Mats Edvin Aaro Posted August 28, 2017 at 06:49 AM Posted August 28, 2017 at 06:49 AM Hi everyone! Following the annual VATSIM UK Live! event, I envy the people there. I would love to be a part of a real life meet-up for VATSIM pilots as well as ATC, where we can get together and know the faces behind the positions. I am proposing that either VATEUD or VATEUR hosts a m[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ive event, inviting controllers from the whole division/region to get together for a m[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ive LAN, somewhere in Europe. Of course, this requires a tremendous amount of planning, but I’m sure there’s a lot of people who would want to be a part of such an event. What do you guys think about this? Would it be remotely possible? Mats Edvin AarøAssistant to the Vice President - Supervisors VATSIM General Manager: Member Engagement[email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten Jelle Posted August 28, 2017 at 05:46 PM Posted August 28, 2017 at 05:46 PM Hosting such an event does not only requires an serious amount of planning, but usually also costs a lot of money. I know a few vACC's are hosting real-life events - some once a year, some even twice a year or more. However, hosting a m[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ive event, like you are proposing has a downside, because a lot of the members inside VATEUD for instance, will not be able to attend, because of the distance. The area covered by VATEUD and also VATEUR is much bigger than the UK division as well. Of course many people would like to attend, but how many are actually interested in planning such an event? That's a huge task too. Morten Jelle VATSIM Network Supervisor, Team Lead - Supervisor Team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygene Chong 1089621 Posted August 29, 2017 at 12:41 AM Posted August 29, 2017 at 12:41 AM Apart from holding it at the 'VATSIM Convention' (which was in London this year), I cannot see this happening on a regular basis at a VATEUD level. It is just too much work and it is difficult for VATEUD to get even purely online events together across the division. Closer to home for you, Finland hosts an annual live controlling event: Fly & See Santa. It is mainly Finnish members that turn up though, at MIK near Helsinki. Copenhagen hosted a real world tower visit a couple of years ago - I do not remember if there was a live controlling event as well. Last year Iceland hosted a real world meet up in Reykjavik but the turnout was not worth the effort - again a live controlling event was envisaged as part of the plan. Wygene Chong C1 Controller | Iceland | Greenland | Faroe Islands VATSIM Scandinavia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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