The World Wide Flash Mob Caching
Event. WWFM IV. November 8th, 2008
Summary: The Basic Idea: A "Flash
Mob" Gathering of Geocachers.
Only 15 minutes long! You MUST be
present and sign a log sheet DURING this time to claim the event.
Please BYOP! (Bring your own pen)
The World Wide Flash Mob Event:
Dozens of events all around the world, coordinated to happen at the
same time to bring together geocachers and introduce others
(newbies) to the geocaching.
You're heard of MEGA-EVENTS? This
is quite the opposite in a variety of ways.
FLASH MOBS
have gathered for other reasons. Come be part of this historic
event!
This will be the 4th
Edition! In the
last one, there were 167 events, at the same time and almost
9000 geocachers!
The event will last EXACTLY 15
minutes, not one second longer. The event will begin precisely at
18:00 on November 8, 2008. The event will be held at Boticas.
You will need a small bag
of chestnuts. Bring a a small bag of chestnuts! Or you will
not be allowed to log this event).
This is in an open public space.
The event will be highly organized and facilitated by
volunteers.
The Plan
At exactly 17:55 you will open your
small bag of nuts and just wander around the ground zero with it
totally unfolded. The nuts will be for the Geomagusto Event!
;)
At exactly 18:00 (as determined by
the GPS clock) we will place a ammo box at the coordinates. At this
point, all geocachers will converge, seeming to come out of
"nowhere".
Drager will hand out "log sheets".
Participants will sign the log sheets (which will later become a
log book), to qualify for attendance and drop them in a designated
collection box. Bring a pen. If any muggles are curious about the
event we will have a volunteer hand out fliers that explain what it
is happening.
A place to drop/grab trackables
will be available. You have 9mn to do it. Look for
Drager.
At precisely 18:10, we will take a
group photo. Geocalaico (Aníbal) will be the one in
charge.
At precisely 18:15 the ammo box,
and the log sheets will be packed up and sealed away. The event
area will be vacated without a trace!!! Events that happen after
18:15:01 do not count as part of THIS event.
Only those participants whose names
appear on the log sheets may log the event.
Tell your friends and help promote
the event!
Note: Although participants are welcome
to get together after the event, the event will officially be over
at 18:15. Afterwards, at the meeting, participants may chat, meet,
eat and plan for a day of caching (Sunday)!!!
I'm sure there will be several
muggles nearby who will wonder "What did I just see? What
just happened?" (That's part of the fun!)