Well, the last Polaris, Polaris 26, came and went last weekend. (The organization will continue, though - we're doing a relaxacon next July and a Doctor Who con in November.) I've been tagged in a few photos on Facebook, so I snagged copies.
Traditionally, on the Thursday night, members of our committee go out for sushi. I'm farthest from the camera in this shot:
Our awards ceremony, the Constellations, was shifted from Saturday to Friday night this year. I stage manage the ceremony, and usually walk through portions of the ceremony with the presenters as they arrive. Here I am, on the left, with Gay Rowan and Robin Ward - two of the stars of the Canadian science fiction TV show from the 1970s,
The Starlost:
(For Canadians of a certain age, yes, that's the same Robin Ward who was a weatherman on CTV, and who also narrated the 1980s
Twilight Zone.)
I don't know if there are any shots of me with any other presenters, but if there are, I will post them. Funny story: a couple of hours before the ceremony, there was a call on the radio: "Robin has arrived." Now, I'd noticed Robin and Gay in the lobby Starbucks earlier in the day, but hadn't introduced myself, so I thought I'd better go and meet them. Then it hit me: Robin Dunne (from the show
Sanctuary) was this year's host. Dilemma: which Robin was I looking for? Turned out it was Robin Dunne, looking very snazzy. I met him, introduced myself, and took him to the ballroom. On the way, I told him about my confusion over which Robin I was looking for. He was amused.
Another amusing Robin Dunne story: two years ago, he lost for Best Male Performance in a TV Episode by one vote. Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson, hosts of a show on the Space Channel called
InnerSpace, teased him mercilessly, going so far as to present him with a "consolation Constellation" made of Bristol board and macaroni last year. We usually inform the winners ahead of time so that they can arrange for an acceptor or send a thank you message on video, since they usually aren't physically present at the con. Well, this year Robin had actually won - but we
didn't tell him.

Even better - Ajay and Teddy were the presenters of the category. Check out this video, from the 1:55 mark (though slightly before that there's some very cool stuff with two Daleks):
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Proving that I'm a caffeine addict, here I am in a Tim Hortons at 2:30 in the morning with my good friend
ChrinFinity:
(Actually, it being 2:30 in the morning, I was drinking decaf... shhh.

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As I was part of the Programming department for 10 of the previous 11 years, and the other year I was a chair of the con, I seldom got to go to the dance. This year, I did. I was innocently enjoying myself when a friend came up behind me and started humping my leg, and within about a minute it turned into a conga line. I'm in the orange t-shirt (proving that, contrary to the Tim Hortons photo, my hair is
not grey - it just looks that was under fluorescent light):
And here are two shots from Closing Ceremonies. In the first one, most of our committee is visible. I'm sitting on the edge of the stage on the left hand side (stage right) in a pale blue t-shirt:
Another, closer shot: