Abandonia Meeting

[TheChosen]

Is it possible to make a huge abandonia meeting,where the forum members meet each other.

[A. J. Raffles]

Probably not. Unless some people are in fact willing to spend several hours on planes - not to mention the costs of the flight. And those people would need somewhere to stay as well, so there'd have to be an awful lot of planning...

[Sebatianos]

Hardly!
The members are from all over the world. There are some members that live fairly close together - they might meet, but I doubt very much, that all members could meet...

Example:
We got Australians, Brazillians, Americans, Canadians, Icelandians, Norwegians, Sweds, English, Danes, Germans, Dutch, Belgians, French, Spains, Italians, Greeks, Turks, Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Czecks, Polaks, Russians,... and many more - there's no way all could meet. It would have to be a world wide abandonian conference - and most people wouldn't have the money for the trip (most of the members are still at school, university).
Would be cool though if we could arange it.

So I guess local meetings would be easier.

[swiss]

What about continental meetings at the same time ?

We could have one in Prague or London, then on in NewYork, one in Tokyo and the make a huge video conference to party together ??? :w00t:

Ok I know that's kinda impossible.

But i would appreciate a European meeting. And I recommend London! (I love that city)

[TheChosen]

Originally posted by swiss@Sep 3 2005, 11:41 AM
What about continental meetings at the same time ?

We could have one in Prague or London, then on in NewYork, one in Tokyo and the make a huge video conference to party together ??? :w00t:

I like that idea. :ok:

[Data]

Isn't this forum our meeting place ?

Think how the site would be without it......

[Braindead]

I believe Tom and Tai already did do a meat up. :kiss:

it's all in your own hands ;)

[Data]

I hope that is a typo Braindead :)
meat instead of meet :)

[Reup]

Mmm... we don't have an apropriate smiley for that, luckily :P

[Braindead]

Originally posted by Data@Sep 3 2005, 11:47 AM
I hope that is a typo Braindead :)
meat instead of meet :)
oops, how inappropriate, that's what you get when you're typing in a foreign language. :whistle:

[Tulac]

I think Zagreb; Croatia is a place where abandonians should meet, I mean it's cheaper than London :whistle: and there are a few abandonians who live there or near...

[Tom Henrik]

We haven't met yet, but will in November. :Brain:

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by Tulac@Sep 3 2005, 01:59 PM
I think Zagreb; Croatia is a place where abandonians should meet, I mean it's cheaper than London :whistle: and there are a few abandonians who live there or near...
Sure... The fact it's the capital of your country doesn't make you a least bias... :bleh:

But I think Zagreb would be a good idea - if nothing else it's where Kosta is (and he is the creator of the site).
My vote goes to Zagreb (not to mention I'm only an hour's drive away).

[Tom Henrik]

This looks like fun... can't wait to see Kosta's response...

"Kosta?"
"Uhm... yes?"
"There are some 50 people at the door asking for you..."

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by Reup@Sep 3 2005, 01:49 PM
Mmm... we don't have an apropriate smiley for that, luckily :P
Well we have one that could apply for after the "meating" :smoke:

[TheChosen]

Originally posted by Tom Henrik@Sep 3 2005, 12:27 PM
This looks like fun... can't wait to see Kosta's response...

"Kosta?"
"Uhm... yes?"
"There are some 50 people at the door asking for you..."
LOL That was funny.

[Sebatianos]

Well there are places in Zagreb where people could meet you know (maybe we could rent the Croatian house of parlament for the occasion :D ).

[Dino]

My vote goes to Zagreb as well! Kosta, Tulac, Romano, yours truly... we all live there (ocasionally, at least). And Unknown Hero shouldn't have any problems coming there, that works for Seb and Rainwife too. Peregy is in Kotor, so he could drop in. So... If nothing else, local meeting it is! :)

[Sebatianos]

Well Playbahnosh lives close by too (near Zalaegerszeg - close to the border), I guess he could come too... I was talking with him about the meeting before... But the real question is - WHEN could we all meet?

[swiss]

zagreb is OK. There a return flights for about 100€ from Cologne to Zagreb. That makes it the same price as a London flight.

Zagreb is OK for me !!!!

EDIT:

Or I take the car and collect all members on the way. (It's 1207 km)

[Puffin]

Or just make it N-Italy, next christmas? :whistle:

[Shrek]

if i may step my "spoon in this soup" :whistle: i think it should be somewhere around Frankfurt, because (if my ruler is ok) it is the closest place which can be called the "center of Europe" (someone correct me if i' m wrong)

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by swiss@Sep 3 2005, 10:15 PM
zagreb is OK. There a return flights for about 100€ from Cologne to Zagreb. That makes it the same price as a London flight.

Zagreb is OK for me !!!!
Well - I do live fairly close by and have my own place (not to big, but could offer the shelter for the night :whistle: ).

[punch999]

sadly it wouldnt work out

[Braindead]

Originally posted by swiss@Sep 3 2005, 08:15 PM
zagreb is OK. There a return flights for about 100€ from Cologne to Zagreb. That makes it the same price as a London flight.

Zagreb is OK for me !!!!

EDIT:

Or I take the car and collect all members on the way. (It's 1207 km)
how big is your car? :bleh:

[A. J. Raffles]

Why do you want to know, Braindead? You don't live between Cologne and Zagreb anyway, do you?:P

[Dino]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Sep 3 2005, 09:43 PM
Well - I do live fairly close by and have my own place (not to big, but could offer the shelter for the night :whistle: ).
Regarding shelter, everyone is invited to stay at my place in Zagreb in case this could work out.

[Timpsi]

Having attended several HOTU meetings, I recommend having an Abandonia one as well. The FinnCons we've had have been fun, and it's great to see who the people behind the nicks and avatars actually are. And meeting people you've known a long time online is like meeting close friends.

The biggest problem we've had has been finding a suitable date, but in a way or another that has always been sorted out (like by having the meeting a year late..).

I probably wouldn't/couldn't come to Zagreb, but would definitely be interested to hear how it went. And the compromising photography is always a nice treat. ;)

[Dino]

There would be a lot of photos, that's for sure. If we could just somehow arrange it...

[Sebatianos]

Then I'll suggest some dates - the rest of you decide:

Earliest date - last weekend in October (Friday 29th - Sunday 31st)
February 2006
Summer of 2006

(See the farther away the date - the less specific it is...)

It would be great if as many as possible could meet - even if we simply had a few local meetings (Scandinavian meeting, Central European meeting, north-american east-coast meeting,... and so on). And then we'd all share how it went :ok:

[peregy]

If it will be in Zagreb maybe i could be there but maybe becouse my parents don't like traveling much and i can't go there alone.

[Xikarita]

Germany would be fine with me, as I can arrange to stay in Berlin.

[Shrek]

Originally posted by Xikarita@Sep 4 2005, 11:43 PM
Germany would be fine with me, as I can arrange to stay in Berlin.
kool, maybe i could "escort you" there.... ops, i just reallized, they probably wouldn' t invite me :bleh:

[Fawfulhasfury]

Unfortunately I can not attend but I wish this meeting the best of luck. :)

[bruno]

can i go with you shrek?i go to any location.

[TheChosen]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Sep 4 2005, 12:07 PM
Then I'll suggest some dates - the rest of you decide:

Earliest date - last weekend in October (Friday 29th - Sunday 31st)
February 2006
Summer of 2006

(See the farther away the date - the less specific it is...)

It would be great if as many as possible could meet - even if we simply had a few local meetings (Scandinavian meeting, Central European meeting, north-american east-coast meeting,... and so on). And then we'd all share how it went :ok:
I can alway ask my parents....

[Puffin]

I'm afraid I can't come, unless it'll be in Italy next December, or in Dublin during Easter...


Or in Iceland :) Next spring British Airways will start flying here :w00t:

[Havell]

A picnic in Hyde Park or something would be good for me and probably for most other UK Abandonians, I could quite easily get the train there one weekend. Just an idea.

[Doubler]

I can't come either, unless there's going to be a meeting somewhere in Holland (or, if it's during a holiday, not too far away from Holland).
I'm looking forward to the pictures, though :ok:

[swiss]

London would be easier for me BUT I think the European community MUST meet in Zagreb for it's in the country of abandonia's origin.

What about Decembre 17th 2005 ?

[Havell]

Originally posted by swiss@Sep 5 2005, 06:01 PM
London would be easier for me BUT I think the European community MUST meet in Zagreb for it's in the country of abandonia's origin.

What about Decembre 17th 2005 ?
It doesn't have to be one big convention, though that would be cool. Lots of regional meet-ups would be easier (and cheaper).

[Sebatianos]

I think Rishard's right. There's no need for all Europeans to meet in the same place (nor for other Abandoni users). So I think we should make some lists of meeting places.

Zagreb
London
Berlin
Frankfurt
some place in Nietherland

I think those were the suggestion so far...

[troop18546]

So far faaaaaar away...

[Puffin]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Sep 5 2005, 05:00 PM
Zagreb
London
Berlin
Frankfurt
some place in Nietherland
Is there really need for one in Berlin and another one in Frankfurt? :blink:

[Havell]

Originally posted by Puffin+Sep 5 2005, 07:36 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Puffin @ Sep 5 2005, 07:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Sebatianos@Sep 5 2005, 05:00 PM
Zagreb
London
Berlin
Frankfurt
some place in Nietherland
Is there really need for one in Berlin and another one in Frankfurt? :blink: [/b][/quote]
Those were the places suggested in this thread so far. Not Seb's own suggestions.

[marko river]

Important question: what will be discussed during those meetings? :blink:

I personally feel noone should talk about games, but only about drinks, sports, love, music and sutch :bleh:

Naturally, regional meetings are suitable for people. And i don't think that all this discussion is needed: there are already over 10 people willing to meet in Zagreb. Why don't they simpley do that, they should find a perfect date themselves and spend a weekend or something. Pics and news will be on the site.
I guess that this first meeting should take place in Zagreb (can't wait to see picture of Kosta's face when he is about to pay for the first round as the creator of the site and the host of the meeting) and after "the ice is broken" it will be easier for others to cath up and organize other local events. It will be much easier to do this when people find other people from local areas like those guys near Zagreb did. Otherwise it is just too complicated.


Also, this local meetings are probably the only kind possible, BUT we must not allow to see people separating.
WE MUST JOIN ALL TOGETHER IN LOVE. TRUE LOVE. (love for old games that is)

[Cbo]

When the meeting finish, upload the pictures!!! Although everybody can't go to the meeting we have to see the Kosta's face ( :eeeeeh: ). And have a good time!!! :ok:

[swiss]

Originally posted by Braindead+Sep 4 2005, 09:11 AM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Braindead @ Sep 4 2005, 09:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-swiss@Sep 3 2005, 08:15 PM
zagreb is OK. There a return flights for about 100€ from Cologne to Zagreb. That makes it the same price as a London flight.

Zagreb is OK for me !!!!

EDIT:

Or I take the car and collect all members on the way. (It's 1207 km)
how big is your car? :bleh: [/b][/quote]
4 seats including the driver :D :bleh: :cry:

If there is a German meeting I wouldn't suggest Frankfurt or Berlin 'coz they are not central enough.

We shoud take Kassel or Düsseldorf/Cologne for a meeting!

But I would prefer one bigger meeting in Zagreb. (think of the cheap Airlines)

[Dave]

What can you say about Italy??

Italiani facciamoci sentire!!! :help:

The food is the best in the planet and the girls are fantastic!!!
Nothing more to say!! Come here!!

:Brain:

[Puffin]

Originally posted by David86@Sep 6 2005, 09:03 PM
What can you say about Italy??

Italiani facciamoci sentire!!! :help:

The food is the best in the planet and the girls are fantastic!!!
Nothing more to say!! Come here!!

:Brain:
Yeah! Sometimes between 20th of December and 3rd of January!!!

[Blood-Pigggy]

No...
You should go somewhere else.
For food, go to France.
For women, well that's my secret, but the most visited one is probably a nude beach.

I'm pretty sure we don't want to go there.

[Lonely Vazdru]

Don't we ? :whistle:

I would be glad for the meeting to take place in France (cheap trip for me :D ) but given the small amount of french Abandonia members it seems rather unrealistic. So i'll stand for Italy, where the most beautiful women obviously are (i know i'm anti-patriotic but i've got eyes to see).

[swiss]

what about adding a POLL to this thread?

We take the different places and see how many people want to meet where.

Then we open up one thread for each possibility so that the people can manage the meeting on their own and we don't all mess it up with one big thread saying "we should meet at my place that best for me" ...

[Dino]

Most beaufitul women in Italy? Well, then you have never obviously been in Dalmatia (Croatian Adriatic Coast). I've visited Italy quite many times, girls are pretty, no question about it, but Dalmatian girls (and Croatian, in general) are IMHO prettier (but maybe I'm a bit subjective).

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by OvErLoRd@Sep 7 2005, 12:36 PM
Well, then you have never obviously been in Dalmatia
Yes, the most beautiful Slovene girls go there on vecation - so you can see many beautiful girls in Dalmatia :bleh: :bleh: :bleh:

that's what you're trying to say, right Dino? :sneaky:

[Dave]

Ok ok..I was only a bit provocative!
I love all beautiful girls!! :wub:

I think that every place in the hearth is full of beautiful ones! :ok:

What can you say about food?

Have you ever eat "spaghetti alla carbonara", the real italian pizza, or something like that?

I advise them to you!

:drunk:

[Dino]

@Seba No, actually not. :D
@David I can agree that Italian cuisine is very tasteful (Infact, I like it very much), but so is Dalmatian one (ever heard for pasticada con gnocchi?). BTW, I prefer spaghetti milanese over carbonara ones! :)

[Dave]

I never try Dalmatian one, but I've just heard about gnocchi! What is "Pasticada"? Is that the name of the recipe or an ingredient?
Now I'm hungry!!
:drool:

[Dino]

Well, it's delicious meat prepared in a very special way (infact, I don't know how to explain it). It's made in tasty sauce often with plums. Heck, I don't know what else to say, I'm not very good at cooking. :)

Maybe Seb could explain it better?

[Sebatianos]

Well I found a recepy for it HERE (http://www.alitec.de/32527.htm). It's very tastey if prepared well, but otherwise it can be aweful.

HEHE - now a half Dalmatian has to explain stuff that a real Dalmatian is asked about :bleh:

[Dino]

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Sep 7 2005, 03:18 PM
HEHE - now a half Dalmatian has to explain stuff that a real Dalmatian is asked about* :bleh:
Thanx for the help! It's because this real Dalmatian prefers eating over cooking, if it's tasty, I ask no questions! :D

How did Abandonia Meeting thread turned to gourmet's discussion? It's ''meeting'' and not ''meating'' :) We went slightly :ot:!

[moogle]

LOL Just slightly hmmmm ya a meeting would be very hard to do LOL.
Specially for all us young folk :(

[punch999]

poor me just need to see pics if it ever happens

[punch999]

If we would have one if USA I recommend florida since two of the members Including me live here

[Dave]

aaahhh...meeting...not meating! ...eheh...I was hungry..

Usa?...it's over the ocean...I don't have an adequate boat to travel the Atlantic... :roflol:
No...seriously I think Abandonia heart it's in Europe...(Is it born in Croazia?)
The place where Kosta lives?

[blastradius14]

Nah, pile all of us on the Azores island. It's the middle of the world :bleh:

[Dino]

Originally posted by David86@Sep 7 2005, 06:52 PM
No...seriously I think Abandonia heart it's in Europe...(Is it born in Croazia?)
The place where Kosta lives?
Yep, Abandonia's creator is from Zagreb, Croatia!

[Dave]

We call it Zagabria, but it's the same city :D

[Dino]

Yes, I know how you call it! However, meeting will (maybe) take place in Zagreb, not in Zagabria. :D

[punch999]

I meant if we have small regional meatings

[blastradius14]

Nah, get a gargantuan teleconference going :w00t:

[TheVoid]

I'd love it to be in Zagreb, would just have to find a proper train or wait for the Shrek-taxi to come from Portugal :D (And Shrek you'd HAVE to bring some Porto at the meeting-maybe a Lagrima de Cristo?surely not a Sandeman one-else some vinho verde would be just fine :ok: )

My vote goes definitely to Zagreb, Hrvatska, birthplace of the whole thing.
I'll bring some red wine.

[Dave]

Vino rosso con la carne e vino bianco col pesce!
Red wine with meat and white one with fish! :drunk:
Yes,I think Zagreb (not Zagabria :bleh: ) is the best place...small regional meetings are possible...but...at the same day?It's impossible..you have to cut Kosta in 30 different parts :Titan:...and then the problem will be...where are we going to carry the head?
:omg: !!! Zagreb or Florida? :roflol: :roflol:

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by David86@Sep 8 2005, 01:12 PM
Red wine with meat and white one with fish! :drunk:
Well red wine is taken care off, and I guess that means somebody is taking care of the meat. I'll bring white wine, so somebody better bring some fish!!!

BTW - who'll bring some strong spirits - and a bucket??? :blink:

[Dave]

Vodka for me! :sick:

[Dino]

I could take care of strong spirits, like Vodka, Stock 84. maybe Jaegermeister, Ballantines and such...

[Tulac]

The next question is, where in Zagreb?

[taikara]

If it's in November, I could possibly go to a European meet-up too :angel:

[Sebatianos]

OK - I said last week of October, but November would work fine too :ok:

[Dave]

Probably I'll never be able to join this meeting in Zagreb...but...promise me that you will insert a huge amount of photos in the site! :tnx:

[Kearnsy]

First up i got no hope of coming!!!

But you guys are overlooking the most obvious solution:
Take one of those drums (with the stings on the sides) and beat it in the air.
If you have played secret of mana then you know that a dragon will swoop down and be able to fly around the world in a few seconds!

Duh use your brains guys!

Seriously though, have a great time and take pictures!!!!!

[Dave]

Yeah..lot of pictures! I mean girls...divine beauty :kosta:

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by David86@Sep 8 2005, 03:26 PM
Yeah..lot of pictures! I mean girls...divine beauty :kosta:
Don't worry, I bet all the girls who attend will take lot of pictures now that you told them... :bleh:

[blastradius14]

Originally posted by Kearnsy@Sep 8 2005, 08:18 AM
First up i got no hope of coming!!!

But you guys are overlooking the most obvious solution:
Take one of those drums (with the stings on the sides) and beat it in the air.
If you have played secret of mana then you know that a dragon will swoop down and be able to fly around the world in a few seconds!

Duh use your brains guys!

Seriously though, have a great time and take pictures!!!!!
YAY for flammie!

Did you know its a female dragon?

Yeah, I definately cannot go to europe too :(

[Dave]

What are you talking about? I never told nothing :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

[swiss]

I made a poll. So please check in for THE abandonia meeting !

When it comes to be a meeting I will bring tons of Vodka and RedBull so that you all get in contact with my culture ... :D

[BeefontheBone]

:ot: Yay! A drink that makes you drunk and hyper and tastes like kids' medicine. No thanks!

[MdaG]

Originally posted by Sebatianos+Sep 3 2005, 12:28 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sebatianos @ Sep 3 2005, 12:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Reup@Sep 3 2005, 01:49 PM
Mmm... we don't have an apropriate smiley for that, luckily :P
Well we have one that could apply for after the "meating" :smoke: [/b][/quote]
:roflol: