VFW 2013

[soniczip]

PRL or SLC ... or both? which month do you have in mind?

[loveliberate]

Either/both is fine by me. I lean towards July or August for Portland. I am curious: how many of you folks reading this are realistically likely to come to VFW-2013 if its held in Portland? Is anyone more likely to go if it is in Utah?

[xrodolfox]

I am unlike to go anywhere farther west than Chicago for anything unpaid. I wish I could go.

[soniczip]

i guess Portland or Salt Lake City would be the same money wise, since i'd need to cross the atlantic anyway. july wouldn't be optimal because of work. if i spend a week in Portland, then i could go to SLC and visit Frostfire afterwards if she will, or vice versa

why don't you start a poll? even if only 5 people are certain to participate, it'd be worth the effort.

[Giulia]

hi,

I unterstand the vegan fitness board being an international forum to plan a vfw in the US, but we (Felix, me and the baby) won't travel that far.... neither to Portland nor to Utah...

[loveliberate]

So August is better for you sonic? I'll start a poll soon.

That's understandable Giulia, very few of us from outside of Europe have been able to make it to the VFWs in Europe - though I'd have particularly loved to have made it to Austria & Italia.

[Frostfire]

Frost, is this the place you mentioned? http://www.groupon.com/deals/get-air-2

Its not, but its the same idea. There is a new one that is downtown (the one you linked is a 30 minute drive away).

I understand if people from the other side of the pond can't make it, which is a shame, but VFW2014 can be back that way

I'd also say August is a good time to shoot for, its when most people have their vacation time so will be most convinient.

Sonic - I'd love to have you anytime!

[xrodolfox]

If you have something near a nice pool, or something like that if I go, I'd be happy to help do some swim related lessons, etc.

My wife and I are likely to go to Colorado for a conference of hers. We'd take the kids too. So there's a MINUSCULE chance that SLC might work... although I don't know if I should vote considering it's still unlikely I'd make it.

[Frostfire]

Well, I know SLC is well equipped for swimming : http://www.recreation.slco.org/slcsports/

[JP]

trouble with the US meetups is people being so far and few between

but i think there should be a separate Europe VFW discussion going too for us on this side of the world, i'd love to go this year!

[blinki]

but i think there should be a separate Europe VFW discussion going too for us on this side of the world, i'd love to go this year!

I'd second that. It's probably the first time I could realistically consider going but no way I could go as far as the US

[loveliberate]

Frost, I agree with everything you wrote - particularly about Sonic!

Rodolfo, If having VFW-2013 in SLC meant that you & your family would be able to make it, then I will happily change my vote to SLC! When & where are y'all likely to visit Colorado?

JP & blinki, I thought y'all Europeans were rich & had lots of vacation time?

I'd love to see VF gatherings all over the place, though ideally they'd be staggered enough that folks who were able & wanting to do so could participate in whatever gatherings they wished.

[JP]

hope to open my gym over the summer, would be a good venue to have the VFW in berlin trouble is, wont have any time to organise anything!

[kallefs]

hope to open my gym over the summer, would be a good venue to have the VFW in berlin trouble is, wont have any time to organise anything!

Organise? We could just hang in the gym and go to restaurants, maybe lift some...objects? Walk around a bit?

[loveliberate]

Don't be silly kallefs - I'll need one of you to organize the fund raiser to bring me over so that I can finally meet all of you great folks, hang out in the gym, go out to eat, maybe lift some stuff & definitely walk around!