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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We’re looking forward to the annual meeting in Lisbon
next month. In the meantime I have some important information about our annual
lunch meeting. The lunch sounds delicious and affordable, and this being Europe
several kinds of alcohol are included. It will less rushed than last years,
which should give more time for chatting and announcements from the floor as
well as some brief but exciting SIG updates and our annual book auction.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In a departure from previous practice, the lunch is NOT
being paid for at the time of registration. Instead you will pay directly at
the restaurant. This gets us much better value than with hotel provided
catering (where a pizza buffet can cost more than $40 each as it did last year).
This is a change by SHOT itself rather than our initiative, but it’s one
I support and hope future local arrangements staff will be able to follow this
example.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Most of you will have registered before the lunch date was
fixed. If you did not check the box for the SIGCIS lunch on the registration
but would like to join us then please let me know. Likewise, if you did checked
the box but will not actually be able to join us then please let me know. I
will collate any changes and forward them to the local organizers so that we
have the correct final number for the restaurant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>October 13
- Monday </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>at
<strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:red'>Sabores
do Atlantico</span></strong> : it will allow the group to have almost
total privacy in an area located on the upper floor of the
restaurant. <b><span style='color:red'> </span>The menu price for
groups is</b> 25, 00 Euros. It includes a welcome Port wine, codfish cooked in
the oven – <i>bacalhau à lagareiro</i>- , desert, drinks (wine, beer,
soft drinks, water, <i>sangria</i>) and coffee. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have not seen the full list of dates for the various SIGs
but believe that we managed to avoid clashing with the Mercurians and
Promethians. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I will follow up later with more details, including the
location of the restaurant. Hope to see you all there,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p>
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