The Petersham Hotel is ideally situated—one block from the pristine trails that wend through wildflowers along the Thames. A block from the bus stop, where we’ll ride over to the Royal Kew Gardens. The hotel has a fabulous restaurant with a magnificent view, where we can reserve meals or have tea or drinks together, inside or on the lovely balcony. And two blocks from the hotel is a great promenade that gives views of the hotel, expansive gardens, and the Thames.

The plan is to gather while there and plan some fun day trips. In addition to visiting Kew Gardens, we can rent rowing skiffs and ply the river! Hiking, exploring the fun town of Richmond, shopping, enjoying high tea—it’s all there in Richmond, only a hop, skip, and a jump from the conference center—and London proper, should you want to spend a day (or more) visiting museums and other places of interest. Consider this your home base after the conference.