Gyronauts,
The venue and accommodation details for the 2009 annual SAGPA conference and AGM have been finalised. As voted by the attending members at the 2008 AGM and keeping with the tradition to visit different parts of the country, this year’s AGM will be held at Gariep Dam.
Venue
The venue for this year’s AGM is Forever Resorts, Gariep -
http://www.forevergariep.co.za/ . Forever Resorts Gariep is 200 kilometres South of Bloemfontein in the Free State, just off the N1. The Resort is situated on the banks of Gariep Dam, the largest dam in South Africa and bordering the Gariep Dam Nature Reserve, home to many species of antelope and the Cape Mountain Zebra.
Flying in
Pilots that are interested in flying in can land at the Gariep Airfield. Transport has been arranged to the resort every hour on the hour on Friday and from the resort to the airfield on Sunday.
To simplify the process of arranging fuel at Gariep, we will attempt to centrally arrange for all interested parties. Please advise me of your fuel requirements at least 2 weeks prior to the AGM at
info@sagpa.co.za.
I would like to urge pilots from different parts of the country to use this as an opportunity to do a bit of cross-country flying to another part of our beautiful country and spend a couple of days getting there and back, should your time allow for it.
Agenda
Friday 9 October 2009
06:00 – 17h00 Arrival and check-in at Forever Resorts Gariep
19:00 – Dinner
Saturday 10 October 2009
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
10:00 - 12:30 AGM
12:30 - 13:00 Conference close and Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 Newly selected committee meeting.
18:00 Get together for dinner and entertainment
19:00 Dinner
Saturday Afternoon and Sunday
Optional free flying in the Gariep area to all members interested. There is also quite a bit to do at the resort. You can look on the website for all activities available.
Bookings for accommodation can be made with Pearl at (051) 754 0045. When making the booking, please mention that you are attending the SAGPA conference and AGM on the 9th and 10th of October 2009.
The following accommodation is available:
Unit Type Unit Description Unit Rate
DCD2 1 Bedroom Chalet (1 Double bed) R700
SCD4 2 Bedroom Chalet (1 Double & 3 Single beds) R700
PCD4 2 Bedroom Chalet (1 Double & 2 Single beds & Sleeper couch) R820
DGD4 2 Bedroom Chalet (1 Double & 2 Single beds & Sleeper couch) R820
SCD6 3 Bedroom Chalet (1 Double & 4 Single beds) R820
Breakfast
Breakfast is available at R83 per person. Please advise the resort when booking your accommodation if you require breakfast for the Saturday and Sunday mornings. This is for your own account.
Dinner
Dinner on Friday evening is a Buffet and Saturday evening a Braai. SAGPA will carry the costs for these two evenings for all attendees. This excludes drinks.
Airfield details and frequencies
I will send out the information prior to the AGM.
If you need any more information or have any other queries, please contact me at
info@sagpa.co.za. We are looking forward to see you there.
Regards,
Johan Meyer
Chairman,
South African Gyroplane Association