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The founding of Treklanta (formerly "TrekTrax Atlanta") was, in many respects, a result of its founder and chairman, Eric L. Watts—who had served as Dragon*Con's Director of Star Trek Programming from 1993 to 2009—not being asked to return for an 18th year by Dragon*Con management in December 2009. [7]
As Trekkies gather this weekend at Star Trek: Mission New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gene Roddenberry-created sci-fi TV classic, we offer up a few facts you might not have known ...
The idea for Starbase Indy germinated after Indianapolis Star Trek fans attended a convention in St. Louis, and decided to create their own convention.The first Starbase Indy was held in March 1988 in the Adam's Mark Hotel, and the main guest-stars were Michael Dorn, who portrayed Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Mark Lenard, who played Sarek on Star Trek: The Original Series.
Creation hosts the largest Star Trek convention in the world, [2] which occurs annually during the summer in Las Vegas, Nevada; they previously produced Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors conventions. The company has the "official" convention rights for such properties as Twilight, [3] Stargate SG-1, Star Trek, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
The STARFLEET International Conference is the annual business conference where members of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. meet the organization's leadership. The conference includes leadership meetings, information sessions, a formal banquet, an awards ceremony, and other events and entertainment.
William Shatner as himself during the "16th Annual Star Trek Convention" skit on the December 20, 1986 of Saturday Night Live. (Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) (NBC via Getty Images)
This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, and multigenre conventions.
“Star Trek Day” is timed to the show’s television debut on Sept. 8, 1966. PROGRAMMING. FOX has announced plans to produce an all-new-two-hour special in which a group of male celebrities ...