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- ↑ Babylon 5 FAQ - Appearances, POWER STAR: The Imagination Anthology, Issue 81, December 1994
- ↑ Frank Conniff to appear at "Stellar Occasion" Sci-Fi Convention
- ↑ Hazlewood, Meri, rec.arts.sf.announce archive for June 1995 at Google Groups, June 18, 1995
- ↑ Uncomyn Gifts 1996-97 convention schedule
- ↑ Stellar Occasion 3 events page
- ↑ "Upcoming Events". The F.A.C.T. Sheet. Fandom Association of Central Texas. April 7, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ↑ 1997 Southern Fandom Confederation Handbook & History, PART III: Regional Survey (Texas)
- ↑ Battle, Mike, Convention Announcement Stellar Occasion 4 Aug. 1-3 Dallas, June 20, 1997
- ↑ Conventions attended by Mira Furlan
- ↑ "Stellar Occasion 4 Report"
- ↑ Reese, Byron, The Ed Wasser Fan Club Newsletter, Volume 4 Number 2, April/May/June/July 1998