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Thoughts on next year's meet-up? (none / 0)

What time of year is best? It ended up very late this year, more-or-less by accident, and that didn't seem like the best time.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 10:52:11 AM EST

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I've been thinking about Bremen, and October is often sweet. There's the possibility of coinciding with the 777th Ischa Freimakt (free market), the oldest in the world. (Downside is we will have millions of visitors.)

This is a very tentative thought.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 11:11:37 AM EST
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We would likely schedule a bus trip to Bremerhaven and perhaps Cuxhaven to wander around some offshore steel stuff. If there was interest.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 11:14:15 AM EST
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I think Paris may be a fixed venue for the annual meet-up.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 11:27:58 AM EST
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What about the possibility of two ET meet-ups per year? The annual meeting in the spring, and then another in the fall? If someone wasn't able to make it to one meeting, perhaps they could make it to the other.

It would be really nice to travel around and see some different places. (Of course I'd love for one of those places to someday be Helsinki! ... I hear Sven is a superb host, and I do so enjoy the planning part of it.)

So what would be needed? Accommodations, a good watering hole, a place to dine, and a few activities. What have I missed?

It would also be good if the date could be announced well in advance so that those of us who need to plan ahead or save our pennies in order to make the trip would have plenty of time to do so.

by sgr2 on Thu Dec 8th, 2011 at 10:47:08 AM EST
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Oh, I know what I forgot . . . the goody bags. ;-)

by sgr2 on Thu Dec 8th, 2011 at 10:50:42 AM EST
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This is an attempt to get the date for next years meet-up announced before Christmas ...

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2011 at 11:07:30 AM EST
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OK, practically, weekends in:

April 2012

7-8 is Easter (Monday = Bank holiday)
14-15 looks quiet
21-22 first round, presidential election
28-29 probably quiet but the Tuesday is 1st May (BH)

May 2012

5-6 second round of elections, the Tuesday is 1945 Armistice BH
12-13 looks quiet
19-20 part of Ascension Thursday (BH) long weekend
26-27 Whit, the Monday is BH

The fact of being part of a long weekend (ie tied on to a Bank holiday) could mean more French visitors to Paris, though the last two weekends there are probably the biggest. Elections are not really an obstacle.

I don't think we should count on these dates being out of the tourist season, this now seems much longer than it used to be, as looking for hotel rooms in October showed us.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2011 at 11:49:25 AM EST
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Lots of visitors is not a problem, lack of cheap hotel space is.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 11:42:42 AM EST
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That would be nice, visiting Bremen!

by sgr2 on Thu Dec 8th, 2011 at 09:34:41 AM EST
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When we first started doing this we organised it in May, which I always thought was nice, just before the tourist season really kicked off. It only changed to 2nd weekend of September cos that was the only time we could guarantee Dear Leader being around.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 12:34:55 PM EST
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Actually, I think it changed to September more by negligence than anything else.

May did seem better for people.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 12:39:27 PM EST
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April in Paris can be mighty lovely, too, if it fits JG's schedule better than May.

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 01:52:35 PM EST
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That would be nice, visiting Paris!

by sgr2 on Thu Dec 8th, 2011 at 09:35:44 AM EST
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It was in May the first time (2006), then in June (2007). Then September (2008, 2009, 2010). Why the changes I don't remember.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 01:56:29 PM EST
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I think it was Fran who pushed it into September that one year because she could not make it in the spring. I don't have any specific problems for any of these dates, so on't mind me for the selection, as it's easier for me to organize the logistics :)

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Tue Dec 6th, 2011 at 05:43:44 PM EST
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