I would like to publicly thank Tony, Ann-Louise, Pat Pearl and the rest of the Organising Committee, as well as their band of cheerful helpers, for planning, organizing and running another enjoyable, fun and stimulating Astrofest.
I spent three years on previous organizing committees. Astrofest has gone from strength to strength since then, with heaps of improvements and additions, so whilst I have some insight into what it takes to manage these events, I cannot now imagine what effort, time and energy it takes to pull them off as successfully as was achieved in 2006.
From being there over the full 7 days and 6 nights, I was continually amazed at how smoothly and well organised the event was. Whilst there were some minor hiccoughs, and as always with these undertakings, some lessons learned, I salute, applaud and execute cartwheels for the dedicated people that delivered yet another Qld block busting extravaganza.
I don’t know how you guys and gals do this, with families, full time jobs, etc but everyone I spoke with had nothing but praise for you and the event.
Some of the personal touches, like Ann-Louise making privacy curtains for the hallway doors, made me realize how much thought and care went into the whole event and program.
Thanks Tony, Ann-Louise, Pat and everyone else, for making the event such a memorable and enjoyable affair!
Cheers and see you there next year!
Dennis