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Topic: GPRO Meeting Suggestions: The Start |
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Quote ( Liviu Sandu @ November 28th 2022,13:49:45 ) I was serious, otherwise I wouldn't post. It would be the first time, so I will need information about your claims, so that I can choose the location wisely.
The typical GPRO meeting is as follows:
Quote ( Jonathan Beagles @ February 10th 2022,00:57:27 ) Thursday evening - arrive, settle into hotel
Friday day - sightseeing, drinking, chilling
Friday evening - bowling, drinking
Saturday day - karting
Saturday evening - drinking!
Sunday day - watch F1 race together and depart at some point afterwards...
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Quote ( Liviu Sandu @ November 28th 2022,14:56:30 ) Brasov
At first glance, that place looks so beautiful!! If you are willing to host there, I am definitely voting for Romania :)
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Quote ( Jun Ho @ November 28th 2022,14:58:14 ) Quote ( Liviu Sandu @ November 28th 2022,14:56:30 )
Brasov
At first glance, that place looks so beautiful!! If you are willing to host there, I am definitely voting for Romania :)
Apart from organizing, what else does the host have to do? When do you want to organize, in what period? The area is beautiful in winter or summer. In winter it is hard to believe that we are doing karting.
Anyway, we will discuss the details if you decide.
Try to find on google images of Sinaia, Busteni, Peles... to get an idea.
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#1715 posted Nov 28th 2022, 15:18:13 (last edited Nov 28th 2022, 15:18:29 by Jun Ho)
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Quote ( Liviu Sandu @ November 28th 2022,15:07:21 ) Apart from organizing, what else does the host have to do? When do you want to organize, in what period? The area is beautiful in winter or summer. In winter it is hard to believe that we are doing karting.
Anyway, we will discuss the details if you decide.
Try to find on google images of Sinaia, Busteni, Peles... to get an idea.
The host's responsibility is:
- To ensure that all activites are booked and itineraries are completed for smoothness of meeting.
- To pre-pay for any and all bookings that may require this (you can then request payment from all participating members).
- To suggest hotels and transport at the given location.
- To guide the group through the activities when arriving at the location.
- To have fun!
That's about it :)
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Quote ( Jun Ho @ November 28th 2022,13:46:54 ) Although we are looking at a certain @Tomek Kiełpiński (A80) to host a Polish one :P
I think I know this guy. Should I ask him? ;-)
But to be honest, the only meeting he hosted, sucked. Instead of drinking and watching Euro2012 he forced people to play Bubble Football :-P
You'd better look for @Marcin Żak (A49) instead :-)
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I would love a meeting in Romania.
if someone twisted my arm I could host one in Estonia, but I would rather do Finland.
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As much as I would love to go to Estonia, this was already done and I would prefer a place we have never been to (even though I didn't attend the 2012 one!)
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Quote ( Tomek Kiełpiński @ November 28th 2022,20:56:34 ) You'd better look for @Marcin Żak (A49) instead :-)
Sounds like challenge, but I think it can be accepted ;-)
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Wow - this is a really unusual situation! 3 hosts, 3 countries that haven't had an official meeting before...
Finland with Jukka
Romania with Liviu
Poland with Marcin
Any would be brilliant from my point of view...I presume it will come down to Stefan V to make a call?
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If I had a choice:
Romania
Poland
Finland
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Quote ( Jonathan Beagles @ November 29th 2022,23:48:22 ) Wow - this is a really unusual situation! 3 hosts, 3 countries that haven't had an official meeting before...
Finland with Jukka
Romania with Liviu
Poland with Marcin
Any would be brilliant from my point of view...I presume it will come down to Stefan V to make a call?
@Jonathan Beagles (P15) i blame us for doing such a good job :P
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Haha lol Jun - that must be it :P
EDIT - Or such a bad job that everyone reckons that they can do better? :)
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#1725 posted Nov 30th 2022, 00:43:22 (last edited Nov 30th 2022, 00:43:57 by Jun Ho)
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Quote ( Jonathan Beagles @ November 29th 2022,23:48:22 ) Any would be brilliant from my point of view...I presume it will come down to Stefan V to make a call?
We can always do a GPRO poll too for people to vote :) @Stefan Voggenreither (R3) possible? :P
Quote ( Jonathan Beagles @ November 30th 2022,00:42:33 ) EDIT - Or such a bad job that everyone reckons that they can do better? :)
We set the standards so that people can always outdo it. Always reminds me of the time the Hungarians smashed it out of the park!!
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Voting would be cool...probably needs each person to make clear some basic details like what city it would be and what month?
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#1727 posted Nov 30th 2022, 13:33:04 (last edited Nov 30th 2022, 13:33:17 by Jun Ho)
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Quote ( Jonathan Beagles @ November 30th 2022,13:28:29 ) Voting would be cool...probably needs each person to make clear some basic details like what city it would be and what month?
Date vote can always be simultaneous :)
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Yep but in order to vote for a location, I would want to know what city it is at very least. We probably need to let the hosts know which month it is to confirm what weekends they can do also...
i.e. we don't want to end up with a winning date with a winning host that can't do that date!
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#1729 posted Nov 30th 2022, 13:41:05 (last edited Nov 30th 2022, 13:41:32 by Jun Ho)
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OK, as the meeting is usually done in July, the following dates are the ones that we should be doing it under as a F1 race falls under this weekend:
12 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 9 July
13 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 23 July
14 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 30 July
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Good shout on the F1 races!
@Liviu Sandu (R48) @Jukka Sireni (R145) @Marcin Żak (A49) Are there any of those dates next year that you could NOT host on? You would ideally need to be free on the Friday evening, Saturday full day and Sunday afternoon as a minimum. So that's:
7th, 8th, 9th July
21st, 22nd, 23rd July
28th, 29th, 30th July
Let us know please? :)
EDIT - Lol great minds Jun!
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Quote ( Jonathan Beagles @ November 30th 2022,13:44:10 ) EDIT - Lol great minds Jun!
As experienced hosts, it is what we do best. :P
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Honestly, I don't know exactly what I will do in July. If we end up meeting in Romania, I will take the time, to the extent that it depends on me.
However, I know what such an organization means, how much time and effort it requires. And I also know that I do not accept to do things superficially.
I would need the support and help of another manager from Romania if anyone is available.
It would be a good option to contact a tourist agency to organize for us. There are no noticeable additional costs. That way I would have support. It's just that some advance payments will probably be required for all the necessary reservations.
They will definitely want to know in advance the number of people involved.
I'm sorry that the distance between the hosting area and the Hungaroring is quite large, because otherwise we could try to see the F1 race live.
My proposal was for the Brasov area. You should check how easy it is to get there. If not, we must be some of the hosts with a car to make the journey from Bucharest, or rent a means of transport. I think this can be solved.
I am waiting for your opinions and those willing to participate. Maybe another host has better ideas.
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Quote ( Liviu Sandu @ November 30th 2022,14:29:12 ) My proposal was for the Brasov area.
What's the nearest airport and how far away is it?
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So far it has been that everyone books the hotels and flights themselves, and the host gets the bowling/karting/activities and maybe restaurants booked. Of course, Brasov seems to be not very near to any airport (I guess Bucharest is the best option), so some common transportation would be good too. But you don't need to be tour operator, just try to make sure the activities happen.
For me, likely any weekend would be as fine as it gets.
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The best solution is the Bucharest airport, and from there there are means of transport every 4 hours. The duration of the Bucharest-Brasov road is 3 hours. it's good because everyone comes at different times.
I would like to know the estimated number of participants because depending on this I can find locations where we all stay. I don't think it is good to accommodate the participants in different locations.
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It is suspected that Brasov airport will then be functional on routes from Vienna or London. But I don't rely on that.
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Worst case I am willing to rent a car to drive there, but if there are better options for Finland or Poland then those might take precedent just because of ease of travel.
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Main problem with the meeting for me is timing.
My holidays at my company are collective, so I can't choose. I can probably get some unpaid vacation for a few days, but... I like money.
Helsinki - no problem, it is close, any weekend is fine.... but I like money... but I imagine Jukka hosting will be amazingly well organized, judging by his "tourist schedule" in the last 2 meetings :).
Romania- Brasov - that region needs a 5-6 hour by plane to Bucharest (no direct flights) + 3 hours by train/bus + time to get to hotel and train/bus station and airport waiting time etc. So it is like a full day of traveling there and back. I do really want to visit Romania. It is fine if it is in the middle of a normal holiday in my company (will get the holiday times in mid-late January).
Poland - Wroclaw: flights are ok 4-5 hours (again nothing direct), flown there and back once before actually (had no time to do touristy things, so would be nice to visit).
Estonia - Tallinn: we are not desperate, hooray, I would rather not host.
Not sure what I would put as nr.1 at this point, I want Romania, but it is the only one I am not sure I can make it to. Helsinki is the only one I 100% will make it to (at least partially).
EDIT: I would very much like if we expand the potential times starting from June 16.th, as there is a very high probability I have 2 weeks off around June 23-24 (not sure in which direction, but the holiday has been around that time in my company for decades, new management though, so can't be sure)
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#1740 posted Dec 14th 2022, 18:54:53 (last edited Dec 14th 2022, 18:55:39 by Jun Ho)
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Quote ( Harri Pakosta @ December 14th 2022,18:30:06 ) EDIT: I would very much like if we expand the potential times starting from June 16.th, as there is a very high probability I have 2 weeks off around June 23-24 (not sure in which direction, but the holiday has been around that time in my company for decades, new management though, so can't be sure)
British GP is 9th July. That weekend will possibly work for you? :)
Otherwise 2nd July is Austrian GP that could also work? Depends on our host's availability.
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