Conferences are a key place for training and education. Attendees learn about
the state of the art of their field, about relevant methods, and acquire
networking skills that can support their work. In the world that was changed by
the COVID-19 pandemic, we often need to organize hybrid training and education
events, including conferences, with both in-person and remote attendees. Both
organizers and attendees are eager for events that are productive, safe, and
that bring together a diverse group of our colleagues, across multiple fields
of study, multiple countries, as well as with different capacities to travel
and attend in-person and remote meetings. However, the best practices for such
hybrid events are still under development. In this document we hope to
contribute to this development of best practices: we report on our experiences
in organizing a small, hybrid conference, and provide the lessons we learned
through this process