Food, Glorious Food

Several of you have had questions about food options before the conference proper, and I see that several of you do plan to arrive early.

Aside from our catered conference meals, the only campus food venue is the Library Café, which is open from 8am to 2pm Monday through Thursday and 8am to noon on Friday. The Café serves coffee (including iced coffee), danishes, cereal, juice, soda, and gourmet sandwiches and salads. As an added bonus, you'll meet Mariam, who works behind the counter -- she's terrific.

Within walking distance of campus are the Harbor Inn and Mamma Lucia's. The Harbor Inn is a bar and restaurant, serving basic Italian and American from 11:30 am - 10:00 pm. Mamma Lucia's is, as you might guess, Italian fare, open 10am - 10pm.

Both of these are good options for anybody wanting a sit-down dinner after the Wednesday social. Harbor Inn would appreciate reservations, even if it's only a couple of hours ahead -- 718-892-9148.

There are also several places nearby which deliver, and you have your choice of cuisine -- sushi, pizza, Chinese, Middle Eastern, deli. For anybody with a car, you have a wide range of options within short driving distances. Your registration packet will have more on this. Those of you arriving early will receive it when you get your room key.