"Oz Fest #9" – Canberra Australia - Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27, 2012

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Sep 2, 2011, 7:08 am

#31

BiziBB

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Great to see you all here! Especially our regular visitors.

BiziBB & Mrs BiziBB request plat, please - and we are happy to research during our Floriade visit. (that is on in CBR, Sept 17-Oct 16 if you are curious).

Thanks again to our hardworking organisers!

Sep 2, 2011, 7:35 am

#32

Itsalongwaydown

Join Date: Jul 2003

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Twenty Six confirmed in twenty three hours.

Not bad.

Sep 2, 2011, 8:47 am

#33

spaceman

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Color me platinum ^. Tickets already bought, arv SYD 22 May.

Sep 2, 2011, 9:13 am

#34

Driving by DCA

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Please list me as Gold for now.

DRW was a lot of fun and I really want to do this, but with some work projects I already know are on the horizon, I won't be sure whether I can spare the time until after the first of the year.

Sep 2, 2011, 9:26 am

#35

ozstamps

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Quote:

Originally Posted by monitor

We are still upset that we missed Darwin but have vowed not to miss this one.

I request that ozstamps put us into the platinum column and we are looking forward to seeing all of our friends down there next May.

Ha!

If anyone needed to rely on ME updating the Platinum list accurately there would be 2 attendees each year. As I'd mess up the rest.

After Franny and Bob kindly popping over our Washington Dulles Hotel last month for lunch, after our aborted flight to Argentina due to volcano Ash, we will again ask the Australian Government to approve their viaa.

It is Mwenenzi who does the amazing job of tracking all the in/out/in/out jumping-jacks, and moveable feasts each year.

Thanks to the friendly co-operation of Community Moderator Cholula, who at my request just deleted my 4 early marker posts - all of Mwenenzi's marker posts are 4 higher up the list - and the Attendee list is now here -

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/17038556-post11.html

As Bill commented, near 30 Platinums in a day is pretty amazing.

Glen

Sep 2, 2011, 2:06 pm

#36

Taezar

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colour me gold plated silver please

Probable but will depend on work.

Sep 2, 2011, 5:54 pm

#37

CDKing

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Last year was great. I wont be able to attend this year though as i can only pick one big DO each year and there's so much of the world to explore. It only took me a week (about 1/4 of my annual leave) to get there and back with my routing

Sep 3, 2011, 1:48 am

#38

gvdIAD

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I've enjoyed each of my visits down under and fully expect to make my 7th straight Oz Fest appearance. Please add me to the platinum list.

Sep 3, 2011, 2:31 am

#39

qwertyuiop

Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: Melbourne, Mostly

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I should probably express some interest. Put me down as a silver and see how circumstances pan out - would like to actually meet some of you folk one of these days.

Sep 3, 2011, 2:52 am

#40

Hvr

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Strewth I live here so I had better nominate as Platinum. Only problem being no FF points or hotel points.

Now if you live here in CBR or nearby you may also be interested in AFF Gathering #5 from Oct 7-9 2011. It could be a little taster of things to come.

At the very least you can advertise what a great time you had and spread the word about our little capital city.

Sep 3, 2011, 6:38 am

#41

SQ421

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hvr

Strewth I live here so I had better nominate as Platinum. Only problem being no FF points or hotel points.

Another Canberran here.

Happy to nominate as Platinum.

Also, more than willing to help out with organising stuff on the ground, in cases where local presence may be required to talk to service providers/hotels/whoever.

Sep 3, 2011, 10:54 pm

#42

Kiwi Flyer

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Gold for me for now.

Sep 4, 2011, 3:46 pm

#43

BondAir007

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Hi,

I am interested. Please put me down as ... Gold.

Thanks!

-BondAir007

Sep 4, 2011, 10:59 pm

#44

QF WP

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It would be remiss of me not to nominate as Platinum, along with Mrs QF WP and mini #1 and 2. After missing DRW, we have organised holidays for much later in the year.

Hmmm, may only fly in Fri PM, otherwise mini#1 will just have to miss a day at Prep and mini#2 a day at Daycare.

Time to tell Mrs QF WP that she's going.

Where is Craigo?