--On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 18:09 +0100 Adrian Farrel <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >... > Personally, I will strongly try to be vegetarian, but eat meat > rather than starve (a situation that arises when travelling). >... I'm in much the same situation, but suggests that part of this feeds back into some of the venue selection issues: if a venue is chosen that forces you (or me or others) into a "meat or starve" or, much worse, "eat something severely damaging to health or beliefs or starve" situation, is that really an acceptable venue? And, if it is not and it is chosen anyway (either deliberately after considering other factors or out of ignorance), who is accountable and to whom? john