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| Name |
Did you
find the Skiing/Snowboarding facilities acceptable?
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Was the
Berggasthof acceptable? (or chalets if you were in them)
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Was the
Teaching/Learning content interesting enough for you?
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Did you
find the event socially rewarding? |
Do you
consider the event acceptable value for money? |
General
comment / testimonial |
| Rob James,
Shrewsbury |
As an intermediate
boarder (HA HA), I found most of the runs to short for my liking
so spent most of the time on the chair and long T-bar runs.
Having said that, there was still enough to test me as we all
saw on the Saturday night!!! Conditions could not have been
more perfect. |
Management,
food & drink were brilliant! Bedroom a little cold. Could've
done with somewhere to really relax with some big couches! Can't
beat the location for accessability to slopes - fabulous views,
perfect weather. |
Some of the
presentations were very interesting and was really impressed
with Maxonform! |
Definitely!
This was one of the biggest things for me, met so many interesting
people and new contacts/friends. |
Not bad.
To be honest, I was in Germany the week before and it worked
out cheaper, the boarding was better to. That said, I will be
back next year - I found the whole event very sociable! |
I think asking
people to take part in a project was maybe not the best idea.
I for one was there to get away from work and try to learn more
about ArchiCAD! Without DNC, I don`t think ACWS would happen!! |
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James Bennett, Nottingham
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I found them
very acceptable. I have not been to a ski resort before so I
don't know how it compares, but I personally thought the slopes
were a lot of fun. |
Yes, very
comfortable. The food was delicious, the drink was tasty, and
the location was unbeatable Above the clouds! |
Yes, I wanted
to learn more about ArchiCAD, and I did, thanks to the tutoring
of the other attenders. Some of the evening workshops were a
bit over my head considering I didn't know anything about ArchiCAD,
but still interesting. I feel that the projects were taken a
bit too seriously to begin with by some of the team leaders. |
Indeed I
did. Made lots of new friends, both on and off piste. |
I do, I have
been told that the price was very good for a skiing holiday,
and combined with the ArchiCAD tuition made it even better value
for money. |
Great! I
would love to come again, but I can't say for sure whether I
will be able to in final year! |
| Mette Mikklesen,
Aarhus, Denmark |
For me it
was perfect, good runs with both short and long ones. |
Nice place...
Everyone was taking good care of us. I liked that it was kind
of a private place for the Winter school. |
Good and
interresting lectures. Maybe there could have been a course
for a little more advanced ArchiCAD for the users that have
already been working with the program and have different kinds
of problems. I figured out some of my own problems during the
week, but there was not much time to ask the better users for
questions. |
Yes. |
Yes. |
I hope this
will not be my last ArchiCad Winter school, but maybe I will
not be able to go next year because of my final project at school..... |
| Philip Caine,
Weston super Mare |
Although
the runs and scope for skiing are very limited, it is still
very unusual to find a resort with such easy access straight
from the hotel door and few queues. |
Some may
expect higher standards of accommodation and more en-suite facilities
but I am used to skiing holidays in large groups. It is usual
to share rooms and to have fairly basic accommodation. The hotel
is warm and cosy. The food is very good and of traditional Austrian
style which is welcome. |
Very interesting
and some of it very useful and thought provoking. Unfortunately
the setting in the dining room makes it difficult to follow
or difficult to hear at times. |
Extremely
socially rewarding. |
Yes –
refer to question on quality of accommodation – I prefer
to keep the cost down rather than have a luxury hotel |
Once again
a very rewarding week and quite a few tips and tricks to take
away. |
| Richard Payne
and family, Shrewsbury |
Yes (we)
did. There are still lots of challenges for skiers of our (limited)
ability. Equipment hire seems a bit random and Shirley had problem
finding boots that fitted well - she had to be quite firm about
wanting to change her boots. |
We like the
accommodation and sort of like the less than luxurious facilities.
Tom says he wants a toilet seat that stays up. Can't fault the
hospitality of Alex, Claudia, Nicole and Anita. Food excellent
again. Drink - far too much. Location - who can complain about
the location - we have no desire to be closer to shops/clubs/etc.
(Old fogies, I guess) |
The teaching/learning
stuff is just about right. I am glad the 'project' stuff slipped
away, its not what I go for. Its good to talk to different people
about how they use AC and pick up tips and tricks. I particularly
enjoyed the presentations by Herbert and Damian. I would happily
talk about all sorts of rather dry stuff such as 'office standards'
but maybe the summer school is better for more 'academic' type
things. The students presentations were good this year. |
Its mainly
the social interaction I go for. Its like a big family and it
makes me feel good to be a part of the AC community. |
Yes, we think
it is _good _value for money. Health and wealth permitting -
we will definitely come again. |
I want to
give special thanks to Reinhard who seems to work very hard
but is quiet and is often not noticed and Andreas who, apart
from all the background work, was wonderful for Tomas and helped
him so much with his skiing, and, of course, what would we do
without David and his little bell? We had our best skiing holiday
yet and Tom had such a good time when we returned the ski equipment
he was slumped on the bench in the ski hire place sobbing with
disappointment that it was all over for another year. |
| Stefan Brorsen,
Copenhagen |
Yes. A small
area, but the challenge made it fun (37 min and 5 sec.)
I found it nice that there were so short queus for the lifts. |
The chalet
was nice. Sauna a big plus. |
A shame that there were no program posted on the first day.
I didn't learn enough.(Editor's note: but you left on Thursday
morning and the only 'teaching evenings' had been Monday and
Tuesday - you missed all the later teaching events).
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Definitely!
Good people and a lot of fun. |
Well - I
wish we were more personally involved in the night time.
More workshop - less presentation. |
Will be
back next year. The ideas you have about skiing events sound
like great fun. |
| Odd Goderstad,
Oslo, Norway |
Runs,lifts:
Yes , they were OK, not fantastic, but OK. Skihire: Great skis,
nice price Queues, distance to pistes: Can it get any better?
I think it is close to ideal for this event, the main thing
is not skiing...? |
Accommodation:
well....cold bedrooms, short bed, low doors Management: Nice
people, like them Comfort: What comfort!? Food: Lovely! Drink:
Yes, quite a few, tasted excellent, usually does.. Location:
Good |
Would be nice with something more advanced ArchiCAD, and
GDL (Geek stuff)
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Absolutely |
Yes |
It was great,
I am already trying to find ways to convince my boss to send
me again next year...! And maybe a little less focus on the
skiing. Some people have to convince their bosses..... I had
a great time Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Bengt Kalderen,
Copenhagen |
Yes acceptable,
but not sufficient for me for a whole week. Not even with personal
challenge. But maybe the fine weather contributed to setting
the standard a bit higher. |
Yes fine,
staff was very friendly, food was nice, drinks were good, location
on top of the hill just super. |
Didn't really get a chance to do any real Archicad. Did a
lot of networking which was nice. Great to meet everyone.
Maybe I'll get some more ArchiCad next year.
|
Yes, very
much so, Everybody seemed friendly and outgoing. Nice touch
to the seminar. |
Yes, absolutely |
Will come
next year for sure. Maybe the scheme for afternoon and evening
activities could be greater and I support more organised skiing
to improve social interaction. |
| Daniel Dusoswa,
Kenmare, Ireland |
The skiing
was great, could not be better. A mountain all for ourselves
without queues at lifts, always meeting somebody for a chat
somewhere or to meet up to jointly to go down a piste learning
from each other. |
We could
not wish better. The attention everybody got was second to none.
We truly felt looked after! I want to go back!!!! |
As always, even if there only a few items of interest then
the learning is a well worth it! This time with hands-on Maxonform
and Nautilus, made my learning week.
Pity that the long awaited new version of ArchiTerra has not
surfaced as yet. You know what I thought about the old version.....
(Editor's Note: The launch will be linked to the launch
of Nautilus)
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That is rewarding...
It is starting to feel more and more like meeting old friends.
It was so great to meet you all again. Another few I missed,
I hope that they will come next year again. |
Talking to
my brother and friends I realize that we are getting a great
deal, the overall cost including ski pass is great value for
money. Anywhere else would cost us a lot more! |
In a good
few conversations with various delegates, we discussed the MIX
we have at the moment:
1) Great friends and interesting people we want to meet
2) Learning content in the evening
3) Lots of snow
4) well maintained pistes on which everybody can find their
own challenge
5) Anchor point Edelweiss, guaranteed that is where everybody
meets up again
6) Owners and staff of Edelweiss
7) Good value for money
8) no queuing at lifts
9) Not being a number between thousands
10) Knowing every year where we come back to, no surprise I
can keep on and on. |
| Robert Buehler,
Switzerland and Nottingham |
They were
limited, but it had potential, us being the only ones on the
runs had great benefits! Ski hire was a good price, not sure
about ski/ snowboard lessons, but think they were acceptable
as well. Next time I go, I would probably take my snowboard
with me and improve my jump and freestyle skills rather than
skiing or do a mix of both. |
Everything
amazing for what we paid! The food was great, the chalets lovely,
everyone extremely friendly. |
Difficult to say, as I was a beginner to ArchiCAD, I am sure
that next time I would probably benefit much more from it,
but it was nice to be able to chat to practitioners as well
as the developers to see were the program is going. I think
that the last two days were packed with presentations which
ended up being rushed though, I would probably suggest to
spread some of those out more (have at the beginning of the
week) to give the topics their justice and leave time for
discussion Ý this might however also just be my opinion because
I wasn‚t taking part in the power hour but instead was
at the beginners workshop.
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It was very
nice to mingle with a variety of people from all over! I probably
had a bonus of being able to speak German, but overall it was
rewarding to get in touch with people in the industry. |
Absolutely!
Especially because the ski pass is included! |
I had a
great time, and would definitely consider going again next year!
I would like to have know how to use ArchiCAD before, I would
have probably attempted something on maxonForm and would have
had the expertise around me for help! I thought on the last
night there were quite a few presentation I would have liked
to ask or find more out about, but due to it being the last
night this was difficult. |
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