Time to vote on a date for WEBMU 2012 is running out!

WEBMU 2012 in Berlin!

Yes, yes, yes, we know. We’ve been beating that drum for weeks now. But when will it be?

We don’t know yet, but we will very soon. The polls to select a weekend for this year’s meetup have been open for a little over a week, and are closing on May 1st. There is still time to cast your vote! At the moment it’s a close race between a few weekends in September, with a candidate in October tied for third place.

If you’re an English-language expatriate blogger in Germany, join in on the discussion. Sign up for our forums (tell us where you are in Germany and your blog’s URL), check your calendar, and then cast your vote.

Over the next few months (and not necessarily in this order): Our Berlin Hosts will provide

  • Arrival/Departure Hints
  • Lodging Suggestions
  • Detailed Itinerary

Past members, be sure to log in with your username and password to get the full scoop. All the planning happens in our discussion forum, so keep an eye out there, or watch this space as the planning progresses.

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The polls are open for WEBMU 2012 date voting

Beware, bear!Cast your vote for when we’ll have our annual meetup (this year in Berlin) over on on our discussion board. Continue reading

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WEBMU 2012 in Berlin: when’s good for you?

When would you like to get to know Berlin and your fellow expatriate bloggers? A wide range of weekends are up for discussion in our forums. Continue reading

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WEBMU 2012: Wir fahren nach Berlin!

The results are in (as of about a week ago…sorry for the delay), and here they are… Continue reading

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Münster vs. Berlin for WEBMU 2012

Two contenders are on the ballot for title of WEBMU 2012 host city. If you’re an expatriate blogger in Germany, place your vote in our discussion forum — apply for membership here.

Click over to the discussion thread at http://forums.expatbloggersingermany.com and be sure to log in with your username and password. Then vote, discuss, and convince your fellow expat bloggers to vote your way.

The poll will last about a week. Change your vote as often as you like during that period. We’ll tally up up the totals and declare winner as soon as possible after that, so that the elected hosts can get started with the next step: nominating a weekend.

We’ve revamped the discussion forum since last year, so just in case you need help, leave a comment here or tweet @ExpatBloggersDE.

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Brighten up these last days of winter with thoughts of WEBMU 2012

Hello all,

Welcome to the end of February. It’s that time of year in Germany when all you can do, thanks to the still-short days and still-cold nights is fantasize about warmer, happier times — perhaps times spent with your fellow expatriate bloggers at your annual meetup sometime later in the year.

And so we turn over a new page in the calendar and invite you to nominate your choice of a host city for the Whiny Expat Blogger MeetUp 2012. Head over to our new-and-improved discussion forum and start cranking out ideas about where (and later: when) our annual meetup should take place.

Let the planning begin!

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Aachen — Aany aaditional aattendees?

Yes, I love the aalliteration.

It’s less than a fortnight (does anyone really say that?) until WEBMU 2011 in Cologne. Jen at Resident on Earth is guiding a group of early arrivers to Aachen from Cologne. We’ve got eight confirmed travelers at the moment, but 10 would guarantee an English-language tour of the Dom (Cathedral) in Aachen.

If you’re attending the Whiny Expat Bloggers MeetUp this year and have earned an extra Friday off of work, spend it with the WEBMUers, soaking up a piece of history stretching back to before France and Germany were named as such. Jen will make sure you make it back to Köln in time for the Friday night dinner with the rest of the night-before attendees.

You can get all the details and let Jen know of your intention join our quest to Aachen on our discussion board. It’s open to all English-language expatriate bloggers in Germany.

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Just three weeks to go until WEBMU 2011

We’re counting down the days! Three weeks from today, tens of expatriate English-language bloggers from all over Germany will be converging upon Cologne for the annual Whiny Expat Bloggers MeetUp (WEBMU).

Bloggers distributionWhy Cologne? We decided that back in March of this year by a simple majority vote. Cologne (narrowly) beat out fellow contenders Magdeburg, Berlin and Frankfurt. I have a strong feeling about a town in the East or South for 2012′s WEBMU, since now we will have done the

  • North twice,
  • the West twice,
  • the South, East and sort of the middle just once each.

Resident on Earth, one of our gracious hosts for the Cologne WEBMU, has a nice write-up of what to expect. For a good chuckle, read the press release warning on Letters Home, too. ian in Hamburg knows all too well, having co-hosted the Hamburg WEBMU in 2010.

And then sign up at our member discussion board to get the full agenda and all the details about who’s attending and where to stay and how to travel around in Cologne. If you are an expatriate in Germany, blogging in English, you are most welcome to join us!

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WEBMU 2011 — first Aachen, then Köln

Attention WEBMU 2011 attendees:  the hosting committee has selected the fair city of Aachen for the side trip this year. According to WEBMU tradition (since 2008!) the Friday before the meetup weekend offers a side trip or activity. Ideally, that should involve an Umlaut, but the double-a in Aachen will also do nicely this year.

Resident on Earth is collecting names of interested parties on our discussion board. Let her know here please, whether you’re interested in a day trip jaunt down to Aachen and back. She’s organizing a group train travel ticket. Also, for history buffs, Charlemagne’s tomb/shrine is a potential stop on our tour through Aachen. However, for that, a tour guide is obligatory, and will cost a few bucks pro Nase. Let her know your thoughts on that here, please.

Just stumbled onto our site? If you’re an expatriate in Germany who blogs in English, register on our discussion board to get the inside scoop.

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Hallo Welt!

First post!

This is the start of a more cohesive web presence for our group.

Watch this space!

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