Gatecon

A number of different charities have been supported by Gatecon, including Make A Wish Foundation, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Cystic Fibrosis Canada, with MGM and the shows creators providing props and memorabilia to be auctioned off.

[1] The group first came up with the idea in 1998 and spent the following two years trying to attract the attention of MGM and Showtime, before holding the first Gatecon in 2000 in the city of Vancouver due to its close proximity to The Bridge Studios in Burnaby, Canada where Stargate SG-1 was filmed.

[1] Hank Cohen, the then president of MGM Television was so impressed with the group, he flew from Los Angeles to attend the first event.

[1][3] The year 2006 marked the first time Gatecon was held in the United Kingdom, with the event taking place at the University of Gloucestershire campus in Cheltenham.

[4][5] The events charity auction of props and memorabilia raised over USD 28,000 for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, of which Anderson is a member of the board.

Gary Jones who plays Walter Harriman with Richard Dean Anderson , who portrayed Jack O'Neill in all three Stargate television series pictured at Gatecon.
Tony Amendola who portrays Bra'tac and Carmen Argenziano who portrayed Jacob Carter in Stargate SG-1 at Gatecon 2016
Cliff Simon and Suanne Braun who play the Goa'uld System lords Ba'al and Hathor in Stargate SG-1 at Gatecon 2016.
Sharon Taylor who portrays Amelia Banks in Stargate Atlantis and Christopher Heyerdahl who portrayed Pallan in Stargate SG-1 and the characters of Todd and Halling in Stargate Atlantis pictured at Gatecon 2016.
Peter Kelamis who portrays Adam Brody in Stargate Universe .
Erick Avari who portrayed Kasuf in Stargate & Stargate SG-1 next to Mike Dopud who played multiple characters across Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe .