Director Irvin Kershner to attend convention

On Saturday, September 27 2003 the Dutch Star Wars Fan Club presents in 
association with eBay.nl the ECHO BASE CHARITY CON 2003. All proceeds of 
this event will be donated to the Dutch branch of the Make-A-Wish 
Foundation, a foundation that grants the wishes of children with life-
threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, 
strength, and joy.

To make this event as successful as possible, a large number of cast- and 
crew members of the five Star Wars films will travel to The Netherlands, 
amongst which two absolute legends in Star Wars history: two-time Oscar 
nominated producer GARY KURTZ (producer of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes 
Back) and Saturn Award winning director IRVIN KERSHNER (The Empire Strikes 
Back, and other blockbusters such as Bond-film Never Say Never Again and 
Robocop 2). Mr. Kershner has never attended such an event before making 
this a world premiere!

Next to these very special guests, the following people will also attending 
Echo Base Charity Con 2003:

PAUL BLAKE (Greedo in Star Wars), RUSTY GOFFE (various roles in Star Wars), 
JOHN HOLLIS (Lobot in The Empire Strikes Back), KENNETH COLLEY (Admiral 
Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi), MICHAEL CARTER 
(Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi), JEROME BLAKE (performed no less than 
six parts in The Phantom Menace and can also be seen in Attack of the 
Clones), ALAN RUSCOE (multiple parts in The Phantom Menace and Attack of 
the Clones), PETER DIAMOND (worked both as stunt coordinator and actor on 
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) and JOHN 
COPPINGER (worked behind and in front of the camera in Return of the Jedi 
and The Phantom Menace)

These guests have not only appeared in the Star Wars films but can also be 
seen in films like The Fifth Element, The Mummy and the James Bond-, 
Indiana Jones- and Harry Potter movies.

Fans can meet the guests, ask them questions, pose for photos and get their 
autographs. There will also be a wide variety of merchandise for sale, a 
charity auction with lots of exclusive items, a costume contest and lots 
more.

The event will be held on September 27, 2003 at the "NBC Blokhoeve" in 
Nieuwegein (near Utrecht), and is opened from 10.00 to 17.00. The location 
is within a short distance of Amsterdam. For more info, the latest news, 
travel directions etc. please visit www.echobase.nl/con/english.