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I’ve just realised, in all the Skycon ‘09 bustle, I never said thank you to anyone. So, here goes.

First off I’d like to thank my committee, without them it would have all been a scattered mess. They are Eoghan O’Brien, Gavin Fitzgerald, John Flanagan, Mark Brennan, and Mark Kohls. Each had their own jobs which they pulled off incredibly well, and I’m very glad to have worked with them as a team.

I’d like to say a big thank you to all our speakers, who made the weekend what it was. They are Alan J. Guinane, Christian van den Bosch, Ciarán Maher, David Malone, Eoin McLoughlin, Evert Bopp, Jeff Gough, John Lunney, Lorraine Morgan, Martha Rotter, Mel Gorman, Neil Fahey, and Randall Munroe.

Next up are the various groups who sponsored Skycon ‘09. Without their support there is no way we could have done it. The groups are, AIB, Microsoft, The University of Limerick Computer Science and Information Systems Department, and The University of Limerick Sports and Arts Fund.

I’d like to thank the people who worked behind the scenes to make sure everything flowed smoothly; Paul Lee for his assistance, patience and motivation, Annette McElligott for offering us the use of the CSIS building, the staff in the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, who accommodated us perfectly, ULTV for recording the two tracks, and John the CSIS porter.

I’d like to thank everyone who helped publicise Skycon ‘09; Gareth Eason and Joe Johnson who wrote blog posts promoting the event, Niall Campbell who managed our Facebook group, and all the people who twittered about skycon.

A special thanks to Sarah Ní Riain for her awesome xkcd cake. Sarah, you rock.

Thank you to everyone for coming, particularly those who travelled to Limerick for the event. It was great to catch up with some old friends and make news one too.

All in all the day was alot of fun, to both organise and attend, and I look forward to the next Skycon.

P.S. colmmac has some great photos up on flickr.

P.P.S. I’ve posted the Table Quiz that accompanied the meal.