Thursday gave delegates and facilitators alike a chance to unwind following a rigorous two days of content and activity packed conference proceedings. After a prompt one hour site seeing coach tour through the vibrant and beautiful streets of Berlin - during which our lovely guide inadvertently highlighted the difference in German and Anglo-Saxon humour several times (to our amusement) - the evening took off with the conference dinner and entertainment at the magnificent Schloss-Charlottenburg.
As well as the fantastic food, delegates enjoyed and took advantage of this opportunity, with the aid of alcohol, to find out a little more about each other.
Richard Kellett-Clarke and Roger James then took stage to announce the winner of the ebic 2008 Social Impact Award.
Deaf Parenting UK’s Asif Iqbal won the award for his two-person organisation in recognition of their extraordinary KIM achievement by delegates.
Echoing popular regret among delegates that the other Fellows would leave empty-handed despite their fantastic achievements, Richard Kellett-Clarke, in a surprise announcement, awarded each of the runners up a €500 consolation prize courtesy of Idox Group.
Delegates were then whisked back to the Kempinski Hotel where networking continued... in some cases (myself and some prominent colleagues who shall remain nameless included) to the very early hours of Friday morning.
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