Dear BERGers,

This Christmas Party may very well be the only good thing to happen to any of us all year. A very low bar has been set (as most bars have been closed??) but we think we can surpass it, if just by the long white hairs on our chinny chin-chin.

Important Information so that you can Prepare YoursELVES:

  1. The party is Next Wednesday, Dec 16, at 6pm.
  2. You are fully encouraged to wear your very best Christmas jumper, pyjamas set, or holiday hat! No one will know what is happening from the waist down, so onesies with back-flaps are fair game.
    1. We will try to have a poll set-up during the party so that members can anonymously vote on whose outfit is the best!
    2. The Winner will be crowned "The Holiday Cheermeister", and then nothing else will happen, but they are welcome to add that title to their e-mail signature.
  3. Please participate in our Buzzfeed BERG Christmas Party Poll! The link can be found here:
    2. Poll results will be shared during the party!
    3. There are no wrong answers, unless your favourite holiday movie of all time is Jingle all the Way, in which case I have so many questions. 
    4. The poll will never close, but if you could have your answers in by midnight on Tuesday, that would be best!
  4. We have prepared two ice breaker ideas, and hope that by stating them now, everyone can come prepared!
    1. The first is to find a photo that represents you-- something you love, something research-related, a fond memory-- and send it to me before the party! I will put them together on a power point so that during introductions we can all see it and learn a bit more about you.
      1. Send to: s.b.kraemer@stir.ac.uk
      2. By midnight on Tuesday
      3. it could be a photo of you at your field site, with a pet, etc.
      4. Alternatively, if you'd rather show us an object that has meaning for you and then tell us about it, feel free! For example, I might show-off my beloved dinosaur bone, or my neat running medal. It could be anything!
      5. This is optional, so no pressure. 
    2. The other was a suggestion from Zsuzsa Lugosi!! Thanks, Zsuzsa!! It's called "Two Truths and a Lie"
      1. You come prepared with three "facts" about yourself. Two are true, one is a lie.
      2. Group discussion and consensus will decide the lie.
      3. If you lied convincingly no one in BERG will trust you ever again. I don't make the rules.
      4. This is also optional, so during the party you can just state that you are not a deceitful person and perhaps tell us a fun fact about yourself!
    3. Feel free to prepare for both icebreakers, or just one. We will just go around doing introductions once and the floor will be yours!
  5. Bring Your Own Libations!!
    1. BERG has always been wine-friendly at our after-hours meetings, so feel free to concoct yourself something special to sip on during the party. 
    2. Munchies are also encouraged, but preferably those that don't crunch too loudly into the microphone!


​We will send out a Teams Link and a reminder e-mail out next Week!

Why say Bah-Humbug, when you can instead say, Bah-HumBERG?!


-Sarah and Pawel




E-mail for Pawel [Lecturer in Psychology at Stirling; meetings coordinator of BERG]: pawel.fedurek@stir.ac.uk
E-mail for Sarah [PhD Student at Stirling; occasional coordinator of BERG]: s.b.kraemer@stir.ac.uk

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