Location Submission: Minneapolis, USA by sgp

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Submitter name: Justin (sgp)
Champion name (if different):
City and country (EU preferred): Minneapolis, USA

Venue Information

What type of venue will the conference be in? (university, hotel, other, unknown): University of Minnesota

Outside organizations who will also provide support: Minnesota Cryptocurrency, a university-registered student organization

Previous experience with this venue: Yes, 4 years

Is there a high speed (>100mbps upload) connection for streaming? Yes, gigabit up/down wired

Elaborate on venue: We would reserve one or two classrooms. Classroom options include standard lecture seating or circular seating. Classroom capacities vary from 30-300. Student groups can reserve the space at no cost.

Will we have full control over the AV? (yes, no, unknown): Yes. We can do whatever we want.

Will we have full control over the catering? (yes, no, unknown): Yes. We may need to get a food permit, but those are inexpensive and easy.

What is the cost of the venue? $0

How many people can the venue accommodate? Anywhere from 30-300 per room, option for several rooms.

Is there anything about the venue that makes it especially good or bad? It's near public transportation. There is no hotel at the classroom location, but there are several options nearby within walking distance.

Hotel Information

Use the Trivago Hotel Travel Price Index in your city for “Jul 19” (USD or EUR): Minneapolis isn't in the list. 140 EUR for Chicago.

What is the Numbeo Cost of Living Index: 75.71

Miscellaneous

Is there good transit from the airport? Yes, take the blue line to downtown Minneapolis. Transfer to the green line to get to the University. ~$2.50. Total transit including transfers: ~45 minutes

Are there any unusual visa restrictions? Typical US visa restrictions

Are there other related events ongoing at the same time? Unknown

What specific dates do you recommend? (May - July): None yet, but not before finals

Flight Information

City	Flight Time (approx)	Cost (approx USD or EUR; June 4-8 according to Google Flights. Use lower and upper typical range (yellow))
San Francisco (SFO)	4 hours	$195 - 310
Denver (DEN)	2 hours	$100 - 150
Chicago (ORD+MDW)	1 hour	$100 - 220
Atlanta (ATL)	2.5 hours	$140 - 230
Vienna (VIE)	12 hours	~$1000 - 1200
Paris (CDG+ORY)	9 hours	$500 - 1050
Copenhagen (CPH)	13 hours	~$600 - 1000
Dublin (DUB)	9 hours	~$500 - 750
Athens (ATH)	14 hours	~$900 - 1300
Madrid (MAD)	14 hours	~$1000 - 1500
Sydney (SYD)	20 hours	~$900 - 2000

Note: June 4-8 selected for consistency in the approximate Konferenco time period. These numbers may be individually higher or lower than normal depending on demand. Add NA if same city.

[jwinterm]

This seems very affordable in terms of facilities, which may be a consideration given last year's overruns and stuff. Also flight time from SFO looks good compared to Berlin speaking selfishly.