This morning, I showed up in the Mistral auditorium for an event that was supposed to start at nine o’clock and finish at noon. This photo was taken at 9:02, and as you can see, there is no soul in sight yet. To be fair, there were two other people present, but they were off to my right and therefore out of the field of vision of my iPhone. But where was everybody? Simple: the organizers had kindly made available coffee and croissants in the lobby; these things were evidently intended for those who were early (as if anyone around here would turn up early for a 9 a.m. event!) Be that as it may, by 9:15, there was no empty seat to be had and things finally got underway. I suspect that 9:15 a.m. was the start time intended by the organizers all along...