<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://Linux.conf.au">Linux.conf.au</a> 2015 are pleased to announce that the Multimedia and
Music Miniconf will be part of the programme in Auckland, New Zealand.
<p>The Miniconf’s website is at <a href="http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2015_mmm/">http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2015_mmm/</a> where the Call for Papers and other information will be published soon.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 <a href="http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2014_mmm/">http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2014_mmm/</a> </p>
<p>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 (<a href="http://www.ffado.org">Free Firewire Audio Drivers</a> ) and maintainer of the Fujitsu laptop driver in the Linux kernel.</p>
<p>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. </p>
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<h4><a href="http://Linux.conf.au">Linux.conf.au</a></h4>
<p><a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> 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.</p>
<h4><a href="http://Linux.conf.au">Linux.conf.au</a> Miniconfs</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h4><a href="http://Linux.conf.au">Linux.conf.au</a> 2015</h4>
Date: 12 - 16 January 2015
<br>Venue: Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland, Grafton Road, Auckland.
<br>City: Auckland, New Zealand
<br>Web: <a href="http://linux.conf.au/">http://linux.conf.au/</a>
<br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LCA2015">https://www.facebook.com/LCA2015</a>
<br>Twitter: @linuxconfau
<br>Hashtag: #lca2015
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