Building Open Video

It's an exciting time for open video, particularly given the emergence of the new WebM format. At the same time, industry adoption of HTML5 video is accelerating. For the first time, video is poised to become a first-class citizen of the open web.

But this is just the beginning. Building a vibrant open video ecosystem will take passion and expertise, and the coordination of hundreds of open source developers worldwide.

We are therefore very excited to announce the first FOMS Developer Workshop co-located with the Open Video Conference. FOMS 2010 in New York will provide a technical forum for specialists to put into motion the energy from the Open Video Conference.

Since 2007, FOMS has created a forum where open media developers can push the boundaries of existing technology—and exceed them. FOMS is a task-oriented developer meeting. At FOMS, developers and tinkerers of all stripes gather to collaborate, code, and lay plans for future open video technologies.

Who should attend?

FOMS is for individuals and organizations that work on open audio and video software, specifications, and installations. FOMS is a unique forum in which to talk with like-minded individuals about common problems and how to solve them.

This year, FOMS will have a special emphasis on the new WebM format announced by Google, Mozilla, and Opera. We will identify and close technology gaps to help progress WebM towards a baseline codec solution for HTML5.

FOMS is highly technical and very hands-on, so it's not for casually interested parties. But anyone with an interest in the future of mass media should attend the Open Video Conference.

Sponsorship opportunities

FOMS is sponsored by organizations that understand the value of the tireless work of open source software developers. FOMS developers are working at the cutting edge of open source, royalty-free video technologies, and their work benefits the entire web. For details on becoming a sponsor, please contact foms@openvideoalliance.org

How to attend

FOMS is free to independent developers of open media software and non-profit communities. Professional delegates from companies with a background and interest are highly encouraged to attend. The attendance fee for professional delegates is US$500.

If you would like to attend, please contact foms-committee(at)lists.annodex.net or register online.

Attendees should briefly introduce themselves and the projects they will represent for the initial round-robin session.

Location

ITP New York University, 721 Broadway, New York

Related Events

This is the fifth FOMS workshop, but the first FOMS co-located with the Open Video Conference. OVC is a two-day gathering of thought leaders to explore the future of online video. The inagural OVC drew over 800 attendees from business, technology, academia, art, and non-profits. For more, please visit openvideoconference.org

Previous FOMS workshops have taken place the week ahead of linux.conf.au, one of the world's largest Linux and Open Source developer conferences.