Get Together! First Beer is on me!
I have been thinking about this for a while now and I would maybe like to get into the planning stage of it should any of you be interested:
Let´s all get together for a party and have a beer in real life!
(or a yogi tea or minutemaid with eggnogg or whatever your preferred beverage might be)
I think there are so many interesting people here that odds are some of us would get along great in real life as well.
I am calling out to all of you who are interested in meeting new people with a common passion for the Sift and who are not scared away by the possibility of ladybug73 turning out to be manboobs57 or some other surprise. I for my part would happily take my chances because meeting new people is always great! If this is nothing for you and you are happier anonymus in front of your screen, then that is perfectly fine!
Because we are most likely spread out all over the globe, it would of course be difficult to get all of us in one spot.
So my location suggestions for the first meeting would be:
London
because it is quite easy to get to from almost anywhere in Europe
New York
Because everyone loves to go there anyway, and it´s easy to get to for the US/Canadian sifters (and I might be there around New Years)
Berlin
because I live there and I am lazy and selfish
I am aware this leaves out Africa, Asia, Australia and South America for now, but I am sure if this catches on meetings will spring up there too!
The Timeframe should allow all of us to plan ahead a little, so maybe in at least 6 weeks time or early next year would work.
Should there be some kind of agreement on Berlin as a location I am offering to take care of some details and arrange for places to stay, cold beer and whatnot.
Should anyone in the above mentioned locations feel like he/she would like to be involved in organizing something like this: Raise your hand!
Also feel free to make other suggestions for locations of course! (Try to put yourself in the visitors shoes though and make it somewhere with an airport for us.) Budget allowing, I would try to come anywhere in Europe for this.
Hope to see you soon,
maatc
P.S.: Hey siftbot! Are there some stats on what location most sifters are from?
P.S.S.: I will be off to Norway for a week come tomorrow evening, so don´t be surprised If I don´t follow this post too closely until mid next week, but hopefully we will have some suggestions by then and we can start working on an actual date and a location.
Let´s all get together for a party and have a beer in real life!
(or a yogi tea or minutemaid with eggnogg or whatever your preferred beverage might be)
I think there are so many interesting people here that odds are some of us would get along great in real life as well.
I am calling out to all of you who are interested in meeting new people with a common passion for the Sift and who are not scared away by the possibility of ladybug73 turning out to be manboobs57 or some other surprise. I for my part would happily take my chances because meeting new people is always great! If this is nothing for you and you are happier anonymus in front of your screen, then that is perfectly fine!
Because we are most likely spread out all over the globe, it would of course be difficult to get all of us in one spot.
So my location suggestions for the first meeting would be:
because it is quite easy to get to from almost anywhere in Europe
Because everyone loves to go there anyway, and it´s easy to get to for the US/Canadian sifters (and I might be there around New Years)
because I live there and I am lazy and selfish
I am aware this leaves out Africa, Asia, Australia and South America for now, but I am sure if this catches on meetings will spring up there too!
The Timeframe should allow all of us to plan ahead a little, so maybe in at least 6 weeks time or early next year would work.
Should there be some kind of agreement on Berlin as a location I am offering to take care of some details and arrange for places to stay, cold beer and whatnot.
Should anyone in the above mentioned locations feel like he/she would like to be involved in organizing something like this: Raise your hand!
Also feel free to make other suggestions for locations of course! (Try to put yourself in the visitors shoes though and make it somewhere with an airport for us.) Budget allowing, I would try to come anywhere in Europe for this.
Hope to see you soon,
maatc
P.S.: Hey siftbot! Are there some stats on what location most sifters are from?
P.S.S.: I will be off to Norway for a week come tomorrow evening, so don´t be surprised If I don´t follow this post too closely until mid next week, but hopefully we will have some suggestions by then and we can start working on an actual date and a location.
21 Comments
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Don't forget Sydney.
Krupo"easy to get to for the US/Canadian sifters" - awesome generalization.
Search for previous Siftups - we've had a couple in Toronto, one in Montreal, one in London and don't forget the original, in Portland Oregon.
http://www.videosift.com/talk/First-Ever-VideoSift-Meet-Up
http://www.videosift.com/talk/Second-Ever-VideoSift-Meet-Up
ravenyeah, wicked generalization there Maatc... not all us Americans can just pop on into NY for a night of drinks... geography on this side of the pond tends to be a little more spread out than geography on that side of the pond...
making NYCity is a bit more than just a jaunt for most of the American and Canadian sifters... ultimately, massive group siftups are probably logistically impossible... nice dream though.
choggieI'm not allowed in Berlin-London is allowed next year, and NY is a hop-skippy-$$$ is always an issue-
rougyIt would be fun to meet you - will have to take a rain check on this one, but maybe some day.
maatcAlright alright!
I usually get generalizations like: Oh, you live in Europe? So you have probably met my uncle from Heidelberg then?
No, but honestly, I realize it is a huge place, and expensive to travel far.
I just threw NY in because I thought that way at least some of you over there had a chance to attend.
I have also learned from Krupos links (thanks!) that in order for this whole thing to count as a genuine meetup.:
-We need at least 3 people (which one was the biggest one so far?)
-At least one has to have traveled to the meeting place from somewhere else
Oh and dag:
I would jump on a plane to Sydney in a second but I am afraid budget and time don´t allow it for now. Sift and Surf in the Steak and Kidney is on my list for the future though...
eric3579I say we hook up at Annapurna base camp, or maybe a bit below it. Wicked Headaches at base camp.
maatcBeen done before eric!
Annapurna VS meeting
From left to right:
dpvtank, misterjt, austegard, brigrunar, openheartsoftly, linda_mo
And with arms sticking out: catflop
eric3579Nice One!
Gotta love it!
Gili islands would be a hop,
skip and a jump for Dag.
eric3579I got it
Fraser Island
Dag would have to be there
loorislol chogghie, what have you done not to be allowed in berlin?
rbarIf there is anything in Berlin, I am there. Maybe I can finally talk some people into upvoting my videos. Or buy them with beer, whichever is easiest.
MINKberlin is not inconceivable for me, if you happened to time it right or you could get me a DJ/VJ gig there to pay for the flight...
i'll give you 2 promotes! 
don't ask, don't get, eh?
gorgonheapI'll be in Berlin in December but I'm doing business so I might not be able to break away.
winkler1Does a frappr map make sense, to get a sense of where the clusters are?
trying it..Sifters Map, think it's pretty easy to sign up.
firefly^ Neat! (just added myself)
gorgonheap^Me too. I like this idea!
maatc^ sweet! good one! i joined too!
it is starting to look like berlin some time in december...
will work out details after i get back mid next week.
if anyone is interested in a NY meetup, it looks like i'll be there dec 30 to jan 07.
choggieI am not allowed on the east side anymore.....
gorgonheapIt's ok choogie, the wall fell a couple of years ago.
maatcI will start digging a tunnel for you choggie!
Am now loosely aiming for the weekend around December 15.
So far it looks like gorgonheap, MINK and rbar are interested.
Let me know if this is good for you or not possible at all.
Will keep you updated on details.
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