This information is put up to inform you of the existence of upcoming Space: 1999-related conventions, and, where available, point you at better sources of online information. I am not actually producing any of the cons listed, and all information is provided or posted by other people and is subject to change.
In addition, I have listed information about past cons, for those of you who may find something to reminisce! If you have further information about any Space: 1999 convention, past or future, please email me.
The Knowledgebase here at Metaforms also has convention listings, with several different views (e.g. by year, by guest, by country in a more compact format, by country and state/province/location, etc.)
Some information on past conventions, including guests.
Title | Hotel / Location Dates | Guest(s) of Honor |
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SpaceCon I | Sheraton Hotel Columbus, Ohio July 28-30, 1978 | Martin Landau (John Koenig),
Gerry Anderson (executive producer), Nick Tate (Alan Carter), Clifton Jones (David Kano), Barry Gray (original music), Dave Prowse (Maya creatures, Darth Vader) |
Apparently the first Space: 1999 convention in the world. Convention report by Mona Delitsky (apparently the con initiator and one of its organizers), in Cosmoconnection Magazine #4 (Fall/Winter 1978), from which the following are indicated: Tony Anholt expressed interest in coming, but had to back out a few weeks before; about 800 people at the convention; Ed Bishop (from UFO) was scheduled, but had to decline shortly before; had dealer's room, charity auction for Children's Hospital; Martin was "intrigued" by con but could not answer until about a week before, and became something of a surprise guest. | ||
SpaceCon II | William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 27-29, 1979 | Barry Gray,
Nick Tate, Prentis Hancock (Paul Morrow), Anton Phillips (Bob Mathias) |
SpaceCon III | Neil House Hotel Columbus, Ohio July 25-27, 1980 | Nick Tate,
Prentis Hancock, Dave Prowse, Herb Jefferson, Jr. (Boomer from Battlestar Galactica) |
SpaceCon IV | Sheraton Inn Airport, Atlanta, Georgia August 7-9, 1981 | Barry Gray,
Suzanne Roquette (Tanya Alexandria), David Hirsch (writer for Starlog magazine) |
SpaceCon V | Marriott Hotel, Springfield, MA July 30-August 1, 1982 | Barry Morse (Victor Bergman),
Sarah Douglas (Ursa from Superman 1&2), Martin Bower (model builder) |
"About that convention you weren't sure about from 1982, that was in Springfield Massachusetts (I was there). It was in July, but I don't remember the exact dates. I was just getting to be known then, and remember overhearing that the convention people couldn't pay the hotel bill! We all got asked for donations, and everyone came through because it was such a great convention. Those were the good old days." -- Lew Place | ||
SpaceCon VI | Holiday Inn, Cincinnati, Ohio July 15-17, 1983 | Anne Lockhart (Sheba from Battlestar Galactica) |
"A Day With Martin Landau and Barbara Bain" | Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California September 8, 1984 | Special Guests:
Martin Landau and Barbara Bain |
SpaceCon VII | Stouffer's Concourse Hotel, Arlington, Virginia July 19-21, 1985 | Frank Ashmore (Martin from "V") |
SpaceCon VIII | Holiday Inn, Los Angeles, California July 18-20, 1986 | Martin Landau,
Barbara Bain (Helena Russell), Barry Morse |
SpaceCon IX (Relaxacon) | Greentree Inn, Sandusky, Ohio July 17-19, 1987 | Jeff Jones (NASA) |
SpaceCon X ("Barry-Fest") | Holiday Inn, Wapokeneta, Ohio August 11-13, 1989 | Barry Morse, Sydney Sturgess (Barry's wife) |
SpaceCon XI | Gateway Plaza Holiday Inn, La Mirada (L.A.), California July 17-19, 1992 | Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Nick Tate |
Report by Martin Willey. | ||
Command Conference '95 | Norwalk (Los Angeles), California July 22-23, 1995 | Nick Tate |
"Celebration of twenty years since the first broadcast of Space: 1999."
Look here soon for my report on this convention two years ago. I have to dig out what I wrote after I attended, and scan some pictures. -ed. | ||
SpaceCon XII | Days Inn / City Center, Portland, Oregon September 13-14, 1997 | Barry Morse,
Grace Lee Whitney (Janice Rand from Star Trek) |
Extra Special Feature: 'Merely Players,' a one-man theater production starring Barry Morse! | ||
Breakaway: The Convention (SpaceCon XIII) | Hotel: Radisson Hotel Westside
Culver City (Los Angeles), California September 10-13, 1999 |
Barbara Bain
Johnny Byrne (script writer/editor) Fred Freiberger (producer) — surprise guest Prentis Hancock Zienia Merton (Sandra Benes) Barry Morse Anton Phillips John Muir (author of Exploring Space: 1999) Nick Tate |
Photos / Reports:
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MainMission: 2000
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Crowne Plaza Hotel Manhattan (on Broadway and 49th) New York, New York September 1-3, 2000 |
Space: 1999 Cast
Space: 1999 Creative Other Cast (BG=Battlestar Galactica): Other Creative: |
Dedicated Reports:
links to convention reports! (Logo images to left are from the official con site.)
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Breakaway: 2001
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Radisson Hotel (at Sabal Park) Tampa, Florida July 27-29, 2001 |
Barry Morse Nick Tate |
Please let me know of any links to convention reports! |
Spacecon XIV | Meant for 2002 and canceled? At the moment, the Editor has no further information on this. | |
Spacecon XV |
July 19-20, 2003 (plus 18th/21st?) Radisson Hotel Portland Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. |
Accepted:
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The information on this convention is all pre-Con, and has not yet been updated post-Con. | ||
Journey to Where ("An Alphan Return to Texas City, U.S.A.") |
Hilton Garden Inn Austin, Texas, U.S.A. July 16-18, 2010 |
In Person:
Teleconference: |
Con Reports:
| Organized by Lindsey Ipsen. First public showing of "The Return of Victor Bergman" short film, and release of a fan fiction anthology of the same name, with a disk of the film included. Mateo Powys and William Latham, editor and author of Powys Media, also participated in a writer panel. Optional visit 07/19 to NASA's Mission Control near Houston followed the convention itself. |
Notes:
These are a mixture of Space: 1999 and more general Gerry Anderson-related cons.
Event | Date / Location |
Organisation / Chairman |
Guests | Notes |
Fanderson 81 | March 27-29 1981 Leeds |
Fanderson; Pamela Barnes |
Gerry Anderson, Martin Bower |
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Fanderson 82 | October 8-10 1982 London |
Fanderson; Pamela Barnes |
Gerry Anderson, Martin Bower, Barry Morse, Barry Gray, Shane Rimmer |
All attendees received a Destination Moonbase Alpha full sized poster |
Fanderson 84 | August 17-19 1984 London |
Fanderson; Pamela Barnes |
Gerry Anderson | |
Fanderson 86 | May 24-25 1986 London |
Fanderson; Helen McCarthy |
Gerry Anderson, Shane Rimmer |
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Space 1999 Minicon |
September 13 1987 Leeds |
Fanderson, Les Ride |
Prentis Hancock, Suzanne Roquette, Martin Bower |
8pp A4 black&white programme |
Alphacon | 3-4 November 1990 Leeds |
Fanderson, Andrew Staton, Neil Swain |
Prentis Hancock, Alibe Parsons, Bob Kellett, Martin Bower |
24pp A5 programme with colour covers. A video of the event was produced by Kindred |
Fanderson 90 | May 26-27th 1990 London |
Fanderson, Barbara Haywood |
Gerry Anderson, Dave Prowse, Shane Rimmer |
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Plan B | May 25th 1991 London |
Fanderson, Barbara Haywood |
Gerry Anderson, Prentis Hancock, Alibe Parsons |
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Fanderson 91 | 26-27th October 1991 Leeds |
Fanderson, Ian Fryer |
Gerry Anderson, Alibe Parsons |
24pp A4 programme guide with series profile |
Fab 1 | Aug 8-9, 1992 Wolverhampton |
Fanderson, Wolverhampton Art Gallery |
Gerry Anderson, Shane Rimmer |
12pp A4 programme guide; in conjunction with Art Gallery exhibition of models. |
Psycon | 23-25th October 1992 Manchester |
Mark Shaw | Prentis Hancock, Reg Hill, Alibe Parsons, Zienia Merton, Suzanne Roquette |
Postcards and music tape by Jon Todd produced. Report by Martin Willey. |
Space City Special |
11-12 September 1993 Watford |
Fanderson, Chris Bentley |
32pp A4 programme including location guide |
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Danger Zone | April 15-17 1995 Watford |
Fanderson, Chris Bentley |
Gerry Anderson, Derek Wadsworth, Keith Wilson, Shane Rimmer |
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Fanderson Gold | 24-26 August 1996 Weybridge |
Fanderson, Chris Bentley |
John Hug, Chris Penfold, Derek Wadsworth, Keith Wilson |
20pp A4 programme with location guide and behind the scenes photos. Report by Martin Willey. |
Notes:
The French conventions (all named Cosmos 1999?) were all organised by Richard Plumel and Chantal Battiston, presidents of Club Cosmos 1999. For details about the club, write to 32 rue Camille Desmoulins, 59000 Lille, France (last known address, as of 1997 or so).
Date | Location | Guests |
28 October 1990 | Paris | Barry Morse |
30-31 October 1993 | Lyon | Prentis Hancock, Suzanne Roquette |
28-29 October 1995 | Lyon | Zienia Merton, Prentis Hancock, Anton Phillips, Johnny Byrne |
29-30 August 1998 | Lyon | Johnny Byrne, Prentis Hancock, Zienia Merton, Anton Philips. Report by Martin Willey. |
Logo | Event / Date | Location | Guests of Honor |
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Spazio 1999: il Giorno del Distacco
25-26 settembre 1999 |
Monza (Milan?) (Palazzo Comunale, Sala Consigliare) |
Johnny Byrne (Sceneggiatore di Spazio 1999), Franco Malerba (Primo astronauta italiano nello spazio), Virginio Marafante (Scrittore di romanzi di fantascienza), Giuseppe Festino (Copertinista callana Urania) |
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Moonbound (I?)
10-11 June 2000 | Modena |
Barry Morse, George Sewell (from UFO) |
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Moonbound II
16-17 June 2001 | Modena (Palazzo Europa) |
Zienia Merton, Tim Mallett (presented MFMBA for first time in Europe), Nick Williams (representative of Fanderson), Tom Lowery (president of MM:2000) |
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Moonbound III
12-13 October 2002 |
Palazzo Europa Modena (near Bologna) |
Johnny Byrne ???? |
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A post-convention report, written in Italian, is online in older location as well as the apparently more-current location. | |||
Moonbound III bis
28 giugno 2003 | Bologna | Michele Kalamera (Italian voice double for Martin Landau) | |
A post-convention report, written in Italian, is online. | |||
Moonbound 2004
28-29 febbraio 2004 | Modena |
Christopher Penfold Prentis Hancock Michele Kalamera? Zienia Merton? |
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What appears to be a post-con report is located online, but the the Editor of this page cannot seem to get Babelfish working to "translate" this page and verify any information. | |||
Moonbound 2004 bis
11-12 settembre 2004 | Modena | Zienia Merton | |
A post-convention photo album is online, including a neatly composited photo of Zienia with an Eagle hovering behind her! | |||
Moonbound 2005
8/9 ottobre 2005 |
l'Hotel West Garda a Padenghe S/G (BS)? | Anton Phillips | |
A post-convention report, written in Italian, is online. |
Notes:
Event | Date | Location | Information |
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Another Con, Another Place | July 18-20, 2008 | Calgary | Relaxacon? The Editor will eventually seek out post-Con reports. |
Many thanks to Tony Wynn and Martin Willey, who provided much of the information on this page.
Thanks also to Lew Place and Jovan Evermann for additional thoughts and information.
Check out the Fandom page at Martin's website (The Catacombs), which has information on fan clubs. Martin also has a separate convention list sorted by date across all countries.
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