STARFLEET Day at Paramount`s Carowinds

Issue 82
STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association
Aug / Sept 1997
STARFLEET Day at
Paramount’s Carowinds
Since 1995, The USS Yorktown
of York County, South Carolina has
hosted this outing at the Carolina’s
Premiere Theme Park and it has only
become better!
STARFLEET Day began with
over 20 people in attendance, and has
more than doubled in the two years
since. This year on May 10th,
STARFLEET members enjoyed this
Paramount theme park with the added
bonus of a hot lunch, all for less than
the ticket price of the average attendee! STARFLEET members and
their families and friends were given
a large picnic shelter and were treated
to hotdogs, chili, coleslaw, pasta salad,
corn, three flavors of ice cream and
all the soft drinks we could hold, then
invited to play in the new water park
and on most of the best roller-coaster
rides in the Carolinas! Crew in attendance included members from eight
ships (in alphabetical order): The USS
Bonaventure, The USS Cape Fear, The
USS Charleston, the USS Hornet, The
USS Leif Ericson, The USS Phantom,
The USS Ronald E. McNair, and of
course the host ship, the USS
Yorktown. Planning begins soon on
the 1998 installment of the Carowinds
saga, so stay tuned!
Being an extra is no “Piece of
Cake” By R. Admiral Bob Vosseller
Well friends and fellow fleet officers, several of my crew members
and I learned today that being an extra in a motion picture isn’t just a
“piece of cake”. Talk about hurry up
and wait!
Your RC, USS Challenger 2nd
Officer Capt. Mary Francen, former
RDC Sciences Capt. Bill Bergheimer
and Asst. Security Chief Kenny Dohn
left the soggy shores of Seaside
Heights (which was facing power
outages during our departure at the
ungodly hour of 3:30 a.m.) to catch a
train in Newark so that we could
reach Manhattan by 6:30 a.m. Our
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own trains weren’t running that early.
This was a crazy idea with little
notice given to us by the casting director and it was on a work day but
none the less we all felt we could pull
this off and have an experience to last
a life time...to appear as an extra in a
major motion picture.
I’m not sure how major the motion picture was but we all had a great
time. We saw a familiar face in the
form of new USS Avenger Communications Chief Dale Kagan who was
decked out in her blue formal TNG
unform. Capt. Bill had donned his own
formal wear while Capt. Mary wore
her blue TNG with a tiny tribble
pinned to her shoulder and Kenny his
yellow while I put on my flag rank
uniform. I was the only one in such a
uniform and it must have helped me
gain a spot in a scene where Andy
Garcia passes by a VERY fake looking SF con complete with dumb looking Roswell looking aliens. There
were about 100 extras dressed in ST tshirts, a psi cop, a Highlander belle of
the 18th century (who looked out of
place) plenty of TNG uniformed
people, one Vulcan and NO Klingons.
We did a series of escalator scenes
where poor Bill was practically
knocked aside as Garcia, who plays a
scalper is checking in with an associate on whether he made any hot sales
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of tickets. Garcia enjoyed throwing a
tennis ball at the escalator in between
takes. He also very friendly.
Sadly, we didn’t meet Andie
McDowel the movie’s co-star but we
did get a first hand glimpse at what
life is like on the set of a film. We
filmed half the day for what will no
doubt amount to a few minutes on
screen at most. We joked about being
in a temporal rift with the amount of
times we had redo a particular scene
and later watched it reshot from another angle.
Garcia was for the most part very
nice and he was directing the director. We were well fed and I have to
admit it was fun having the makeup (
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Academy
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Around The Fleet
Computer Operations
Editorials
Fanzine
From the Top
Internal Auditor
Marines
Mars Pathfinder Photos
Membership Processing
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Starfleet Operational Chart
Commander,
STARFLEET
Michael D. Smith
200 Hiawatha Blvd.
Oakland, NJ 07436-3645
cs@sfi.org
Vice Commander,
STARFLEET
Charles Freas
PO Box 8942
Amarillo, TX 78114
vcs@sfi.org
Computer
Operations
Comm. Sal Lizard
49 Vine Street
Northfield,VT 05663
compops@sfi.org
Chief of Staff
Tony Rowley
PO Box 272
Upper Darby, PA 19082
cos@sfi.org
Chief of Staff
Donna Friesen
5820 Old Mooringsport
Rd. #5820
Shreveport, LA 71107
vcs-cos@sfi.org
Vice Chief
Membership Services
Mandi Herrmann
9908 Berrywood Drive
Ladson, SC 29456
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Charities Director
Patricia "PJ" Trotter
3003 River Oaks Dr
#132 Norman, OK 73072
charities@sfi.org
Starfleet Membership
Processing
PO Box 362
Ladson, SC 29456-0362
Internal Auditor
Howard Cronson
PO Box 990056
Boston, MA 02199
auditor@sfi.org
Treasurer
Marlene Miller
461 Harmony Lane
Campbell, OH 44405
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Inspector General
Robert Westfall
13214 West 62nd Terrace
Box 138
Shawnee, KS 66216
Personnel Director/
Promotions Coordinator
Michael Malotte
1717 South 5th Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048
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Recruiting Services
Ron Fell
PO Box 61
Gatlinburg,
TN 37738-0161
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Coordinator
Kurt Roithinger
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Portland, OR 97216-1715
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Online Operations
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From the Top
FLEET ADMIRAL MICHAEL D SMITH, COMMANDER, STARFLEET
Hello, STARFLEET! As I write
this article, we’re a mere 21 days from
the 1997 STARFLEET International
Conference. I’m looking forward to
meeting many of my fellow STARFLEET members in Cherry Hill, New
Jersey. I'm also looking forward to the
STARFLEET programming and fun
times that our 1997 IC Committee has
planned for us. We are still hard at
work with the IRS regarding the failure to file penalties that are owed, and
we hope to have more news in that regard by the IC. Our conversations with
the IRS have been thus far extremely
productive, and we have every belief
that an arrangement suitable to both
sides will be reached soon. Computer
Operations is still processing the packets containing the membership handbooks and vessel registries and we still
hope to have all those packets mailed
out by the International Conference.
Our first fanzine in many years has
been completed, and we’re all proud
to release the first issue of “Stellar
Occasions” very shortly. Fanzine
Editor Wendy Fillmore and her staff
have worked diligently to produce a
quality product, and they can say they
certainly achieved that. Also, in the
last issue of the CQ, you should have
had inserted in the middle a draft of
the proposed new Constitution for
STARFLEET. This document is the
product of almost two years of work
and we are looking for the input of as
many STARFLEET members as possible. This administration fully supports introducing a new Constitution
for the membership, by the membership, and to benefit the membership.
But the only way it can be that way is
if you the member take the time to read
it over and provide the necessary feedback. We look forward to hearing from
you. I’d like to thank the DC area
chapters of STARFLEET who pitched
in and raised a bit of money in order
so that I could attend NovaCon in
Tyson’s Corner, Virginia. It was a great
time, and I’d like to thank R7 VRC
Sector 2 Fleet Captain Shirley Weaver,
Captain Gerri Wampler and the crew
of USS Highlander, Fleet Captain
Jesse Smith and the crew of Shuttle
Tenagra, Fleet Captain Lisa Paradis-
Computer Operations
Berkenbilt and the crew of USS Athena
and everyone else who pitched in. It
was much appreciated. I’m looking
forward to of course, the IC August
22-24. In September I’ll be visiting
Region 12 once again for the USS
Nomad’s 5th Anniversary Party, attending the 15th Anniversary of USS
Jamestown in Region 1 and the Region
4 Conference in Redding, CA. In
October I’ll be attending the USS
Accord’s Watkins Glen outing as well
as the Baltimore, MD Farpoint convention.
Before I go, I’d like to touch on a
subject somewhat less pleasant. In
recent weeks, members of STARFLEET (and even those who are no
longer members) who cannot seem to
look forward to the future have turned
that lack of vision into mass mailings
of complaint and harassment via electronic mail. In one instance members
left verbally offensive messages on
another member’s answering machine.
Whether these individuals are just being stubborn or purposely vindictive
is unknown to me. While each member of STARFLEET is due the right to
complain, no member of STARFLEET
has the right to verbally assault any
other member of STARFLEET. I think
it behooves all of us to take a good
look at ourselves and make sure we’re
in this organization for the right reasons. It behooves all of us to ensure
that we are not holding on to past
grudges, and that we, while remembering the past in order to learn from
it, are not so entrenched that we cannot move forward as an organization.
This administration is not perfect; the
problems we had with publishing CQ
80 will attest to that. We have however, accomplished many of the objectives that we set out to do. Pay off the
back debts left to us. Pay off the 1995
and 1996 Scholarships. Clear the air
and make the appropriate rrangements
with the IRS. Keep open channels of
communication with the membership
at all times. Some objectives, such as
membership processing and the CQ,
while they have been met, have not in
all cases been met on time. But even
with those issues, the membership was
kept nformed. We will never be perfect folks, but we are, as always, trying our best. That’s really all I have
for this issue. Look for the next issue
to contain news from IC97 and more.
Take care, and see you around STARFLEET!
COMMODORE SAL LIZARD
Greetings one and all. By now almost everyone in STARFLEET should
have their membership cards and certificates. There are a few that were
returned due to addressing problems
but they are being dealt with also. We
ran out of certificates with our "push"
to get everything caught up, but we
have received the new batch and I anticipate kicking out another 500 memberships before the IC.
We are in the process of producing and sending out the handbooks and
vessel registries at this time also. Roy
Sesler of the USS Powhatten has volunteered his services and resources to
help us get them out. We are getting a
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copy of each out to each chapter CO
for expediency. This allows them to
distribute them to those crew members
who urgently require them while we
work on getting them out to everyone
else. Please don't expect everything
to happen "yesterday" as it will take
time to get them out. But they will
come out, undoubtedly.
As far as the memberships go, I
was REALLY surprised at the amount
of e-mail, postal mail, faxes, and phone
calls I received concerning the last
batch of membership certificates and
cards I sent out. With some gleeful
exceptions, almost all of the feedback
I received expressed anger, dismay,
and frustration because of the fact that
their materials finally arrived only to
expire within a few months (if not already expired). I did take an opportunity to call many of these people to
temper their ire and frustrations. Without exception most were surprised that
I would call and appreciated and excepted my explanation and apology.
And everyone expressed an intent to
renew!
Folks, we at CompOps really and
truly are making efforts to provide you
the services and courtesies you deserve. It is out intent to answer each
and every question posed and to do so
in a timely manner. In some cases, the
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answer comes quickly, in most, it may
take a little longer. And I am certainly
guilty of "losing" an occasional inquiry
myself. Please don't hesitate to repeat
your questions until you get an answer
but please use patience as an added envelope when you press the enter key
or drop it in the postbox.
Finally (I'm going to keep this
short) help me welcome Blair Learn
of the USS Dauntless and Roy Sesler
of the USS Powhatten to the CompOps
staff. As I stated previously, Roy is
assisting with distribution of certain
membership materials (handbooks and
VR's) and Blair is taking care of our
website (opening soon). Be kind to
them.
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Second Thoughts
ADMIRAL CHARLES FREAS, VICE COMMANDER, STARFLEET
Greetings from the Office of the
Vice Commander, STARFLEET. My
staff and I,and the rest of the entire HQ
staff, are very gratified to hear all of
your compliments about our work over
the last seven months. So, from each
of us to each of you, thank you for your
patience and for allthe kind words.
Remember, you’re the reason why we
volunteers work so hardto make sure
that Fleet is “on-track and on-time”!
We’re not paid to dothis, and in fact it
costs all of us our own time and hardearned money to dofor you what we
do, so remember that next time you
see or speak to a HQstaffer. In fact,
since I come from the “Cindy Krell
School of STARFLEET,”give the next
HQ staffer you see a hug! That’s time
well spent!
Speaking of time, do you know
where you’ll be on August 22 through
24? I do. In Cherry Hill, New Jersey
at the 1997 STARFLEET International
Conference! Party central. Hey,
“Beam me up Scotty,” that’s where the
intelligent life is! Come meet the
STARFLEET Executive Committee
and the rest of the Admiralty Board at
the Cherry Hill Hilton for three days
and nights of non stop fun. Bring the
kids too; it’s a party time for the whole
family!
Now on to “serious” stuff. I have
an idea for you to consider. Imagine
that on your personal income tax return you could deduct all of the money
and contributions you spend on Fleet
and its various charitable efforts. Imagine what it would be like if the money
or the collectable items that you donated to STARFLEET itself was tax
deductible as a charitable donation.
Over the years I, like many of you,
have
donated
cash,
Trek
collectibles,and other items to various
charities on behalf of my ship, the USS
Palo Duro. I’ve given both to other
ships of the Fleet, to Fleet and Regional
auctions, and this year to Fleet itself.
Greetings to all members of
Currently, the basic responsibility
STARFLEET,
of the Chocolate Officer is to act as
the collection point for the UPC symIt’s that time again, and, yes, I have bols from the Fleet ships participating
something else to say. In my last in the Nestlé Chocolate charity proCommuniqué article, I mentioned that gram.
I needed people who currently hold
certain positions to contact me as soon
The basic responsibility of both of
as possible if they wish to continue in the Fleet Department Chiefs (FDC) for
their position. This was said because Sciences and Cadets is to act as a
neither Chuck nor myself knew who Fleetwide point of disseminating inwas in possession of all of these posi- formation to and from the Regional
tions. Since then, I have heard from Department Chiefs (RDC) on all
exactly one person and have found out Fleetwide matters dealing with the
who holds two of the others, but have Sciences and Cadets.
not heard directly from them. As a
result, I am now announcing that the
If you are interested in any of these
following positions are available:
positions, please apply to me by sending the following information:
1. Chocolate Officer
2. Fleet Department Chief,
1. Your name, address, telephone
Sciences
number, and e-mail address (if
3. Fleet Department Chief,
applicable).
Cadets
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So, as I was finishing my tax return
last April, I thought of all the good that
could be accomplished in Fleet’s name
if the thousands upon thousands of
Fleet members could get a charitable
deduction on their income taxes for
such donations. The result, I think,
would be an increase in total charitable
giving. You know, Fleeters making the
world a better place plus thousands in
reduced taxes owed by all Fleet members. Sounds like a good deal for everyone!
Folks, that’s what the Office of
the International Charity Coordinator
(ICC)is for. If we can get an accurate
record of all the donations given in
thename of STARFLEET by its chapters and members, we can see if Fleet
now meets the legal test to qualify for
section 501(c)(3) status under the
U.S.Internal Revenue Code. I think
we may — and I know that we can.
But, we still need the data to prove it.
So everyone please make sure that
2. A resume complete with both
STARFLEET and Real World
experiences.
3. A summary of what you feel
you can do for the department.
4. A summary of what you want
to accomplish within the
department.
your reporting officers state within
their Monthly Status Reports all charitable giving made in the name of the
Fleet or your chapter.
Specifically, the ICC needs to
know four things: 1) what was given
(check, cash, or an accurate description of non-cash items), 2) when it was
given (day, month, and year), 3) to
whom it was given (charityname and
address and federal tax identification
number), and 4) the dollar value of
what was given. If we have accurate
reporting of this information, we’re
one step closer to my goal of “personal
tax relief” to every member of the
Fleet. And I don’t know of a group of
Star Trek fans that deserves it more
than we do! So, give yourselves a pat
on the back for being the most kind
hearted fans on Sol III! Or, better yet,
let the Executive Committee do it for
you at the 1997 International Conference. See ya there!!
must be postmarked no later than September 30, 1997, and the announcement of who will be filling the positions will be in the following CQ.
On a final note, I have recently
gone back to work, so am no longer
available at all times. To reach me by
phone, you can call Monday through
Please send all applications to
Thursday between the hours of 7 a.m.
me at:
and 2 p.m., Friday between the hours
of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., Saturday beDonna Friesen
tween the hours of 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.,
5820 Old Mooringsport Rd. and Sunday between the hours of 7
#5820
a.m. and 10 p.m. All times are based
Shreveport, LA 71107
on Central Time Zone. If I do not anAttn.: Application for
swer the phone, leave a message and I
<position>
will return your call collect just as soon
as I can.
Or, you can e-mail it to me at vcsThank you for your time,
cos@sfi.org with a subject header of
“Application for <position>”. If you
Capt. Donna Friesen
have any questions, feel free to call me
Chief of Staff to the
at (318) 929-3783. All applications
Vice-Commander, STARFLEET
8/30/97, 9:27 PM
Number 82
STARFLEET OPERATIONS BY
THE NUMBERS:
A Brief Look at the Chapters and Regions of Starfleet since 9706.15
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Starfleet: The International Star Trek Fan Association
Income Statement
For the five months ended May 31, 1997
CHAPTERS COMMISSIONED OR RECOMMISSIONED
Revenue
9706.15 - 9707.31:
USS Lone Wolf, Region 7, Captain Ray H. Shepherd, Jr., CO
USS Blackstar, Region 2, Admiral Deborah Maestu, CO
USS Providence, Region 1, Captain Warren Price, CO
*NOTE: All New Chapters must have their commissioning approved by
the Chiefof Operations, Starfleet. If you are a member of a new chapter and it
is notlisted above please contact the Chief of Operations, Starfleet.
CHAPTERS THAT HAVE BEEN DECOMMISSIONED
OR LEFT STARFLEET 9706.15 - 9707.31:
USS Konkordium, Region 15
USS Aries, Region 1
Shadowstar Station, Region 7
USS N’Dele, Region 11
USS Delta Clipper, Region 12
USS Vanguard, Region 12
NEW CHAPTER COMMANDING OFFICERS
9706.15 - 9707.31:
Membership Fees
Donations from Members
Chapter Charter Fees
Other Income
Total Revenue
Expenses
Expenses incurred by Prior Administration
Scholarships paid to recipients
Printing
Charitable Donations
Election Expenses
Postage
Shuttle Operations Expenses
Starfleet Academy Expenses
Equipment Rental
Auditing Fee
Office Supplies
Total expenses incurred by Prior Administration
Captain Bryan Stevens, USS New Horizons, Region 7
Captain Ray H. Shepherd, Jr., USS Lone Wolf, Region 7
Admiral Deborah Maestu, USS Blackstar, Region 2
Captain Alice Arnold, USS Onizuka, Region 4
Captain Charles Werner, USS Peacekeeper, Region 4
Expenses incurred by Current Administration
Captain Gawian D. Middleton, USS Brissany, Region 3
Membership Materials
Captain Warren Price, USS Providence, Region 1
Postage and Shipping
*NOTE: All New Chapter Commanding Officers must have their appoint- Printing
ment toCommanding Officer and promotion to Captain approved by the Chief Office Supplies
ofOperations, Starfleet. If you are a new Commanding Officer and you are Fees and Permits
notlisted above or you have not received your commissioning and/or Starfleet Academy Expenses
promotioncertificates please contact the Chief of Operations, Starfleet.
International Conference Expenses
Telephone
REGIONAL ROUNDUP
Computer Software
(REGIONS REPORTING FOR REPORTING PERIOD 9606):1, 2, 3, 4, Total expenses incurred by Current Administration
5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17*NOTE: if you are a Regional Coordinator and your
region is not listed aboveor you have not submitted your monthly report to the Total Expenses
Chief of Operations,Starfleet and the Commander, Starfleet by the 15th of the
Net Income
month please do soas soon as possible.
STARFLEET OPERATIONS REGION OF THE MONTH:
Cash Transferred from Prior Administration
And now the moment you have all been waiting for - the monthly award
for Best Region in Starfleet according to Starfleet Operations. As you may Total Cash on hand
ormay not know, this award is presented to the region that we at Starfleet
Operations feel best represents the true ideals, enthusiasm and integrity of
Starfleet: The International Star Trek Fan Association. May I have the envelopes please? And the winner is...9706: Region Four, Vice Admiral Kim
Lerman, Regional Coordinator(Selection by Commodore Tom Monaghan,
Chief of Operations)
Congratulations to our winners! Keep on sending in those monthly reports. Remember, your region may already be a winner! Until next time, keep
an eye on your mailbox. Take care and the very warmest of regards from all
your pals in Starfleet Operations are extended to each and every one of you.
See you all next issue!
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Operations
COMMODORE TOM MONOGHAN
There has been some concern recently about whom to go to for what
withinStarfleet Operations. Many
members, COs and RCs figure that,
when indoubt, send it to the Chief of
Operations. This is a good rule to follow. However, a much better one,
guaranteed to get you faster results, is
to know exactly whom to contact in
Starfleet Operations and when. Hopefully, this article will help answer your
questions.
Operations also maintains the Starfleet
Chapter Database and compiles the
Chapter Summaries for the Starfleet
Communique (both tasks based on the
information obtained from the MSRs).
If you have a concern about the
Communique’s Chapter Summaries,
information in the Starfleet Chapter
Database or an MSR submitted
through postal system, the Vice Chief
of Operations is the person to contact
first.
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS
ASSISTANT VICE CHIEF
OF OPERATIONS
Commodore Tom Monaghan, the
Chief of Operations is responsible for
the over all supervision of Starfleet
Operations including its departments,
programs, staff and services. The
Chief of Operations is also directly
responsible for major departmental
activities. These include: chapter
commissionings,chapter
decommissionings, handling a
chapter's change of command and/or
address, production of the Starfleet
Vessel Registry, collection of Monthly
Regional Reports from all Regional
Coordinators, and collection of reports
from the staff members of Starfleet
Operations. More than likely, if you
have a problem concerning a chapter,
Commanding Officer, Regional Coordinator or the Vessel Registry, chances
are that the Chief of Operations is the
person to go to. Then again, if you just
don’t know whom to contact, he’s the
best place to start!
VICE CHIEF OF
OPERATIONS
Fleet Captain Les Rickard's main
responsibility is the collection of all
Monthly Status Reports sent from
chapters by way of the postal system.
All monthly chapter reports sent
through the postal system are due to
the Vice Chief of Operations by the
5th of each month. The Vice Chief of
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Captain Matt Myers' main responsibility is thecollection of all Monthly
Status Reports sent by the chapters via
email or the online MSR page. All
monthly chapter reports sent this way
arege are due to the Assistant Vice
Chief of Operations by the 5thof each
month. The Assistant Vice Chief of
Operations reports to the Vice Chief
of Operations concerning the Starfleet
Chapter Database and the Chapter
Summaries for the Starfleet Communique based on the information obtained from the email MSRs. If you
have a concern about an MSR submitted via email or the online MSR page,
the Vice Chief of Operations is the
person to contact first.
ARMED SERVICES
PROGRAM
are a shuttle CO and wish to reserve a
starship/station name, number and
CORRESPONDENCE
class; or are a chapter CO looking into
CHAPTER OPERATIONS changing your chapter’s name, number and class; then the director of the
Commodore Mark Vinson, Direc- Department of Technical Services is
tor is responsible for supervising the the person to contact.
growth and activities of all Starfleet
Correspondence Chapters. If you are ADVANCED STARSHIP
interested in starting up a corresponDESIGN BUREAU
dence chapter, switching to a correspondence chapter, or have concerns
about a correspondence chapter, the
Captain Michael Dugas, Director
Director of Correspondence Chapter is responsible for the collection and
Operations is the person you should approval of all “unofficial” or “noncontact.
standard”starship/stations’ designs for
use by the chapters of Starfleet. If you
are ashuttle CO and wish to have a
EXISTING FAN CLUB
unique starship/station design apPROGRAM
proved or you are a chapter CO looking into adopting a unique starship/staCommander Dennis Rayburn, tion design for your chapter, then the
DirectorThe Director of the Existing director of the Advanced Starship DeFan Club Program is responsible for sign Bureau is the person to contact.
the supervision of all pre-existing fan
clubs not currently associated with
ONLINE OPERATIONS
Starfleet. This includes former
Starfleet chapters as these groups work
Captain David McCabe, Director
toward establishing or reestablishing
Starfleet chapter status. If you belong is responsible for maintaining and upto or know of a former chapter/inde- dating the Starfleet Operations website
pendent fan club that is interested in including the Online MonthlyStatus
joining Starfleet, the Director of the Report Page. If you have any questions
Existing Fan Club Program is the per- concerning the Starfleet Operations
Website or the Online MSR Page, the
son you should contact.
director of Online Operations is the
person to contact.
DEPARTMENT OF
This brief listing only covers the
TECHNICAL SERVICES major responsibilities of the departments, programs and staff of Starfleet
Admiral Alex Rosenzweig, Direc- Operations. If you have concerns or
tor is responsible for maintaining an questions that are the responsibility of
accurate, standardized listing of Starfleet Operations but are not listed
starship/station names, numbers and in any of the above job descriptions,
classes approved for use by the chap- then feel free to contact the Chief of
ters of Starfleet. The director is also Operations. He will be more than
responsible for updating this list based happy to personally address your ison information obtained from official sues or forward them to the individual
Star Trek sources. The director is re- that is best suited to answer your consponsible for approving shuttles' selec- cerns.
Rear Admiral Barbara Paul, Director is responsible for coordinating the
growth and activities of all Starfleet
chapters, shuttles and satellites based
on military bases throughout the
world. If you are interested in starting up a Starfleet chapter on a military base, have questions about the
Armed Services Program, or have concerns about a chapter based on a military base, she is the person you should tions for name, number and class of
contact.
their future starships/stations. If you
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STARFLEET Academy
FLEET ADMIRAL ROB LERMAN, COMMANDANT
Greetings from Starfleet Academy! Many of you have asked if the
Academy vouchers are still valid and/
or available. Academy vouchers are
NOT for sale anymore. An International voucher is being designed for
those outside of the United States.
Academy vouchers that have already
been purchased can still be used. Each
voucher is worth $1.00 in Academy
fees, so if you have one, please do feel
free to use them. A current Academy
Application is always available at the
Starfleet FTP site(ftp.sfi.org). Feel
free to check there reguarly to see if
there is a new one. I often update them
more frequently than newsletters can
provide. You can get the current Academy application in the Adobe PDF format from the following web site : http:/
/www.calweb.com/~rlerman/files/
sfa_app.pdf. I there will also be a new
Academy Documents site. It will feature various Starfleet Academy docu-
ments. The address is: http://www.
calweb.com/~rlerman/academy.html.
This site will be the official site for all
Starfleet Academy documents and will
have the most up to date files for the
Academy in several different formats
(at least the Application will be in PDF,
RTF, DOC and TXT formats).
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girl come up and splatter on some pancake as those lights were hot. I also
got a comb out and I was the only person in that scene to get that kind of
attention. I hope that means they’ll
use the footage!
Capt. Mary was getting a little tired
after a certain amount of takes and the
huge inflatable flying saucer was giving the production crew its share of
problems. Eventually this large prop
was moved outside when we all shot
another scene. Each were background
shots including a bathroom shot which
only a few took part in.
The film won’t be released until
next year and you can bet we’ll be
there to see if we managed to be included. As to the film’s content well
this was an incredibly fake looking SF
con and those of us who frequent cons
will get a laugh out of it.
We even managed to get paid a
whole $5 an hour since we weren’t
SAG and even though we weren’t there
for a full 8 hours they paid us the full
time. Believe me it felt like a full day
and we all slept on our way back via
the train ride. Was it worth it? Well
we all felt so and we’ll be signing autographs when the film is released...
maybe we’ll even get a promotional
table as we do at ST films.
Maybe...maybe not! Just another adventure for your RC and it brought
back memories of when we trekked to
NYC for the Joan Rivers Show several years back.
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Closed Schools
The following Academy programs
are closed: College of Communications, Cadet School, College of Trade
and Commerce, School of Command
Studies. I am accepting applications
for the College of Communications
and Cadet School programs. The applications must be sent directly to me
and include examples of your work for
the school to which you are applying
to (one application per position) along
with a real life resume. Include your
name, current rank, chapter, address,
phone number, email address and copies of your certificates for OTS and
OCC. I will choose the new directors
of these 2 positions on December 1st.
Schools under Development
Currently there are 2 schools under development. Post Graduate
School will be like the old school, but
newer! The School of the Paranormal
will study various topics dealing with
the paranormal.
A reminder to all, DO NOT send
applications to the Commandant, you
must send aseparate application to each
school you wish to attend along with
a SASE. Any applications for Academy schools I get will be returned back
to you. If anyone has any questions,
please feel free to contact me.
Stellar Visions
Fanzine Now Available
The first issue of Stellar Visions (la story, filksong, poem, piece of arthas been completed and is making it’s work, etc.) the deadlines are:
debut at the 1997 International Con9/1/97 - hard copy that we need
ference. Make sure you contact me
to type
for your copy! Prices are:
9/8/97 - electronic submissions
$10 for one issue
(e-mail or floppy disk)
$18 for two
9/15/97 - artwork
(one-year subscription).
My team and I are looking forward
Please add $3 for postage if you to more wonderful works to wander
are mailing a check to me and need through! Please remember that if your
your copy mailed back to you. Checks submission from the first issue didn’t
should be made out to Starfleet and make it in, and you’d like to be conmailed to: Capt. Wendy Fillmore
sidered for the second issue,you need
72 Dickens Road North
to let me know. Thank you all for your
Brunswick, NJ 08902
support!
If you have something you’d like
to submit for the second Stellar Visions
8/30/97, 9:27 PM
Wendy Filllmore
Vice-Chief of Communications,
Fanzine
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Mars Pathfinder Photos
Looking southwest from the lander, soil disturbances indicating the spacecraft rolled through the landing site are visible. Arriving from the east, the lander, still encased in its
protective airbags, rolled up a slight rise and then rolled back down to its final position. The inset at left shows displaced rocks near the rock “Flat Top.” Dark patches of
disturbed soil indicate where the rocks had originally rested Both insets show rocks that were pushed into the soil from the weight of the lander, visible from the areas of
raised rims of dark, disturbed soil around several rocks. The south summit of Twin Peaks is in the background, while a lander petal, deflated airbag, and rear rover deployment ramp are in the foreground.
One of the more unusual rocks at the site is Ginger, located southeast of the lander. Parts of it have the reddest color of any material in view, whereas its rounded lobes are
gray and relatively unweathered. These color differences are brought out in the inset, enhanced at the upper right. In the false color image at the lower right, the shape of
the visible- wavelength spectrum (related to the abundance of weathered ferric iron minerals) is indicated by the hue of the rocks. Blue indicates relatively unweathered
rocks. Typical soils and drift, which are heavily weathered, are shown in green and flesh tones. Thevery red color in the creases in the rock surface correspond to acrust of
ferric minerals. The origin of the rock is uncertain; the ferric crust may have grown underneath the rock, or it may cement pebbles together into a conglomerate. Ginger will
be a target of future super- resolution studies to better constrain its origin.
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Mars Pathfinder Photos
This image from the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) camera shows the rear part of the Sojourner rover, the rolled-up rear ramp, and portions of the partially deflated airbags.
The Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer instrument is protruding from the rear (right side) of the rover. The airbags behind the rover are presently blocking the ramp from being
safely unfurled. The ramps are a pair of deployable metal reels that will provide a track for the rover as it slowly rolls off the lander, and onto the surface of Mars, once Pathfinder scientists determine it is safe to do so. Mars Pathfinder is the second in NASA’s Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals. The Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, developed and manages the Mars Pathfinder mission for NASA’s Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. JPL is an operating
division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) was developed by the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
under contract to JPL. Peter Smith is the Principal Investigator.
The prominent hills dubbed “Twin Peaks” approximately 1-2 kilometers away were
imaged by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) as part of a 360-degree color
panorama, taken over sols 8, 9 and 10.
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Editorials
In my humble Opinion......
Adm Deborah Maestu
After reviewing the proposed
contitutional revision, I have several
opinions to put forward. In general
this is a solid document, not immensly
different from our current draft. The
following is a summary of my opinions.
Preamble: I note that in the preamble there is no reference to our not
for profit/or non profit status. In my
opinion this is a defining element of
our organization and should be included.
Article 5, Removal...Section 4,
Commanding and Regional Officers:
It is correct that the CO’s serve at the
discretion of their Chapter’s crew,
however stating that the removal of
such an officer by annyone other than
the Chapter’s members shall not be
permitted is a bit broad. A Commanding Officer may be loved and admired
by a crew, but may not be performing
the duties required to maintain the
charter awarded to a STARFLEET
chapter. It then becomes the job of an
RC to ensure that, after proper procedures, the CO is replaced. This section should address the possibility that
removal of a Commanding Officer
may need to be initiated by a superior
officer.
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Article 6: Financial Affairs/Standards: This section covers the finacial
affairs of our organization in great detail; however, there is one detail which
should be included. That is the establishment of a budget/budgetary committee. There are numerous items
which occur in the STARFLEET financial year, and there are often emergencies to deal with. Preparing a budget, made available to the members of
fleet, gives the membership not only
after knowledge of what has happened
to our finaces, but a fore knowledge
of what commitments we have. Too
often we have been put in the position
of having to react to past action,
scrambling for finances. We should
be required to be proactive, providing
a 6 or 12 month budget.
Article 11: Parlimentary Authority: The Constitutional stipulation of
a official language is a sore point. Living in a culturaly diverse community
such as South Florida, this issue has
often been raised, both in our work
enviroment and our social enviroment.
It is necessary to be able to conduct
business and provide for the majority
of our members. Therefore the official language of STARFLEET publications should be designated as En-
glish. We should be required to translate, as a curtesy to the RC of a International Region, materials pertinent to
the daily operation of STARFLEET,
such as constitutions,amendments, letters of introduction, etc., into the language of the officer.
Article 7: Elections: Although I
have addressed the other sections in
order of apperance, I have saved this
for last. This does not indicate the level
of importance. In my opinion the
length of service of a CS is the most
important change needed. The two
year term does a disservice to the
members as well as the sitting administration. We begin the election process with the nominations during the
summer, elections in the fall and
changes in January 1.
The problem with this process is
inherent in the fact that STARFLEET
is an organization without a home.
Unlike the United States, where all
the materials of goverment remian stationary and only the faces change, our
materials move from office to office.
Therefore, even with a timely transfer, materials needed to continue the
seamless operations of STARFLEET
may not be in hand until January 1.
Once the Administartion takes office,
gets organized and gets over the first
flush of excitment, they are already
several months into their administration. At that point, no matter how organized they were prior to the elec-
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tion and no matter how much information they had regarding operational
matters, they have now reached a point
where they are finding out the realities and reevaluating their approaches.
Much of the first year is spent establishing and/or reevaluating priorities,
and settling in. You move into a second year and by the summer the reelectionprocess has begun. The last
half of the year is spent running for
office or supporting a new
administartion.
I propose a three year term, which
gives the administration more time to
establish themselves as a operating
unit. Rather than a majority of time
being consumed by the campaign,
election and/or transitional processes,
the administration will have a
oportunity to make a real difference,
to acomplish business outside of the
political process. With an adequate
series of checks and balances in place
governing the
removal of a CS
performing inadequatley or improperly, the three year term allows an administration to move forward with the
bussiness of fleet.
The time has come to make some
aggressive strides forward in the betterment of our organization.
Contitutional reform has been talked
about and proposed for several years.
It is time to finalize this issue, for the
benefit of STARFLEET and its members.
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STARFLEET Marines
BRIGADER GENERAL SCOTT AKERS
Every other month I have the
extreme pleasure to sit down as Commandant and write these articles talking about the Corps to the general
membership. For the last seven
months I have been blessed with a
Corps that is growing, expanding, and
reawakening to the excitement that
once was so much a part of Fleet and
the Corps.
Granted, there have been several
rough years for both, when the Corps
AND the Fleet looked like they would
crash and burn. It looked as if all the
hard work, love, and sacrifices by
thousands of members throughout the
organization would be for naught. But
like the Phoenix we have been reborn,
and out of the ashes of the bad years,
we have risen anew. The Fleet and
each of its components, the Corps included, is back and better then ever.
But like the Phoenix, we are
not a mirror of the past, but a growth
upon it. We are an evolution so to
speak. We cannot go back. Just like
Kirk will never wear that yellow command shirt again, we will not be the
same club we were. For those who
cling to the past, take time and think.
Is it the traditions you honor, or are
you afraid of change? Change is a
frightening thing, but we all have had
to accept it. I have been in
STARFLEET going on ten years now,
others even longer. The club has
grown, Trek Fans have matured, and
our Hobby has grown and matured
with us.
As far as the Corps is concerned we are growing stronger and
faster. Colonel Matt Copple of the
USS PHOENIX (see that connection
there (Grin)) has built up the Marine
Training Command to be the pre-eminent part of the Corps. The
STARFLEET Marine Academy part of
TRACOM is built around The Marine
Force Manual. It teaches Marines
about this aspect of our hobby, combining Science Fiction and Military/
Tactical truisms. The Marine Academy
now offers courses in Marine Basic
Training, Professional Development,
as well as having developed courses
in Marine Mecha, and Marine Combat Engineering. The new academy is
a rebuilding of the old Marine College.
During the pre-SMI era, the Marine
College was said to be an exciting and
fun part of the Corps experience. To-
day the College has been reborn and
yet again is an exciting and instructional part of the Corps. In my opinion as the original Marine College Director, the new Marine Academy is
better, more organized and more user
friendly then any of its predecessors.
Robb Jackson) or divided up among
some many different people that conflicts were bound to arise. But now,
unified and centralized SUPCOM can
make available help and advice to all
the different groups in the Corps.
Next is the Marine Support Command under command of Colonel
Randy Bisig of the USS BROADSWORD. Randy has taken quick command of SUPCOM and in a few
months has gotten it up and running at
warp speed. The newsletter “Attention on Deck” is a sharp professional
looking Newsletter with TIMELY
news and an accurate Alert Roster that
lets everybody in the Corps know who
to contact with any questions and concerns. Randy has also gotten bids from
vendors to supply the Corps with
Patches and Collar Insignia, more on
this will be in the next issue of the
AOD. Finally, Randy has his staff
moving ahead and definitive guidelines
for uniforms and heraldic devices will
be available soon. All of these combined is a continuation of the past, formerly all this work had either been
done by the Commandant himself, (especially during the tenure of General
Finally FORCECOM, the Marine Version of Operations, Colonel
Kevin Burke from Region 15, is proud
to announce we now have 10 Regions
organized into Brigade with Marine
Officers Providing support to the
troops therein. This has put today’s
Corps as far ahead as it has ever been.
Kevin and his troops our providing
support, assistance and guidance to the
newer Marines that are popping up
everyday.
The Marine Corps has the
Phoenix, it is an Inspiring Image, one
that STARFLEET itself is replicating.
We are a little different, it is true, but
we the Corps and the Fleet are better,
happier, and soon to be bigger then
ever before. I can’t wait to see the future of this organization as the new
members take root and grow it even
bigger.
Semper Fidelis!
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
Be it known to all who see this document that with the Advice and Consent of the Commander STARFLEET; Fleet Admiral Michael D. Smith, and by order of the Commandant - STARFLEET
Marine Corps; Major General Scott A. Akers, that, COLONEL MATTHEW COPPLE, SFMC has
been appointed to serve as the ACTING DEPUTY COMMANDANT - STARFLEET MARINE
CORPS. As of this date 9707.30, you are the second in command and report directly to this office.
You must be ready to assume temporary command in the event that Commandant is incapacitated.
You must be prepared to fulfill the duties of the position until such time as the Commandant can
return to duty, a new Commandant is appointed, or you are confirmed as the new Commandant. You
are also to serve as Chair of the STARFLEET Marine Corps Steering Committee. I know you will
excel in this task, congratulations and Semper Fi Marine!
Major General Scott A. Akers
Commandant, STARFLEET Marine Corps
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Shuttle Operations
COMMODORE DENNIS GRAY
Howdy once again. Gee, it seems
like I wrote my last article only afew
weeks ago... ( I did, literally!) Well,
as you read this, the first IC held during the Smith/Freas administration is
nigh upon us. I for one am approaching it with a mix of excitement, nervousness, anticipation, and just a little
bit of pride. Pride in what this
Administration’s been able to accomplish with what we were given. Yes,
I’m a bit biased, naturally, but, so
what? I’m extremely happy at being
able to say once again, that I’m proud
to be a Starfleet member.
Anyway, circumstances have been
fortunate to me, in that I’ll be able to
attend this year’s IC in Cherry Hill,
NJ. Although I do currently live out
in Colorado, New Jersey is my home
state. I enjoy any opportunity to return, as I have many good friends and
family there I like to visit. I’m also
looking forward to meeting and putting faces to many folk that I’ve only
met and talked to previously via electronic means. From all accounts, this
is going to be one of the best IC’s yet.
Not so much a ‘working’ IC, rather,one
more oriented towards relaxation and
celebration. I for one amlooking forward to it, a scant three weeks away at
this writing.
The START manual is not yet released as of this writing, but it is essentially complete. It merely waits on
a few more touches (which should be
complete within a matter of a few days,
if not done already), and will then be
in my hands for final approval, after
which, it will be released. That should
be by the time you read this and before the IC. With luck, we’ll have copies at the IC.
any records, as fa as Fleet goes. But I
think it definitely says something.
Starfleet is coming back, as surely as
the sun rises. :) And this, in only the
first 7 months of this administration.
I know of almost half adozen more that
are currently in the works. I genuinely
looking forward to the next 17 months.
It’s an exciting time.
Since my last article, the following two ships have gone on to commissioning:
Commissionings
The Shuttle Providence is now the
USS Providence, NCC-71796, Galaxy Class, Region 1. Captain Warren
Price, commanding. (It should be
noted here that the Providence’s actual commissioning date on record is
9611.16, due to some very unusual
and extenuating circumstances. The
Providence originally attempted to
commission last fall.)
The Shuttle Crusader is now the
USS Crusader,NCC-74711, Crusader
class Patrol Cruiser, Region 5. Captain Jennifer Thomas, commanding.
Shuttles Launched
And now for the newbies: Shuttle
Tereshkova, Region 1. FCapt. Robin
Pillow, commanding. Shuttle Screaming Eagle, Region 3, Cmdr. Joeannah
Cox, commanding. Shuttle Winter
Solstice, Region 4. Cmdr. Kierin
Bushore, commanding. Shuttle Sun
Tzu, Region 7. Commander Sanford
Berenberg, commanding. Shuttle
Tanagra, Region 7. FCapt. Jesse
Smith, commanding.
Since the IC is upon us, I thought
Next, I’d like to announce a little
I do a quick re-cap. Since January 2,
ShOC has launched over 18 new project I have in mind. I would like to
shuttles, and commissionedat least 10 see a departmental logo for ShOC. A
more. That will most likely not set logo that would grace all ShOC’s
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manuals, stationery, etc. How do we
get this logo? By letting you, the members, design it. I am going to conduct
a contest, by letting all of you, the
members of Starfleet, who are interested in doing so, to design, and submit ideas for logos for Starfleet’s
ShOC Division. Submit as many as
you’d like, preferably on a 8.5 x 11
sheet of white paper. Finished designs
only, please. Color is ok, but please
include a black & white copy of same,
as most ShOC paperwork will be done
in b&w only. Cut-off dates for entries
will be December 1, 1997. Winner to
be announced in the following CQ.
What do you get if your idea is selected? *grin* Well, unfortunately,
not much more than a lot of recognition by ShOC, and the pride of having
your work recognized, and used on the
Fleet level. There are those of you out
there who are really into designing
things like this. Show us what you’ve
got...
One last item - ShOC HQ will in
all likelihood be moving sometime in
September. I have been offered a new
job, which I intend to accept. As soon
as I have new contact information for
you, I’ll be posting it, as well as printing it here in the CQ, as well as the
CSR. Meantime, continue as before.
Mail will reach me no matter what,
email as well. It may take me a few
days longer to get back to you until
HQ is up to full speed in the new location, but otherwise, you should see no
change in service. Details to follow
as I get them. That’ll about wrap it up
from ShOC HQ for this month. I’ll
sign off with a reminder about how to
contact us. For all personnel, and
shuttles, in Regions 1, 2, 7, & 15 can
reach the Vice Chief of ShOC, FCapt.
Daniel Friesen, and send their monthly
reports and VRR’s to:
Daniel Friesen
5820 Old Mooringsport
Rd., #5820
8/30/97, 9:28 PM
Shreveport, LA 71107
(318) 929-3783
email:
VShOC@sfi.org
For the remaining regions of 3, 4,
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20 & 21, the Chief of Shuttle
Operations, Comm. Dennis Gray, can
be reached at, and MSR’s and VRR’s
sent to:
Dennis Gray
2652 W. Hampden Ave.
Englewood, CO 80110
email:
ShOC@sfi.org
That’s it. See you all at the IC!
Until next time......
Serving the ‘Children’ of the Fleet,
Commodore Dennis Gray
Membership
Processing
Just a quick word to let you all
know that membership processing is
proceeding along rather smoothly at
this point. As of July 1, 1997, myoffice
has processed 1088 individual memberships and 429 family memberships
(family memberships include 2 or
more individuals per household). I’m
working on another large stack even
as I write this article.
We are working on your problems
and address changes as well. Please,
however,when sending correspondence that you would like answered,
enclose aSelf-Addressed Stamped
Envelope (SASE). You wouldn’t believe how much this helps. Plus, it
saves us money.
Finally, I’d like to thank all of you
who send the notes of encouragement,
thanks, and the cute cards that really
cheer me up as I open the mail, record
the checks, and enter the memberships
into the database. Your thoughtfulness
is much appreciated. Sometimes an
encouraging word really is needed!
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Starfleet Academy Application
STARFLEET ACADEMY - COLLEGE APPLICATION FORM
The Scholastic Division of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.
STARFLEET ACADEMY, Fadm Rob Lerman - Commandant, P.O. Box 554, Fair Oaks, CA 95628-0554 (academy@sfi.org)
TYPE or CLEARLY PRINT all information and send application to the program you selected below:
NAME:
STARFLEET SCC#:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE/PROV:
POSTAL CODE:
EMAIL: ______________________________________________
[ ] OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL (OTS) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps - (You must pass this course to take OCC.) - ots@sfi.org
Adm. Peg Pellerin, RFD #3, Box 5460, Winslow, ME 04901 - or
RAdm. Leanne Jackson, Unit 2, 10 Lynette Ave, Hectorville, SA 5073, Australia - no email
[ ] OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE (OCC) - $4.00, SASE, 3 Loose 32 cent Stamps- (Copy of OTS diploma required when applying for this school)
RAdm Carolyn Donner, PO Box 158, Hammersville, OH 45130 or
occ@sfi.org
Intergalactic Information BBS - baud rates from 300 to 14,400 accepted - 24 hrs, 7 days a week: 937-379-2832 ($2.00 for on-line course)
[ ] FLAG OFFICER SCHOOL (FOS) - $5.00 for first course / $2.00 each for the second and third courses / One manual for all 3 courses. Comm Helen Pawlowski, PO Box 22225, St. Louis, MO 63116-2225 - no email yet
(Copy of OCC diploma required when applying for this school - do NOT send original OCC certificate!) - no email yet
[ ] CADET SCHOOL (SACS) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - (For Starfleet International members ages 10 to 15 ONLY)
Closed, pending a new Director
[ ] COLLEGE of COMMUNICATIONS (COC) - $4.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course Closed, pending a new Director
[ ] COLLEGE of COMPUTER HISTORY (COCH) - Free, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - coch@sfi.org
RAdm Sharon Ann Campbell, P.O. Box 603, Kirkland, WA 98083-0603
[ ] SCHOOL of ENGINEERING (SOE) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps - soe@sfi.org
Cmdr. Brian Dougherty, 5630 Pershing Apt #32, St. Louis, MO 63112-1759
[ ] COLLEGE of FEDERATION STUDIES (COFS) - $1.00, SASE, 3 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - cofs@sfi.org
Capt. Donna Tucker, 7066 Goodner Mtn Rd., Pinson, AL 35126
[ ] SCHOOL of LANGUAGE STUDIES (SOLS) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - no email yet
Comm. Sherry Anne Newell, 5 NW 40th, Lawton, OK 73505
[ ] COLLEGE of MEDICINE (SACOM) - $3.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - sacom@sfi.org
Cmdr. Kevin West, P.O. Box 1418, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
[ ] COLLEGE of SURVIVAL STUDIES (COSS) - $3.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - coss@sfi.org
Capt. Carol Thompson, P.O. Box 135, Ester, AK 99725
[ ] VULCAN ACADEMY of SCIENCE (VAS) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - vas@sfi.org
RAdm. Marlene Miller, 461 Harmony Lane, Campbell, OH 44405
[ ] COLLEGE of STARSHIP OPERATIONS (COSO) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - coso@sfi.org
Cmdr James W. Lee, 214 Jamestown Dr., Spring Lake, NC 28390
[ ] SECURITY SCHOOL (SASS) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps for each of the four courses available - sass@sfi.org
Capt. Gregory Staylor, P.O. Box 9796, Chesapeake, VA 23321-9796
[ ] COLLEGE of TRADE and COMMERCE (COTAC) - $3.00, SASE. 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course Closed
[ ] COLLEGE of HISTORY (COH) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course - no email yet
Cmdr George K. Clark Jr., 8100 Lichen Dr., Citrus Heights, CA 95621
[ ] SCHOOL OF COMMAND STUDIES (SoCS) - $2.00, SASE, 2 Loose 32 cent Stamps per course Closed
[ ] STARFLEET OFFICERS RADIO SCHOOL (SORS) - $1.00, SASE, 3 Loose 32 cent Stamps - sors@sfi.org
Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Salamon, 1003 Bittersweet Road, Pikesville, MD 21208-3505
[ ] SCHOOL OF THE PARANORMAL (SOLP) College under development
ALL CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS MUST BE MADE OUT TO “STARFLEET - ACADEMY FUND”, DO NOT SEND CASH.
SEND DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL YOU WISH TO ATTEND. INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS DO NOT NEED TO INCLUDE STAMPS,
USE THE INTERNATIONAL VOUCHERS FOR SALE AT $1.50 EACH.
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Talaxian Trade Show
all with original boxes and inside flyer papers. Descriptions with plate ID #s available
with SASE. Total new price $294.92. Will
STARFLEET watches: gold trim with a shock take best offer. Write Larry W. Jones, 23 NW
and water resistant quartz assembly. The 57th Street, Lawton, OK 73505-5809.
watch face is the STARFLEET logo in blue
and white. Leather-like adjustable band. Over 500 film clip cells: from 1966-1969
Cost: $30 (includes P&H). Send check or ST:TOS mounted in slide casings. Lincoln
money order to: USS Stargazer, PO. Box Enterprise sold these in the 1970s (all
mounted in slides!) Inquiries call Kirk
411793, Kansas City, MO 64141.
(314)949-2976.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE white mesh knit polo shirts with
embroidered STARFLEET logo on left breast.
Cool and comfortable. S-M-L-XL-2XL
$23 plus $3 s&h. Checks payable to
STARFLEET-Region 2 at 110 Napier Ave.,
Warner Robbins, GA 31093.
SASE Allyson Dyar, PO Box 941, Kirkland
WA 98083-0941 or e-mail
dyar@ Sci-Fi Spotlight. Star Trek, Babylon 5, Dr.
Who, and more! Sci-Fi Spotlight (formerly
halcyon.com.
Space-Time Continuum) newsletter for visual
Embarrassed by unsightly, inauthentic belt media fans. Great behind-the-scenes tidbits,
clips on your TNG phaser and tricorder? celebrities, appearances, letters! Sample copy
Patterns now available with detailed instruc- $2 US; $3 foreign. Send to: Bjo Trimble, PO
tions for making attractive leather holsters. Box 6858, Kingswood, TX 77325-6858.
Hallmark Christmas ornaments, 1992, mint
condition in original boxes, $35 each plus
postage. Shuttlecraft Galileo with Spock’s
voice ! Captain Pete Mohney, USS
Hephaestus NCC-2004, 1105 Oak Creek
Trail, Birmingham AL 35215, or call
(205)680-5723.
For Sale: Star Trek Collectibles including
Hallmark Ornaments (Enterprise NCC-1701
in original box - $400.00.) Must sacrifice all.
For list send $1.00 and SASE to CAS, PO
Box 93, West Point, PA 19486.
Hallmark Starship Enterprise - 1701 TwentyFifth Anniversary Edition ornament, still in
original box. $600 or best offer. Contact
Tamara Owens at (509)445-1000 or send
email to raponte@povn.com.
Complete set of nine (9) Star Trek: TOS Commemorative Plates, Hamilton Collection, issued and bought 1984-86, artist Susie Morton,
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Members wanted to help form a new chapter
in the Colville WA area. If interested contact: Burt Mader, 1331 E. Elep, Colville, WA
99114 or e-mail at: bmader@plix.com.
Space Station Nexus is an internet-only, dues
free chapter. Our primary focus is All Things
Internet and our own Fiction. We are especially looking for anyone interested in Administrative positions. Query Fleet Captain
Kurt Roithinger gren@teleport.com for more
info.
The newly commissioned USS Belgica is
looking for additional staff to help the outer
reaches of Fleet. For more information contact (Capt.) Jurgen Pyupe, 107 Stokstraat,
B-8650
Houthulst,
Belgium;
or
Large collection of Robert Summers limited- region21@sfi.org.
edition art prints. Mostly Western and Indian themes, some artist’s proofs. Also, a COOL NEW STARSHIP! The USS Orion, a
complete Connelly Collection of ten very lim- regular meeting chapter, is looking for new
ited edition art prints by different noted west- crew members to join our AWESOME
ern artists. Sold as a collection. Contact CREW! For more information, write to:
Chuck Freas at PO Box. 8942, Amarillo, TX, (Capt.) Larry Ferguson, 1415 North Vassar,
Wichita, KS 67208-2925, phone: (316)68279114-8942.
3086, or email to: lfergy@feist.com.
USS BRIZA patches. For your collection.
Measures approx. 4.5" high x 2.5" wide. Colors are green, white, black and gold. Send a
check or money order for $5 to: USS BRIZA, The Anvil is the 40-page monthly zine of the
USS Hephaestus, Region 2. We exchange
PO. Box 2794, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077.
with other chapters, and subscriptions are
USS Stellar Wind NCC-1501A is making way available for $10 per year (12 issues). For a
for the new NCC-40513. All of the NCC- sample issue, send 2 stamps. Captain Pete
1501A publications are available for postage: Mohney, USS Hephaestus NCC-2004, 1105
back issues, membership and writers guides. Oak Creek Trail, Birmingham AL 35215.
Send $3.00 for one (indicate phaser or
tricorder), or $6.00 for both to Kathy Warren, 1183 Lawrence Rd., Murfreesboro, TN
37128.
Number 82
MEMBERS WANTED
USS Jurassic, a correspondence chapter, is
looking for new members. We have a newsletter, computer bbs, and lots of other projects.
For more information send SASE to: USS
Jurassic, PO Box 158, Hammersville, OH
45130 or email to: Carolyn.Donner@
galaxy.weyr.org.
Attention unassigned STARFLEET members
in NW Louisiana! The Shuttle Roger Young
is looking for recruits. For more information contact: (LTC) Adam R. Thompson, 340
College Street, Apt. 4, Shreveport, LA 71104,
hail by phone (318)227-0053, or by email:
eagle@prysm.net.
The NEW Stellar Wind invites YOU to join
us. New leadership as of 8-23-97, and we
want YOU. Join fictional Captain Jonas Steel
as the Excelsior class starship explores the
BETA Quadrant. To Join, write to: Cdr. Ken
Oziah, 605 S. Harrison # 2, Olathe, KS 66061
or E-Mail: CdrKen@aol.com.
COMPANION WANTED
Single White male in search of Single Female
,must be willing to send letters overseas to
New Zealand I am 31 years old, love all Star
Trek Series contact John Kane kiwi-nz
@royal.net or P.O.Box 68-474 Newton,
Auckland, New Zealand.
Seeking companionship, SWF, 17-25 in D/
FW area who loves all sci-fi, especially Star
trek, Star Wars , Dr. Who, and B5. I am a
SWM, 21, STARFLEET officer on the USS
Comanche. If interested, contact: (Ensign)
Russell Jackson, 1624 Pelican Court, Azle,
TX 76020-4785.
ISO: SWF, 19-37, that loves ST, for companionship. I am SWM, 35, STARFLEET officer and love ALL ST. If interested, contact:
(Capt.) Larry D. French, Sr., 1220 Vermont
Avenue, White Oak, PA 15131-1630.
PEN PAL MATCHING
Compatible Pen Pal matching is a service from
Space Station Freedom III’s Communications
Department. Continental USA residents may
obtain a service questionnaire by mailing a
SASE to: Curtis J. Stenovich, 1409 Maryland
Drive #3, Corpus Christi, TX 78415-4949.
United Starfleet Command: Ships leaving for
CONVENTIONS
exploration of space. Join the Fun. For more
Information send a LSASE to : USC PO.
Box 5864 Asheville NC 28813-5864.
LoneStarCon 2, August 28-September 1,
1997, San Antonio, TX. Guests Algis Budrys
Honor above all else! the RSE/ Romulan Star & Michael Moorcock, Don Maitz. Write
Empire seeks those loyal to the Empire for LoneStarCon 2, PO Box 27277, Austin, TX
adventure and battle. For details, send SASE 27277; call (512) 453-7446.
to RSEINC., PO Box 3508, Dayton, OH
45401 or email to: info@homeworld.com.
Philadelphia Science Fiction Exposition,
August 29-31, 1997, Adams Mark Hotel, City
Romulan International Chapter IRC Kavar Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Guests: Anthony
needs Terrans, Vulcans, and Klingons. Con- Daniels, Bruce Boxleitner, Majel Barrett,
tact (Sub-Commander) Jason Taylor, 5225 Roxann Dawson, Kenny Baker and more.
Canyon View Drive, Sparks, NV 89436, or Call 610-454-1197, write Galactic Entertainhail him at (703) 626-7334. You must join ment, 105 Pepper Drive, Collegeville, PA
the R.I.E., and you must enclose LSASE.
19426, email galenter@aol.com, http://
www.galacticentertainment.com.
MISCELLANEOUS
Tigercon II: Space, the Final Frontier, September 5-7, 1997, at the University of Memphis, Memphis TN. Special Guest is Bjo
Trimble. Cost: Free and open to the public.
We b P a g e : h t t p : / / m e m b e r s . a o l . c o m /
~tigercon2/ http://people.delphi.com/library/
Add spice to your ship with a custom designed
web page. Catered to your needs. Special
rates for STARFLEET Members. Hosting
services available. Check out http://www.
usstristar.com. Starlight Web Creations, http:/
Visions ’97: South Florida, September 6,
Attention Star Trek Fans seeking members /www.starlightweb.com, (423)531-4848.
Miami, Florida, Park Plaza Hotel; Septemto join the Starship Constitution There are
ber 7, Tampa, Florida, Sheraton Inn and Conample opportunities for advancement. Con- Fund raising? Need extra money? Send eference Center. Guest: William Shatner.
tact: (Cpt.) Gary E. Schwanke 105 SE Lake mail to trat29@aol.com or write to me at Tom
Write: Infinite Visions, PO Box 904 S.
Street, Albany, OR 97321 E-Mail: CmdrSaren Rutledge 11889 98 Ave. NE, Kirkland, WA
98034 and I’ll send you details on how you Yarmouth, MA., 02664; call 508-896-7448.
@aol.com.
can generate recurring funds every month
with a little effort on your part.
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WarriorCon, September 12-14, 1997, Washington National Airport Hilton, Washington
DC. Guests: Robert Trebor (Salmonius),
Kevin Smith (Ares), Tim Thomerson
(Meleager the Mighty), Mark Levin (director, “Xena” and “Hercules”), more TBA.
Write: WarriorCon, PO Box 2205, Springfield, VA 22152, call 703-455-7674, http://
warriorcon.technomancer.com or http://
www.technomancer.com/~xenacon/index
.html, email xenacon@technomancer.com.
Vulkon Atlanta, September 13-14, 1997,
Howard Johnson Midtown (formerly the
Castlegate), Atlanta, GA Guest: Robert
Beltran. Write: Vulkon, c/o Joe Motes, 12237
SW 50 St., Cooper City, FL 33330, email
joemotes@aol.com, http://www.scifinetwork.
com/startrek/.
Kaleidoscope V, Holiday Inn Select,
Lynchburg VA, September 19-21, 1997.
Guests: Jennifer Roberson, Susan Van Camp.
Write: Lynchburg SF Association, 346 Izaak
Walton Road, Madison Heights VA 24572,
call 804- 386-4830, email isfa@juno.com.
Ourcon VI, October 1997, Radisson University Center, Birmingham, AL. Many guests
TBA, activities including Vampire and
Werewolf, gaming tournaments, dealers room,
art room, filking, contests and much more
TBA. Write: Ourcon VI, Bardstar Enterprises, 319 85th St. North, Birmingham AL
35206.
Rising Star 6, October 10-12, 1997, Glenvar
High School, Glenvar, VA (Three miles west
of Salem, VA on US 460), Guests: Richard
Hatch- Captain Apollo-Battlestar Galactica;
Richard Biggs- Dr. Franklin-Babylon 5; Patty
Tallman- Lyta Alexander-Babylon 5; BarBara
Luna- Classic Star Trek, Buck Rogers in the
25th Century; Deanna Lund- Land of the Giants; Hal Clement- author, Mission of Gravity. Activities: Art Workshop, Writer’s Workshop, Fandom 101, Filking 101, Costume
Workshop, Independent Film Festival, Filk
Concert, Dance, Costume Call, Celebrity/
Dealer’s Auction, Dealers Room, Art Show,
Gaming Video Rooms. Admission: $20.00
(through September 15), $25.00 at the door.
For more information: New Camelot Productions, 545 Howard Drive Salem, VA 24153,
or oakman@roanoke.infi.net.
Fanfaire 1997, October 10-12, 1997, Ramada
Inn Downtown, 1001 South Church Street,
Greenville SC. Guest: Sandy Lynne. Write:
Fanfaire Productions, PO Box 1305, Taylors
SC 29687-1305, call 864-850-1989.
Necronomicon ’97, October 10-12, 1997,
Camberly Plaza, Tampa, Florida. Guests:
Joseph Green, Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca
Moesta. Write: Necronomicon ’97, PO Box
2076, Riverview, FL 33568. Call: 813-6776347. http://www.stonehill.org, or http://
www.milieux.com.
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Con*Stellation XVI: Eridanus, A Science
Fiction Convention, 10-12&17-19, October
1997, Huntsville, AL. Guest of Honor: Jack
Chalker, Master of Ceremonies: Les Johnson,
Artist Guest of Honor: Randy Cleary, Fan
Guest of Honor: Sue Toker, Con*Stellation is
sponsored by NASFA, the North Alabama
Science Fiction Association. ITC Four Points
Sheraton, 1000 Glenn Hearn Drive, Huntsville AL. The hotel is located in Huntsville
Madison County International Jetplex.
Rooms are $59 (plus all applicable taxes)
for 1-4 people per night. Parking will be
validated for all paying convention attendees.
Call them at (800) 241-7873 (which connects directly to this hotel) or (205) 7729661, mention Con*Stellation for the convention hotel rate, and be sure to make your reservations early. Membership Rates: $25
through 1 September 1997, $30 thereafter and
at the door, Children’s Rates Available. To
Register or Request Information Write to:
(Please Send a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) Con*Stellation XVI: Eridanus PO.
Box 4857, Huntsville AL 35815-4857; e-mail
to: constell@iquest.com WWW site: http://
iquest.com/~ssmith/. These internet addresses are good through 30 September 1997.
Phone: 205-883-4493 ask for Sam (no collect
calls, please).
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Atlantis, November 14-16, 1997, Castlegate
(Midtown) Howard Johnson, Atlanta, GA.
Guests: Jane Yolen, Brad Strickland, Robert
and Marilyn Teague. Write: SF&MBS Ltd.,
c/o Irv Koch, 1623 White Oak Rd., Chattanooga TN 37415.
ConRad Seattle, November 21-23, 1997,
DoubleTree Suites, Seattle,WA (Southcenter).
Guests: Armin Shimmerman, Kitty Swink,
Andrew Robinson, Max Grodenchik, many
more. Write: ConRad, c/o Rainy Daze Productions, PO Box 31892, Seattle WA 98103.
Call: 206-745-2700, email: rainydazer
@aol.com,
http://members.aol.com/
rainydazer/index.html.
Cincinnati Science Fiction Expo, December
5-7, 1997, Cincinnati Convention Center, 525
Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH. Write: Galactic
Entertainment, 105 Pepper Drive,
Collegeville
PA 19426, call 610-4541197, email galenter@aol.com, http://
www.galacticentertainment.com.
Chattacon XXIII, January 16-18 1998,
Clarion River Plaza Hotel, Chattanooga, TN.
Guests: Howard Waldrop, Nancy Kress,
Bruce Jensen, Terry Bisson, others. Write:
Chattacon 23 Registration, PO Box 23908,
Chattanooga TN 37422-3908; call 770-5788461; email dilson@mindspring.com, http:/
Fal’Con ’97, October 17-19, 1997, Ramada /www.chattanooga.net/chattacon.
Inn, Bowling Green, KY. Guests: Larry
Elmore, Gary Robe. Write: United Gamers’ JaxCon ’98, February 27-March 1, 1998,
Association, PO Box 767, Bowling Green KY Ramada Inn on Arlington Expressway., Jack42102-0767.
sonville, FL. This is a gaming con. Call 904724-7086, email jaxcon@usa.net, write
IC Con ’97, October 24-25, 1997, Treasure JaxCon, Box 14218, Jacksonville FL 32238Bay Casino Resort, Hwy. 90, Biloxi, MS. 4218.
Guests: Mitch Boyd, Steve Scott, many more.
Write: SotMESC, Box 573, Long Beach, MS Swilcon ’98, March 6-8, 1998, Swarthmore
39560, email ic-con@sotmesc.org, http:// College, PA. Guests: Jeff Menges, Mark
www.sotmesc.org/ic-con.
Poole, James Patrick Kelly, James P. Hogan,
others. Write: SWILCon 1998, 111 S. Chester
United Fan Con VII, October 31-November Road, #3 B, Swarthmore, PA 19081. Email
2, 1997, Springfield Marriot, Springfield, swilcon@swil.org, or http://www.swil.org/
MA. Guests: Roxann Dawson, Geoffrey swilcon/.
Beevers, Caroline John, Jason Carter. Write:
United Fan Con VII, 500 Monroe Tpke, Mon- Megacon/SunQuest ’98, March 13-15, 1998,
roe CT 06468; call 617-986-TREK; email EXPO Center, Orlando, FL. This is a gamufancon@aol.com; http://www.pcnet.com/ ing con. Write: Megacon/Sunquest, 217 Or~alanr/ufc.html.
ange Terrace, Winter Park FL 32789; email
info@sunquestgames.com; call 407-679MACE ’97, November 7-9, 1997, Holiday 9666; or http://www.sunquestgames.com.
Inn Market Square, High Point, NC. This is
a gaming con. call 901-282-5562, email AggieCon XXIX, March 26-29, 1998, Texas
mace97@iname.com.
A&M University, College Station, TX.
Guests: Robert Asprin, Joe R. Lansdale, Kerry
Sci-Con 19, November 7-9, 1997, Virginia O’Quinn, Radio Free Oz. Write: AggieCon
Beach, VA. Guests: James Patrick Kelly, XXIX, MSC Student Programs, Box J-1,
Lubov, Steve Luminati, more. call 757-868- College Station TX 77844; call 409-8456738, email info@scicon.org, http://scicon 1515; http://cepheid.tamu.edu/aggiecon.
.org.
CoastCon XXI, March 27-29, 1998,
Nashville Fantasy Convention, November 8- Broadwater Beach Resort East, Biloxi, MS.
9, 1997, Nashville Convention Center, Nash- Guests: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman,
ville, TN. Guests: John Romita Sr. and Jr., George Alec Effinger, Barbara Hambly. Write:
Chase Masterson, many others. Call 615-833- CoastCon, PO Box 1423, Biloxi MS 395330717.
1423.
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Oasis 11, May 15-17, 1998, Orlando, FL.
Guests: Larry Niven, Mary Hanson-Roberts,
many others. Write: Oasis 11, PO Box
940992, Maitland FL 32794-0992; call 407263-5822.
TachyCon, June 5-7,1998, The Adam’s Mark
Hotel at the Florida Mall, Winter Park, FL.
Guests TBA. Write: Tachycon, PO Box 3382,
Winter Park FL 32790-3382; call 407-6281454; email tachycon@ao.net.
Jurassicon, June 5-7, 1998, Howard Johnson
Midtown, Atlanta, GA. Guests: Dr. David
R. Schwimmer, Rick C. Spears, others. Write:
JurassiCon, PO Box 98308, Atlanta GA
30359. Email jurassicon@juno.com.
Jumpgate Jax, June 12-14, 1998, Radisson
Riverwalk Hotel and Conference Center, Jacksonville, FL. Guests: Jack McDevitt, Peggy
Ranson. Write: Jumpgate Jax, PO Box 1662,
Yulee, FL 32041-1662. http://members.
aol.com/jumpg8jax;email jumpg8jax@aol
.com.
DragonCon, September 3-6, 1998, Atlanta’s
Inforum Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, GA. Guests TBA. Four
day memberships $40 through March 15, $50
through May 15, and $60 at the door. Write
DragonCon ’98, PO Box 47696, Atlanta GA
30362-0696, http://www.dragoncon.org, call
24 hour info line at (770) 623-6321. Tickets
available through Ticketmaster with Visa, MC
or Amex at (404) 249-6400.
NOTICES
ATTENTION: If you have been promoted to
Captain or above and have received a promotion certificate, please email your name and
SCC# to the promotion coordinator Michael
Malotte: promotions@sfi.org.
The Security School has reopened with all
new courses and exams. Currently, the Basic
and Convention Security Officer’s Courses are
available. Other courses are being developed
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Number 82
Around the Fleet
The crew of the USS Highlander at Shore Leave
USS MIR
At our last membership rally in April at the mall, one of our members asked the man
at the Easter Bunny booth if he would take a picture of our Star Trek club. The man
agreed, but he thought we were all little kids, so he had a little trouble getting all of us
squeezed in around the bunny. From the Klingon at the right ear, the members are
Randy Lynch (Chief of Security), Richard Beltran (Crewman), Nancy Lynch (Chief of
Operations), Rhonda Reumann (Bajoran Chief of Engineereing), John Johnston
(Crewman), Faye Wilbur (Crewman), and at the left ear is Jeff Spurgeon (Commanding Officer).
Even though we couldn’t get everyone at the rally to get into the picture, everyone
was still pleased with the end result. We have already agreed that when Christmas
comes around, we have to get a picture with Santa!
Amy "Legs" Alexander and Fadm Smith
Members of the USS Nimitz practice for the softball tournament at "Spring Fling" an
annual spring picnic hosted by the USS Concord
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