Force (convention)

Convention
Name:	Force
Dates:	1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2017
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Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Type:	Fan-run
Focus:	Star Wars
Organization:	Star Walking Inc.
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Force was the National Star Wars Saga Conventions held in Australia.

The conventions were hosted by Star Walking Inc.

Force 1

Force 1 was held 15-17 April 1995 at the Sheraton Hotel, Spring St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

An ad in the conbook for Constantinople announced Stephen Sansweet as Confirmed Honoured Guest, and Hugh Fleming as Australian Honoured Guest.

Force 2

Force 2 was held 7-9 June 1997 at the Edmund Barton Conference Centre, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia.

Guests of honour were Kenny Baker, Jeremy Bulloch and Stephen Sansweet.

A convention report written by Katharine Maxwell was published in Frontier magazine in August 1997:

The convention was considered a huge success by all who attended...

Force 3

Force 3 was held 12-14 June 1999 at the Edmund Barton Conference Centre, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia.

Force 4

Force 4 was held May 21-22, 2005 at the Cato Conference Centre, Hotel Y, 489 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Force 5

Force 5 was to be held 2-4 June 2017 at the Jasper Hotel, Elizabeth St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, but was postponed.