Welcome to our 4th annual community gathering, and this time in Guangzhou, from July 14th to 16th!
AOSCC is your prime opportunity to meet our developers and friends online in person. AOSCC is also a great chance for our developers to exhibit our achievements and issues of the past year, and to discuss plans for the year coming with community members; for friends of our community, it is also a great platform to share their skills, opinions, and actions for free and/or open source software.
Moreover, attendees could take part in our community projects' workshops to gain hands-on experience with our development efforts.
Location§
AOSCC 2017's venue is generously sponsored by the Electronic Engineering Club of Guangdong University of Technology - on their campus location at the H.E.M.C. (Higher Education Mega Center; 大学城).
The gathering will take place in Experiment Building 4, Room 304（实验四号楼 304 实验室）, here are some maps to the location...
Transit§
It is quite easy to travel to and from H.E.M.C. with the Metro system - Line 2 and 4 both run through the H.E.M.C. South station which is within 300 metres of walking distance from our venue.
The Line 7 mostly serves as a East-West lane between the H.E.M.C., the southern districts, and the Guangzhou South Railway Station; Line 4 runs North-South from the southern border to the east urban area. That said, there are some rules of thumbs for your convenience when travelling around Guangzhou...
CRH Trains§
If travelling on CRH trains (dispatch numbers starting with C/D/G), you will probably arrive at...
The Guangzhou South Railway Station - take the Line 7 to the H.E.M.C. South station.
- AMAP →
Or...
The Guangzhou Railway Station (or as most living in Guangzhou call the "old station") - take the Line 5, and interchange with Line 4 at Chebeinan station, then get off at H.E.M.C. South station.
- AMAP →
Or...
The Guangzhou East Railway Station - take the Line 1 (from Guangzhou East Railway Station), and interchange with the Line 5 at Yangji station, then interchange with the Line 4 at Chebeinan station, and finally get off at the H.E.M.C. South station.
- AMAP →
Regular Railway§
If travelling on regular railway (dispatch numbers starting with K/T/Z), you will probably arrive at...
The Guangzhou Railway Station (or as most living in Guangzhou call the "old station") - take the Line 5, and interchange with Line 4 at Chebeinan station, then get off at H.E.M.C. South station.
- AMAP →
Or...
The Guangzhou East Railway Station - take the Line 1, and interchange with the Line 5 at Yangji station, then interchange with the Line 4 at Chebeinan station, and finally get off at the H.E.M.C. South station.
- AMAP →
Airway§
If travelling by plane, you will probably arrive at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (ICAO: ZGGG, IATA: CAN) - take the Line 3 North Extension from Airport South Station, interchange with Line 3 (normal) at Tiyuxilu Station, then interchange with Line 5 at Zhujiang New Town Station, then again, interchange with Line 4 at Chebeinan Station, and finally, get off at the H.E.M.C. South station.
- AMAP →
If time allows, it's a good idea to take a shuttle bus from the air port to Guangzhou North Railway Station and take a train down to the South Railway Station, and finally interchange with Line 7 there to H.E.M.C. South Station.
Lodging§
Lodging in Guangzhou could vary quite a bit in quality and price, but here's several economical choices we could recommend to you - eating in Guangzhou is a must, so we have ranked those higher in relation to the ease of transit between the venue and the hotels.
Here below we have listed several of our recommendations based on its nearby facilities (transit and restaurant, though most listed below have easy access to restaurants and shopping facilities) offer approximated pricing on each.
TL;DR, when recommending these hotels, we prioritised heavily on public transit access (especially Metro), restaurants, affordability, and general safety (hence the heavy bias on chain hotels).
Economic§
These are hotel choices with pricing below CNY 300 per night (for two, or more if you wish; prices could be lower than listed below in July), mostly found along Metro lines. Most of the ones listed below are within 1 hour of Metro ride from the venue...
The two recommended below are near the Chigang or Kecun station on Line 2 (transfer from Line 4... see the links to the maps below for more information), this location in Guangzhou offer relatively low prices on hotels - not to mention the vibrant dining and entertainment choices offered there.
| Hotel | Approx. Pricing | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Days Inn Near Kecun Station | CNY 150-250 | Google Maps |
| Home Inn Near Chigang Subway Station | CNY 150-230 | Google Maps |
The three below are found near the Tiyuxilu station on Line 3 or Tianhe Sports Centre station on Line 1 (again, see the maps for yourself), this is rougly the downtown area of Guangzhou, though prices could be higher when seeking food, the choices are quite numerous - ranging from Cantonese dimsum to North-Eastern style foods.
| Hotel | Approx. Pricing | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Days Inn on Tianhe E. Road | CNY 180-240 | Google Maps |
| Home Inn on Longkou E. Road | CNY 200-230 | Google Maps |
| Hanting Hotels on Longkou W. Road | CNY 150-200 | Google Maps |
Premium§
If you do feel a bit charitable or on a vacational spirit, there are great choices around Tianhe Area, along Line 3 between the Tianhe Coach Terminal station and Canton Tower station. As very few would find the need for one, we are not going to list any below.
"They should be quite easy to spot."
— Mingcong Bai
Scenic§
There are many great scenic locations along the new Haizhu Island Circular New Tram or Haizhu Tram 1. You could interchange with this line with Line 3 or the APM (Automated People Mover System) Line at Canton Tower station on these lines, or with Line 4 or 8 at Wanshengwei station.
Do search it up with a map though as prices could vary greatly depending on the location, generally the closer you get to the Canton Tower, the more expensive it gets - as Canton Tower signifies the start (or some would say the "central") to the CBD (Central Business District) area in Guangzhou.
Airbnb?§
Sure, there are many households who could rent short term in Guangzhou, but do look out for locations near Metro stations - it would make your life infinitely easier.
Schedule§
As usual, AOSCC 2017 will be a three-day event...
- Day 1: Community project and progression reports, planning, polls.
- Day 2: Project and progression report, and free talks.
- Day 3: Community project workshops.
Day 1§
| Speaker | Topic | Estimated Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Mingcong Bai | Year In Review: 2016 - 2017 | 10:00 - 11:30 |
| Zamir Sun | Contributor to Employee : FOSS Helps | 13:00 - 13:30 |
| Mingcong Bai | Monthly Cycle on AOSC OS | 13:40 - 14:30 |
| Junde Yhi | AOSC OS's Overlay System | 14:40 - 15:30 |
| Mingcong Bai | Let's Name: Core 5 (Poll) | 15:40 - 16:00 |
| Mingcong Bai | AOSC OS 2018 Wallpaper Announcement | 16:00 - 16:15 |
| - | Lucky Dip: Sets of Blu-Ray AOSC OS Archive | 16:15 - 16:30 |
| Mingcong Bai | Closing Words and Onto Day 2 | 16:40 - 17:00 |
Winner of Core 5 codename poll and our artist for the 2018 wallpaper will be awarded a Banana Pi M2+ for their contribution.
Day 2§
| Speaker | Topic | Estimated Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Zixing Liu | Future of AOSC Build Systems (ACBS) | 10:00 - 10:45 |
| Lion Yang | The Ciel: Automatic Reproducible Packaging System | 10:55 - 12:00 |
| Icenowy Zheng | Free Software on ARM Hardware | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| Mingcong Bai | Future Changes to AOSC OS and Some Day-Dreaming | 14:10 - 15:00 |
| Junde Yhi | Talk on QA, UX and Security of AOSC OS | 15:10 - 16:00 |
| - | Lucky Dip: Banana Pi M2+ | 16:15 - 16:30 |
| Mingcong Bai | Closing Words and Onto Day 3 | 16:40 - 17:00 |
Day 3§
Day 3 will be a day of workshop, here's a list of topics/activities we have planned (other activities could be organized upon approval of venue provider):
- Integration of Ciel into AOSC OS development workflow (Lion Yang).
- Introduction to AOSC OS packaging (Mingcong Bai).
- Working with ARM devices, mainlining and more (Icenowy Zheng).
Sponsors§
- Venue: Electronic Engineering Club of Guangdong University of Technology.
- Day 1 Lucky Dip: Staph Zhang.
- Day 2 Lucky Dip: Banana Pi Community (CN).