Force (convention)/Force 2
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| Name: | Force 2 |
| Dates: | June 1997 |
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| Location: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Type: | Fan-run |
| Focus: | Star Wars |
| Organization: | Star Walking Inc. |
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Force 2 was the Second National Star Wars Saga Convention of Australia. It was hosted by Star Walking Inc. and occured on 7 - 9 June 1997 at the Edmund Barton Conference Centre in Moorabbin, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Guests of honour
Guests of honour for Force 2 were Kenny Baker (R2-D2, Star Wars), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett, Star Wars) and Stephen J. Sansweet (Director of Specialty Marketing for Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Committee
The Organising Commitee for Force 2 were:[1]
- Marjorie Cammer (Masquerade co-ordinator, OBIES co-ordinator, programmer assistant, banquest committee)
- Debra Cunningham (Registration co-ordinator, masquerate co-ordinator's assistant)
- Fiona Gatt (OBIES co-ordinator's assistant, minutes secretary, dealer room assistant)
- John Gatt (Dealer room co-ordinator, volunteer co-ordinator)
- Cavell Gleeson (Video programmer)
- Julie Hughes (Security co-ordinator, banquet committee)
- Darren Maxwell (Day manager, banquest committee, auctioneer)
- Katharine Maxwell (Shade) (Auction manager, desktop publishing, assistant editor)
- Shane Morrissey (Guest liaison, guest minder, publicity officer, budget controller, banquet committee)
- H. Gibbens (Visual media productions)
- Marijan Juratovac (Technical services, day manager assistant)
- Darren Reid (Art director)
- Fiona Kingdom (Registration)
- Wendy Wadsworth (Convention manager assistant, banquet committee)
- Alison Wallace (Convention manager, budget controller, hotel liaison, accomodation co-ordinator, accountant, banquet committee)
- Jan Wilson (Progress reports, convention book editor, programmer, emcee for opening & closing ceremonies)
- Michael Wilson (Signage, artwork, art design, publication quality control, progress reports, fliers, art show co-ordinator)
Charity
The convention supported The Cancer Institute, Peter MacCallum Hospital.
Gallery
All photos supplied by Jeremy Sadler.
Convention goer in costume
Convention goer in costume
Convention goer in costume
Kenny Baker & Jeremy Bulloch
Jan Wilson & Kenny Baker
Jan Wilson & Jeremy Bulloch
Kenny Baker & Jeremy Bulloch
Jan Wilson & Stephen J. Sansweet
Jeremy Bulloch speaking
Guests with fans in costume
Dealer Room
Jeremy Bulloch being interviewed by Frontier
Con goer dressed as Boba Fett
Convention goers in costume
Kenny Baker speaks on stage
Reaction
A convention report written by Katharine Maxwell was published in Frontier magazine in August 1997.
The convention was considered a huge success by all who attended...[2]
References
- ^ Star Walking Inc., "Force II Conlink Journal", p. 8.
- ^ Maxwell, Katharine, "Roadtrip: Force Two", Frontier No. 8. p. 30.