Add BeerConf info

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             <h2 id="hotels">Accommodations</h2>
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-                There are several budget hotels in easy walking distance. The following are some options that, according to Google Maps, are less than a 20-minute walk from the venue. Some of them are near an underground station that is one stop away from Moorgate or Liverpool Street stations. Click a link to see the walking route(s) between a hotel and the venue. On the map, you'&#8217;ll find links to reserve a room. Note that most attendees generally stay at the Travelodge London Central City Road.
+                There are several budget hotels in easy walking distance. The following are some options that, according to Google Maps, are less than a 20-minute walk from the venue. Some of them are near an underground station that is one stop away from Moorgate or Liverpool Street stations. Click a link to see the walking route(s) between a hotel and the venue. On the map, you&#8217;ll find links to reserve a room. Note that most attendees generally stay at the Travelodge London Central City Road.
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                 <li><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/uh9V2VLj9f7fdAX88">Point A Hotel London - Shoreditch</a>: 5 minutes</li>
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                 <li><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/PLQgPdPCAX6MyQ1b6">hub by Premier Inn London Spitalfields</a>: 17 minutes</li>
                 <li><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/3h2g7SKUA7UY1wGm8">Premier Inn London Bank (Tower)</a>: 19 minutes</li>
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+            <h2 id="beerconf">BeerConf</h2>
+            <p>Every evening during the first three nights of DConf means only one thing: BeerConf! <a href="https://wiki.dlang.org/Beerconf">Ethan Watson coined the term in 2016</a> as a name for what happens at the designated evening gathering spot at every DConf. In 2019 and 2022, we were able to hire space at pubs for BeerConf. Unfortunately, last year and again this year, pub hire rates have been well beyond our budget.</p>
+            <p>Even so, we&#8217;re fortunate this year in that an anonymous donor has sponsored one night of BeerConf at a pub! We&#8217;ll be at The Trinity Bell on Mitre Street, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/x1rq5owRGwQSPgLj7">roughly 15 minutes southeast of the venue on foot</a>. On the first night of the conference, September 17, drinks are on the house for all conference attendees from 18:00 until the tab runs out. When you get there, be sure to raise a glass in honor of our anonymous benefactor.</p>
+            <p>We&#8217;re hoping to find more sponsors for the other two nights. In the event we&#8217;re unable to, we&#8217;ll designate a meetup spot. Unless and until we update this space with that information, the default location is the lobby bar of the Travelodge Central City Road.</p>
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