We did it! We put on the best Aliens convention ever!
And, the proof is that I want to do it all again - This weekend coming!

Massive thanks to ADC for taking the amazing foundation of previous NSC events and moulding it into a hardcore Aliens convention, for arranging guests and still having time to organise filming of the panels so that people who were unable to see them on the day will have a chance to see them! Your dedication and persistence is legendary.
Malika - as always, the event couldn't have happened without your geekery, hard work and more than anything: your immense trust in every one of us. The fact that you give us the main building and in particular the Challenger suite to do these incredible things, and also pin the NSC's reputation on us is something that no other venue management would do. For all of that, thank you!
Darren - amazing work on herding cats (UKCM/RPB/... cats), allocation of responsibilities and being an advocate of an Aliens-only event. I didn't know if it could be successful but with a load of hard work is seems that it was! I'm sorry that I missed the film showing, but I'm sure there will be another showing very soon!
DATA, thanks for getting my car going again. You saved me a load of hassle and saved Claus a load of worry. You're the man with the tools, the means and the skills!
As for the AE - it seems it was the best yet! This was down to everyone involved, but Rich was the one who pulled it all together and made it work better than ever. I apologise (especially to the overworked Aliens) that I didn't get in there and do even one shift, and I'm so disappointed that I didn't. However, whenever I was around Challenger I could hear the screams ...
Anyway, what a weekend!
And ... 5 years? Really?
Roll on many more!
UKCM!!!