All of us at Gallifrey One are terribly sad to have heard the news this morning that Barry Letts, the former producer of Doctor Who during the 1970's, has passed away. Barry Letts was our guest at two Gallifrey One conventions, first in 1994 and again in 2005, both in the company of his friend and writing partner Terrance Dicks. Letts was a wonderful guest, a man of many stories, as well as a true gentleman. The world of Doctor Who fandom is diminished with his passing.
We would therefore like to announce that the forthcoming "Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21" convention in February will be dedicated to the memory of Barry Letts.
``xEkVVEEuppEZFcXILeE``x1255124801``x(default)``x``x``x Guest Change Announcement``xjslyon``xIt is with deep sadness that we must announce that our headline guest, Peter Davison, has had to withdraw from his appearance at next year's Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21 convention. As widely reported in the press, the busy actor recently signed to a long-term starring role in "Legally Blonde: The Musical" at the Savoy Theatre in London, and while Mr. Davison was still hoping to make the event, the demands of his new schedule prevent him from taking off the needed time for our event. We want to emphasize that Mr. Davison was torn by this decision and spent time considering all his options before having to withdraw from our convention, which he told us he had been very much looking forward to. We at Gallifrey One completely understand his decision.
Instead, we would like to announce that Mr. Davison has accepted our invitation to instead be our featured headline guest at the following year's event, the twenty-second Gallifrey One convention in February 2011.
We do apologize for any inconvenience Mr. Davison's withdrawal causes. Seldom do we ever have to announce the withdrawal of our major guests, but with all working actors, their appearances are subject to professional commitments and this year was no exception.
We do want to announce, however, that Gallifrey One is currently working on a variety of additional guests to be joining this year's convention, not only in Mr. Davison's stead but also with the Tenth Planet Events organization who will be sponsoring several guests appearing at our 2010 event. We have some big names coming very soon, from both classic and new Doctor Who, so keep watching our website for more information.
``xEkVuAFuFlAHZnwbUrV``x1254945189``x(default)``x``x``x Gallifrey 2010 Discussion Panel List``xjslyon``xGallifrey One is pleased to present our discussion panel list for our forthcoming 2010 convention, Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21. Gallifrey One's panel program is one of the most popular facets of our annual event, focusing primarily on Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures as well as the world of science fiction and fantasy television and media, and incorporating fan topics such as costuming, gaming and conventioning. Panel discussions are led in our two panel rooms by both attending professionals as well as selected fans, with rousing dialogue that always makes for a memorable event. We have some great stuff on this year's panel track, including such notable program items as Dear Mr. Moffat; The Revolution Will Be Tweeted; The Crossplay Equation; Television in the Age of Hulu and Your Greatest Moments in Doctor Who History, plus many more.
Click on the following link to explore our current list of panels; please note that we may add some closer to the event (and we don't guarantee every panel will definitely happen).
``xEkVFVZkVVlDvWXtHfC``x1253583358``x(default)``x``x``xThe following list is our planned panel discussion program list for Gallifrey 2010 as of September 2009.
Coming Attractions: What To Expect from Series Five -- Spoiler-phobes, this isn't for you... we go in-depth into what's known (and rumored) about the forthcoming fifth series of Doctor Who with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. Our panel will attempt to sift through the rumors and find out some cool things about the next season!
Dear Mr. Moffat… -- It's a new age, with a new showrunner and a new cast. We have a lot of faith in the future, obviously, but what are some of the things we really hope new executive producer Steven Moffat pulls off in his tenure over the series?
Life On Earth Can Be an Adventure, Too -- What is the appeal of "The Sarah Jane Adventures," beyond the simple fact that it's a spinoff of Doctor Who? How successful is it in both telling stories as well as connecting with its target audience of young fans? And how has it done disconnecting itself from the Doctor Who mythology?
Where in the Hell Can Torchwood Go From Here? -- That season finale at the end of "Children of Earth" left things in a bit of a state, didn't it? With only two major players left from the original gang, and a handful of recurring/supporting characters to potentially choose from, where can Torchwood go from here?
Your Greatest Moments in Doctor Who History -- The regenerations? Great triumphs of good over evil? Or maybe just that scene where he pulled a jelly baby out of the pack... Everyone has their favorite moments in Doctor Who, classic or new series, and our panel will come up with some of the best ones.
The Revolution Will Be Tweeted -- Social networking is making a huge impact on the way fans react to our television series, especially the instant gratification reactions we see every day on Twitter, Facebook, Livejournal and the rest of the blogosphere. Our panel will discuss how this impacts the way we enjoy our TV shows.
It's The End, But The Moment Has Been Prepared For: Fan Reactions to Character Deaths -- Want to make a bold statement on your television series? Kill a major character. It happened this summer on Torchwood, and it might as well have happened at the end of the last season of Doctor Who. And it's not just UK TV either; it seems to be a staple on US television. Why do fans react so strongly?
Reanimating Doctor Who -- With so much of Doctor Who's past still lost to us, but with audio clips of everything still available, it seems a logical next step would be to animate the missing episodes. Is this feasible? Or necessary? What would be the benefit of reanimating all the lost Doctor Who episodes, how successful could it be, and what steps have been taken to test the waters?
Chicks Dig Time Lords -- It seems the ladies have this thing for the Doctor... not to mention, Captain Jack, the Master, and the like. But what's the reason for their appeal? The subject has made for a brand-new book, and some of the people involved will join us to talk about why chicks really dig Time Lords.
Doctor Who Filmmaking on a Budget -- You don't need thousands of dollars and expensive studio equipment to make great Doctor Who fan videos... after all, it's Doctor Who, the most versatile storytelling medium ever undertaken on television. Some of our fan video experts will tell you how you, too, can make a great Doctor Who story in your own backyard.
What Makes a Successful Podcast -- Anyone can record their voice into a sound file and think that what they have to say sounds interesting. It's a far more difficult thing to actually be interesting and worthwhile, market your podcast, and create a worldwide audience of fans. What are the steps, and the necessities, involved in creating a reputable Doctor Who podcast?
So You Want to Run a Doctor Who Convention... -- It's not about numbers, it's not about connections, it's not about the cult of personality, and it's not about glory, believe us. It's about creating a Doctor Who convention that people love. Some people involved in creating Doctor Who conventions talk about the trials and tribulations involved.
Gallifrey 101 -- Is this your first time at the Gallifrey One conventions? In our introductory panel of the weekend (noon Friday), some of our 'old pros' will be on hand to give you pointers about how to maximize your enjoyment of the convention, what to see, where to go, and even how to get yourself more involved!
Big Finish: The Year in Review -- Our annual round-up of the best (and worst) offerings from Big Finish Productions over the past twelve months, including their regular Doctor Who lines, the new Lost Stories series, the Eighth Doctor & Lucie Miller adventures, the monthly Companion Chronicles, and other stories.
The Crossplay Equation -- Lots of female fans love dressing up as Captain Jack Harkness. Torchwood has bridged the gender gap, in a fandom that is already quite heavily mixed in the gender pool. We look at some of the more interesting issues of gender, sexuality, costuming and role play, in one of our 2010 late-night (adult) panel events.
Destiny of the Dollhouse -- Has Joss Whedon created another television series with staying power? After the years of Buffy and Angel, and the underground successes of Firefly, Whedon's back with a surprising second season renewal. How does the show stand up to his other productions? What is the appeal of Dollhouse to fans?
Star Trek in the Post-Abrams World -- Star Trek is now officially back to being "cool" again, with a movie that broke previous Trek box-office records to nearly universal acclaim. What does this mean for the longtime franchise? Will there be more television series? And does William Shatner really need to appear in the second film?
Vampires and Werewolves and Ghouls... Oh My! -- It's not just about vampires anymore... if "Twilight" is to be believed, it's also about werewolves. And then there's "Ghost Hunters" chasing ghouls through strange houses. And so much more... the horror/suspense genre is not only just cool today, it's hotter than ever. Our panel will chat about what's hot and what's upcoming.
Where Galactica Went, Right or Wrong -- It's over except for Caprica; Battlestar Galactica (the new) has come and gone, telling its complete story all wrapped up in a neat package. Or was it? What were the high points of the finale? Where did the series overstep? And was there anything left unwritten when everything was said and done?
Seventy Years of Marvel Comics -- Hard to believe, but the Marvel Comics genre has been around since 1939. Our panel will look at the world of comics through the Marvel ages, looking at the best and worst the publisher has featured.
Television in the Age of Hulu -- Did you forget to watch that episode of your favorite TV show last night? Don't want to take a chance on torrenting it from the Internet? Now you can watch it anyway... Hulu's taken off like a rocket, Netflix offers entire seasons on demand, ABC and NBC offer their own repeat broadcasts, and of course there's always YouTube. How is the instantaneous availability of television changing the way we view it?
Expanding Your Horizons: SF Literature from the Pros -- We hope you're not just reading Doctor Who novels... there's a wealth of great science fiction out there. Some of our attending writers will join us to discuss their favorite science fiction and fantasy books (and maybe some titles beyond the genre), perhaps introducing you to some great writers you aren't familiar with.
We Can Rebuild It, We Have the Technology: Remaking Books and Comics Into Films (and TV) -- They've made great, and not-so-great, films and TV series from books and comics over the past many decades, and there are a wealth of new ones on the horizon. What are the pitfalls in turning literature into TV shows or movies? What are some great books and/or comics that should be given the treatment?
The SF TV & Film Year In Review -- A look at the best (and worst) television and film in the SF & fantasy genre from the past year.
That Iconic Look -- Costume design for lead characters in Television/Film including Dr. Who has been changing over the years to reflect more casual wear look. How has this affected perceptions of these characters? Does this shift make the character look any less iconic? Is cosplay any more effective/noneffective if someone wears a jumper and leather jacket versus a hat and scarf?
Costuming 101 and Costuming 210 -- A two-part costuming workshop event: one for beginners, to learn the tricks of the trade in getting your Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures costumes started; and one for more seasoned costumers, to share stories and swap secrets about how to perfect that costume for the Masquerade.
Cosplay Focus: How To Costume as The Doctor -- Eleven Doctors, not counting any of the ancillary ones... which one do you choose, and why? What are the necessary steps for creating such classic attire? What makes a successful Doctor Who costume? Our cosplayers will discuss the steps to take to recreate the iconic role in costume form.
Cosplay Focus: Cast and Companion Cosplay -- It's not easy to recreate the Doctor Who companions or Torchwood cast... not only are there some with very specific costume apparel requirements, but even when some of them dress in normal street clothes, it's all about going that extra step and making the character instantly identifiable. What are some of the traits and specifics needed in recreating your favorite cast members and companions from these shows?
Doctor Who Prop Making 101 -- What to do if you need a trusty Sonic Screwdriver, Cyber Gun, Question Mark Umbrella or Nitro-9 to go with your costume. Approching the world of Dr. Who prop replicas from the found item to custom items.
So You Want to Be A Doctor Who Monster? -- It takes a lot of effort to come up with a successful Doctor Who monster in costume form... and we're not just talking a mask and a modified voice synthesizer, either. It's part costuming, part prop-making, and part dedication to making something truly unique, from Daleks and Cybermen to sinister green bug-eyed monsters and those creepy spacesuit guys from "Silence of the Library". We'll share some secrets.
September 1 Update``xjslyon``xGuest Update: Gallifrey Conventions is pleased to welcome esteemed director Graeme Harper to our 2010 lineup. Mr. Harper has been involved with both the classic as well as new Doctor Who series, including directing such serials as "The Caves of Androzani" and "Revelation of the Daleks" during the classic series run as well as many episodes from the past four years including "Rise of the Cybermen," "Army of Ghosts," "Utopia," "Last of the Time Lords," "Journey's End" and the forthcoming "The Waters of Mars". He's also directed for The Sarah Jane Adventures as well as Robin Hood, EastEnders and Coronation Street. Mr. Harper was a confirmed guest at last February's convention but unfortunately had to pull out due to directing duties, and we are delighted that he will be able to join us this year instead.
Meanwhile, we are pleased to announce a huge batch of supporting guests, many of whom are returning from visits in past years, including: Steve Roberts of the Doctor Who Restoration Team; Hugo- and Nebula-Award winning science fiction writer David Gerrold; legendary comics writer Marv Wolfman; voiceover actor and visual effects artist C. Andrew Nelson; author/editor David J. Howe of Telos Publishing; author of The Vampire Gene trilogy Sam Stone; science fiction/fantasy writer and illustrator Arne Starr; "Zombiemania" and "Howe's Transcendental Toybox" author Dr. Arnold T Blumberg; comic writer ("Logan's Run: Last Day") Paul J. Salamoff; television writer/story editor and Big Finish author Darin Henry; television director and anime writer/artist Aimee Major Steinberger; Go! Comi's David Wise & Audry Taylor; comics/horror writer Joshua Fialkov; and film & TV historian Eric Hoffman.
This is still just the beginning. Several organizations will be sponsoring major guests and we also have several other major invitations out to cover the entire spectrum of the Doctor Who universe. Though further guest announcements will be more sporadic over the next several months, we should have many big names to add to our already attending collection of guests and we'll let you know as soon as we confirm them!
Registration Update: Our membership rate has just gone up... from September 1 to October 31, a full weekend members to Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21 is only $60 for the entire weekend. The membership covers admission and attendance to everything at the convention (except the guest banquet), all inclusive! Register today... you can do so here on the website via PayPal as well as by check or money order.
``xEkVEZZlFVVnhvAjBut``x1251789155``x(default)``x``x``x Gallifrey 2010's Masquerade``xjslyon``xNow online... complete details and rules for our 2010 convention's showpiece event, Saturday evening's Masquerade of Mandragora costume presentation! This year's Masquerade will be better than ever, and we've got our rules & guidelines up earlier than ever before so you know what to expect.
Check out the Masquerade section for further details about this year's costuming event...
``xEkVEEZElklpcRprTiG``x1251182628``x(default)``x``xmasquerade.png``x August Guest Update``xjslyon``xGallifrey Conventions is delighted to announce our second batch of confirmed guests for the forthcoming Gallifrey 2010 convention, including Tommy Knight from The Sarah Jane Adventures, writer John Fay (Torchwood: Children of Earth), director Alice Troughton, writer Rob Shearman ("Dalek"), and wrier Tony Lee and illustrator Pia Guerra ("Doctor Who: The Forgotten").
``xEkVpkEAykZJTISaJLH``x1250230427``x(default)``x``x2010-guestsimage2.png``xTo lead off, we are delighted to welcome Tommy Knight for his first-ever North American convention appearance. Knight has been playing Luke Smith, the adoptive son of the title character on the Doctor Who spinoff series The Sarah Jane Adventures since its pilot episode; he reprised the role for the 2008 Doctor Who episodes "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" and will return for the third series of Sarah Jane.
Next, we are happy to welcome two brand new behind-the-scenes guests: John Fay and Alice Troughton. Writer John Fay penned two episodes of the recent landmark five-episode miniseries Torchwood: Children of Earth; his other work includes a 2005 BAFTA for his work on Coronation Street. Alice Troughton is one of only two directors to have worked on all three of the modern-day TV series: Doctor Who ("The Doctor's Daughter" and "Midnight"), Torchwood ("Out of Time" and "Small Worlds") and The Sarah Jane Adventures ("Revenge of the Slitheen" and "Eye of the Gorgon"). Both are making their first appearances in North America.
We're also glad to have back with us Rob Shearman, the writer of the Doctor Who series one episode "Dalek" and one of the most acclaimed writers of Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish Productions, and Tony Lee, writer of the comic book series Doctor Who: The Forgotten and, since he was last with us, has become the writer of IDW Publishing's ongoing Doctor Who comic series. And finally... we are delighted to welcome Eisner Award-winning comics illustrator Pia Guerra, Tony Lee's partner as the acclaimed artist on Doctor Who: The Forgotten as well as co-creator of the popular comic Y: The Last Man; Pia was scheduled to be with us this past February but was unable to make it, and now joins us for our 2010 event.
These guests join our previously announced lineup including Peter Davison, the fifth Doctor Who, as well as his co-star (from 1981 to 1983) Sarah Sutton; actress Georgia Moffett, the title character in the series three Doctor Who story "The Doctor's Daughter"; Phil Ford, co-writer of the next Doctor Who episode to air, this autumn's BBC1 special "The Waters of Mars"; acclaimed comics writer, novelist and longtime Doctor Who book and television writer Paul Cornell; novelist, script editor, producer and historian Gary Russell; and Big Finish Productions' executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery. And there are many other guests to be announced soon, so stay tuned!
Doctor Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!``xjslyon``xMany years ago, one of our Gallifrey One Cabarets featured an opening sketch entitled Doctor Who Wants to Be a Millionaire... and now we've turned it into a game show event coming to the Gallifrey 2010 convention! Attendees will be selected from the audience to battle for fun and prizes, with the ability to use lifelines and everything!
But we need help putting together some difficult questions for the higher brackets... and that's where you come in. Have a couple of fairly hard (to extremely hard) questions related to Doctor Who, K9 and Company, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures - including the shows, the novels, the audio adventures and so forth? Email us with your question(s) and your real name, and we'll credit you for it in our Gallifrey 2010 program book. Please remember: we need hard questions - we have the "easy" ones covered. (We should also warn you that anyone who submits questions will not get to be a contestant in the game, for obvious reasons.)
``xEkuApyyyFEgnaVQkKG``x1249077431``x(default)``x``x``x Call for Postcard Art``xjslyon``xThe call has gone out for postcard art for our 2010 postcard series! These postcards, sent to both members and non-members alike publicizing the convention, need artwork and here's where you can make your mark...
``xEkullFVZkArUWVsAhH``x1248846529``x(default)``x``x``xWho wants to design a postcard for Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21? The prize is a pound of See's Chocolates, or half a kilo of Cadbury Roses (or other Cadbury).
You can also get on our mailing list, if you just want to get the postcards in the mail.
We're going to cram an entire progress report onto one side of a little postcard. What should we put on the other side? We've got full color printing capability. Bleed, even -- you can have color and stuff going right up to the edge.
Deadline for Fall postcard:
(Pacific time) 3:59 pm, 20 August 2009.
(British time) 11:59 pm, 20 August 2009.
Dimensions at 300 dpi: 1350x1875 or 1875x1350 pixels. Display thumbnail size, if you post your designs, should be 270x375 or 375x270 pixels (i.e., 60 dpi).
Design your art to be 4.5"x6.25" at 300 dpi, and allow for at least 1/8" along the edges where you won't have any text or anything vital to the design. It'll be 4.25"x6" once it's trimmed. So, don't have any text or logos within 40 pixels of the edge (1/8") and we should have no trouble trimming it.
You can e-mail the high-resolution version to gallifrey@postcardart.info, or just publish a link to it on your server (you can post the link in the Gallifrey 2010 thread on the Gallifrey Base forum, too!)
You could have a photo of Canary Wharf in flames and a big banner that says "Greetings from Torchwood!" like a standard tourist photo postcard. You could pretend you're designing a color cover for the convention program book and make a photo montage with lots of dark blue swirls in it. Make it look like a still from the opening credits sequence with the Tardis flying through hyperspace... Whatever. It should probably have the official full name of the convention on it somewhere, although that's not actually required.
Each Gallifrey has a different full name. You can use that theme as inspiration for your postcard design. If you want, we can use Peter Davison, Georgia Moffett and Sarah Sutton on our postcards. You can do a collage of photos, or you can draw any of them.
Prize for the one we use will be a 1-lb. box of See's chocolates, or 500g of Cadbury Roses (or other Cadbury chocolate), or something else if you're allergic or dieting. If you've used someone else's art in your composition, get their permission -- you'll be splitting the prize with them.
You can also get on our mailing list, if you just want to get the postcards in the mail.
Your info will be kept on a computer in California, and will only be used to send you convention postcards.
Image above: postcard art for "Gallifrey One: 20 to Life" convention, by Steven W. Hill.
New Guests Confirmed``xjslyon``xGallifrey Conventions is delighted to announce our first batch of confirmed guests, joining Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor of Doctor Who, who was announced at our last event... including Georgia Moffett from "The Doctor's Daughter," Sarah Sutton who played Nyssa opposite Davison during the classic series, "Sarah Jane Adventures" head writer Phil Ford, and others...
``xEkulpFyZZZXWzCrtPi``x1248047577``x(default)``x``x2010-guestsimage1.png``xWe are pleased to welcome Georgia Moffett to her first North American convention. Best known as Jenny, the "Doctor's Daughter" from the fourth season Doctor Who episode of the same name in 2008, and who is starring as Cassie Rice in the 2009 Doctor Who animated serial "Dreamland" to be aired later this year, Moffett is also guest of honor Peter Davison's real-life daughter, and will be joining Peter together throughout the weekend!
We are also happy to welcome back Sarah Sutton for her first Gallifrey One convention in nine years! Sarah played the role of companion Nyssa of Traken opposite two years of Peter Davison's run as the Doctor, as well as the final two stories of the Tom Baker era, and reprised the role for Big Finish's Doctor Who audio adventures alongside Davison.
Additionally, we are pleased to welcome back Phil Ford from this past February's event, whose credits at the time included the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures and who has now completed work as the writer of the forthcoming animated serial "Dreamland" as well as being co-writer (with Russell T Davies) of the next Doctor Who special to air, this autumn's "The Waters of Mars".
Finally, we are pleased to have back with us three long-time patrons of our convention: Paul Cornell, author of several Doctor Who episodes ("Father's Day," "Human Nature," "The Family of Blood") as well as a celebrated novelist and comics writer; Gary Russell, the long-time Doctor Who novelist, producer, script editor, and director of the upcoming "Dreamland" animated serial; and Jason Haigh-Ellery, executive producer at Big Finish Productions, the creators of the Doctor Who and Bernice Summerfield audio series.
This is just a start... we have invitations out to many other guests including actors, writers and others from Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures and will have many other updates for you throughout the year!
URGENT: Gallifrey 2010 Changes Dates, One Week Later``xjslyon``xGallifrey Conventions has announced today that we have made an important change to our convention schedule: our forthcoming 2010 event, Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21, has been moved to the weekend of February 26-28, 2010, one week later than previously announced...
``xEkuZllkAuVinVWlWEZ``x1247893745``x(default)``x``x``xAbout a week ago, Gallifrey One was informed that an error had been made by our hotel, the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, which in essence had accidentally double-booked another event into space that had already been guaranteed to our convention. The Marriott's sales office immediately contacted us upon learning of the error, asking Gallifrey One if we would be amenable to pushing our event back one week in return for incentives that we could pass along to our attendees. After checking with our confirmed guests (including Peter Davison as well as some that will be announced within the next week), we agreed to assist the Marriott by making the change.
Because of our agreement to move to the following weekend, the Los Angeles Airport Marriott has agreed to reduce both this year's cost of hotel rooms to $114.00 per night, as well as offer us a brand new contract that reduces hotel room costs to $100.00 per night for our 2011 to 2013 conventions, which will save our attendees a lot of money over the next few years! Additionally, the Marriott has given us more space in the convention center of the hotel, allowing us to add more programming space.
While we do believe this may come as a surprise to our attendees, our hotel liaison has been working tirelessly for the past two weeks to make certain this was settled as quickly as possible, in order to avoid the complication of our attendees making air travel arrangements to Los Angeles for the wrong weekend. We would like to reiterate that Gallifrey One made this change in good faith due to the error made by the hotel, and were happy to support our hotel facility with which we continue to enjoy a very good relationship.
If you have already made hotel reservations at the Marriott, please email us and we will be in touch to discuss the change to your hotel reservations. Of course, if you have any other concerns about the move to the following weekend, we invite you to email us as well. We hope that our attendees understand that we made the best possible decision for our event, and it's now "full speed ahead" to Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21... we have our first batch of newly confirmed guests to announce next week and will certainly be bringing you no less than the best experience we can!
To read the official letter from the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel confirming the change (PDF format), click here.
New Site; Photo Galleries Online``xjslyon``xAt long last... the Gallifrey One Photo Gallery is back online and has pictures from 20 years of Gallifrey One conventions!
``xEkuZFZlAFunEbDuJCk``x1247389734``x(default)``x``x``x Our convention photo gallery fell by the wayside after our 2005 event, so in addition to bringing back the photos from our first 16 years of conventions, this marks the long-awaited debut of the photo galleries from our seventeenth through twentieth conventions (2006-2009). The photo gallery is in a very easy-to-use new format, divided into convention years, and comes complete with both individual as well as slideshow viewing. You can visit the photo archive by clicking here.Additionally, the photographs from several years of our Photo Studios are now online as well, from conventions 14-16 as well as the past two years, #19 and 20 (we are currently working on getting 17 and 18 online as well). Some of the quality on the earlier years is not the best (we were new at this) but should fill some gaps in our attendees' personal collections.
Now then, if you have photos and would like to contribute to the archives, please email us and let us know so we can get in touch with you about getting them. We are specifically looking for con photos of guests and attendees, especially from this past February's Gallifrey One: 20 To Life and our first ten years of conventions; we especially want to emphasize guests who are underrepresented in this collection.
Finally, you may have noticed that the URL for our convention website has brought you to a strange one; this is a temporary redirect by our hosts, Nexcess, until August 1 when the archived gallifreyone.com site goes away and the site becomes exclusively the home of Gallifrey Conventions. You do not need to remember ANY web address except for gallifreyone.com and all this will be unnecessary in a couple of weeks anyway. Thanks for bearing with us!
Gallifrey One's 20 Year Retrospective``xjslyon``xBy popular demand... now available is the Gallifrey One 20 Year Retrospective video as shown during the Gallifrey 2009 masquerade halftime. It features photos from our conventions from 1990 to 2008, set to the music of Sarah MacLachlan's "I Will Remember You". Enjoy...``xEkuZFFykElyzOjCpEW``x1247198401``x(default)``x``x``x The State of Affairs: Gallifrey 2010``xjslyon``xBy now, visitors will have noted that the Outpost Gallifrey website (including its discussion forum) is closing down. However, Gallifrey 2010 is fully on track for our February 2010 convention, and it'll be another weekend to remember! Come August 1, 2009, you'll only need to remember the website gallifreyone.com which will take you right here to the Gallifrey 2010 website.
As of July 2009, membership rates have gone up to $55 for the entire weekend... get yours now by registering via PayPal!
We expect to be announcing our first batch of guests (to join confirmed guest Peter Davison) by the end of July. We're looking at guests from both classic and new Doctor Who as well as Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures and should have some wonderful names to start the ball rolling very soon.
Finally... many of you have wondered about photographs, from our events or even the most recent convention (including photo studio pics). All of this will be available on the website as soon as the revision launches here at gallifreyone.com on August 1.
Have any questions? Feel free to email us! We look forward to seeing you in February.
``xEkuZFFykpELjaYHgTG``x1246852801``x(default)``x``x``x Things To Look Forward To...``xjslyon``xIt's eleven months until Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21, but in case you're wondering what's going on with next year's convention, here's a quick preview of some of the things we are working on for next year:
``xEkuZFFyEFFUkRgWhRY``x1236916801``x(default)``x``x``xNew Larger Ballroom: We're expanding our main ballroom to include more seats, increasing the size of the stage for events like our masquerade, and utilizing our projection screen to make it easier to see the guests "up close" from far away. Gallifrey One never charges for reserved seating (and we never will), but we are doing everything possible to ensure more front-row access to those willing to get their spots in the main hall first -- and at the same time provide late-comers with a great vantage point to see everything going on.
A Fabulous Guest Lineup: Well, we're certainly hoping! We're already talking to a number of Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures cast and production members and hoping to bring you some wonderful names in the near future. Many of your favorites will be back too.
Masquerade & Cosplay Hall: We're putting more focus onto this year's masquerade, including a special 'junior masquerade' section at the onset for younger fans. The Masquerade will take place in the main hall on Saturday night and will continue the expansion we featured this year; we'll also be encouraging pre-recorded material, putting more microphones on stage to capture sound, and providing a much larger stage to allow costume presentations to do much more. Also, Paul Cornell's "Just a Minute" game show with several guests will return to be this year's masquerade half-time presentation on Saturday night, while the judges debate their choices for the night's awards. Meanwhile, by popular demand we're bringing back the popular cosplay room this year as a central meet point for costumers as well as use as a masquerade 'green room'; this year the cosplay room will feature costume-related programming and meetups as well as function as a photography studio for cosplayers as before, and will be open throughout the entire convention.
Evening Events: Gallifrey One's nightlife is our pride and joy, and 2010 will be no exception. In addition to Saturday night's Masuqerade, we have a bunch of plans for evening fun. Friday night's annual gala will be a great one -- in tune with our theme, we're putting together A Gamble With Time Casino, a full casino gaming night starting shortly after opening ceremonies and lasting as long as it'll run. (Of course, there is no money involved whatsoever!!) Come play games of chance and skill with the same wonderful team that brought you our 2009 toga party. Then, later in the evening, right next door, our annual Karaoke Kafe opens and that'll run into the wee hours of the morning... and it'll all be centrally located with a full cash bar for your enjoyment! Saturday night's Masquerade, meanwhile, will be followed by our Saturday dance, once again with our exceptional DJ from 2009, Vasilios Alagiannis, who rocked the house until far into the early morning hours this past February. We also plan on bringing back our Sing-A-Long (which, sadly, got waylaid this year by a lost DVD disc!), our evening panel sessions... and maybe a surprise or two!
Changes to Autographing: The autographs hall & photo studio is moving to the Meridian room (the room we've used for "The Long Game" next to the Champions sports bar & restaurants on the main hotel lobby floor). It has a larger area for lineup outside the room as well. We are also discussing some changes to the autographs process to make it quicker and more user-friendly for everyone... but without taking away anyone's ability to get multiple autographs from each guest. Finally... we recognize that some of our attendees got a bit confused with the idea that 'sponsored guests' (such as Colin Baker and Kai Owen in February 2009) are brought to our event by individual vendors, and that they therefore charge for autographs; we'll be doing a much better job this year (we hope) of explaining to you who will sign for free and who will charge. Please note that any Doctor Who related non-sponsored, non-local guest will always sign personal items for free.
Dealers Room & Fan Tables: In order to accommodate our main ballroom increasing, we're moving our dealers room to the western hallway, and moving fan tables and actor signing tables out into the main hallway and a fan table area. We are not reducing the number of dealers, in fact most of our dealers will be returning next year; we're just swapping out the location. We hope you understand that this is a necessary change in order to accommodate the convention growing exponentially over the past two years.
Guest Banquet Changes: As long-time attendees of our convention will know, our Sunday morning guest brunch banquet is the only thing at our convention that we charge a separate fee for (and that's just to cover food). Normally we put tickets for the banquet (which has a very limited attendance) on sale at the convention, but in an effort to open things up to everyone including people who didn't have the opportunity to pre-register for 2010 at our 2009 event, we're going to conduct a lottery-style selection at some point during 2009. Interested parties can enter with their attendance name and will receive admission priority to the banquet for themselves and a guest. We'll keep you posted so you don't miss out; more details coming later in the year! And meanwhile, if you don't make that...
The Kasterborous Kaffeeklatsches: A new program item for 2010! Gallifrey One will be hosting a brand new "kaffeeklatsch" style event with some of our guests... an opportunity for you to spend an hour with a particular guest in a small, intimate setting of 8 to 10 people, complete with coffee & tea. It's very much an alternative to our Sunday banquet, but will feature only one guest (usually one of our writer guests) discussing their work and answering questions in a small, intimate format. More information and sign-ups will be available later this year.
Gallifrey 2010's Bob May Memorial Charity Auction: Our annual Charity Auction (as before, in honor of our dearly departed friend Bob May) will take place on Saturday instead of Sunday in the room next to the new autograph hall area. We will be soliciting donations at a much earlier time, and all members are welcome to drop their donations by the convention supply unit room. We will be announcing our target charity for our 2010 auction later in the year.
Video Room and Expanded Fan Video Program: We will be expanding our presentation of fan videos in 2010, showing collections over both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. In addition, because we had some problems this year with our fan video program (due to some technical difficulties on site which caused some delays, and probably emptied the room a bit), we will be screening all of 2009's fan videos again at our 2010 event.
Registration: Pre-Registration for Gallifrey 2010 is now open at the rate of $45, which is good until April 15 (until which it's the same rate that was available at our 2009 event a couple weeks ago). After that, prices will increase throughout the year to the final rate of $75 at the door. Make sure you pre-register early and take advantage of the early rate... you can register via mail or by PayPal right now by clicking on the Registration tab of the website.
And much, much more! We'll keep you up to date throughout the year on how things progress... of course, all the panels, Q&A sessions, autographs, demonstrations, discussions and everything you've come to love from Gallifrey One will continue. The road to 2010 begins...
The Countdown Begins!``xjslyon``xThe countdown to Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21, also known as Gallifrey 2010, has begun! The twenty-first annual North American Doctor Who Celebration will take place February 19-21, 2010 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel. Peter Davison, the fifth Doctor Who, is our first announced guest... and there will be dozens more coming soon!
Pre-Registration has opened for the 2010 convention... we are continuing the $45 full weekend rate that was offered to attendees of the 2009 event until the end of March 2009. After that, the prices will move up as time goes on, with the final at-door rate of $75 for those who do not register before January 31, 2010. Click on the Registration page to register for Gallifrey 2010.
Please note that many of the pages of this website are not yet fully operational. Only this and the Registration page are fully active (as well as the links to the previous convention archives, which are being updated soon, and the main site). Everything should be up and running soon!
Keep watching this web space over the coming months as we announce new guests, full plans for programming, and all the events, activities and functions that make Gallifrey One one of the world's most beloved events celebrating Doctor Who and its spinoffs, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
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