What a great gathering!
A huge thanks to
JessicaTam who took the lead role in organising this do. I know Jess spent quite a lot of her time and money researching activities and negotiating with suppliers, so a massive thanks to Jess for her efforts in pulling it all together. Jess's many spreadsheets and reminders ensured that everything ran smoothly over the weekend and the gathering was complete success.
Special mentions to
jdeveraux3 and
samh004 for their work in the early days of organising and also their help in the background over the weekend. Thanks also to
falconea who let me borrow her slot punch to produce the name tags.
Thank you also to QANTAS Airways,
Virgin Australia, The Australian Frequent Flyer, Qantas Founders Outback Museum, Richard De Crespigny,
admin,
samh004 and
straitman who provided sponsorship in the form of various prizes and give-aways to the members who attended.
On a personal note - I wish I could have arrived earlier and stayed later, but I am very glad that I did made it (even if it was only for ~36hrs). I had a great time catching up with old friends and making new some ones. Special mention to
jswong (from WLG, via DEL) and Rowly (
samh004 Snr from HKG).
Apologies to a few people I only spoke to briefly. I wanted to come back and chat more, but the event flew by in a flash. I look forward to seeing some of you at the Train event in 2 weeks, and the rest of you at other events in the future.
Bring on AFF#8 at a yet to be decided secret location :!: :idea: