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I had an initial problem doing the recording of the SMOFCon bidding session, as I couldn't get an image on the camera and told them to start without me. Part-way through the presentation for the bid for Providence, Rhode Island, I finally discovered that I didn't have the cable that connects the camera to the recording unit screwed tightly enough, got the recording going, and everything worked okay thereafter.
The SMOFCon election was contested, with bid presented for both Providence RI and Stockholm, Sweden. After the bids presented their proposals, the members present (including those attending online, who voted by private message to the moderator) voted, and selected Providence. (I forgot to write down the vote tally.)
Worldcon bids then gave presentations, after which there was a dinner break (I managed to actually get something to eat, to my surprise) before we reconvened for questions of the Pemmi-Con, the Winnipeg NASFiC, the Chengu Worldcon, and the Glasgow Worldcon. I recorded them all. Unfortunately, because I forgot my personal computer with the built-in SD card slot, getting the video off the cards means pulling it down a relatively slow USB connection from the recording unit. I'm not expecting to get the presentations and Q&A sessions online until after I get home. They were shown online to SMOFCon members, and I'll upload them as soon as can when I get home.
The SMOFCon Question Sessions ended a little early, so we were able to get the Probability & Statistics Seminar started right on time at 10 AM. This year, only ten people signed up and paid the $20 (Canadian) buy-in. However, almost every played very tight, and consequently we did not finish until 1 AM PT, when the blinds got so large that players were forced to go all in on every hand.
( An the Winner Is... )
I thank everyone who played in the tournament, and also everyone who chipped in (ahem) helping with moving the heavy boxes of chips and other equipment, keeping things moving smoothly. I also thank the newly-seated Providence SMOFCon for agreeing to carry the chips (which Jannie Shae transported from Oklahoma after having stored them for the past several years) back to Boston and store them until next year's convention. Had Stockholm won, I think we would have had to come up with a different plan. Those cases of chips are heavy!
Saturday was my busiest and longest day. Fortunately, I don't have commitments in the morning. I do have one item tomorrow, which is a sort of mock WSFS Business Meeting debate scheduled as the final program item. How many people show up to play is anyone's guess, though.
The SMOFCon election was contested, with bid presented for both Providence RI and Stockholm, Sweden. After the bids presented their proposals, the members present (including those attending online, who voted by private message to the moderator) voted, and selected Providence. (I forgot to write down the vote tally.)
Worldcon bids then gave presentations, after which there was a dinner break (I managed to actually get something to eat, to my surprise) before we reconvened for questions of the Pemmi-Con, the Winnipeg NASFiC, the Chengu Worldcon, and the Glasgow Worldcon. I recorded them all. Unfortunately, because I forgot my personal computer with the built-in SD card slot, getting the video off the cards means pulling it down a relatively slow USB connection from the recording unit. I'm not expecting to get the presentations and Q&A sessions online until after I get home. They were shown online to SMOFCon members, and I'll upload them as soon as can when I get home.
The SMOFCon Question Sessions ended a little early, so we were able to get the Probability & Statistics Seminar started right on time at 10 AM. This year, only ten people signed up and paid the $20 (Canadian) buy-in. However, almost every played very tight, and consequently we did not finish until 1 AM PT, when the blinds got so large that players were forced to go all in on every hand.
( An the Winner Is... )
I thank everyone who played in the tournament, and also everyone who chipped in (ahem) helping with moving the heavy boxes of chips and other equipment, keeping things moving smoothly. I also thank the newly-seated Providence SMOFCon for agreeing to carry the chips (which Jannie Shae transported from Oklahoma after having stored them for the past several years) back to Boston and store them until next year's convention. Had Stockholm won, I think we would have had to come up with a different plan. Those cases of chips are heavy!
Saturday was my busiest and longest day. Fortunately, I don't have commitments in the morning. I do have one item tomorrow, which is a sort of mock WSFS Business Meeting debate scheduled as the final program item. How many people show up to play is anyone's guess, though.
