NoMe 2023

Dear NoMe Members,

I don’t have to give you bad news, you can follow it in the media every day. So I have good news for you. After the last NoMe took place in Reykjavik in 2019, we would like to hold a NoMe in 2023 despite Covid and war and everything else that may come our way. The triumvirate of Vaho, John and I have agreed that NoMe 2023 should take place in St. Gallen from Thursday, August 31, 2023 to Sunday, September 3, 2023.

We Swiss still believe that we are something like an island in Europe and that’s why St. Gallen seemed to us to be the safest possible option. I would be happy to organize the meeting for you.

I start planning from scratch and as we know from Mark Twain, predictions are difficult, especially about the future. In order to have an idea of how many participants I can expect, I ask you to let me know your intentions in the next few days using the link below. You can make my planning a lot easier with this. Thank you for your cooperation.

As a reminder: The following order of meetings can be taken from the minutes of 2019:

2020 Tallinn: 20th to 23rd of August

2021 St. Gallen: 19th to 22nd of August

2022 Riga: Not fixed yet

But that’s history now and Mark Twain was right after all. We will therefore make a decision about 2024 in St. Gallen at the earliest.

I have rescheduled the meeting slightly later: Thursday, August 31, 2023 to Sunday, September 3, 2023. I know from previous announcements that August is not possible for many because they are away for vacation. With the new date and venue of St. Gallen, I naturally hope that participation will be good.

Our currency is currently very strong again. But I’ll try to keep the costs within the usual range, maybe with a small Swiss surcharge but also with Swiss Quality.

The best airport for St. Gallen is Zurich. The airport is also the train station, from where trains to St. Gallen depart regularly. Driving time around 1 hour. It is an easy 5 minute walk from the train station to the hotel I am considering. The hotel has its own parking spaces that can be rented.

Traveling in Switzerland by public transport is easy. Various sights can be visited from St. Gallen, e.g. the largest waterfall in Europe (Rheinfall). That’s why I don’t plan a pre or post tour. If you want to arrive earlier or stay longer, you can find ideas at Switzerland Travel & Vacation | Switzerland Tourism (myswitzerland.com). Of course I’m happy to answer any questions.

It would be a great pleasure for me to welcoming you in St. Gallen. Just follow the link and let me know your intentions:

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/GtEgwkVSjDejbpeb

Yours in NoMe 

Félix