{"id":370,"date":"2017-03-22T18:20:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eurocall2017.uk\/?p=370"},"modified":"2017-03-22T18:20:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:20:40","slug":"welcome-to-the-eurocall-2017-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/welcome-to-the-eurocall-2017-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Eurocall 2017 blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Eurocall 2017 blog!<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, we\u2019ll tell you all about our preparations for the conference and you can follow our plans and activities as we move closer to the BIG day: 23<sup>rd<\/sup> August and our official start day.<\/p>\n<p>On 10\/11<sup>th<\/sup> March 2017, we welcomed the EUROCALL executive board to Southampton to view our planned conference facilities and to hold an executive meeting.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The board started out their time in Southampton with a tour of the campus: we walked around the plenary rooms, teaching rooms (for paper sessions), workshop rooms and our conference hub. The registration, refreshments and lunch will all take place in Garden Court, the central building on Highfield Campus. Looking around early on a Saturday morning, Garden Court was accessorised by a snoring student, sleeping off the \u2018night before!\u2019 He won\u2019t be there during the conference, I assure you\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The board liked what they saw \u2013 and we hope that you do too, when you join us in August!<\/p>\n<p>We spent the rest of the day discussing EUROCALL Association matters. The trip was concluded by dinner at <a href=\"http:\/\/labaroniarestaurant.co.uk\/\">La Baronia<\/a>, a local Mexican restaurant. We had an excellent dinner and we most certainly recommend it when you visit us for the conference in August!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_374\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-image-374 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Mirjam-Hauck-John-Gillespie-Toni-Patton-Sake-Jager-Francesca-Helm-Francoise-Blin-PresidentOranna-Speicher-hidden-Kate-Borthwick-Gosia-Kurek-Alex-Boulton-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"Mirjam Hauck, John Gillespie, Toni Patton, Sake Jager, Francesca Helm, Francoise Blin (President),Oranna Speicher (hidden), Kate Borthwick, Gosia Kurek, Alex Boulton\" width=\"720\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Mirjam-Hauck-John-Gillespie-Toni-Patton-Sake-Jager-Francesca-Helm-Francoise-Blin-PresidentOranna-Speicher-hidden-Kate-Borthwick-Gosia-Kurek-Alex-Boulton-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Mirjam-Hauck-John-Gillespie-Toni-Patton-Sake-Jager-Francesca-Helm-Francoise-Blin-PresidentOranna-Speicher-hidden-Kate-Borthwick-Gosia-Kurek-Alex-Boulton-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Mirjam-Hauck-John-Gillespie-Toni-Patton-Sake-Jager-Francesca-Helm-Francoise-Blin-PresidentOranna-Speicher-hidden-Kate-Borthwick-Gosia-Kurek-Alex-Boulton-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirjam Hauck, John Gillespie, Toni Patton, Sake Jager, Francesca Helm, Francoise Blin (President),Oranna Speicher (hidden), Kate Borthwick, Gosia Kurek, Alex Boulton<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_375\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375\" class=\"size-large wp-image-375\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Eurocall-executive-board-meeting-1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"Eurocall executive board meeting\" width=\"720\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Eurocall-executive-board-meeting-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Eurocall-executive-board-meeting-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/eurocall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2017\/03\/Eurocall-executive-board-meeting-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eurocall executive board meeting<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Eurocall 2017 blog! In this blog, we\u2019ll tell you all about our preparations for the conference and you can follow our plans and activities as we move closer to the BIG day: 23rd August and our official start day. 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