The Conference is pretty long this year, yet people need to eat!
There will be free food and coffee at Sigma Xi on Saturday and Sunday for breakfast and lunch, as well as a wine-tasting and a cocktail party at the Friday Wise event (though, it is not a full meal - "The networking reception will consist primarily of desserts, wine, coffee, and some non-alcoholic beverages. So unless you want to have dessert for dinner, please make plans accordingly.").
But, it is a free conference with limited funds, so for other meals you need to pay for yourself. That does not mean you are on your own, wondering around the Traingle trying to find a restaurant. We have organized this for you:
On Thursday afternoon at 6pm, there will be an Early Bird Dinner for which we have a few open slots, so sign up if you can make it. If you are local, offer to give rides to and from Radisson. If you are arriving too late for this, look out for other conference participants at the Radisson bar.
We will all gather for dinner on Saturday night at Radisson. But, we need to know ASAP if you will be joining us (heck, even if you are not registered for the conference and are just a groupie or a fan, you can sign up for this) so we can give the estimated number to the hotel tomorrow. So, please sing up here now!
And feel free to organize smaller group meals or meetups on your own, on the Friday or the Travel and Lodging pages.
The conference is in a few days. You can check the weather here, familiarize yourself with the Program (and add questions and comments to the individual session pages) and with other participants so you can make the best use of your time.
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Thanks for posting this. Looks like we're in for our traditional cold weather for the conference - no snow, but maybe the coldest I've experienced in NC. All the better to keep us inside and interacting with one another!
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | January 11, 2009 9:04 PM
Thursday: Partly Cloudy 45 F / 18 F
Friday: Clear 31 F / 13 F
Saturday: Partly Cloudy 36 F / 22 F
Sunday: Partly Cloudy 43 F | NA
Posted by: Coturnix | January 11, 2009 9:10 PM