A very warm welcome to Just About Elite Dangerous, to all members new and old!
At the weekend, Elite players rallied for great causes in Wokingham in the UK, and were even (re)graced by sci-fi royalty in the form of Red Dwarf's Norman Lovett. Did any of you make it to the event? Have you been to any other Elite meetups?
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Unfortunately never managed to make one - but it's something I really want to do. Maybe one day the stars (and schedules) will align!
Was there running the event for the day - SUCH a good day and so nice to see/make friends new and old. 10 years since the first (very small) Elite Meet - now evolved into Elite Community Meet and a HUGE total raised for the charities. Β£5111.11 to split between the two from this fantastic and generous community.
...and yes, I've committed already to running the 2025 one.
The photo gallery from the day can be found at:
Hey Vingtetun, welcome to the community π
ECM looks like so much fun! I'll keep an eye out for the next one. The atmosphere feels a lot like the Rooster Teeth UK events I used to run π I'd love to hear how the event started up and what the highlights have been for you over the years.
Ten years ago a handful of commanders got together in a bar in Birmingham....
This year, it was 164 of us.
The rest, as they say, is history!
Birmingham, Glasgow, Bristol, Wokingham, Manchester, Virtual (covid times), Wokingham and Wokingham again - and another one planned for 2025!
Everyone steps up, everyone helps build the event - it's run BY the community for each other. Every year we add something new and exciting.
Many - under the "Hutton Orbital" banner over the year. Next is likely a dinner meet-up in the north in November.... Regularly hold smaller ones in Glasgow as well. Nothing formal, just get together, drink beer, eat food.
Then there's PitCon run by the Buurs (dates to be announced) - and we've done a few overseas ones as well in the US, France, Germany, Australia.
ECM was an absolute blast. I loved seeing everyone and spending time with folks I'm lucky to see physically more than a handful of times a year.
Let's do it again...
with a better bar.
Well - the important question with just under 2 months left to go is "who is coming to ECM 2025!" Rich Alex Sinclair
https://www.elitecommunitymeet.info
This year we've moved to Coventry! (16th August)
Hey Vingtetun, sorry for the slow reply! We'd love to, but we're not quite sure yet. August is a very busy time for us. We'll get back to you π«‘
Well - everyone there would be delighted to meet some of the team (especially a few of your more regular contributors in the Elite Dangerous section ;-) )
We'd love to meet the community face-to-face too. I'll keep you updated when we know more π
If you're thinking of stopping over for the event rather than just "popping in for the day" - our discount Hotel booking rate ends 16th August....
Of course, would LOVE to put forward a "something" elite dangerous related as a bounty for it of course as well...
Hey Vingtetun - I appreciate your patience on this. Our Elite Dangerous campaign has now come to an end, and the three remaining rewards will be our last for the foreseeable future. Weβd love to work with Elite Dangerous and Frontier again in the future, as it's no exaggeration to say that we've been blown away by the community and the content you've all made for Just. I've been moved to tears by the some of the entries and my mouth has often been left agape at others. Thank you once more for the ECM invitation and for being a part of Just Elite Dangerous. We hope you stick around and try some of our other topics, especially as there are some very exciting things on the horizon! Fly safe, Commander.
well - you're still welcome to come and have a beer with everyone as a "last hurrah!"
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