Meet and Greet?

[+beccalyria]

I am fairly new to Geocaching. Been doing it for two and a half months and just recently hit my 200th find. Would it be appropriate to host a meet and greet event in my area to meet fellow cachers and get tips for improving my caching experience?

[+fuzziebear3]

Sure! There might already be some in your nearby area that you can attend. But if there is not one nearby in the next month or two, feel free to set one up.

 

You need to find a place (permission, etc), and then create the listing. Listings must be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance so that there is time for everyone to know about it and put it on their calendar.

[Pup Patrol]

I am fairly new to Geocaching. Been doing it for two and a half months and just recently hit my 200th find. Would it be appropriate to host a meet and greet event in my area to meet fellow cachers and get tips for improving my caching experience?

 

Sure. Folks have hosted events in locations where they were just passing through, to meet up with the locals.

 

Guidelines:

http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx

 

6. Event Caches

 

An event is a gathering of geocachers, facilitating the social aspect of geocaching. It is organized by geocachers and is open to other geocachers and those interested in learning about the game. It takes place at the posted coordinates, includes start and end times, and lasts at least 30 minutes. Events with several elements, a sequence of events, or events that are near the same time or location and intended for the same audience should be submitted as a single event. Additional waypoints may be added to the event listing for the locations of event activities.

 

Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date. Events are usually published no more than three months prior to the event date. Events may be published up to six months prior if an overnight stay is expected by attendees or if the event is designed to attract geocachers from beyond the local area. After an event has occurred, the listing is to be archived by the geocache owner.

 

An Event Cache should not be set up for the purpose of gathering geocachers for a geocache search.

 

If an event is already organized outside of the geocaching community or it will happen without a Geocaching.com listing, it is likely not an Event Cache. Examples include concerts, fairs, sporting and scouting events.

 

Event Caches, like other geocaches, will only be published if they meet the commercial cache guideline. Geocache owners can include basic information about the location on the geocache page, even if it is a commercial location. Event listings may request donations or charge a fee to cover legitimate costs of the event. A list of sponsors, without logos or URLs, may be on an event listing. Event listings may only mention sales of event-related Geocaching.com trackables. Listings may include a link to a non-commercial event landing page. Attendees may be required to register at a separate registration page.

 

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[+vw_k]

Sounds like a good idea. If you host an event then local cachers are bound to show up

[+narcissa]

I am fairly new to Geocaching. Been doing it for two and a half months and just recently hit my 200th find. Would it be appropriate to host a meet and greet event in my area to meet fellow cachers and get tips for improving my caching experience?

 

Yes!

 

Just make sure you pick an appropriate venue with enough space. You might want to ask around or look at other events in your region to see what kind of numbers to expect. I've seen events go badly because the person hosting the event didn't know to expect so many people.