WWFM – World Wide Flash Mobs – Thousands of geocachers at dozens of coordinated events all around the globe, gathering at the same time.
Sonny and Sandy came up with the WWFM idea after attending a mega-event. It was meant to be a fun “opposite” of a mega-event. These caching events are intended to bring together geocachers and introduce others (newbies) to the hobby.
WWFM History:
Flash Mob I – May 2007 – almost 200 San Diego, CA geocachers; 20 world-wide events
WWFM II – Nov 2007 – 4400 attendees at 83 events in 9 countries
WWFM III – May 2008 – almost 8000 attendees at 163 events in 15 countries
WWFM IV – Nov 2008 – 7400 people at 154 events in 20 countries
WWFM V – May 2009 – over 7000 people at 154 events in 20 countries
WWFM VI – Nov 2009 – almost 7000 people at 152 events in 21 countries
WWFM VII – May 2010 – almost 6000 people at 139 events in 19 countries
WWFM VIII - June 2011 - 9940 people at 215 events in 25 countries
WWFM IX - June 2012 - 15,487 people at 312 events in 31 countries worldwide
WWFM X - May 4, 2013 - Attended by 25,125 people!!! 558 events in 42 countries.
NEXT SCHEDULED: WWFM XI
Saturday June 7, 2014 – 12:00-12:15 p.m.
Check out the official Geocaching WWFM webpage for attendee information, news, history, and to view photos and videos from previous WWFM events from around the world! You can purchase official WWFM geocoins and pathtags there as well.
Just like last year's WWFM, there is a special geocaching souvenir in the works for this event! Team Podcacher has been working with Groundspeak to get a great design approved for the souvenir, but there are no guarantees at the current time. The only way to get this possible souvenir is to attend a WWFM event!
About this event:
We will be gathering in the parking lot of the Winnebago Sports Park at noon. June 7th is National Donut Day, so in honor of that, there will be miniature donuts on hand for all attendees to snack on during the event. With your "will attend" log, please estimate how many people will be attending in your party so that I can make sure there is enough donuts for everyone. The log book will be passed around thoughout the 15 minute gathering, and a group photo will be taken before the event ends.
