Incidentally, if any of our attendees are gambling fans they have a big treat in store for them.

About a ten minute drive from Lugano will bring you to Campione d'Italia.

By a quirk of history, this is Italian territory but is completely surrounded by Switzerland. For many years it had a traditional, fairly small, European-style casino but it was completely rebuilt in the last two years and is now the the continent's biggest casino.

Strangely, it mixes European and American traditions. In the European room, a jacket and tie is required. In the American room, dress is informal.

And, although it is in Italy, you have to bet in Swiss Francs.