SMIRC 2024 is in the books - THANK YOU!  See you in 2025, standby.

Well, I'm finally home, the rigs are out of my car (still to be stored and organized), the hotel has given us the sign off on all the presentation spaces and SMIRC 2024 is in the books so it's time for me to say THANK YOU!

First to the true owner of SMIRC whom I work for with out whom SMIRC would not happen. She stands quietly in the corner and smiles at the chaos she has unleashed. She negotiated with the hotel, does the badges, the sheets, the contracts, the money and all the thankless behind the scenes stuff no one knows about so to my dear @AttnWhor-69, thank you.

Second to my darling @wifeywhore-69 who somehow keeps vanilla life on track among the insanity and who talked us into recruiting MR_O and Ropey this year cause she wanted that intro to strangulation class that just about gave me a heart attack thank you for contributing to the chaos and the sanity that serves as the rock that makes it possible. @Merkanas-69, this goes for you too.

Third, to the presenters, thank you for the AMAZING content you created. This year was such a wonderful combination of humorous, insightful and intense! Thank you for giving us days of your life and being willing to come to Michigan in response to a random e-mail or fetlife message (didn't any one warn you about strange men contacting you randomly? ;-) ). @subzq2 @Mr_Arrow @mr_O @ropeybunny @Air @RopeSiren @BondageNexus @SnappedGinger @CaptainLeviathan @Ropedaddy @AuraLee33. A special thank you to @bonds-of-steel who pulled double duty both bringing rigs for the classes and party venue while also teaching.

Fourth, thank you to our volunteers, from running check in to helping keep the hotel staff on top of TP in the bathrooms to watching the doors to helping with setup and take down. Without you, SMIRC couldn't happen. @valuableboy @succulentsensual @robrogirl @-KJ-- @SOrionsbelt @PhoenixArktos @Vxyen, @knottily_dressed . Thank you to @fierceling for continuing to be our consent advocate and bringing materials about the NCSF (National Coalition for Sexual Freedom).

Fifth, thank you to our local venues for your continued support and cross advertising of SMIRC. @Oblige thank you for vending and @ArcadiaCollectiv thank you for hosting our Saturday night party. Con's like SMIRC could not be maintained without groups like you doing what you do on the week in, week out and month in month out.

Last, thank you to you who attended. We try hard to be stewards of your ticket costs and maximize it's value every year but in the end, if it wasn't for your passion to learn and putting your $ where your passion is, we couldn't possibly make this all come together. You did us proud by protecting our hotel venue with your good behavior in the public spaces and leaving our presentation room as good as it was given so we have the venue option again next year.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing in this dream I get to wake up to and walk into every year for 6 years now and I'm already looking forward to do it again in 2025.

Now go and pay it forward at a munch or a class or organizing or however you can.

It's far better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

~Doug
AKA Enlightenup-69

Stay safe and kinky my new found friends.

Watch out for con drop and be kind to your bodies for the next several days. Drink some water, get some rest and remember to eat something.

PS. A bunch of you showed up both early and stayed after to help and I don't know who to tag so if that was you, thank you to you too, I'm sorry if I haven't tagged you accordingly.