31 days and counting until the 2019 Gathering begins. Looking forward to a great event at Mt. Vernon, site of many prior KR Gatherings!
Over the past 5 years, we've held the KR Gathering in 4 different locations: Chino, McMinnville, Lee's Summit & Mt. Vernon. Each site has been hosted by different KR Net members, and each location has added a unique flavor to event. They have all been fun and well attended. We decided years ago that the decision to select the next year's location is done only at a Gathering; you must be present to vote! And as past attendees recall, part of the Saturday night program is to hear presentations from those who want to host the next year's Gathering. It is a chance to move the event around and for the group to see different areas. This is YOUR opportunity to make a pitch to host the Gathering at your facility. If that sounds like fun, here's how to get the group to vote moving the venue to your field; 1. First of all, the facility must be KR-friendly. Most KR pilots want a 3000'+ runway with a group hangar & fuel available 2. Preferably have a camping option on site (or very nearby) with bathrooms & showers 3. Check with your airport facility manager to see if they will permit a group of 35-60 people to visit for 2 - 4 days and hold the event 4. Find out about local services, lodging, food vendors or close-by restaurant who can support the group 5. Find out about any requirements or regulations that the group may need to comply with to visit 6. See if a local EAA or other pilot chapter is interested in working with the event 7. Check the list of duties (http://krgathering.net/web_pages/krcontacts.htm) to get an idea of what needs to be done to hold a successful event 8. And finally, make a presentation to the Gathering group at the Saturday night program and pitch your proposal. By default, the Gathering keeps returning to Mt. Vernon. There are many reasons why and they are led off by the FANTASTIC support the entire group gets from airport manager, Chris Collins. Literally the event wouldn't be the same without him. Chris just makes everything easy. So Thank you Chris!!! And along with Chris, Mt Vernon has every item listed above 1 - 5. The features of a facility makes a huge part of the total event success and KMVN has them all. So if you're interested in hosting the next KR Gathering, better get busy as the group picks next year's location. Note: This isn't an insignificant amount of work and you won't be totally on your own; some of the tasks will be carried by those with prior experience. John Bouyea KR-2S/ OR81/ Hillsboro, OR 2015 KR Gathering/ MMV CoHost 2015 - 2019 KRGathering.net Web Guy John Bouyea KR-2S - 709 TTAF OR81/ Hillsboro, OR 2015 KR@MMV Gathering CoHost _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
