Well it takes quite a lot of time to plan everything well, and then you don't know who is 100% to show up and who doesn't care.
As for myself, I'd like to have a meeting this summer, but rather than saying I'll come then not being able to show up, I'll "hold" for now as I am still unsure.
what a great topic! i tried to organize once a new years eve like this un Budapest, couldn't make it though.
I wonder how much people should take part to get the project attractive?
Or. We choose a pretty central place and for people which leave far away, they could come and stay on penpals. Like that we will have not one day but a week end for meet & fun together.
I think it's a good idea, but there are very big distances and it costs a lot, so in my opinion we'd need more penpal-gate meetings in the world in order to everybody can join.
Met already several people people here
went to Paris once. Met someone out Germany and two or three from the Netherlands. I'll come if i can get free. Will directly make it a holiday then ☺