Phew!! I'm glad to get a day off from work the day after the show. I need the rest! It was a long, yet very rewarding weekend. It took a lot of time and effort to make this show happen. I enjoy doing the show because I see the joy that others get from the show. It was a disappointment for me and many of you that we couldn't do a live show this year. Some people recommended I simply cancel, but I refused. I pushed forward to find a way to make the show happen and make it fun, exciting and inspiring. I believe that happened. It was a challenge for me to balance work, other VCF events and my personal life for this event. It was very difficult to fit in the time in my busy life. It was also difficult to transition to a virtual show which I had never done before. There was a learning curve for the technology and logistics of doing a virtual show. I had the benefit of VCF West and other shows which had gone before me and to learn from them. I also had the benefit of volunteers who had experience in the technical aspects of implementing a virtual show. We still had the inevitable technical hiccups, glitches and failures, yet for the most part things went well. Myself as well as others had to learn something new for this show. Many exhibitors learned how to record, edit and render videos for their exhibits. It was a challenge for them as well. Some things I did last minute (like create Discord channels for the show), but I think for the most part things ran smoothly. We learned a lot from doing this show that we didn't think about beforehand (sometimes adjusting on the fly). For example, we learned from Day 1 and made Day 2 better. If we ever do another virtual show, we will improve upon it. Also we plan on making a true hybrid for next year's show with in-person and virtual experiences. I couldn't have made this show happen without the help of many volunteers. I want to thank the follow in helping me to make this show happen: Kay Savetz, Andy Diller, Chris Fala, Corey Cohen, Adam Michelin, Tony Bogan, Bill Inderrieden, Marcus Mera, Jason Perkins, Ian Primus, Alex Jacocks, Jonthan Sturges, Jeff Salzman, Kaz Kuroi, Anthony Bolan, Amiga Bill, Mike Brutman, plus all of the exhibitors, instructors and presenters who submitted videos, answered questions live, and participated on discord channels. Without all of these volunteers this show wouldn't have been as great as it was! -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783