1. Congratulations to Norm and his team at ABW for what was a truly outstanding event, and once again the bar has been raised making GEC 2008 a very hard act to follow.
2. Congratulations also to all other organisers across the globe, with a special mention to Dagmar and her team at the Eurohub in Mainz, and thank you to all our judges and facilitators..
3. Congratulations to the most important people of all, and the reason why we do this, the young people in fourteen countries who should be very proud of their efforts over 24 hours in responding magnificently to what was a very tough challenge this year. Well done to each and every one of you.

Gordon McVie
GEC Creator and Event Convener