The official event for the #WestCoastDO is on Saturday 11/8 and will run as follows:
Updated Schedule on 11/3
10 - 10:40 Frequent Miler
10:45 - 11:40 Big Habitat and Miles Abound
11:40 - 11:50 Short Break
11:50 - 12:15 TheBOSman
12:20 - 1 pm Marathon Man
1 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Panel - MM, MA, BMG, Milenomics, TheBOSman - Matt will MC
3:30 - 3:40 Short Break
3:40 pm - 4:40 pm BMG
4:45 pm - 5 pm Matt closing remarks
5 pm - (unofficial- Kimpton Guests social hour)
6:15pm onwards Social Hour
Topics have not been selected at this point, primarily because we are in an ever changing game, and what is relevant today may be obsolete tomorrow. I'd also remind everyone that this event is more of a gathering and social event than anything, so if your top priority is to come to be spoonfed insider secrets you won't get as much out of this as someone who is coming to forge friendships and build networks to develop their own strategies.
The changes from Charlotte include: more breaks, people felt we tried to put too much into CLT, so we have a few more short breaks, and a longer lunch, so people feel they can relax. Additionally, people wanted to ask more questions, so we opened up a panel for an hour after lunch. The panel should be a lot of fun, while many might have MS specific questions please feel free to ask about broader subjects, since these folk are all quite adept on the burning side of miles and points too.
We will break around 5pm, in time for guests staying at the Firesky to join their social hour. For those staying at non-host hotels there is a break of 1hr15m to freshen up prior to the included social hour. For those planning the evening, it is most likely to continue well on into the night with socializing, and will become a cash bar.
Unofficial gatherings will occur on Friday and Sunday, there is a thread here to coordinate this. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about the event.
Cheers,
Matt
PS big thanks to The Miles Professor for her help building this schedule.
Updated Schedule on 11/3
10 - 10:40 Frequent Miler
10:45 - 11:40 Big Habitat and Miles Abound
11:40 - 11:50 Short Break
11:50 - 12:15 TheBOSman
12:20 - 1 pm Marathon Man
1 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Panel - MM, MA, BMG, Milenomics, TheBOSman - Matt will MC
3:30 - 3:40 Short Break
3:40 pm - 4:40 pm BMG
4:45 pm - 5 pm Matt closing remarks
5 pm - (unofficial- Kimpton Guests social hour)
6:15pm onwards Social Hour
Topics have not been selected at this point, primarily because we are in an ever changing game, and what is relevant today may be obsolete tomorrow. I'd also remind everyone that this event is more of a gathering and social event than anything, so if your top priority is to come to be spoonfed insider secrets you won't get as much out of this as someone who is coming to forge friendships and build networks to develop their own strategies.
The changes from Charlotte include: more breaks, people felt we tried to put too much into CLT, so we have a few more short breaks, and a longer lunch, so people feel they can relax. Additionally, people wanted to ask more questions, so we opened up a panel for an hour after lunch. The panel should be a lot of fun, while many might have MS specific questions please feel free to ask about broader subjects, since these folk are all quite adept on the burning side of miles and points too.
We will break around 5pm, in time for guests staying at the Firesky to join their social hour. For those staying at non-host hotels there is a break of 1hr15m to freshen up prior to the included social hour. For those planning the evening, it is most likely to continue well on into the night with socializing, and will become a cash bar.
Unofficial gatherings will occur on Friday and Sunday, there is a thread here to coordinate this. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about the event.
Cheers,
Matt
PS big thanks to The Miles Professor for her help building this schedule.
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