Since 2004 I've been in charge of Pre-Reg, and since 2004 it has been a discontinuous staff. This year seemed be all new folks, including the helpful
Oh, and I cannot forget mention of
SMS excerpts:
"Latest is "*sigh* I wish I knew." Skan's waiting for 41,00 cards to arrive at his place." --Warphammer.
"When Dealer's room is up, btw, very curious to see if Aura is selling Six prints as she threatened. :)" --Six_True_Words
"Hey, Tim says all the signboards at the airport say Welcome Anthrocon. I will get pics." --Warphammer
"Registration is running at mongoose speed!" -Valent "Longest Super Sponsor line evar. :)" --Valent 20 minutes later [*2]
"Do I have an imminent time limit? Other than you're starving." --Warphammer
--Chiaroscuro
[*1] Which turned out okay, as Dari's room was 1604 and Valent's on 1606, just a floor below down the stairs.
[*2] We're working on plans to make this better next year. Sponsors deserve speed. New hotel, new situation, all that.