re going to Munich next year: Join us for the international summit
2nd -5th of March, 2027,
thanks to our host from the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, I hope I got that right. Thanks, Maxime and Daniel!
The following article is in German, as it is about the German-speaking community meeting.
Liebe Community,
mit viel Vorfreude laden wir euch zur diesjährigen Opencast DACH Konferenz in unser schönes Wien ein.
Merkt euch bitte
Montag 31. August bis Mittwoch 2. September
in eurem Kalender vor.
Um eine frühzeitige Planung zu ermöglichen, meldet euch bitte so bald wie möglich an.
Am Montag treffen wir uns zur Pre-Conference und zu einer kleinen Besichtigung unserer Infrastruktur. Das Hauptprogramm wird am Dienstag und Mittwoch um 9:00 Uhr starten. Details folgen.
Tagungsort
TU Wien TUtheSky, Getreidemarkt 9 , 1060 Wien
Hotel
Eine Liste an möglichen Unterkünften findet ihr hier, die üblichen Dienste bieten möglicherweise interessante Alternativen.
Matrix
https://matrix.to/#/#oc-dach-2026:matrix.org
Kontakt
Katarzyna (Kasia) Potocka
TU Wien – Lehr- und Lerntechnologien
Wir freuen uns euch bald in Wien zu sehen.
Kasia
This is the preliminary programme for the Opencast Summit 2026 in Manchester. The main goal is to offer participants space and time to communicate and cooperate. This is why the event is in conference style, where sessions have to be seen as an suggestion: During the conference participants are welcome to ask for additional sessions, and sessions with a low demand may be skipped.
This pre-conference event is for Opencast committers and developers in particular:
For everyone who arrives earlier:
… is up to you! Please consider this HackMD document the place to submit your proposals and suggest topics or meetings to happen. Happy new year, by the way.
Tuesday, December 9th, 1pm UTC¹.
¹⁾ 1pm UTC = 2pm Europe/Berlin
This year’s virtual summit will take place December 9th at 1pm UTC/GMT, says the poll. Submit your contributions and place your requests for topics to be covered at https://hackmd.io/r8rMRkirRRiem8bIuqbfyw until December 5th and join us at http://meet.opencast.video/.
While the summit in Manchester will be a chance for long-time collaborators to meet in person, it is an excellent opportunity for people new to the community as well: There will be a dedicated introductory session on day one (Wednesday, February 25th), with service providers ssystems, shio solutions, and elan e. V. presenting “Opencast 101” as well as their offerings; plus of course the opportunity to ask questions or raise any issue related to Opencast . Feel free to join if this is your first summit.
The 2026 Opencast summit will be hosted at the University of Manchester, UK, from the 25th to 27th of February. We are happy to welcome the return from Opencast, after hosting the conference over 10 years ago in 2015.
Registration
Registration is open now, please complete the following form.
Registration is free – but binding (so that we can plan activities).
Venue
The conference will be hosted in the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), the main entrance is located at the East end of the building. The main room for the conference is The Penthouse, located on the 10th floor, guides and signage will be available on the day. The secondary room is G.018 and is located on the ground floor.
For WiFi, Eduroam will be available throughout the building and guest access details will be provided. In terms of accessibility, all rooms can be access by wheelchair users, if you have any specific accessibility requirements, please let the conference organisers know.
Visiting the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen
Full advice is available at the following link, however please note, a valid passport (Reisepass) is required for most cases.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-as-an-eu-eea-or-swiss-citizen
Arriving in Manchester from the Airport
The best option from the airport is by train to the city centre. The closest train station to the venue is Manchester Oxford Road(MCO), tickets can be purchased from keyosk machines in the station (or by the Trailine app). The N=next nearest station is Manchester Picadilly (MAN). The tram system also operates from the Airport, with a tap-in, tap-out style card system using a bank card or mobile phone, don’t forget to tap-out at the end of your journey.
Hotels
The closest option is the Hyatt Regency.
More affordable options include:
Premier Inn Manchester City Centre
Holiday Inn Express Manchester
Social Events
Details to follow
We’re returning to the University of Manchester for the international summit, February 25-27. The UK requires electronic travel authorisation ETA for entering, so please catch up on the process and documents required as early as possible!
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