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Arrangements

• Latest draft of the placemats;
• Tuesday 8th November 2011;
• The Steak Exchange, 2 Exchange Square, EC2A 2EH;
• People:
  1. JDAW;
  2. RAYC;
  3. AHB;
  4. DRT;
  5. JGH;
  6. PW;
  7. BMHR;
  8. THRA;
  9. RKA.

Keen students of www.jdawiseman.com/author.html will have noticed mention of ‟Anastasia, born in … 2011”, and also that ‟The author … is soon to be the Head of UK Rates Strategy at Société Générale”. It seems appropriate to celebrate the arrival of Wiseman #3, and the arrival (in London) of Wiseman #−1. (If the children are #1, #2, and #3, then SCP-DFF must be #0, making me #−1.)

For this event I have devised a stellar new theme, which will surely meet with general approbation, and matching placemats. The placemats will be uploaded as soon as they have a filename, which will happen once there is a date. So we need to choose a date.

It seems likely that my new professional schedule will allow most Mondays and Tuesdays from 24th October until early December. Who would be available for which dates?

Congratz to JDAW!

Will you have a hand in starting Société Générale 's port wine fund seeing they have a bordeaux wine fund?

Extraordinary news Julian!!!

Huge congratulations! I hope to see the #3 and the business cards very soon!

outstanding news, on both fronts. Will Wiseman -1 be available on Oct 11th to celebrate? As I shall be in London then. Otherwise I shall have to raise a toast from a remote location some hours later.

Congratulations on both counts
We raised a glass to you and your newborn in absentia when we heard the news last night at the offline and am sure will do so again in person.

Phil.

edit for dates:
- Oct 31, Nov 1 are both possible
- Nov 7,8 maybe
others between Oct24-early Dec not viable for me.

Congratulations Julian!

Does this mean that the 25th of October is your preferred date for this event?

RonnieRoots wrote:Does this mean that the 25th of October is your preferred date for this event?

RonnieRoots wrote:I would propose a nice informal gathering: no placemats or themes, just a couple of bottles of good port and good company.

jdaw1 wrote:For this event I have devised a stellar new theme, which will surely meet with general approbation, and matching placemats.

To placemat or not to placemat, that is the question.

And this event is to have placemats. Therefore they must be different events.

Congrats - please count me in - all dates are equally good at this stage.

RAYC wrote:Congrats - please count me in - all dates are equally good at this stage.

So far it’s two of us.

I am not available on 24th October. 25th October is likely to be the Ronnie & Stevie offline given your preference for Tuesdays over Thursdays.

31 Oct and 1 Nov would work for me. As would 7, 8, 14, 21 and/or 22 Nov.

Later Mondays and Tuesdays in November and throughout December are unlikely to work for me.

I can't do 1 Nov. At this point Tuesday 8th is ideal for me as I have a meeting in London that afternoon.

Congratulations, Julian!

As with other tastings, I might have to wait until a little nearer to the time to confirm. All things being equal, however, I would, of course, be keen to attend.

Congratulations Julian

Congrats Julian,

does this mean you cannot support us with your placemats like you used to?

I will try to attend so please post the date as soon as possible.

Axel

Axel P wrote:does this mean you cannot support us with your placemats like you used to?

Given a day or so of notice, placemats can be made.

jdaw1 wrote:

Axel P wrote:does this mean you cannot support us with your placemats like you used to?

Given a day or so of notice, placemats can be made.

Note the use of the passive: jdaw1 must have negotiated to have a placemat-making-wallah as an assistant as part of his contract.

Congrats on +3 and your understanding of being -1

congrats on new position and new addition! mazel tov

Congratulations on both accounts, Julian!

DRT wrote:At this point Tuesday 8th is ideal for me as I have a meeting in London that afternoon.

Any objections to Tuesday 8th November 2011?

Congratulations Julian!!!

Congratulations!

Is the date confirmed?

Any indication on theme?!

In the absence of objection, indeed, in the absence of much acknowledgement of the question, let’s call it Tuesday 8th November. Placemats to be uploaded soon. Who’s in? JDAW. DRT. RAYC. AHB. Who else?