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

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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!
 
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Many thanks for the organisers! There would have been a lot more to take in that I did and next time I need to spend much more time mingling and picking brains.

It was a quiet day for me today with a friend and one of the kids. And my favourite corner in the lounge happened to be free. 😎
 

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And go against the our strong held motto “why fly direct when you can connect?” No sir! Not me! Far be it from me to engage in such blasphemous behaviour 🤣
But you did change to fly CBR-BNE direct?
 
And go against the our strong held motto “why fly direct when you can connect?” No sir! Not me! Far be it from me to engage in such blasphemous behaviour 🤣
That's me next week going to MEL. I do hope the SYD J lounge closure is short-lived as I connect heading south.
 
Any Straglers left, I’ll be in the BNE qantas club around 10.30 an booked on QF 529 to Sydney @ 12.15
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Tomorrow that is !!!!!
See post #3:
 
A blast from the past:

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On loan from HBA?
 
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PSA - SYD J lounge is closed for reno work. Source: FB pages and I’m at SYD Club now. Absolutely no place to sit.
For anyone transiting through SYD now, can confirm that J lounge is still closed, but QPub is far more civilised at the moment with plenty of seating on offer.
 
Back on home soil after a great weekend. Huge thanks to @NM @QF WP and everyone else who had a hand in planning, coordinating and executing a successful event. Hope you can take a deep breath now and relax knowing it’s done and dusted!! 🙌

Great to make new connections and reconnect with existing ones. Safe travels all and see you at a future AFF event :)
 

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