[ 8:19 AM] Amanda Rose:  starts shuffling papers       
		[ 8:20 AM] Willvoy:  Considers turning on the fan... 
		[ 8:22 AM] Beth:  sends in Tilly to play with papers (edited) 
		[ 8:26 AM] Kathryn Burke:  *Sets out the podium for @Amanda Rose... 
		[ 8:26 AM] rocky1807:  Sends a Nadion Discharge in the room (edited) 
		[ 8:28 AM] Charles Star:  ¬ 
		[ 8:29 AM] Kathryn Burke:  We all need a little bacon right now. LOL 
		[ 8:29 AM] Willvoy:       
		[ 8:30 AM] Mike Meezo:  ¬ 
		[ 8:30 AM] Rellek:   ¬
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		[ 8:33 AM] KyleB:  Hmm. I'mma go make bacon, good suggestion. ¬ ¬ 1    
		[ 8:34 AM] Mike Meezo:  I can smell it already! ¬ Mmm, sizzly! 
		[ 8:34 AM] Willvoy:  Haruna Pushes over @Amanda Rose's Podium and runs away giggling 
		[ 8:34 AM] KyleB:       
		[ 8:35 AM] Mardel Shayron-Connor:  Ooooo,,,,bacon. 
		[ 8:35 AM] Mike Meezo:  @KyleB is cooking enough for everyone 
		[ 8:35 AM] Beth:  We had sausage this morning... that feels... problematic. 
		[ 8:35 AM] Willvoy:  10 Minutes to go ¬ 
		 @Mike Meezo @KyleB is cooking enough for everyone [ 8:35 AM] KyleB:  Ive got to! It'd be rude otherwise. ¬ 2    
		[ 8:36 AM] KyleB:       
		[ 8:37 AM] Mardel Shayron-Connor:       
		[ 8:39 AM] Mike Meezo:  Is 5 minutes enough time to cook bacon? … I guess I could do it in the toaster… (edited) 
		[ 8:40 AM] Charles Star:  Don't forget about my new convention that starts next weekend: KALE: Kollection of Automated Locational Electro-Sims 
		[ 8:42 AM] Amanda Rose:  Just shocked that @Kathryn Burke is up "this early" and put herself on a panel "this early." 
		[ 8:43 AM] Willvoy:  Its not early here in Sunny England ¬ 
		[ 8:44 AM] Kathryn Burke:  ¬ UP NEXT ¬ 10:45 ET / 3:45 UTC Text 1: Opening Remarks/Welcome (Amanda Rose) 
		[ 8:44 AM] Amanda Rose:  ONE MINUTE @everyone 
		 @Willvoy Its not early here in Sunny England ¬ [ 8:44 AM] Mike Meezo:  Indeed! It’s almost time for 6th tea break over here. 
		[ 8:44 AM] Beth:       
		[ 8:44 AM] Amanda Rose:  has a momentary silly thought with intro Jeopardy music deep voice THIS IS BABEL CON! 
		[ 8:45 AM] Amanda Rose:  Good morning for everyone in the United States. Good afternoon for everyone in the UK or Europe. And good morrow if you are in Australia for it Is tomorrow for those of us in the past. ¬ . 
		[ 8:46 AM] rocky1807:  ¬ ¬ 
		[ 8:46 AM] Amanda Rose:  Welcome to the THIRD Annual Babel Conference! . ¬ 3   ¬ 4   ¬ 2   ¬ 1   ¬ 3   ¬ 3   ¬ 1    
		[ 8:46 AM] Amanda Rose:  We organizers lovingly call this conference BaCon and we hope that you will enjoy it! . 
		[ 8:46 AM] Amanda Rose:  This conference has been organized by RPG Writing, Sim Central, Split-World Alliance, and Theta Fleet. . 
		[ 8:47 AM] Amanda Rose:  For those of you who are not new, this will not be news to you.... . 
		[ 8:47 AM] Amanda Rose:  As you may have noticed from the rules, we have organized this conference to be different from other conferences. This conference is not about fleets, sims, or organizations. . 
		[ 8:47 AM] Amanda Rose:  This conference is put on by simmers for simmers. . 
		[ 8:47 AM] Amanda Rose:  This conference is about helping each other become better writers, better simmers, and better game masters. . 
		[ 8:48 AM] Amanda Rose:  It also is about meeting people and making friends. . 
		[ 8:48 AM] Amanda Rose:  Since this conference is for simmers and not fleets, sims, or organizations, we have created the rule that discord nicknames may not have any references to fleets, sims, or organizations. . 
		[ 8:48 AM] Amanda Rose:  However, unlike other conferences, you MAY have those references in your status and may discuss it in any appropriate general chat room. You also may advertise in the advertising channel. . 
		[ 8:49 AM] Amanda Rose:  Presenters may discuss their fleet or sims in their presentations. In this sense, we are trying to emulate meeting people in a real live conference, even though this is virtual. . 
		[ 8:49 AM] Amanda Rose:  Also, unlike other conferences, we encourage and were the first simming convension that has audio presentations. ¬ 1    
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		[ 8:50 AM] Amanda Rose:  We hope that by hearing other’s voices that it will bring more people together by adding another tone and inflections that often might be missed or misunderstood in text. . 
		[ 8:50 AM] Amanda Rose:  Because Discord voice can get garbled if more than one person is speaking, we ask that people be courteous and mute themselves unless asked otherwise. . 
		[ 8:50 AM] Amanda Rose:  In some cases, there will also be a chat room associated with the voice discord presentation. That is a good place for questions, answers, and presenters to post slides or other images that go along with their presentation. . 
		[ 8:50 AM] Amanda Rose:  Many of our presenters have placed a good deal of work and effort in their presentations. Whether the presentation is on voice or in chat, please do not interrupt or hijack presentations. .       
		[ 8:51 AM] Amanda Rose:  (Or, if you're on Amanda Rose's presentation, let the constant back and forth ensue....)       
		[ 8:51 AM] Amanda Rose:  .       
		[ 8:51 AM] Amanda Rose:  Simply put, we ask that everyone live by the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated. .       
		[ 8:51 AM] Amanda Rose:  Above all we hope that you will enjoy yourselves and have fun! .       
		[ 8:51 AM] Amanda Rose:  At this time, I would like to thank all the organizers and presenters that helped to make this conference a reality. . ¬ 2          
		[ 8:52 AM] Amanda Rose:  Three years for me @Bear Waifu @Kathryn Burke and @nx1701g (who keeps forgetting to remove his 16th) ¬ 5          
		[ 8:52 AM] Amanda Rose:  We welcome @Beth officially this year and so many others that helped make this reality. ¬ 5   ¬ 2   ¬ 1          
		[ 8:53 AM] Amanda Rose:  Unless anyone has anyone has any questions, let the THIRD ANNUAL Babel Conference begin! ¬ 3          
		[ 8:53 AM] Amanda Rose:             
		[ 8:54 AM] Willvoy:             
		[ 8:54 AM] Mike Meezo:   ¬
		          
		[ 8:54 AM] Rellek:   ¬
		          
		[ 8:54 AM] Amanda Rose:  (I swear, one of these years I'm going to do it both on voice and text....) ¬ 2          
		[ 8:55 AM] Kathryn Burke:  Only if I schedule it...not. ¬