We will need somewhere for people to meet up on the day they arrive: Tuesday for most tutorial-goers and Wednesday for the rest. A pub that does food would be ideal.
I suspect that many people will not be able to get all the way home on Friday night after the conference, so we also need something to do that evening. Again it should provide food, but it would be good if we could find something more interesting than just a pub or restaurant. This will probably have to be a venue that we don't need to book firm numbers into in advance, as people may decide their travel plans after booking conference places. I am planning to maintain the momentum of the conference through to 16:30 on Friday, and it would be good to have an evening attraction to give people an incentive to stay around and talk after the formal event finishes.
Any suggestions?
Andrew