Michael, have a look at the listed venues below, they have been recommended to me by my contacts.<div><br></div><div>1) <a href="http://www.phf.org.uk/page.asp?id=128" target="_blank">http://www.phf.org.uk/page.asp?id=128</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Free for "charitable organisations", good location for transport.</div>
<div><br></div><div>2) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 70, 76); "><a href="http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/AboutUs/VenuesServices/">http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/AboutUs/VenuesServices/</a></span></div>
<div><br></div><div>Located in the Docklands area.</div><div><br></div><div>Specific info for holding meetings etc:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/AboutUs/VenuesServices/DocklandsVenueHire/MeetCon/">http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/AboutUs/VenuesServices/DocklandsVenueHire/MeetCon/</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/4/15 Faisal Sadeq Khan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olpc@sadeq.me.uk" target="_blank">olpc@sadeq.me.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-style:italic">>If anyone has contacts in the hotel / function centre business who can provide access to a quality venue with excellent transport links at a reasonable rate </span></span></div>
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<span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-style:italic">>then please email me ASAP.</span></span><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br>
</span></div></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse">I'll speak to a few people wrt to a suitable venue. No promises ;) <span style="border-collapse:separate"></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate">A few questions: What's the budget? Expected numbers? Expected meeting duration? Perhaps 2 hours, 6pm to 8pm?</span></span></div>
<div><br></div><div>We should set up IRC channel for olpc_uk virtual meetings as well. That way we can include those living outside london who may not always be able to travel down for meetings. Any objections?</div><div>
<br></div><div>Faisal.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/4/12 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael_jordan50@bigpond.com" target="_blank">michael_jordan50@bigpond.com</a>></span><div><br>
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