andybarton Posted October 13, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) With the dust barely settled and some folks still a long way from home having attended the 2014 Challenge, I will advise now the situation regarding next year. As has become the usual practice, "the book" was passed round all of the dinner attendees (some 35 people) and a list of proposed locations was put together. Of all the suggestions, there was a clear winner and after some discussion, it was agreed that the location of next year's Challenge should be decided by those that were actually in attendance on Saturday. Given the regular commitment that the majority of the attendees make to The Challenge, this seems fair to me. There are two members who have attended every Challenge since the first and many others have multiple Challenges under their belts. Objections were raised on the Forum to this idea a few years ago, but this time the decision is final. Anyone who objects can say so here, or contact me via PM, but on behalf of everyone who was in Istanbul, I make no apologies for us making this decision last Saturday. So, I can confirm that "The One Challenge 2015" will be held in Vienna, Austria on Saturday 17th October 2015. I look forward to being able to provide details much nearer the time, of course. Edited October 13, 2014 by andybarton 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DigitalHeMan Posted October 13, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) That's a shame. I was hoping it to be the same weekend in October as the previous two years, and it is very unlikely that I will be able to make this weekend Edited October 13, 2014 by DigitalHeMan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 13, 2014 That's a shame Simon It started out as the middle weekend in October and with the years has been drifting closer to the beginning every year by a day or two depending upon leap years of course. It is now probably time to reset it back to the middle weekend, otherwise it will end up in September. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted October 13, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 13, 2014 Ok I thought it was the second weekend, at least that was the discussion we had on Saturday evening. Never mind, I'll have to most likely bow out for a couple of years now unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) What do others think? Am probably never going to please everyone. I'm just seeing what the actual dates were in past years. Edited October 13, 2014 by andybarton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Previous Challenges lost in the mists of time, but... Berlin - 13/10/07 Krakow - 11/10/08 Valletta - 17/10/09 Venice - 16/10/10 Palermo - 15/10/11 Copenhagen - 13/10/12 Wetzlar - 12/10/13 Istanbul - 11/10/14 Personally, I think that it's the right time to reset the calendar again, for the reason stated above. I DO apologise if that doesn't suit everyone. Edited October 13, 2014 by andybarton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted October 13, 2014 Share #7 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Andy I'd suggest that keeping the date forward slightly (such as the first or second week in October) has its merits, on the basis that if you move too late in the calendar you will clash with half term and the prices of travel and accommodation tend to rise, as well as the weather and season fall away. I remember in Malta how we were right on the edge of the change in the weather and places were closing after the holiday season. While this wouldn't necessarily be the case in Vienna, the above two points do bear some thought. As an observation, 6 of the challenges were held between 11-13 October and 3 between 15-17 October, so the trend, including at the outset, was for earlier dates, later dates were the exception (for info Paris was 13/10/2006). Ps. This is coming from someone who, if the Challenge had been held in Istanbul on October 18th (equivalent to the timing that you propose), would have been there. Edited October 13, 2014 by robert_parker 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 13, 2014 Share #8 Posted October 13, 2014 What do others think? Am probably never going to please everyone I think at this point it's traditional for me to mention Perpignan in September <grin>. What's the economy flight situation from the UK? Apologies to non-UK residents for being rather selfish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted October 13, 2014 Share #9 Posted October 13, 2014 I think at this point it's traditional for me to mention Perpignan in September <grin>. What's the economy flight situation from the UK? Apologies to non-UK residents for being rather selfish. ...If we can move it far enough forward, we might be able to get both in on the same weekend....:D:D A point which stems form my previous post above is that flights are more likely to be more expensive in the UK around half term, which tends to be middle / later in October. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 13, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 13, 2014 ...If we can move it far enough forward, we might be able to get both in on the same weekend.... Good idea! I've never been to Vienna, so I'd probably be interested. Presumably there'll be no problem finding a cafe to meet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted October 13, 2014 Share #11 Posted October 13, 2014 Good idea!I've never been to Vienna, so I'd probably be interested. Presumably there'll be no problem finding a cafe to meet. ...after the first few litres of coffee, it should be possible to see them all.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted October 13, 2014 Share #12 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) I never knew the old Vienna before digital, with its Strauss music, its glamour and easy charm... Constantinople suited... me better... I really got to know it in the...classic period of the One Challenge... We'd run anything...Tri-X, Adox, even Kodachrome 64 - if people wanted it enough.... <<with apologies to Carol Reed....>> Edited October 13, 2014 by robert_parker 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 14, 2014 Share #13 Posted October 14, 2014 What do others think? Just for the record I'm happy with either. Given the choice I would choose earlier for the reasons mentioned by others. Pete. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) October half term is the last week of October. You can see from my schedule above that from Berlin, the date was the middle Saturday and it drifted earlier with the calendar. We have reset the date once before, at least, in Valletta. I have found the instructions for Paris which was held on 07/10/06. Amsterdam and London were both in December. Edited October 14, 2014 by andybarton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted October 14, 2014 Share #15 Posted October 14, 2014 I am looking forward to attend this upcoming challenge. Whatever date will be chosen, it will be inconvenient for some. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted October 14, 2014 Share #16 Posted October 14, 2014 Although I would prefer it no later than the 2nd weekend, for all of Robert's reasons, I daresay I can cope, as long as the entire period it doesn't clash with ½ term holidays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted October 14, 2014 Share #17 Posted October 14, 2014 Hi There I can see the point of the earlier weekend . . . but can probably manage either. Looking forwards to it either way! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
octo Posted October 14, 2014 Share #18 Posted October 14, 2014 I am quite happy both with the location, and the way it has been chosen, and the dates. Vienna is a beautiful central european city and, probably, accomodations should be cheaper then. Count me in, if I am still around:) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share #19 Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) For various reasons, I would prefer to leave it as the 17th. The weekend of the 17th does not clash with half term. From my point of view, one of the reasons why mid-October is better than early October is that many people who no longer have to worry about the school holidays take their main holiday in September, after the schools have gone back. We would have done this year if it wasn't for the Challenge being on 11th. We actually pushed our main two week holiday back so that we wouldn't be having to travel in both September and early October. It's difficult to get two weeks holiday at the office under any circumstances, but to then take a few days only a couple of weeks later, would be likely to raise some eyebrows. Edited October 14, 2014 by andybarton 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolotse Posted October 14, 2014 Share #20 Posted October 14, 2014 Dagmar and I would prefer Oct. 10th weekend. Hamburg's schools do have holidays the week after which makes it more difficult to organize the days off with the colleagues at work having children at school. Just our 2 cents from Istanbul, Dagmar &Carsten 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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