Today we will leave the office by taxi to a secret 'kart' location where we will be treated to some (non alcoholic) drinks, some "bittergarnituur" and a presentation by Stefan. Later on we will get a short introduction in how a kart works (probably only useful for myself) and do a training lap.
Three races will follow after the best classed drivers will compete in a grand finale!
The best driver will get a bottle of (very cheap) champagne after which the barbecue will be lit.
We'll have food, beer and laughs until ~8 after which the official programme is over. We'll see what happens afterwards.
And of course the one true winner of the evening will receive the Golden Hippo!
A golden what? A golden Hippo? Yes! a golden Hippo! Not just one, they're like Pokemon, gotta catch'em all! One can 'catch' (i.e. win) a golden Hippo by popular vote (how open source awards should be won). Once every quarter each member of our professional services department can be voted. Clients, Hippo partners & colleagues can vote the 'best' Hippo consultant (and yes, we disabled the option that you can vote for yourself or your chief ;-)
Just like today the golden Hippo will be awarded on a team event (organized by our very own event committee) and it is accompanied with a nice little bonus. This bonus, while nice, should be publicly disregarded by the receiver as insignificant compared to the true honour of receiving a gold coated piece of wood with a rubber hippo on top!
And our partridge in a pear tree? Replaced by a single platinum Hippo which is awarded at the end of each year to the true master of the Golden Hippos. This should be considered as an even more important cheap statue :-)