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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.
A month later, construction began on a $39 million expansion of the Rio Pavilion Convention Center. It was built north of the resort's existing facilities, and was opened in 2005. [91] [92] The Rio became the host casino for the World Series of Poker in 2005, [93] [94] [95] boosting the resort's popularity. [96]
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]
Vulkon Entertainment was an entertainment company which specialized in science fiction-related fan conventions.Founded by Joe Motes and Ruthanne Devlin in 1986, Vulkon produced its first convention in 1987 (making Vulkon and its predecessor Trekon one of the oldest and longest-running conventions in the state of Florida).
Held Thursday through Sunday, July 27-30, more than 50,000 people attended the convention, said Jessica Holt, director of public relations and international tourism at the Greater Raleigh ...
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.
science fiction adaptations for television serials (e.g., Star Trek) in the 1960s-1970s the growth of role-playing (in the 1970s and 1980s) as a genre of tabletop, live-action and eventually video/computer gaming, which not only inspired roleplay of favorite characters in full-body costumes but also inspired existing franchises to adapt their ...
Star Trek-specific fan club events had begun before the show's cancellation in 1969, although guests were not included in any organized convention setting until January, 1972. Star Trek Lives! details the first series of Star Trek conventions, growing steadily in New York, as well as a nationwide campaign by fans to see a series revival.