MiXiT 2023 will perpetuate traditions: on the evening of the first day (Thursday April 13th, 2023), we’ll be able to party in a beautiful venue. Like last year, the Grand Lyon opens to us La Chapelle de la Trinité.
The Chapelle de la Trinité was built as a Jesuit chapel. Then it housed the very first astronomical observatory of Lyon, Napoléon Bonaparte founded the Italian Republic there. It also was a gymnasium, and now offers various cultural events, like classical music concerts. It's a protected Historical Monument since 1939.
![Earlier MiXiT party at la Chapelle de la Trinité](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mixitconf/mixitconf-images/main/2022/mixit22-party/mixit-2022-soire-chapelle-trinit_52098365390_o.jpg)
If a party can be seen just as a nice to have but not mandatory bit of a tech conference, we do think it's a precious time to exchange and see each others, without the pressure of the agenda, and talks starting every hour.
But such a moment is also precious for very practical reason. MiXiT always struggled to be an accessible conference for everyone, including on the tickets price. But a party, in a different and nice venue, where everyone gets to eat and drink, takes a huge tole on the budget.
Without the support of the Métropole de Lyon, we wouldn't be able to afford a nice party, in such a beautiful place.
![Logo du Grand Lyon - La Métropole](/images/article/2022-party/logo-grand-lyon-la-metropole.png)
So a big thank you to the Grand Lyon, without whom MiXiT wouldn't be the same.