James: The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James!
– Dinner for One // The 90th Birthday (1963)
Friends,
After a good long week across the pond; I returned to Danish soil on a stormy Saturday. This naturally called for a substantially prolonged nap; so I could be ready to face the abstract tsunami head-on first thing Monday morning. I had even ensured I had extra strong coffee at the office (and those of you know that I take my coffee pretty damn strong). All had been going to plan in the past weeks, with me, Rui, Martin, and Silvia regularly being consulted about abstract topics – and candidates have eagerly tweeted their euphoria of submissions to the masses. In all honesty, I felt really good about the situation – we could close abstract submission on time without any hiccups – and then Sunday evening the hamster powering our servers got loose – so yes, we had to extend the deadline 24 hours – and we…