This event is be one small part of the WWFM IV (World Wide Flash
Mob event) coordinated and in conjunction with the San Diego WWFM
IV hosted by iTrax and FoxTail but since Australia is some 17 hours
ahead of Pacific Standard Time rather than holding our event
simultaneously with the US event at 0500 on Sunday morning this
event is at a much more user friendly time
AGENDA
Participants casually position themselves at various locations
around the State Library / Melbourne Central precinct within sight
of but not at GZ
0959 - 1000
Casually make your way towards GZ but as much as you can, act
like a muggle, pretend not to know each other or give any
indication that something is about to happen but STAY AWAY from
ground zero until your GPSr clock tells you it's 1000
EXACTLY
1000
Everyone arrives at GZ. Facitman & Rhinogeo will be there
with an Ammo Box. As you arrive, you will be handed a log sheet.
Participants will sign the log sheets (which will later become the
log book). To qualify for attendance, drop the completed logsheet
back in the Ammo Box
1000 - 1005
Mingle. Meet old friends and make new ones. Share stories.
Compare this event to WWFM II held at 4:00 am on Remembrance Day
and WWFM III at Federation Square. But be quick - there is not much
time!
1005 - 1010
25 volunteers are needed for the special WWFM IV attention
seeking activity. Step up and be part of it !!! When are you
going to get the chance to do this again?
1010 - 1013
Participants assemble for the traditional WWFM group photos and
to record the group cheerios for Sonny, Sandy and Spindoc
Bob
1013 - 1014
A logsheet will be drawn from the Ammo Box to award FTF honours
to one of the participants
1014
One minute warning announced - Prepare to leave
1015 EXACTLY
IMMEDIATELY LEAVE the area. The event area will be
evacuated without a trace. The log ammo box will be packed up. If
you didn't get to it in time you can't log the event. Only those
participants whose names appear on the log sheets may log this
event
If everything goes right we will have had people coming out of
nowhere and gathering for 15 minutes, holding a geocaching event
and then disappearing
For the Flash Mob to have its full effect, it must appear to
come from nowhere and disappear just as quickly
Post-event summary
WWFM IV was a great success with 49 teams (about 70 people)
attending the steps of the State Library for another brief but
eminently cacheworthy Flash Mob event
I reckon it's part of the extemporaneous nature of WWFMs that
again we had about three times as many teams attend than had posted
Will Attend notes
Arriving at the venue 20 minutes early I noticed a few of the
usual suspects before I retreated around the corner to grab a
coffee with a few other familiar looking people that had the
same idea
With a couple of minutes to go Facitman and I moved towards GZ,
positioning ourselves at the top of the steps right on the dot of
10:00
The ammo box was opened and geocachers converged from all
directions to grab their logsheets and log their attendance much to
the bemusement of the muggles that had also been in the area
waiting for the opening of the library (coincidentally also at
10:00)
24 volunteers were then handed printed sheets of A3 paper
to hold and make mosaics of the Podcacher and GCA logos :). It was
an interesting exercise with the participants complying with all
instructions despite not really getting the gist of the big
picture
The GCA mosaic sort of worked
The Podcacher mosaic came out a bit better
We then took the group photos, drew the raffle and all too
quickly it was over ... until WWFM V in April or May 2009
