kneehighs

Announcing HHPLACE.ORG's Third Annual World Heel Meet!

London, England
Saturday
February 16, 2008

10:30 a.m. to 17:00
at The Miller

Okay peeps! Time to kick off next years Annual World Heel Meet. In 2006, we broke the attendance record with 19 attendees from 4 different countries. In 2007, we had 28 total attendees from 7 different countries attend. Now in 2008, we expect to bring in upwards of 40-50 attendees.

Now why would the 2008 meet expect so many people to attend? Because we had sooo much fun at the heel meet last year! But in addition to that, for the 2008 meet, we have a 4 person Heel Meet Committee organizing the meet. That's right! It's not just good ol kneehighs putting together everything by himself anymore:

iloveboots from Vancouver will be as much a key player in this as I was alone. He will assist in promotion, coordination of group hotel rate discounts, and will make the announcement for our night club festivity on Saturday. My gratitude already goes out to him for his help. Plus, we will all get to meet his great wife at the meet!

admirer5577 from Sweden will be answer all your follow up questions, as well as manage events on the day of the meet. So if after checking for updates in the calendar section,, if anyone has any questions, please contact admirer5577 for any answers you seek, via pm or email before the meet, or in person or cell during the meet. He will know as much about this meet as I will. Thanks for his willingness to help is already extended!~

Dr. Shoe will also be a key local contact for the meet. He will assist in local organizational planning as well as lend his incredible enthusiasm to the event planning stages as it unfolds. Not only do I owe him thanks for moderating this great forum, but now even more so with his contribution to the upcoming meet.

With this committee of four people working in harmony, we will provide everyone with the greatest possible heel meet experience. The contributions of admirer5577, iloveboots, and Dr Shoe will free up my time to manage a charity fundraiser for the meet and dedicate more of my time to promoting this event. Watch the Real Life threads section closely as we will be updating our schedule of events regularly. Most notably, you will see that we have a theme for the 2008 Meet.


Join us for a celebration that will stretch your imagination and catapult you into your own future!

Arrive as who you will be 5 years from now. Dress your very best. Speak only in the present tense the entire day, as if it were already 2013, all your goals have been achieved and all your dreams have already come true.

You have already "come out of the closet." You have integrated heels into your life at work, with family, with friends. You have found harmony with yourself and others. Bring props to show everyone what you have achieved in the years between, such as new freestyle outfits, stories of successfully selling the public on the legitimacy of our community, magazine editorials of men in heels, Vogue cover shots of men in heels, etc.


Yes that's right! We will have a couple of vendors present who will bring a small supply of shoes to exhibit for us. So bring an extra pound or two! You don't want to miss this!


Having a hard time finding that exact shoe you want in your size? Or ever wondered how to get rid of a pair of shoes that you don't want anymore? We've got both angles covered with the new hhplace.org Flea Market Table. Bring your shoes to display at the table and trade or sell them to fellow hhplace members!


Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you wore your heels to work? Well, we know someone that does that already! And he'll be there to tell us about the challenges inherent in streetheeling in economically sensitive situations. Discussions about the merits of men taking back what was originally and historically designed for men will follow!

A few other exciting mini workshops are in their developmental stages. Be sure to pick up a flyer when you get to The Miller designating the times for each workshop.


Of course we'll be concluding the day's event with a great dinner. Keep watch of this thread in the calendar section for updates.


From 1989 to 1994 the business iloveboots ran was a value added hotel rate directory program with over 10,000 hotels listed that iloveboots re-negotiated the rates for every year with these hotels directly as well as in groups. iloveboots will be posting a special thread for those interested in the special group hotel program.


For this meet, I am setting up a site with a reputable charity donation processing center. Interested and financially capable members can make a donation from as small as one pound to as large as their wallets can handle. I will never touch the money personally and the accumulation of funds will be updated on a daily basis, tallying a new total for the World Heel Meet contribution to charity. When the date of the fundraising ends, the money will be sent directly to the charity on behalf of the World Heel Meet 2008. This will be an amazing way to contribute to the community as well as develop a positive awareness of our unique freestyling niche.


Ask anyone who came to The Miller for the 2007 meet. The Miller did the trick in providing one roof under which everyone could comfortably congregate, talk, and get to know each other. The Miller ordinarily won't open it's doors until 18:00. For 2007, they opened early for us at 12:00. For 2008, they will open their doors extra early at 10:30, just for the World Heel Meet Attendees.

A special Pay Pal pre-payment system will be set up by Dr. Shoe, where we will be taking payment of 6 pounds in advance for interested attendees. The account through which the funds will be stored will be available for public audit, thereby eliminating any fears that the money is being mismanaged or wasted.


When you come, be sure to sign our guestbook. As this meet grows and develops momentum in the future, this will be a fun reference point for cataloging our growth.


For those really excited about coming, we'll be getting together starting Friday night for dinner~!~ Wath the Real Life Meets section closely for upcoming information!



The final source for all Heel Meet activities will be officially posted in the calendar section. While posts in this thread will no doubt become complex with details, rest assured that all plans will be neatly summarized personally by me in the calendar section.


Back in 2006 I had a bigger vision than just ONE heel meet. I knew that if I could stand the test of time and follow through on a great idea, that one day we could possibly grow this meet beyond the borders of hhplace.org and include other people from outside hhplace.org as well. In 2007, that vision started to gain momentum, and in 2008 through the direction of the Heel Meet Committee and contributions of fellow members, we'll likely eclipse anything I ever achieved on my own. I expect our promotions to extend online well beyond hhplace.org.

A Special thanks goes to Richie for starting up an online marketing campaign idea here. Our goal is to get the World Heel Meet 2008 on the Front Page of Digg.com Richie's additional willingness to contribute in ways that only an Admin can contribute are also appreciated. The more ways we can figure out how to spread the word about our meet, the better. And even if you can't contribute by attending the heel meet, you can spend just five minutes registering for a Digg.com account, you could help build the World Heel Meet presence up even more.

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kneehighs

So who going to come?

I'm there! I fly in on Wed night.

iloveboots and his wife will be there (3)

admirer5577 will be there (4)

Dr. Shoe will be there (5)

Who else will be there?

euchrid? shakedown? Xaphod? Firefox? Fog? Mrs.Fog? HeelD? HeelD's SO?

Others?

Lets let the list grow!

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euchrid

Kneehighs,

This sounds like an A++ excellent event to me.
On behalf of the entire heeling community, I'd like to say many thanks to you guys for masterminding and organising it.

I shall definitely be there, subject only to something unforeseen occuring in the meantime - a flash flood, earthquake, railway/tube strike or some other miscellaneous Act of God (or my wife!)

admirer5577

It will be an A++ event!

Not that the last one wasn't great but this will be even better. We are now four people arranging it, each with skills in different areas. We actually started the planning Sunday after the last meeting, when we were still in London.

All of you who haven't been to a meeting before, start the planning now and contact us as soon as you can. We will work out a good rate for hotel/hotels in order we can make it as affordable as possible for all who wants to come.

If you have any questions or want to put your name on the list, please PM me and I will make sure your name is put up on the list.

See you guys in London next February.

thedesigner

Nice one, definitely moi, and poss soulmate if she can sneak off work!!

kneehighs

euchrid Glad you appreciate it! I can't wait! Hopefully there are no sudden unexpected events that transpire to stop you from joining us. I can already see you and shakedown playing a game of pool...

thedesigner Once a heel meeter, always a heel meeter! If you look at the history of who attends heel meets, you will find that once someone goes to a meet, they will generally want to go to another, and another, and another. I sincerely look forward to seeing what types of killer outfits you and your wife arrange for each other based on your mutual magazine inspirations. Killer stilettos with some skinny pants by chance?

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iloveboots

Cathy & I are on countdown to the World Heel Meet 2008. Definitely an A+++ Event! We hope to meet many other couples who share and enjoy heels together and the many many friends from HHPlace.

Everyone, we have a number of chats going on with hotels in London for the heelmeet. We should have the hotels/rates/booking details etc very shortly.

Stay tuned for the thread "2008 Worldwide Heelmeet Accommodations".

Cheers,
david

kneehighs

Can we do a group countdown?

David, "9 months"

Cathy, "8 months"

Craig, "7 months"

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crotchhiboots

Hopefuly I will be there if finances work out. I would love to return to London for this heelmeet.

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Dr. Shoe

What about cost?

Airfare, say 400.00 pounds
Hotel will be 200 at the most
Spending money for dining out say another 200 quid.

You will need around 800 pounds to do it though you can get the airfare and hotel cheaper but let's look at what you need to do to get to London next february:

You need to save a hundred pounds a month or 25 a week. If you can put 3.30 in a jar every day then YOU WILL be able to join us for what will be the event of your life. Even if you get a second job or sell some stuff on Ebay you can do it easily.

At the moment I am on vacation in Cyprus and I really aim to return in October 2008. I will stay with my brother who lives here so all I need is airfare, car hire and spending money, all together 1000 pounds. I have 18 months to get this money together I only need to save 50 quid a month! will I do it? You bet!!!!

It's just a matter of knowing what you really want and going out and getting it.

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