ICHG-2015-Programme-Book

4. Eating, drinking and recycling
4.1. Eating and drinking
Tea and coffee
Tea, coffee and water will be available all day at the RGS-IBG from 8:00 each morning,
in the Main Hall and Map Room. Delegates are encouraged to reuse water bottles and
to refill them at the serving stations or in the Ambulatory (the corridor by the Drayson
Room) and in the Map Room. All taps at the RGS-IBG dispense drinkable water
unless specifically signposted otherwise.
Lunch
Lunch is included in the delegate fee and is available at the RGS-IBG upon
presentation of a lunch ticket. Lunch tickets are provided to each delegate in their
plastic name tag pouch.
Lunch will be available for collection at the Main Hall and Map Room between 12.45
and 14.15 each day. Lunch includes a boxed salad/meal, fresh fruit, a bread roll and a
bottle of water per person.
Delegates are encouraged to make use of all of the free space including the Terrace,
the garden, and in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens opposite, weather permitting.
Blankets are available from the Map Room for those who wish to sit in the RGS-IBG
garden.
The upper floors of the RGS-IBG building are in permanent use by tenants of the
building and are not to be used by delegates of the conference. Thank you for
respecting the other users of the building.
Special diets
If you have informed the conference organisers of special dietary requests during
registration, please make yourself known to a member of the catering staff who will
show you where to pick up your special meal in the Main Hall. All special meals are
labelled with the delegate’s name.
Drinks receptions
Delegates are invited to join any of the advertised drinks receptions. Alcoholic and nonalcoholic
drinks will be served.
Conference bar
A pay bar will be available in the Map Room each day from 17.30.
Conference reception and buffet dinner
The conference reception and buffet dinner will take place at the RGS-IBG on
Thursday evening. Please do not arrive earlier than 18:45, for a 19.00 start. Special
diets that have been advised in advance will be catered for.