First: I am biased, because I joined 2012.

Therefore my biased proposal:

Besides Lee: 4 seeded who keep this forum alive: (moderators ...)

Group of 10: Gold and silver members

Group of 10: The rest (gold and silver included) who are members for more than a set time.

Because I am biased, I don't like to exclude the lucky and happy people of 2007 and 2012.

What about the best contributers in this forum? Well I don't count me among the 24 best in this forum. Yet another case of bias on my side.

The last draw of 2012 was a very lucky one, because the chosen bunch of BeoWorlders was a marvellous group. It was the result of a draw out of all members who sent an email notifying their interest in that trip.

Best of luck in organising it!

I didn't realise it went beyond what the B&O Factory tour entailed, that's truly wonderful of everyone at 'the farm' to extend that honour to you!

But just to be clear..... I am totally with Soren on this. I'd love to be a part of an official trip. But If not on the official trip lets meet up there anyway. A few beers with a few like minded folk. What in this world could be better?

Duels wrote:

But just to be clear..... I am totally with Soren on this. I'd love to be a part of an official trip. But If not on the official trip lets meet up there anyway. A few beers with a few like minded folk. What in this world could be better?

I would love to be one of the lucky ones (must update my membership) but if not, I will go there anyway, and if more will join maybe Frede will give a look see and there are more than B&O around Struer

I'd better start paying my dues - upgrade my membership to Gold, then ;-)

MM

Duels wrote:

But just to be clear..... I am totally with Soren on this. I'd love to be a part of an official trip. But If not on the official trip lets meet up there anyway. A few beers with a few like minded folk. What in this world could be better?

I am also in agreement with Duels and Soren and this would be how I enviasge my personal trip playing out. I have been meaning to visit Struer to go to B&O for many years now but never got round to it for different reasons.

Lee has a limit of 24 places for the reasons given, which is completely understandable. However, I do not believe this should in any way restrict anyone - regardless of membership 'status' or contribution from going and organising their own separate trip but coinciding it with the formal Beoworld trip allowing everyone the opportunity to meet socially. I would be very happy to organise this separate trip personally and if any other member would like to do it with me then great, just let me know and we can get on with it. We can go as enthusiasts without having to be ambassadors of Beoworld. 

I believe that everyone who has a desire to go should do so and of course there is a lot of pleasure in wanting to naturally bond with others from this site who share the same interests and passion. Beoworld has brought us all together over the years but we should be mindful of not letting it also 'split' people into groups that are either 'good enough' or 'not good enough' to be part of something, that's ridiculous, egotistical and old school thinking. Everyone should be treated equally and fairly. If people want to pay and contribute that is their choice and we should not assume people do not contribute if they don't pay as no person knows another person's individual circumstances or situation.

Simon.

BAND'OH! wrote:

I am also in agreement with Duels and Soren and this would be how I enviasge my personal trip playing out. I have been meaning to visit Struer to go to B&O for many years now but never got round to it for different reasons.

Just the museum is a mekka for vintage enthusiast, I was there last year, and I think the B&O people had started to build a more modern addition to the exhibition.

Who will be selected to the official group is up to Lee and his team, so until we get to that there is not much we can do.

It is more than a year away a lot can happen in between so let us leave it there until we have some dates and results.

As for Simon remarks about us being equally treated, on the daily forum we are equal, there are no differences between any member group, everybody needs help once in a while and those who can are providing it, Gold or Bronze member. And that is, as far as I know, one of the only forums where that is possible, comes to that the always good tone on the forum. So whatever Lee and the team comes up with it will be something that we deserves.

Of course there should be considerations for members with the longest travel distance, so Jeff and I should be in the chosen group 😁

I don't think that the 24 choosen people will have much time to meet others Beoworlders coming to Struer without the Beoworld/B&O invitation, because B&O offers a full day program if I remember correct from 2007. So I don't know if it will make sense to travel a long way just to meet people for only one or two hours.

If it comes to a draw, especially with the Beoworld robot, my chances go down to zero. I never won anything, regardless here on Beoworld or anywhere else. 🙁

Søren Mexico wrote:

Just the museum is a mekka for vintage enthusiast, I was there last year, and I think the B&O people had started to build a more modern addition to the exhibition.

Soren, have you been to the first floor of the museum, where an old man builds up a model railway. I have been there last year in september and talked to him alot about B&O, Struer and his very good german speech. This itself was worth the trip from Sondervig to Struer 🙂