92nd MPEG Meeting in Dresden
TNT hosted the 92nd MPEG meeting in Dresden. Despite the partial closure of the European airspace due to the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, 200 of 280 participants started the work on the upcoming video coding standard HEVC and the Advanced IPTV Terminal. The other participants made further progress the standards relating to MPEG-Audio and MPEG-Systems.One member showed special dedication to the standardization work: Flying from Seoul via the Emirates to Rome, he rented a car to go to Torino. In Torino, he convinced a colleagues to drive him to Dresden where he arrived after the 60h trip.
The press release does not mention the social event on Wednesday resulting in a remarkable video showing the technology developed by MPEG: The Zig-zag Scan.

