AFF Gathering #17 in BNE on 18 - 20 October 2024

We're pleased to announce that the 2024 AFF annual gathering will be held in Brisbane, the sunny capital of Queensland!

The weekend of Friday 18 - Sunday 20 October 2024 has been chosen for the event. As per past years, there will be a welcome dinner on the Friday evening, optional activities on Saturday and a main dinner on Saturday evening. There may also be an optional activity on Sunday in the late morning.

All AFF members (and +1's, etc.) are welcome to attend. Most people usually fly in on Friday afternoon and leave on the Sunday afternoon/evening.

Your lead organisers for this year's event are @NM and @QF WP. Other Brisbane-based members are also welcome to volunteer to assist.

We'll update this thread over the coming months with more information about the planned activities, dinner venues and costs, which we expect to be similar to past gatherings. There will be a $5 registration fee per participant, plus the cost of any activities and/or meals that you choose to join.

For now, please feel free to let us know in this thread if you think you'll be able to make it! For those unfamiliar with the AFF terminology:

• "Platinum" means you're planning to attend and have booked flights/accommodation
• "Gold" means you're likely to attend but will need to confirm at a later time
• "Silver" means you're unlikely to attend at this stage.
• "Bronze" means you're unable to attend.

The AFF Leadership Team can provide support in terms of money collection and distribution, and editing this thread as needed. If something needs to be updated, please simply report the post with the update so anyone on the team can action it (starting a conversation only alerts one person).

We're looking forward to seeing you all in Brissie!

 

[FishFood]

Finally booked my flight departing PER, and changed accommodation to Mantra, but could change again

 

[FishFood]

Rebooked to HIX, for the benefit of the person updating the attendees list I'll try not to change again

 

[Larko1]

Gold

Bronze
Will be at Randwick races with Charlie and Camilla
'Av a good weekend

 

[Deno]

I have been to the new casino to check the restaurants out. Very few are open, and the ones that are open are so busy it takes hours to get a table and food.

I would avoid the Casino for dining for the next few months.

 

[NM]

Please Note:

I have updated Post #3 in this thread with the details as posted here by members intending to attend (noted in thread as Platinum status for the event). I have also sorted alphabetically by AFF username and added separate lines for +1s (and +2 in some cases).

Please check your details are correct at this time, including that you are planning to attend (i.e. platinum) and any arrivals, accommodation and departure details you are happy to share.

If your information is correct, please "Like" this post. If an update is needed, or you are planning to attend and are not yet on this list, either post here in the thread, report the post including your update details, or send me an AFF Conversation and I will update Post #3 accordingly.

More details to be posted soon.

 

[I love to travel]

I am a Brisbane local so no accomodation and flight details

 

[AIRwin]

I am a Brisbane local so no accomodation and flight details

Same here - interested in what the activities are

 

[NM]

Same here - interested in what the activities are

Saturday activities will be announced soon. Just finalising transport costs so we can let you all know all the details. But to whet the appetite a little, Saturday will offer two experiences, one is .... oh wait ... will be announced soon .

But I will say that each experience choice includes two different components that we believe will be appreciated by the majority of participants. I want to do both options, but alas will need to decide which one, and that is going to be a tough decision for me and likely many others.

Places at these experiences will be capped based on venue/destination limits and places will be confirmed upon receiving payment as the venues/destinations require pre-payment to hold the bookings/reservations. Details for payments will be included when the activities are announced and places will be filled as payment is received.

 

[Doug_Westcott]

Please Note:

I have updated Post #3 in this thread with the details as posted here by members intending to attend (noted in thread as Platinum status for the event). I have also sorted alphabetically by AFF username and added separate lines for +1s (and +2 in some cases).

Please check your details are correct at this time, including that you are planning to attend (i.e. platinum) and any arrivals, accommodation and departure details you are happy to share.

If your information is correct, please "Like" this post. If an update is needed, or you are planning to attend and are not yet on this list, either post here in the thread, report the post including your update details, or send me an AFF Conversation and I will update Post #3 accordingly.

More details to be posted soon.

Minor changes user name is doug_westcott NOT doug_westacott and departing flight on 21/10 is QF1257 NOT QF 1267. Otherwise OK

Doug Westcott

 

[jxv]

Accommodation to be added: iStay River City Brisbane.

 

[FishFood]

Please Note:

I have updated Post #3 in this thread with the details as posted here by members intending to attend (noted in thread as Platinum status for the event). I have also sorted alphabetically by AFF username and added separate lines for +1s (and +2 in some cases).

Please check your details are correct at this time, including that you are planning to attend (i.e. platinum) and any arrivals, accommodation and departure details you are happy to share.

If your information is correct, please "Like" this post. If an update is needed, or you are planning to attend and are not yet on this list, either post here in the thread, report the post including your update details, or send me an AFF Conversation and I will update Post #3 accordingly.

More details to be posted soon.

Flights deets:

Thu, Oct 17 VA 471
Sun, Oct 20 VA 474

Thanks

 

[tdimdad]

From gold > bronze > now back to gold. The anticipated work commitments have disappeared and I'm free as a bird to travel.

Likely arrival on Thursday evening, departure Sunday evening. Splitting the time between this event, kids and friends.

When's the program expected out, please? It'd help in scheduling the time.

 

[RooFlyer]

When's the program expected out, please? It'd help in scheduling the time.

Post #228

 

[tdimdad]

Post #228

I was hoping something that would frame the 'soon' since it's a rather relative term.

 

[NM]

A draft agenda has been added to Post #2. Note this draft and subject to change, but provides some guidance about timings for the weekend.

 

[craven morehead]

Emerald to Brisbane​

QF2405 • Tue 15 Oct 2024 • 11:55 - 13:25

Post automatically merged: Wednesday at 11:00 AM

Brisbane to Emerald​

QF1796 • Mon 21 Oct 2024 • 15:10 - 16:3

 

[RooFlyer]

A draft agenda has been added to Post #2. Note this draft and subject to change, but provides some guidance about timings for the weekend.

Salomé (1922) naz_mova - Excerpts -- Dance of the Seven Veils - Richard Strauss (Link is to a video)

 

[Scash]

We are plummeting all the way back to bronze. Our son and his wife are holding a combined 50th celebration that weekend in Sydney.

Such a shame you won’t be there. Was looking forward to meeting you both. Maybe we could arrange a Sunshine Coast catch up sometime.

 

[drron]

Such a shame you won’t be there. Was looking forward to meeting you both. Maybe we could arrange a Sunshine Coast catch up sometime.

We have had a couple in the past. I remember dinners at Noosa and Peregian roughly 20 years ago.
There was an AFF do in the past as well but as usual I was not at home.

 

[tdimdad]

Platinum. VA973 on Thu + VA978 on Sun. Staying with the family.

I'll attend the Friday night welcome and what other low-key social happenings might be going on.

Anyone interested on a lunch on Friday, let me know. It'd be great to do a pre-start.