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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