flashware

I still think Perth is the best place to have the do. FWIW, the sale is valid until midnight tonight.

wijomas

Half the time it's cheaper for me to get to LAX than PER!

Leumas

I've created a totally non-scientific survey to quickly gauge opinion for the next OzFest.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6VJ8ZX2

The survey outcome is not necessarily the final decision, but it can be...

EDIT: Survey restored with more options. Previous votes have been moved over, no need to re-cast your vote.

newself

Will, you're right, I forgot about HNL.

serfty

I am totally against this idea.

I believe this is aneathema to what FT DO's are about. They are more of an informal get together of like minded people, especialy one like OzFest.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...ertalk-do.html

Too much structure and you lose this informality.

I had a lot to do with organising MEL in 2007 and I made sure the events were locked in up months beforehand.

I employed Paypal (for 95%) of the attendees and simply wore the $50 odd dollar cost - it made life so much easier.

serfty

I would agree with this sequence.

Leumas

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falconea

Agreed. And you'll never get people to fill out a proper registration form.

I couldn't even get people on the organising committee to confirm name tag details! After I handed the finished name tags to itsalongwaydown I remembered MargoOz saying last year "where's my 't'?", by which time it was too late.

Audrey

f0zzyNUE

objection - i used eventbrite.com for my NUE DO - the only way to register for the DO was via the eventbrite-website and filling out a form. with the setup of the event you can request mandatory information (like the hotels people staying in, their home airports for name tags, contact phone no. etc.).
all events were pay-as-you-go-events so eventbrite could be used for free. however when you want prepaid events the website does the collection of fees for you for a small premium.

eventbrite spit out excel sheets of the registrants for every event, their hotels, etc so i could deliver a welcome letter including the nametags to the hotels. the use of this dedicated website saved me lots of time and i could use my energy on more important tasks than "herding cats" .

flashware

I know, but think of me for example ; I have been to every AFF Do, which has cost me a lot compared to everyone else.

anat0l

I dare say I think you could say the same about DRW. It's not unusual for East Coast - PER and East Coast - DRW to cost about the same price.

Plus, at least you can direct to PER from AKL; you can't do that with DRW. Oh wait, we're Flyertalkers aren't we? (Why travel direct when you can connect?)

Upperdeck744

I want to add my thanks to the organizers of Oz Fest #7 for a wonderful weekend in Adelaide. It was great seeing familiar faces and making new friends. JohnSydney2000, I enjoyed the after parties on Sat. and Sun, so thanks for the invites. It was a weekend of great conversation, great tours and great food and drink, so as a result, there will be nothing but Slimfast for me the rest of this week . As a first timer to Oz Fest, y'all made me feel so welcome. Looking forward to next year.

lili

Great OzFest! Thanks to all the organizers and those who stepped up as needed. A really nice Community event, with good company, good food, and good wine.

Again, I can't thank the Hilton staff enough. I arrived early and one of the lounge ladies was welcoming me and chatting politely but I didn't dare tell her 40+ of us were on the way. Thank heavens OzStamps let them know. And in response, they sent chocolates and bubbly to our rooms. They really stepped up to the plate and were superb above and beyond expectations.

As were Audrey (how's your cat? the name tags are really nice, especially like the two-sided feature), Mwenzi for spreadsheet expertise, Bundy Bear for the credit card processing, and most of all OzStamps and Itsalongwaydown for the organizing. It was a great weekend.

If I forgot you, I seriously apologize. A long, long trip in economy on Qantas and I don't remember lots of stuff anymore.

See you all soon at another Hilton. Probably Vienna for most of you.

BiziBB

Thanks for your marvellous work this weekend and it's always a pleasure to catch up, wijomas. ^

Even more than before, I am hoping to find a way to a Napier or Wellington Do. With some great FTers who I enjoyed catching up with.

Wine Do, FTW!

kamchatsky

Just want to say thank you for the OzFest !

Whilst unfortunately I didn't attend any of the dinners and day activities, I did go to the 1109 and get to meet some of you. It was great to meet you all, and hopefully I can attend future DOs and gatherings.

Just want to say a big thank you to Itsalongwaydown, Ozstamps, Mwenzi and falconea for organising the event, JohnSydney2000 for hosting the 1109. Apologies for anyone I missed.

My better half found the whole thing "amusing". She could not believe people would fly half way around the world to Adelaide for a few days to talk about flying, then flying all the way back.

She also could not believe that people would fly from ADL to BNE via MEL (or any other convoluted route) just to get additional status credits.

She also found that I am no longer "the craziest person" Hehe!