AFF Gathering #6 in OOL - Dates

[samh004]

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Following http://www.australianfrequentflyer....vents/aff-gathering-6-ideas-2012-a-35230.html, the Gold Coast has won by a fair margin. While this may be seen as the wrong decision due to options being left off the poll, the fact remains a third of (or 13) members chose the Gold Coast as the winning location. Creating additional polls and more debate would only increase the pressure on organisers for the event this year as time runs out. Therefore, the Gold Coast is it (and I was hoping for Hobart personally)!

With the winning location chosen, we need to select dates. In the past the gathering has been held thrice in October, once in November and once in August.

AFF#5 CBR - October 7 - 9
AFF#4 BNE - October 22 - 24
AFF#3 SYD - October 23 - 25
AFF#2 ADL - November 28 - 30
AFF#1 MEL - August 1 - 3

Prospective dates (respective state school holidays (TAS is weird) and both AFL and NRL GF noted):

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[td]21 - 23 September[/td]
[td]NSW[/td]
[td]VIC[/td]
[td]QLD[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]SA[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
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[tr]
[td]28 - 30 September[/td]
[td]NSW[/td]
[td]VIC[/td]
[td]QLD[/td]
[td]ACT[/td]
[td]WA[/td]
[td]SA[/td]
[td]NT[/td]
[td]AFL[/td]
[td]NRL[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5 - 7 October[/td]
[td]NSW[/td]
[td]VIC[/td]
[td]QLD[/td]
[td]ACT[/td]
[td]WA[/td]
[td]SA[/td]
[td]NT[/td]
[td][/td]
[td]Bathurst[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]12 - 14 October[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td]ACT[/td]
[td]WA[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]19 - 21 October[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]26 - 28 October[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2 - 4 November[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]9 -11 November[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]16 - 18 November[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]23 - 25 November[/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

The average temperatures of the Gold Coast for the months above are 14.8 - 23.8ºC in September, 16.9 - 25.5ºC in October and 18.8 - 26.6ºC in November.

If you could vote in the poll to help choose dates that would be very helpful. Please try and limit comments about the Gold Coast not being the city you would have chosen/boycotting to somewhere else!

Also, if you would like to be involved in helping to organise activities, dinners, bars, suggestions for things to do etc, please shout out. I don’t really want to be left alone here, but I did want to make sure this great annual event doesn’t end so soon because of a little disagreement on locations.

I promise next year we can have a poll with a hundred options (or 10 threads with 10 options)!

 

[awilcockson]

Unsure if I'll attend OOL (maybe I'll just come to dinner), but I vote for NOT having it on Bathurst weekend again!

 

[samh004]

Unsure if I'll attend OOL (maybe I'll just come to dinner), but I vote for NOT having it on Bathurst weekend again!

What are the dates and I’ll add them to the table for you.

Hey, at least you were closer to the action than you would have been at home!

 

[awilcockson]

What are the dates and I’ll add them to the table for you.

4-7 Oct 2012

 

[harvyk]

4-7 Oct 2012

Right, I've voted for every weekend other than the 4th to 7th up to the beginning of November... I've been track side at every Bathurst since 2005, and I don't intend on missing out on this one...

 

[kpc]

Having been to the last 3 AFF gatherings, I would love to attend OOL this year but the only W/Es I could possible attend (OS trips to Sth Africa in October and Sth America in November) are 23-25 September and 2 - 4 November which are not the usual time frames for the AFF gathering...so doesn't look positive at this point

 

[moa999]

Just to prevent someone else from posting...
But QF doesn't fly to OOL....

 

[penegal]

Just to prevent someone else from posting...
But QF doesn't fly to OOL....

As with the Christmas in July thread, you can fly to BNE and commute to OOL (well probably Surfers?) via train or car.

 

[penegal]

It's a bit early for me to comit to any dates at this stage.

However once it is decided I will put it in my calender and do my best to make it.

 

[Flashback]

OOL doesn't really interest me having been there a few times before, so I'm a definite non-starter on this one and won't bother voting!

 

[MarkD]

Looks like I'm going to have to fly to Melbourne to fly to this Aff event. Anyone up for a pre and post event sc run ex Bne ?

Whoever is organising pm me if you need a hand with transport, I may know someone who can help out gratis

 

[samh004]

OOL doesn't really interest me having been there a few times before, so I'm a definite non-starter on this one and won't bother voting!

It’s also a long way to come for the weekend, regardless

 

[straitman]

OOL doesn't really interest me having been there a few times before, so I'm a definite non-starter on this one and won't bother voting!

But it is the people not the location that is important.

 

[Flashback]

It’s also a long way to come for the weekend, regardless

But it is the people not the location that is important.

Yeh yeh! I could tie it in with a trip to meet my new niece, but given other recent events I think I'll be staying put in the UK for a while.

 

[JohnK]

A little too early to select dates as I am still planning an overseas holiday around the same time.

Although if I am in Brisbane at the time I will most likely attend.

 

[Taezar]

16-18 Nov is best for me - but if it is on another weekend and I am in the region, I will come along to dinner and one other event, but doubt I would play golf or do anything touristy.
Thanks for organising Sam.

 

[harvyk]

Sorry if it's already written down else where, but what date will this poll close and decisions made? Also considering there are 5 dates all with equal footing what are we doing about a tiebreaker?

I've managed to get my other half to allow me to go off and have fun in Hong Kong \ Japan later on this year (explained I needed a new suit and it was cheaper for me to go to HKG and have it made than buy it in CBR) , but funny as it seems a weekend in OOL will take some work \ convincing \ bargaining...

 

[serfty]

The poll will close on Tuesday April 3rd.

In the even of a tiebreaker being required, I suggest a new poll with those dates only over one week with 1 vote per member.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

16-18 Nov is best for me -

Should I mention the three weeks of Schoolies starts on the 17-11-12?

 

[Fifa]

Should I mention the three weeks of Schoolies starts on the 17-11-12?

Oh yikes...
That counts me out then