This past winter, over a beautiful weekend in February 2008, Gallifrey Conventions presented Gallifrey One's Nineteenth Symphony: Opus 2008... a festive occasion that marked the resurgent popularity of Doctor Who fandom in North America. The continent's annual Doctor Who extravaganza, Gallifrey 2008 was visited by a record 1080 attendees and guests -- nearly 270 more than the previous high in 2007.

And now... Gallifrey Conventions announces Gallifrey One: 20 To Life, aka Gallifrey 2009, North America's twentieth annual Doctor Who and science fiction media convention. Gallifrey 2009 will take place February 13-15, 2009 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel, within sight of LAX International Airport (and accessible via free shuttle from the airport!)

Guest invitations have already started going out and we will have many announcements over the summer... you can expect Doctor Who actors (both classic *and* new series), writers, production people, science fiction celebrities and much, much more. And we've already got a few to mention...

Gallifrey Conventions is delighted to welcome GRAEME HARPER to his first-ever event in North America. Doctor Who Magazine has described him as "the longest-serving crew member on Doctor Who," having started as a production assistant on the Jon Pertwee serial "Colony in Space" before directing such classic serials as "Warriors' Gate" starring Tom Baker, "The Caves of Androzani" starring Peter Davison (considered by some to be the best story of the classic series), and "Revelation of the Daleks". His return to the Doctor Who genre in 2006 was much-heralded, beginning with series two's "Rise of the Cybermen," "The Age of Steel," "Army of Ghosts" and the season finale "Doomsday". He then returned during series three for "42," "Utopia" and an uncredited director position on "Last of the Time Lords". This current season, Harper directed the recently aired "Planet of the Ood" as well as the forthcoming "The Unicorn and the Wasp" and "Turn Left," as well as the final two episodes of the year, ending with "Journey's End". He has also directed episodes of "Doctor Who Confidential" and a two part story for the first series of "The Sarah Jane Adventures", as well as dozens of drama and comedy series in the UK. It's a great honor to welcome Graeme Harper to America for Gallifrey 2009.

We are also pleased to welcome TOBY HADOKE. The popular writer, actor and stand-up comedian is well known for his work on the Manchester comedy circuit, where he performs regularly, as well as running the multi award winning XS Malarkey comedy club. Hadoke became a familiar name to Doctor Who fans when his first one-man show, Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, received critical and popular acclaim at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which went on tour in 2007 and 2008 across the UK. Hadoke and Doctor Who stars Colin Baker and Louise Jameson appeared in the full-cast adaptation of "Moths" in May 2007, which was broadcast on BBC7 and released by BBC Audiobooks. It is our great pleasure to announce that Hadoke will be bringing "Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf" to America for the very first time in a live performance on our stage on Saturday night.

We are also pleased to welcome back JASON HAIGH-ELLERY, PAUL CORNELL and JAMES MORAN. Cornell penned the third series episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood". Haigh-Ellery is, of course, the executive producer at Big Finish Productions. Moran's Doctor Who story "The Fires of Pompeii" has just recently aired in the UK and will soon be seen in America.

This is only the beginning! Gallifrey 2009 will feature Doctor Who actors, writers and other guests which will be announced all year. We've only just started sending out our invitations, so be on the lookout for many guest announcements over the spring and summer of 2008.

Here's a quick glimpse at some of the things Gallifrey 2009 has in store for you!

• Three days of fun, with panels, autograph sessions, fan discussions and video
• Saturday night's special performance of Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf by Toby Hadoke
• A major new push for Doctor Who and Torchwood cosplay (on-site costuming), with costuming panels and events, a hands-on workshop and another year of the Gallifrey One Masque of Mandragora masquerade event
• More live Doctor Who and Torchwood episode commentaries with actors and writers... moved to the main ballroom this year!
• Two nights of karaoke instead of just one
• The annual Gallifrey One guest brunch banquet (moved to a later time in the morning)
• The debut of the brand-new Gallifrey One Children's Room... a place for the kids to enjoy themselves all weekend!
• A second year of live taping of Doctor Who: Podshock, the podcast presented by Outpost Gallifrey
• An expanded fan video program
• More fun with Mysterious Theatre 337
• And much more!

Memberships to Gallifrey 2009 are now on sale. (An attendee purchases a 'membership' to a fan run convention, not a ticket; you won't get a ticket in the mail, only a member number.) As with many other conventions, we operate on a sliding scale; the earlier you register, the cheaper it is. Two other rates are fixed: $35 per weekend or $20 daily for children 12-16; children under 12 are free with parent attending.

Should you have any questions, you can also contact us via email.

Gallifrey 2009 will once again take place at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott! The Marriott at LAX Airport is a grand hotel with a terrific program/function space and great hotel amenities. The Marriott is located at 5855 West Century Boulevard, only 2 blocks from LAX, accessible with complimentary shuttle from the airport. The hotel can be reached at 310-641-5700 or via fax at 310-337-5358. It's accessible via the 405 Freeway at the Century Boulevard/LAX Airport offramp, and is one of the hotels closest to the airport entrance. It's also approximately 20 miles from Bob Hope (Burbank) Airport and the Long Beach Municipal Airport, both of which are commercial airports. There is wireless internet access in the Marriott, a Starbucks Coffee establishment in the lobby, and three restaurants: the Champions Sports Bar, the Latitude 33 coffee shop and J.W.'s Steakhouse.

Hotel reservations will be available for the Marriott starting in the late summer of 2008. We'll keep you posted here on the website!

Gallifrey One, run by the Gallifrey Conventions group, is the world's longest-running annual Doctor Who convention. Created as an independent spinoff of the local fan club, the Time Meddlers of Los Angeles, Gallifrey has run an annual event every year since 1990 (always in February except for our first two, which took place in May.) Five of the actors who played the Doctor have joined us, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann, and a multitude of companion actors from both the classic and new BBC series including Noel Clarke, Elisabeth Sladen, Janet Fielding, Louise Jameson, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney, Eric Roberts, Caroline John, Sophie Aldred, Mary Tamm, Bonnie Langford, Wendy Padbury, Mark Strickson, Sarah Sutton, Nicola Bryant, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Matthew Waterhouse, Michael Craze, Anneke Wills, John Levene, Richard Franklin, Yee Jee Tso, Geoffrey Beevers, Terry Molloy and Daphne Ashbrook. We have also welcomed Doctor Who producers Philip Segal, John Nathan-Turner and Barry Letts, television writers Terrance Dicks, Ben Aaronovitch, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Paul Cornell, Rob Shearman, Tom MacRae, James Moran and Andrew Cartmel, and a multitude of other Doctor Who related guests including BBC Books editorial staff (and authors) Justin Richards, Stephen Cole and Jacqueline Rayner; Big Finish Productions' producer Jason Haigh-Ellery, actors India Fisher, Nicholas Briggs, Lisa Bowerman, Maggie Stables, Jo Castleton and Susannah Harker; and Doctor Who fact and fiction authors Gary Russell, Kate Orman, Lance Parkin, Jonathan Blum, Craig Hinton, Simon Forward, David A. McIntee, Steve Lyons, Mike Tucker, Andy Lane, Simon Bucher-Jones, Peter Anghelides, Nick Walters, Keith Topping, Martin Day, Dave Stone, Simon Guerrier, Jon de Burgh Miller, Kelly Hale, Darin Henry, Chris Howarth, Gary Gillatt, Lars Pearson, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Arnold T. Blumberg and David Howe, among many others.

In addition to our Doctor Who focus, it has been a pleasure to welcome a ton of science fiction actors, authors, producers and celebrities including Paul Darrow, Mira Furlan, Joel Hodgson, Bill Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Richard Chaves, Nigel Bennett, Tracy Scoggins, Danny Strong, Robia LaMorte, Tessa Shaw, Larry Niven, Stephen R. Donaldson, Brinke Stevens, Erin Gray, Jeff Conaway, Sean Gallagher, Moya Brady, Terry Walsh, Richard Hatch, David Gerrold, Dorothy C. Fontana, Frank Kelly Freas, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, John DeChancie, Jason Carter, Vaughn Armstrong, Billy West, Patricia Tallman, Julie Caitlin Brown, Marjorie Monaghan, Denise Gentile, Tim Choate, Ed Wasser, Aron Eisenberg, Gary Graham, Michele Scarabelli, Terri Treas, Robert Trebor, Bob May, Anne Lockhart, Deanna Lund, Don Marshall, Susannah Harker, Samantha Eggar, Herb Jefferson Jr., Jack Stauffer, Peter Woodward, Carrie Dobro, David Allen Brooks, Marjean Holden, Daniel Dae Kim, Brad Dourif, Stuart Pankin, France Nuyen, Beata Pozniak, Tucker Smallwood, Wayne Alexander, Robin Atkin-Downes, Andrew Mark Sewell, Gerard Christopher, Casey Biggs, Iona Morris, Michael Forest, Joshua Cox, Maggie Egan, Richard Herd, Spice Williams, Stephen Austin, Bill Blair, Jennifer Rhodes, Kent McCord, Mark Allen Shepherd, Phil Brown, Lisa Getto, Scott MacDonald, Fiona Avery, Michael Reaves, Mojo, Mark Altman & Robert Burnett, Ethlie Ann Vare, Bjo Trimble, Eric Hoffman and J. Michael Straczynski, and so many more.

Gallifrey 2009 / Gallifrey One: 20 To Life is a presentation of Gallifrey Conventions/Gallifrey One, part of Sparrow Creek, a California not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

All guest appearances as announced are subject to professional commitments.

Board of Directors: Nicholas Cravotta (President, Sparrow Creek); Robbie Bourget (Chairman, Gallifrey One; Administrative/Operations Division); Shaun Lyon (Program Director, Gallifrey One; Operations Division); Christian McGuire (Administrative Division); Sherri Benoun (Administrative Division).