Not sure yet. I think we need to schedule a chat that all of us can attend.

Ok. This is the paper work I need to get together. It looks like fan booths are only 10x10 so lets plan on this size. Chewie and I need to get this stuff together by the end of the year. We won't know if we are accepted until the end of January.



Guidelines for Fan Club Participation at Celebration IV

There will be a limited number of free fan club table spaces available at Celebration IV for unofficial, local and regional fan clubs and similar fan organizations. These tables will allow the clubs to promote their organizations to other Star Wars fans, and to act as a central location for club activities at Celebration.

Clubs that qualify will be supplied with an 8’ table and two chairs, and a space approximately 10’ wide by 10’ deep. Clubs will be asked to make specific arrangements with the facility or the official decorator for additional utilities or other equipment at the prevailing rate. The fan group table location is yet to be determined, but likely will be in one of the large exhibit halls in combination with other fan-sponsored displays and actIVities, in an area called the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall.

Fan group tables must be staffed by at least one person who represents the club at all times during the hours that the hall is open. The tentative hours for the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall during Celebration IV are:
Thursday, May 24 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday, May 25 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 26 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 27 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Monday, May 28 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

No club will be allowed to sell merchandise or services at their table. Clubs are welcome, however, to purchase booths in the Celebration Exhibit Hall if they choose to sell merchandise. To reserve a booth in the Exhibit Hall contact Megan Culver at megan@gencon.com.

Fan clubs wishing to participate with a Star Wars Celebration IV fan club table must turn in an application packet by December 31, 2006 that includes:

Names and contact information of club leaders, from two to four individuals.
Fan Club resume (see resume requirements below)
Written plan and description of what will be offered at the Celebration IV fan club table or area
Samples of all literature and items that will be given away, for approval
Images of all graphics that will be used in the booth, for approval
Fan club resumes must include:

Name of club and full contact information. There must be at least one telephone number in addition to email or Web addresses.
Description of club focus and priorities
Brief outline of previous projects and activities
List of current projects and activities
Description of club structure
Approximate membership number
At least one personal or business reference for each individual listed as a club leader
What we look for when considering fan club applications:

Involvement and positive influence in the Star Wars fan community
Quality of involvement per fan club member, not simply quantity of members
Originality of club purpose
Exhibiting ideas and plans – that you will add to the Celebration IV experience for your fellow fans in some way.
Mail application packets to:
Mary Franklin
Lucasfilm
PO Box 29901
San Francisco, CA 94129
Packets must be received by December 31, 2006 for consideration. Clubs will be notified by January 31, 2007 on whether or not their application was accepted.

*Fan groups with ideas for fan-sponsored activities and programming, who are willing to volunteer their time to share with other fans, can submit their ideas, too! Please send a brief initial proposal (limit 500 words) to fanevents@starwars.com, or mail it to Mary Franklin; Lucasfilm Ltd., PO Box 29901, San Francisco, CA 94129. Include your email address and contact information. Briefly summarize what you would do, time, budget, and materials needed, number of people involved, and how the audience could participate, if at all. Initial proposals will be considered for final proposals, and do not guarantee scheduling during Celebration IV.[\b]

I just got my Exhibitor application for C4. This is NOT the fan booth information but rather for vendors and other exhibitors. Anyway, looking at the price schedule we see this:

10x10 standard  $1320
10x10 corner $1550
10x20 end cap $3300
20x20 4booth penninsula $6050

This goes all the way up to a 35 booth island 50x60 for $53,900. These are all early priority prices due by Dec 15th.

I really hope we get a fan booth.

To me Daniel Craig just looks too beat up and ugly for the role. Is it true that Craig is gay?

I talked to Mary Franklin at LucasFilm. She likes the letter and says we are off to a great start. Applications go out this friday.

Looking good. It's nice and consise but it still gets our position across. Do we have any idea how long it will be until they respond?

Don't know. I believe reading something about applications being available the 17th. I could be wrong.

Here is the letter I designed by combining multiple letters that I received. I want to thank everyone for this effort. Please let me know what you think and what I should change to make it sound better.





The Celebration IV convention is an opportunity for the FANS of the Star Wars Universe to come together and share in their love for this experience. We are a group of enthusiastic Star Wars fans dedicated to a niche area of the collecting – Customizing figures and toys. Our purpose is to expand the vision set out by George Lucas by creating all new characters, worlds, storylines, photo-novels and dioramas.  You will never find a more creative hive of fans anywhere!

For nearly a year, this group of diehard fans around the world, with the help of several Star Wars fan site forums like JediDefender.com, YakFace.com & FFURG.com, have joined together to commit many hours and resources to create a memorable customizing experience for Celebration IV - The Ultimate Group Project.  Through extensive research and planning, we are finally close to making this dream a reality!

The goal of this project is to create an entire fan fictional Star Wars World using custom action figures and realistic environments (“dioramas”) designed in the 4” scale. This project is being designed to a scale that would accommodate a full fan booth (10x20 or larger). It will be 90% pre-constructed by our customizing team in advance of the Celebration IV convention. Our booth would be utilized primarily as a display of the creative nature of Star Wars fans. The diorama will include a large cityscape under the control of the Empire complete with a watchtower and security & detention buildings. The city will hold shops, streets, homes, cantina, spaceport and a droid junk yard. Outside the city will be a canyon-like environment leading up to a mountain with a hidden rebel base inside.

It is our goal to encourage enthusiasm and excitement for our niche hobby and provide an amazing display piece for Star Wars fans of all ages to behold. During Celebration IV, we will be raffling off several pieces of the diorama to Star Wars fans in attendance for free. We will also be auctioning off remaining pieces with the proceeds going to charity.
 
We are happy to announce that we now have a website to showcase this project – http://theultimategroupproject.t-j-p.net. With your support to reserve a fan booth space to display the project, we can reveal the finished diorama to Star Wars fans around the world!  We are looking forward to working with you in order to achieve the goal of showcasing an entire Star Wars world to fans everywhere. 

Sincerely Yours,

Paul Hruby
Project Leader

I like the flash animation especially the ending title and font. Very 70'ish. If you say we should remove RS from it then FFURG should be removed too since we don't have a presence there.

However, I've got to agree with Sarge in that this banner is a good invitiation to have others join us. As we get closer to C4, I would like to have news blips put on all the star wars fan sites about the project. Showing these home banners on our banner as an invitation promotes good will and inclusiveness. I know, no matter how much I can't stand RS and its politics, I think we need to include RS and maybe Commando Customs and the Custom Alliance on the banner.

I like the length of the flash animation. It gets the point across. Maybe there can be two animations that play randomly when someone opens the page?