On behalf of the Con Committee for One Last Time: A Reunion, I would like to extend my deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for your support. Whether you are Attending or Supporting, this convention would not have been possible without you.

Special thanks to Russ Venlos for suggesting the Hamilton theme, and to Amy Venlos for the idea to name the fundraiser after our beloved Artemis. Also thanks to Stephanie Montgomery and the Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Airport staff for coming through for us and providing a place to land this bird.

To Lori Chapek-Carleton and Gordon Carleton, thank you both for giving us MediaWest*Con. We honor you and your vision of a convention run by fans, for fans. Managing a con is a monumental task, and you did it for years — even while battling cancer. With the help of your longtime committee members, you put on an event that spanned several decades and made every year feel like a homecoming for so many of us.

And to the One Last Time: A Reunion Con Comm — thank you for believing in my dream and helping to make it come true. We stood together and kept pushing forward, powered by mutual respect and camaraderie. As a nerdy, neurodivergent kid who had never heard of conventions or fanzines before 1983, I had no idea when I set off for Lansing that Memorial Day Weekend that my life would be forever changed. Now here I am, 40+ years later, planning a celebration with friends who have become family. You are the best and I love you all.

Through fandom, many of us found our people. Our tribe. We found acceptance. We found a place to express ourselves creatively, where we could speak our minds and have our voices heard. We found happiness and experienced heartbreak. We came together annually to reestablish this common bond. We have lost many along the way, but the memories live on within us. Our lives are richer for them.

It continues to be an amazing adventure.

Thank you all for being a part of this wonderful journey. May the Force be with you, may you Live Long and Prosper, and may you always know where your towel is.

Onward and Upward!

-Tam