Tribal Forces

Tribal Forces is a small fan run slash convention held in April in Eastern Pennsylvania. Initially, Stargate and The Sentinel were the heavy favorites with the group, but the number of fandoms represented has grown over the years. The convention supports two charities: the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Moonridge charities. In 2008 Tribal Forces raised $200 for each charity.
==Timeline==
* 2006, April 21-23 - Valley Forge Convention Center; hotel in the Scanticon, meeting room in the lower level of the Radisson (~a 15 min walk between them).
*2007, April 27-29 - Valley Forge Convention Center (Everything was on the Radisson side; meeting room was in the middle of the Main Line Mothers of Multiples convention.)
*2008, April 18-20 - Homewood Suites (Decided to move because we were starting to outgrow the space.) jackette. Watch this space..., posted to LiveJournal on 14 June 2007. (Accessed 23 May 2024.); jackette. IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!, posted to LiveJournal on 28 August 2007. (Accessed 23 May 2024.)
*2009, April 17-19 - Homewood Suites.https://web.archive.org/web/20091010081936/http://www.geocities.com/thothscribe81/TribalForces.html 
*2010, April 16-18 - Courtyard by Marriott.jackette. 2010 Tribal Forces Hotel Information, posted to LiveJournal on 18 January 2010. (Accessed 23 May 2024.)
* 2011, April 15-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20111011224417/http://tribalforces.net/
* 2012, April 13-14 (approximate dates).Tweet by TribalForces, April 13, 2012. (Accessed May 23, 2024).
* 2013, April 12 - 14 - Hilton Garden Inn Valley Forge. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210233317/http://tribalforces.net/hotel-information/
* 2014, March 28 - 30 (approximate dates).Tweet by TribalForces, March 28, 2014. (Accessed May 23, 2024).
* 2015, April 10 - 12 - Courtyard Philadelphia Valley Forge/Collegeville. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218083932/http://tribalforces.net/; https://web.archive.org/web/20150823201248/http://tribalforces.net/hotel-information/
* 2016, March 18 - 20 - Courtyard Philadelphia Valley Forge/Collegeville.https://web.archive.org/web/20160320061522/http://tribalforces.net/hotel-information/
* 2017, March 31 - April 2https://web.archive.org/web/20170701202708/http://tribalforces.jfemmer.com/
* 2018, March 16 - 18https://web.archive.org/web/20180317225234/http://tribalforces.jfemmer.com/
* 2019, March 15 - 17https://web.archive.org/web/20190123205723/http://tribalforces.jfemmer.com/
==Overview==
From their website:
:Who are we? Good question! We are seven fans who seem to have lost our minds. Back in 2006 the studio was releasing season one of The Sentinel on DVD. A small group of people decided to get together to celebrate. This small group quickly grew and grew and eventually it was decided that an outside location was going to be needed. This was the very simple birth of Tribal Forces.
:Over the past few years we have survived many situations:
:*business meetings that we disturbed with our vids and laughter
:*cranky hotel guests who had ridiculously early flights
:*national high school debate team mobs bowling us over in hotel hallways
:*nosy hotel guests who just wanted to check out our items
:*oh and let us not forget the MMOMs *shudders*
==Convention Reports==
* by solitude, April 4, 2007
==Programming==
The convention offers a variety of programming: Friday afternoon trips to attractions, a Friday night kick-off dinner, discussion panels, dealers room, fandom pimpage, silent and live auctions to raise funds for charities, and a Saturday night Chocolate PJ party.
===2009 Programming===
* New in 2008/2009
* SG-1 Movies? What did/do we think?
* Underappreciated pairings in popular fandoms
* Slash Issues
* Crossovers
* AUs
* Intro to Astronomy - International Year of Astronomy
* "I'll watch anything with _______ in it."
* Pimp my show
* Stargate Universe - aka Babygate
* NCIS vs the CSI Franchise
* Heroes
* Slashability
* Afternoon Tea
* Slashing the Legend (Merlin)
* Accuracy in fan Fiction?
* Torchwood? Slash? Cannon?
* TV Shows vs Movie Reincarnation
* Supernatural
* Stargate Atlantis - The Ending and the Beginning
* Military Fandoms and DADT
===2012 Programming===
*What Were They Thinking?
*Supernatural
*Gateway Drugs Are The Best! (what got you into fandom?)
*NCIS - The #1 Scripted Show in Television
*Remake and Reboot
*Fandom Through The Decates - Part 1
*The Future of the Stargate Franchise
*Open Book or Dirty Little Secret
*Game of Thrones - Book and TV Show
*Writing
*Hawaii-5-o
*SOPA/PIPA/ACTA
*Oh God Not Another New Show!
*Castle - The People's Choice
*It's All Over
*Women in Crime Dramas
*Sherlock (BBC)
*Alive And Kicking in Fandom
*NCIS:LA - Man Are They Married or What?
*Dr Who
*Help! I'm Addicted to White Collar
*Fandom Through the Decades - Part 2
*Sanctuary
*Fringe
*Convention Stories
*Real or Fake? I Don't Care (reality shows)
==References==
Category:Slash Conventions
Category:2006 Conventions
Category:2007 Conventions
Category:2008 Conventions
Category:2009 Conventions
Category:2010 Conventions
Category:2011 Conventions
Category:2012 Conventions
Category:Conventions in United States