10 Additional Spots for the 2012 United Chicago DO (Nov 15-16) via Charity Auction
Oct 10, 2012, 8:41 pm
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10 Additional Spots for the 2012 United Chicago DO (Nov 15-16) via Charity Auction
If you missed out or didn't get selected in the lottery for the 2012 United DO, here's another chance for you to attend!
Frequent Flyer Giving has proudly partnered with United Airlines in hosting the 2012 United DO in Chicago on November 15 and 16.
We will be auctioning off TEN spots for this event via FlyerTalk and Milepoint. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the United WeCare Employee Relief Fund.
The 2012 United DO includes a cocktail hour and behind-the-scenes tours. Participants will be able to go on one of the three, with the choice to be determined at United Airlines' discretion. They are a behind-the-scenes view of O'Hare airport operations, a tour of Chicago catering operations that is perfect for foodies, and a look at the newly redesigned Network Operations Center in downtown Chicago. To top off the experience, there will be Q&A sessions and a private update from CEO Jeff Smisek.
Let's take a look at the details
The Operations tour — Feel like an employee for a day with special access to our O'Hare operations. You will learn what's involved in getting customers to their destinations every day.
The Foodie tour — Meet our stellar catering team including our executive chef and get a sense of what it takes to design a meal that maintains its taste at 30,000 feet. You will even get to taste test a number of our dishes and wines.
The Headquarters tour — Visit our state-of-the-art Network Operations Center, where we do 24/7 management and monitoring of every flight in our system. Find out how we plan future destinations, learn about our commitment to the environment and get a peek into our CEO's office.
After your tour, there will be an evening cocktail reception. The next morning, you will sit in on two of four Q&A sessions where you can ask all your burning questions, anything you can think of from airport operations to the MileagePlus program. The experience wraps up with a company update from CEO Jeff Smisek and light snacks.
*As an addition for the ten winners of this auction ONLY, there will be lunch with three members of leadership from Customer Experience and MileagePlus shortly after the conclusion of the United DO.*
The format and rules of the auction are as follows:
1) Bidders will post the amount they are willing to bid PER SPOT, along with the number of spots they would like (maximum of two per person/username) on this thread in FlyerTalk or a similar one on Milepoint.
2) Bidders should post on only one thread on one forum. Bids will be consolidated across the two sites.
3) Once per day, FFG will post on the bottom of this page, the top bids for the available ten spots based on the posts in the respective threads on both FlyerTalk and Milepoint.
4) Those who are outbid will, of course, be able to post another bid amount prior to the closing of the auction.
5) On the day the auction is over (October 19, 2012), the winners will be asked to donate to FFG the amount of the winning bid within 3 days to secure their spot(s). The winning bid will be the amount bid by the winner of the tenth spot (that is, the lowest of the winning bids for the ten spots). All winning bidders will pay this amount per spot.
6) The ending time will be as early as 5pm Central Time on October 19, 2012, but after the first 5 minute period with no high bid activity.
Legalese:
a) In the event of a tie, the time of the post will be the tiebreaker, with the earliest post being the winner.
b) Failure to pay within 72 hours of the closing of the auction gives FFG the right to declare another winner for the spot at FFG's discretion.
c) Should a winning bidder also win one of the United Airlines auctions for spaces at this event, that bidder will have the option to back out of one spot in the FFG auction and FFG will determine a replacement winner in the FFG auction, if any, at its discretion.
d) A spot won consists of access to only the United Airlines events listed herein and not to any aircraft flights or events sponsored by or presented by any other organisation. Additionally, the winners are responsible for travel to and from the event, lodging, and any other expenses they may incur as part of their attendance.
e) FFG reserves the right to make any decisions it deems necessary regarding this event are at its sole discretion.
Bidding starts at $20. Full dollar amounts only (no cents). Auction ends at or around 5pm CT on October 19, 2012.
Happy bidding! We look forward to seeing the winners in Chicago.
Frequent Flyer Giving has proudly partnered with United Airlines in hosting the 2012 United DO in Chicago on November 15 and 16.
We will be auctioning off TEN spots for this event via FlyerTalk and Milepoint. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the United WeCare Employee Relief Fund.
The 2012 United DO includes a cocktail hour and behind-the-scenes tours. Participants will be able to go on one of the three, with the choice to be determined at United Airlines' discretion. They are a behind-the-scenes view of O'Hare airport operations, a tour of Chicago catering operations that is perfect for foodies, and a look at the newly redesigned Network Operations Center in downtown Chicago. To top off the experience, there will be Q&A sessions and a private update from CEO Jeff Smisek.
Let's take a look at the details
The Operations tour — Feel like an employee for a day with special access to our O'Hare operations. You will learn what's involved in getting customers to their destinations every day.
The Foodie tour — Meet our stellar catering team including our executive chef and get a sense of what it takes to design a meal that maintains its taste at 30,000 feet. You will even get to taste test a number of our dishes and wines.
The Headquarters tour — Visit our state-of-the-art Network Operations Center, where we do 24/7 management and monitoring of every flight in our system. Find out how we plan future destinations, learn about our commitment to the environment and get a peek into our CEO's office.
After your tour, there will be an evening cocktail reception. The next morning, you will sit in on two of four Q&A sessions where you can ask all your burning questions, anything you can think of from airport operations to the MileagePlus program. The experience wraps up with a company update from CEO Jeff Smisek and light snacks.
*As an addition for the ten winners of this auction ONLY, there will be lunch with three members of leadership from Customer Experience and MileagePlus shortly after the conclusion of the United DO.*
The format and rules of the auction are as follows:
1) Bidders will post the amount they are willing to bid PER SPOT, along with the number of spots they would like (maximum of two per person/username) on this thread in FlyerTalk or a similar one on Milepoint.
2) Bidders should post on only one thread on one forum. Bids will be consolidated across the two sites.
3) Once per day, FFG will post on the bottom of this page, the top bids for the available ten spots based on the posts in the respective threads on both FlyerTalk and Milepoint.
4) Those who are outbid will, of course, be able to post another bid amount prior to the closing of the auction.
5) On the day the auction is over (October 19, 2012), the winners will be asked to donate to FFG the amount of the winning bid within 3 days to secure their spot(s). The winning bid will be the amount bid by the winner of the tenth spot (that is, the lowest of the winning bids for the ten spots). All winning bidders will pay this amount per spot.
6) The ending time will be as early as 5pm Central Time on October 19, 2012, but after the first 5 minute period with no high bid activity.
Legalese:
a) In the event of a tie, the time of the post will be the tiebreaker, with the earliest post being the winner.
b) Failure to pay within 72 hours of the closing of the auction gives FFG the right to declare another winner for the spot at FFG's discretion.
c) Should a winning bidder also win one of the United Airlines auctions for spaces at this event, that bidder will have the option to back out of one spot in the FFG auction and FFG will determine a replacement winner in the FFG auction, if any, at its discretion.
d) A spot won consists of access to only the United Airlines events listed herein and not to any aircraft flights or events sponsored by or presented by any other organisation. Additionally, the winners are responsible for travel to and from the event, lodging, and any other expenses they may incur as part of their attendance.
e) FFG reserves the right to make any decisions it deems necessary regarding this event are at its sole discretion.
Bidding starts at $20. Full dollar amounts only (no cents). Auction ends at or around 5pm CT on October 19, 2012.
Happy bidding! We look forward to seeing the winners in Chicago.
Last edited by JC1120; Oct 18, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Oct 10, 2012, 8:42 pm
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Slight modification to the ending time: The ending time will be as early as 5pm Central Time on October 19, 2012, but after the first 5 minute period with no high bid activity.
The FFG Directors have analyzed the bid results, and have determined that the auction ended at 5:32pm on October 19, 2012, with the last high bid placed at 5:27pm.
When a bidder rebids with a higher amount, the poster's bid is immediately updated to the new amount and that bid is timestamped and recorded. The 5 minute clock is reset at that time. In this specific auction, the lowest of the ten bids also changed every 5 minutes or less between 5:00pm and 5:27pm.
Arthur Randolph (FT) $666
Weatherboy (MP) $503
sithlord (MP) $502
rgrunnah (FT) $501
eightblack (FT) $500
BCS1K (FT) $500
BCS1K (FT) $500
shcooper1 (FT) $500
dkc715 (FT) $460
mogulskiir (FT) $455
The winning bid therefore is $455. The winners should now donate this amount here.
The FFG Directors have analyzed the bid results, and have determined that the auction ended at 5:32pm on October 19, 2012, with the last high bid placed at 5:27pm.
When a bidder rebids with a higher amount, the poster's bid is immediately updated to the new amount and that bid is timestamped and recorded. The 5 minute clock is reset at that time. In this specific auction, the lowest of the ten bids also changed every 5 minutes or less between 5:00pm and 5:27pm.
Arthur Randolph (FT) $666
Weatherboy (MP) $503
sithlord (MP) $502
rgrunnah (FT) $501
eightblack (FT) $500
BCS1K (FT) $500
BCS1K (FT) $500
shcooper1 (FT) $500
dkc715 (FT) $460
mogulskiir (FT) $455
The winning bid therefore is $455. The winners should now donate this amount here.
Last edited by JC1120; Oct 20, 2012 at 8:26 am
Oct 11, 2012, 8:30 am
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In case anyone is confused about how the winning bid pricing works, here's an example. Assume the list below is the top bids for the 10 spots on the date of closing:
1) B. Crandall $200
2) B. Crandall $200
3) C.R. Smith $160
4) D. Siegel $150
5) D. Parker $148
6) D. Parker $148
7) J. Trippe $130
8) L. Kellner $80
9) J. Smisek $70
10) G. Bethune $50
In this example, the winning bid for all 10 spots will be $50. FFG has chosen this format to keep the bidding more competitive and to ensure all winners pay the same amount.
1) B. Crandall $200
2) B. Crandall $200
3) C.R. Smith $160
4) D. Siegel $150
5) D. Parker $148
6) D. Parker $148
7) J. Trippe $130
8) L. Kellner $80
9) J. Smisek $70
10) G. Bethune $50
In this example, the winning bid for all 10 spots will be $50. FFG has chosen this format to keep the bidding more competitive and to ensure all winners pay the same amount.
Oct 11, 2012, 4:57 pm
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Lunch with three members of leadership from Customer Experience and MileagePlus shortly after the conclusion of the United DO. This is limited to ONLY the 10 winners of this auction.
Oct 11, 2012, 5:07 pm
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Tours are on Thursday, with a cocktail reception in the evening. Q&A panels + Jeff are Friday morning, ending around lunchtime. The lunch for the auction winners will be right after this.
Oct 11, 2012, 6:03 pm
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It sounds like UA is putting 'Do folks on an bus after the Friday conversations back to the Hyatt where the GiddyUp event continues. If lunch is won, I suppose winners need to figure out a way back to the Hyatt on their own?