Gatecon

Gatecon
Gatecon's logo
Status	Active
Genre	Science fiction
Location(s)	Vancouver, Canada
Inaugurated	2000
Most recent	2010
Filing status	For Profit
Website
http://www.gatecon.com

Gatecon was an annual fan convention centered around the Stargate television franchise. Most of the Gatecon conventions have been held in Vancouver, Canada.

Gatecon was conceived in 2000 to provide a place for fans of the show Stargate SG-1 to meet members of the cast and crew, and to get to know their fellow fans. The original organizers met due to an interactive Stargate-themed site run by Ryan Peters under Showtime's umbrella.^{[citation needed]}

Gatecon celebrated its 5th Anniversary in July 2004, which was a sell out with 700 attendees. It had around 30 guests over the 3 day event. It was also the first time Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge and Michael Shanks had a panel together at Gatecon. Gatecon 2006 was the first event held in the United Kingdom. Around 250 people attended the convention at Cheltenham's University Campus.

Since its inception, Gatecon raised money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation through a series of auction evenings. MGM and The Bridge Studios donated props and costumes.^{[citation needed]} Over 7 years, Gatecon had raised $250,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.^{[citation needed]}. Proceeds from the 2008 charity auction were donated to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

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