Terry Evans, the infamous T-Mia, comes in off the road occaisionally, and sends along something that makes alot sense. With the spring just around the corner, you might be thinking about organizing an IBMWR event or happening. If that's the case, take the time to read the following.

This is important and will save you a lot of trouble and insure the success of your event.

How to Organize an IBMWR Event

From: Terry Evans - T-MIa
Date sent: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 01:21:36 -0500
Send reply to: TEvansmd@aol.com

• ESTABLISH ONE MEETING/CAMPSITE/DINING SPOT

History has shown with at least two prior prezzes meetings that some people were someplace and the others another. I see this as a potential for DVD as there are 3 Campgrounds and 2+ Hotels & Motels. -Establish Friday, Saturday and Sunday meetings and plans. It really hurts to has _even_ one person say "I was near but didn't know everybody was there" -Look out for one another: It hurts even worse to say at say dinner after everyone was at the afternoon ride, for example, "hey, where's Roozbeh?". Unless you know "Roozbeh said he was going back to the Motel/campsite - consider him lost. It's sooo bad when someone says the next day, "I really didn't know the plans, and I spent last night by myself"

• AWARDS CEREMONY, and/or GRABBAG and SALES

Big fun is having something for somebody. Makes the trip even better with a momento. If you can, have time, go out and buy a $10 tee-shirt or something indigenous to your area, local BMW shop etc. Don't have time to buy OR too cheap like me? I have a hunderd CLEAN t-shirts, pins etc. from my AREA be it a BMW Miami thing or a Florida or NY thing..that I don't need, wear etc any more. THROW IT IN THE GRABBAG!!!...Best way is have everyone to have their names on a piece of paper ... pick from a helmet! Do a 50:50, have a kitty where everyone throws in $5 bucks to offset the expenses of the SOMEONE who comes armed with "Gifts of Glory" for the standard (long distance etc) awards ceremony. Hit your dealers up for a donation...every dealer Ive ever been too has at least that old t-shirt or baseball cap collecting dust on the shelf with merchandise that hasn't moved in years. -IBMWR Merchandise: Im assuming here but...there should be 2 size decals (Senner), patches (Childers) and even pins, er, make that buttons (FultonMartin :-) still available. It necessetates somebody to grab the bull's horns and make a project out of it. Not too late for Death Valley. Think T-shirts for the next gettogether...

Lastly and most important...

• THE HOSTS OF THE AREA YOU ARE GOING TO:

If it hasn't been done already, advise the (one) campsite, dinner places, local Chamber of Commerce, local P.D. the mayor etc. Of your coming and your presence. The Codename should be simple: THE IBMWR or the INTERNET BMW. They should be reminded that we are not just bikerscum and we are "yuppie professional BMW motorcycle riders coming in on over $1/4 Million worth of German motorcycles to your community and dropping about $100 per day per person in the community's coffiers ." We have picked THEM and to treat us accordingly and to give us certain breaks ;-) This is especially serious at the campsites where I see some potential problems for any latecomers, non-pre-registered etc. You should have a group rate at the common hotels as well.

TERRY-Miami

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