After the undoubted success of the Eurostar trip to Paris, and the meal at Quaglinos the night before, our attention must turn to the next V-Flyer venture.
There are already a few ideas either in progress or in the planning stages, notably Bay to Breakers, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and waaay in the future - Halloween 2010 in New York and Orlando..
Members are always encouraged to post details of events they intend to attend, and think that like minded V-Flyers may be interested in joining them. Details of such proposals should be posted in this forum, as the impromptu events are often the most successful.
We are however thinking about future events. The mods have a few ideas in mind, but are keen to encourage ideas from the floor.
There isnt a set template for an event, but past experience has shown us that there are a few common themes that seem to work. Ideally, one person or a small group will take ownership and responsibility for organising the core event for example Paul sorted the Eurostar and Richard booked Quaglinos both doing an excellent job. Generally we take no responsibility for organising travel to the event that is left to individuals. It is also nice if at least part of the day or days is given over to a members only portion either a meal, concert or other feature which we can market as a V-Flyer only event.
It is obviously daunting for people attending their first social, so events where people can dip in and out or are only for one day / evening may be more attractive than a multi day commitment. Cost is also an issue. In these days of recession, bear in mind that not everyone has an unlimited budget.
If anyone has any ideas or has contacts that would be able to facilitate something out of the ordinary, please either post it here or PM one of the mods and hopefully we can make it happen.
There are already a few ideas either in progress or in the planning stages, notably Bay to Breakers, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and waaay in the future - Halloween 2010 in New York and Orlando..
Members are always encouraged to post details of events they intend to attend, and think that like minded V-Flyers may be interested in joining them. Details of such proposals should be posted in this forum, as the impromptu events are often the most successful.
We are however thinking about future events. The mods have a few ideas in mind, but are keen to encourage ideas from the floor.
There isnt a set template for an event, but past experience has shown us that there are a few common themes that seem to work. Ideally, one person or a small group will take ownership and responsibility for organising the core event for example Paul sorted the Eurostar and Richard booked Quaglinos both doing an excellent job. Generally we take no responsibility for organising travel to the event that is left to individuals. It is also nice if at least part of the day or days is given over to a members only portion either a meal, concert or other feature which we can market as a V-Flyer only event.
It is obviously daunting for people attending their first social, so events where people can dip in and out or are only for one day / evening may be more attractive than a multi day commitment. Cost is also an issue. In these days of recession, bear in mind that not everyone has an unlimited budget.
If anyone has any ideas or has contacts that would be able to facilitate something out of the ordinary, please either post it here or PM one of the mods and hopefully we can make it happen.