[tei-council] Lunches during Council Face to Face Meeting

[James Cummings]

Hi Gabby (and Council),

I take your point but also want to balance it with getting lots 
done. ;-) I've asked them to give us sandwiches delivered on the 
Monday (bigger lunch) and Wednesday (smaller lunch) , and have 
the hot lunch (which we at least have to walk downstairs to 
through a courtyard) on the Tuesday. The benefit of this is speed 
- although there are some nearby restaurants my experience of 
them with large groups has always been that they are quite slow.

But your idea of getting out in the fresh air is a good one! One 
of the things we could do during some of the 'break-out sessions' 
is walk around the small green space of a park called Wellington 
Square which happens to be immediately outside the building 
(Rewley House). http://goo.gl/9PkxmE  This, of course, depends on 
the weather being nice, about which I make no promises.

-James


On 22/08/13 10:37, Gabriel Bodard wrote:
> Hi james,
>
> My dietary requirement (as you know doubt know by now!) is most simply
> described as "vegan".
>
> My opinion, for what it's worth, is that we ought to be encouraged to
> leave the meeting room environment at lunchtime as strongly as possible,
> to recharge our batteries, as much as anything. So I'd suggest the
> canteen lunch every day, or perhaps vary it by going out for
> sandwiches/kebabs/whatever, rather than having sandwiches delivered.
>
> Just £0.02 worth. :-)
>
> Gabby
>
> On 2013-08-21 20:53, James Cummings wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> As you know I'm just in the process of booking accommodation and
>> a meeting room for the TEI Council Face-to-Face meeting 11-13
>> November 2013. These will be at Rewley House where the department
>> of continuing education runs many of its short courses.
>>
>> All: Can you email me to remind me of any dietary requirements
>> you have (e.g. vegetarian, vegan, etc.) so that I can ensure they
>> know we've a large percentage of such?
>>
>> Accommodation:
>> http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/facilities/accommodation/index.php
>> comes with a cooked breakfast (sample menu:
>> http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/facilities/diningcatering/downloads/BreakfastMenu.pdf).
>>
>> In booking lunch I thought it might be good to get a sandwich
>> meeting lunch on a couple of the days (say the Mon/Weds)and a
>> sit-down cooked lunch in their dining room on another day (say
>> Tues).
>> Sample Sandwich Choice of Menus:
>> http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/facilities/diningcatering/downloads/SandwichMenu.pdf
>> Sample Lunch Menus:
>> http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/facilities/diningcatering/downloads/LunchMenu.pdf
>>
>>
>> Assuming they can cope with dietary requirements, does that sound
>> like an acceptable plan?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> -James
>>
>


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