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Oz Fest 17 Brisbane, Australia. USA Memorial Day Wknd May 22-24, 2020 [Postponed]
Oz Fest 17 Brisbane QLD Australia. USA Memorial Day Weekend Postponed as Post 109 :(Oz Fest 17 BNE 2021 Oz Fest 17 2021 will be held in Brisbane from Friday 28th May to Sunday 30th May 2021 (US Memorial day weekend). The new thread for Oz Fest 17 BNE 2021 will be posted towards the end of ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The May USA Memorial Day weekend seems very popular with USA based Flyer-talkers, and that is the weekend that was most favoured by far. Again chosen that weekend - as we have for all other 16 Oz Fests. Around half the attendees are USA based at each Oz Fest. That public holiday in the USA is Monday May 25, 2020. Remember if you leave Australia on afternoon of Monday May 25, you arrive back in the USA also early morning on Monday May 25. A lot of time, no matter where you live in the USA, to get back home, unpack, have an early night, and get organised for a day at work next day etc. There have been 16 successful Oz Fests so far - in Sydney, (2004, 2005 & 2019) Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart Tasmania, Cairns, Adelaide, Darwin 2011, Canberra, Perth, Alice Springs-Ayers Rock/Uluru in 2014, New Zealand 2015, the Gold Coast QLD 2016, Newcastle 2017 & Noosa QLD 2018. The weather for the past 16 Oz Fests has been in general, superb and sunny. Despite June 1st, being our official Winter start date. Even in Tasmania our most southern city, we were truly blessed with unusually nice weather. We all thought Canberra and Hobart would be a weather challenge for sure, but the Saturday and Sunday gave quite perfect weather. Unusually for Oz Fest we have already have an organising team. Often someone only volunteers January or February. Often they volunteer military style. ozflygirl747 has again volunteered to be CEO (Chief Entertainment Officer) after being CEO for DRW, ASP & OOL. storyteller will look after food & beverage and QF WP the tours. Having 3 locals organising will make Oz Fest 17 one of the best. A common FT access account for the ad-hoc organising committee titled “Oz Fest (Oz Fest Organisers)” was approved by the Flyertalk Community Director, and the early informational posts here in this thread will show as that account, so they can be edited at will by those involved. Our ad-hoc Committee will be tracking attendees, and hotels, and flights, and activity sign ups etc in these early posts. These are incredibly time consuming to keep updated, and all attendees owe them a huge vote of thanks. :) Hopefully we can once again call on the falconea’s to be name tag/table tag supremos, and we are well on our way! _________________________________________________ Subscribe to this thread using thread tools (top of the page). Or just click here: Subscribe to Oz Fest 17 Brisbane, QLD Australia |
Updated to post 101 and for PM's & emails to 15:00 10th Mar
Attendees
Oz Fest 17 takes place in Brisbane. QLD Australia on USA Memorial Day weekend from Friday evening 22nd May to Sunday 24th May 2020 Please PM Oz Fest any error's & omissions or email:- ozfest at mail.com (NOT gmail) Platinum - Confirmed (in order of confirming will attend including PM & emails)
Gold Probable - Maybe
Silver- Interested
Bronze - can't make it
___ Note Post 16 "Confirming copper status. I had better show up one day." penegal’s real status for all FT & AFF do’s:- Copper - I won't know until the last minute as work may get in the way or I may have to fly to SIN or somewhere else for one reason or another or I just can't make up my mind. He will show up some time! _________________________________________________ Subscribe to this thread using thread tools (top of the page). Or just click here: Subscribe to Oz Fest 17 Brisbane, QLD Australia |
Activities & Who is doing what:
Over time this post will be have more information and links to other posts in this thread. We set up a web based reservation system to book and pay for activities in March- April Some activities require pre payment and others a commitment to attend. Some people attend all activities and others a few or maybe only the main Saturday night dinner. All are welcome albeit all or 1 activity. On Friday some of the early attendees meet for lunch/what ever. People can start to arrive from Wednesday and some do not leave until the following Tuesday/Wednesday. Some people leave Oz Fest on the Sunday. Generally Oz Fest has
The Oz Fest team base costs on people attending activities based on known flights and the history of similar events attended. Due to commitments the Oz Fest team has made/will make to suppliers/vendors no refunds are possible, unless another person takes your place. We often have to pay upfront for activities and/or restaurants. The cost includes the fees (~6%) Oz Fest pay to the reservation web site. |
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Hotels
Hotels are listed in this Google doc link Please click the hotel tab at the bottom. There are many hotels to suit all budgets. There are Accor, Hilton, and Marriott(Starwood) chain property's in Brisbane Having one central hotel location that most folks use, is a very large plus.
Brisbane Marriott Hotel, 515 Queen Street, Brisbane web site FT thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...australia.html (Very old thread - last post Apr 2018) Four Points by Sheraton Brisbane, 99 Mary Street, Brisbane web site FT thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star...ch-2014-a.html (last post Apr 2017) Hilton, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane web site FT thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilt...sbane-aus.html
Holiday Inn Express,Brisbane Central, 168 Wharf St, Brisbane web site FT thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...sbane-ihg.html Mantra Midtown 127 Charlotte Street, Brisbane web site
Novotel Brisbane 200 Creek Street, Brisbane web site
The Point Brisbane Lambert Street, Brisbane web site Pullman King George Square, Brisbane web site FT thread---> Pullman Brisbane KGS - Poor start, great recovery
Westin, 111 Mary Street, Brisbane web site FT thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...er-thread.html
W Hotel, 81 North Quay, Brisbane web site FT thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...er-thread.html (last post Dec 2018) FT thread--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...ia-2018-a.html (last post Sept 2018) |
Flights
Flights are listed in this google doc link We use flight information to predict activity participation. Helps a lot with planning. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Additional information associated with flights
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Will be updated from time to time. Brisbane & Info FT threads To be updated over time __________________________________ Phones
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History Of Oz Fests click here for the map.
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___________________ 266 individual FTer's have attended Oz Fest 1 to Oz Fest 16 inclusive at an average of 2.77 per person. 37 people have attended 5 or more Oz Fest’s. About 40% from USA. Repeat attendee’s at Oz Fest’s are about 80% with 20% newbie’s. Continuous attendance, without missing an Oz Fest. Some people have attended more, but have missed 1 or more Oz Fest’s
As up to and including Oz Fest 16 16 :star: FTer for attending all 16 previous Oz Fests no one :( 15 :star: FTer for attending 15 previous Oz Fests QF WP restlessinRNO 14 :star: FTer for attending 14 previous Oz Fests Itsalongwaydown Sue Oz JohnSydney2000 Serfty 13 :star: FTer's for attending 13 previous Oz Fests kpc Fredd Mrs Fredd JohnK 12 :star: FTer's for attending 12 previous Oz Fests Bundy Bear upup&away 11 :star: FTer's for attending 11 previous Oz Fests Mrs QF WP ozstamps chchkiwi 10 :star: FTer's for attending 10 previous Oz Fests jswong tom911 spaceman 9 :star: FTer's for attending 9 previous Oz Fests fifa kpc_gf gvdIAD MargoOz To Market to Market Perthite 8 :star: FTer's for attending 8 previous Oz Fests Mr fifa falconea Mr falconea Frantic Monitor |
Spare post for later
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Please put us down as Gold at this time. Thank you for organizing. :)
restlessinRNO restlessinRNO+1. |
This time we both plan to be there!
It's been a while, alas. Audrey |
Please count me in! Thanks.
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Mark me down as Gold for now.
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Silver for now, will probably hafta work this time. |
Put me down as Platinum at this stage |
Please put me down as Platinum. Thank you. John. |
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