A Snickers Day
In the UK, Snickers bars used to be called Marathons and this is what the March Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting turned out to be for some of us. March is one of the three days when the main boards and Council meet before the BOT so for yours truly and a lot of others the day starts at 1000 and finishes at about 1930 for a much-needed dinner. The format of the day is that the main board meetings, whose members are also Council members, start at 1000 and continue until 1445 allowing a 15-minute break before the formal, full Council meeting which starts at 1500. The Trustees leave at 1700 to go to the BOT meeting until 1930 when dinner is served. Council continues with a feedback session and a networking dinner. At the March meeting, all of the main boards are looking to consider what amendments…