Re: Staying the first night after DebConf
Hi,
I had the same problem but I booked a night at ibis budget Brest
Centre Port. It seems ok to me, but I would have rather stayed an
extra night at the venue as it is extra hassle.
Cheers!
Chris
On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 at 19:53, Christoph Biedl
<debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de> wrote:
>
> tl;dr: It seems that - unlike earlier years - the accommodation will no
> longer be available for the night after the final DebConf day. I find
> this a bit inconvenient and ask you to re-consider.
>
>
> Over various DebConf attendances I learned the evening after the
> closing event is a special time and an experience I don't want to miss:
> Everybody is very relaxed, the feeling of "we made it" is overwhelming,
> there is time for a last exchange of thoughts, etc.etc.
>
> There is a related point: With the closing ceremony ending somewhen in
> the afternoon, not that many (rather: Just a few) people can make it
> to their home the same day. For everybody else it's more convenient to
> stay the night at the venue and start their journey the next morning.
>
> This year however this is not an (official) option, and therefore I
> fear even more people than usual will depart on Sunday before the
> actual ending, to catch their means of transport. Like for me, I'd have
> to leave Brest on the 11:15 train the latest. Or I'd have to find a
> different place to stay the night. This is doable but the idea is not
> quite appealing.
>
> So if you can change the arrangements to make it possible to stay until
> Monday (July 21st) in the morning, you'd do the conference and many
> attendees a great favour.
>
> Christoph
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