[Linux-aus] Linux.conf.au 2015 announces the Multimedia and Music Miniconf

[Simon Lyall]

Linux.conf.au 2015 are pleased to announce that the Multimedia and Music
Miniconf will be part of the programme in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Miniconf’s website is at http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2015_mmm/
where the Call for Papers and other information will be published soon.

Multimedia and music are a significant part of how information is produced
and consumed in our increasingly connected world. The Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS) ecosystem provides a rich collection of software tools
allowing the consumption and creation of multimedia. The Multimedia and
Music Miniconf at LCA 2015 will bring users and developers together to
present, discuss and experience what FOSS multimedia and music software has
to offer for content consumers and producers alike. The miniconf will close
with an informal demo/jam session to allow FOSS community members to
showcase their creations and inspire others.

This miniconf will appeal to a broad range of community members who have an
interest in multimedia and music on open source platforms - users and
developers alike.

The Multimedia and Music Miniconf is being organised by Jonathan Woithe and
Silvia Pfeiffer who have also convened previous Multimedia + Music
miniconfs at lca in 2011 - 2014. Previous years' proceedings can be found
at http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2014_mmm/

Jonathan, a Linux developer from Adelaide, Australia, has been a user since
early 1990s, both privately and at work. Jonathan's primary open source
focus is presently on software related audio and video production. He is
one of the primary developers of the FFADO project (Free Firewire Audio
Drivers <http://www.ffado.org> ) and maintainer of the Fujitsu laptop
driver in the Linux kernel.

Silvia has a long history of working on open media technologies through
Annodex, Xiph, and more recently Mozilla and Google with the HTML5 video
element and accessibility. At Google, she also became a WebKit/blink
contributor. She is co-editor of the WebVTT and HTML5 specs at the W3C and
now works for NICTA in Sydney. As well as the LCA Multimedia and Music
Miniconf she has helped organise the LCA Digital Arts miniconf in 2006, and
was an organiser of the Foundations of Open Media Software (FOMS) developer
workshop in 2007, 2008, 2009, the two in 2010, the FOMS track at OVC 2011,
and the ones in 2012, 2013. Silvia wrote the "Definitive Guide to HTML5
Video" in 2010.

Linux.conf.au

linux.conf.au is one of the foremost open source conferences in the world,
and is considered the most prestigious in the Southern Hemisphere. The next
conference, LCA2015, will be held on 12 - 16 January 2015 at the University
of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand.
Linux.conf.au Miniconfs

Miniconfs are one day miniature conferences, within the main LCA2015
conference, which are targeted towards specific communities of interest and
offer delegates an opportunity to network with other enthusiasts while
immersing themselves in a specific topic or project.

LCA2015 miniconfs will be run on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th of January
2015. Each miniconf's schedule is organised by the miniconf's organiser and
will be published ahead of time, listing speakers and sessions for the day.
Linux.conf.au 2015 Date: 12 - 16 January 2015
Venue: Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland, Grafton Road,
Auckland.
City: Auckland, New Zealand
Web: http://linux.conf.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LCA2015
Twitter: @linuxconfau
Hashtag: #lca2015
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