POSTPONED!!!

Hi everyone,
Due to the lack of bookings it has become apparent that we cannot bring you the November Stargate event.
We apologise for the short notice, but unfortunately the enthusiastic response we've been receiving via email, MySpace and the phone hasn't converted to sales.
We hope to reschedule the event for 2008 and will let you know shortly.
In the meantime, for those who have booked and/or paid in advance, please feel free to contact us.
If you have any other questions or concerns, as always, just email or phone anytime: 02 6241 4555.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

LINE-UP AND DATE CHANGES

Hello everyone,
Well, there's never a dull moment at BOBW.
We have been waiting to be as sure as one can be with the following information, and so we haven't been able to confirm it any earlier.
OK, so first up...
Unfortunately, Joe Flanigan will not be able to join us in November as he, and we, had planned. He hopes to be able to be with us in 2008.
We have however been able to secure two other fantastic guests to continue to bring you the excellent value we always try to give you at Best of Borth Worlds events.
We are really pleased to be able to bring to 'baddies' from the
worlds of Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis.
Our good friend Cliff Simon (Ba'al) will make a welcome return to BOBW and our new friend Andee Frizzell - better know to Atlantis fans as the Wraith Hive Queen.
The second piece of news is about our dates...
Now that Joe is unavilable, we can return to our original event dates of the 9-11 November. We realise that we have had to bounce these dates between two weekends and that may have made booking accommodation and travel for some difficult, for which we apologise.
The Sebel Parramatta has been very patient with us also and has been very good in ensuring that our weekend does not conflict with another event at the hotel.
As always we'll keep you informed as any new info comes to light. If you have any questions or concerns, as always, just email us or phone anytime: 02 6241 4555.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

DATE CHANGE

Hello there,
We have been advised that Creation plan a huge event in the U.S. for the weekend of the 16th-18th Nov.
So to avoid the conflict for guests and attendees, we have decided to return our event to the weekend of the
9th, 10th & 11th November 2007. The conflicting booking with the hotel was moved, so we are free to return to the Sebel at that time.
These are now the firm dates for our BOBW event, so you can now start looking at your travel arrangements!
Please let all your friends know, as with the loss of our address book we are concerned that some of our supporters may miss out on what will definitely be an amazing weekend.
On that note, we are now also on “My Space”, so please do add us as a friend, and forward our page to your friends & spread the word!
You can find us at http://www.myspace.com/bobwcon.
Linked here is an XL booking form for BOBW28 for anyone who has not booked already, or if you would like to add extra dates or events to your previous booking.
The website for the Sebel Parramatta is http://www.mirvachotels.com.au/hotel_detail.asp?hotel=40
Alternatively you can call 02 9630 4999 - Sharon Henstock is, fortunately for everyone, still there & still looking after us.
We'll keep you informed as any new info comes to light.
If you have any questions, as always, just email us.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

REVISED DATES

Hello there,

The Sebel has informed us of a pre-booked function that we feel will conflict with the event we intend to hold and create some logisticaal problems.

We have therefore decided to move our event to the weekend of the 16th to 18th of November 2007 in order for all of us to have the best time.

Sorry for the change of dates after our announcement just a few days ago, but we felt it best under the circumstances.

We'll keep you informed as any new info comes to light.
If you have any questions, as always, just email us.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

NEW DATES

Hello there,

Here's the news you've been waiting for.

The new dates for the Stargate Atlantis and SG1 event will be;
9-11 November 2007.

We have to check on the availability of all our original line-up and will keep you informed as confirmations come to hand.

We will endeavour to get everyone, but will make the necessary adjustments as time (and budget) permits.

To make it all happen of course we need your support, so NOW is the time to let us know and send through your booking details.

We'll keep you informed as details come to hand.
If you have any questions, as always, just email us.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

VENUE - Name Change

Hello there,

Whilst we wait for Joe to decide between July & November, we thought we should let you know about our venue.

The Carlton Hotel Group has sold the Carlton Hotels in Australia and the new owners have appointed Mirvac Hotels & Resorts to manage these hotels.

Our venue is now called 'The Sebel Parramatta' (formerly Carlton Hotel Parramatta).

Sharon Henstock (previously with the Carlton) is still there and taking care of us.

Should you want to check on yur booking or make enquiries about accommodation once the new dates have been advised, please feel free to contact:

Reservations: reservations@tsp.mirvac.com.au
Phone: +61 2 9630 4999 Fax: +61 2 9630 0757
Toll Free (within Australia) 1 800 800 921
or check out their website.

We'll keep you informed as details come to hand.
If you have any questions, please email me.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

POSTPONED - To be rescheduled

Hello there,

Well the numbers do not allow us to continue with BOBW 28, so we will re-schedule, we are waiting for firm dates so we may announce them.

We are very happy to be able to tell you that all our guests are happy to re-schedule and understand our position perfectly.

Once we know the dates, you will be able to :

1) Transfer your booking to the re-scheduled event;

2) Or obtain a refund of the monies paid;
a) payments made by money order, cheque or cash will be fully refunded,
b) payments made by credit card incur a bank charge (I have to check with Brian, but do know it is under 5%), so credit card payments will be credited back less the bank charge.

In the meantime we hope you will help us increase the numbers by 'promoting' our event.

Thank you for your support, it is very much appreciated.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

CRUNCH TIME

Hello there,
Well it is crunch time. We are less than 4 weeks away from BOBW 28, at this stage we need more bookings to allow us to proceed with the planned event.

We have been forced into a decision to decrease the lineup, to help us ensure that we can still run an event with our headline guest from Stargate Atlantis.

Joe Flanigan is definitely joining us, as is Sonny Whitelaw.
However the bookings are still not enough, so if you do want to come and have a great time let us know ASAP, otherwise we will have no option but to rethink the event.

Anyon who knows us at BOBW will realise that we are making this decision very reluctantly and with a very heavy heart, but unfortunately this is the situation, and the reality.

Please do not let rumour mongers prevent you from meeting our great guests, we have over the past 10 years brought you a superb array of talent, despite other people regularly saying such 'n' such an actor is not coming - not true they have come and had such a grand time that they have gone back to their sets and told their friends to come to BOBW.

Thank you for your support over the past 10 years.

Hope to hear from you soon,
Adele & Brian

IT'S GETTING CLOSE

Hello there,
There are only a few weeks now until the next BOBW event.

With the Christmas and New Year breaks coming up we know that everyone will be very busy. However, we still want to encourage those of you who are thinking of coming to register your interest and place your booking.

It is obviously very important that we get the final numbers right to ensure that we can hold a successful event.

Please get in contact with us as soon as you can. Leave a message anytime via email or phone (02) 6241 4555.

Stay in touch.
Adele & Brian

NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED

Hello there,
We are so happy to be able to announce that both Teryl Rothery (Dr Janet Fraiser) and Peter Williams (Apophis) will be joining us in February '07.

Teryl is a good friend to BOBW and is always such a fun and fantastic guest. Peter we haven't seen for such a long time at BOBW and we really look forward to catching up with him.

Teryl and Peter, along with Joe, Rick and Sonny definitely makes our latest BOBW event one worth catching...

...THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES.

Stay in touch,
Adele & Brian

JOE FLANIGAN IS COMING

Hello there,
Well our next BOBW event is coming along nicely and we are very pleased to be able to announce our line-up so far.

Stargate Atlantis actor, Joe Flanigan (Lt.Col. John Sheppard) will be joining us, along with real-life astronaut, USAF Colonel (retired) Richard Searfoss (Rick also does some work as a scifi program consultant). Our good friend and author of several Stargate universe novels, Sonny Whitelaw will also be there.

We are also talking with one or two other potential guests, so stay in touch.

Adele & Brian

NEXT EVENT - STAY TUNED!

Hello there,
We are working on our next get together.Just waiting on a few details to be worked out before we make any annoucements about guests.
To help us keep you informed, you'll notice that on our front page we mentioned that our email database crashed. We need you to get in contact with us and pass the word around so that we can rebuild our system and keep everyone up-to-date with BOBW events in the future.

Keep in touch.
Adele & Brian

REUNION CHANGES

Hello there,
I am home from hospital, must say a partially collapsed lung on top of a cracked clavicle & a terrible cough was not fun!

Following BOBW 26 last November, the response was such that we sent out a questionnaire - 'Should BOBW continue?'

268 fans emphatically said "Yes", however of these, less than 1% followed their response by booking!

At this stage we have 34 people booked for Saturday and 23 for Sunday, most of the Sunday people will be there on Saturday as well.

These sort of low attendee numbers make it difficult to cover the level of commitment we have to our guests.

As a result, and after speaking with each of them, Tony Amendola, Dan Shea and Douglas Arthurs will now not be able to join us.

Our line up, therefore will be:

The Reunion program is also changed:
Friday July 14th: 2 workshops
Ivy will be conducting an acting workshop, and Sonny a writer's workshop
Friday evening: Cocktail Party
Saturday July 15th: Guest talks, photos, autographs
Saturday evening: Banquet
Sunday July 16th: Guest talks, photos and autographs
Sunday evening: Wrap Party

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Now is the time to show your support, we have wonderful things happening next year, but we need you to really show your support, be there with us at least for one day of the Reunion.

Contact us now! email or phone: 02 6241 4555

Tickets start at $199.00 per person per day!

We hope to see you all there.
Adele & Brian

BOBW: THE REUNION - CHANGE OF VENUE

Hello there,

The venue for BOBW 2006 - The Reunion has been changed to:

Rydges Parramatta
116 - 118 James Ruse Drive
Rosehill NSW 2142
Tel: 02 8863 7600
Fax: 02 8863 7601
or
RESERVATIONS
RYDGES CENTRAL RESERVATIONS
1300 857 922
www.rydges.com

Rydges are offering the following to BOBW attendees:

ACCOMMODATION:
A Special Event Accommodation Rate is offered to all Participants at *$135.00 room only, per night. (Normally @ $254.00 per room, per night)

*Add $15.00 per person for Special Conference Buffet Breakfast served in Scuzzi Cafe CAR PARKING: We have over 220 complimentary carpark spaces for your Guests.

We apologise for the late change which became necessary due to circumstances beyond our control.

BOOKINGS:
The Reunion is now only one month away. Please get your booking in to us soon.

Hope to hear from you,
Adele & Brian

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS - THE REUNION

Hi Everyone.
Well, as you can see from the home page, yes, we are indeed holding a Best of Both Worlds event this year.

The response by so many of you following our Nov.'05 convention was so overwhelming that we just had to arrange this little (huge!) Reunion event.

As you can see, we have a great line-up of guests from Stargate SG1 and Atlantis to share our weekend with.

Not only can we enjoy their company at our social events, but they have planned for us some fantastic workshops (which have become very popular activities) and even more entertainment during their on-stage appearances. And yes, there are autograph sessions!

We can't wait to see you all again.

Bookings for The Reunion have already opened, so get in fast to avoid missing out on some of our new ticket offers. We have provided a wider range of options than any other similar events so that everyone can come along and join our BOBW family.

Hope to hear from you soon,
Adele & Brian

RUMOURS

Hi Everyone.
What a fantastic convention!
What an absolutely great line up!!
And what an overwhelming response from the fans!!!

Thankyou to everyone who made this convention such a blast.

Sadly, there was a sour note. Even before the convention started, there were rumours flying around.

We'd just like to put a few things straight...

Rumour 1) That we had declared or were about to declare bankruptcy.
False. NO WAY! Rest assured that we have never and will never be in such a position.

Rumour 2) That the convention was going to have less than 45 attendees.
False. As anyone who was at the convention can tell you, we had over 200 attendees across the weekend.

Rumour 3) That ALL the guests had pulled out.
False. Other than for Colin and Gary who ended up with other work commitments - which we announced as soon as we could confirm it (see News updates below) - ALL of our announced guests were at the convention.

Rumour 4) That guests had not been paid for their appearances.
False. While we will never go into the details of our arrangements with the guests, rest assured that all contracts and our commitments with them were satisfied in full.
_ _ _ _ _ _

There were other things said of course, many of them personal attacks. I think that as this 'News' page demonstrates, we have always been upfront with our attendees, and we remain dismayed that there are some out there who want to tear us down by spreading this sort of nonsense.

We just prove them wrong of course by putting on great conventions with fantastic guests. Eight years and twenty-five conventions is testimony to all that.

Adele & Brian

FINAL BOBW - UPDATE #4
GARY JONES
Hi All,
No one said our last convention would be easy. Unfortunately, our great guests are also great actors and acting comes first.

Sadly, Gary Jones has let us know that he will be unable to attend BOBW26 due to work commitments.

ALL of our other guests are ready to catch their flights however, and we are looking forward to really enjoying a fantastic weekend.

Please remember that we are only a few days out from the convention, so if you haven't done so already, book now!

Adele & Brian

FINAL BOBW - UPDATE #3
COLIN CUNNINGHAM
Hi All,

Sorry to say that we have had the following email exchange with our good friend Colin Cunningham.

Subject: Re: Con
(with permission from Colin, he wrote:)
From: colincunningham
To: alc@bobw.com.au

> " I was just recently told that I'll be playing on DaVincis Inquest all the way through to December.
> So sorry Adele. But it does NOT look like it's going to be possible.
> I just booked yet another tv show called Reunion, and that pretty much synched it.
> Hope the con goes brilliantly. I was really looking forward to it.
> All my best to everyone."
> C.

Adele's reply:
> Hello Colin,
> I am very happy to hear you are getting lots of work, but sad you will not be with us at BOBW 26, we can always hope for miracles...

Colin wrote:
> Sounds great Adele.
> And again, my apologies. Would have been a blast.
> C.

So, Colin can't make BOBW26, but the rest of our guests are currently on track. It's looking like it going to be a great convention.

Please remember that we are only a few weeks out from the convention now, so if you haven't done so already, book now!

Adele & Brian

FINAL BOBW - UPDATE #2
WRITER'S WORKSHOP
Hello there,
Here is some more information from Sonny about the plans for the writer's workshop.
Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

FROM SONNY WHITELAW

"Well, I fell like we’re coming to the end of an era. Like all great finales, this extended BOBW convention weekend in November is shaping up to be the party of the decade. Okay, so maybe a convention isn’t supposed to be called a party, but personally, that’s the way I’ve felt about them since Adele, bless her heart, adopted me into her amazing, extended SF family several years ago. I’m certainly hoping this wonderful weekend will turn out to be the biggest bash of them all.

I’ve met some truly fantastic people at BOBW conventions over the years. Many have become personal friends, and it will be great to catch up in Sydney. I’m also looking forward to meeting a whole new batch of enthusiastic Stargate fans as we continue on into a ninth SG-1 season, and the wonderful spin-off series, Stargate Atlantis.

From a personal point of view, one of the greatest kicks I get out of writing is sharing what I’ve learned. Too many gifted writers never become published because they don’t understand how to package a story into a book, or how the whole editing and publishing process works. Consequently, I’m very much looking forward to holding the writer’s workshop on Friday 11th November.

Part of the workshop will involve the (optional) submission of participants’ work for constructive critique. We’re aiming to have these critiques returned to all workshop attendees prior to Friday 11th November. Since I’d like to dedicate as much time as possible to each submission, please try not to leave booking until midnight Thursday 10th! Anyone interested in attending the workshop can ask Adele at BOBW for the submission requirements. Alternatively, you can download it as a PDF document from here or direct from WebSpin.

Finally, one way or another we intend to have a very limited number of copies of Stargate SG-1? CCity of th of the Gods, The Rhesus Factor and Ark Ship available for purchase at the convention. Yes, I will be signing them, and hopefully (fingers crossed!) making an announcement about forthcoming Stargate books.

Sonny Whitelaw

FINAL BOBW - UPDATE #1
NEW VENUE ANNOUNCED
Hi there,
OK here is the good news at long last:

The venue is : The Carlton Hotel - 350 Church Street, Parramatta. The Carlton is a 4.5 star venue.
You may like to check it out at: www.carltonhotels.com.au

So, where do I start? How about with the details on the Friday workshops?

For Friday we offer the following program:
Two workshops, one conducted by Ivy Isenberg & one conducted by Sonny Whitelaw, details are below.

From Ivy Isenberg:
"The nature of my workshop is whatever you want it to be- typically I hold cold reading workshops for people who are trying to better their actings skills and we hold mock auditions and I give feedback and redirection - If you would prefer it to more of a lecture on how the casting process works I could do that too - or a healthy
mix of both. I'll also bring fun Stargate knick-knacks to give away!"

From Sonny Whitelaw:
"From a personal point of view, one of the greatest kicks I get out of writing is sharing what I’ve learned. Too many gifted writers never become published because they don’t understand how to package a story into a book, or how the whole editing and publishing process works. Consequently, I’m very much looking forward to holding the writer’s workshop on Friday 11th November.

Part of the workshop will involve the (optional) submission of participants’ work for constructive critique.
We’re aiming to have these critiques returned to all workshop attendees prior to Friday 11th November. Since I’d like to dedicate as much time as possible to each submission, please try not to leave booking until midnight Thursday 10th! Anyone interested in attending the workshop can ask Adele at BOBW for the submission requirements. Alternatively, you can download it as a PDF document from (right-click to save target as...) http://www.webspin.org/wwbobw.pdf."

For the Friday workshop a Picnic lunch:
BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Beef & Mushroom Pies
Assorted Salads
Danish Pastries
Fresh Fruit Basket
Tea, Coffee & Orange Juice

The Carlton Crest is also offering special accommodation rates for people attending our event.

Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

BOBW 25 UPDATE #2
Hello there,
The latest on BOBW 25 - Our Last LOTR Convention

1) Friday Aug.5th start the day with a breakfast / talk with Daniel Reeve, this is really like a mini workshop - cost is $95.00pp
Then the "workshops" proper get under way, there will be two workshops one will be an acting workshop conducted by The King of the Dead - Paul Norell

2) I will let Matt Appleton tell you about the other workshop: Matt says, "We can do a talk and demo on breakdown or deconstruction for costumes, to make costumes have that lived in feel if you would like and would be happy to answer any questions on costume
contruction. We are looking forward to seeing you all and having a great time."

3) Unfortunately, Paul Lyon & Jed Brophy cannot join us, due to other commitments.

More updates as they come to hand.
Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian

BOBW 25 UPDATE
*Hello there,
We are now only a few weeks away from BOBW 25 - Lord of the Rings, and there are some news to pass on:

1) Sandro Kopp has advised that he will be available to paint your portrait at BOBW 25, you may like to see some of Sandro's wonderful art on:
http://www.sandro-kopp.com/lotr/index.php

2) BOBW 25 - LOTR will be the last LOTR event from BOBW, so come along and join the party!

3) Our friends at WETA are putting together a list of special & very rare items that will be offered for auction, this week the offer is an autograph photo of Dominic Monaghan as "Merry" please e-mail your bid, this silent auction will last till close of business Friday, July 8th.

4) We have tightened the program which now will be as follows:
Friday Aug. 5th, we start with breakfast with Daniel Reeve, then move on to a day of workshops,and, the BBQ lunch. The cocktail party will be on Friday evening as usual.
Saturday will be day 1 of the convention, with the banquet in the evening.
Sunday will be day 2 & close off with our wrap party.

More updates as they come to hand.
Talk with you soon,
Adele & Brian
* NB: Original email sent out 3/7/05 to convention email list.

BOBW 25 & 26 GUEST UPDATES
Hello,
We really need your support for our next two conventions - LOTR (August) & Stargate/Atlantis (November).

It was such a disappointment that BOBW-24 had to be put off because of low numbes too close to the date, so please don't leave it until the last minute to secure your place at either of these great events.

Our guests are all looking forward to coming to Australia for a BOBW convention. They really do know that they're going to have a great time here.

Our convention line-ups are...
BOBW 25 - Lord of the Rings

Daniel Falconer	Weta Workshop Senior Designer
Daniel Reeve	Cartographer, Calligrapher
Emily Sturrock	Hero armour/weapons standby
Jarl Benzon	Glorfindel
Jed Brophy	Snaga and Sharku
Jonathan Harding	Master Erestor
Jorn Benzon	Rumil
Matt Appleton	The Orc Army art director for LOTR. He also played the elf named Saelbeth
Paul Norell	King of the Dead
Peter Lyon	Master swordsmith
Sandro Kopp	Gildor

BOBW 26 - Stargate SG1 & Stargate Atlantis

Teryl Rothery	Dr Janet Fraiser - Stargate SG1
David Hewlett	Dr Rodney McKay - SG1 & Atlantis
Paul McGillion	Dr Carson Beckett - Atlantis
Ivy Isenberg	Casting Director - Stargate
David Nykl	Dr Zelenka - Atlantis
Gary Jones	Sgt Harriman - SG1 & Atlantis

All guests are confirmed* for both events.
* Pending any work commitments which take precedent.

If you would like any further information, please feel free to contact us by phone 02 6241 4555 or email.

BOBW 24 CANCELLATION
Hello,
For all of you who have booked for BOBW 24 - Stargate SG1, or indicated your intention to do so, we felt you should be given notice as soon as possible.

Unfortunately we have struck trouble with our planned April event.

As we believe in honesty, we must tell you that at this stage, we have only 43 people booked for Saturday and 34 booked for Sunday.

We truly cannot believe it!

We have spoken at length with Ch7 and the Prime Network in an all out effort to get some additional publicity, a voice-over at the beginning and at the end of the show would have been great. However, at this stage it is not feasible.

Although we really want to definitely proceed, with the numbers on hand, we have no choice but to cancel the event.

We are offering booked-paid attendees the following:

OPTION 1
Transfer to any other BOBW 2005 event, with the following bonus:
As the planned August & November events are slightly dearer -
a) after 3 years of holding the cost of cocktail / banquet and wrap parties, we have had to increase each by a small amount; and
b) with such a huge line up the event itself is costing more to set up.

If you have paid for a VIP place you will have a VIP place in Aug. or Nov. at no additional cost. The same holds for Gold or Basic places. This also applies to cocktail / banquet & wrap party places.

OPTION 2
A refund of the monies paid for BOBW 24

We hope you understand our decision to cancel the event. Unfortunately, we cannot proceed under the current circumstances.

If you would like any further information, please feel free to contact us by phone or email.

Regards,
Adele & Brian Carr

THAT 'WINNING' FEELING
One of our supporters has forwarded the following to me, and as David Winning is joining us in April and will be conducting a workshop I thought you would all be interested.

'Childhood's End' Wins Director's Award
Stargate Atlantis director David Winning was awarded the 2005 Bronze WorldMedal in the New York Festival's 2005 International Television Awards, for his work on the Season One episode "Childhood's End." The 48-year-old annual awards recognise excellence in news, documentary, information and entertainment programming, and other categories.

It is the first episode in the Stargate franchise to be helmed by Winning, a veteran director of such series as Andromeda, Dinotopia, and Earth: Final Conflict.

Written by Martin Gero, "Childhood's End" tells the story of a village of children who believe the life-sucking Wraith are kept away by their ritual of committing suicide upon reaching the age of 25. The episode premiered on The SCI FI Channel in August, 2004.

MYSTERY GUEST JOINS BOBW 24
Yes, we know we are teasing you at this stage, but we wanted you to know that there is another guest on the list at the moment.

We can't say who right at this moment, but let's just say that they appear in nearly every episode.

Keep coming back for updates. Don't listen to rumours, the truth will be unveiled exclusively on the BOBW website soon (or keep in touch with developments via email - click here for details).

NEW GUEST - BOBW 24 & FIRST BOBW 26 NEWS
Hello there,
We now have several of our people signed up, so felt it was time to let you know what the line up for BOBW 24 - Stargate SG1, and BOBW 26 Stargate Atlantis / SG1 are, and the various details.

BOBW 24 - Stargate SG1
Line up:
Alexis Cruz - Skaara / Klorel
Colin Cunningham - Major Paul Davis
David Winning - multi award winning director

Dates: April 15th to April 17th, 2005
Venue: Rydges Lakeside Hotel, London Circuit, Canberra, Australia

Dates: November 11th to 13th, 2005
Venue: Rydges Lakeside Hotel, London Circuit, Canberra, Australia

NEW DATES FOR BOBW24
First of all we would like to wish you all the very best Christmas and a Joyous and safe New Year.

Now here is the latest re BOBW 24:
The dates have had to be changed from March 2005 to April 15, 16 & 17th, 2005.

1) The March week-end was also the
....Canberra Day week-end;
2) The following weekend is the Easter break, ....and lots of people say they will be away.

Our line up, so far is:
Alexis Cruz and David Winning

Alexis & David will be conducting workshops on Friday April 15th, one in the morning & one in the afternoon. As is becoming the tradition, a great BBQ lunch will be served at lunchtime, and of course Alexis & David will be there with us.

To attend the workshops you must attend at least one convention day.

As per usual we will have the cocktail party on the Friday night, banquet on Saturday night, and the wrap party on the Sunday night.

The information pack is available on request.

STARGATE CONVENTION
FIRST GUESTS ANNOUNCED
Whilst we are waiting on finalising the appearance of two more guests, we thought we would let you know the details on hand:

Dates: March 18 to 21st, 2005
Venue: Rydges Lakeside Hotel, London Circuit, Canberra

Guests:
Alexis Cruz...Skaara, Klorel
Alexis has appeared in both the series and movie

David Winning...Multi award winning director of shows such as Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Andromeda, and many more.

Details of events:
FRIDAY - March 18th - Workshops on Acting & Directing with Alexis Cruz & David Winning
FRIDAY - March 18th - Cocktail Party 7.30 - 9.30pm
SATURDAY - March 19th - CONVENTION DAY 1
Saturday Evening - BANQUET
SUNDAY - March 20th - CONVENTION DAY 2
Sunday Evening - WRAP PARTY

Please note that the Workshop, Cocktail Party, Banquet and Wrap Party places are Non-Transferable and are only available to Convention Day ticket holders.

More details and new guest announcements soon.

STARGATE CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Today, BOBW officially announces its 24th convention to be held on the 18-21 March 2005.

It will be a convention devoted to fans of Stargate.

As per our normal policy, we will not announce the guest line-up until we have signed contracts. As soon as we can we will let you know who's coming.

Keep in touch with us by getting email updates or by regularly checking the website. BOBW will make ALL official announcements through both means. Don't rely on third party information or the inevitable rumours - always talk to us first if you want to know anything.

More news soon. Feel free to enquire at anytime.

WORKSHOP'S UPDATE
FROM ADELE: With all the changes that have taken place with this event, I thought it best to state the current position re: the workshops:

1) Thomas Robins will not be here in time to conduct a workshop on the Thursday. I am glad to say that he has offered to conduct one on Monday morning.
There will not be an extra charge - for the people booked in for Thursday - for this additional workshop.

2) David Weatherley will conduct an acting workshop on Thursday am, this will then be followed by the BBQ lunch.

After lunch: Brett Beattie & Andy Stehlin will conduct the theatrical combat workshop, and a 28 minute film produced & starring the LOTR stunt team will be shown here as well.

3) Daniel Falconer & Mike Grealish will conduct the Friday workshops, again the BBQ lunch is included.

4) Thomas Robins will conduct a directing/writing/acting workshop on Monday am. If you wish to attend & would like the BBQ lunch please advise, we will get Rydges to cost it and advise the cost of the lunch.

Peter Fallon, our professional photographer will be available if anyone wants to purchase a photo with the guests.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
From our friends at The Powerhouse Museum - Sydney:

26 December 2004 – 31 March 2005

Enter the fantastic world of Middle-earth when the international blockbuster The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy – The Exhibition arrives at the Powerhouse Museum.

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes of the hugely successful film trilogy and see props, costumes, artifacts, and film footage, as well as discover the secrets behind the trilogy's award winning special effects.

Experience the film trilogy's cutting edge technology, extraordinary array of costumes and exclusive interviews with the cast, crew and director Peter Jackson. The exhibition culminates in an atmospheric encounter with The One Ring.

The Powerhouse is the only Australian venue for this extraordinary exhibition which has attracted record breaking crowds on its international tour.

Don’t miss out – BOOK NOW!
Book early and you will also go into the draw for a chance to win a trip for 4 to ‘Middle-earth’ flying Air New Zealand plus a Sharp LCD screen and camcorder.

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A COMPLETE UPDATE
FROM ADELE: "OK so now I really feel as though I live in a revolving door, we have more changes and an update":

1) We have received the following e-mail from Peter Lyon:

Hello Adele,
Sorry about not getting back to you sooner, I have been awaiting some news on a minor operation I am getting done. Unfortunately it has had to be rescheduled, and the recovery period will conflict with BOBW23. As much as I would like to be able to attend, it seems more prudent to pass up the opportunity this time. However, if you have another LOTR event in the future and would like me to attend, I would be happy to be contacted again.
Best wishes for the success of your event,
Cheers
Peter Lyon

2) From Richard Taylor's PA:

"I spoke with Richard last night and he has suggested that Mike Grealish attend instead of Peter Lyons.
Thousands of New Zealanders have worked on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and for many it has been the beginning of a new career.
Mike Grealish is a leather craftsman just like his father and his grandfather - a proud tradition that was almost lost six years ago.
Mike has also been cast as Erkenbrand in the Weta 'book cards' being created for The Lord of the Rings TCG."

3) We must consider that John Howe and his wife will not be able to join s for November. Simply we have not been able to get a response from the Australian Embassy in Berlin re VISAs for John and his wife.

4) From Thomas Robins:

"I have been cast in a new comedy show here in New Zealand. BUT I DON'T WANT TO LET YOU DOWN AT ALL ADELE...Now I'm not sure if this is of any help to you but...I have contacted the production company of the
show and they have agreed to release me lunchtime Friday the 19th of Nov, this would enable me just enough time to catch the last Flight to Auckland and then out to Canberra - arriving early evening 7:45pm (I think) friday night, just in time for a cocktail at your party. I could then be at your show for the weekend.
I know this means that my workshop wouldn't happen on Thursday but I would still be very happy to run it sometime Saturday or Sunday (or even early Monday) if that would help.
I would then fly back Monday as I am required for shooting Tuesday."

Needless to say we have accepted Thomas' kind suggestion, so he will be here with us from Friday night.

Please let me know if you would beinterested in doing the workshop on Monday morning.

To recap the details for BOBW 23 are:

BOBW 23 - LOTR	Nov. 18,19, 20 & 21, 2004
Thomas Robins	Deagol
Paul Norell	King of the Dead
Brett Beattie	Scale and stunt double for John Rhys-Davies
Andrew Stehlin	Stuntman
Jed Brophy	Snaga, Sharku the warg leader as well as others
Stephen Ure	Grishnakh in TTT, and Gorbag in ROTK
David Weatherley	Barliman Butterbur
Daniel Falconer	WETA WORKSHOP Senior Designer
Mike Grealish	Master leather craftsman Weta Workshop

Programmed Events: (Guests attending)

Thursday Nov. 18th	Workshops with Brett Beattie & Andy Strehlin
Friday Nov. 19th	Workshops with Mike Grealish & Daniel Falconer
Friday Nov. 19th	Cocktail Party (7.30-9.30pm)
Saturday Nov. 20th	Convention Day 1
Saturday Nov. 20th	Banquet (7.30-Midnight)
Sunday Nov. 21st	Convention Day 2
Sunday Nov. 21st	Wrap Party

Please note that the Cocktail Party, Banquet and Wrap Party places are Non-Transferable and are only available to Convention Day ticket holders.

Booking information: Bookings/payments can be made by cheque (payable to Best of Both Worlds, up to a fortnight prior to convention), money order or call to supply credit card details (except Diners).
Also, please advise if hotel accommodation is required.

Events and Entertainment conditions apply.

Tickets and deposits are neither refundable nor transferable.

LINE-UP CHANGES
The countdown has well and truly started for BOBW23 - LOTR, and as it can happen when dealing within the entertainment industry changes do happen, so here we go:

1) We are very pleased to be able to announce the inclusion of Paul Norell aka The King of the Dead in our line-up. Paul was also a regular on XENA and HERCULES as FALAFEL. Paul's wife Irene Drake was the casting director on Hercules & Xena and would be happy to talk about these shows with the fans.

2) I have received the following e-mail from Bruce Hopkins:

"I have been approached by the Auckland Theatre company asking me to play a lead role in their end of year musical " A Christmas Carol". The show opens for a month on Nov. 11. Therefore I have to pull out of BOBW. I am sorry this has happened as I was looking forward to being there. I have to sing and that is a challenge I have wanted to face for years. So maybe next year we can work together." Bruce

Although we will definitely miss Bruce in November. I am sure you will join us in wishing him a huge success.