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Cornucopia
at Oldfield provides a distinctive environment for your next
workshop, seminar or strategy sessions. Our three
Public Rooms
can be used in many ways to facilitate groups working
together. In the spring, summer and fall, the
extensive gardens also provide opportunities for groups to
meet outside or to have a reception after the meeting.
And your Innkeeper, Ed, is available as a
Facilitator.
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Typically
we have accommodated groups of between 10 and 15.
Equipment includes easels, slide projector, screen, flat
screen TV with DVD and VCR, fax and copier. The room
is equipped with WiFi. We have the ability to quickly
convert Powerpoint presentations to formats that can be
displayed on the TV screen.Our goal
is to provide you with the personal service to make your
meeting go smoothly and provide an environment conducive to
meeting your goals. We will
host only one group at a time to
make sure that all your
participants can speak freely in a
private setting. |
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We have
conducted a variety of events including non-profit planning,
sales meetings, development strategy meetings, annual
meetings, dinners and receptions. We provide
refreshments for breaks or meals as required –
all
our food is
specially prepared and up to the high standards
of the Cornucopia at Oldfield. Let
us know if you would like references. |
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 The
Dining Room has a long table that seats 10
comfortably. This room keeps everyone focused on the
goal of the meeting. It can also be used as a breakout
room in conjunction with other rooms.
The room is 15 feet by 14 feet.
The Keeping Room is our
largest room (23 feet by 20 feet)
and can be configured in ways to accommodate from 10 to 20
people. Our Keeping Room Table was designed to be used
as a long board room table, as a square table, or for class
room style (facing the presenter). There
is also a large couch, 2 leather wing chairs and a large
coffee table.
The Parlor
can accommodate up to 10 people on 2
sofas and 2 club chairs. This room is ideal for
small group conversation or as a breakout room.
Other chairs can be easily moved into this room. There
is a small coffee table.
It is 15 feet by 13 feet.
Our
Guest Rrooms
(second floor) can also be used for breakout rooms for small
groups sessions. The
Patio
provides many opportunities for large and small groups.
It measures 20 feet by 60 feet.
The Gazebo, located
about 50 yards from the patio, is a unique setting for a
group of 6 to meet.
The Swimming
Pool area is secluded with
extensive foliage and gardens but makes a great setting for
small groups |
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Rates:
Rates
vary depending on the size of your group, the time involved
and the food requested. The use of the rooms/grounds
is basically $3 per person per hour for the time the group
is there and $1 per person per hour for preparation and
clean-up time (typically an hour each). So for a half
day session (3 hours) for 15 people the facility charge
would be $165. For a whole
day (8 hours), the facility charge for 15 people would be $390.
Contact us so we can customize
an offering for your organization. |
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Facilitator:
Ed Edelson is an experienced
workshop facilitator who can customize workshops for
organizations interested in producing a consensus action
oriented document.
Ed has
conducted workshops for many different types of
organizations in his professional career with U.S. National
Laboratories (JPL, Pacific NW Labs) and ExxonMobil
Corporation.
He is available to work with
you to organize your workshop to meet clear goals and
outcomes. And he is available as a objective
facilitator to allow all of your workshop team to fully
participate.
Contact
Ed to discuss your workshop requirements. |
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When the Department of
Energy was considering developing a rationing system
in the event of a petroleum embargo. Ed convened a diverse
group of professionals – lawyers, economists, psychologists
and energy analysts – to review the system planned and to
identify weaknesses and potential pitfalls. In two days
they generated a document that was well received by the
Department and led to reconsideration of key parts of the
White Market for Gasoline Rationing. |
When Battelle Memorial
Institute wanted to develop their strategic plan, Ed
was part of a two-man team that convened sixty of the
organization’s senior scientists and engineers to identify
the organization’s strengths and opportunities. This two
day session involving over 60 people was the basis for the
development of the laboratories strategic plan. |
When ExxonMobil’s
Caribbean group needed to develop a modernized
marketing plan for it gasoline retailers, Ed organized a
series of workshop with senior sales executives to identify
and prioritize new marketing initiatives.
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To develop an Emergency
Response plan that covered multiple contingencies, Ed lead a
group of senior ExxonMobil
managers in a half-day workshop to review a draft
response manual to determine if there were any
inconsistencies, areas in need of improvement and ways to
streamline the management communication and response. |
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Recently Ed and his wife
Christine moved to Southbury, Connecticut to open the
Cornucopia at Oldfield Bed and Breakfast. Here they have
hosted several strategic planning workshops for
non-profits. Most recently Ed was the facilitator for a
planning session for the Southbury Business Association.
Fifteen members attended the initial session conducted while
they dined in the Keeping Room. See
the comments from attendees below. |
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What Others Have Said
About Meetings at Cornucopia at Oldfield:
Ed was well prepared for our
strategic planning workshop. He
brought a lot of energy to the session that helped us quickly
map our competitive environment; a critical first step in
developing a new plan. And the documentation
prepared– Kathy Bower, Attorney and
"The
Pomperaug River Watershed
Coalition has had a number of strategy sessions at the
Cornucopia at Oldfield. We could not have had a better set up
for our small group to think through tough questions and come up
with creative solutions. Maybe it is something about the 180
years of history that gave us the perspective we needed. Then
again it could have been the gracious hospitality of Christine
and Ed."
Marc Taylor, MD, Chairman, Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition
"Our
board of directors used Cornucopia at Oldfield for a board
development and strategic planning workshop. We found the
atmosphere highly conducive to a focused and rewarding meeting,
with the flexibility and privacy we needed. The food and service
were exemplary. In short, the day met our needs perfectly."
Sarah Griswold, Executive Director,
The Glebe House Museum
"I Have had
several business events at the Cornucopia at Oldfield. The
atmosphere and comfortable feeling in the facility was perfect
for the meetings and gave the attendees a quite and undisturbed
medium to work in. This unique facility puts the attendees in an
relaxed frame of mind. The home cooked food was
excellent and prepared in a timely manner. I plan to
continue to schedule my meeting events at the Cornucopia at
Oldfield."
Richard Murawski, Realtor, ERA |
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