WWFM X - Paparazzi! Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, May 4, 2013
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WWFM – World Wide Flash Mobs – Thousands of geocachers at dozens of coordinated events all around the globe, gathering at the same time.

Sonny and Sandy came up with the WWFM idea after attending a mega-event. It was meant to be a fun “opposite” of a mega-event. These caching events are intended to bring together geocachers and introduce others (newbies) to the hobby.

WWFM History:
Flash Mob I – May 2007 – almost 200 San Diego, CA geocachers; 20 world-wide events
WWFM II – Nov 2007 – 4400 attendees at 83 events in 9 countries
WWFM III – May 2008 – almost 8000 attendees at 163 events in 15 countries
WWFM IV – Nov 2008 – 7400 people at 154 events in 20 countries
WWFM V – May 2009 – over 7000 people at 154 events in 20 countries
WWFM VI – Nov 2009 – almost 7000 people at 152 events in 21 countries
WWFM VII – May 2010 – almost 6000 people at 139 events in 19 countries
WWFM VIII - June 2011 - 9940 people at 215 events in 25 countries
WWFM IX - June 2012 - 15,487 people at 312 events in 31 countries worldwide

NEXT SCHEDULED: WWFM X
Saturday May 4, 2013 – 12:00 p.m. CDT  (May the Fourth be with you!)

Check out the official Geocaching WWFM webpage for attendee information, news, history, and to view photos and videos from previous WWFM events from around the world!

Just like last year's WWFM, there is a special geocaching souvenir in the works for this event! Team Podcacher has been working with Groundspeak to get a great design approved for the souvenir, but there are no guarantees at the current time. The only way to get this possible souvenir is to attend a WWFM event! You can purchase a limited edition WWFM X geocoin here! There's also some path tags available for purchase here!

About this event: I have decided to have this year's WWFM at the CherryVale Mall once again. It's a great place for this type of event for several reasons: It is indoor and climate controlled, there's a high muggle ratio, it's stroller and wheelchair friendly, and there's a food court for before or after the event in case you get the munchies.

For this year's event, attendees will be pretending to be part of a geocaching paparazzi! You'll need to bring a camera with you. Most cell phones have cameras built into them, and those are okay to use, but if you have an actual camera with a flash, please bring that. Our effect of "paparazzi-ness" will be more far greater if we had a bunch of flashes going off, and we're more likely to be noticed by the throngs of muggles who will try to figure out what we are doing!

Your role: Simply put - bring your camera and travel along the lower level of the mall with the group while taking a lot pictures! There's no specific theme for the pictures, just click away at the storefronts, other cachers, or various mall decorations. The important part is to be seen as a group of people who are strangely fascinated with the mall. Then post your pictures along with your "attended" log after the event is over. I want to have the most pictures of any WWFM event around the world!

We will meet at the posted coords a few minutes before noon, just outside the entrance to the mall between Sears and Macy's. This entrance is wheelchair accessible. The event starts at noon sharp, and that's when the group will enter the mall.

12:00 pm - We enter the mall as a group and start taking pictures of anything and everything as we walk. We do this for the first 5 minutes. We will not enter any stores during the event.
12:05 pm - The log book will be available to sign. After everybody is signed in, a group photo will be taken (hopefully by a muggle).
12:15 pm - We all vanish, leaving onlooking muggles to wonder what the heck just happened!

Be sure to attend the after party event that's being held in the mall's food court after this flash mob! See this link for more details!

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