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The 10th Anniversary Robotech Convention October 6-8, 1995 - The Grand Hotel - Anaheim, California Todd Hill's Progress Report:  Welcome to our latest progress report; on behalf of the staff of ROBOCON 10, I want to personally thank you for your interest in being a part of this convention. We've all come a long way in the ten years since ROBOTECH's premiere in March of 1985. Over this past decade, Japanimation fandom in Europe and the Western Hemisphere has grown and prospered into a multi-million dollar industry. Today, dozens of companies are marketing and promoting this art form to the masses, with more and more titles entering the market everyday.There is no doubt that ROBOTECH made an immeasurable contribution to the Japanese Animation "boom" that resulted in the late 80's and still shows no signs of slowing down. Over the weekend of October 6-8, 1995, we hope that ROBOCON 10 will help to serve as a fitting tribute to this landmark animated series. Among the activities we have planned are panels with the voice actors, people who worked behind the scenes, those involved in creating the music, and various representatives of the american anime industry. Please write and tell us what you would be interested in seeing. We Are Official!  As of March 25, Harmony Gold has endorsed us at The Official Tenth Anniversary Celebration of ROBOTECH. Their assistance will help us bring various licensees and ROBOTECH-affiliated companies to our convention. These include: Del Rey, Playmates, Academy Comics, and Palladium Books. This is truly going to be a ROBOTECH FEST!Confirmed Guests of Honor: CARL MACEK - The visionary behind the ROBOTECH television series, Carl served as the show's producer and story editor. In 1985, in association with Harmony Gold, Carl combined three separate and unrelated Japanese Animation shows (MACROSS, SOUTHERN CROSS, and MOSPEADA) into the most compelling animated drama series ever seen on american television. Carl is currently the president of Streamline Pictures Inc., which continues to market Japanese Animation to english-speaking audiences worldwide. ARDWIGHT CHAMBERLAIN - As one of the series staff writers, Ardwight brought his considerable experience as a screenwriter, author and playwrite to the show and has also worked on many other projects with Carl Macek and Streamline Pictures. Along with his other work, Ardwight is also an experienced voice actor. In addition to providing the voice of Zor Prime on ROBOTECH, he is currently featured as the enigmatic and mysterious Vorlon Ambassador Kosh on BABYLON 5. EDDIE FRIERSON - The voice behind Lynn Kyle, ROBOTECH's resident hippie. Kyle ended up being one of the show's most reviled character's, but Eddie swears that the scripts didn't start out that way. STEVE KRAMER - As the series' script editor, Steve Kramer was charged with overseeing the work of the series' staff writers throughout all eighty five episodes. An accomplished screenwriter, Steve has also lent his voice talents to several of Carl Macek's projects; most notably as ROBOTECH's own Sergeant Angelo Dante. JAMES LUCENO - One-half of Jack McKinney (along with Brian Daley), James is the co-author of all the ROBOTECH novels, from the original series, thru the SENTINELS, END OF THE CIRCLE and still more forthcoming books. JOHN MORTAROTTI - As music editor, John was charged with placing the over three and a half hours of source music throughout each episode of ROBOTECH. With over a quarter of a century's experience in film music, John has garnered several Emmy nominations, most recently for his work as music supervisor for TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, a project that he has worked on for the last seven years. An expert in the field of film music, John boasts the largest private collection of library and early television music in the world. ULPIO MINUCCI - One of the driving forces behind the creation of the ROBOTECH musical score. His rousing main title is one of the most memorable themes in american science fiction, instantly conjuring up the image of the grand space epic for which it was composed for. A former international news correspondant, Ulpio has spent much of his life within the international music industry and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts, and Sciences. ARLON OBER - Serving as orchestrator, conductor, composer and songwriter, Arlon Ober was instrumental in the creation of ROBOTECH's immensely popular and widely demanded musical score. A veteran in the film music industry, Arlon's other credits include work on the films FREEJACK, DEEP STAR SIX, and numerous others. TONY OLIVER - As the voice behind Rick Hunter, Tony Oliver created one of the show's most memorable characters. Currently with Saban Entertainment, Tony is the Supervising Producer of the blockbuster hit series MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS. JOHN AND JASON WALTRIP - The tag-team duo from Eternity and now Academy comics who have kept the Robotech fires burning every month with their comic book rendition of ROBOTECH II: THE SENTINELS have tenatively announced their intention to attend. Their comic book is the longest running ROBOTECH comic title in history, and is selling steadily to this day. REBA WEST - With the unforgettable voice of Lynn Minmay, Reba West helped create one of ROBOTECH's most recognizable characters. In addition to providing the voice behind her character, Reba also doubled as Minmay's singing voice. New Guests! ROBERT V. BARRON - Supervising Director of the original ROBOTECH series. RICHARD EPCAR - The voice of Ben Dixon and Lunk. BARBARA GOODSON - The voice of Southern Cross ace pilot Marie Crystal and the Invid Princess Sera. She currently provides the dubbed voice of Rita Repulsa on MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS. MELORA HARTE - The voice actress of the lovely and enigmatic character Musica, from Southern Cross (aka. "That alien dame," according to Angelo Dante to Bowie). Ironically, Steve Kramer is married to Melora. ALEXANDRA KENWORTHY - The voice of Azonia and the Invid Regess. WENDEE LEE - As one of Gloval's Bridge girls, Wendee was the voice of Vanessa Leeds. MELANIE MacQUEEN - The voice of Lisa Hayes and Marlene. Melanie is an accomplished actress who has appeared in numerous television shows including L.A. LAW, THE WONDER YEARS, NIGHT COURT, and HERMAN'S HEAD. A veteran of the stage, Melanie recently wrote the well received musical IN THE NAME OF GOD, OR IF YOU PREFER SATIRE. GREG SNEGOFF - Series Staff Writer, Dialogue Director, the voice of Khyron and Scott Bernard. Greg was of the most instrumental and important members of the ROBOTECH production team. THOMAS A. WHITE - The Executive Music Producer of the original ROBOTECH soundtrack. TAVISHA WOLFGARTH and ROSEARIK RIKKI - Writers, artists of ROBOTECH: AFTERMATH and ROBOTECH: CLONE for Academy Comics. We are currently in the process of contacting many of the other ROBOTECH staff and cast members. We will be announcing many more Guests of Honor in the coming months. STAY TUNED. (click here for the final guest list) Planned Events:  Hotel Information:The Grand Hotel Seven Freedman Way Anaheim, CA 92802 Rates: Please be sure to reserve your rooms as soon as possible! WHEN MAKING YOUR RESERVATIONS BE SURE TO MENTION ROBOCON 1O!! Convention Memberships: Three day admission: Our convention is your convention. If you have any other questions, suggestions or wish to volunteer, please write us. If you prefer electronic correspondence, please send all requests to Todd Hill. Get the word out! We want this to be the biggest bash ever for Robotech, especially knowing that there will not be another Robotech convention for a LONG while. Todd Hill The Tachyon Express
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