Evening Events 2010

For del­eg­ates on the full XML Sum­mer School pack­age, the 3-day or 2-day courses, we have included a num­ber of social events in the even­ing so that people have time to relax and exper­i­ence some of the delights Oxford has to offer.

The social events provide the ideal plat­form for net­work­ing with your fel­low del­eg­ates or extract­ing inform­a­tion from the speak­ers on a one-to-one basis. Many past del­eg­ates will tell you that the net­work­ing and learn­ing exper­i­ences out­side the lec­ture room are as valu­able as the teach­ing inside.

This year the events will include:

• Sunday 5th: A wel­come recep­tion in the his­toric Old Din­ing hall in the Front Quad at St Edmund Hall, start­ing at 7 pm
• Monday 6th: punt­ing down the River Cher­well, fol­lowed by din­ner at the college.
• Tues­day 7th: Col­lege din­ner fol­lowed by a tour of some his­toric sites and a num­ber of Oxford’s his­toric pub­lic houses (a.k.a. a pub crawl). Before din­ner, or instead of the pub crawl, we will also have a chance to join an informal walk­ing tour led by mem­bers of Hux­ley Sci­entific Press. Altern­at­ively, del­eg­ates may wish to visit the St Giles Fair, a yearly event held in St Giles. This year the fair is on Monday Septem­ber 5 and Tues­day Septem­ber 6.
• Wed­nes­day 8th: A sci­ence walk around Oxford, fol­lowed by din­ner at 7 pm. After din­ner we will have room for uncon­fer­ence ses­sions, where Fac­ulty mem­bers and del­eg­ates have the chance to dis­cuss up-to-the-minute issues, or con­tinue dis­cus­sions from the day’s sessions.
• Thursday 9th: Dress up for a more formal candlelit din­ner at 7 pm.