Taking place at The University of Manchester February 25th to the 27th, with pre-conference events on February 24th. Stay tuned for more details.
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 Jena ein.
Merkt euch bitte Montag 15. September bis Mittwoch 17. September in eurem Kalender vor.
Um eine frühzeitige Planung zu ermöglichen, meldet euch bitte so bald wie möglich an.
Am Montag treffen wir uns 17:00 Uhr zu einer kleinen Besichtigung unserer Infrastruktur. Das Hauptprogramm wird am Dienstag und Mittwoch 9:00 Uhr starten.
Tagungsort
Rosensäle Universität Jena, Fürstengraben 27, 07743 Jena
Hotel
Eine Übersicht findet ihr hier:
reserviertes Zimmer-Kontingent (Mo-Mi):
(Buchungshinweis: “OC-Dach”)
Prüft bitte selbst, ob ihr bei Booking o.ä. günstiger wegkommt.
Kontakt
Tino Tschiesche und Frank Köhler
oc-dach@uni-jena.de
Beschenkt euch doch gleich zu Ostern selbst und beantragt eure Dienstreise.
Wir freuen uns auf euch.
Tino und Frank
If you haven’t seen them appear at TUbe minutes after the end of each talk, recordings have made it to their natural environment in the meantime. Not their forever home anymore …
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Based on the feedback on conferences in the past, we want to use the Opencast Summit to encourage discussions within the community instead of focussing on presentations.
So only the first day will have several short presentations to give an input on current activities and developments within the Opencast community.
The other 2 days will be unconference-like, where the sessions are created by the participants during the conference.
There will also be a pre-conference, technical workshop for people active in Opencast development and architecture. Everybody is welcome to join but you should be aware that it will be a very technical session focusing on current challenges in the architecture of Opencast.
Find the summit programme in a calendar that will be dynamically adapted according to the unconference planning here.
You can subscribe to the summit calendar using this link.
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For more information about the summit, visit the main article:
We will start the conference with a block of short presentations. If you want to suggest a presentation, you can do it here:
Large parts of the summit will have an unconference style, with a lot of room for discussions and working groups. You can also already suggest sessions in advance following the link above, but you will still be able to suggest topics ad-hoc on site where we will schedule the unconference sessions according to interest.
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For more information about the summit, visit the main article:
The 2025 Opencast Summit will be hosted at Graz University of Technology, Austria, from February 26 to 28. After our online summit in 2021, we are happy to welcome you in person in the city of Graz!
The registration is now open; confirmations will be sent bi-weekly.
The Opencast Summit 2025 will take place at Graz University of Technology, more specifically at Stremayrgasse 16, 8010 Graz („BMT building“).
If you arrive by public transport, the venue is a short walk from the „Neue Technik“ tram stop (line 6) or the „Mandellstraße“ tram stop (line 3).
We are going to use the rooms HS BMT and BMTEG038. Enter the building via the large staircase (or ramp), and once inside, go to the right and through the glass door.
For WiFi at the venue, you can use eduroam, or alternatively there is a guest account with credentials changing regularly, which will be provided on site.
There is a café at the ground floor of the venue as well as a canteen on the 5th floor with great views.
Accessibility: The building and the rooms we are using are all accessible for wheelchair users. There is an elevator to the canteen on the 5th floor. If you have any other concerns or questions about accessibility, please contact the organising team.
The most environmentally friendly way to arrive in Graz is by train. There are hourly train connections from and to Vienna, for example. For timetables and tickets, see https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
From the main train station, it is a short tram ride to the city centre.
Graz also has a small airport with connections to Munich and Frankfurt, among others. Check the current flight schedule here https://graz-airport.at/en/passengers/passengers-destinations/flight-schedule/
From the airport, you can reach the city by commuter train (S5), with a connection of bus (630) and tram (line 5), or by taxi.
Graz is a very walkable city, but there are also buses and trams to get around. Public transport tickets are always valid for any kind of transport (bus and tram) and in all of Graz. There are hourly, daily or weekly tickets, or special tourist passes that also include museums and attractions.
You can buy public transport tickets from machines inside the trams and buses, or from machines at certain larger stops. For more information see https://www.holding-graz.at/en/public-transport-ticket-purchase-made-easy/
To plan your route, you can use the Graz Mobil App: https://www.holding-graz.at/en/company/our-apps/#grazmobil-app/
Accessibility: If you need more information on accessible routes, please contact Ypatios.
There are many hotels in Graz to choose from. If you prefer to stay close to the venue, we can recommend the following hotels:
If you prefer to stay close to the train station (with a tram ride to the venue), we can recommend:
Please note that the prices mentioned might still change for 2025.
There will be a city tour of course, more details to come.
The conference will be in large part an unconference with a lot of room for discussions and working groups. You can suggest topics ad-hoc on site, or you can already suggest sessions in advance. We will also start the conference with a block of short presentations.
Suggest a topic/presentation:
You will find the conference program at…
Will be distributed after the event.
Dear Opencasters,
this is a friendly reminder to join us for the 2024 Opencast Virtual Summit, taking place tomorrow, November 27, 2024.
This online event is an opportunity to connect with the Opencast community, learn about updates, and gain an introduction to Opencast. It’s designed as a supplement to the February in-person summit in Graz, Austria, and is perfect for those who cannot or prefer not to attend the in-person event.
All times are listed in CET (Europe/Berlin). Please refer to the event page for detailed session information.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The board invites you to join the 2024 Opencast Virtual Summit on November 27 (US morning, European afternoon).
This meeting serves as a supplement to the in-person summit, offering an introduction to Opencast, community updates, and an opportunity for those who cannot or prefer not to attend the February Summit in Graz, Austria, to meet online.
All times are in CET (Europe/Berlin) time zone.
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Opening (Opencast Board) |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Current state of the project – What is Opencast? – Opencast 16 – Opencast 17 |
| 13:45 – 13:50 | Crowdfunding 2024/2025 (Olaf A. Schulte) |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | Institutional cooperation and collaborative planning (Graf, David / Schulte, Olaf A.) |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | The Hidden Cost of Software Complexity (Lukas Kalbertodt) |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | “The RPM testing repo” or “Opencast 18 will be released in half a year, but you can test it already” (Lars Kiesow) |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 – 15:45 | Ask me anything (Katrin Ihler, Waldemar Smirnow) |
| 15:45 – 16:05 | Adventures while implementing Tobira subtitle search (Lukas Kalbertodt) |
| 16:05 – 16:20 | Break |
| 16:20 – 16:35 | Overview of planned OC architectural rework (Manuel Schwarz) |
| 16:35 – 16:50 | WaaS – Whisper as a Service (Gregor Eichelberger, Dominik Kidery) |
| 16:50 – 17:05 | Project communication channels (Greg Logan) |
| 17:05 – 17:45 | Color (Lukas Kalbertodt) |
| 17:45 – 18:00 | Closing (Opencast Board) |
The following article is in German as it is about the German-speaking community meeting in Bremen.
Informationen zur Anreise und den Räumlichkeiten der Tagung sind hier zu finden.
Da einige schon montags anreisen müssen, ist für den späten Nachmittag nur eine Führung durch die Aufzeichnungsräume der Uni Bremen und ein informelles Come-Together am Abend vorgesehen.
The following article is in German, as it is about the German-speaking community meeting in Bremen.
Auch in diesem Jahr soll die Konferenz in Bremen viel Platz für einen Austausch bieten. Unsere Vorstellung ist es am Anfang der Veranstaltung am 24.09.2024 einen knappen Bericht aus den verschiedenen Standorten zu erhalten, gefolgt von kurzen 10-15 Minuten Vorträgen zu aktuellen Themen, die als Motivation für nachfolgende Diskussionen diesen sollen.
Basierend auf diesen aktuellen Themen würden wir dann unconference-mäßig zusammen mit den Teilnehmenden die Agenda für die noch freien Zeitslots planen.
Dementsprechend würden wir Euch bitten:
Wir freuen uns auf euere Beiträge!
Opencast 