Summits, Conferences and Meetups workgroup - 2023-01-16
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Syndace
Oh okay thanks, I'll look for something then ASAP
Syndace
Well I had a quick look at Thon's page a few days ago and it didn't look that rediculously overpriced, and I have a yearly travel budget in my job now that has barely been touched in the last two years due to covid
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daniel
Has anyone heard from ralphm wrt Cisco?
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pep.
I think they've been poked enough on this room :P
MattJ
I'll send an email
MattJ
Done
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ralphm
Hello everyone. I've been AWAL because of reasons, but fortunately got a ping by MattJ.
ralphm
I've had contact with Cisco, but I don't think this is a viable option. My contact is not present at the time, they've tightened up security during the last few years, and I don't really know anyone else there anymore.
MattJ
Okay, that's fine
MattJ
Daniel got a quote from Thon for ~1k EUR/day, so 2k EUR total. If we're okay spending that, we can move ahead.
MattJ
We will obviously want to ramp up seeking sponsors this year
MattJ
We could look for somewhere else, especially because I don't actually know if many people are staying at Thon, but being so close to the summit date I think we should prioritize booking something unless we have immediate alternatives
daniel
> We could look for somewhere else, especially because I don't actually know if many people are staying at Thon
Note that the offer I have is from the different Thon anyway
MattJ
Oh, ha
ralphm
Indeed. I noticed that a number of people already have lodging in the city center. Maybe we could get a quote from e.g. Ibis Brussels City Center or somesuch.
ralphm
Which Thon is it?
daniel
Because at the time nobody was in the other thon and I thought it might be cheaper
daniel
The city center
daniel
Obviously I don't know if it actually is cheaper... But that's what I went with
daniel
Room Harald if you want to check their website
ralphm
Sure. The Ibis has a room "Europe" with a maximum capacity of 32 (classroom setup, but 22 in board room setup), for example.
daniel
Do they have prices on the website?
ralphm
No, I'll give them a call
ralphm
Especially because I see they have a ceiling height of 3m instead of the 2.5 in yours.
ralphm
2.45 actually
ralphm
I've called them. The room is available, but I need to send them a mail for a quote.