Guests: Peter Davison, Terrance Dicks, Peter Woodward, Carrie Dobro, David Allen Brooks, Gary Graham, Michele Scarabelli, Erin Gray, Terri Treas, Robert Trebor, Julie Caitlin Brown, Frank Kelly Freas, J. Michael Straczynski, Bob May, Michael Forest, Bill Baggs, Jo Castleton, George Telfer, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Marc Scott Zicree, Michael Reaves, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Gary Russell, Justin Richards, Stephen Cole, Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum, Dave Stone, Paul Cornell, Peter Anghelides, Jon Miller, Mike Tucker, Keith Topping, Scott MacDonald, Simon Gerard, Mark Allen Shepherd, Lisa Getto, Mojo, Glenn Campbell, Mark Altman, Robert Burnett, Fiona Avery, John DeChancie, Christy Hardin Smith, Bjo Trimble, Geoffrey Mandel, Elaine Zicree, Noel wright, John Bro Wilkie, Kristian Sorensen, Lars Pearson, Amberwolf, Jill Sherwin, Gary Gillatt and Eric Hoffman.  (Actors Andrew Prine, Eric Pierpoint and Maggie Egan had to cancel at the last minute due to sudden work commitments; Dr. Franklin Ruehl canceled due to illness; actor Gil Gerard was an unfortunate no-show.)

Gallifrey took to the Tropics for a very unusual -- and highly successful -- weekend in 2000 for "The Eleventh Hour of Gallifrey One." While the title belied a theme about time (befitting a series about a time traveler), the previous year's Cybermen theme was deemed enough of a success to go full out with an overreaching arc, quite possibly the most successful in the convention's long run: a South Pacific theme, which would be impacted on the convention rooms, the programming, and even the costumes people wore. One cannot mistake success in the fact that over 150 people wore Hawaiian shirts on Saturday.

Peter Davison, who had been with us previously in 1995 for "The Six Wives of Gallifrey One," once again consented to join us for the convention as guest of honor, spearheading the largest-ever guest lineup in Gallifrey history. Davison was joined by the "elder statesman" of Doctor Who, Terrance Dicks, and a host of Doctor Who personalities, including Big Finish producers Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery; current BBC Books editor Justin Richards and former editor Steve Cole; authors Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum, Dave Stone, Paul Cornell, Peter Anghelides, Jon Miller, Mike Tucker and Keith Topping; Lars Pearson, author of "I, Who"; and "Doctor Who Magazine" editor Gary Gillatt (a surprise guest). BBV producer Bill Baggs attended for the second time and brought with him two actors from his "Auton" series, George Telfer and the absolutely delightful Jo Castleton. A variety of science fiction television personalities also graced the convention: from "Crusade," producer J. Michael Straczynski, editor Fiona Avery and actors Carrie Dobro, Peter Woodward and David Allen Brooks; from "Alien Nation," actors Gary Graham and Michele Scarabelli, along with actress Terri Treas (who unfortunately only appeared to sign autographs on Saturday, as she had a sick child at home and was unable to return for the panel Sunday); from "Buck Rogers," actress Erin Gray; from "Lost in Space," actor Bob May; and science fiction actors Tiny Ron, Michael Forest, Scott MacDonald, Lisa Getto and Mark Allen Shepherd. Also, actor Robert Trebor from "Hercules" attended on Sunday to sign autographs, and for the third year in row we had a surprise guest in "Babylon 5" actress Julie Caitlin Brown, who did a set at the Cabaret. (Of guests previously confirmed, actors Andrew Prine, Eric Pierpoint and Maggie Egan all could not attend at the last minute due to sudden work commitments that took them out of town; Gil Gerard was an unfortunate no-show.)

In addition, a plethora of behind-the-scenes folk graced the convention. Mojo (Foundation Imaging), Glenn Campbell (Area 21) and graphic artist Geoff Mandel all made presentations, as did producers Mark Altman and Robert Burnett, who screened their film "Free Enterprise" on Sunday. Robert Hewitt Wolfe, executive producer of the forthcoming "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" (and former producer of "DS9"), and the team of Marc Scott Zicree, Michael Reaves, Elaine Zicree and Noel Wright of the upcoming SF series "CORE", made presentations on their respective series. Background performers Kristian Sorensen and John Bro Wilkie, both from "Space: Above & Beyond," helped us celebrate the fifth anniversary of that show. Science fiction novelists John DeChancie and Christy Hardin Smith, "Star Trek" historian/author Bjo Trimble, author Simon Gerard, and acclaimed science fiction artist Frank Kelly Freas also presented and participated on panel discussions over the course of the weekend. Rounding out the guest list were author Jill Sherwin, Dr. Who historian Eric Hoffman and musician Amberwolf, long-time staples of the convention, and at the tail end of the con, "Dreamwatch" Magazine editor Paul Simpson stopped by to say hi.

There were a wide variety of panels and presentations. Big Finish and BBV both made presentations to nearly-standing-room-only crowds. Discussion panels ran the gamut from "More Dr. Who Myths and Legends Down the Drain" and "The Commercial Viability of Doctor Who" to the extremely successful "Why is Buffy So Popular?", Friday night's "Star Wars Episode 1: After the Hype" and panels such as "The Musicology of Doctor Who," "Five Years of Space: Above and Beyond," "Why Star Trek Desperately Needs New Life," "The Feminist Edge of Doctor Who," "Surfing the Matrix," "Science Fiction Across the Pond," "A Farewell to the X-Files" and even "Cricket Made Simple" which discussed the cricket match ostensibly to happen on Monday afternoon, but was eventually canceled due to rainstorms. (However, the Sunday morning early hike to Runyon Canyon Park wasn't postponed, but it was altered somewhat as hike leader Chad Jones didn't want to take people into the mud...) Also, Peter Davison, Terrance Dicks and Bob May were guests for a live taping of "Hour 25," the local science fiction radio talk show on KPFK 90.7 FM, on Friday night.

The convention featured a full video schedule including a very successful Friday night big-screen presentation, as well as several fan video premieres: "Traumaturge" from the Federation, Dennis Kuhn's "Time and Again" (which was delayed to Sunday when Kuhn had transportation troubles) and Vasilios Alagiannis' "Access Denied". Also shown were the Federation's "Realitywarp" (introduced by Steven Hill and Jennifer Adams Kelley who also presented "Traumaturge"), "Dark Alliance" (introduced by Peter Fagan), and Ryan Johnson's "Broken Doors" and "The Wrath of Eukor," the infamous "female Doctor" fan videos. Also screened was Bill Baggs' latest, "Auton III," and Jon Blum's own fan video "Time Rift" with his commentary and discussion, as well as a showing of the British drama "Queer as Folk" (written and produced by Doctor Who authors/fans) starting at 11:00pm and running until after 3am... and still having a bunch of viewers at the tail end!

This being the first time that Gallifrey has had the entirety of the convention space of the Airtel Plaza Hotel, the Dealers' Room was moved to a new location, along with autographs and celebrity tables and a program room, to the North Tower. The convention therefore featured more events than previously at a convention, and although at times it seemed a bit overprogrammed, there were very few panels with small attendance. Also very popular were the "One on One" sessions with the various Doctor Who authors next to the Hospitality Suite, which was always full of attendees and featured several special events including the return of the "Coffee House" filksinging event, the "Nightmare of Eden Ice Cream Social" on Saturday afternoon, and the "Easter Island Tea" on Sunday afternoon (which due to a communications error, began earlier than expected, so closing ceremonies were pushed back to 7:00pm Sunday night!)

The first annual Gary Louie Art Show Awards were held this year, named after our late Art Show director Gary Louie who passed away one week before Gallifrey 10 last year. Gary Gillatt and Leanna McGuire were the judges; the winners were Phil Bevan (Best of Show, for "Ninth Doctor"); M.J. Jewell (First Place 3D, "Koi Pond") and Judy Bouma (First Place 2D, "Night Watch").

As noted, "Tropical" was the word du jour for Gallifrey 11. Indeed, all attendees were "lei'd" and encouraged to wear Hawaiian shirts on Saturday, in honor of John Nathan-Turner (ex-producer of Doctor Who and famed Hawaiian shirt fan); a surprising number of people actually chose to wear them! On Friday night, attendees were greeted with the Gallifrey Port o'Call, one of the most successful Gallifrey convention parties in our con's history. From the Amazonian women at the door to the Tarot booth in the back corner, fun and games filled the room with "exotic excitement from the South Seas". Meanwhile, dealer Bruce Pelz kept a table full of gamblers in awe of his poker skills until the wee hours of the morning. (And the death of the pinata monkey seems to have been the highlight of the weekend for some...) Also, on Saturday morning the "Polynesian Feud" game show took place, a parody of Family Feud with a Doctor Who and tropical twist; Dan Murphy, Paul Steib (and a third contestant whose name we didn't catch) won the tournament that morning.

Also, in the spirit of costuming, on Friday night Gallifrey hosted the "Masquerade of Mandragora" costume presentation, judged by local and long-distance costumers. Susan Gleason was the winner with "Best of Show" for "Sister of the Flame," based on the Sisterhood of Karn. "Best Doctor and Best Bribe" went to Tom and Alryssa Kelly for the Eighth Doctor and Alryssa, while "Best Presentation" went to Dan Murphy for the Fifth Doctor. Honorable mentions went to Michael Johns for his Star Trek uniform; J. Girard Pinard as Obi-Wan Kenobi; Karen Lorraine Venn as a Jedi knight; Aaron Cistrelli as the Doctor; Skippy as the Doctor; Lea Hays as Leela; and Raven O'Neill as Seven of Nine. The costume contest was judged by costumers Carolyn Louaillier, Mary Jane Jewell, Laura Brodian Freas and Jennifer Adams Kelley.

Peter Davison was present during Opening Ceremonies along with Carolyn Ibis, "Doctor Who" actress Anneke Wills' North American agent, to unveil Wills' latest Doctor Who portrait, of Peter! Davison also hosted what he termed the "longest charity auction I've ever been involved with" on Saturday, raising $2,609 for the Downs Syndrome Association with a variety of terrific auction items, including a signed full color poster of the convention program book cover (which went for the highest bid, $275) by Alan Hale; a leather-bound copy of "Doctor Who: A Celebration" and a pair of handpainted Christmas cards donated by Mark Allen Shepherd. Additionally, on Saturday, 10 donations of hair (more than expected!) were received by cosmetologist Lora Boehm, here cutting hair for the "Locks of Love" charity which provides children who are unable to grow hair with custom-fit wigs.

The Cabaret was a mix of comedy and song. Peter Davison helped kick off the cabaret with a surprise appearance in the opening sketch "Doctor Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" with chairman Christian McGuire and program director Shaun Lyon (Davison appeared in the sketch as one of the "lifelines," aptly named "Ask the Doctor"). Host Tadao Tomomatsu introduced a variety of acts including three guitar solos, by Peter Davison, John Bro Wilkie and surprise guest Julie Caitlin Brown, as well as song performances by the two visiting BBV actor guests Jo Castleton and George Telfer. Big Finish producer Jason Haigh-Ellery spotted with a bit of stand-up and author Stephen Cole did a scary poetry reading, while the British contingent -- singers Kate Orman and Steve Cole and backup performers Paul Cornell, Keith Topping, Dave Stone, Caroline Symcox, Jon Blum and Gary Gillatt -- gave us a hearty impression of a Spice Girls tune. More acts followed including the Enigma Players, a terrific parody of a Monty Python sketch in the Doctor Who mould by Peter Anghelides and Justin Richards, and Mark Allen Shepherd's very funny "Morn to Be Wild" performance. The Gallifrey committee presented its usual cabaret video, this time a selection of trailers for upcoming programs after the Cabaret. Peter Davison finished it off with his rousing "Officer McKirk" song (although he threatened to read the phone book, which of course everyone was delighted with!) Although quite lengthy it was nevertheless a wonderful evening for all.

More unexpected was the Saturday night "Eleventh Hour" dance. At 2:00 in the morning, it still boasted a huge number of people (including a stage full of dancers from all over North America along with many of our UK guests dancing to "Mambo Number 5"). Indeed, it was the largest dance attendance in Gallifrey history, despite having the video room running, the Devil Goblins' Kaffeeklatsch (story readings) and the "Queer as Folk" presentation in the other building! The next morning, many of these guests were bright-eyed for the Guest of Honor brunch, which featured Peter Davison, Terrance Dicks, Bill Baggs, Jo Castleton, George Telfer, Justin Richards, Kate Orman, Jon Blum, Peter Anghelides, Dave Stone, Paul Cornell, Keith Topping, Jon Miller and Mike Tucker as guests -- all made rounds every ten minutes. Quite a number of attendees made comments that it was the best organized guest banquet they'd ever been to.

During the weekend, attendees got to play "The Panopticon Challenge," a Doctor Who trivia contest where all attendees were split into three Gallifreyan chapters -- the Prydonians, Arcalians and Patrexians -- and had to answer questions both for themselves and for their chapter. It was a massive success, with 100 top-rate questions written by Diana Dougherty.

Even this year's Closing Ceremonies were memorable. Through the lineup of guests saying their goodbyes, Bob May started telling stories again (with the audience very attentive) and Dave Stone started going into a comedy routine that ended when a large contingent of his fellow authors came up and forcibly removed him from the stage. It was one of the most memorable, hilarious moments of the entire convention.

Once again, Gallifrey was a crossroads of fandom. Huge contingents from Northern California (sadly lacking one of their own, Doug Kretz, a long-time Gallifrey attendee who passed away), Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio and New England all attended. Many DWAS members and British fandom mainstays like Andrew Beech, Paul Rhodes, etc. were in attendance (some having brought videos such as trailers from Panopticon and some clever CGI graphics of the Doctor and Sam Jones from the book series) and representatives from many avenues of North American DW fandom were evident throughout. In addition, Con-Dor, the 99th Dragonslayers (a Space: Above & Beyond fan club) and AgamemCon IV held room parties during the weekend. All in all, it was a very popular weekend for many, and while its attendance figures were overshadowed in 2001 ever so slightly, there are those who say that The Eleventh Hour of Gallifrey One was the best Gallifrey of all.

After the successes of the first two videos, the convention committee put together a third that was, granted, much funnier in production than it was in its final draft. Originally, a video was planned to tie into the year's tropical theme; "The Curse of Gilligan's Island" would have featured a female Doctor and companion going head to head with the castaways, but timing problems forced the production to be canceled. Still under the assumption, however, that people would be expecting another video, this production was hastily put together... and nearly fit the bill. It was a series of "coming attractions" for what was coming up "later in the evening on KSMG-TV" including an infomercial (which was the original idea for this revised video anyway), a courtroom-type show and a talk show.

Incredible Amazing Inventions was hosted by Tadao Tomomatsu, with Ingrid Oliansky on the "Doctor Who Interactive Experience," Shaun Lyon and Jacque Watson on the "Dalek-o-matic 5000," Joyce Sperling and Suze Campagna selling the "Universal Translator" and Cathy Beckstead selling the "Sonic Screwdriver". The Psychotic Friends Network was hosted by James Milquetoast (Jim Terry), with Diana Dougherty, Scott Busman and Wendy Wiseman playing the Psychotic Friends. After they started fighting (of course), Suze and Joyce from the previous sketch were seen to be continuing their fight in this sketch. Finally, "The Master's Court" was hosted by (who else?) the Master (played by Eric Hoffman) and featured Milquetoast and his lawyer (Patrick Beckstead) suing the five people involved in the Friends' battle because "they touched his hair".

The sketches were tied together by the laughing, dancing Rebecca Barber, who in an opening commercial was administered some Vraxoin tablets by Bob Dole (Christian McGuire), professing their reliability. In every subsequent sketch, Rebecca danced through them high on the substance (which was named for the substance in the "Doctor Who" story "The Nightmare of Eden".) Okay, so it was in poor taste... but nevertheless it was still funny, and enjoyable to film. It was, however, the last convention video to date, as some interested committee members have moved on.