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The Venue

Things always take longer than expected. In this case, it wasn’t actually finding the venue (which was done in 4 days from start to finish), but sitting down in front of this computer long enough to blog about. (Well, I’ve been sitting many long hours in front of this computer, dealing with things like budgets, designers, partners, and registration — just not blogging.)

So, the venue? We’ll be holding Going Solo in the conference halls of the hotel Albatros-Navigation, right by the lake in Ouchy. The main conference hall has a whole side made of windows overlooking the lake (very pretty sunsets from there, I can tell you, though it’s not really relevant to the conference). We’ll be able to fit 150 people in it, and add a small stage so that the speakers are slightly higher than the ground.

The secondary hall, just below the main one, is a little smaller: I’m planning to set it up as a break-out room with drinks and snacks for breaks, bean bags (if you have any to lend us, let me know), pedestals for our partners, and (fingers crossed) a screen/beamer to allow people to keep an eye on what’s going on in the main room.

We even have a third smaller room, a “carnotzet” — we’re still thinking about how to use it. If you have suggestions, you’re welcome to make them.