AWS meeting Amsterdam

[Jona L.]

We kunnen dit topic ook in het Nederlands voorzetten?  Anyway, lijkt me gezellig om eens wat te doen!

(We could also just continu this topic in Dutch?  Anway, seem fun to do something with some players!)

da zag ik niet "nej"!
sry... well, my spoken dutch is (quite) okay, but I cannot write it.. reading is also "geen problem"!

Jona L.

[ICEcoldair881]

why not meet up at singapore international? lovely terrace bar overlooking aprons

the price of getting there.....$10k CAD one way. pathetic.

[castelino009]

the price of getting there.....$10k CAD one way. pathetic.

we can ask SQ to sponsor us.

"AWS meet in SIN proudly sponsored by Singapore Airlines-First to fly A380" LOL , we get upgarded to J class , Sami will do the talking


VJC

[ICEcoldair881]

  you're a genius V! (no wonder you're in WorldLink )

*coughs* sami...um, could you do the talking?

Cheers,
ICEcold

ps-I think Singapore would be an amazing place but can it really support 20,000+ members comfortably?

[Jona L.]

1st are we actually that much? I thought we'd be around the 5.000..

2nd why should sami take care of that, since we are organizing this ourselves! [you don't ask your teachers to organize you meeting friend after school too, do you?]

3rd AMS is just perfect... if you want to meet in SIN, do so, but remember that there are (though only 25%) many "teenies"/"kids" who either cannot afford going so far, or are not allowed to leave specific "economic areas" (e.g. I may not leave the EU without parents, since I am not 18 (having to wait for June12th 2011), and also some are restricted due to having sucking parents, not leeting them go 5000NM just for a weekend or so...

Jona L.

[THI]

i can fly everywhere, where is a meeting 
just check out if there is a charter company providing some cheap "first class"......

i would recommend turkey.
flights are costing nearly nothing with sky hava yollari  or a bit more with onur air  or a bit more more for türk hava yollari 

no, but really: the hotels are highly rated. i have a friend. he is one of the managers in a 5* resort near antalya. they also own their own a/c (atlas jet). we can meet at atatürk and get our exclusive flight with an old boeing  we also will have special conference hall and also partys and more.

[ekaneti]

Most members are in North America. So somewhere like ATL, ORD, YYZ would be best. YYZ has lots of cheap flights from/to Europe on Air Transat so European members could get there cheap.

[Frogiton]

Most members are in North America. So somewhere like ATL, ORD, YYZ would be best. YYZ has lots of cheap flights from/to Europe on Air Transat so European members could get there cheap.

How bout TUS or PHX?  .

[d2031k]

Most members are in North America.

Are you sure?

https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/index.php/topic,15894.0.html

Sami - Is there an updated version of these statistics? I thought they were very interesting.  Cheers.

[slannoy]

Most members are in North America. So somewhere like ATL, ORD, YYZ would be best. YYZ has lots of cheap flights from/to Europe on Air Transat so European members could get there cheap.

I really doubt that many European players will go to North America for the first meeting.

The best would be to have a meeting on both side of the ocean.

[ICEcoldair881]

maybe in the middle, as I suggested? Bermuda sounds nice, and it's fast to get to Bermuda from both Europe and North America, as well as South America. and there are great connections for overseas (Asia, Africa, Oceania) members through either JFK or MIA.

[Kontio]

Meeting should obviously be in Helsinki. We can meet at my house but bring your own drinks.

[Hwoarang]

Meeting should obviously be in Helsinki. We can meet at my house but bring your own drinks.

If you pay my ticket, I will bring my own drinks

[ICEcoldair881]

Meeting should obviously be in Helsinki. We can meet at my house but bring your own drinks.

sami would disagree. too close for comfort i guess. (he's in Finland btw)

[swiftus27]

Honestly, how many of us could find a pub that will take in 20 of us and teleconference it.  Sadly, I'd be SHOCKED if you get more than 40 people to do it total. 

[castelino009]

remember that there are (though only 25%) many "teenies"/"kids" who either cannot afford going so far, or are not allowed to leave specific "economic areas" (e.g. I may not leave the EU without parents, since I am not 18 (having to wait for June12th 2011), and also some are restricted due to having sucking parents, not leeting them go 5000NM just for a weekend or so...

Jona L.

Jona, thats the difference between teenies and grown ups mate:) { no hard feelings here mate, just for fun} as they say every dog has his day, so shall all the teenies until then all grown ups shall have a convention in SIN and enjoy some ice cold Tiger beers (for people not into beers the original "SINGAPORE SLING" in the Raffles hotel.

VJC

[Jona L.]

Well, I guess also not every grown up can affort a ticket from somewhere (e.g. US/EU) to SIN... for example LH FRA-SIN is ~2500€ for a round trip in Eco... just for a day, or a weeked, I asume it to be quite a lot..

Jona L.

[ICEcoldair881]

we can ask SQ to sponsor us.

"AWS meet in SIN proudly sponsored by Singapore Airlines-First to fly A380" LOL , we get upgarded to J class , Sami will do the talking


VJC

[castelino009]

Ice what do you suggest mate? you are on the other side of the world. I think Farnborough would have been great. All AWS members (whoever can) gather and have a meeting in the morning and then see the flying display in the afternoon and have a nice meal in the evening and party till late. But with Farnborough only 2-3 weeks away its a short notice, If anyone is travelling to farnborough on th weekend please let me know, would luv to catch up with some AWS guys.

cheers
VJC

[ICEcoldair881]

Well, I guess also not every grown up can affort a ticket from somewhere (e.g. US/EU) to SIN... for example LH FRA-SIN is ~2500€ for a round trip in Eco... just for a day, or a weeked, I asume it to be quite a lot..

Jona said that, so I was quoting your awesome idea in a "suggestion response" i call it. maybe instead of Sami having to do the talking, everyone interested in going to SIN for the weekend for an AWS convention, write a letter/email to Singapore Airlines and just briefly explain the situation. if they get enough, they'll contact sami (make sure to leave a way to contact sami so that they can actually get in touch with him lol) and negotiate.

Cheers,
ICEcold