 It was simply amazing that Sydney was chosen as the place to premiere the new Star Trek movie by J.J Abrams. Equally, Robbie and I were honoured that Paramount Pictures invited us to the premiere and also the press junket that followed the April 7 Sydney screening.
Paramount Pictures treated the fans of Star Trek very well with respect to the new movie and rewarded their loyalty by ensuring that all fan organisations had representatives invited to the premiere of Star Trek. Other fans too had the opportunity to purchase seats at the screening after a limited number were made available for the purposes of fundraising for charity, and on the night of April 7, even more found themselves as late attendees thanks to entering a competition held on the red carpet prior to the guest arrivals.
The setting for the film, in the main concert hall of the Sydney Opera House, was simply stunning and made for an enjoyable cinema experience.
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Stargate and John Barrowman Events |
 We still have secured bookings for both the John Barrowman and also Stargate events previously announced. We are hoping that somewhere in 2009 both events may occur.
In the case of John Barrowman, it is simply trying to find time in John's hectic schedule which so far has been too tight to allow the planned trip downunder. We are under the assumption that we have first option to obtain John should he be able to get down here. If the event does not get re-scheduled by the end of October this year we will refund the few remaining tickets then.
Likewise, we are still looking at a Stargate Event for later in the year and tickets still on hold will be transferred accross to such an event if announced. If again by October it is obvious that the event will not happen, we will refund all tickets on hold then. Refunds can be requested at anytime for those events. |
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BOOK EARLY: 2009 Event Incentives |
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Due to the amount of events that are being cancelled both here and world wide it is understandable that fans are cautious with paying for a ticket to an event too far in advance of the event. However it is this caution that has in fact led to what people are concerned about..the cancellation of events. It seems that only guests from current and popular tv series are likely to draw enough fans to keep events occuring and this is disapointing given the amount of great actors and their characters out there that would be great at an event and have never been seen by fans.
For all 'convention' events this year (excepting Levar Burton and expo's such as Armageddon), it has been decided that we will introduce an early payment incentive system. Ticket prices for all conventions will be tiered so that the earlier you pay the cheaper the event. Likewise photo ops and autograph tokens will be available for pre sale until sold out.
VIP tickets are always limited and can be put on a layby system that will work only using a credit card that will be debited over two consecutive months at the price applicable for tickets at the conclusion of the payments.
So get in now for tickets to Levar from Star Trek TNG and also Armageddon. Other events are in planning and will be announced as they are finalised. |
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June Events (Vipercon and OzScape 3) Cancelled |
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Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:00 |
It is again with much regret that we must announce that our planned events for June, both Vipercon and OzScape, have been cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. We appreciate this is frustrating for fans who do book early and we plead with you to continue to have faith in events and do so. In the end, it is the amount of early sales that determine whether an event goes on, as this early ticket revenue both covers upfront costs with airfares and actors as well as gives an indication as to how well the event will be attended. Although we understand that due to many factors fans leave it till later to book tickets, we rely on early ticket sales to ensure the event goes on. In order to ensure financial viability of the event and also to make sure that actors get the best audience possible we need your bookings as early as possible.
Refunds to those few who had booked and had bookings processed will happen shortly.
Please remember to protect yourself when purchasing airfares to events. Never book non refundable tickets and always have travel insurance that may be helpful in the event of needing to cancel flights. |
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