Almost there....

We set up more than 200 computers over the course of 4 days. Tomorrow, we'll pack them up in about 6 hours. The last of them will include the one on which I now type this. The convention newsroom is the last to go. After the election and installment of the 2008/2009 National FFA Officer Team the newsroom will look like a shaken-up snow globe. The room goes crazy with one last blast of frantic activity:

Bio's have to be written then posted on FFA.ORG.
Video of the final session must be converted for posting on the Convention site.
Press releases must be drafted and emailed to hundreds of media folks around the country.
Photo's of the closing session have to be sorted, cataloged, etc.
The new officers are rushed up to the newsroom for their official photos.

Really, there's so much stuff that happens after the final drop of the gavel that I'm not sure I can think of it all, let alone post it all here.

By the time most FFA members are well on their way home, we might be able to start packing up the last of our equipment. And when we're finally done, Tuesday rolls around...and we start planning for number 82.

If it sounds like a lot of work...it is. But we do it all for YOU!!!

See you next year!

--James Wetzel, Network Administrator, National FFA Organization