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Postby Spooky on Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:27 pm

Ok

Flights are all booked. Looking forward to it.
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Postby gstark on Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:58 pm

Great.

Who else has book their flights?
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Postby Spooky on Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:51 am

What?

Am I the only one flying down for this meet?
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Postby robw25 on Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:00 am

i will need to book flights for my partner and i soon..

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Postby gstark on Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:03 am

We're working with an expectation of about 40+ people being here for this event.

Most will, of course, be from Sydney.
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:44 am

gstark wrote:We're working with an expectation of about 40+ people being here for this event.

Most will, of course, be from Sydney.

Or other areas within driving distance - eg Canberra, Newcastle & Wollongong
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Postby Nnnnsic on Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:54 am

That said, most will be from NSW.
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Postby robw25 on Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:00 pm

was looking at flight times and i have a choice of two ... one arrives in sydney at 11:25 and the other 14:20.. i was wondering which would be more convenient for getting picked up by you nice people over there ??

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Postby birddog114 on Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:02 pm

robw25 wrote:was looking at flight times and i have a choice of two ... one arrives in sydney at 11:25 and the other 14:20.. i was wondering which would be more convenient for getting picked up by you nice people over there ??

cheers rob


Ask fozzie if he can get on to the same flight with you so I can pick three of you up at 11:25am flight
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Postby sheepie on Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:10 pm

I'll be able to provide shuttle service for out of towners as well if necessary :)
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Postby MCWB on Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:26 pm

Add me to the list of shuttle-drivers, I'm only 10-15 mins from the airport. :)
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Postby fozzie on Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:42 pm

Birddog114,

Birddog114 wrote:
robw25 wrote:was looking at flight times and i have a choice of two ... one arrives in sydney at 11:25 and the other 14:20.. i was wondering which would be more convenient for getting picked up by you nice people over there ??

cheers rob


Ask fozzie if he can get on to the same flight with you so I can pick three of you up at 11:25am flight


My question, is everything set in stone for the Anniversary Weekend :?: .

If so, I do not have a problem flying out of Adelaide on 5th August @ 9:00am to Arrive Sydney 11:25am along with robw25 and Lorraine so we can be collected by Birddog114 at the sametime.
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:50 pm

As I said with you last week, the AA is confirmed, details of venue or restaurants will be notified later. The main thing you have to book your flight. Anyway, when you're in Sydney, the Sydney members won't let you down and sure it's a great event among our interests.
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Postby fozzie on Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:11 pm

Birddog,

Birddog114 wrote:As I said with you last week, the AA is confirmed, details of venue or restaurants will be notified later. The main thing you have to book your flight. Anyway, when you're in Sydney, the Sydney members won't let you down and sure it's a great event among our interests.


Yes I took that information onboard, but I was uncertain whether the programme was going to start on the Friday morning, three (3) day event or just two (2) days. While I was in Sydney at Easter I missed a critical posts from Gary Stark re starting time.

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Spooky wrote:
I would like to come along to this. Any times finalised yet so I can start looking at cheaper air fares to get down to Sydney?


Nothing finalised as yet, but plan on a full weekend's activities, starting with a dinner on the Friday evening of August 5.

I'd be aiming to fly in no later than mid-afternoon on that date. Gives you time to settle in to your accommodation, and maybe get to Birddog's for the unofficial pre-dinner mini-meet that no doubt will happen..

Heading home - no earlier than Sunday, after 6, would be my best advice.
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Now it is crystal clear. I will now confer with robw25 re flight plans from Adelaide to Sydney.
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:14 pm

Actually, the schedule which was discussed was Friday afternoon after 5:00pm, start with a dinner to welcome all delegates as pre-conference
And main event will be on Saturday, Sunday will be last day.
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Postby fozzie on Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:23 am

Booked my Flights last night from and to Adelaide:

Carrier: Virgin Blue

Arrive Sydney Fri. 5 Aug. 11:25am DJ403

Depart Sydney Wed. 10 Aug. 6:45pm DJ416
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Postby robw25 on Fri Apr 08, 2005 8:34 am

fozzie wrote:Booked my Flights last night from and to Adelaide:

Carrier: Virgin Blue

Arrive Sydney Fri. 5 Aug. 11:25am DJ403

Depart Sydney Wed. 10 Aug. 6:45pm DJ416


i also have booked our flights, lorraine and i ...

Carrier: Virgin Blue

Arrive Sydney Fri. 5 Aug. 11:25am DJ403

Depart Sydney Wed. 17th Aug. 9:45 DJ406

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Postby birddog114 on Fri Apr 08, 2005 8:40 am

I'll pick three of you up at Sydney Airport at that time/ day, and hope all of you will stay in one place.
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Postby fozzie on Fri Apr 08, 2005 8:44 am

Birddog114,

Birddog114 wrote:I'll pick three of you up at Sydney Airport at that time/ day, and hope all of you will stay in one place.


Noted.

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Postby tasadam on Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:34 am

Ooooohhhhhhhhh MMMMmaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn............

I just chanced upon this. Now I gotta run it by the wife to see if I can interest her in a trip to Sydney.
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Postby stubbsy on Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:55 am

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