Starlog Salutes Star Wars also known as Star Wars 10th anniversary convention was the first officially sponsored Star Wars convention. It was "A 10th Anniversary Tribute to George Lucas and the Galaxy Far, Far Away Which He Created," held at the Stouffer Concourse Hotel in Los Angeles, California from May 23 to May 25, 1987.[2] It was organized by Starlog Magazine and Creation Conventions.[3] George Lucas attended. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, was a surprise guest; this resulted in the only known photograph of him with Lucas being taken by Dan Madsen.[4]
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Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas at the convention
"Star Wars Tenth Anniversary Convention" — Bantha Tracks 35- "Anthony Daniels: Remembering That Galaxy Far, Far Away" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
- "Star Wars 10th Anniversary Convention!!" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
- "George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 6
- ""Always In Motion Is The Future": A Look at the Impact of Video on Lucasfilm" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 10
- Star Wars: 10th Anniversary Convention on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Celebration 0: The Star Wars 10th Anniversary Convention on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Celebration 0, Part 2: Here's George Lucas! on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars at 40 | 40 Years of Star Wars Anniversary Posters on StarWars.com (backup link)
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
"Star Wars 10th Anniversary Convention!!" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
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This Week! in Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Turns 40, Queen's Peril Gets a Voice, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
- ↑ Dan Madsen: Star Trek's Fan Communicator by Tenuto, John on www.trekcore.com (October 14, 2007) (archived from the original on August 22, 2012)