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Valued members of our community, I hope you've enjoyed reading through this year's awards ceremony. I know it's a lot of text, a lot of recognition, just a lot to read overall! But, in particular, I hope what you take away from this ceremony is the full feeling of gratitude and appreciation that pours out from what we're doing. I'd imagine it's hard to understand, before you reach the command levels of our community, just how much work is going on behind the scenes to pull off everything we do. But let me pull back the curtain and point out just how much this exercise is choreograph

Jalana, regal and extra as ever

Nugra, of course, would want to trot out his Starfleet dress uniform like the last time.

For the first time, Jarred opted against dress whites for the Annual Awards

Piravao isn't the biggest fan of big fancy events, but she does know how to dress for the occasion

German was just about to head out towards the red carpet, but his mother stopped him and now she's his plus 1. It wasn't his choice. Mrs. Galven: My son is single in case anyone was wondering... I would like grandchildren!

Party Sirok...

Melody, all dolled up and ready for her close up!

Alieth being a chirpy vulcan as usual

New shoes for Raissa.

Sal is going for serious this year, while Cade is just surprised he was invited...

Welcome to day one of the annual Awards Ceremony! We’re very excited to present the General Awards. The General (Ship) Awards have been presented by each captain to their crew. The winners this year, as in previous years, were chosen by the fleet’s commanding officers (or in cases where the commanding officer was also nominated, the first officer was called in to decide) from the nominations made by you! This is your chance to see how each of the other ships did and see who picked up what award. The Order of Starfleet Merit and Achievement First Class (TOSMA) The Order

First time actually dressing to impress this year. Esa's keepin' it classy! 👌

Here's Ishka rocking it in a stunning emerald green halter number.

As colourful as always.

*shamelessly steals the black and white idea from @Sal Taybrim….*

Ayiana looking stunning as ever in a black strapless number!

Nyka Wyss, hoping she doesn't trip in those heels.

Juneau's own Artinus Serinus sporting traditional Magna Roman formal attire.

And here we have Dr. Karise Indobri from the Juneau showing off her finest.

Here’s Thalas snazzing it up!

I wanted to say so much throughout this, but I kept getting behind with all the other festivities. Now that it’s ended, I can put out what I wanted to say since the beginning. @Kali Nicholotti: You are wonderful. You have been a cornerstone of this fleet for longer than I’ve been a member, and I have enjoyed the privilege of watching you, and learning from the best. Earning TOSMA has been a long time coming, and your abilities when it comes to writing the tricky post of Intelligence is something we can all appreciate. You rock, and I am so glad you are here with us. @Artinus Serinus

Rahman shows up early... ...and naturally finds her way to the ceremony refreshments first.

Here's Kali, in the same dress from her first promotion ceremony...

After having scoured every clothes shop on the Starbase Romyana finally decided on a dress that she likes. She already tried it on ahead of the big day and does a twirl of excitement! "I'm ready. I can't wait for the Awards Ceremony. It will be such fun!"

Tim Alentonis Ready for Awards Season.

I chose Timothy Dalton as Kells's avatar years ago at the suggestion of @Moonsong, and finding formalwear for a former James Bond makes dressing Kells for the awards a snap! (Although he looks kinda angry here. So maybe he doesn't like dressing up, eh?)

Noa decided to be just slightly more outgoing than usual at the ceremony, so here she is!

All dressed up and no where to run!

Sheila Bailey coming down the red carpet with her crutches. She want's to compliment everyone on how they look.

Aria pretends she doesn't like to dress up, but don't let that fool you ...

This year we had two sets of special commendations we wanted to give out alongside our awards: Written by Fleet Captain Sal Taybrim: Jalana Rajel - for incredible dedication year after year to The (Image) Collective. She's consistently helpful with graphics of all kinds: New awards, character portraits, and more! And, she's consistently a friendly and helpful staff member for StarBase 118. German Galven and Nijil from StarBase 118 Ops: Who took the lead in cheerleading the awards and nominations process, and assisted in writing up the shipwide awards ceremony for Ops.

Today we are proud to present the Length of Service and Special Awards! Length of Service Awards Length of Service Awards are presented to members who have been continuously active for at least a year, there are also tiers for three, five, 10, 15, 20 and even 25 years of continuous service. And, in recognition and celebration of the achievements of Commanding Officers, we’ve introduced a new award. These are length of service awards given to those who have served as commanding officers for their ships and stations continuously for five or ten years. This year, 47 players

I didn't see a Red Carpet thread so I wanted to start one! Let's show off those fancy "formal" avatars. Here is Quentin at the BAFTAS...erm...Embassy banquet...

On her free time from her work, Hayley came along for the ride

Did someone say, silver jacket with a red tie?! ...no? Well, that's what Wil's wearing anyway!

Welcome to Day Three of the Annual Awards Ceremony 2020! The Staff awards are only for those members who have achieved the rank of Commander or higher. Just like with last year, the first officers of the fleet were asked to vote on the nominations for each staff award, providing recommendations to the EC about who should receive each award. We’re so happy to have this valuable feedback and guidance for our staff awards! This year, we’ve introduced two new awards into the fold to celebrate the magnificent achievements of our long-term staff members, for the love and dedication they ha

Like Shayne, I wanted to also give a shoutout to several folks who are so deserving of the awards they've received this year! First big kudos to the amazing and future Galactic Empress @Jo Marshall. May she find me useful during her reign. But seriously, lady, you rock! Besides organizing this year's ceremony and making sure everything got done, you've brought that same leadership to the FNS and I have no doubt as well to your ship. I'm glad we got to sim together over this recent mission, and I hope we have more opportunities in the future! @Wil Ukinix, you've become such an amazing

Thank you so much @Sal Taybrim, et al! It's been a pleasure and an hour to serve the community and see it grow and change after all these years. I truly appreciate this award 😊 Congrats again to @Quinn Reynolds and @Jalana – five years is so amazing, and you're an asset to our group and wonderful leaders and people to boot! Thank you for everything you've done over those years to help build this community. I know it's a lot of hard work on a day-to-day basis and it does not go unnoticed how well you've done it! Huge congratulations to all the LOS winners, in particular @Nyka Wyss (1

Congratulations to everyone who were praised with an award !!! A big thank you to everyone who nominated, even if your nominee wasn't awarded with a prize. Also a double thumbs up to the staff for making the effort to organize this event and to make it so incredibly spectacular! And finally a huge hug to everyone in the community for making this such a wonderful place to play and hang out. *group hug* Tell your fellow players that you appreciate them, no matter what time of the year, it will be a prize on its own and very motivating to get compliments like that. ~~Reb

I completely forgot I made this until now! Please welcome to the stage - Caitríona Cayne

Welcome to the fleetwide awards ceremony for 2020, or, in world, 2397! I'm filling in for some hefty boots here, so I'll try to make it quick and lively so we can jump into the deep end and kick the awards off! There are five categories of awards: General Awards (which some ships have presented to their crews already!), Duty Post, Special and Staff Awards recognise players across the rank spectrum for all sorts of IC or OOC achievements. The member Length of Service Awards continue to grow, recognizing membership lengths of one, three, five, 10, 15 and even 25 years! A remarkable n

Absolutely fantastic to see such an incredible group of award winners this year! Congratulations to everyone, you’ve brought yourself and your ships great honor!

Congratulations everyone! This is my first annual award ceremony in the fleet and I find that it's such an excellent opportunity to recognize the stellar people we have writing in this community! Well done to everyone!!

Genkos is wearing a bit of a multi-coloured patchwork outfit (image courtesy of @German Galven)

Maddi decided to try a stunning dress. The red pops according to her opinion so she ran with it!

Russ Bar winners - Looking forward to a battle of the Russ Bar next Trivia contest! Pathfinder winners - Keep doing what you're doing. Mentoring is a wonderful way to help new players feel welcome in the group and find their feet. You're invaluable. @Wil Ukinix Somehow, I knew I'd see your name in the Khan Awards @Anath G'Renn Honestly, your way with words astounds me sometimes. You're a marvellous writer. Congratulations to everyone! They're so well deserved!

Congratulations to all the winners for the well deserved awards! Quite a PERFECT way to show love and appreciation to all the incredible simmers all around.

Dr Loxley. Looking scruffy enough to herd nerfs.