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REGION 2 SUMMIT ATTRACTS A CROWD!
The 2002 Region 2 Summit was a
spectacular success, with attendees
coming from far and wide for a good
time! Our coverage begins on page 33!
Above: A groupshot of all attendees.
Left: Region 2 Regional Coordinator
Pete Mohney recieves a from Sandy
Dolan. Right: Fleet Admiral Les
Rickard shares a moment of levity with
SFI Morale officer, Jimmy Whatley.
Photos courtesy of
John Adcock and Jill Rayburn
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A HISTORY OF STARFLEET
ACADEMY, PART I
BEGINS ON PAGE 20
THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 110 – APRIL/MAY 2002
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STARFLEET Communiqué
Volume I, No. 110
Don’t Call Me Edwin!...................................................3
STARFLEET Treasurer Report....................................5
Second To One...............................................................5
STARFLEET Operations.............................................6
COMM-ING Up Next..................................................7
Membership Processing Update................................7
STARFLEET Diplomatic Corps Update....................8
The Shuttlebay.............................................................9
Computer Operations................................................10
Ex Astra, Scientia.........................................................11
Bits and Pieces From Around the Academy............11
VAS Profile: David Pfeifer..........................................11
Academy Graduate List..............................................12
The Inspector General.................................................13
STARFLEET Promotions & Birthdays.......................14
What Really Should Be In A Newsletter?..................15
Fleet Division Program Update...................................15
The History of Science..........................................16
Are You Asthma Savvy?..........................................17
From the Stained Glass Office.....................................17
STARFLEET Cadet Corps: A New Beginning..........18
An Introduction To Fleetchat IRC.............................18
R1 Regional Coordinator Continues To Ramble.....19
Feddies And Klingons Join Up For Public TV...........19
STARFLEET Disabilities...................................19
A History of STARFLEET Academy, Part I.............20
The STARFLEET Historians Trivia Corner..............21
A Region History Done Simply................................21
STARFLEET Interviews...........................................22
Attention on Deck! From the Commandant............23
Support Command Update......................................23
Training Command Update......................................23
Scenes from the Region 2 Summit............................24
Party Time With the USS Quanah Parker.................24
Dayne Clark Shows The Olympic Spirit....................25
Forces Command Update............................................26
Reporting 101: MSG Reporting for Beginners............27
IC 2002: The Road To Our Future Starts Here.........28
Region 2 Summit 2002: The Bar Has Been Raised.....29
USS Centurion And IKA Nightblood.......................30
Two Weeks Doing the Texas Two Step.......................31
We Come In Peace - Shoot To Kill!.............................32
Region 2 Summit Is A Culinary Success...................32
Launch and Dinner with Astronaut Marsha Ivins...33
To the Stars with Astronaut Winston Scott..............33
Time Piece......................................................................34
Fleet Activity Report...................................................36
STARFLEET Announcements...................................39
Upcoming Conventions................................................40
Talaxian Trade Show.....................................................45
Staff Directory.................................................................46
Introducing: STARFLEET Special Ops....................48
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Robin Pillow
Region Nine:
Ivar Gunnarsson
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Jonathon Simmons
Greetings from SFHQ! Coming as
this is on the heels of the State of the
STARFLEET report last issue, I will try
and be brief.
Return To Region 2
I would like to thank everyone who
made the trip to this year’s Region 2
Summit so enjoyable. Once again I was
treated like family and it felt like a
second home to me.
During the weekend I was able to
relax, see old friends and meet new
ones. I also had the opportunity to chat
with members from
Region 2 and get
their thoughts and
feelings about how
STARFLEET
is
doing.
our limitations.
time as I have in the past.
All in all it was a great weekend and
I am looking forward to next year’s
summit. While next year I shall be
a former President, I doubt I will
be received with any less warmth
then when I was in Office. Besides,
ex-Presidents are decent golfers so we
can beat the pants off of Robin without
the need of Executive Privilege. <G>
Opening At SFHQ
As noted in last issue’s CS article,
STARFLEET Quartermaster Laura
Reardon has retired from that office.
After making sure that her repayment
was received and all paperwork was
taken care of I am now opening that
position up for applications.
STARFLEET World Tour - Stop Two
As noted above, I will be in attendance
at the Region One Summit at the end of
If you are interested in the position
please contact the Office of the
Commander STARFLEET for the
requirements and qualifications. The
Additionally I have recently received
the resignation of R7RC JC Cohen.
The Inspector General has started an
election process in Region 7, which
should be completed sometime in
May.
Finally, Region 2 RC Pete Mohney has
informed me that he will be standing
down next March as R2RC. The
Inspector General will be conducting
a Regional Election Process at the end
of this year. The change of command
ceremony will take place at next year’s
R2 Summit in March.
In The Coming Months
Very soon STARFLEET will begin its
2002 Election season.
I will echo what I said
nearly two years ago
with regards to the
process. It matters
not for whom you
nominate or vote, as
long as you are part
of the process. It is
not only a right but
also a responsibility
of each and every
member to be a part
of the process of
electing
this
organizations leader.
A quote from my
favorite show, “The
West Wing”, echoes
my feelings about
participating in this
grand endeavor “Decisions are made
by those who show
up.”
Show
up,
participate and make
a difference.
As I said, fun and
relaxation were the
primary things that
I did. Anyone from
R2 will understand
the reason why; once
again
“Momma
Denby” said so! <G>
What kind of fun?
Well, I think I enjoyed
the RC’s Challenge
the most. It was a
Putt Putt challenge
and TEAM HQ was
made up of: SFI Chief
of Staff Chris “Nice
Shot, Mr. President”
Wallace, Region 1
RC Robin “Putt Putt
Shark” Pillow, Region
1 CO Mike “Water
The Final Word
Hazard, what Water
That
about covers
Hazard?” Wilson and
this
issue
for me. I
FADM Les “We claim
know
it
is
a short
This Putt Putt Green
report,
but
I
really
in the name of Mars”
You, Sir, are out of uniform: Commander, STARFLEET Les Rickard poses between Linda Oakley and Marine
did
not
have
a
great
Rickard. You just
Commandant Wade Olson at this year’s Region Summit.
deal
to
report
on.
had to be there to
Photo courtesy of John Adcock
I’ll
take
that
as
a
understand it all. <G>
sign
that
we
are
In the end TEAM HQ
plugging right along
took second place in the challenge and April in Pigeon Forge, TN. The name deadline for applications is May 1st,
and
getting
the
job
done. As always,
R1RC Robin Pillow took best score! I is silly, but the site is not. It is a really 2002.
if
I
can
assist
anyone
my office door
Regional Changes
then exercised Executive Privilege and nice place to visit, with the Great
is
open.
had his result thrown out, elevating Smokey Mountain National Park a There have been some changes in the
Team HQ to First Place. Be advised short distance out of town. I know a Admiralty Board since my last report.
Team HQ intends to hit the links at number of HQ staff people will be in The following are the new RC’s for
the Region One Summit, so beware of attendance, as well as a number of their respective Regions:
low-flying balls. We will not, however, out-of-Region folks. I look forward to
Region One:
take part in the Tug-of-War. We know it and expect to have as wonderful a
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STARFLEET TREASURER REPORT
Hi everyone! Well, as usual, things are pretty
busy in the treasury office. In addition to
the normal workings of the department,
I’ve been knee deep in C++ programs and
Oracle PL/SQL functions, procedures and
packets. Note to self: Never, ever take two
programming classes at the same time again.
I’m certainly looking forward to the end of
the semester at the beginning of May, and
I’m taking the summer off from school, so
hopefully things will slow down a little bit
then.
By Commodore Tammy Willcox • STARFLEET Treasurer
applied, for the scholarships, this is our big
charitable project, and it would be wonderful to
say that we gave a scholarship award for each
scholarship! So if you’re going to school,
have a child in school, apply already! The
deadline is May 31st! Five hundred dollars
can go a long way! Contact Sue Hampton at:
ksuth3401@aol.com or scholarship @sfi.org for
more information.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to make the
International Conference; however, I will
make sure that the EC/AB will be provided
with copies of all of account information since
I started as treasurer. I really wish I could
go, as it sounds like it will be a wonderful
conference! I hope everyone has a great time,
and take lots of money to buy fun things at
the auction!
Until next CQ!
Reminder: Vouchers
Please note that voucher purchases now take
place through the Treasurer’s office. Vouchers
are available in one-credit certificates and fivecredits certificates. We are in the process of
getting a secure online site for vouchers to
be purchased with credit cards. Once this has
been completed, we’ll announce it, but please
remember that we will only accept credit cards
for voucher purchases over 5 credits.
Thanks to Chris Wallace and his handy
Acrobat forms tools, by the time you’ll be
reading this the 2001 Form 990 will be done
and filed with the IRS, long before it is due.
We’re in excellent shape financially. All the
bills are paid, we have money in the bank,
we have more than enough money to pay
for the election, and the scholarship account
will be able to handle any scholarships given
out this year. I hope that lots of people have
Vouchers can still be purchased via mail by
sending me a check or money order made
payable to STARFLEET to my address below.
STARFLEET General Account - February 2002:
Date
02/01/2002
02/04/2002
02/04/2002
02/04/2002
02/04/2002
02/04/2002
02/08/2002
02/08/2002
02/08/2002
02/20/2002
02/20/2002
02/20/2002
02/21/2002
02/21/2002
02/28/2002
Payee
Credit Card Processing
Membership Processing
Chapter Registration Fee
Novus/NPC
Novus/NPC
Stamps.com
Stamps.com
Novus/NPC
Opening Date: 02/01/2002
Opening Balance: $3,927.53
Category
Other Income
Discount Fee
Discount Fee
Stamps.com Fee
Postage Purchase
Discount Fee
Amount
370.00
712.00
731.00
10.00
- 69.96
- 9.87
- 18.99
87.00
784.00
1,266.20
25.00
- 400.00
134.00
26.00
- 29.84
Ending Date: 02/28/2002
Ending Balance: $7,544.07
Revenue above expenditures for above reporting period: $3,616.54
STARFLEET Account – Savings:
Beginning Date: 2/01/2002
Beginning Balance: $1,683.78
$1,715.01 was added via a Federal Penalty Refund from the IRS
STARFLEET Academy Account – Checking:
Deposits/Credits:
PayPal Transfer
+$236.63
Tuitions
+$136.00
Checks/Debits:
#161 Scholarships
#168 Postage Stamps
#166 Director Reimbursement
#169 Parchment Paper
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Voucher cost is equivalent to the number of
credits you want to purchase. (One credit =
$1.00, Five credits = $5.00)
As usual, I am always available for questions, so
please feel free to contact me at any time. You
can reach me via email at treasurer@sfi.org. My
mailing address is:
Tammy Willcox
4121 Stillwood Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Reminder: International Members
As I reported in the previous couple of CQs,
some international checks will be returned to
us unable to be deposited through the Federal
Reserve, or they cost us $5.00 each to deposit as
they cannot go through the federal reserve bank
to be cashed and must go through a collection
agency to be cashed.
If you are an international member, please try to
renew either via credit card through the secure
online site, or with an international money order
as these will not generate any fees. If you are
unsure as to whether or not your check or
money order can be deposited, please contact
me and give me the info about your check or
money order and I will contact our bank and
we’ll determine how to proceed.
Reminder: Returned/Bounced Checks:
We are having several checks returned either
for insufficient funds or due to the check or
money order unable to be deposited. The
checks that cannot go through the Federal
Reserve must go through a collection agency
and costs SFI $5.00 US to cash. If you have
a returned or bounced check, your SFI
membership will be placed on hold until
you have repaid the original check/money
order amount and the $5.00 fee. You will no
longer receive the CQ, be eligible to attend
the Academy, or be promoted until the issue
has been resolved. In addition, if you are a
chapter CO or XO, this places your chapter
in jeopardy, as it is a requirement that these
officers have ACTIVE memberships. Please
make sure that when you send in money that
you make sure that you have that money in
your account until it clears.
Reminder: Scholarship Fund
Donations to the STARFLEET Scholarship
Fund can either be sent to the Scholarship
Director, Sue Hampton, or to me. Please
make sure to make donations payable to:
STARFLEET Scholarship Fund.
STARFLEET General Account - March 2002:
Date
03/01/2002
03/04/2002
03/06/2002
03/06/2002
03/06/2002
03/06/2002
03/06/2002
03/06/2002
03/06/2002
03/06/2002
03/08/2002
03/16/2002
03/16/2002
03/16/2002
03/16/2002
03/16/2002
03/16/2002
03/18/2002
03/26/2002
03/26/2002
03/29/2002
03/29/2002
Payee
Novus/NPC
Stamps.com
Novus/NPC
Stamps.com
#1073 Edmond Sun
#1074 M & M Engraving
#1075 Wesmo
#1076 Kurt Roithinger
#1077 Sanford Berenberg
#1078Don Willits
Novus/NPC
Stamps.com
Category
Discount Fee
Stamps.com Fee
Discount Fee
Postage Purchase
CQ Printing
Annual Awards
Helpdesk Hosting
CD-ROM copies of CQ
Membership Proc Exp
Membership Proc Exp
Discount Fee
Postage Purchase
Amount
- 63.56
- 18.99
401.00
774.00
563.00
708.00
52.00
908.00
114.03
- 16.06
- 475.00
- 1,061.35
- 51.74
- 130.80
- 3.50
- 86.96
- 192.41
353.00
1,242.00
78.00
- 25.42
- 475.00
Opening Date: 03/01/2002
Opening Balance: $7,544.07
Revenue above expenditures for above reporting period: $2,592.24
STARFLEET Academy Account – Savings:
The Academy Savings recieved $4.06 in interest.
$2.00
$72.00
$30.24
$27.36
STARFLEET Scholarship Account:
Beginning Balance: 3,828.64
Deposits/Credits: $3 (Various Donations)
people in place, we are having a problem
with getting complete information on the
STARFLEET Stampede program.
Greetings STARFLEET!
I hope this issue finds you well and
gearing up for a fun summer. This is, in
my opinion, one of the best times of the
year and one of the most enjoyable times
to be in Fleet. The winter holidays are
over, Summit season is well upon us
and plans are in place for activities and
get-togethers across Fleet.
By the time you get this, it should be
close to or just past the weekend of the
Region 1 Summit. I’m looking forward
to going back to Pigeon Forge and
renewing friendships with my fellow
Region members that I haven’t seen in
a while. In my next article, I’ll let you
know how fun it was. It’s also getting
closer to the International Conference.
This is going to be a party that is not to
be missed and I don’t think August is
going to get here soon enough. I hope to
see a lot of my friends there and make
a whole lot more during my time in
Region 4.
Summit/International Conference season
kinda gets me thinking. In this day and
age of electronic communications, instant
messages, cell phones, e-mail, IRC, etc,
it’s sometimes easy to forget the simple
pleasures of a summer outing with your
crewmates. The smell of the barbeque
grill, the taste of the burgers, the sound of
numerous conversations all around you,
the feel of a fully loaded super soaker
in your hands, the look on the face of
your last victim. Ahh, yes, the sights and
sounds of a STARFLEET summer.
Seriously though, take some time this
summer to get together with your area
chapters. There is so much that can be
done that is cheap and fun for all. Have
that barbeque, sponsor that pool party,
go on that campout, attend your local
Summit (and any others you can make it
to), take that road trip, clean your section
of the highway, throw that 4th of July
party. There’s also so much that can be
done to celebrate the real reason most
people stay in Fleet - the friends you
make.
You see, I firmly believe that’s the real
reason this organization has survived as
long as it has. It’s not because of Star Trek,
although an upsurge in its popularity
certainly benefits our organization.
Surely it isn’t the politics, most don’t have
the desire for that, or the patience for
them when they get bad. It’s not because
of the awesome looking membership
STARFLEET ANNUAL AWARDS
By Rear Admiral Mandi Livingston • STARFLEET Awards Director
First of all, allow me to thanks FAdm
Les Rickard & VCS Mike Malotte
for the opportunity to serve this
fine organization in the capacity of
International Awards Director. I am
excited to be working on the fleetwide
level again, and to be able to recognize
and reward STARFLEET’s finest is
a great job! So many members give
their time and talent to help make
STARFLEET such a strong and vibrant
organization.
The deadline for the Annual Award
nominations from all the regional
award programs will be June 1, 2002.
This will ensure proper time for the
Executive Committee to deliberate
on the awards in time for their
announcement at the International
Conference.
I hope also to get in touch with the
various Regional Awards personnel
in the weeks and months with
additional information regarding the
International Awards Program. I’m
just getting settled into the position, so
be on the look out for more information
in the next issue of the CQ and
the email lists of fleet regarding the
Awards program.
The CS, VCS and I would like to
expand the Awards program to be able
to recognize even more fleet members
throughout various times of the year,
as well as with our annual awards. So,
there will be some great changes to the
program as we work together.
If you have any questions, suggestions,
or comments in the meantime, please
let me know. My email address is
mandil@worldnet.att.net and my
mailing address is :
Mandi Livingston
102 Washington Drive
Ladson, SC 29456
Be safe and enjoy Spring!
kits, the excellent newsletters or the
fact that you can get a promotion to yet
another rank.
While these things are very cool and
add a touch of class and certain flair
of realism to a fictional universe, it
certainly doesn’t keep most folks in. It’s
all about the lifelong friends you make,
the extended family you find all around
you. While Star Trek may be the common
thread that brought us all together, it’s
the people you meet that keep you here.
So, what are ya waitin’ for? <G>
Ok, enough wishing I was outside, time
to get back to work. Things are going
smooth in most all departments under
me. The Directors of the Fleet Divisions
Program and Diplomatic Corps are
moving their teams ever forward. The
SFMC, having recently reworked its
General Staff, is getting more and more
visible - especially in the Communiqué.
The last issue unveiled its new published
presence and it should be both
entertaining and educational for all
members of Fleet.
We’ve tried a number of times and ways
to contact the last director without
much success. If you or anyone you
know has access to any information
on this, please contact Troy Pharis at
necromancerwizard@attbi.com. I hope
by the time you get this, it’ll be a moot
point and we’ll have gotten the info out
to all of STARFLEET but, better safe
than sorry.
I apologize for any inconvenience this
has caused but until we know the details
of this, it’s been difficult to make sure the
program restarts smoothly.
One more thing to mention. As most
of you are probably aware, this is an
election year. Starting June 1st, there
is going to be a tremendous amount
of information for you to look at, lots
of questions that need answers and a
decision to make that will affect the
membership for the next two years.
Whether you become an active
participant in the lists and other areas of
discussion or decide just to watch, there
is one very important thing you do need
to do - Vote. You owe it to yourself and
your crewmates to let your voice be
heard.
Well, that about does it for me this issue.
Take care and I hope to see a lot of you
around Fleet this summer!
The one area that seems to be a bit held up
is the International Charities Department.
While Troy is doing a great job of getting
THE JAGGED EDGE
By Commodore Sam Black • Judge Advocate General, STARFLEET
Greetings.
I would like to take a few moments to
introduce everyone to the workings
of my office. While I hope no one out
there ever has the need to call upon my
office for assistance, the office will be
open for business for those instances
when a member finds themselves
under investigation or subjected to a
punitive ruling on either the Regional
and/or International level.
This office will be there to support
and aid you for the duration of the
investigation or appeal. We are here
to help you, but we aren’t going to
twist anyone’s arms. You have to come
to us. We can’t assist you if we don’t
know you want our help.
The Office of the Judge Advocate
General, STARFLEET only want to
make sure your rights as a STARFLEET
member are protected. In any case,
feel free to contact me at any time via
e-mail at samblack@cox.net or via US
mail at:
Sam Black
2408 32nd Street
Lubbock, TX 79411-1612
Now that my office is getting into full
swing, I think that having an assistant
or two might be a good idea. The dayto-day operations of this office are still
being felt out and you can help.
Any member who would like to step
up to this plate is welcome to send
me a letter stating what ideas you
have for the Office of the Judge
Advocate General, STARFLEET along
with copies of both your fleet and reallife resumes. These can be sent to me at
the above addresses as well.
The Office of the Judge Advocate
General, STARFLEET will be here
“Ensuring Balance in the Scales of
Justice.”
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COMMISSIONINGS AND
CHANGES OF COMMAND
SFI Operations has commissioned
one chapter since 01/01/02.
Admiral Jennifer Yates, RC of Region
Eleven and CO of the USS Southern Cross,
NCC-1886, brought to the EC’s attention
that they are turning 20 years old this year!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
20 years is such a rare and noteworthy
accomplishment that they are to be
congratulated. Many, many Thanks to the
officers and crew of the USS Southern Cross
for their years of dedication and service
to STARFLEET, y’all are great! They are
celebrating their anniversary on April 18th
and if you get a minute send them an email
congratulating them. Jennifer Yates’ email
address is: jennifer@ay.com.au
Jennifer’s email got me to thinking what
other chapters are celebrating milestones
this year? In reviewing the database I came
across the following information:
The following chapters turn 10 years old
this year:
USS Aeon (11/30/92)
USS Astra (04/15/92)
USS Charleston (10/31/92)
USS Columbia (06/18/92)
USS Comanche (10/01/92)
USS IDIC (11/10/92)
USS Imperium (04/20/92)
USS Jeanette Maddox (09/19/92)
USS Khai Tam (04/04/92)
USS Lexington (09/13/92)
USS Nomad (09/08/92)
USS Thunderchild (04/09/92)
USS Valkryie (07/04/92)
USS Yamato (08/25/92)
this year:
USS Horizon (12/04/87)
USS Hornet (06/02/87)
USS Maat (10/31/87)
USS Yeager (05/01/87)
this year:
USS Alaric (10/01/82)
USS Carson (12/01/82)
USS Jamestown (09/09/82)
USS LaGrange (10/23/82)
USS Southern Cross (04/18/82)
The oldest chapter in STARFLEET is the
USS Eagle, NCC-1719 (out of Region Four
and commanded by Commodore Jerry
Tien) that turns 24 on 07/01/02! Special
Thanks to the officers and crew of the USS
Eagle for their years of dedication and
service to SFI.
Now, this is not to say that these are the only
chapters celebrating big events this year. If
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your chapter is not listed above it is very
possible that your chapter’s commissioning
dates are missing from the membership
database. Please let me know and I will add
them and recognize your chapter.
Things have been going along at a fair
clip here in the Operations department.
We have commissioned one new chapter,
processed over fifteen changes of command
since January. Since the last Communiqué
I received four more missing MSR’s from
2001; that leaves only fifty-three missing
from all of 2001. Those CO’s with missing
MSR’s have been made aware of their
missing reports and it is still not too late
to get them in.
Speaking of MSR’s, in January only FOUR
chapters Failed to Report and in February
late from the 6th to the 10th. When
filing MSR’s electronically DO NOT SEND
ATTACHMENTS. Half the time they get
scrambled in the process. Just cut and paste
the form into the body of an email message
and fill it out. If you send your report
electronically you will get an email back
stating that I have received it. If after a
couple of days though, you don’t get such
an email, please drop me a line to check.
Chapters are also required to send MSR’s
to their respective Regional Coordinator
and any other Regional Office they deem
necessary. Chapters are also required to
send a copy of their MSR to correy@sfi.org
if they are a Correspondence Chapter,
to tmbrwolf@pciconnect.com if they are
an Armed Services Chapter and/or to
MSR REPORTING – OPERATIONS BY THE NUMBERS: JANUARY - FEBRUARY
January 2002 MSR Reporting:
R1 = 54 Chapters – 98%
R2 = 27 Chapters – 100%
R3 = 19 Chapters – 100%
R4 = 19 Chapters – 100%
R5 = 13 Chapters – 100%
R7 = 32 Chapters – 90.9%
R10 = 5 Chapters – 100%
R11 = 1 Chapter – 100%
R12 = 37 Chapters – 100%
R13 = 5 Chapters – 100%
R14 = 1 Chapter – 0%
R15 = 12 Chapters – 100%
R17 = 9 Chapters – 100%
R20 = 1 Chapter – 100%
February 2002 MSR Reporting:
R1 = 53 Chapters – 92.5%
R7 = 30 Chapters – 86.7%
R13 = 5 Chapters – 100%
R2 = 27 Chapters – 96.3%
R14 = 1 Chapter – 0%
R3 = 19 Chapters – 100%
R10 = 5 Chapters – 100%
R15 = 12 Chapters – 100%
R4 = 19 Chapters – 94.7%
R11 = 1 Chapter – 100%
R17 = 9 Chapters – 100%
R5 = 14 Chapters – 92.9%
R12 = 37 Chapters – 89.2%
R20 = 1 Chapter – 100%
Total = 240 Chapters — 229 Reported = 95.42%
Getting your MSR to STARFLEET
Operations is easier than ever with three
methods to choose from. The preferred
method is to use the Online MSR
Reporting form at http://msr.sfi.org/
or email your MSR directly to
MSRReports@sfi.org
or
mavrck17@
swbell.net but you can still send it via U.S.
Mail to:
Mark A. Vinson
1047 Cottonwood Trl.
Benbrook, TX. 76126
If you email directly please download
the email form from our website (http://
www.sfi.org/ops/msr.txt). MSR’s are due
by the 5th of each month and considered
SFI Operations has processed
fourteen Changes of Command since
01/01/02:
Region 1:
USS Ohio, NCC-75007
New CO: Barbara Buffington
New XO: Roger Scitchfield
Region 2:
USS Parallax, NCC-74657
New XO: Anthony Spotts
USS Jubilee, NCC-57299
New XO: Tony Goretski, Jr.
Region 4:
Station K’Ehleyr, NCC-SS009
New CO: Bob Fillmore
New XO: Michael Butwinick
USS Tikopi, NCC-1800
New CO: Bruce Sommer
New XO: Scott A. Sommer
Region 5:
USS Rubicon, NCC-71816
New CO: Jan Barnett-Robbins
New XO: Andrew Rogers
Total = 242 Chapters — 238 Reported = 98.3%
FOURTEEN have Failed to Report. Twelve
Regions had 100% reporting in January
and eight Regions had 100% reporting in
February. January was great but things
really slipped in February. Let’s get those
MSR’s in!
Region 1:
USS Maelstrom, NCC-74218
CO: Brian Chappell
XO: Lisa Jackson
ladyhawketx@prodigy.net if they are
taking advantage of our Chapter Assistance
program but that is all. Please go over your
distribution list and remove any addresses
for Dennis Rayburn (stoncold@wk.net), JC
Cohen (jccohen@14850.com) or any other
former DVC that you used to send it to.
If a chapter wants their MSR to go to
the Chapter Summary Department of the
STARFLEET Communiqué it needs to be
sent to CQSummaries@sfi.org or U.S. mail
it to
Dixie Halber
8606 King George Rd.
Evansville, IN 47725
In closing please remember that you can
always get the latest version of the Vessel
Registry at http://www.sfi.org/ops/vr.pdf.
If you find something that needs changed
in that please send an email to me at
ops@sfi.org. That’s all for now. I’ll be back
in 60!
Region 7:
USS Ari, NCC-1723
New XO: Ruth Sippel
Region 12:
USS Tiospaye, NCC-4102
New CO: Richard Slingerland
USS Witchfire, NCC-75006
New XO: Elizabeth Cash
USS Sequoyah, NCC-2043
New XO: Cmdr. Hai Du
USS Sunflower, NCC-74679
New XO: LCdr. Raymond Roller
Region 15:
USS Galaxy, NCC-70637
New XO: Edward McDonald
USS Hood, NCC-1707
New CO: Garrett McCarthy
New XO: Cmdr. Robert W. Chin
Region 17:
USS Anasazi, NCC-62001
New CO: John Roberts
New XO: Earl Beighley
below I should use to sign my columns
with. You should understand that I am
submitting this without knowing what
signatures will appear below. Let’s see
just how upset the CQ staff is with my
missed deadlines! [Editors have long
memories. Someday, Greg, when you least
expect it...-Ed.]
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure
out what to write about in this issue.
I wanted to find something that you
are interested in. So, what do I know
about you?
I know that if you are reading this
column, you have some interest in
STARFLEET Communications. And
that, my dear friends, means you have
just been drafted into the service of the
Comm department.
We try to be very innovative in what
we do, and in what new projects we
start to help the members. So, that’s
where you come in. What do you
want to see? Do you have an idea for
something that you think would be
great in Communications? Drop me an
email at comm@sfi.org or mail me at
it! Communications is home to some
of STARFLEET’s best and brightest.
We’re committed to producing highquality member communications.
Some regular reminders: If you
haven’t received this Communiqué,
then please, give it back to the guy
you borrowed it from! E-mail us at
lostcq@sfi.org so we can get you a
replacement copy. We have a brandnew CQ remailing process that should
work very well. And, if you have
recently moved (or will soon), please
contact CompOps with your change
of address information! Remember,
STARFLEET pays a fee for every
address correction we get.
Greg Trotter
Also, if you didn’t read the last column
I wrote, please go back and take a look
at it. It goes over the process for the
elections this year, and I encourage
all of you to pay attention and get
involved.
and tell me what floats your boat!
Even better, volunteer to help us do
I wanted to take time to thank everyone
in the Communications Department
Membership Processing is continuing in
its mission to deliver quality membership
materials in a timely manner, while
servicing the needs of our members. So
what does this mean?
1. Membership continues to grow, thanks
to all of you! We have passed 4000
members, we have passed 4100 members
and at our highest point this last month,
membership hit 4225 members. I know
that we are not done growing yet!
2. The memberships received to date
have been processed and turned around
in approximately two to three weeks.
Our average is still just under four
weeks. If you have any problems or
missing memberships, please contact the
STARFLEET HelpDesk.
3. We have had a few mistakes along
the way, and I apologize for those. The
MP Corps with Computer Operations
and other Fleet Staff strive to correct all
problems as fast as we can.
4. The materials used to make member
kits are constantly being reviewed to
find better materials for the same or less
funds. We intend to roll out new and
better additions to the Membership Kits
as we go forward and there are at least
two new additions slated for this year.
I want to keep these a surprise for a
for all of their hard work and excellent
results. These folks make STARFLEET
look good.
Now, some of you may have noticed
the rather unusual “signatures” that
have been at the bottom of my columns.
I’d like to explain what was going on,
and what we’re doing today.
When
I
became
Chief
of
Communications, the Communiqué
staff asked for my scanned signature
to put at the bottom of my column.
Well... I wasn’t very timely in getting it
to them. So, our ever-creative CQ staff
got a little too...creative. I expect some
snide editor’s comment right about
here. [That would be too easy - Ed.]
So, I have finally submitted my
signature. But I have to wonder -- is
it better than what the CQ staff came
up with? Well, below you will see
several different signatures. I want
STARFLEET to vote on my signature!
Send your email to cq@sfi.org and tell
the editors which of the signatures
MEMBERSHIP PROCESSING UPDATE
By Brigadier Sanford Berenberg • STARFLEET Membership Processing
little bit.
What exactly are the MP Corps?
The MP Corps, what are they for? I have
been asked this a number of times. The MP
Corps is a group of five to six people, me
and four to five others. I can perform all
functions of Membership Processing. This
is similar to past Fleet Staff who held
this position. The other members of the
MP Corps can perform some of the MP
Duties. Each one specializing in one or more
particular areas. The result is a duality. If I
were to step away from the MP Office for
personal or other reasons, the MP Corps
can step in to pick up what I cannot do. As
we go forward, the MP Corps are trained a
bit more on the total features of the entire
office.
The end result should be half a dozen
people or so who can do the same job.
The goal is to have people on hand to
keep membership processing working as
efficiently as we can in the face of real life.
Once again I wish to publicly thank my
MP Corps. Gerri Wampler, Chief, Gerry
Sylvester, Angel Nehl, Rick Driver and Ed
DeRuggiero.
The 25 lb Chocolate Aspirin Challenge
The Chocolate Aspirin Challenge is a call to
all Regions to increase their membership,
thus giving Membership Processing a
headache from all the new memberships
and renewals sent through the pipeline. I
want to thank Pete Mohney and Ron Fell
for inspiration for this challenge. This year,
the challenge runs from January 1, 2002 to
the IC 2002 at San Jose. Next year, it will
run from IC 2002 to IC 2003. The Region
that increases its membership the most
during the contest period will win the first
Chocolate Aspirin Award. The totals are
based on percentage growth averaged with
number of new members recruited.
Why only Assigned Members?
Unassigned members, who are valid
members, can be assigned to any chapter
in any region, even regions in which
they do not live. There are, to the best
of my knowledge, three categories of
unassigned members. Those who wish to
be unassigned, those who are members of
the SFMC, but do not want to be associated
with a chapter and those who would join
a chapter, but have not. This challenge
is to give Regions an incentive to get the
And that will wrap up this exciting
episode! Please, let us know how we
can improve communications for you!
Selection 1: The Trotter. Classic,
understated and good for any occaision
– if occasionally late in getting there.
Selection 2: The Gregiepoo. A variation
on the theme, much more in touch with
it’s feminine side.
Selection 3: “Greg’s Delight” - The one
that started it all!
Selection 4: “The Wizard of Comm.” A
favorite at Hogwarts, we’re told.
last category of unassigned members
assigned to chapters.
The points represent a combined
figure of number of new members and
percentage of overall growth. As you
can see this award is clearly up for grabs.
So contact your Recruiters and give
Membership Processing a headache with
all the new memberships and renewals.
We will stock up on aspirin.
The 25 lb Chocolate
Aspirin Challenge:
Current Standings
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
Region
2
4
20
5
14
1
3
7
11
15
6
9
12
17
10
13
Points
28
27
26
25
24
23
23
22
17
15
12
9
9
9
6
2
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This is one article in a small series of
articles that will be submitted to the CQ
that details aspects of the STARFLEET
Diplomatic Corps (SFDC). For those
members who have Internet access these
articles and additional information can
be found at our new web site. At the time
of this writing, S. Adam Day and I are
working on getting the SFDC site up
to its new host (provided by the USS
Sun Tzu out of Region 7). The direct
link to the site is: http://www.uss-suntzu.org/sfdc/index.html. If you do not
have email and/or Internet access and
would like to ask a question, please
regular mail me at:
Kyle J. Wolf
39 Ulster Ave. #4
Walden, NY 12586
The one question I get asked the most
is: What is an ambassador? While some
questions are more specific, the basic
question is the same. I could give a
dictionary definition, but that would
not truly answer the question. All of my
answers have been geared towards what
and SFDC ambassador is and this article
is no different.
To put a simple definition on the position,
an ambassador is a communication
link between two or more parties who
attempts to establish and maintain a
forum of communication between those
parties. Okay, so what does that mean?
Lets break down the duties of the
ambassador: communication, arbitration
and diplomacy.
The largest qualification for an
ambassador would be communication
skills. While the most logical type of
communication skill to possess would be
oral, written and non-written skills are
just as important. Oral communications
brings in the qualities of being able to
speak with other people, either in the
form of single or in groups - such as in
speeches or presentations.
A lot of people know what it feels like to
stand in front of a group of people and
talk, but single conversation should be
different, right? Not necessarily. We
talk to our friends with no problems
because we know them. When talking
with a stranger, especially of a diplomatic
nature, it is similar to talking to a group
of people.
The key to communicate orally is to
know what you are talking about. Again,
sounds easier than it is. SFI is a very large
organization and it can be summed up
into nice little descriptions, but where
does a person go once the conversation
goes into more detail? The ambassador
needs to have a more formalized idea
of what SFI is and what it offers. On
my computer and in hardcopy I keep
an updated version of all the manuals I
can find that relate to the organization.
Specially, the SFI Handbook with the
Constitution, the Recruitment Manual
and the Inspector General’s Manual
(which all can be viewed at the SFI main
web site).
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STARFLEET DIPLOMATIC CORPS UPDATE
By Captain Kyle J. Wolf • Director, SFI Diplomatic Corps
ambassador knows when the problem
outweighs the parties’ abilities to maintain
communication, although the ambassador
will attempt to work for a viable solution
that does maintain it.
These three manuals alone provide a lot
of information outlining the organization.
Understand that having this information
and reading it is one thing while
understanding the material is another.
Therefore, a good ambassador knows to ask
questions when they have questions.
and help communicate the solution.
Therefore, by applying the two aspects, the
ambassador is able to examine a problem,
present a solution and help act on that
solution to ensure proper deployment of
the idea. I will detail more about arbitration
in another article.
The following is a list of the current staff
positions in the SFDC and who is listed in
that position as of March 25, 2002.
The reason an ambassador should have
written skills in communication is for when
questions or treaties are presented to the
ambassador for preview and interpretation.
Now, I am not talking about Englishgrammatical style of understanding, even
though that does come into play at times,
but rather the essence of what is written.
An ambassador has to be able to “rip” apart
every sentence within a written document
and understand the base meanings.
The skill of diplomacy is one of ‘walking
on thin ice.’ Meaning, the ambassador’s job
of presenting their representative parties
aspects while attempting to work on a
viable communication link between parties
is one of informed responsibility. It is
widely known that once you get two people
together, sooner or later a problem will
develop.
Deputy Director:
Leah Eddy
t-raina@gci.net
Additionally, the ambassador needs to be
able to join like ideas and constructs to
ensure proper acknowledgement of the
written document. The next SFDC article
will detail treaties in more depth in a two
part series. By having the information on the
organization, such as those listed above, the
ambassador can look to a written document
and ensure it confirms to the organization’s
rules, regulations and guidelines.
The non-written communications skills are
a little harder to come by. This is the aspect
of understanding the human being and
their motivations. Unfortunately, the topic
is a little more involved then a small article
likes this can truly go into. Basically, what
it implies is the gauging of the intentions
and reasons behind what people say, mean
and do. A person can say one thing, but
the meaning may be something different
- rather it is intentional or not. Humans
are a diverse species and having a little
understanding of context and connotation
helps the ambassador to communicate
what is needed. Therefore, by combining
these forms of communication together,
the ambassador is able to examine a
given situation and present an idea to the
parties.
The reason for this quality is that the
ambassador also functions as an arbiter.
Basically put, an arbiter is a person who
acts as a non-party-aligned person between
two or more people (groups) and listens to
all sides of an issue to present a plausible
solution for all involved. An arbiter is not
a judge, but rather a person who examines
all the information, researches the situation
and then provides a solution (or more) that
can bring diplomacy back to the issue. An
arbiter does not demand, nor tell any party
what they must do - for once a solution is
present, it is the parties decision to follow
through on suggestion. That is the function
of an arbiter, but put the arbiter and
the ambassador together and you get the
function of arbitration and communication
linking together.
Once arbitration has been completed, the
ambassador can step in as the diplomat
Diplomacy is the responsibility of knowing
what can be worked with and not in any
given situation. This goes back to the
ambassador having as much information as
possible, such as the manuals listed above.
Not only must the ambassador represent
their party and in a respectable manor, but
the ambassadors themselves must act in a
respectable manor. This method of acting
is a part of diplomacy. Diplomacy is a skill
that is learned by learning other skills, such
as the various communications abilities and
arbitration. Once a person learns the related
topics to diplomacy, the very skill is easier
to understand and interpret.
When an ambassador is asked to arbitrate
a dispute between two parties, the
ambassador needs to use diplomacy to
maintain order and open communication
between them. This is done by not alienating
either party, speaking to both parties in the
same manor and maintaining a composer
that represents arbitration. Should an
ambassador have any person issues into
a given situation, they would remove
themselves from the work and ask for
another ambassador, diplomacy at work.
Any personal ideas, concepts or feelings
on topics within an issue are set aside,
as the only topics that matter are those
presented by the parties. In this respect, the
ambassador does function as a judge - in
that her/his personal feelings do not come
into play for the issue.
Bring
together
the
abilities
of
communication, arbitration and diplomacy;
the ambassador becomes a communication
link between two or more parties. This
link is maintained when situations present
themselves against any agreed upon
sentiments between those parties. The
ambassador comes into the situation,
communicates with both parties, researches
a solution that is mutually beneficial to
all, presents the solution and then acts in
accordance to the sentiments of the solution
to ensure establishment of communications
between parties.
Please keep in mind that there are times
when the solution is for both parties
to ‘go their separate ways.’ A good
Director:
Kyle J. Wolf
wolftrek7@yahoo.com
Division 1 Ambassador: (R7 and R15)
Trisha Tunis
rusalka@nac.net
Kevin B. Brown
CmdrSerek1@aol.com
Position Vacant
Position Vacant
Pamela Michaud
pan_gia@hotmail.com
Position Vacant
Position Vacant
Position Vacant
Position Vacant
Division 10 Ambassador:
(R16 and R19)
Non-active Division (Closed)
Division 11 Ambassador:
(Internet)
Jessica J. Flores Pena
jessyflores24@hotmail.com
Director Emeritus:
Jeff Higdon
higdon@xta.com
Director Emeritus:
Chris Esquibel
whiteknight1a@hotmail.com
Special Advisor:
Joost Ueffing
web.warrior@delhaven.ns.ca
Special Advisor (Maquis Liaison):
Tom Donohoe
donohoet@mediaone.net
Advisor (Records Officer):
Benjamin Kokochak
kokchak_sfimc@hotmail.com
Advisor (Xenodiplomatic Corps):
Kimberly Brooks
add to the STARFLEET Universe. The ship’s
images can be viewed on the web here:
http://chem.csustan.edu/jtb/Plans/menuscaled.htm
Greetings once again! 2002 has come on
strong for ShOC, and after last issue’s look
back, we’re again turning our attention
forward. I project 2002 will be a year of
quite a bit of change. There’ll be new
personnel, and maybe even a name-change
for the department in the long run. But
we’ll get to that in due time.
First, let’s take a look at the new shuttles
we’ve launched since last issue’s column.
I am very pleased to say we’ve been doing
some pretty solid business, and that’s very
encouraging for the future of the Fleet. So,
please join me in welcoming these shuttles
to the ranks:
Shuttlecraft Flying Fox - Region 7
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kris T! Klufas, CO
Shuttlecraft John Marshall - Region 3
Perryton, Texas
S. Adam Day, CO
Shuttlecraft Wendell Fertig - Region 4
Fresno, California
Adam J. Bernay, CO
Welcome to the Shuttlecraft Program,
folks!
The following group has completed the
Shuttlecraft Program and been sent on to
Ops for commissioning:
Shuttlecraft Avalon - Region 15
Standish, Maine
Seth Andrews-Isquith, CO
Here’s hoping you’ll have a long and
fruitful journey!
ShOCing Cast Changes:
There’s going to be a change among the
players on the ShOC stage. As many of
you know, VADM Johnathan “Gumby”
Simmons was recently elected as Regional
Coordinator for Region 17. First off, let me
take a moment to say, “Congrats, Gumby!
I know you’ll do a great job.” What this
means for ShOC, though, is that we need a
new Senior Vice Chief, ‘cause an RC cannot
also be either on the Executive Committee
or in the position to immediately succeed
to the EC, should something happen.
Succeeding VADM Simmons will be
COMM Jerry Tien, currently Commanding
Officer, CH 1719 Eagle and Vice Regional
Coordinator for Region 4. Jerry is an
experienced and respected officer, and
while he hasn’t served in ShOC before,
he has worked with shuttles as part of his
regional responsibilities. He thus brings
both experience and a fresh persective to
ShOC, continuing to enhance the team
while providing a steady hand to carry on
from the work that Gumby had contributed
in this position. We look forward to having
him on the team.
Gumby will be staying on as an Advisory
Vice Chief of Shuttlecraft Operations, for
which I am grateful. His service as my
Vice Chief has been outstanding, and his
counsel invariably valuable. I am glad to
have served closely with him, and look
forward to working with him, both in his
new role on the ShOC staff and as an RC.
It’s been a heckuva ride, and who knows
where it’ll go next?!
ShOCing Thoughts
Now, for this issue’s discussion, I’d like to
touch a bit on chapter organization. This
is one of those subjects where ten different
chapters might do things ten different
ways, but the one important thing is that a
group, as it’s developing, think about what
kind of structure will best serve the group.
Some chapters might have elaborate, multileveled structures with all sorts of positions
and committees and subcommittees to get
things done. Others might choose a simple
structure with a few leaders and a general
membership that lets those leaders guide
the group.
the division deals with. Both options are
completely valid, but only each group
can decide which one fits the group’s
members.
In the end, three things will come into play:
Understanding the fictional roles of the
various divisions; developing ideas for the
real-life roles of the divisions in the chapter;
and communicating with the members
to see what plans will work best. Once
that combination is locked down, the
structuring process can go ahead, hopefully
quite smoothly.
Pretty Pictures Work:
Our schematic artist, FCAPT John Burt,
turned in the final versions of his first
project for DTS, and they’re outstanding.
The first project was creating the Osirisclass command cruiser for the chapter
U.S.S. Osiris. John and I worked with CAPT
Edgar Torres, the Osiris’ CO, to finalize the
design. The project was a mix of artistry
and design, and by the time we were done,
we had an impressive new class of ship to
Future ShOC, Redux:
Last issue, I raised a hypothetical question
about changing the motif for ShOC from
the traditional “shuttle” concept to one
of “shakedown cruises” for the chapter-intraining program. I am quite pleased to
report that, so far, this has garnered a great
deal of positive response. If this continues, I
will be formally bringing it to the Admiralty
Board for review and a progression to
the next necessary step in the process of
making the change. I’ll continue to report
on this, as events warrant.
And that’s it from me! As always, feedback
on the various topics I’ve discussed in this
column is welcome. In fact, I truly hope
you’ll be in touch with me and let me know
what you think. And also as always, if you
see or speak to any of the personnel of
Team ShOC, I hope you’ll take the time
out to thank them for their hard work on
behalf of the chapters and members of
STARFLEET. Thanks for reading, and we’ll
talk again in a couple of months. Take care,
and ‘til next time…
Ad Astra!
Obviously, there are two positions that
every chapter will have, because it’s
required: the Commanding Officer and
Executive Officer. After that, it can become
very diverse. Some chapters add a Second
Officer. In practice, the Second Officer
could be a personnel administrator, a chiefof-staff, or simply an executive assistant to
the CO and XO. On my home chapter, for
example, our Second Officer is in charge of
our promotion point system and oversees
the personnel database.
Most chapters have division chiefs
(although some call them department chiefs
or department heads). There are a few basic
divisions that everybody seems to have,
although they’re not always considered
top-level staff members: Sciences, Medical,
Operations, Engineering, Security, and
Communications. Some chapters have
MarDets (Marine Detachments). Some have
fighter wings. Some have a Cadet Corps.
Etc. The diversity is extensive. In each
case, though, the group must decide which
of these divisions will fit their chapter’s
role.
Another decision is what role the divisions
will serve. Some chapters give each division
an operational role, e.g., Communications
does the newsletter, Operations plans trips/
outings, Engineering helps the captain
with membership packets (if the chapters
has them), etc. Other chapters make the
divisions interest groups, i.e., you join
a division if you’re interested in things
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make sure you update your address books.
It’s always best to use the appropriate “role”
e-mail addresses.
There may still be some e-mail aliases or web
redirects that fell through the cracks when the
sfi.org domain was moved, lock, stock, and
barrel, to a new Internet provider early this
year. Please check yours, and let us know
if there seems to be a problem. As always,
comments about the STARFLEET web site itself
should be directed to Fleet Webmaster Mike
Wilkerson at sfiderman@ussatlas.org.
Like Well-oiled Machinery
Just a year before I selected him as Lord High
Executioner of Membership Processing, Sandy
Berenberg was my opposite number on another
election ticket; in what I have to say was one of
the friendliest and most cordial election seasons
I’ve ever seen. Despite the cordiality, I have to
admit a couple of people expressed surprise
when they heard I was considering Sandy for
a role in Computer Operations.
It sure is nice to be able to look back on
last September’s decision to hire Sandy as
Membership Processing Coordinator and be
utterly confident that I made the right call.
Sandy has done a fine job assembling a crew in
Maryland, some folks I knew before and some
I didn’t, to help with the gargantuan task of
handling membership applications, packets,
and the infamous member database.
a paper request from you, even though some
lost requests are undoubtedly my fault. This is
because these online rosters contain members’
contact info, including home addresses and
telephone numbers, and the privacy of this
information is the paramount concern! While I
am willing to take the blame for the situation,
and reimburse anyone who thus has to waste
postage by sending a duplicate request, I am
not willing to compromise on our members’
right to, and expectation of, privacy.
Here is the correct address to send postal
a replacement request to Mike at the above
address. Remember to enclose a self-addressed,
stamped envelope with your request. Feel free
to drop me a note privately if you’d like to be
reimbursed for the wasted postage from your
first attempt; I will do so at once.
My apologies to all who were affected by this! I
understand that it’s quite an inconvenience.
Fleet Online
Just realized that the word hadn’t yet made
it into Communiqué that I’ve taken over the
Farpoint 2002 was successful as far as
STARFLEET recruiting went, and was also a
tremendous success for plain ol’ fun. Thanks to
the Pirates especially, and also to a wide variety
of other Fleet members, for helping make
it an excellent weekend. Sunday afternoon,
Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo and Chris Wallace
and I took a day trip down to Washington,
D.C., to visit the National Air & Space Museum,
and took the opportunity to drag Jesse and Teri
Smith out to dinner on the way back through
Maryland. Seeing the Smiths (and their dogs)
was a nice treat to cap off the weekend!
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Thanks to those of you who pointed out that
the CompOps member records update form on
the Fleet web site wasn’t working properly. As
of this writing, it’s been back up and running
for about a month, and the flow of address
changes and the like has resumed.
Up next, probably right around the time you
read this, is my planned return visit to the
vicinity of Dollywood for the Region 1 Summit,
at the end of April in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
To submit your own changes for your
membership records, please pay a visit to
the CompOps web site: http://compops.
sfi.org/correct.html
Because the information from this web form
gets e-mailed to CompOpsHELP@sfi.org,
you’ll get both the e-mailed acknowledgement
of having submitted the form, and the
automatic reply shortly thereafter from the
CompOpsHELP queue. If you don’t get both,
it’s possible that you entered your e-mail
address incorrectly, or that something else is
wrong. Please let us know.
Awaiting an online roster password?
I recently realized that the wrong postal address
for Mike Dugas, STARFLEET Computer
Operations Rosters Guy, was on the CompOps
web site. This is entirely my fault; I thought
I had updated it when Mike moved, but
apparently I hadn’t! It’s been fixed now.
I do apologize, but Mike does need to receive
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That time of year again?
It’s hard to believe the STARFLEET travel
season is upon us again! I guess travel season
was almost continuous this year, with the
Region 7 Conference in King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania in November and the Farpoint
convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland in
February.
Right smack dab in the middle of that span, I
got to visit First Infant Zachary Rickard (not to
mention Les and Dee, Dee’s parents, and Les’s
brother) over the holidays. As always, it was
truly a pleasure to see this extended family in
a more relaxed setting than the average Fleet
event allows.
Despite the occasional glitch (typos on
membership cards and that ilk), I’m pleased
to say that Membership Processing is running
like well-oiled machinery. It’s one thing I really
don’t have to worry about as I keep an eye
on the various parts of our operation. And,
this brings home the fact that STARFLEET is,
without a doubt, all one team.
This web form covers the majority of items
that tend to need updating or correcting
in STARFLEET’s member records. Address
changes, phone and e-mail address changes,
new chapter assignments, and rank promotions
and OTS or OCC graduations top the list. If
any of these changes apply to you, by all means
hop online and let us know. Can’t get online?
No problem, just send the information to my
address or the Membership Processing P.O.
Box, both of which are elsewhere in this issue.
Meanwhile, don’t miss the new STARFLEET
Network Operations Center web site for
info about these services, located at: http://
network.sfi.org/
This summer, the Shore Leave convention
(also in Hunt Valley) and the STARFLEET
International Conference come in pretty quick
succession!
Anyone ever notice that one of these three guys show up in each and every CQ?
STARFLEET Chief of Computer Operations Mark H. Anbinder with Fleet Captain
Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo and Admiral Chris Wallace, enjoying a side jaunt to
our nation’s capital (and, in the background, our nation’s Capitol) the weekend
of the Farpoint convention.
Photo courtesy of Mark H. Anbinder
requests for rosters, or requests for a password
for a CO, XO, or RC to check their chapter or
region rosters using our online tools:
Michael Dugas
3735 Teeple Ave.
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
If you had sent a request to Mike’s old address,
which was still on the CompOps web site,
and haven’t gotten a response, we have to
assume that it was lost in the mail. Please send
STARFLEET Network Operations Center duties
from Brett Morrow, who needed to focus
his time on remodeling the house and the
impending arrival of a new baby in the family.
Functionally, nothing has changed. The
e-mail addresses “aliases@sfi.org” and
“network@sfi.org” are still most appropriate
for requests regarding sfi.org e-mail aliases
and web site redirects, respectively. (When in
doubt, network@sfi.org is fine.) If you were
using Brett’s direct e-mail address, please
Right after the summer, USS Accord invites you
all to do a little traveling so we don’t have to,
and join us for the thirteenth annual Watkins
Glen Weekend in Central New York. This is a
weekend full of relaxing, relating, and food.
Lots of food. Oh, yeah, and a hike along the
gorge trails at Watkins Glen State Park, a
little west of Ithaca, our home base. If you
haven’t read about WGW in one of the many
Communiqué features, visit the web site to check
out the details: http://www.ussaccord.org/
wgw.html. Everyone’s welcome!
Meanwhile, if you spot me at one of this year’s
many events and we haven’t met before, or we
haven’t had a chance to chat in a while, please
take a moment to come over and say hi.
Most of the reason I so enjoy what I call the
“travel season,” even though it costs a small
fortune each year, is that it’s an unparalleled
opportunity to meet and spend time with many
of my fellow STARFLEET members and science
fiction fans. That’s what it’s all about, folks!
BITS AND PIECES FROM
AROUND THE ACADEMY
As always, there’s a lot going on at
STARFLEET Academy, but this time there’s
not a lot to report so this will be short.
OCC Graduates
If you graduated from STARFLEET
Academy’s Officer’s Command College
between December 20, 2001 and January
26, 2002, please contact me as soon as
possible.
Marlene Miller
461 Harmony Lane
Campbell, Ohio 44405
Email to: occ@sfi.org or marlene@
cboss.com or academy@sfi.org.
There is a gap in the information I have,
and I need your help to close it. Please send
me your name, address, SCC # and date
you completed the course.
If you applied during that same time, and
have not yet heard back from the OCC
Director, please contact me at any of the
above addresses.
Academy Away Team
STARFLEET Academy’s Away Teams have
already appeared at several STARFLEET
Events and will be appearing at more
Profile #9: David Peifer
STARFLEET Academy’s Vulcan
Academy of Sciences is a very special
school. In VAS you can earn up to 15
fictional degrees in two fields -- Biological
Sciences and Physical Sciences -- with
over three-dozen electives. You learn
a lot about real science as you do the
course work, and have a great deal of
fun while you’re at it! In the history
of STARFLEET, there are only twelve
members who have completed all of the
courses offered at the time they were
enrolled.
VAS would like to honor these special
people
for
their
commendable
accomplishment. Eight have been profiled
in previous issues of the STARFLEET
Communiqué (beginning with issue 87,
and the latest being in # 109). In this issue,
the Vulcan Academy of Sciences gives a
hearty salute to: David Peifer!
David has been a member of STARFLEET
for over five years. He is Commanding
Officer of the USS Prevailing Wind out
of Region 7. On average, he spent about
8 hours on each test, for a total time of
96 hours.
Fleet Captain Peifer has been interested
in science since Middle School, some 20
throughout the year. At the Academy table,
you may purchase course packets from
many of the schools and colleges. After you
pay for your course, you will be given a
Security Slip (SS) for your school of choice.
Fill in the required information and be sure
to have the Away Team Leader or Team
Member sign and date your Slip. This Slip
needs to be sent to the School Director
along with your answers and any extras
such as Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes
and Loose Stamps.
Academy Vanity E-mail Addresses
We’d like to thank Mark Anbinder for
getting all the Academy vanity e-mail
addresses working properly. On our
applications and on the WebSite, we list
the Staff’s home e-mail address as well
as the sfi.org address, but sometimes
the Academy addresses are easier to
remember.
Opening At The Vulcan Academy Of
Science (VAS) - US Campus
The deadline for applying for this opening
is quickly coming to a close. I will continue
to accept applications from STARFLEET
members interested in becoming the
Director of the Vulcan Academy of Science
until April 30, 2002. I’ve received quite
a few applications so far, but I’m ready
to receive more. The details are in the
Academy article in CQ # 109. If you don’t
have a copy of CQ #109, you can contact
me (see above contact information) for the
details.
Packets Processed
STARFLEET Academy Directors have
processed 170 Graduates in the 7 weeks
between the last report period, February
4, 2002 through March 25, 2002. I applaud
the work expended by both the Director
and the Students. Without you, it can’t
happen.
Once again, I’d like to say congratulations
to all Graduates, and a great big THANK
YOU to all the Directors who have given of
their time and energy to make it happen.
Graduate List
And last but not least, as always, the
most current list of Academy graduates
is published within these pages. Are you
listed?
Come join us at the Academy. Our doors
are always open !
New Course being added to Cadet
Secutrity School
Course III--Basic Cadet Security Trivia
I. Recognition of Federation Starships
(including shuttlecrafts from all series),
Federation Weapons, Bicycle Safety. 7
pages of color graphics. For this course,
required to take Course I -- Basic Security
and Safety Course, and Course II -Convention Security (review on test for
the two courses). Price is $1 and 3 stamps.
Contact:
Nancy O’Shields
Cadet Security Director
6225 Lycoming Rd
Montgomery, AL 36117
Email: IMN2TREK@AOL.COM
- Submited by Nancy O’Shields
Cadet Vulcan Academy Additions
The Cadet Vulcan Academy has just
added three new fun and interesting
courses to its school. All courses are open
to both 6 - 12 year olds and 13 - 18 year
olds. Astronomy, Botany and Planets now
join Paleontology. All courses are $1.00
each. Please include a SASE and two first
class stamps. Send your application that
includes your name, mailing address, and
SCC#, to:
Cadet Vulcan Academy of Science
Rebecca Self, School Director
4418 Willow Bend Rd.
Decatur, Al 35603-5313
Email: Spiritwalker77@aol.com
- Submited by Peg Pellerin
VAS PROFILE: DAVID PFEIFER
Fleet Captain Richard Heim•Fleet Division Chief of Science
FCapt. Peifer feels SFI could play an
important role in advancing the fields
of science. “I would hope we are trying
to raise funds to help support science
organizations or, at least, promoting their
existence and what they do.”
years ago. If there was anyone special who
sparked his interest in science when he
was younger, it would have to be his high
school trigonometry teacher, Mr. Charles
Batzel, as well as other high school teachers.
David went on to earn a Bachelor’s
Degree in Mathematics Education from
Shippensburg University, PA in 1991.
going but, since I was already interested
in science before watching the movies, I
would not attribute my interest as arising
from them. They undoubtedly made
me think about other possibilities, not
only in science, but also with respect to
philosophy, religion, and other areas of
human endeavor.“
FCapt. Peifer’s science interests center
around mathematics, astronomy, chemistry,
and genetics. His favorite scientists include
Rene Descartes, Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo
Galilei, and Nicolaus Copernicus.
Science is very important to the world
today. “Take a look at computers and
the information age,” David points out,
“which would not be possible without
science.” Management of the world’s
natural resources and discovery of new
energy sources to replace our dependence
on oil figure prominently, he says. “Just
think of our constant battle at the gas
pump.”
In closing, David would like to encourage
everyone to give the Vulcan schools a
try. “The VAS courses gave me a chance
to reacquaint myself with the sciences
that I had not researched in a while as
well as giving me a chance to look at
some scientific fields I might otherwise
have overlooked or procrastinated on. It
was my goal, when taking the courses,
to answer every question on the tests, a
goal which I did accomplish. However,
to be completely honest, there was one
answer someone else found for me, and
to which I asked Admiral Marlene Miller
for a little hint. But, out of approximately
680 questions, I’d say that was really
good!”
If he could decide NASA’s space missions
for the next 30 years, David would focus on
trying to discover if there is other “alien”
life in the universe. “Our priority should
be determining if there are other planets
capable of supporting life and if is there
a reasonable means by which to colonize
them.”
On behalf of the Vulcan Academy of
Sciences, I would like to take a moment
to thank David for corresponding with
us, and to ask you to join me in a hearty
round of applause! If you would like to
learn more about VAS, check out: http://
www.wow web.com/sfi sfa/schoolinfo/
vas.asp
The discovery that the earth is not the
center of the universe is perhaps the most
important development in human history,
David thinks. He is certain that many things
remain to be discovered. “Take a look at
the Vulcan IDIC,” he points out. “It would
seem to imply we should never (be able to)
discover all that there is.”
Shows with a scientific bent, like 2001:
A Space Odyssey and Star Trek, are fun to
watch, but they did not trigger his interest
in science. “They helped keep a flame
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As always, it gives me great pleasure to present the Graduating Class of STARFLEETAcademy based on Directors’ Reports received from February 4, 2002 through
March 25, 2002. An asterisk (*) indicates scores of 100% or Higher. Some schools issue “pass” or “fail” rather than numerical scores. A number next to the name
indicates that the student has taken that many courses within the College or School, during the report period above.
INSTITUTE OF
LEADERSHIP
Peg Pellerin, Dean
INSTITUTE OF
ARTS
Sherry Anne Newell,
Dean
Officer’s Command College (OCC)
Flag Officers School (FOS)
Peg Pellerin, Elizabeth Worth, Gloria Hanson and
Jeroen Vantroyen - Directors
Mark Hai Du
Robin Smith
Benjamin L. Kokochak Arthur Sheffield
Diane Hingray
Doug (John) Hogan
Michael L. Hoff
Pat Heany
David Cerame
Susan D. Fugate *
Susan Cerame
Tracy Lilly
David M. Millins
Andrew Rogers
Gene Barnes
Russell D. Ruhland
Elaine Davis
Glenn D. Martin
Robert McKeal
Andrew Miller
Susan Webster
Mingka Layman
Marlene J. Miller, Alan Yates, Jeroen Vantroyen,
David Blaser - Directors
Manon Lessard-Belanger James Muench, Jr. *
Adam Bernay *
Jonathan Slavin *
Mark Hai Du *
Julie James *
Robin Smith *
Jan Robbins *
Gene Barnes *
Stefan Wouters
Guy Blandford
Gordon Stansberry
Blair Learn *
Andrew Rogers *
Wayne Morrison
Mark West *
Helen Pawlowski and Alan Yates - Directors
College of Alien History &
Culture (CAHC)
College of Treknology (COT)
Officer’s Training School (OTS)
David Peifer, Director
Kitara Pramela (9) * * * * * * *
Sherry Huff
Todd Brugmans (10) * * * * * * * * * *
David Kania (10) * * * * * * * * * *
College of Mythological Studies
Wayne L. Killough, Jr., Director
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Sharon Ann Clark,
Dean
School of Trade & Commerce (COTC)
Capt Edith Padgett, Director
Capt. Brian W. Dougherty, Director
Paul Duncan *
Security School
Gregory Staylor, Director
Sarah Abrell *
Jeremy Grabbe (3) * * *
Christina Runewicz *
Robert Torres *
Scott Akers *
Kenneth Hanes *
Kitara Pramela *
Robin Smith *
Jerry Fisk *
College of Survival Studies (COSS)
Carol Thompson, Director
Scott Akers (2) * *
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School of Cultural Anthropology
Sherry Anne Newell, Director
Carolyn Donner, Director
Scott Akers
Culinary School (BURPS)
William Skinner and Kevin King, Directors
Todd F. Brugmans
College of Medicine (SACOM)
Wayne Killough, Director
Ship Counselor College
College of Engineering (COE)
INSTITUTE OF
MILITARY
STUDIES
Greg Staylor, Dean
Todd F. Brugmans (5) * * * *
Kitara Pramela *
Kurt Roithinger (4) * * * *
Cathy Lynn Edgington (2) *
Lori E. Straley (2) *
Pat Stewart (2)
Susan K Cerame
Cathy Edgington (3) * * *
Allan W. Fleeker *
Nathan W. Head (2) *
Wayne Lee Killough
Patricia Lewis (2) * *
George Parker (2) * *
Kitara Pramela *
The Gorn Academy (TGA)
Capt. Alice Strange, Director
Cathy Edgington (2)
Kitara Pramela
Pat Stewart
Todd F. Brugmans (4) * *
Thomas Rutledge *
Kitara Pramela (2) *
Barbara Buffington *
Heather Ford *
Kaith Rush *
Larry French *
S. Adam Day *
Kevin King
William C. Fox *
Rik Roskin *
James Cecil
Helen Pawlowski, Director
Vulcan Academy of Science (VAS)
Marlene J. Miler, Director
Dee Okolotowicz (2) * *
Debbie Artrip *
Eddie Milbrandt, Jr *
Bonnie Yates
Paula Kesler *
Denise Wolff *
Robin Smith (2) * *
Denise Clark *
Tom Ferguson *
David Lee Kania (7) * * * * * *
John Bryant *
Brian Schreur *
Marine Unit Readiness
Certification Program
Carol Thompson, Director
USS Jaguar 9 Branches of Operation
Klingon Warrior Academy (KWA)
Deb Kern, Director
Gloria Hanson (3) * *
Larry French (3) * * *
Daren Carter *
Cindy Prindle *
Robin Smith (2) * *
Tom Webster *
Alice C. Strange *
College of Starship Operations
James W. Lee, Director
Joseph Gallegher
Kitara Pramela
David Peifer
Robin Smith
James Cozine
Scott A. Akers
Cadet Federation Studies
FCapt Donna Stewart, Director
Morgan Kirby
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Major General Robb Jackson • Inspector General, STARFLEET
Artwork Created by Commodore David Pipgras• STARFLEET Region Five
Greetings and felicitations from the Lord
High Inquisitor’s… er, the Inspector General’s
Office.
Fleet Business
This office has been very busy with the start
of the New Year, so lets get right to it.
Region 03
The Vote of Confidence for Region 03 began
on 21 January 2002, with an end date of 21
February 2002. As of this date, I received 13
“Vote of Confidence” forms. As 21 February
2002, was the last day to received VoC forms,
the Region 03 Regional Coordinator “Vote of
Confidence” balloting was officially closed.
The tally for the VoC forms was as follows:
13 - Votes of Confidence.
00 - No Confidence Votes
00 - Abstention
06 - Did Not Vote
19 chapter/shuttles eligible to vote.
Therefore, pursuant to the rules and
regulations of STARFLEET, and by the
authority vested in me as Inspector General,
STARFLEET, it was my duty and privilege
to declare a Vote of Confidence for Admiral
Brad Pense, Regional Coordinator of Region
03.
Region 17
on 23 January 2002, with an end date of 23
February 2002. Unfortunately, the Regional
Coordinator stepped down suddenly on 05
February 2002, forcing the need to begin the
election process. The VOC that was underway
was canceled.
The Nomination Phase of the Election Process
was begun on 18 February 2002, with an
end date of 18 March 2002. As of this date, I
received 5 votes for two candidates, with one
declining the nomination. As 18 March 2002
was the last day to received nominations, the
Nomination Phase of the Election Process for
Regional Coordinator was officially closed.
The tally for the nominations returned are
as follows:
Jonathan Simmons - 4
Eric Johnson - 1
As per the ROE (Rules of Election), to be
declared the winner of the Nomination Phase,
a nominee must received 50% +1 of the
*returned* nominations. With 5 *active*
nominations received/returned, that gives
us a numeric value of ~ 2.5 +1 =3.5 or 4 ~.
As shown above, Jonathan Simmons received
4 nominations.
I have confirmed that Jonathan Simmons lives
in Englewood, Colorado, is 34 years of age
(DOB 7/27/67), is a member in good standing
of STARFLEET assigned to USS Stormbringer
and holds the rank of Vice Admiral.
Therefore, per the rules and regulations of
STARFLEET, and by the authority vested
in me as Inspector General, STARFLEET, it
was my duty and privilege to declare Vice
Admiral Jonathan Simmons the winner of the
nomination phase and therefore the Election
for Regional Coordinator of Region 17.
Region 06
on Tuesday, 26 February 2002, with an end
date of Tuesday, 26 March 2002. As of this
date, I received 2 “Vote of Confidence”
forms. As 26 March 2002, was the last day to
received VoC forms, the Region 06 Regional
Coordinator “Vote of Confidence” balloting is
officially closed. The tally for the VoC forms
is as follows:
00 - Abstention
03 - Did Not Vote
STARFLEET, it is my duty and privilege to
declare a Vote of Confidence for Admiral
David Kloempken, Regional Coordinator of
Region 6.
Region 10
on Monday, 25 February 2002, with an end
date of Monday, 25 March 2002. As of this
date, I received 2 “Vote of Confidence”
forms. As 25 March 2002, was the last day to
received VoC forms, the Region 10 Regional
Coordinator “Vote of Confidence” balloting is
officially closed. The tally for the VoC forms
is as follows:
00 - Abstention
03 - Did Not Vote
STARFLEET, it is my duty and privilege to
declare a Vote of Confidence for Commodore
Paul M. Reid, Regional Coordinator of Region
10.
Region 09
With the sudden resignation of the Regional
Coordinator for Region 09, the Nomination
Phase of the Election Process was officially
begun on 15 March 2002, with an end date
of 15 April 2002.
As of 18 March 2002, I received 1 nominations
and 1 notice of support for that nomination
from the Commanding Officers of Region 09.
As there are only two chapters involved, this
is 100% of the chapters eligible to nominate
as per Operations, STARFLEET. Therefore,
the Nomination Phase of the Election Process
for Regional Coordinator is officially closed.
The tally for nominations returned follows:
Ivar Gunnarsson - 1 nomination
Ivar Gunnarsson - 1 support for nomination
I have confirmed that Ivar Gunnarsson lives
in Iceland; is 25 years of age (DOB 5 January
1977) and is a member in good standing of
STARFLEET assigned to USS Saga and holds
the rank of Captain.
Therefore, per the rules and regulations of
STARFLEET, and by the authority vested in
me as Inspector General, STARFLEET, it is
my duty and privilege to declare Captain Ivar
Gunnarssonl the winner of the Nomination
Phase and therefore the Election for Regional
Coordinator of Region 09.
Other Issues
There are currently no investigations being
done at this time. Please remember, the only
issues the Office of Inspector General will get
involved in as per the rules and regulations
of STARFLEET are:
“Violations of membership rights as stated
in
the
Membership
Handbook.”
This Office will never deal with “Code of
Conduct” violations. That is too subjective
an area. The personal or professional IG
definition of ‘praise’ or ‘criticize’ might be
different from someone else’s.
This Office will never deal with any violations
of Local, State or Federal laws. That is for
the appropriate law enforcement authority
to handle.
This Office will never deal with personal
conflicts that occurred *outside* of SFI
events.
This Office will never begin an investigation
that is not assigned by the proper chain-ofcommand (see below).
This Office has submitted a newly revised
Operational Handbook to the Commander,
STARFLEET for review and approval by the
Executive Committee.
IG Personnel
Rear Admiral Mandi Livingston was recently
appointed as Czarina for the FLEET Awards
Program and has tendered her reluctant
resignation as Assistant Inspector General of
Region 01. Mandi has been an incredible asset
to this Office and to FLEET. Her dedication
to this organization in this capacity will be
missed. I am sure she will carry forth in her
new position. Thank you, Mandi!
Therefore, I am looking for some hardly
Fleet soul to replace Mandi in this important
position.
Per the STARFLEET Constitution, Article
4, Section 11: <snip> He/she can also draw
upon any Fleet Personnel to aid in any matter
relevant to the operation of STARFLEET. It is
also at the discretion of the Inspector General,
STARFLEET to assemble a staff to carry out
his/her duties within selected Regions or
areas. These Staff Officers shall report directly
to the Inspector General, STARFLEET who
shall be held liable for the results brought
by his/her staff.
Per the Inspector Generals Operations
Handbook, Section 4 - Personnel:
Positions in the Inspector General’s Office
are open to all STARFLEET members in
good standing (except where otherwise
noted), will have completed and passed
STARFLEET Academy¹s Officer Training
School and Officer Command College. No
active member of the STARFLEET Executive
Committee, Admiralty Board or Regional
Staff may serve in any capacity in this office.
Section 4, Subsection 3 - Assistant
Inspector General S4-03A (Selection)
The Assistant Inspector General is appointed
by, and answers directly to, the Inspector
General. An AIG may be appointed to each
Region and one to the STARFLEET Marine
Corps. There is only one AIG assigned to a
Region, and they must be a resident of that
region. This does not apply to the AIG/SFMC.
The AIG must be at least 23 years of age. The
AIG is considered a Fleet-level position, and
not a part of any Region’s staff.
S4-03B - Duties & Responsibilities
The Assistant Inspector General is responsible
for carrying out any investigations assigned
to him by the IG. The investigations will
primarily involve the region that the AIG is
assigned to, though they may be called upon
the aid the IG in other investigations. AIG¹s
may also assist their respective Regional
Coordinator in any duties that do not conflict
with their official position.
S4-03C - Term of Office
The Assistant Inspector General does not
have any set term of office. They serve at the
pleasure of the Inspector General.
So, if you’re interested in serving not only
the Region when necessary, but Fleet; live
in Region 01; are at least 23 years old and a
member in good standing with FLEET, this
position may be for you. Candidates must be
fair, thoughtful, persevering and trustworthy.
I would rather this person *NOT* be a chapter
CO, since I believe that is busy enough, but I
won’t overlook anyone for the position that
is interested. If anyone is interested, or you
believe someone in your chapter would be
interested, please have them contact me with
a short bio/fleet resume.
There are also positions open for Regions 10,
11, 13, and 17. Interested parties should send
a Fleet/Real Life resume to my attention.
Your most humble & obedient servant.
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Hello from the Office of Promotions! Here are those who have been promoted since the last CQ:
To Commodore/
Brigadier General:
To Fleet Captain:
Willis Burhans
Sanford Arrington
Joe Perry
Catherine L. Ramsey
William Paul
Rebecca Self
Ronald Held
Ronald S. Patton
E. Jerry Beaulieu
James L. Brunton
Kimberly Brooks
Raye Crews
Hello everyone another two months and
all seems well in the fleet. First off the
office takes off its hat to the passing of the
oldest living member of STARFLEET.
<Pause for a moment of silence>
Now for some fun news, my office closed
for the weekend of March 7th-9th to
attend the Region 2 Summit 2002 in
Columbus GA. This summit is the kick
off summit for all the summits in fleet
ending with the International Conference
in San Jose this year.
My chapter along with four others from
To Rear Admiral:
To Admiral:
Laura Reardon
Kelly Hilliard
STARFLEET SAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Captain James “Jimmy” Whatley • USS Draco, Region 2
north Alabama hosted the hospitality suite
and I am proud to say it was a rousing
success.
At this time I would like to thank the other
Chapters for all that they did; USS Von
Braun, USS Spiritwalker, USS Dräkenfire,
and Dark Silence Station. These four
chapters along with the USS Draco will be
hosting the R2 summit in 2003.
I had the privilege of seeing old friends
and making new ones both from my region
and others in the fleet, a lot of which I
have talked to on line in IRC. I was proud
to report to CS Les Rickard and RC Pete
Mohney that morale in R2 was at the highest
it has ever been, even before Pete put on
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05/15 Jeff Kirkland
05/18 Lesley Pike
05/18 Amanda Hebert
05/19 Ellen Schwab
05/20 John Billingsley II
05/20 Dorothy H. Getz
05/22 John Winsley
05/24 Wendy Fillmore
05/24 Karen Long
05/24 Sheila Benton
05/25 Peter V Briggs
05/25 Rick Gibbs
05/25 Joseph Bloch
05/25 Betsy Matteis
05/26 Teresa Simpkin
05/26 USS Athena
05/26 Andrew Holland
05/26 Brittany Sloan
05/27 Larry Jones
Congratulations to all the award winners
and keep up the good work. Also, hats
off to the marine covert operatives that
bound and gagged the Dant’s vehicle
and your bear hug will be sent to
undisclosed locations. I look forward to
seeing everyone next year.
And now for the upcoming birthdays
if your name is not on this list or the
information is wrong or you know of
someone that should not be on it please
contact me and I can straighten it out.
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
MAY BIRTHDAYS
05/02 Barb Gambill
05/02 Tom Campbell
05/02 Ed Nowlin
05/02 Barbara Lariscy
05/03 Larry S Neigut
05/04 Janet Wagoner
05/04 Jeff Higdon
05/04 Lauren Nolen
05/5 STARFLEET!
05/5 Marc Alaimo
05/05 William S. Woods
05/05 Mary Moore
05/05 Brad Wilders
05/05 Robert C Graham
05/06 Mark Lindsay
05/07 Linda Oakley
05/08 Chris Jackson
05/11 Roy Green
05/15 Chris Floyd
the dress.
05/28 Donald L. Revere
05/30 William Duane
05/30 Michael Piller
05/30 Colm Meaney
05/31 Jack Eaton
06/1 Carl Johnson
06/1 Jason Schreck
06/1 Richard A. Crum
06/2 John Self
06/2 Jeanette W. Self
06/2 Johnathan K Fuller
06/2 Ben Schwab
06/2 James Whatley
06/2 Kris McDaniel
06/3 James Brunton
06/5 Eril Vanarsdale
06/5 Lea Eddy
06/6 Mark H. Anbinder
06/7 Jill Rayburn
06/7 Rik Rösken
06/7 Christen McMlintock
06/9 Gordon Goldberg
06/9 Norman Huff
06/11 James Dunham
06/11 Thelma Dozier
06/11 Elise Dunham
06/12 Robert A. Torres
06/13 Brenda Bell
06/13 Tommy L. Holman
06/13 Chris Underwood
06/14 Arthur B. Getz
06/14 Kai’leen Gibbs
06/15 Doug Glenn
06/15 Josh Rosen
06/16 Victor Coll
06/16 Mert Ertunga
06/16 Deborah Malotte
06/17 Edgar Torres
06/18 Kurt Roithinger
06/18 Tom Webster
06/19 William B Purivne
06/19 Cheryl D Walker
06/20 Alex Rosenzweig
06/22 Amy Alexander
06/23 USS Atlas
06/23 Matthew Baillie
06/23 Ruth Green
06/23 Tina Rideout
06/23 Philip J. ‘Jack’ Kern
06/24 Rhonda Hall
06/26 Renee’ White
06/26 Dean Brown
06/27 Karina Torres
06/27 David R. Vaughan
06/27 Eloise Hassell
06/28 Sue Ellan Mohney
06/28 Deirdre Gibbs
06/29 Scott Inman
06/30 Greg Staylor
06/30 Mike Hoff
06/30 Clay S. Oliver
WHAT REALLY SHOULD BE IN A NEWSLETTER?
Fleet Captain David Blaser • Fleet Division Program – Communications
Artwork By Commodore David Pipgras• STARFLEET Region Five
I’ve been a newsletter editor on and off
for quite a number of years, and I’ve often
asked myself the question “What really
should be in the newsletter?” It’s not really
an outrageous question, in fact, I think it’s
one that just about every Newsletter Editor
should ask themselves at some point.
Different people all have different ideas
about that question. The STARFLEET
Academy Officer’s Command College
Course Manual (2000 Edition) directly
addresses that very question and says the
following:
“The newsletter should contain information
on upcoming meetings, activities, event
dates, locations and maps. It should also
have contact information for the events
and activities as well as for the chapter
itself.”
Well, that covers off meeting chapters very
well, I think. How about correspondence
chapters though? Or what about Regional
Newsletters? How about the Communiqué?
Yes, that very stack of papers in your
hand right now. Those can’t exactly cover
upcoming meetings. Activities and events
are certainly covered - we see bits about
the International Conferences, Regional
Summits and Blair’s Convention List.
Contact information is certainly there, and
for quite a number of people from our
illustrious Commander, STARFLEET, right
to the Regional Coordinators.
Well, why not take a few pages from
the Communiqué and see what we have
there, mainly because I think that the
Communiqué is the textbook example of a
great newsletter. We see our address from
the offices of CS and VCS. Likewise, in
there is news and happenings from the
Treasurer, Ops, Computer Operationss,
ShOC, Communications and the Academy.
Well, seeing all of that, it seems to me it’s a
pretty good idea to have the leadership of
your chapter or region put in an article or
two. Certainly informing people of what’s
going on in the organization is a great
idea.
If your chapter or region collects monies
for charity, or to maintain itself, it’s always
a good idea to have a financial report from
your chapter or regional treasurer.
Next we have articles from people about
some chapter events, and possibly an
interview or two. Two words pop to the
forefront of my mind right now: human
interest. Telling people about chapter
events, I think, is a great thing... it involves
your reader in the lives of those who the
story is about. Interviews are a great thing
for this - sometimes giving your readers that
bit of insight into the interviewee’s mind
can help you, the reader, get to understand
the people in your chapter, region, even
in STARFLEET!
Reviews of novels, short stories, movies
and books, episodes, all of that is great.
After all, if it weren’t for the Star Trek
episodes, and all the rest, why would we
Jimmy Whatley, introduced in my
last column as STARFLEET’s Morale
Officer, has opened a partnership
with another great online resource,
STARFLEET Spotlight. Although
Dave Klingman will be retiring
the STARFLEET Spotlight, he is
generously hosting the STARFLEET
Birthday List.
News about summits and conferences are
simply fantastic. It reminds the people
who were there about all the fun and
interesting things that happens, gives those
who weren’t able to make it some details
as to what happened and news that might
effect them, and is a great advertisement
for getting more people out to the next
event.
Of course there’s always the pictures - take
‘em, and print ‘em! The old saying goes
“a picture is worth a thousand words.”
With the amount of pictures we have in the
Communiqué, we’ve got enough words to
beat out “War and Peace.” Smiling faces,
pictures of people in meetings or panels,
the trip to the restaurant or at the banquet,
it all shows something about your events
and activities.
I could tell you about how my chapter put
together a Puzz3D of R2-D2 at our January
meeting, but seeing the picture of us sitting
around the living room with yours truly
wearing R2’s dome as a hat would tell you
so much more!
Finally, contact information is important.
One of the most critical pieces of information
is your contact information. Keep in mind
FLEET DIVISON PROGRAM UPDATE
The Fleet Division Program has had a
busy quarter! Throughout this issue of
the CQ, you will see articles of interest
by our staff. Enjoy!
The Chaplain and Counselor Division,
under BDR Dennis Rayburn, continues
to add new features and services.
Dennis has opened an online column,
called “The Stained Glass Log,” at
http://sfmcchaplain.diaryland.com.
The second update, placed on March
16, received 120 hits in 48 hours!
While you are there, take a peek at the
Chaplain/Counselor Division’s new
logo, courtesy of Aaron Murphy.
be in STARFLEET in the first place? The
only thing to make sure you avoid is the
dreaded spoiler. Giving away details of an
episode or a movie is one of the mortal sins
of being a fan! Some story outlines are good,
but don’t give away the whole thing!
Colonel Matt Copple•Director, Fleet Division Program
If you haven’t checked out the many
interviews and profiles on this site, I
strongly recommend it -- it’s a great
way to get to know some of your fellow
Fleeters! Thanks, Dave, for the Spotlight
and for helping out the Morale Office,
too! You can find the Spotlight at
http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/sardis/
STARFLEET_spotlight.html. Click the
Birthday logo for the Birthday list!
The Chaplains and Counselors aren’t
finished, though. Members who attended
the Region 2 Summit were treated to the
“Bear Hug Award,” the FDP’s equivalent
of a “pat on the back” for STARFLEET
members. An updated Bear Hug Award
program will premier at the Region 1
Summit. For more information about
the Bear Hug Award program, contact
the FDC of Counselors and Chaplains,
Dennis Rayburn, at stoncold@wk.net,
or contact Captain Whatley, our Morale
Officer, at jwhatle2@bellsouth.net.
Congratulations to Jimmy, Dennis, Dave
and all the great folks working with the
Chaplains and Counselors Division. You
are really giving definition to “having
fun and getting it done!”
The Science Department, under Fleet
Captain Richard Heim (alaricrh@sprynet.
com) has set up a STARFLEET Sciences
web site. Check it out at http://alaricrh.
home.sprynet.com/science/starfleetsciences.html.
This site serves as a resource for
STARFLEET members interested in the
sciences. Some information you’ll see
there includes a list of science related
that your newsletter, whether it be for
your local chapter, your region or the
Communiqué is going to be seen by people
outside of your area, and could attract
potential members of STARFLEET and
your chapter. You absolutely want people
to know how to get in touch with your
Recruiting Officer, Commanding Officer,
possibly even your Regional Coordinator!
Now, you probably shouldn’t take my word
as the Gospel Truth. I’m just one man who
has a certain view of what should be in
a newsletter, but I think that this covers
off most aspects of what most of the really
fantastic newsletters have.
If there are any newsletter editors out
there who would like to talk about their
newsletter, or would like some suggestions,
I’m always available to discuss it with you!
Please feel free to contact me by E-Mail or
Snail Mail at fdp-communications@sfi.org
or DaveB@Region13.org and:
FDP Communications
C/O: D. Blaser
74072-260 Guelph St.
Georgetown, ON L7G 5L1
Canada
I’m on STARFLEET’s Internet Relay
Chat, Fleetchat (http://www.fleetchat.org)
network now and again, usually in the
# STARFLEET channel under the name
“DaveB.”
Until next time!
web pages and mailing lists, science
museums, hobbies and educational
materials, and links to science contacts
within STARFLEET.
Dave Blaser (daveb@region13.com),
our Communications Division chief,
has been working on translating the
Communication Division’s web pages
into French, for our international
members. Commander Steve Halber
has done a great job. Check out the
communications division at http://
www.sfi.org/fdp/comm!
If you have questions about the FDP
program, please feel free to contact
any of the Division Chiefs, or contact
me at:
Matt Copple
2829 E 8th ST
Kansas City MO 64124-2508
Email: mcopple@kcosc.com
Until next time!
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In the last STARFLEET Communiqué,
I gave an overview of the history of
Western science from the ancient Greeks
(and earlier) through the Renaissance,
and covered a little detail of the
Aristotelian view of the 16th Century.
This month I’d like to take a better look at
some of the discoveries of the 16th & 17th
centuries which brought about a new
scientific outlook and a modification-actually, the supplantation--of Aristotle’s
teachings. I also want to discuss some
important aspects of modern scientific
methodology. The material in these
sections was originally published in
The Alaric Heim Page, August and
September, 1997, issues.
The Solar Cosmology
Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543, was
a Polish astronomer and conservative
scholar who proposed a huge--and rather
liberal--change to cosmology of the time.
His heliocentric theory was at odds with
the Aristotelian earth-centered view of
the universe. Imagine what it must have
been like--to have beliefs that were held
for thousands of years be challenged
and eventually be proven wrong! This
was a major paradigm shift (a paradigm,
pronounced pair-uh-dime, is a scientific
model or archetype).
In the geocentric Aristotelian/Ptolemaic
cosmology, all of the stars, the planets,
and the sun moved about the earth in
concentric shells (or circles) which moved
at different speeds. The planets, however,
wandered against the background of
stars in looping paths. Ptolemy explained
this geometry by postulating that each
planet moved in a small circle, the
epicycle, in the period of its actual
revolution around the heavens relative
to the sun’s place, and the center of each
epicycle moved around the earth in the
planet’s shell with an observed period
of the planet’s revolution relative to the
stars (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1972,
“Astronomy,” Vol. 2, pp. 643-655).
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica
(1972, “Copernicus, Nicolaus”, Vol. 6,
pp. 462-463), Copernicus was convinced
that the complex plan of epicycles would
be unnecessary if the earth itself were a
planet moving with the others around
the sun. He learned that some Greek
philosophers of the 3rd Century B.C.
had proposed a heliocentric view of
the universe but their ideas were
never developed, letting the Ptolemaic
system become dominant. (For example,
Aristarchus of Samos advocated the
earth’s annual revolution around
the sun and its daily rotation on
its axis, and Eratosthenes computed
the circumference of the earth with
remarkable accuracy, considering the
simple means he employed.)
The only argument Copernicus offered
in his theory’s defense was its greater
simplicity in accounting for the observed
celestial motions. “Occam’s Razor”,
attributed to 14th Century scholar
William
Ockham
(Encyclopedia
Britannica, 1972, “Ockham, William,”
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THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Fleet Captain Richard Heim•Fleet Division Chief of Science
Vol. 16, p. 858), states, “multiplicity ought
not to be posited without necessity”, or as
Carl Sagan noted in his book, The DemonHaunted World: Science As A Candle In
The Dark, when faced with two hypotheses
that explain the data equally well, choose
the simpler.
After examining many years of planetary
observations and experimenting with
epicycles, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)
devised three new laws of planetary
motions which supported Copernicus’
theory:
1. The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with
the sun at one of its foci;
2. Each planet revolves so that a line joining
it with the sun sweeps over equal areas in
equal intervals of time; and
3. The squares of the periods of revolution
of any two planets are in the same
proportion as the cubes of their mean
distances from the sun.
The invention of the telescope in the early
1600’s provided a valuable new tool for
the field of astronomy. Galileo Galilei
(1564-1642) used telescopically-observed
data to support Copernicus. Galileo was an
experimental scientist whose conclusions
were based on observation rather than
on the traditional “fitness of things”.
Among his other contributions was the
law of inertia (a body under no constraint
continues to move uniformly in a straight
line or else to remain at rest). Scientists
before Galileo had supposed with Aristotle
that rest was the natural state and force
had to be applied to put a body in motion.
This work laid the foundation for Isaac
Newton’s laws of motion.
of conclusions which then get closer to
the truth.
I want to add a footnote at this point. Europe
was not the only place science developed.
As explained in the Encyclopedia Britannica
(1972, “Science, History of,” Vol. 20, pp.
6-17), some form of science took root in
India and China. For example, the most
original and advanced science of India was
psychology, which made use of psychical
and physiological techniques, i.e., yoga,
for the achievement of mastery over mind
and body, developed beginning in the last
centuries B.C. and still in widespread use
today. However, Europe is the birthplace
of modern scientific methodology.
Scientific Methodology
The way Science develops new knowledge
has changed over the centuries. As noted
in earlier installments, the ancient
Greeks reasoned using formal logic
(ratiocination) to go from their observations
to make general conclusions (this is called
induction). This approach, introduced
by Aristotle, determined the course of
discussion about scientific method for more
than 2000 years (Encyclopedia Britannica,
1972, “Scientific Method,” Vol. 20, pp.
18-22.).
Modern science, developed about 400 years
ago, is based on deduction: reasoning from
the general to the specific, that is, from a
premise to a logical conclusion. Scientific
methodology is the procedure by which
we gain knowledge in empirical studies.
The specific method varies, depending on
the research field, but generally scientific
methodology refers to the pattern of
reasoning common to all empirical sciences.
Let’s start with some definitions.
Before leaving this subject, there is a point
I want to address. You may ask, how could
the science of the ancient Greeks have
been so wrong? Here’s an answer. The data
(observations of the planetary and stellar
motions) were not wrong. And the scientific
methodology they used (ratiocination)
wasn’t necessarily flawed (although
modern experimentation is better). In fact,
the conclusions they drew fit the data
they had at hand. Carl Sagan relates the
following story in his book, The DemonHaunted World. While a graduate student,
Dr. Sagan attended an introductory science
class in which “Ptolemy’s view that the Sun
revolved around the Earth was presented
so compellingly that some students found
themselves re-evaluating their commitment
to Copernicus.”
Empirical: relying or based solely on
experiment and observation rather than
theory.
One could say that the only thing the
ancient Greeks were guilty of was violating
Occam’s Razor. Here is a strength of
science: when unfettered by politics or other
human foibles, scientific experimentation
and the development of new observational
tools will result in new data which, when
properly applied, will lead to refinement
All scientists, both ancient and modern,
search for knowledge and understanding
through the formulation of the laws of
nature. Aristotle introduced causality, and
Francis Bacon (in his Novum Organum of
1620) and J.S. Mill (Systems of Logic, 1843)
expanded his proposition by introducing
the concept of “a necessary and sufficient
Experiment: observation in circumstances
over which the scientist has control.
Demonstrative: giving convincing evidence
or
proof,
frequently
through
demonstrating.
Causality: the interrelation or principle of
cause and effect.
Hypothesis: a proposition explaining
facts or providing a basis for further
investigation.
Quantify: to measure mathematically.
condition.” But the difference lies in how
these laws are formulated. The ancients,
as noted above, used induction, but
modern scientists also use deduction.
Plato
and
Aristotle
employed
mathematical logic in their science: all
the asserted propositions which are
not themselves self-evident should
be derived from others that are selfevident. In contrast, modern scientists
conduct empirical studies to gather
demonstrative quantifiable evidence that
will support or refute a hypothesis.
In this book, The Demon-Haunted
World, Carl Sagan likened the tools of
scientific inquiry to a “baloney detection
kit,” in which he said the reliance
on carefully designed and controlled
experiments is key. The scientist
starts with experimental results, data,
measurements, facts. He or she proposes
several
possible
explanations
(hypotheses)
and
systematically
confronts each explanation with the
facts. Those hypotheses that survive this
process are tentatively accepted.
For this reason, a hypothesis must be
falsifiable (constructed in such a way
that the facts could prove it wrong). A
hypothesis can never be proven right,
it can only survive the test (and be
accepted) or fail the test (be proven
wrong, and rejected). “Propositions that
are untestable, unfalsifiable,” Sagan
says, “are not worth much.”
Among Dr. Sagan’s tools of scientific
methodology are:
1. There must be independent
confirmation of the facts (i.e., other
scientists must be able to reproduce your
results).
2. The evidence should be debated,
extensively and substantively, by
knowledgeable proponents of all points
of view. This is known as peer review.
“You must be able to check assertions
out,” Sagan says. “Inveterate skeptics
must be given the chance to follow your
reasoning, to duplicate your experiments
and see if they get the same result.”
3. Quantify, attach a numerical quantity
to the data and the hypothesis.
Mathematically analyzing the data
allows better discrimination between
competing hypotheses. “What is vague
and qualitative is open to many
explanations.”
4. If there’s a chain of argument, every
link in the chain must work (including
the premise)--not just most of them.
5. Apply Occam’s Razor, which states if
two hypotheses explain the data equally
well, choose the simpler.
To Dr. Sagan’s list, I might add
literature review. The scientist should
be knowledgeable of the research that
has gone on before. An example of this
is the articles that I have referenced
throughout these articles as the source
of my information.
ARE YOU ASTHMA SAVVY?
Vice Admiral David A. Miller•Fleet Division Chief of Medicine
With spring upon us, allergies are often a
common ailment for many people, myself
included. Seasonal allergies often cause
problems for asthma sufferers as well.
Check your Asthma IQ with the following
quiz (answers at the end of the article).
True or False?
1. Asthma is a common disease among
children and adults in the United States.
2. Asthma is an emotional or psychological
illness.
3. The way that parents raise their children
can cause asthma.
4. Asthma episodes may cause breathing
problems, but these episodes are not really
harmful or dangerous.
5. Asthma episodes usually occur suddenly
without warning.
6. Many different things can bring on an
asthma episode.
7. Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be
controlled.
8. There are different types of medicine to
control asthma.
9. People with asthma have no way
to monitor how well their lungs are
functioning.
10. Both children and adults can have
asthma.
11. Tobacco smoke can make an asthma
episode worse.
12. People with asthma should not
exercise.
Check Your Answers:
1. TRUE. Asthma is a common disease
among children and adults in the United
States, and it is increasing. About 10 million
people have asthma, of whom 3 million
are under 18 years of age.
2. FALSE. Asthma is not an emotional or
psychological disease, although strong
emotions can sometimes make asthma
worse. People with asthma have sensitive
lungs that react to certain things, causing
the airways to tighten, swell, and fill
with mucus. The person then has trouble
breathing and may cough and wheeze.
3. FALSE. The way parents raise their
children does not cause asthma. It is not
caused by a poor parent-child relationship
or by being overprotective.
4. FALSE. Asthma episodes can be harmful.
People can get very sick and need
hospitalization. Some people have died
from asthma episodes. Frequent asthma
episodes, even if they are mild, may cause
people to stop being active and living
normal lives.
5. FALSE. Sometimes an asthma episode
may come on quite quickly. However,
before a person has any wheezing or
shortness of breath there are usually
symptoms such as a cough, a scratchy
throat, or tightness in the chest. Most
patients learn to recognize these early
symptoms and can take medicine to
prevent a serious episode.
6. TRUE. For most people with asthma,
an episode can start from many different
“triggers.” Some of these things are pollen
from trees or grasses; molds or house dust;
weather changes; strong odors; cigarette
smoke; and certain foods. Other triggers
include being upset; laughing or crying
hard; having a cold or the flu; or being
near furry or feathered animals. Each
person with asthma has an individual set
of asthma “triggers.”
7. TRUE. There is no cure yet for asthma.
However, asthma patients can control it to
a large degree by:
* Getting advice from a doctor who treats
asthma patients
* Learning to notice early signs of an asthma
episode and to start treatment
* Avoiding things that can cause asthma
episodes
* Taking medicine just as the doctor says
* Knowing when to get medical help with
a severe episode.
8. TRUE. Several types of medicines are
available to control asthma. Some people
with mild asthma need to take medication
only when they have symptoms. But most
people need to take medicine every day
to prevent symptoms and also to take
medicine when symptoms do occur. A
doctor needs to decide the best type of
medicine for each patient and how often it
should be taken. Asthma patients and their
doctors need to work together to manage
the disease.
9. FALSE. People with asthma can monitor
how well their lungs are functioning with
a peak flow meter. This small device can
be used at home, work, or school. The peak
flow meter may show that the asthma is
getting worse before the usual symptoms
appear.
10. TRUE. Both children and adults can
have asthma. Sometimes, but not always,
symptoms will go away as children get
older. However, many children continue
to have asthma symptoms throughout
adulthood. In some cases, symptoms of
asthma are not recognized until a person
is an adult.
11. TRUE. Smoke from cigarettes, cigars
and pipes can bring on an asthma attack.
Indoor smoky air from fireplaces and
outdoor smog can make asthma worse.
Some can also “set off” other triggers.
Smokers should be asked not to smoke near
someone with asthma. Moving to another
room may help, but smoke travels room to
room. No smoking is best for everyone!
12. FALSE. Exercise is good for most
people-with or without asthma. When
asthma is under good control, people with
asthma are able to play most sports. For
people whose asthma is brought on by
exercise, medicines can be taken before
exercising to help avoid an episode.
A number of Olympic medalists have
asthma.
Well, how’d you do? How’s your Asthma
IQ?
(Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute)
FROM THE STAINED GLASS OFFICE?
Brigadier Dennis Rayburn•FDC – Chaplain/Counselors
This is an unusual situation for me. I’ve
never been asked to endorse anything
beyond a political candidate before till
now. As a real world minister, and as
a STARFLEET Chaplain, I’ve been very
hesitant in doing so.
However, today I want to recommend
something to each of you that will not
only be something you can enjoy, but can
actually be of assistance to you in your
daily journey.
What I’m endorsing is a book that was
advertised in the last Communiqué, entitled,
Going Boldly on Your Inner Voyage:
The Unauthorized STARFLEET Daily
Meditation Manual. How the printer got all
that on the cover is beyond me!
The author is Mark Haskett, founder of
Inner-Faith Resources in Modesto, CA. In
the book, he has daily reading, each starting
with a quote from one incarnation of Star
Trek, some thoughts on the quote and our
life today, and a confession for the reader
to apply during the day.
Unlike most devotional books on the
market, this one is completely neutral in
the religion, which is it is written where
people of all faiths and belief systems can
use it without contradiction with their faith.
Mark has accomplished this masterfully
in my opinion.
To show you how wonderful this manual
is I’m going to give you two examples of
the daily readings. Now, the challenge then
became, which ones should I quote. Finally,
I resolved on two, the one for March 25,
when I finished this article, and April 26
the start of Region 1 Summit (always one of
my favorite days of the year) and one of my
favorite readings from the book:
March 25: “The Borg………Party Poopers
of the Galaxy” - The Doctor
“‘The Borg’ has always served as a useful
metaphor for the forces that rob us
of our individuality, that reduce us to
interchangeable parts in a impersonal,
mechanized whole.
To be a Borg, symbolically speaking, is to
let some exterior framework determine
Who You Are, to allow it to substitute its
thoughts for yours. The Borg can stand
for the clique we belong to, or a culture or
religion whose precepts and customs we
unwittingly follow.
“In a more literal sense, The Borg represent
the temptations of technology whose
‘progress’ and products we blindly embrace
(whether we truly need them or not)-and
which insidiously transforms us over time
until we’re no longer aware how much
of ourselves we’ve lost and we no longer
care anyway.
“To call the Borg ‘Party Poopers’ is simply
to inject a little humor into an otherwise
serious situation: the loss of our own
identify and autonomy. Ironically, many
spiritual traditions would also have us
lose our identity by finally merging with
the Universe, or as the Borg might say, to
assimilate with the Universal Collective.
“But that kind of assimilation takes place
only when each individual has been fully
developed. And thankfully, the process of
unfolding our individuality never ends.”
“I celebrate my quest of autonomy. I am
grateful for the freedom to make choices
that are considerate of others, without
being determined by them.”
April 26: “I’ll accept the judgment of
history.” - Captain Picard
“There comes a point in our lives when
we recognize, finally, how fallible we
are. We’re not perfect. We can’t know
everything. We simply do the best we can
under the circumstances...and we go on.
“But what’s amazing is how often ‘doing
our best’ fails miserably-or at least yields
nothing tangible. At other times, it’s our
half-hearted efforts, or even those miserable
failures, that eventually bring the most
positive results.
“The fact is, we have no surefire way to
pre-determine the long-term effects of our
actions. We don’t know all the variables.
We can’t predict with any certainty how
our behavior will intertwine with the
actions of others, whether the consequences
will cancel each other out or will develop
some cumulative effect. No computer ever
built can follow any single action to its
ultimate ‘conclusion’ much less chart the
complex tapestry we weave together.
“To accept the judgment of history is to
recognize that the outcome is not in our
hands. The Universe is the final arbiter
of what we do. And the best we can do it
turns out, is less a matter of our actions
than our commitment to keep ‘doing’, to
keep learning, to keep unfolding our own
spiritual histories-and simply trust the
Universe to take it from there.
“I act and I release the results to
be whatever they will be. I accept the
consequences as an ever renewing lesson
about my life.”
See what I mean? For each day, it has a
wonderful reading that takes just minutes
to read, but leaves you with someone to
ponder as your day proceeds.
Mark was kind enough to give me an
autographed copy which I started using a
few months ago and it makes one think as
the day goes by.
As a real world minister, and as a Chaplain
in STARFLEET and the STARFLEET
Marine Corps, I heartily endorse this book
and commend it to each and every one of
you. It’s not just another Star Trek book,
but one that makes one think and can aid
you in your daily journey in life and who
can’t use some help with that?
Think about it.
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STARFLEET CADET CORPS: A NEW BEGINNING
Captain Dean Rogers • Commandant, STARFLEET Cadet Corps
Artwork By Lauren Milan• STARFLEET Region 7
When I first heard about STARFLEET
International back in the day, I knew that I
have found the right organization for me.
Who would have known that I would end
up being the newest Commandant for the
STARFLEET Cadet Corps. I have to say
that I am honored that I am part of the
team that will help our young STARFLEET
Cadets of today become the future leaders
of tomorrow.
that are going on right now as we speak,
but they will really work if there is input
from the chapter level. THAT’S RIGHT! I
am calling out all cadets, former cadets,
any officer with great experience in dealing
with young SFI cadets and officers who
want to learn the ways of the SFI Cadet.
The SFI Cadet Corps needs you to give us
your input in order to build an outstanding
program for everyone to enjoy.
As I write my inaugural entry as the newest
FDP Cadets, the SFCC Program is pretty
much just getting underway again after
being reevaluated and retooled for the
21st Century and beyond. Even though the
program is going through its transitional
stages, I really appreciate all your help,
your submissions, your interest, and your
patience.
Starting in November 2001, I will be
contacting each Regional Coordinator and
Commanding Officer in the fleet to fill out
a Cadet Corps Survey but I would like
to hear from the cadets as well. After all,
this program is for the Cadets-in-Training,
Junior Cadets, Senior Cadets, and the cadet
in all of us. We will implement a Starting
Your Own Cadet Corps Manual for all new
and established chapters within a few
months. This manual will help get your
cadet unit off the ground and will provide
assistance and examples in ranks, safety
and supervision, mission statements, and
much more.
Despite introducing a new style into the
SFCC, we are off to a wonderful start. I
have received expressions of interest from
a lot of people. This special program
will become the best when there are a
lot of motivated and dedicated people
involved. The purpose of the SFI Cadet
Corps Program is to help new chapter and
regional Cadet Corps get established, help
already established cadet units to grow
(in more ways than size), and to facilitate
communication between various cadet
units with the STARFLEET. You can be
of great help to one another if you have
a forum or a medium through which to
come in whether its via electronic mail,
snail-mail, or phone.
There are be a number of upcoming projects
Hello!
As more and more STARFLEET members
who are electronically connected are
finding out, STARFLEET members have
their own private home for online
chatting via Internet Relay Chat, or IRC
as it is known.
During my tenure as Commander,
STARFLEET, myself and other several
members of STARFLEET founded the
Fleetchat IRC Network, a small, private
IRC network for STARFLEET members
to come and chat with fellow members,
hold online meetings, etc.
During our first two years in existence,
we have grown steadily as more and
more members not only get connected
electronically, but those that are
connected decide to take the plunge and
try IRC out.
On behalf of the FleetChat Team, I would
like to invite those of you who are
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The STARFLEET Cadet Activity Book will be
at its best when there are submissions from
you. The Cadet Activity Book will provide
different projects that you can use to keep
your Cadets active and interested and will
cover fun things from parties to crafts to
community service. The Cadet Chronicles
will become our official newsletter written
by and for the cadets. We will use this
newsletter as a forum to discuss problems,
ask questions, and submit articles about
your cadet unit, activities, and anything
for cadets to enjoy.
Your ideas and suggestions for the program
are welcome and I hope that you will
contribute to the STARFLEET Cadet Corps
program as you are able to. Some of you
out there are wondering “What are my
qualifications?” and “Was I ever a cadet in
STARFLEET?” I’ll take some space here to
tell you a bit of my history as a STARFLEET
Officer.
I officially joined STARFLEET on
Valentine’s Day 1996 but become a civilian
member on my first STARFLEET Chapter
in November 1995 onboard the U.S.S.
Alpha Centauri in Region 7. During the
same time, in real life, I became a cadet
officer in the Naval Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps at Friendly High. For
the next four years, I became highly
active in both NJROTC & SFI that I ended
up becoming a Cadet Ensign in both
organizations on the same day, June 27,
1997. I have held various SFI positions from
the Assistant Cadet Chief to the DOIC of
the 781st MSG “Wrecking Crew”. I also
had the home in Operations Department by
becoming an Operations Crewman when I
signed up to being the Chief of Operations
within three years.
All the hard work paid off when I have
earned both Region 7 and STARFLEET
Cadet of the Year in 1999 and SFMC 7th
Brigade Marine of the Year the following
year. After my retirement from the AC
Cadet Corps, I decided to propose a plan
to create a Region 7 Cadet Corps. In
November 1999, I was given the green light
to build it up. By August 2000, we became
the first active Region 7 Cadet program
AN INTRODUCTION TO FLEETCHAT IRC
Fleet Admiral Michael D. Smith•Chief Network Adminstrator
connected electronically but haven’t joined
us yet.
Destiny
destiny.fleetchat.org
(Direct IP Address: 66.87.92.150)
If you have a PC, you can use an IRC client
such as mIRC (http://www.mirc.com). Mac
users can get the IRC client called ircle
(http://www.ircle.com).
Bedrock
bedrock.fleethchat.org
(Direct Address: daystrom.dnsalias.org)
Our server information is as follows (please
check www.fleetchat.org for periodic
updates):
All connection ports are 6667, and detailed
instructions can be found by pointing your
web browser to:
Karma
karma.fleetchat.org
(Direct IP Address: 64.39.15.238)
http://www.fleetchat.org
Honor
honor.fleetchat.org
(Direct Address: forbin.linux-site.net)
We also have a web IRC java client that you
may use to logon via your Web Browser.
It is located at http://www.fleetchat.org/
javaserver.html
in a long time and we are still at warp
speed!
After nearly five years of service, I
transferred to the USS Highlander in
September 2000. I am currently the Officer
In Charge (OIC) of the 773rd MSG “Tartan
Mavericks”, convention security officer,
and the Commandant, Region 7 Cadet
Corps. I have taken over sixty courses in
both SF & SFMC Academies in my five-year
tenure. I have recently earned Assistant
Red Squad Leader for SF Academy this
year.
I basically summed up my Fleet career but
in the real world, I am a Communications:
Broadcast Production Major at Bowie State
University. My career goal is to either
become a news anchor or an actor! I am also
part-time clerk for the Bureau of Engraving
& Printing for over a year now. I enjoy
reading, writing short stories, computers,
Star Trek fan, and of course ACTING!
I think all I could say about myself before
I tell you my whole history but seriously
if you have any other questions, just ask
away. Please remember that you are more
than welcome to get in touch with me about
any ideas, suggestions, or problems you
may have. My contact info is located at
the bottom of the article. I would like to
encourage one and all Cadets and fellow
supporters to be part of something big. The
STARFLEET Cadet Corps where we can
set the path for The Next Generation to boldly
go where no one has gone before ….
See you in the Future!
If you have problems connecting and
need help, helpful administrators can
be found in the channel #fleetchat. You
should find at least one or two IRC
Operators to help you.
In addition, we have an email mailing
list for announcements pertaining to the
FleetChat IRC Network. This mailing list
can be accessed by pointing your web
browser to:
http://lists.fleetchat.org/mailman/
listinfo/ircstatus-l.
Subscribing to this list will keep you
informed and up-to-date on FleetChat
IRC status and information and is highly
recommended. Most of the “I can’t
connect to IRC” posts to STARFLEET-l
would probably not happen if users were
subscribed to ircstatus-l.
I hope that see more STARFLEET
members join our growing online
community!
REGION 1 REGIONAL COORDINATOR CONTINUES TO RAMBLE
Fleet Captain Robin Pillow•Regional Coordinator, STARFLEET Region 1
Only a few short days ago, I sent a report
for the Communiqué, on how being
the RC of STARFLEET’s largest region
makes me feel. Since I wrote for this
wonderful publication last, I have been
to the USS Ohio’s Change of Command
and Anniversary Party, worked with
the Region 1 2002 Summit Committee,
attended several chapter events and
even attended the Region 2 Summit.
Pretty busy for my first couple months
in office and as I look ahead, I don’t
see much of a slow down until after
the Region 1 Summit in April. Well,
whoever said I needed a life was wrong!
I have one now, just not exactly the one
my mother had intended for me. Oh,
well, I’ll at least get to tell some really
great stories to my grandchildren.
Speaking of stories, seeing the R2 RC
(Pete Mohney) with green hair, in a
dress and dripping wet was shall we
say, interesting? I had fun at the R2
Summit probably because I got to see
how others do it from the outside. I
was present to see Sandy Berenberg
announce that Region 2 is now the
second largest region in the Fleet! That’s
great! Oh, wait, they’re beginning to
catch up with Region 1! Looks like we have
our work cut out for us, R1. On another
interesting note, the local newspaper had
a write up about the R2 Summit in the
Sunday edition. The photo they chose
to run with the article had three people
enjoying the summit: Mike Wilson, Comm
and CO of the USS Aries (R1), Jill Rayburn,
BGen of Station Nikola Tesla (R1) and
Nancy O’Shields, Lt Cmdr of the USS
Hephaestus (R2). Looks like R1 had a
large presence at the R2 Summit. As Sandy
Berenberg (MP Dude) said, “Region 1, Ever
Present.” Well, we certainly try.
By the time this issue is out, the Region
1 2002 Summit of Royalty will be over.
However, you will see a wonderful report
of the summit in these pages the next time
the CQ makes its way to you.
This should be an interesting summit as
it will be my first as the RC. I will have
many more reasons than I have had in the
past. I will get to announce promotions
and awards and all kinds of neat stuff like
that.
The most important reason I have to enjoy
this year’s summit isn’t any one thing - It’s
one person! But veryone will have to wait
until next issue for the photos to see who
and what I am talking about. I hope we
manage to give the SCA a run for their
money this year with all the medieval
themes this year. We even went so far
as to convert all the ranks (SFI as well as
Marine) into titles.
For example: If one holds the rank of
Rear Admiral, then a man would become
Count and the female version would, of
course, be Countess.
With a little imagination, you can guess
what title the CS will carry. We should
have plenty of royalty in costumes as
well. I hope to see the King of Rock and
Roll, the King of the Blues and maybe
even Count Dracula! Do you see a trend
-- good!
So, from the throne of the Kingdom of
Region One, I bid you all a farewell until
I grace these pages once again with my
eloquence. My royal subjects need me to
attend to them with some decrees. Oh,
wait! Sorry, I think I got too deep into
my role there for a few seconds. I hope
nobody was listening.
Enjoy the rest of the CQ!
FEDDIES AND KLINGONS JOIN UP FOR PUBLIC TV
Captain Lisa Miller•Greywolf Station, Region 5
into answering the phones. In the end,
group pictures were taken for not only
our newsletter and the Communiqué
but for the National Social Security
Newsletter!
The Greywolf and the USS Kensington
have been doing the Idaho Public
Television’s telethon for six years.
Every year, the Director of Volunteers
looks for us to come and spread our
unique brand of humor and fellowship
during this most important fund
raising drive. Every year we look
forward to coming back and to have
a blast.
On March 9th of this year, we joined
up with the House of Qultaj and the
Social Security Disabilities Determiners
to raise money for Idaho Public
Television. This once a year benefit is
geared to increase desperately needed
funds to offset the cost of television
programming. Every year the funds
given from the Federal Government
keep getting cut back and they become
dependent more and more on outside
donations. A goal was issued of
$3000 to be raised for the morning
session, and like every year the groups
exceeded the goal.
The Social Security Disabilities
Determiners worked along side
answering phones. This was their
first time doing the telethon; they
weren’t sure about Fleet uniforms and
a growling Klingon, but as the morning
went on, we all started to relax and get
The morning session, as usual, was
riddled with lots of kids calling in to
ask questions about when their shows
were going to be back. Things picked
up when Matt Grey, of the Klingon
house, slowly crept up behind one
of the announcers on air holding a
sign, “CALL NOW” and pointing at it
growling. Everyone behind the camera
(not to mention most of us) tried to
hold in the laughter! It is amazing that
this poor announcer kept a straight face
and read through her monologue.
“I love you, you love me, we all hate
Barney...”: Greywolf Station Commanding
Officer Jolynn Brown practices Federation
Diplomacy with the representative of the
Klingon empire during the group’s stints
volunteering for Idaho Public TV.
Photo courtesy of Lisa Miller
When we went off to break, the phones
started to ring off the hook. We took
in more money during that session
than the entire morning, and it took a
Klingon to do it. Unfortunately one of
the hostages of the morning was the
purple dinosaur, Barney. It seems that
both the CO of the Greywolf and the
head of the Klingon house took the
purple thing prisoner and wanted
to use it as a target, but cooler head
prevailed. The goal for $3000 was
reached and exceeded to a grand total
of $3507.00. WAY TO GO!
STARFLEET DISABILITES
By 2Lt. Ben Kokochak
Shuttle Francis Marion, Region 1
Recently, as I was going over the latest
copy of the STARFLEET Membership
Handbook, I noticed that there was a
Fleet-level position called Disability
Consultant under the Office of the Vice
Commander.
This got me to thinking. This position
needs to be filled, the disabled members
of STARFLEET need a representative.
As I have a disability I applied for
the position but have not received a
reply yet.
But just because I do not have Fleet
recognition does not mean I can’t do
something about it. So I created the SFIDisabilities list on Yahoo! Groups sfidisabilities@yahoogroups.com This
list is meant for all disabled members of
SFI, their friends, and family members.
It’s my hope that this group will be
used to discuss disability issues, science
fiction, and more. It’s meant to be
a safe place to share your thoughts
and feelings on the issue. All are
welcomed!
I hope that the leaders of SFI will
realize that the position of Disability
Consultant needs to be filled. We have
many more disabled members then
you realize.
When I am talking about disabled
members I am talking about anybody
with a major impairment that’s
physical, emotional, or educational, or
any disease such as cancer, AIDS/HIV,
muscular dystrophy, etc. that leaves a
person debilitated. There are support
groups out there for us, but never
enough. And now there is one in the
Fleet.
I have many plans for this group that I
hope to implement. In the next couple
of weeks I will be sending out a letter to
all Regional Coordinators and Captains
asking about their chapters. I hope to
have an award for the chapter or region
who is most disabled friendly.
So anyone who would like to take
the opportunity to join the group can
send a subscription message to: sfidisabilities-subscribe@yahoo.groups
.com or can send me a private email at
kokochak_sfimc@hotmail.com
For those of you who do not have
email, please drop me a line at:
Ben Kokochak
PO Box 780134
Sebastian, FL 32978-0134
I hope to have a printed newsletter
going soon for everyone who does
not have email in order to keep them
informed on what’s going in the
group.
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FROM THE FUTURE TO THE PAST AND BACK AGAIN:
BY STARFLEET HISTORIAN LGEN. SCOTT A. AKERS
A HISTORY OF STARFLEET ACADEMY, PART I
“At the desk where I sit, I have learned one
great truth. The answer for all our national
problems - the answer for all the problems
of the world - come to a single word. That
word is “education.” - Lyndon B. Johnson
Since the beginning of STARFLEET,
even when it was still known as
STARFLEET Central and, later as
STARFLEET Command, the leadership
of the organization recognized a need to
educate the membership in the structure
of the club. The membership also made
known their desire for a fun semi-fictional
expression of the STARFLEET Academy
they had heard about on the broadcasts
of Star Trek. Hence our own STARFLEET
Academy was born.
Today that small expression of member
desire has grown to one of the premiere
aspects
of
STARFLEET
and
its
Commandant one of the seven members
of STARFLEET Executive Committee.
It is now time to look at the history
of the Academy, the highlight its past
Commandants, and its successes in
bringing the information and the fun to the
membership of STARFLEET.
The Office of Fleet Historian has enjoyed the
opportunity to share with ‘fleet, the lineages
of specific chapters in STARFLEET and
those chapters that have set the standards
for over two decades: the Eagle, Alaric,
Jamestown, Discovery and Avenger. The
Office has shared our goals and aspirations
with the membership. Deputy Director
Commodore Jeff Higdon has also spent
time sharing techniques in writing regional
and chapter histories.
But now we will present the history of
STARFLEET Academy in three parts: First
from the beginning of STARFLEET until
the end of the Steve Smith administration
(1974-1988). The second part will cover
the Maddox, Lerman and McGinnis
administrations (1989-1996) and finally, in
part three, the Mike Smith and Les Rickard
administrations (1997-2002). There have
been good times and bad, but the Acadmy
has and will continue to perservere, and
the membership will continue enjoying all
the hard work put in by the dedicated staff.
So let us begin.
In the beginning there was STARFLEET
Central, and it was good, and was just
three chapters and a newsletter. The then
head of the organization Commodore
John Bradbury (yes Commodore!), was
essentially running the whole organization
out of his house, the STARFLEET
Communications newsletter was run on
a ditto-type machine at his high school,
and his mom helped keep track of the
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membership. All very low-tech and smallscale compared to even what one of our
newest shuttles does today. But it was a
beginning.
In Volume I, Issue 2 of the STARFLEET
Communications (Stardate 2566.0 – June
1st, 1975) it was announced that the
STARFLEET Headquarters was looking
into starting the STARFLEET Academy.
And in Issue 3 (Stardate 2686.0 – September
29th, 1975) the layout of the STARFLEET
Academy was first revealed. “ STARFLEET
ACADEMY: STARFLEET Academy is an
attempt at fulfilling STARFLEET’s goal of
bringing about a better understanding of
Star Trek and its concepts by the public and
enabling the public to see how Star Trek
relates to the present. It is best described
as an academic course on the subject of
Star Trek.”
“The fee to enroll in STARFLEET Academy
for the entire course will be, tentatively,
$3.00. This fee is subject to change before
opening date. The course will be given in a
series of written lectures which are mailed
to the cadet.”
The write up continues and describes
potentials courses such as the Constitution
Class Starship, Star Trek Characters, and
Writing Star Trek Stories.
The next mention of academy type
information
was
in
STARFLEET
Communications #11, published around
September of 1977. In that issue, a request
for applications for a “Chief Examinations
Officer, Personnel Division - - Duties:
responsible for printing, mailing, and
scoring promotion tests. Requirements:
must have cheap access to copier (lowvolume printing).
In the next issue, #12 (April, 1978),
while STARFLEET Central was changing
the Commander STARFLEET from
Commodore (later Admiral and Fleet
Admiral) John Bradbury to new Admiral
Adeline Longshaw, the position of
Examinations Officer was still unfilled.
By issue #13 (September, 1978) it was
revealed that the USS Columbia NCC-1621
a courier ship had be re-outfitted as training
ship for the cadets of STARFLEET. At that
time they had nine cadets in training, with
a number of tests having been devised for
commissioned officers. Requests were to
be sent to STARFLEET Central and would
then be forwarded to the Academy.
The next issue #14 (late 1979) STARFLEET
now had an official STARFLEET Academy
under the command of Rear Admiral David
C. Wilton. The bottom half of page 12 is
devoted to his report. Here he explained
that cadets would still go through training
on the USS Columbia under the command
of the Director of Training, Fleet Captain
Mike Rathke. Afterwards members who
wanted additional training and degrees
in the various fields would report to the
Director of STARFLEET Academy’s PostGraduate School, Commodore Martin
Halbert. The Academy had taken great
leaps in the year between Issues 13 and 14,
and the SFA Director himself was proud of
earning a B.S. and Masters in Astronomy
and was working on his doctorate in Space
Medicine.
Because of the confusion with the entire
administration of Fleet Admiral John
Wetsch the next mention of the Academy
was two years later (November/December
1981), in the first STARFLEET Communiqué
(actually numbered Volume 1, Issue 3).
Here the new Fleet Admiral Eric Stillwell
introduced Vice Admiral David Wilton, still
the Director of the STARFLEET Academy,
and new Commodore Mark Klein as
Director of the Post Graduate School.
However there were copies of Academy
materials with John Wetsch’s name on it,
from the Longshaw era, so we know he
was involved in developing the Academy
and especially the PGS portion. In addition
the first history of STARFLEET written
by Admiral Chris Smith in Communiqué
#17 (October/November 1986) specifically
mentioned Admiral Wetsch as being
instrumental in the opening of the Academy
itself.
We next jump to November 1984, and
Communiqué #9. SFI had a new Fleet
Admiral Fran Booth and also a new
Academy Director had been appointed
Admiral Bryan A. Ackermann. There were
now three sets of courses: Cadet Training
School, Post Graduate School, and the
new Command Training School – whose
purpose was to prepare Officer’s to
someday command their own ship -- and
consisted of practical tips and training. The
one interesting point is that to attend the
academy, your application form had to be
first signed by your chapter’s commanding
officer.
The next issue #10 (May 1985), lists Rear
Admiral Jason E. Genser as the Director of
the renamed cadet school, now called
the Officer Training School, or OTS, the
name it still has today. It also listed a very
young Commodore Alex Rosenzweig
(yes Commodore) as the Director of the
Post Graduate School: with Bachelors
programs in Engineering Technology,
Medical History, Medical Technology,
Support Services Technology, Helm and
Navigation Technology, and Command
Studies; Masters programs in Advanced
Engineering Technology, History of SpaceGoing Diseases, and Command Studies II;
and Doctoral Level courses in The History
of the UFP, Advanced Command Studies,
and The Voyages of the Enterprise.
Following in Issue #11 (August 1985), Rear
Admiral Bryan Ackermann was out on
“reduced duty leave” due to his entrance
into Michigan State University, replacing
him at the STARFLEET Academy was Rear
Admiral Christopher J. Lotito. Admiral
Lotito was also appointed to replace
Admiral Genser at director of the Officer
Training Program.
The final report of the Academy during
the Fleet Admiral Booth Administration
is in CQ #12 (November, 1985) with Rear
Admiral Lotito apologizing for delays in
grading and returning OTS scores. Life as
a volunteer leader wasn’t easy, even in the
mid 1980’s.
The following year brought a new
administration when Admiral Steve Smith
of the Communications Department
moved up to the center seat as the
new Commander, STARFLEET and was
promoted to Fleet Admiral. Chris Smith
from the LaGrange became his Operations
Chief and Chris Lotito remained head
of the Academy. In the back of the
first Smith CQ #13, was an Academy
application. Command Training School
had disappeared but a new school, the SFA
College of Medicine was opened under the
directorship of Melanie D. Grooms.
Two of the new creations of the Smith
Administration were the Staff Captaincy
(current Admiral Chris Wallace was the
first-ever Staff Captain) and the enlisted
rank structure. With this also came a push
for chapters to encourage their members
to take OTS (to better understand the
structure and workings of STARFLEET)
before granting them commissions. The
Membership Handbook also stated that
taking OTS was one way to automatically
receive a commission in STARFLEET.
Two issues later in CQ #15 (June, 1986)
the Academy staff doubled. A new school,
the Vulcan Academy of Science, was
established under the directorship of
Captain Steven Allred. Commander Wayne
Compton was in the process of developing
the first SFA-Security School. Two new
departments were created: The Senior
Captain’s Network, under Commodore
Rob Lerman, and a then-Lt. Commander
Marlene Miller (yes, our Admiral Marlene
Miller) started the Academy Alumni
Association. In addition the first OTS Honor
Roll for scoring 100% was announced with
six honorees: Alex Rosenzweig, Melanie D.
Grooms, Sarah Jo Brafford, Carol D. Smith,
Steve Stein, and Pamela DuPuy.
By the end of 1986, CQ#18 has the Academy
expanding yet again. Officer Training
School now had a West Coast campus,
under the leadership of Rob Lerman, and
Sharon Ann Campbell was developing
the STARFLEET Academy Computer
Education Program. The Vulcan Academy
of Science also added three award
programs: the first was “Star Status.”
For every degree program that a student
completed with an average of 95 or higher,
they would receive a “star status”, UniStar, Bi-Star, Tri-Star, etc. The second new
feature was the Vulcan Legion of Honor,
awarded to a student who completed
all possible degree programs at the
Vulcan Academy of Science. The first
four inductees into the Legion of Honor
were Ted Tribby, Sherry Bowen, Kathleen
McKown, and Joelle Riley. The final award
program was the IDIC Pin Award, given to
the student who achieved the most while
attending VAS. The first recipient was Ted
Tribby. Also at this time, Melanie Grooms
had to step down as SACOM Director, and
Sherry Bowen, Region 2 Surgeon General
succeeded her.
The next report to the membership came
in Communiqué #20 (April, 1987). Our
beloved Alex Rosenzweig stepped down
from running the Post Graduate School,
something about becoming Regional
Coordinator for Region 7. However,
Captain Daniel J. Halloran stepped up to
succeed him. Also in this issue Academy
Director Admiral Chris Lotito had both an
interview and bio on his role in and goals
for the Academy. Chris had also asked the
membership if they were willing to pay
$2.00 for OTS, as he had been paying for
all of the copying and mailing out of his
own pocket, which had contributed to the
delays Fleet had been experiencing getting
their OTS packets and results back. At that
time, the OTS test booklet was a full 8.5 x
11 pamphlet thicker than the Membership
Handbook itself and was very detailed and
all encompassing.
In my last article I stated that the
rules, or the guidelines, of a regional or
departmental history is different that
a chapter history. The first thing you
will probably noticed is you are not as
involved in the goings on within, say,
your regional history, as you are with
a chapter, especially when you are a
chapter commanding officer or someone
involved extensively in the chapter.
The same can be said about a regional
history, but not very likely.
But if you are, then remember that the
first and most important rule of the
historical researcher is to keep ones self
out of the narrative as best you can.
If you must include yourself, try to
explain this in a bibliographical section.
And keep your participation in such a
narrative to a minimum.
Research is also going to be more difficult
unless there is already a written sequence
of events or a series of narratives that
In August of 1987 (CQ#22), Admiral Lotito
and Rob Lerman were asking for help in
copying and producing OTS packets, as
the rush of applicants following the new
Membership Handbook had turned into a
torrent, and they could not by themselves
keep up. What a problem to have, being
so successful, that you had too many
customers. By December of the same year
(CQ#24), some additional changes had
been made. PGS had been added to the
west coast campus, and the regions were
divided as to which should apply to which
campus. It was also decided that the OTS
Fee would be $2.50, and only $1.00 for
those who do not need the OTS packet.
It was also announced that the Computer
Education Program was now a three-tier
program, and that SACOM had been
modified to be more like the Vulcan
Academy of Science with multiple
specialties and advanced classes after the
initial M.D. course.
In the May/April 1988 Issue of the
Communiqué (#26), the Academy spotlight
was on the Academy Alumni Association,
still led by Commander Marlene Miller.
The SFA-AA would provide for a $5.00
fee, a membership card and certificate,
and four Academy Newsflash newsletters. In
addition members would be eligible for the
STARFLEET Academy Alumni Association
Honor Society for scores of 100% in any
Academy program. In addition there was
an Associate Membership to receive the
Newsflash in exchange for four SASEs.
In the June/July 1988 Issue (#27) there were
quite a few staff changes, Rear Admiral
Rob Lerman had stepped up to be Deputy
Director of STARFLEET Academy, and
the west coast campus responsibilities
had been split between Rear Admiral Jack
Fields taking over PGS-West, and Vice
Admiral Timothy Dover taking over OTSWest. In addition Captain Eric Johnson
succeeded Daniel Halloran in running
PGS-East, and Captain Fran Costello
succeeding Steve Allred in leading the
Vulcan Academy of Science. Commander
Marlene Miller reported that the Alumni
Association was in full swing, and Rear
Admiral Lerman sought non-paid preorders for an Academy Patch of the then
current Academy logo.
The only changes in August 1988, concerned
Fleet Captain Janis Moore taking over PGSWest as Rear Admiral Jack Fields moved
over to Communications to become the
new CQ Editor following the retirement of
Buck Krause. Also, Wayne Compton had
to resign as Director of the Security School,
and a search was begun for a replacement.
The last changes in the Academy came at
the end of 1988, with the Senior Captain
Network getting more structure, Senior
Captains being assigned in most of the
active regions, and a resolution to assign
all new Captain’s to a SCN mentor for nine
months, to help them learn the ropes of
being a SFI Chapter CO.
Fourteen years, half of the history of
STARFLEET so far, and the Academy was
there almost from the beginning, from John
Bradbury and his family, grading trivia
tests about Trek and fleet, to a cross country
team of over a dozen people, working in six
different schools, two different campuses
covering all the bases from the newest
member to the newest chapter CO. From
Medicine to Computers, Security to Helm
& Navigation, and the whole gamut of
the Vulcan Academy of Sciences and the
Alumni Association. STARFLEET had
grown by leaps and bounds, and so had the
Academy. It had become not only a tool to
teach the membership what STARFLEET
was but the most enjoyable interactive
outlet for both students and instructors in
the organization.
Next issue we will cover the even more
explosive growth of the Academy matching
the growth of SFI in the Star Trek: The Next
Generation era. The Academy under the
Maddox, Lerman and even the McGinnis
administrations grew and grew offering
something for everybody, and brought into
Fleet for a time, the woman known as the
Number One Fan: Bjo Trimble.
Until next issue, I remain Historically
yours.
A REGION HISTORY DONE SIMPLY
By Commodore Jeffery Higdon • Deputy STARFLEET Historian
you can base the historical narrative on.
Documents of the region are important as
they can give you a clue how a particular
RC or department head guided his or her
section. But be careful on how you proceed
or interpret documentation.
Gather as much documentation as you can.
Start with the current RC, past RCs, their
staffs and other members of the region.
Note only the important events of the
region. Conferences and summits, changes
in the RC, major staff contribution and
regionally sponsored events, like multi
chapter Christmas parties, joint recruiting
events and major conventions that the
members of the region participated. One
guideline is if more that one or two chapters
participated, not just ONE or a few who are
based within the same area, that are outside
the immediate area the event is held in,
then it warrants inclusion, especially if the
event is major. Don’t include Fleet wide
events such as the International Conference,
although you might want to mention such
things as largest attendance was from your
region, winning an international award,
it was in your region, etc. Besides, that is
what the Official History is for.
Awards are an important part of regional
life. However keep the mentioning of the
awards to the major ones - Chapter of the
year, Member of the year, Shuttle of the
year, NCO of the year, and such. You do
need to make up a separate section that
lists all the award winners throughout the
lifetime of the region. Also extra-regional
events, such as the Western (or Eastern)
Conferences, should be included.
THE STARFLEET
HISTORIANS
TRIVIA CORNER
By Scott A. Akers
Well folks, here is the next Trek
History question to keep up the fine
tradition we have restarted.
All correct answers will go into a
drawing for a Fleet Historian’s CD,
version 4!!! Any answers sent publicly
will be disqualified. Deadline for
turning in the answer will be June
1st. Also, lest I forget, there are still
some Historian CD’s left for sale at
$8.00 each. Proceeds go to pay for the
Historian Site hosting fees. Send check
or money order made out to Scott
Akers and mailed them to the address
listed below.
Now, on to this issue’s question!
Question:
Which
two
episodes
showed
information on 20th century pugilistic
matches?
If you think you know the answer,
write me privately at:
Scott A. Akers
13825 28th Drive, SE
Bothell, WA 98012
Email: chunone@nwlink.com
Last issue’s answer:
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, 6.5 million
years in the past, at the location where
one day the Picard family vineyard
would be planted in France.
Source: “Star Trek: The Next
Generation – All Good Things…”
(Season 7 and Series Finale.)
Documentation, as in the chapter and
international history, is very important.
Try to put a documentation page
separate from the bibliographical page.
The documentation should offer a place
to send the reader to check out that
particular document. To explain how
such information is included in the
narrative, record it in the bibliographical
section.
Lists, which are very important to the
historical narrative, should be kept
separate from the narrative. Lists are
supplemental materials, like the list of
RC, where Conferences and summits
are held, who held what position during
what time, and the glossary, are all
important.
It is all documentation. In our next
article we will discuss the guidelines on
what are acceptable documents. In other
words, what documentation you can or
cannot use.
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INTERVIEWS
THE
Gumby sits alone in his office at SFHQ looking
out the window… The transparent aluminum
windows shimmer in the radiance of the morning
sunlight casting a rainbow of colors about the
room. The admiral watches the cadets standing in
formation on the Academy lawn and reminisces
of days long since passed. A soft chime breaks
the moment and the admiral turns towards the
commpanel. Showtime once again!
With Vice Admiral Jonathan “Gumby” Simmons
by Paramount. And I understand that they
do have a Star Trek exhibit there, complete
with Klingons.
Gumby: Cool! Now what would an IC be
without Klingons?
Chrissy: It wouldn’t be an IC! <G> And we
will have Klingons at IC2002!
Gumby: I have heard rumors of such stirrings
in the Empire.
you can’t pull it off.
Gumby: Hear that gang... she said RUN!!!
<G>
and wonderful friends!
Gumby: That is my thing too... Meeting new
friends is the greatest adventure.
Gumby: How do you like ENTERPRISE?
Chrissy: I love it. I think it has gone back
to the roots of Star Trek. I record it every
Wed night so that I can watch it when I get
home from work.
Gumby: What do you like least about
STARFLEET?
Chrissy: The conflicts, things you see on the
STARFLEET list or ICQ. People need to think
before they type and a lot of this stuff could
be avoided.
Gumby: I can dig that. <G>
“ STARFLEET, California, Tribbles, IC2002…
what do these all have in common? Fleet
Captain Chrissy Killian, that’s what! Chrissy
is CO of the USS Peacekeeper, Region 4
Awards Director and IC Chair for IC 2002.
Grab a snack and grab a seat as we chat about
life, the universe and vibrating tribbles!”
Gumby: How can SFI help you better
represent the members of your chapter?
Chrissy: Difficult question. I’m not really
sure. They are doing a good job with
membership processing and getting the CQ
out timely.
Gumby: I have easy questions, hard
questions, and bizarre questions... pick one.
<G>
Chrissy: I figure I will get a combination of
them all <G>
Gumby: Yep.
Gumby: Chrissy, Welcome and thanks for
taking time out of your very busy schedule
to chat for a bit!
Chrissy: Thanks!
Gumby: Tell us a little bit about yourself?
Chrissy: I’m actually kinda of boring. I’m
single with a dog and 2 birds. I am a Customer
Service Rep for the IRS. Been there for over
15 years. I like my job a lot...I help a lot of
folks everyday get problems fixed. I have
lived in CA all my life… here in the Central
Valley.
Gumby: Compared to some, your life is
mellow... to others it is bliss. <G>
Chrissy: Very true.
Gumby: I am becoming a philosopher in my
old age, I guess <G>
Chrissy: Old...please. <G>
Gumby: OK, so what’s the deal with these
Tribbles we keep hearing about?
Chrissy: That was something that occured
at DinkyCon I. You just had to be there to
understand the tribbles.
Gumby: Ahh.
Gumby: What is one thing you will
remember most about STARFLEET in years
to come?
Chrissy: The friends I have meet from
everywhere. And getting together at the ICs.
I did my first International Conference in
1999. I have a wonderful time. It was nice to
be able to put names with faces and really
get to know folks there.
Gumby: (Combat subject change) Wow... just
a few more months until IC. You’re the
IC Boss; What’s it like preparing to host
an IC?
Chrissy: Hectic...actually I have a great team
to work with and they make it very easy.
Gumby: What can you tell us about IC2002?
Aside from the obvious, that is. <G>
Chrissy: It’s going to be Aug 1-4, 2002 in San
Jose Calif. There are lots of things to do in
the area: tours of computer factories, Great
America, San Francisco etc. We have a lot
of the normal things planned for IC2002
and we hope to add a few new and exciting
things.
Being the author hath it’s privileges: Intrepid author (and newly minted
Regional Coordinator, Region 17) Jonathan “Gumby” Simmons poses with
Chrissy Killian (with Ensign Tami Flowers of the USS HighRoller peeking
over their shoulders) at the 2001 Western Conference.
Photos courtesy of Chrissy Killian
Gumby: Can you elaborate? Give us a lil
taste of things to come?
Chrissy: Once we have everything is place
and we know we can do it, we will make big
announcements.
* Gumby turns the PADDcam around and press
the button marked “Geraldo Mode”
Chrissy: It looks like we will do a day away
mission to Paramount’s Great America on
Friday of the IC.
Gumby: What will IC 2002 have that will be
different than previous IC’s?
Gumby: Bigger Jacuzzis would be nice ;)
Chrissy: One big difference is the fact it is
being host by Region 4. We have not had an
IC in Region 4 in almost 15 years. We will
have warm and dry weather. And I will work
on getting larger Jacuzzis.
Gumby: OK, works for me.
Gumby: What is Paramount’s Great
America?
Chrissy: It is about 1 1/2 miles from the
hotel. It is a large amusement park owned
Gumby: What advice would you give to
those wanting to host a future IC?
Chrissy: RUN!!! <G> The best advice is to
get a GREAT team together. Without them,
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Gumby: What is your favorite drink?
Chrissy: That’s ones easy...Diet Mt Dew...
Gumby: Heh!
Gumby: What thoughts do you have on
STARFLEET’s future?
Chrissy: I think it has a great future. We are
growing… getting new faces and as long
we continue to recruit, STARFLEET has a
long future.
Gumby: What do you like most about
STARFLEET?
Chrissy: Friends! I have made a lot of new
Gumby: Finally, do you have anything to
say to the Fleet?
Chrissy: I just want to invite folks to IC2002.
California is a great place to visit. I hope
everyone plans to take a few extra days to
visit the area. I looking forward to seeing
everyone there
Chrissy: here...not there
Gumby: Heh!
Gumby: Thanks again for taking the time
to chat, Chrissy.
Chrissy: Thank you Gumby
Gumby: See you at IC!
Chrissy: See ya there!!
Gumby turns to the stack of paperwork that
materialized in his basket during the interview.
Muzak plays softly through the speaker. Gumby
pulls a small phaser from his pocket, adjusts the
settings and fires a pinpoint beam at the speaker.
The admiral mumbles “Lesson number 36…
blessed silence.” Turning back to his desk, he
picks up the stack, grabs his coffee and dives back
into his work.
Send your choices for interviews to me at:
forecast@hotmail.com.
The year has started out quite well. The
strength of the Corps, as shown in the last
two reports from Forces Command, has
risen about 25%. This is very outstanding
news. This last report period showed 100%
reporting on the Brigade level. Everything is
shaping up quite nicely indeed. The SFMCA
reports a good number of courses requested
and completed. Marines seem to be making
good use of the Marine Academy. The
website is coming along quite nicely as well.
When the General Staff was given a sneak
peek it got rave reviews. In SupCom we are
trying to get the merchandise more visible
and you should see an outstanding page in
the website for it. And we are revamping
the ordering process to make things easier
to use. We’re also setting up a new on-site
sales procedure that’s going to be a lot easier
for those selling the merchandise at events.
Region 2 Summit recently taught us a thing
or two about on-site sales.
Recently, I made a decision to discontinue the
Marksmanship program within the Corps.
For the most part it was met with a lot of
support. Others made a good argument
about it being unnecessary to discontinue it
but to just revamp it. However, I discussed
it with several people before making this
FROM THE COMMANDANT
By Maj. General Wade Olson • Comandant, SFMC
decision and we all felt that the Badges
needed to be removed, the program would
have to be redefined (or in this case defined)
and the name changed. Since we would be
changing every aspect of the program I felt
a revamp just was not the way to go. We
will, later, consider adding another program,
possibly a safety course, but for now the
program has been pulled.
if they still have the molds or if they had to
remake them.
In the last report I stated that we had had
a problem with a ribbon and ended up
changing it to another color. Well, now we
seem to have a problem with the torches we
use on some ribbons and their availability.
For now the bronze torches are still available
but they will have to be painted silver or gold
if needed. We’ll be exploring the possibilities
of other options in the near future.
As for our financial status we started the
month with 636.65. There were two deposits
made during the month, one on February 15,
2002 that consisted of $69.00 from the SFMC
CafePress store for donation to the Red Cross,
$11.00 from the Chaplains CafePress store
for donation to a fund that is being discussed
by the General Staff at present, and two
merchandise orders for $38.05 and $8.50. The
other was made on February 25, 2002 and
consisted of two merchandise orders $8.80
and $15.00 and an anonymous donation of
$250.00. The Service Charge on the account
was $2.02 leaving a grand total of $1034.98.
There were no checks written on the account
for the month of February.
We had some very good luck on our collar
pins. With the help of Wade Hoover we
finally got the name of the original company
that made the pins for us. With any luck,
we may have this order on its way or in our
hands by the time you read this. It depends
Of this total, $345.87 is owed to the
Commandant and will be reimbursed as soon
as his bank statement comes in with proof
of a check being cashed that was written
on behalf of the Corps. $80.00 is earmarked
for donation. $62.00 is money being held as
pre-payment for pins, taken at IC,
where the payers requested that we
just keep the funds until the pins come
in. So realistically our free and clear total
is $547.11.
We started the month with $2.20 Petty Cash. I
stated in the last report that I was going to be
cashing a check I had received for $8.50 and
depositing a check for $38.05 in the account.
I ended up depositing both checks since they
were both made out to SFMC. I received a
check immediately before that for $28.60
made out to me personally. So I cashed that
check instead bringing Petty Cash up to
$30.80. Out of that I paid for postage on
one order shipped out of $1.40, Purchased
a money order for $15.00 which cost $0.90
and the postage of $0.45, and received $15.00
cash for a ribbon order, postage and small
donation. This leaves us a grand total of Petty
Cash in the sum of $28.05.
I would like to say that I am very proud of
my General Staff and the jobs they have been
doing. A lot is getting done and a lot more
is promised for the very near future. I am
looking forward to attending Region One’s
summit the end of April. Hope to see you
all there.
SUPCOM UPDATE
TRAINING COMMAND UPDATE
By Colonel John Adcock
CO, SUPCOM, SFMC
By Brigadier Truman Temple
CO, Training Command, SFMC
We have been very busy of late here
at the SUPCOM Offices. Here’s a brief
rundown on where we stand with all
ongoing projects:
1. Attention On Deck! Has been fully
integrated into the CQ. Each issue will
feature reports from the General Staff,
important articles, and at least one piece
that highlights the fictional nature of the
SFMC. If you have anything you wish to
contribute, or an idea what you would
like to see in a future issue of AoD, please
let me know.
2. The SFMC Web Site. We have
completed the move to the commercial
server, so there will be no more outages.
The newly designed web is now up and
running! This new site will combine the
former sites of the SFMC, FORCECOM,
TRACOM, and SUPCOM into one well
designed, easy to navigate master site.
You will be able to find out news on SFMC
projects, check the uniform guide, and
send your monthly MSG reports, and
order SFMC-A courses all in one place.
Check it out at: http://www.sfi-sfmc.org/
3. The Quartermaster. Currently, we have
secured a vendor for SFMC pins, and we
should have them in stock in about six
weeks. Stay tuned for more information.
4. The Marine Forces Manual (MFM). We
are completely rewriting the MFM from
the ground up. If you have any suggestions
on what you would like to see added or
removed, now is the time to let me know.
5. Uniforms and Awards. Two of the
sections coming out of the MFM are
uniforms and awards. They will each be
getting their own policy guides, for release
this summer. If you have ideas for either
topic here, let me know.
6. Recruiting Brochure. The new recruiting
brochure should be finished in time for
the R1 Summit at the end of April. Unlike
the last one, this new one is designed to
be ongoing, and does not include anyone
by name.
7. The SFMC History. I have asked the
XOSUPCOM, Jill Rayburn, to head up this
project in conjunction with the Office of
the Fleet Historian. It will be included
online and in the new MFM.
8. Chief of Heraldry. This announcement
is late in coming, but I have appointed
Sean Niemeyer as the SFMC Chief of
Heraldry. It will be Sean’s job to maintain
the database of unit numbers, nicknames,
and mottos, as well as approve and post
MSG and Corps logos. He will also be
available to help create logos as well.
9. Awards I will be handing out some
awards in the near future both via the
email list and live at R1. Stay tuned!
Please send any feedback to: aod@sfi-sfmc.org
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23 COMMUNIQUÉ
THE
STARFLEET
ISSUE 110 – APRIL/MAY 2002
Staff:
Due to increasing pressure of a real life job,
2Lt. Jon Madon has to, reluctantly, resign
as Infantry Branch Director. He served the
Command well, having stepped in when
the IN BD, MCapt. Howard Knapp fell
down on the job. He picked up admirably
and did a great job. His replacement is
Major Jon Slavin.
We have also replaced our Leadership
School Director, as due to potential
increase in responsibility, Col. John
Roberts has stepped down. He is still the
Dean of the STARFLEET Marine Corps
Academy, but BGEN. Sandy Berenberg
has taken his spot as LD Director. We
welcome both officers. Please report
to Col. Roberts for keys and office
assignments as soon as possible.
Awards:
In the past few days we’ve had several
officer complete requirements for the
Professional development award. Would
the following Marines please step
forward:
LTC. Joost Ueffing
and
MGN. Wade Hoover.
Congratulations Marines for a job well
done. One more award that I would like
to personally address to:
2Lt. Jon Madon
For service to Training Command, Second
Lieutenant Jon Madon is awarded the
Leader’s Commendation from a grateful
COTRACOM. Best of luck in your future
Marine Corps endeavors, and I hope to see
you promoted to 1st Lieutenant soon.
STARFLEET Marine Corps Academy
With the creation of the Staff and War
Colleges within the SFMCA, we have had
four graduates:
COL John Roberts
BDR Jim Monroe
BDR Truman Temple
and
LGN Scott Akers.
Congratulations Marines, a job well
done.
If you have any questions regarding the
new colleges, please contact the Dean of
STARFLEET Marine Corps Academy, Col.
John Roberts at jcroberts2@hotmail.com.
TRACOM members are encouraged to
use the IRC channel. Both the CO and the
Armor Branch can be in the channel at
the same time.
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SCENES FROM THE
Photos Courtesy of John
Above: Founding members of the USS Quanah Parker in attendance (L to R)
Mark May, Nora Beard, Don Shanks, Margi O’Neill, Sam Black, Dearl Latham,
and Sharla May.
Below: Cake of the USS Quanah Parker prepared by XO Fleet Captain Margi O’Neill.
The final frontier never tasted this yummy!
PARTY TIME WITH THE USS QUANAH PARKER
Words and Pictures By Captain Lisa Pruitt • CO, USS Quanah Parker
The USS Quanah Parker of Region Three
in Lubbock, Texas celebrated its sixth
anniversary on March 2nd. Helping the
crew celebrate were members of the USS
Tejas in Wichita Falls, Texas and Region
Three Vice Regional Coordinator for
the Northern Chapters Captain Robin
Wynans.
Everyone enjoyed a great presentation
on the IDIC given by Commander Jerry
McLain of the Tejas. After a short break,
a fish and chicken dinner was enjoyed
by all. This was followed by the annual
ship awards presentations and our
promotions ceremony.
Seventeen
members
were
given
promotions by the Chapter’s Commanding Officer, Captain Lisa Pruitt.
VRCN Captain Robin Wynans presented
the annual ship awards. Six members
received community service awards,
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fourteen members received attendance
awards, five members received away
mission awards, seven members received
distinguished service to the chapter
awards,
two
members
received
distinguished service to the region
and/or STARFLEET awards, one
member received the Ambassador Sarek
award for recruiting, and seven members
received the scholarship award. Cadet
Petty Officer 2 Alex Johnston received
the Cadet of the Year award. Senior Chief
Petty Officer John Montgomery received
the Enlisted Member of the Year award.
Commodore Sam Black received the
Officer of the Year award. Ensign Phillip
Johnston received the Member of the
Year award.
A fun time was had by all and everyone
looks forward to next year. If you are in
the neighborhood next year, come join
us for all the fun and fellowship.
FIRST
Left: The Marine Color Guar
2002 Region Summit. Right: R
1 Robin Pillow and Mike Wil
Region 1) enjoy themselves w
SECOND
Left: Region 2’s Danny Potts
Great Dalmuti contest. Cente
displays her rendition of the
(!) bricks, which was sold off i
Right: Jo Banister of Borg –
in STARFLEET!
REGION 2 SUMMIT
Adcock and Jill Rayburn
Ok, everyone say “Limburger!”: Astronaut Winston Scott and Region 7’s Hartriono
B. Sastrowardoyo pose for a picture (see the accompanying article on page 33).
Photo courtesy of Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo
DAYNE CLARK SHOWS THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT
Words and Pictures By Rear Admiral Keira Russel-Strong • CO, USS Alioth
ROW
rd presents the Colors at the
Regional Coordinator, Region
son of the USS Aries (also of
while visiting in Region 2.
D ROW
s is crowned King of the R2
er: Danny’s wife Denby Potts
Region 2 Logo done in Lego
in the events charity auction.
– another Borg drone adrift
The Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake
City, UT hosted the world. Some of the
hosts were from the USS Alioth stationed
in Orem/Provo, UT. Our most active
member was Midshipman Dayne Clark.
Originally from Montana, Dayne said
moving to UT was the best thing that he
could have done. He never would have
had the chances in Montana that he has
had here in UT.
Dayne is an active Red Cross member
who spent three weeks at Ground Zero in
New York City helping with the disaster
there. He has applied to go back to New
York, but would also be happy helping
with the flooding in the South.
In UT Dayne worked for the Olympics
with the Red Cross and the Utah Olympic
Public Safety Command. After the
Olympics were over Dayne received
a trophy (as seen in the photo) and
a certificate indicating what a great
volunteer he had been. From the UOPSC
he received a certificate, a jacket, and
some other fun stuff.
Dayne is also an active member of the
local ham radio clubs that work with
public safety organizations. Dayne is
a member that really portrays some of
the best in STARFLEET, and the crew
aboard the USS Alioth is glad to have
him as a member.
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FORCECOM has been busy,
as always, for the month of March.
There have been some changes in
personnel, the latest stats for the Corps
have been complied, and we’re getting
near the beginning of another reporting
period. It is here where I would like to start:
Reporting:
About the most important job FORCECOM
does is to keep track of everyone who
considers themselves a member of the Corps.
As all of you know, this is achieved through
the reporting process, starting with MSG
OIC and ending up with me. Therefore this
process, as you probably realize, is quite
important to me.
There are a few issues I would like to bring to
the forefront with reporting. They are things
that I’ve noticed that are done consistently
which can be improved on. In no way am
I singling out anyone here; the majority of
what I’ve seen I’ve been pleased with.
• GET THEM IN! Yes, this is rather obvious.
But I can’t stress enough the importance
of getting your report in, and getting it in
on time. I rely on these reports to give an
accurate picture of the Corps. If you’re not
consisting reporting, then there is the danger
of your unit disappearing. Even getting a
report in late makes you run the risk of
deactivation. Deactivating units is one of the
more unpleasant duties I do. I don’t like it
and would everything I could to make sure
a unit stay alive. But for me to help you, you
have to help me. As you’ll see at the end of
my report, we’re running an 81% reporting
rate. I think that can dramatically improve,
and I will be brainstorming on ideas to get
that number up!
• Make sure the report is complete. What I
mean by complete is that all the fields are
filled out! If there is no info for a particular
portion of the report, say so (i.e. if your unit
received no awards, write “no awards this
period”). This shows me that the unit CO
took the time to go over his or her activities
for the last two months.
• Information. On one hand, I want to
make sure your report is complete and all
information that is needed be included.
On the other hand, I don’t want to see an
overload of information in a particular
section of a report where it’s not needed. So
when you’re filling out your report, make
sure you include what’s needed but don’t
overdo it.
And I’ll stress it again: please make sure you
get them in!
BDE Business:
• We’ve had some command changes at
the BDE level during the month of March!
I want to welcome the new BDE OICs to
their position:
Wayne Killough Jr. of the 12th BDE
Anthony Leopard of the 1st BDE
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THE FORCE IS WITH YOU...
MSG, 99th MEU
By Lt. Colonel Joost Ueffing
CO, Force Command, SFMC
Great Barrier Expedition - Brian Schreur,
Richard Passmore
Greg Fitzsimmons of the 17th BDE (in
temporary command).
• As of this date I have not received any
applications for positions for the 15th BDE
OIC position. Therefore I am going to close
the application process and have MSGs
report directly to FORCECOM until there is
sufficient membership strength in the BDE
to warrant a BDE OIC again.
• Work continues on the BDE OIC Guide. I
have now set a deadline for the completion
of this document. If all goes well, a final
draft of the document will be ready for the
International Muster at San Jose in August.
Other Business
• In conjunction with SUPCOM we are
revamping the SFMC Brochure. Our hope is
to have this done and ready by the end of
April, if not sooner.
Late Breaking News: FORCECOM is in the
process of opening up the 19th BDE! This
corresponds with the Region 19, covering
all countries in Asia . This, to this officer’s
knowledge, will be the first time we will ever
have had the 19th BDE running!
That’s about it for my soapbox speech. Below
are the latest stats for the Corps.
State Of The Corps (*)
As Of January 31, 2001 (**)
FORCECOM welcomes the latest members
to the Corps: Jason Batts, Gerald Stephens,
Eric Davis, Don Willits, Gerry Willits, Jake
Willits, Sam Willits, Sue Willits
FORCECOM bids farewell to the following
and hope their time in the SFMC was
memorable: Adam Zalonis, Emory Ellard,
Dave James, Tiffany James, Dakota Cook, Jen
Cantrell, Gordon Stansberry
Current Membership Reported:
Last period: 542 (active and reserve)
This period: 616 (active and reserve)
An increase of 14% over the last reporting
period.
Brigades Reporting: 12
Brigades Listed: 12
Marine Strike Groups Reporting:
Last period reported: 88
Last period listed: 109
Report rate: 81%
Marine Strike Groups Deactivated: 2
The following Marine Strike Groups did
not file a report to their BN or BDE CO (If
you feel this is in error please e-mail me
at coforcecom@sfi-sfmc.org): 130th, 177th,
188th, 202nd, 203rd, 216th, 225th, 242nd,
271st, 272nd, 276th, 282nd, 295th, 299th,
668th, 678th, 696th
The following marines received awards
during the Period of December, 2001 January 2002:
1st BDE
Academic Excellence - Scott Jensen
Great Barrier - Clay Fallis
Honor Guard - Clay Fallis, John “Kiwi”
Kane, Dennis Rayburn, Christina Runewicz
Community Service Commendation - John
Upp, Char Hughes, Paul Wheeler, Ben
Redding, Anthony Leopard, Linda Oakley
Prentares - Anthony Leopard, Greg
Franklin
Good Conduct - Jill Rayburn, Dennis
Rayburn, Greg Franklin,
Marine Proficiency - John Kane
Joint Service - Ben Redding, Anthony
Leopard, Linda Oakley
2nd BDE
Embassy Duty - Alice Strange
Great Barrier Expedition - Alice Strange,
Chyrstal Ware
Joint Service Ribbon - Alice Strange
Communications Service Award - Alice
Strange, Chyrstal Ware
Good Conduct Medal - Alice Strange,
Chyrstal Ware, Curtis Strange
Professional Development Award - Alice
Strange
Meritorious Unit Citation - 683rd MSG
3rd BDE
Honor Guard - Christina Clevenger, Matt
Hill, Matt Wabindato, Corey Stevenson
4th BDE
Silver Nebula - Chris Esquibel
Good Conduct - Jim Monroe
This period reported: 96
This period listed: 119
Report rate: 81%
Recruiters Badge - Truman Temple, Jim
Monroe
Marine Strike Groups Formed: 4
Meritorious Unit Citation - 1st MSG, 21st
Marine Honor Guard - Brian Schreur, James
Wilson, Richard Passmore
5th BDE
Brigade Service Commendation - Norman
E. DeRoux
Legion of Valor - 521st MSG
Shield of Valor - Nadine Romero
Cross of Valor - Norman E. DeRoux
7th BDE
Leader’s Commendation - Sanford
Berenberg, Patrick Comune, Geraldine
Sylvester
Community Service Citation - Sanford
Berenberg, Martin A. Lessem, Tony Rowley,
Larry Niegut, Geraldine Sylvester, Dean
Rogers, Ed DeReggiero, Gerri Wampler,
Dave Singleton, Jessica Coyle
Cross of Valor - Sanford Berenberg
Sword of Valor - Larry Niegut
Shield of Valor - Geraldine Sylvester
Star of Valor - 791st MSG
Legion of Valor - Ed DeReggiero
12th BDE
Professional Development Ribbon - Wayne
Morrison
Recruiting Award - Wayne Morrison
17th BDE
Academic Excellence - John Roberts
Initial Entry Ribbon - David Cerame
BDE Service Award - Jack Kern
Community Service Citation - David
Reustle, Deb Kern, David Cerame, John
Roberts, Susan Cerame
Embassy Duty - John Roberts (x 2), Mike
Deflets (x 2)
Great Barrier - Mike Deftlets, John Robert,
Greg Fitzsimmons, Bob Bulkley, Pat Stewart
Joint Service Award - Susan Cerame, John
Roberts
(*) All information reported is as accurate
as possible, however I am human. If you see
a mistake let me know at coforcecom@sfisfmc.org
(**) As the Corps database is still under
construction the figures concerning that is
not listed in this report.
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THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 110 – APRIL/MAY
Please send any feedback to: aod@sfi-sfmc.org
REPORTING 101: MSG REPORTING FOR BEGINNERS
Major General Wade Olson and Lt. Colonel Joost Ueffing• STARFLEET Marine Corps
Artwork by Commodore David Pipgras • STARFLEET Region 5
This document is to explain and demonstrate
how to properly fill out the various SFMC
report forms. Reporting information is the
main reason Battalion, Brigade and Division
OICs exist. Unit OICs jobs are a little more
involved but reporting and representing the
troops is the most important part of it. It’s
called “supporting the troops”. If you are not
reporting you’re not supporting and if your
troops are not supported then they are not
getting the full potential of enjoyment from
the SFMC.
Each section of the report form is explained
in detail on how each level should fill out that
section. But with properly submitted forms
it’s as simple as cut and paste with very little
additional information to add. In the past some
Battalion and Brigade OICs have accepted
unit reports that simply say, “no changes this
period.” They should not be allowed. The
SFMC only asks one thing of the unit OICs
and that is to turn in a properly filled out
report once every two months. When they
are not willing to do that it’s like saying, “I
want the fancy title but I don’t want to do the
work.” We don’t ask much, only that all of the
Marines in the Corps get the representation
and support they deserve.
Unit Reporting
The unit report is the most important in
the chain. That is where all the numbers,
activities, etc. originate. The Battalion and
Brigade reports are simply compilations
of the information from the units in their
geographical area. Without this information
the other reports are useless. With properly
submitted unit reports we can keep track of
nicknames, slogans and mottoes more easily
so no other unit duplicates them unknowingly.
We know what activities are being participated
in so ideas can be given to other units. We
know when Marines have gone the extra
mile so we can issue awards, banners and
streamers. If the SFMC is giving out streamers
to all units that participated in a particular
event and a unit chimes in saying, “Hey, why
didn’t we get one. We participated too?”, we
may decline to issue one due to the fact that
there’s no proof from the unit reports. It’s easy
for people to jump on a bandwagon. If you’re
doing something make it known by sending
in a report stating your activities. Unless you
have a good reason you should not report late,
but if you need to you should contact your
BN OIC (or BDE OIC if your Battalion has no
OIC) BEFORE your deadline and explain. At
the Battalion (or Brigade) OICs discretion he
can allow for late reports with no penalty.
STARFLEET Marine Corps
Unit Report Form
The information request on the unit report for
consist of the following fields:
Section One:
Unit Number (ID); Report for Month of:
Section Two: Filing Data
Reporting Date; Unit Type (MSG, MEU, etc.);
Unit Branch (Aerospace, etc.); Nickname and
Motto.
or 0010.01.
Section Three: Officer In Charge Data
Unit OIC Name and Rank; Address; City, ST,
Zip; Phone*, and Email;
Unit Type (MSG, MEU, etc.): There are two
unit types: Marine Strike Groups (MSGs), and
Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs). You can
spell it out or give the acronym; Marine Strike
Group or MSG.
Unit DOIC Name and Rank; Address, City,
ST, Zip; Phone*, and Email.
Listing of Marines (Active/Reserve).
Section Four: Chapter Data
STARFLEET Chapter; Chapter NCC:; Chapter
CO (Name and Rank); Address, City, ST, Zip;
Phone*, and Email.
Section Five: Unit Roster
(Names only unless recent addition)
Name; Rank; SCC Number; Address, City, ST,
Zip; Phone*, and Email.
* Denote whether private or published phone
number. A point of contact by phone is
required.
Section Six: Personnel Data
Changes to the Unit Roster (Recruits/
Discharges)
Change in Unit Leadership (state changes)
Awards Issued (award and recipient)
Awards Requested (award and nominee)
Courses Passed (course and graduate)
Section Seven: Mission Data
Activities in the Past 60 Days:
Activities Planned for the Next 60 Days:
Comments/Problems/Suggestions
Section Eight: Signatures
Reporting Officer and Unit OIC.
Explanation Of The Unit Report Form
I hate to point out the obvious but I as I
stated above I would explain, in detail, every
section.
Section One
Unit Number (ID): Though we could probably
figure this out on our own it’s nice to be able
to tell at a glance. It can be spelled out or given
as a number, i.e.; 674, 674th, Six Seventy Four
or Six Seventy Fourth. It should be followed
by your Battalion and Brigade; 674th, 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Brigade. (using abbreviations is
acceptable, 3rd BN (3BN); 2nd BDE (2BDE).
Report for month of: All that is required
here is the month and year the report is to be
turned in. If it’s due on October 1, 2000 then
you would write “October, 2000”.
Section Two: Filing Data
Reporting Date: This is where the date you
actually sent the report is listed. You can
write it any way you wish, military, civilian
or stardate. If your reporting on October 1,
2000 you can write it like that, 1 October 2000,
Unit Branch (Aerospace, etc): There are eight
Branches of service within the SFMC, though
there may be several Branches represented
in your Unit you should submit the MAIN
Branch your Unit serves; Aerospace, Armor,
Combat Engineers, Infantry, Mecha, Medical,
Special Operations or Support.
Nickname: Every Unit should have a
nickname that describes the unit, i.e. “Hell
Hounds.”
Motto: If your unit has a motto you should
include it here, i.e. “Let loose the dogs of
war.”
Section Three: Officer in Charge Data
The Address and contact information to
be filled out here should be fairly selfexplanatory. It is imperative that this
information is confirmed each reporting
period.
Marines (Active/Reserve): This can be
entered like this, “13/42”. The first number
representing how many Active Marines are in
the Chapter and the Second representing how
many Reserve, separated by a “/”.
Section Four, Chapter Data
STARFLEET Chapter, etc: Again, this should
be fairly self-explanatory. If you have all
this info we would like to have it. We need
the Chapter, CO’s name and email address or
some other form of contact if they don’t have
email. Since the CO has ultimate control over
whether a Unit can exist on his ship we have
to confirm that all’s well sometimes.
Section Five, Unit Roster
Here you should simply include a list of names
of everyone in the Unit.
Though the information is asked for it’s
really only there for submission of contact
information of new members. You do not
need to include this info for everyone in the
unit only people that you are adding to the
Forces Command Database since the last
report period. We absolutely NEED a roster
for EVERY unit in the Corps EVERY Reporting
period.
Section Six, Personnel Data
Changes to the Unit Roster (Recruits/
Discharges): If you’ve added new personnel
to the unit since the last report period, you
should enter the amount in the first part.
Likewise if you’ve had personnel resign
or move you should include the amount
in the second part, i.e. “1/2” (1 recruit / 2
discharges).
Changes in Unit Leadership (state changes):
You should only enter data here if the Unit
OIC has changed since the last report period.
You can state just the new OIC or state both
the old and new, i.e. “Old: Joe Snuffy, New:
Smitty Jones”.
Awards Issued (award and recipient): You
should list each award and what personnel
received it, i.e.: Great Barrier Expedition Joe Snuffy, etc.
Awards Requested (award and nominee): If
you’ve requested awards for personnel and
haven’t heard anything back you should state
them here so they can be addressed, i.e.
Joint Service - Smitty Jones, etc.
Courses Passed (course and graduate): All
Marines who have passed SFMCA courses
during the present reporting period should be
listed along with the course they passed, i.e.
AE-10 - Joe Snuffy, etc.
Section Seven, Mission Data
Activities in the past 60 days: Quite obviously
you would state everything that has been
done in representation of your Unit. Don’t
exclude anything. If one Marine performs a
service such as helping the Red Cross and
represents your Unit in so doing, we want
to hear about it.
Activities planned for the next 60 days: A lot
of things are done at the spur of the moment
but if there’s anything you do regularly like
an Adopt a Highway clean up you should
list it. If you plan on attending a movie as a
group, list it.
Comments/Problems/Suggestions: Believe
me, this part does get read, and everything
listed here WILL be addressed. Anything sent
confidentially will stay that way, problems will
be handled and suggestions will be presented
to the appropriate persons. Please don’t refrain
from sharing this stuff with us; we can’t fix it
if we don’t know it’s broke.
Section Eight, Signatures
Reporting Officer: Yes, OICs, there is such
thing as a reporting officer. If you wish to give
this responsibility to someone in your group,
that’s your prerogative. Especially if your
going to be out of town or have an emergency
arise at reporting time.
(Signature)
Unit OIC: This is not to say that the reporting
officer should sign the OICs name to this
report. He should fill it out and sign it and
send it to the OIC for approval so he can add
his own comments, etc, and to include his
own signature.
Conclusion
I hope this document hasn’t confused you
farther. It’s meant to be a explanation of
how to fill the report out in plain English. If
there’s anything you still don’t understand
or something you think should be changed or
revised, don’t hesitate to contact FORCECOM
with your suggestions or questions.
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IC 2002: THE ROAD TO OUR FUTURE STARTS HERE
By Vice Admiral Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons • IC 2002 Press Relations Officer
Artwork Created by Vice Admiral Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons • STARFLEET Region 17
T minus Three months and counting…
ticktockticktockticktock…. Have you registered
yet?
Sunday, August 4:
Pre-registration for IC 2003
Closing Ceremonies
STARFLEET Region 4 and friends continue
working hard as ever to bring you the 2002
SFI International Conference and SFMC
International Muster! As you know by now,
the event will be held in sunny, scenic San
Jose, California from August 1st through
the 4th at the luxurious 4-Star Doubletree
Hotel. The Doubletree has hosted many
Sci-Fi events (including some major SFI ones
like the 1989 STARFLEET IC) throughout
the years and has a reputation for being
very “fan friendly.”
Please note: there are numerous outdoor
attractions within easy reach of IC 2002 hotel.
Be sure to bring something comfortable if you
enjoy hiking, swimming or just want to spend a
day on the beach. See you on 8/1!
Room rates are only $95.00 per night… quite
a bargain! Did we mention the 505 recently
remodeled guest rooms or the 30,000 sq ft
of meeting and convention space? Add to
that an honest to goodness Sushi Bar, coffee
shop, five different dining options and the
ever-popular watering hole and you end
up with an experience unparalleled in SFI
history!
The San Francisco Bay Area is represented
by a variety of unique landmarks, buildings
and structures. The Golden Gate Bridge,
Alcatraz Island and Fisherman’s Wharf are
but a few of the things that immediately
conjure up images of San Francisco’s distinct
and appealing character. But the rest of the
Bay area, including the cities of Oakland,
San Jose, Berkeley and Santa Clara, also
offers a variety of great attractions and
activities.
Some attractions in the vicinity of the hotel
include Paramount’s Great America theme
park, the Intel Technology Museum and
much, much more! Read on!
Latest Newsflashes…
Here is the International Conference 2002
Preliminary Programming Schedule:
Thursday, August 1:
Check-in for pre-registered members
Offsite dinner & entertainment
Friday, August 2:
EC/AB Meeting
Opening Ceremonies
Away mission to local attractions (see
notes below)
Offsite Dinner
Gaming/Trek Trivia Contest
Saturday, August 3:
General Session
Onsite SFA course assistance
Onsite SFI membership processing
SFA/SFMC Panels
Banquet/Awards Ceremony
Dance
Intergalactic Synthehol Contest
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Dinner Menu is Released!
Dinner Menu:
Saturday, August 3, 2002
House Tossed Salad
French Rolls & Butter
Chicken Toscana
Grilled Breast of Chicken Topped with
Artichoke Hearts And Mushrooms in a
Milanese Sauce Served with Orzo Pasta
Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
OR
Sliced Roast Sirloin with Trio Mushroom
Sauce In a Cabernet Demi-Glaze
Served with Rosemary Potatoes
Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Doubletree Chocolate Chip Cookie
Cheesecake
Freshly Brewed Coffee, Tea and Iced Tea
full page = 80.00.
Space is limited so contact chair@ic2002.org
for more info.
Attention EC/AB Members!
Ed Nowlin (EC/AB Liaison) asks that all
EC and AB members attending contact him
regarding special arrangements/requests
that you might require that he will need
advance notice to arrange. Let him know
at: ecabliaison@ic2002.org. Oh, and Ed
will not be providing the dating service for
those single EC/AB members this year…
Darn!
Slide Show Information
A Power Point “year book” type slide
show is planned for IC2002. This slide
show will be shown during Saturday night
dinner shortly before ceremonies begin.
All members, chapters, and friendly beings
are encouraged to submit pictures. Group
pictures, events, meetings, and any special
club related occasion, including those
funny or wacky pictures taken at those
crazy conferences around fleet are highly
encouraged.
Captions are optional
but highly encouraged. Pictures can be
submitted in electronic form in just about
any format to Larry Barnes, IC2002 Web
Master at: m5@m5-online.com or you may
send hard copies to:
The hotel is now taking reservations!
Call 1-800-222-TREE and specify the
STARFLEET IC 2002 Rate!
Larry A. Barnes
112 N Filbert
Exeter, CA 93221
This and That:
IC 2002 will have a dance on Saturday night.
Our dance will feature professional DJ in a
luxurious, 2,485 sq. ft. ball room.
(Please include SASE to insure your pictures
are returned.)
Internet Ready!
High Speed Internet access via Ethernet is
available in each room!
Transportation
Boyd Harmon, Transportation Chair, asks
that if you are flying in for IC, please contact
him with dates, times, flight numbers and
the like. Email: transportation@ic2002.org
to send him your details.
Attention Webmasters!!!
Logo Banners are now available for your
websites! Please help us promote IC 2002
to your friends and crewmates! Go to
www.ic2002.org and look for the banners
that you can easily copy and plug into your
website!
Advertising
Program Guide Advertising Rates are now
set and are as follows:
¼ page = $20.00
½ page = 40.00 and
Website News
See who’s going: Registration page has been
added to the website so that you can look up
your friends to see if they are registered!!!
IC2002 Announcements List: This is a list for
general news and announcements available
for “Jane Member” to subscribe. This list
can be subscribed to via the IC webpage.
This is a NON interactive list, it is for
distribution of news and announcements
only, and cannot be used for online
discussions.
POLLS: Online Polls have been added. Take
the first Poll and help us decide
what types of away teams you want!!!
Great Stuff Store: A Full line of IC2002
Merchandise is available for purchase.
Sweat Shirts, Tank Tops, Tote Bags, Mugs,
Mouse Pads and more. Be sure to check it
out! Ask Chrissy about our limited edition
Coins and Playing Cards too! http://
www.cafepress.com/ic2002
IC2002 Web Banners: are available for you
to put on your website! Check the IC2002
website for details.
Go To http://www.ic2002.org to check out
these and other updates.
Online Registrations
Online Registration: Online Registration
with Various Registration Options and
Packages are now available online. Online
Registration payments are available through
PAYPAL Only.
Panels & Discussions
Do you have anything to say? Panels and
Workshops are still in planning stages. If
you’d like to preside over a panel, please
contact our contact our Programming Chair,
Jerry Tien at programming@ic2002.org.
Programming Ideas
Things you wanna see? Events your chapter
wants to sponsor? If so, then contact
our Programming Chair, Jerry Tien at
programming@ic2002.org.
We Need You!
Want to Help? We can always use an extra
hand. Any help anyone has to offer is gladly
accepted and appreciated. If you’d like to
volunteer for IC2002, contact the IC Chair,
Chrissy Killian at chair@ic2002.org.
PRICING AND REGISTRATION
Adult Registration (Conference Only)
$35.00
Adult Registration (Conference/Banquet)
$70.00
Child Registration Conference (ages 0-12)
$15.00
Child Registration (Conference/Banquet
$31.00
Adult Saturday Night Banquet Only
$35.00
Child (ages 0-12) Sat. Night Banquet Only
$16.00
Supporting Registration (non attending)
$15.00
So… plan now to attend the SFI International
Conference and SFMC International Muster
now! Our operators are standing by!
“The Road to Our Future Starts Here”
For even more information via US Mail,
write to:
2002 STARFLEET IC 2002
PO Box 4394
Visalia, CA 93278-439
PS. Have you marked your calendar yet?
REGION 2 SUMMIT 2002: THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED
By Pete Mohney with Rich Trulson, Wade Olson and Barbara Paul • STARFLEET Region 2
Region 2 Logo Designed By Danny Hall• STARFLEET Region 2
Throughout the weekend at the Region
2 Summit 2002, this was the feeling that
pervaded the atmosphere. For seven years, the
region has held a summit, and every year has
seemed bigger and better than the last. This
year’s host committee rose to the challenge,
bringing more than 120 STARFLEET members
and guests from 35 chapters from five regions
to the weekend event.
The first attendees trickled in early on
Friday afternoon, socialized in the lobby,
hung out by the pool, and relaxed in their
rooms. Registration opened, the store and
quartermaster were stocked, and gaming
began in one of the panel rooms. The
hospitality suite opened up with a fine
selection of food and drink, and the pace began
to pick up as more attendees arrived.
Much of the group walked across the street for
the 8 p.m. Fleet Admiral’s Dinner, which was
held at a fine Japanese steakhouse. The food
was prepared at the tables by an entertaining
corps of cooks, and everyone left full. After
dinner, three different games began - a Great
Dalmuti tournament (hosted by Pete Mohney),
a round of Who Wants To Be a Trek Millionaire
(hosted by Nick Roche), and Space - The
Game (hosted by Connie Heller). The Dalmuti
tournament had nearly 30 players, and the
final round didn’t end until almost 2:30 in
the morning. The winner, after five years of
losing in the finals, was Danny Potts, CO of
the USS Hephaestus.
The next morning, opening ceremonies began
at 8:30. Summit Chairman Joe Perry, vicechairmen Tonya Spanks and Freddy Heller,
Chief of Summit Danny Potts, Vice-Regional
Coordinator Jennifer Rosbury, Regional
Coordinator Pete Mohney and Fleet Admiral
Les Rickard all spoke briefly. This was followed
by announcements of regional promotions
that had happened in the past year, new
shuttles and newly commissioned chapters,
and then promotions of Captain and higher
were announced. The promotions certificates
had apparently been stolen by gremlins, but
Fleet Admiral Rickard promised they would
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Interactive Achievement Chapter:
USS Drakenfire
Interactive Achievement Individual:
Shaughn O’Connor
USS Rogue Phoenix
Scholastic Achievement
Sydney Marsh
USS Rogue Phoenix
Helping Hands
Shaughn O’Connor
USS Rogue Phoenix
STARFLEET Academy
Achievement
Tina Rideout
USS Draco
be found or replaced. There were quite a few
surprised faces when some of the promotions
were called out! Promoted to Captain were
Phyllis James and Connie Heller; promoted to
Fleet Captain were Ronald Patton, Bill Paul,
Willis Burhans, Joe Perry, Sandy Arrington
and Rebecca Self; promoted to Commodore
were James Brunton and Catherine Ramsey.
The final, and biggest, promotion went
to former R2 RC Kelly Hilliard, who was
promoted to Admiral. A big part of the
presentation was the announcement of
regional recruiting awards. Region 2 added
200 new members in the past twelve months,
and many of the chapters were rewarded
with prizes ranging from patches to Summit
memberships for 2003.
After opening ceremonies were complete, the
panels began. There were four programming
tracks from 10:00 a.m. until 2 p.m., with
everything from Awards Program to Alien
Foods, three panels for command officers, a
live STARFLEET Database update, a first aid
training panel, and much more. There was also
a track of programming for the various Marine
panels. At the Muster they explained about
the Marines to those who were not Marines.
The Commandant issued some awards to
deserving individuals that had served the
Corps with distinction over the past year. They
discussed the changes that had taken place
in the command of the Corps and what had
been accomplished in their offices over the
past several months and where it was like
to go in the near future. They also let the
Marines know about some recent changes
in programs and uniform accoutrements
and some proposals and ideas that had been
put before the General Staff and Steering
Committee. Merchandising was also discussed
and some was on display at the meeting.
There was a break for lunch, during which
Regional Coordinator Pete Mohney made
good on a series of bets he had made with
the region about recruiting 75 or more new
members for the year. In order to pay off on
his bet, he had to swim a length of the hotel
pool, clad in a dress, with his hair colored
Overseas Coupon Program
USS Da Vinci
Commanding Officer
Alice Strange
USS Drakenfire
Officer
Carol Burhans
Dark Silence Station
Enlisted
Bill Mock
USS Rogue Phoenix
green. The crowd, made up disproportionately
of Marines (make of that what you will),
seemed to enjoy it as he strutted and vamped
around the pool, swam about in his best Esther
Williams style, then flung off the soaking wet
dress at the end.
The panels closed down at 3 so that an offsite
play event, which included carpet golf and
bumper cars, could be held. It rained, but it
didn’t rain them out. The indoor facility at
Hollywood Connection was incredible! The
miniature golf course was quite entertaining
with its hazards and novelty. In fact, a few
golf balls went in the river. The Ferris wheel,
bumper cars, and arcade looked perfect for
the youngsters. There was a lazer tag area. If
there had been time and interest, the built in
movie theaters would have made it a great
family fun destination at any time.
The formal banquet began at 7, with everyone
in their best uniforms or suits and dresses. This
was followed by a one-hour auction to benefit
the Summit 2002 charity, the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation, for which more than
$1100 was raised. The evening continued
afterwards with the annual awards ceremony,
where all of the best members and chapters of
the region were recognized and sent on to the
SFI Awards program. The final event of the
evening was the dance and karaoke, which
was suspended for a while so the Wenches of
Risa could test out their newest applicants.
The hospitality suite stayed open all day
and late into the evening, continuing to
provide food and drink, including full meals
and bountiful trays of meat, fruits, snacks,
chocolate, cookies, and more munchables than
you could shake a hungry tribble at. Sandy
Berenberg seemed to have taken up residence
in the suite with his membership processing
computer, and he provided regular updates on
the membership of the region as the weekend
went on.
Sunday morning was scheduled to hold nine
more panels, and the attendees dragged
themselves out of bed and sat in on several
REGION 2 AWARDS WINNERS
The awards winners for the
STARFLEET Region Two Summit 2002 were:
CYBERSPACE AWARDS
NEWSLETTER AWARDS
Most Informative
USS Rogue Phoenix
Best Cover:
USS Hephaestus
Superior Achievement
Region 2 Quartermaster
James Meunch
Best Graphics:
USS Liberty
Best Presentation:
USS Liberty
Junior Member
Nick Mohney
USS Hephaestus
Best Personal
Website
Dallas Vinson
USS Draco
Most Informative:
USS Liberty
Member
Sandy Dolan
USS Continuum
Best Chapter
Website
USS Blackstar
Newsletter
of the Year:
USS Hephaestus
regional leadership panels, a panel on running
a summit, Trek collectibles, Region 2 elections,
uniforms, shuttles, media relations and
community service. Closing ceremonies began
at noon, with the chairmen, regional brass and
Fleet brass thanking everyone for their hard
work. The promotion certificates that had been
intended for the night before were handed out,
including one produced on site to promote
R2 RC Pete Mohney to Rear Admiral, which
was a big surprise for everyone (especially the
RC). This was followed by a number of lighthearted awards, thanks, and short ceremonies
that included everything from the return
of lost bear feet to the serving of a pretend
warrant of arrest on a regional staff member.
At some point during the morning, Marine
Commandant Wade Olson’s truck was ‘plastic
wrapped’ and held, until bail was raised by
his loyal troops. Also during the morning, a
group of people went ‘dumpster diving’ to
find the kill switch from Chattahoochee Station
CO Tonya Spanks’ car, which had accidentally
been thrown away!
The Region 2 Summit 2002 had more attendees
than ever before. It had members from nearly
all R2 chapters, 23 out of 27 - it would have
been 25 out of 27, except for two military
related last-minute cancellations. More than
$1100 was raised for the official charity,
and several other charities received some
significant donations over the weekend,
including a local battered women’s shelter, a
dog rescue, and Polar Bear Swim group that
does charitable work. During the weekend,
about twenty people signed up or renewed
their STARFLEET memberships, which helped
push total R2 membership past the next biggest
region in the organization to make R2 the
second largest region in STARFLEET with 540
assigned members!
The Region Two Summit 2003 will be held
in Madison, Alabama, on March 7-9. Flyers
for the event were passed out during the
weekend, and will be available soon from the
Region Two website at www.region2.org. We
expect next year’s summit to be even bigger
and better than this year’s!
Barbara Paul Superior
Performance Award
Alice Strange,
USS Drakenfire
Pete Mohney,
USS Hephaestus
Rich Trulson,
USS Wernher Von Braun
Josh Ainsworth,
USS Shadow Hawk
Rene Garrido,
USS Blackstar
Steve Gordon,
USS Shadow Hawk
Kelly Meyer,
USS Rogue Phoenix
REGIONAL
COMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER AWARDS
Bill Hart,
USS Triumph
Shuttle of the Year
Shuttle Gasparilla
Freddy Heller,
USS Da Vinci
Brenda Bullock Award
USS Indestructible
Joe Griffin,
USS Draco
Ship of the Year
USS Continuum
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USS CENTURION AND IKA NIGHTBLOOD ATTEND FONTANA PD AND FD KIDS DAY FAIR
By Colonel Cindy Temple • Chief of Communications, USS Centurion • STARFLEET Region 4
Kids Day Fair in Fontana has always
been a event that the members of the IKA
Nightblood have attended and this year
the members of the USS Centurion had the
honor of attending with them.
This event is a way for the community to
come together for the sake of the safety
of children. They had information booths
of every type; from health and safety,
to the local Headstart program to the
representatives of the US Armed Forces.
The kids got a thrill out of seeing the Army,
Navy and Marines. Those men along with
the fire and police officers were the big hit
of the day as you can very well imgine.
The children got to see one of the San
Bernardino County Sheriff helicopters and
they had the chance to climb up inside
and look around. They also got a look at a
Sheriff’s cruiser, fire trucks, an ambulance
and a lot of antique cars that were on
display for the young and the young at
heart. The members of the Police and Fire
Departments took the time to answer the
children’s questions and pose for pictures
with them.
On a funny note, the Centurion is a ship full
of proud STARFLEET Marines. When they
approached the United States Marine Corps
booth, Cyndi Temple proudly showed them
that long into the future the Marines would
still be there. She unzipped her duty jacket
to show them her STARFLEET Marine Corps
t-shirt. If you could have seen the looks on
their faces you would have loved it.
They inquired about the logo and Truman
Temple told them he’d be happy to email the
link to them along with copies of the pictures
taken of them at the event. One of the Marines
who was there was at another event that we
all had attended earlier in the month. It was
a real shock to us to see that he remembered
meeting us and our children. He once again
posed for a picture with the children and of
course, the adults.
As you all know the marines are used to
carrying M-16 rifles, and the silent drill team,
those 10 lb M-1 carbines. Well on this day,
one of them noticed Roy’s Bat’leth and asked
to see it. It was quite a sight to see a 21st
Century Marine holding a weapon from the
24th Century. It was great.
Roy, who’s the leader of the IKA Nightblood,
was all decked out in his Klingon warriors
outfit and took the time to pose for pictures
with any who wanted them. You should have
seen the children’s eyes light up at the sight of
him walking around! Some were scared and
didn’t want to approach him, but many did
and asked all kinds of questions about what
he was wearing and what each item did or
meant.
There was one little girl who was very
fascinated by his ridges and gingerly touched
them, and asked all sorts of questions. Of
course there were some adults who would
make the odd jokes and comments but Roy
was great and played the part to the hilt.
Another hit of the day was Ronald McDonald,
who was there from the local Ronald
McDonald’s House in Loma Linda. He
put on a great show for the kids and
announced to everyone present that as
we all know there is a McDonalds on
the Klingon homeworld. Everyone got a
big laugh out of that when he describe
the different ways you’re greeted at
McDonalds on Earth, Vulcan, Ferengenal,
and of course, Kronos.
For the men in attendance, they got a thrill,
seeing the new Miss Fontana, our own Roy
posed for a picture with the lovely lady.
You should’ve seen the gleam in his eyes.
There was also a band of young children
performing on drums and dancing, as
well as so many other things to do. There
was food and drink for all, games for the
children to play, and a visit from Daffy
Duck and Bugs Bunny as well.
This was a great event, and one that the
Centurion will be attending every year
now as we got the chance to show the
community that Star Trek fans have a love
for children and their community.
Kid-friendly Klingons: Roy Henderson of the IKA Nightblood and a little
girl, fascinated by him and all that he was wearing.
Ten-hut: Lisa Garrison of the IKA Nightblood, Gunny Sargent Flores and
Col. Cyndi Temple of the USS Centurion.
Over 6 Billion Gagh Macs served: Ronald McDonald, Carolyn Henderson
and Roy Henderson (Chancelor K’Teh). Ronald was announcing that there
is a new McDonalds on the Klingon Homeworld.
Paging Duck Dodgers: Bdr. Truman Temple, Chancelor K’Teh, Carolyn
Henderson, James (looking up at Daffy) Robert Knight, Bobby Temple,
and Kimberly Temple.
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TWO WEEKS DOING THE TEXAS TWO STEP IN SAN ANTONIO
By Steve Gordon • Region 2 DJ
Region 3 Logo Created By Brigadier Aaron Murphy• STARFLEET Region 3
The saying goes that everything is bigger
in Texas. Well, I certainly had the perfect
opportunity to find this out. I traveled to the
beautiful city of San Antonio to visit with fine
Fleeters there, including members of the USS
Bexar, Ark Angel, and Victory over the weeks
of December 26, 2001 to January 9, 2002. The
following is my story of this fabulous trip.
It all started when I left my home (again) in
Valley, Alabama on the afternoon of December
25, 2001. This time, I had not packed my usual
trappings of my DJ equipment and a few
clothes for a weekend; this time I was loaded
with two weeks worth of clothes, Christmas
presents, and other things for a two week
trip. Not knowing exactly what the rigors of
being out of my home for that long a period
of time would bring, I packed everything
that I thought I would need, including a few
provisions for a 900-mile drive. This was
different from the Canada trip that I had just
returned from in a few aspects, one most
notably in that I had a lot more clothes.
But everything was essentially the same.
After working almost non-stop to save the
necessary money for the trip, and after
spending Christmas at home with family, I
headed out on a nice late Alabama December
afternoon. I made a necessary stop in Milton,
Florida to pick up the now semi-missing
Towaway Bear Feet for their final road trip.
After spending a few hours resting and visiting
with R2’s Continuum and the Dolans, I headed
out for a long overnight journey.
The first stop that I made was at the Stennis
Space Center, located strangely enough on
the Mississippi/Louisiana state line. The
Towaway bear feet were interested in seeing
the model shuttle there. After stopping a few
more times for gas, rest and food, I arrived in
Houston, TX at 5 am, plenty of time to beat the
post-Christmas rush to the mall I was trying
to find, to meet a friend, and to beat the rush
hour traffic as well. I called Shayne Cohen, a
friend I met online, and told her that I was at
the West Oaks Mall in North Houston. Shayne
is the biggest Nikki deBoer (Ezri Dax) fan
that I have ever met, and we shared pleasant
conversation about Nikki over breakfast there
in the mall. After meeting up with her and
spending a few hours mall roaming/shopping,
we parted company and I headed out for
my final stop, San Antonio. After three more
hours on I-10, I arrived at my somewhat final
destination, only to find out that I was really
LOST. I was trying to find Lakehills, well
over two counties away. Although I was in
San Antonio, I needed to get to Lakehills in
Bandera County.
I called MaryEllen Cook, (AKA MEC) my
hostess for the next two weeks. She gave me
precise directions to her abode there, and
I headed out again. After an exciting ride
through what I found out was the beginning
of the famous “Hill Country,” I arrived at
my destination: the “Lakehills Hilton,” better
known as MEC’s fifth wheel camper. Nice
accommodations even though it did get a bit
chilly at night. I treated it like an extended
camping trip. Anyway, that afternoon who
should show up but the very reason I made
the journey, TJ Arizmendi, of the USS Victory.
As it turned out, TJ was right in the middle of
baking 28, yes 28, cakes for MEC’s daughter’s
wedding that weekend. I caught up with TJ
and we spent the next few days getting to
know more about each other, and I assisted
her as much as I could with the wedding
preparations. MEC treated me to some of the
finest Tex-Mex that the Lakehills area had
to offer, as well as some good old-fashioned
home cooking.
During the next 13 days, TJ and I spent time
touring the San Antonio area. But not all was
fun; I spent a good deal of time looking for a
job and new living accommodations. The first
and foremost thing was a job with Papa John’s
Pizza, there in the San Antonio area. There
General Santa Anna and his army of 1,500
Mexican soldiers. After the Alamo tour, and
spending some bucks in the souvenir shop we
walked to the Lone Star Cafe, located on the
Riverwalk, where we had a wonderful steak
dinner. After dinner, we took in a cruise on the
San Antonio River, on the Yanaguana Cruise
Boats, where we were treated to a history of
the Riverwalk development, the San Antonio
area, and some wonderful stories about some
of the more famous structures in downtown
San Antonio. But the best part of that afternoon
came later that evening, as we went to wait
for a spot at the famous Landing Jazz Club/
Restaurant. I listen to a program on Georgia
Public Radio called “Riverwalk---Live from the
Landing” every week. The program originates
from Jim Cullum’s Landing Restaurant on
the beautiful Riverwalk in downtown San
Antonio. But this was made even more special,
Just remember it, not the John Wayne movie: A picture of the historic Fort
Alamo, located in San Antonio, Texas.
Photo courtesy of Steve Gordon
are 15 restaurants there, and I had my pick of
which to work for. I popped in at the Culebra
Road location (NW San Antonio). I introduced
myself to the manager, submitted my resume
and application, and voilà! Job landed! The
next week, with MEC’s and TJ’s assistance,
I located a lovely apartment community in
which to reside, the Las Cimas Apartments
on Fredricksburg Road in the Medical Center
area of San Antonio. TJ and I spent quality
time together, including what I feel is the
highlight of the trip.
as TJ and I went to try to get into the
Landing, one guess as to who forgot to make
reservations! After waiting with fingers (and
my toes) crossed for approximately an hour,
we indeed got into the Landing, and sat down
to enjoy live hot jazz for several hours, and
champagne at midnight! I got the chance to
meet Jim Cullum and Ron Hockett, two of
the band members. Jim plays cornet, and Ron
plays my favorite band instrument, clarinet. I
even got pics with them (see below). I could
never have asked for a better evening!
On December 31, TJ and I headed to
downtown San Antonio to take in the New
Year’s Eve celebrations, beginning with an
exciting tour of Texas’ most visited landmark,
and a well-known US historical site, the
Alamo. We spent a good couple of hours
touring the remains of the Mission San Antonio
de Valero, and paying our respects to the
Texans who died fighting for freedom against
Other events and sights that we saw and took
in were:
The change of command ceremony in Round
Rock (north of Austin) for the USS Ark Angel
on January 5th.
A tour of the Tower of the Americas, the tallest
structure in San Antonio, the top from which
one can see all of San Antonio, and most of
Bexar, Guadalupe, Medina, Bandera, and
other surrounding counties (on a clear day,
you can just make out Austin).
The wedding of MEC’s daughter, Merydwen,
in Kerrville, a lovely affair one of the
most beautiful weddings I personally have
attended.
A great meal at several of San Antonio’s best
and well known eating establishments, one
being Little Hipp’s, there close to downtown,
with one of the most gigantic cheeseburgers I
have ever TRIED to consume (I lost).
Touring Bandera County and the town of
Bandera, the official “Cowboy Capital of the
World”, shopping for proper cowboy attire
there.
Roaming around San Antonio looking at the
sights and taking in the South Texas winter.
Oh, China Grove, population 949 is just a
small town just outside of San Antonio that
was made famous by the Doobie Brothers
in their 1974 hit of the same name. Just a
coincidence.
But the major reason for my visit to San
Antonio was the aforementioned job/living
accommodations search. After calling the
Georgia/Alabama area home for the majority
of my life, I have decided to make San Antonio
my new home. I do indeed hate to leave many
good Region 2 friends and family behind, but
as the saying goes, life goes on. I decided to
move to the San Antonio area because of the
warm climate year-round (summers are quite
warm I understand, but it is a dry heat), a great
job market, and a good standard of living. I
am looking forward to making San Antonio
my new home, and I hope to be a valuable
asset to the fine folks in Region 3. I still intend
to travel on behalf of Fleet, and still intend
to be present at the IC 2002 in San Jose this
summer.
After all was done, that Monday evening,
January 7, I tearfully said my goodbyes to TJ,
with a promise that I will see her again, at
the Region 2 Summit in Columbus, GA this
March. I did not want to leave, having had an
absolutely fantastic time there in San Antonio.
The next day I loaded the truck, gave my
goodbyes to the Cook clan, and began the long
trip once again home, but for the last time to
Alabama. After another long 15 hour trip, I
pulled into the parking lot of my apartment
complex here in Valley, and reminisced about
the good times that I was able to enjoy there,
deep in the heart of Texas! Next time my
travels take me to the Lone Star state, it will
be as a resident on the move.
By the time this article is printed, I should
already be a resident there in Texas. YEEHAW!
Now to find Brenham (home of the Blue Bell
ice cream manufacturer), La Grange (*NOT*
named for/after the other city here in Georgia,
but home to one of the best rock bands of all
time, ZZ Top), Luckenbach (yes, Luckenbach,
with Waylon and Willie and the boys)...
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For years now as a member of STARFLEET
I’ve enjoyed the shoot em’ up action of
water uzis, Photon, lazer tag, and of course
paintball. I guess it balances out with other
forms of activities like educational programs,
conventions, Ren Faires, movie promotions etc.
It’s just plain fun.
I still recall, during my early days with
STARFLEET when I served on the USS
Avenger, scaring the hell out of some poor
elderly couple when the ship’s “Bomb Squad”
expert and I hopped into an elevator with
our very realistic looking water uzis (this was
before the politically correct times of coloring
your guns orange and pink) during one of
Creation’s famous Turkey Cons. Back when
they were good, or at least better. We learned
never to do that again and felt terrible about
our rather rambunctious indescretion.
WE COME IN PEACE – SHOOT TO KILL!
By Vice Admiral Bob Vosseller • USS Challenger, Region 7
games featuring our favorite local paintball
field in Cookstown NJ three years ago. We play
in March and in November. Our games have
featured participation from the Lady Lex and
the Starlord.
On March 23, the USS Arthur C. Clarke joined
the fray. While our turnout was small, due to
the weather and various other obstacles (work, a
sprained back, the loss of a family member and
a blood clot in the leg can do that to you) our
usual magnificent seven figure was reduced to
the triumphant trio. That included Pat Comune
our ship’s security chief and Clarke’s XO Kirk
Walters who has the added advantage of working
at a paintball field in southern New Jersey.
When most Photon outlets closed down with
their heavy mechanical helmets and vests we
went the Lazer Tag route and Challenger had
a few great games with our NYC chapter the
long defunct USS Tai Shan.
Challenger got into the act with some smaller
Cmdr. Walters is coordinating a special
paintball raffle package that includes a
paintball gun and various other items valued
at over $200. It is $5 a ticket and the proceeds
go to the American Cancer Society. Please help
out this worthy cause. For more information
contact the USS Arthur C. Clarke. Kirk wants
to sell 100 tickets and draw the ticket at Shore
Leave in Maryland this summer.
Getting ready to do “battle”: Pat Comune of the USS Challenger and Kirk Walters
of the USS Arthur C. Clarke prepare their gear.
Photo courtesy of Bob Vosseller
As part of my intended duties as an attendant
of Region 2 Summit in Columbus GA [March
8-10, 2002] I made it a priority to review and
partake of all things culinary while I was
there.
REGION 2 SUMMIT IS A CULINARY SUCCESS
First, let me start by saying that the Hospitality
Suite manned by Region 2 members was
fantastic! Members paid for, manned and
cooked meals for the approximately 130
members at the Summit.
I would also like to mention that the banquet on
Saturday night was attended by nearly everyone
at the Summit. The banquet was buffet style, and
featured pasta, poultry and meat dishes, bread,
desserts, and two salad items (a house and a
Caesar salad). There was plenty of food and
for a large group I believe that the quality was
excellent, service was good, and it was well
worth the time and money. My only complaint
was that the Italian dishes could have had more
ample sauce.
The Suite opened at 7 am on Saturday and
Sunday and offered: a complete breakfast
on Saturday morning, featuring eggs, bacon,
grains and cereals, juice and coffee, and so forth.
Luncheon on Saturday featuring barbecue,
chili, and hot dogs with snacks, condiments,
and soft drinks. All afternoon and early evening
snacks and refreshments Saturday
There was so much food and beverage that
the staff was giving out food and drink items
for attendees to take home. I brought back
to Charlotte two friendship cakes that were
fabulous. More importantly, members who
were on tight budgets didn’t have to leave the
hotel or spend extra money to have meals!
Everyone involved deserves a special thanks,
and I challenge STARFLEET to follow R2’s
lead and adopt this type of hospitality suite for
all regional summits and conferences and for
fleetwide conventions!
By Fleet Captain David Klingman • http://www.fleetfood.org/
I give the Sheraton Four Points
a 4.5-pip rating.
I would also like to recognize a few other
individuals for their culinary contributions:
Wade Olsen, SFMC Commandant and John
Adcock, SFMC Commanding Officer, Support
Command, for mixing drinks at the Fleet Admiral
Mixer on Friday night and again on Saturday.
drinks included “The Patriot”, a red white a blue
layered drink and a series of drinks named for
Tom Clancy novels. We hope to see some of these
recipes available either at the Bartender’s Guild
site or at FleetFood or both.
I give R2 Summit Staff a 5 Pip rating!
I even managed to review two restaurants for
FleetFood while I was at R2 Summit
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We toasted our victories and tried to forget
our mistakes over a late lunch at a nearby
diner, remembering that one of NJ’s pride and
joys is our diners.
Avid paintball players are looking forward to
the PDQ game in May which usually draws a
good number of players from both SF chapters
and independent clubs alike. To prepare for
that event, another game may be scheduled
by the Challenger in April. April 20 being
the only open date. See you on the field
and for more information you can e-mail
FCLtGenBob@aol.com .
Then there were the famous super soaker wars
with our friends from the USS Tai Shan, Matt
Ross, Ken Newman and Jon Pajion.
In recent years, paintball has become a popular
pastime for several 7th Fleet ships. The ISS
Lexington, USS Justice, USS Malverne and USS
Starlord have all taken part in the ongoing
PDQ games hosted by Capt. Pete Quick of the
Independent USS Tempest. The Challenger has
sent some players to Jack Frost Mountain in
Pennsylvania as well. There have always been
stories to tell and Tempest hosts the games
twice a year usually in May and in October.
Justice even has a patch that I have sewn to my
camo although some folks have told me that
now makes it a target.
We played with a bachelor party group who
were just recovering from a party the night
before. That didn’t give us much of a handicap,
as they were pretty good. At least we only
played against half their team. The other half
was on our team. The weather was a bit crisp,
cooler than normal for March but that only
served to keep us alert throughout the day.
We won some, we lost some and we were a
bit of a mess as we exited the field for some
games. Other times we were spotless.
Mikata Japanese Steakhouse
Columbus GA
In any case, paintball, lazer tag (more modern
facilities from the original Photon have now
sprouted up and we play there as well) and
even your occasional super soaker games (of
which the Lexington is somewhat famous for
during Challenger BBQ anniversary bashes)
continue to be popular around R7 and from
what I’ve seen, way beyond. See you on the
field.
Overall, I give the Mikata Japanese
Steakhouse 4 pips.
A Bagel Place
Columbus GA
Price $20-30
Alcohol? yes
Gratuity for large parties? no
Price Under $10
Alcohol? no
Gratuity for large parties? no
Choosing a restaurant for a large group dinner at
a summit or conference is problematic, especially
when 60+ people walk into a restaurant on a
Friday night at 8 pm.
Well, at the R2 Summit 2002 in Columbus GA,
that very thing happened - 60+ people walked
into Mikata, a Japanese steak house/hibachi/
sushi bar for the “Fleet Admiral Dinner.” The
choice was a good one. Rapidly filling four or
more hibachi tables, we managed to be served
expediently and of course with hibachi flair.
Generally, the food was good, not outstanding,
and the staff had some issues with English;
however the food was plentiful, the hibachi
style was omnipresent and entertaining, and
despite some drink refill issues, the service and
food were generally to the liking of everyone
involved.
Paired with the fact that the restaurant was across
the street from the R2 Summit hotel, the Four
Points Sheraton Columbus GA, it was a wise
choice for both a summit location and dinner
expedition.
You wouldn’t expect to find a good bagel place
in Columbus Georgia, especially if you’re a
New Yorker. However, I discovered a pretty
decent bagel place across the street from the
Sheraton Four Points in Columbus GA (during
the R2 Summit 2002) and managed to sample
both their sandwiches and bagels.
The lunch sandwich I had was a marinated
chicken breast with honey mustard sauce
served on a kaiser, the breakfast was a plain
bagel with cream cheese. Both tasty, both
made to order.
A good quick place to get a bite and just
another reason for having another event at
the Sheraton Four Points near Columbus
Airport.
I give “A Bagel Place” 4 pips as well.
In conclusion, once again - kudos to the R2
Summit staff – I certainly plan to go back!
LAUNCH AND DINNER WITH
ASTRONAUT MARSHA IVINS
By Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo • Shuttle Poteidaia, Region 7
Photo Courtesy of NASA
Marsha Ivins enthralled audiences at
the Center for Engineering Education
Research, Villanova University on
February 19th, where she spoke about
her experiences as an astronaut.
Sponsored by the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the
presentation was preceeded by dinner.
Ms. Ivins is a graduate of the former
Nether Providence (now known as
Strath Haven) High School, Wallingford,
so this was also a visit home for her. “I
wanted to be an astronaut since I was
10, when I saw Alan Shepard’s flight,”
she said. “My parents were amazingly
indulgent. Not that they were happy
about it, but they said, ‘Whatever you
want to do, we’ll support you.’ Except
for my mother, who, when I called and
told her I got assigned to my last flight,
said, ‘Why do you hate me?’” Ms. Ivins
joked.
Ms. Ivins was one of 17 astronauts
selected in 1984, and one of 10 mission
specialists in that class. Women were
first admitted to the astronaut corps
in 1978, and on that subject, she said,
“I didn’t think of it as being a woman
versus being a man. I wanted to be what
I wanted to be. The problem was that
back in the ‘60s, astronauts were jet
pilots. And at the time they weren’t
taking women as jet pilots. But they
were in engineering. So I thought, all
right, I’ll be an engineer. So I didn’t think
about gender one way or another.”
She is a veteran of five spaceflights and
1320 hours in space. Her first spaceflight
lasted 11 days in 1990, the STS-32R flight
of Columbia. That flight deployed one
of the last commercial satellites from
the shuttle and also retrieved the Long
Duration Exposure Facility, deployed
six years earlier by Challenger. She has
also been on flights where:
• The European Retrievable Carrier
satellite was deployed and the concept
of the Tethered Satellite System tested
(STS-46)
• The second US microgravity laboratory
flew (STS-62); a docking with the Russian
Mir space station was achieved, the fifth
in the program (STS-81)
• The US laboratory module Destiny
was delivered to the International
Space Station as well as supplies and
equipment to the resident Expedition-1
crew (STS-98)
“I wanted to fly on all four shuttles,
but that didn’t work out. I flew three
missions on Atlantis and two on
Columbia.” (The other orbiters are
Discovery and Endeavour, Challenger’s
replacement.)
Currently, Ms. Ivins is the crew
representative for space station stowage,
habitability, logistics, and transfer issues.
“When we’re not training for a flight,
we support the flight in other respects.
I’m the ‘Queen of Stuff’,” she explained.
“I am the one who figures out how to
pack a hundred pounds of stuff into
a two-pound bag. I’m the one who
organizes it so when the crew gets it on
board, it’s in the right order and labeled
properly. Think of the space station as
a house with no closets. It has a lot of
tools, but no closets. My job is to dig a
hole in the living room, as it were, and
provide closet space.” When asked if
she was training for a sixth flight, Ms.
Ivins stated with a smile, “I’m done now,
much to my mother’s relief.”
TO THE STARS WITH
ASTRONAUT WINSTON SCOTT
By Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo
Shuttle Poteidaia, Region 7
Former astronaut Winston Scott gave a
presentation at the Leffler Chapel and
Performance Center, in Elizabethtown
College, Elizabethtown, PA, on February
20th, on the topic of “To the Stars:
Achieving Your Dreams”. February
20th was also the 40th anniversary of
the United States’ first manned orbital
mission, conducted by John Glenn
aboard the Mercury capsule Friendship
7. Mr. Scott began the presentation with,
“This is not a lecture this morning. There
will not be a quiz at the end of the period.
I hope this presentation will be fun for
you, as well as both inspirational and
motivational.” It was.
Selected in 1992, and one of less than a
dozen African-American astronauts, Mr.
Scott is a veteran of two shuttle flights.
On his first, a 1996 Endeavour flight
(STS-72), he spent almost seven hours on
two spacewalks - called EVAs, for ExtraVehicular Activities - to demonstrate
and evaluate techniques which would
be used in the construction of the
International Space Station (ISS).
His second, a 1997 Columbia flight
(STS-87), also featured two EVAs. Mr.
Scott showed a video from his STS-87
flight. “This video was not produced
in Hollywood, it was not done by
Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, it was
produced by the crew of the STS-87.
Our primary mission was the study of
microgravity. We also had a 3000 pound,
ten million dollar satellite called Spartan
whose mission was to observe the Sun’s
corona and take measurements of that
corona. The satellite’s attitude control
system did not function properly and
in an attempt to regrapple it, we had a
problem with the shuttle’s robotic arm.
We inadvertently tilted that satellite and
it began a slow spin,” he said. “Now,
that spin was only about two degrees
per second, but it was coupled on all
three axes, so you had complex motion
on a 3000 pound satellite. The motion
was such that we could not grapple it
with the shuttle’s robotic arm. Therefore,
my spacewalking partner and I had to
do a manual capture of that satellite.”
These two spacewalks totaled close to
13 hours. All total, Mr. Scott has spent
590 hours in space.
Marsha does it all: Circle the earth, juggle camera parts at zero g and
maintain a reasonably good hairdo? No problem!
“The biggest reason I decided to
become an astronaut was because it was
something exciting to do,” stated Mr.
Scott. “From a professional standpoint it
was nice next step to what I was already
doing in the Navy, as a Navy pilot.
But also I saw it as a way to contribute
to society. I think different people
contribute in different ways. You have
artists, you have musicians, you have
writers, politicians, and so on. I think
being an astronaut and doing the
experiments that we do on board on
the space shuttle is a way to contribute
to society. I mean that sincerely. We
don’t do it for money. You don’t do it
for fame. The original seven astronauts
were famous, but nobody knows who
we are today. You truly do it because it’s
a challenge, and it’s something you want
to do. I think it’s extremely important
that we all, no matter what walk of
life, we contribute something back to
society.”
In 1999 he retired from NASA and the
US Navy and is now Vice President
for Student Affairs at Florida State
University, where thirty years ago he
graduated with a BA in Music. “This is
the kind of thing you can’t do forever,”
he explained. “Most of us fly in space,
you’re an astronaut for a few years,
then we go off and do something else.
And I decided to do that. I have 27
years in aviation and aerospace. And
the opportunity came to become a vicepresident back at my university, and it’s
a wonderful opportunity. It came at
a time when I was free, and I had
done everything in space that you can
do, except walk on the moon. And we
haven’t sent people to the moon in years.
So in that respect, I had accomplished
everything I had wanted to accomplish.
But, you never truly leave the astronaut
office. I’m still involved in the space
program, just on a different level. I
belong to some boards, some national
boards, some statewide space boards,
some aeronautics boards, and I still
participate in aerospace education for
students. So I’m still involved very
much.”
He then showed a slide of the STS-87
crew portrait. “Anybody see any
pictures of the original seven astronauts?
They all look alike, like septuplets. Those
are the old days. Look at this crew.”
And he introduced them. “K. C. Chawla,
from India. Kalpana Chawla is a whole
lot of name, we just called her K. C. K. C.
has a PhD in aeronautical engineering.
Steve Lindsey - US Air Force. Kevin
Kregel - US Air Force. Leonid Kadenyuk
is actually General Leonid Kadenyuk
from the Ukraine. He was a Soviet
Union fighter pilot. And three of us were
American fighter pilots. We’re now all
together, flying in one spacecraft. Takao
Doi. Actually, Dr. Takao Doi. He has
PhD in aeronautical engineering from
Japan. Talk about a multicultural crew.
That’s what space is all about, that’s the
way it’s always going to be, and that’s
the way it should be.”
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TIME PIECE
Major General Robert J. Jackson • SFMC Department of Temporal Invesitgations
Artwork by Commodore David Pipgras • STARFLEET Region 5
Time’s but our plaything,
whose toys are divine.
- Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Hardly.
Time is not an oddity for our amusement,
or rather, it should not be. While we have
mastered the very forces of nature - earth,
air, fire and water as well as the realms of
space itself, many consider Time equally
malleable.
Once thought to be the realm of fantasy
and science-fiction writers, travel through
time (actually travel into the Past) became a
reality. With that reality came tremendous,
some would say awesome, responsibility.
A responsibility not only to ourselves, but
also to those yet to come. To maintain the
order of the Past, so our future remains
an infinite number of possibilities. A
responsibility that some would deem to
ignore for their own personal benefit.
Some of these less responsible beings are
simply ignorant of the possible damage
they could do to the Timeline. Their
intentions are good, but as we know, good
intentions pave the road to Hell. In this
case a temporal event that could change
billions and billions of lives. Others, equally
irresponsible, but whose intentions are
only for themselves are quite aware of what
they do, and do so for purely for their own
benefit to the detriment of us all.
That’s where we come in.
My name is Robert James Jackson. I have been
known by many names, in many places, but this
is my true name. My friends call me “Robb”,
“RJ” or “Jacks” (only my mother calls me
“Robin” – don’t ask). My enemies call me
“trouble” and other names less suitable for
this medium.
Officially, I am the Section Chief, Defense;
Operations Branch of the Federation’s
Department of Temporal Investigations.
Unofficially, I head up the group known
as “TimePiece.” To the general public, my
associates and I are merely Field Research
Historians for the DTI. But that is only our
cover story.
Technically part of the Federation Science
Council, DTI is a civilian organization
entrusted with the monitoring for unauthorized
incursions as well as investigating reports of
temporal anomalies. TimePiece, on the other
hand, is organized as a quasi-military group
and entrusted with defense of the timeline
against invasion and tampering. The work of
TimePiece is highly classified, the missions
always covert, and usually very black.
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As an integral part of the DTI, TimePiece has
access to the most advanced technology in the
Federation and wide-reaching authority to
protect the existence of the United Federation
of Planets and “established” history in any
way possible. In reality, we are what some
would call “time cops.” Titles are unimportant,
and job descriptions vary depending on the
assignments.
The Moving Finger writes;
and having writ,
Moves on: nor all they Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to conceal half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a word of it.
And that inverted Bowl we call the Sky
Whereunder crawling coop’t we live and
die,
Lift not thy hands to it for help - for It
Rolls impotently on as Thou or I.
- Omar Khayyam
History
Shortly after the “Guardian Incident”
and its proof that time travel existed, the
Federation appointed a group to study
the possible effects time travel might
have on the timeline. The Chronal
Assessment Committee (CAC), a subgroup
of the Federation Science Council, was
commissioned to study the theories of
time travel, their possible consequences
and report its findings to the Federation
Council. CAC worked closely with the
Anomalous Physics Group (APG) of the
Science Council in developing practical
time-travel technologies for Federation
uses. After the Darvash Crisis of 2298, the
Council merged CAC and the Temporal
Physics Subgroup of the APG into the
Department of Temporal Investigations.
In the early 24th century, DTI’s
responsibilities expanded to include
monitoring the timeline for any indications
of tampering or unauthorized trips through
time that might impact on the present.
Agents of DTI investigated independent
scientists on Federation worlds conducting
time-travel experiments. Those experiments
judged too dangerous to the stability of
the continuum were discontinued, while
others were brought under the aegis of the
department and given additional resources.
The strict regulations of DTI were one of
the factors that led scientist Paul Manheim
to leave Earth for Vandor IV, where he
could continue his unorthodox experiments
involving time and gravity.
Currently, DTI serves as the regulatory
body controlling all time travel research
and technology in the Federation. DTI field
agents investigate all reports of temporal
anomalies, rifts, and other phenomena.
DTI also investigates the reports of Fleet
officers and other Fed personnel involved
in temporal incidents of any kind, to
determine any possible damage to the
timeline and how, or if, it can be repaired.
With the possibilities of outside agencies
tampering with the timeline, the Defense
Section of the DTI was authorized
additional military capabilities. At some
point, “TimePiece” became the unofficial
name. The unit acts as the actual
“protector“of the timelines by sending
operatives (or StopWatch teams) into the
past to investigate temporal anomalies
there, and to protect certain historical
events from being altered by any outside
agency, including accidental changes to
the timeline.
To assist TimePiece in its long-term
protection of critical temporal cruxs, a
number of operatives are assigned to
semi-permanent Downtime assignments.
Many of these operatives are actually
recruited from their assigned time period
(See Observers).
Organization
While TimePiece is part of the DTI, its actual
work is as far outside DTI’s normal mission
parameters as DTI’s is outside the normal
Science Council purview. DTI’s liaison
duties to STARFLEET and local planetary
governments keep it in more of the
public eye. This kind of public knowledge
would hinder the ability of TimePiece
to successfully complete its mission.
The Federation Assembly considers the
protection of the timeline a matter of
utmost importance, and has given DTI
all the latitude possible to do its job. The
Federation Security Council increased
this latitude to nearly carte blanche for
TimePiece.
Operations
The Department of Temporal Investigations
covers very large “territory”: the whole of
the timeline and, technically, the potential
infinity of parallel timelines, although these
rarely impinge in DTI’s normal affairs. The
Department conducts four primary types
of operations: Research into history, time
and temporal technology; Investigation
of time travel and temporal phenomena;
Rescue of persons affected by temporal
phenomena; and Defense of the timeline
against alteration or invasion.
Defense
The DTI’s final, and most vital, function is
protecting the timeline against accidental
or intentional alteration, or potential
invasion from other time periods or
parallel timelines. This is also the
Department’s most difficult task, since
temporal alterations can so often be
unpredictable. To aid the DTI in its defense
of the timeline, a series of quantum-
resonance detector satellites are in orbit
around the five charter worlds (Earth,
Vulcan, Andor, Tellar and Alpha Centauri)
as well as other key Federation worlds
and major starbases. Any indication of
other time-travelers operating in the
timeline activates alerts the DTI. TimePiece
immediately dispatches an operative (or
StopWatch team) from the nearest DTI
facility to investigate the penetration of the
timeline and to prevent any alterations.
StopWatch teams wait on standby twentyfour hours a day for emergency missions
into the past.
Provided the operatives are dispatched
“before” any alterations in the timeline
are made (measured in absolute time from
the moment the penetration was detected),
there is a chance they can prevent any
contamination. TimePiece operatives have
protected the timeline from alteration
on numerous occasions, with the general
populace of the Federation completely
unaware of their actions.
Headquarters
The Infinity Station, a special orbital facility
in geo-sync orbit of Forever World, is
the headquarters for the Infinity Project
and TimePiece. Here, station personnel
monitor information coming from the
various quantum detection satellites as well
as SADA. Intervention alerts are broadcast
from the facility to StopWatch teams as
well as independent operatives. In addition
to its defense mission, station personnel
are also involved in research.
Since the DTI’s main charter is research
into time and time-related phenomena,
it is only logical that the bulk of its work
involves research. The Department divides
research into two categories: Historical
and Temporal. Most of the research done
on Infinity Station is historical in nature
and centers mainly around the Guardian
of Forever. Members of the Infinity Project
have studied the Guardian since its
discovery in 2267, but the work proceeds
slowly due to the Guardian’s enigmatic
nature and the Federation’s extreme caution
in dealing with it. The Infinity Project is
also involved with research into temporal
technology. Some of this research led to the
discovery of the Trans-Finite propulsion
system.
The location of the Guardian, Infinity
Station and Forever World itself is highly
classified and has a Level 9 SECLAR
by order of STARFLEET Command (and
upheld by the Federation Security Council).
The Council even considers the mere
existence of Guardian a secret. The Security
Council and STARFLEET Command have
gone to extreme measures to protect the
secret of Guardian. Infinity Station itself is
heavily armed, with the offensive/defensive
capabilities of an entire SOVEREIGN Class
squadron.
Recruitment
Unlike STARFLEET, the DTI keeps the
majority of its operations secret, TimePiece’s
missions even more so. Therefore, DTI does
not recruit as openly as Fleet does. Instead,
DTI recruits from the ranks of civilian
services, such as the Federation Science
Council, planetary security forces, the
Daystrom
Institute
and
similar
organizations. Regular recruits are
preferably intelligent, well educated,
physically fit and adaptable. They must
also pass Federation security checks before
being given access to sensitive classified
information. Recruitment for Defense
Section (TimePiece) differs greatly as all
of its personnel come directly from Fleet
personnel and the Marines. StopWatch
teams are comprised entirely of veteran
Marine special operations personnel
who are part of the BEOWULF project.
Independent operatives are either former
Fleet Intel or Marine SpecOps. Veteran
Fleet personnel man starships assigned
to the Defense Section. These personnel,
while remaining Fleet, are reassigned to the
Section and removed from the normal chain
of command. Instead they report directly
to the Assistant Section Chief, Defense
(Support).
Many of DTI’s potential recruits end up
joining Fleet instead, so the DTI often finds
itself short-staffed or having to “make do”
with what recruits it can get. This is not to
say DTI’s personnel are of anything less
than the highest caliber, only that DTI
has a greater difficulty finding the right
people than does STARFLEET. Some have
suggested (only somewhat jokingly) that
DTI should try recruiting agents form the
past or the future. The DTI cannot officially
consider this, of course, because of the
Temporal Prime Directive, although ever
since the days of Gillian Taylor there have
been quiet exceptions. As a method to staff
many of the most critical cruxes, long-term
observers are actually recruited from
that period. These people are those that
were “killed” in battle or other such
dire circumstances and wouldn’t be
missed. They are “rescued” by TimePiece
personnel, brought uptime to the present
and “rehabilitated” so they can return to
their own time. Through various measures
and procedures, they are updated on
history; theirs in particular while their
bodies are treated against disease and other
deficiencies.
Training
As TimePiece personnel are already highly
trained in operations skills, training focuses
on scientific and technical skills. Section
training focuses on the bringing personnel
“up to speed” on the latest theories
regarding time travel, temporal physics,
and temporal mechanics. Information
is dispensed depending on mission
parameters and a “need-to-know” basis.
StopWatch teams have little need to possess
highly classified information, except that
necessary for the successful completion of
their mission. Due to the wide variety of
mission types as well as the necessity
for operating alone and sometimes far
from support, Independents are better
educated about the true nature of time, as
the Federation understands it, and about
the state of the Federations’ time-travel
technology.
Ranks
The Department of Temporal Investigations
is a civilian organization, so it has a less
formal system of ranks than does Fleet.
As a quasi-military group, TimePiece
maintains the military pay-grades of its
personnel (StopWatch and Independents)
while eliminating the use of military ranks
for those members. Starship personnel do
continue to use military ranks. The use
of titles within the Section are limited to
Section Chief, Group Leader (StopWatch,
Independent, Observer, Support), Team
Commander (StopWatch), Team Leader
(StopWatch), Senior Operative and
Operative.
Groups
As mentioned above, TimePiece is divided
into four groups, StopWatch, Independent,
Observers and Support.
• “Stopwatch” (Special Operations Group).
This is the strike-force of TimePiece,
organized in the standard 16-man teams.
They respond anywhere, anywhen after
more subtle methods have failed, or to
intercept opposing forces from altering the
timeline
• “Independent” These operatives, sometimes known as “Free Timers”, operate
independently and far from central
authority whenever necessary.
• “Observers” There are two types of
Observers. Those volunteering to go
downtime and those “rescued” downtime.
For the former, few people volunteer for
such a post, but there is a unique group
of scholar-adventurers who eagerly accept
such risks and hardships in return for the
opportunity to spend their lives in intensive,
close-up study of important historical
figures. Observing history as it is being
made and safeguarding it, as well. For the
latter, some of those rescued aren’t suitable
for long-term observation. Either they don’t
adapt to their bio-modifications well, or
they aren’t mentally flexible enough to
remain in the past, even with enhanced
learning. These personnel are reassigned
to StopWatch and given the necessary
additional operational training.
Qualifications as an Observer (volunteer)
place them among the elite of TimePiece,
second only to the Independents. Only those
with the very best educational backgrounds
are selected and are usually in peak
physical condition as well (the standard
enhancements making them even more
so). Once they have completed standard
orientation, they receive additional
knowledge through viral-inject learning and
sleep teaching which alters their behavior
modification patterns that will enable them
to blend in with the time period and the
society within which they will have to
function. Cosmetic surgery is performed
when necessary. They have to look the parts
they are to play.
Observers report any sign of a possible
disruption immediately to TimePiece so
a StopWatch team or Independent can be
dispatched Downtime to deal with it. Yet
this task is akin to bailing a rapidly sinking
rowboat with a thimble.
In order to facilitate the seemingly
impossible task of preserving history, it is
necessary to clock as many Observers as
possible into the past. But no matter how
may Observers are dispatched Downtime and thousands upon thousands are needed
- they could not possibly cover all of human
(or any other) history. And it has been
theorized that this increased presence of
people from the future in the past serves
by itself to increase the odds of temporal
disruption.
• “Support” Support provides all of the
period clothing, appropriate credentials,
documents, personal history, period
personal items tools and other equipment
as well as modified period weapons for
operative use. Support personnel help the
above groups with period research for
customs and other cultural information
needed for downtime missions. Nothing
goes downtime without final approval from
Support.
Regulations
Just like STARFLEET, DTI’s regulations
define the purpose, and limits, of the
organization. They began as a loose set of
guidelines involving research into timerelated phenomena and developed into
a complete set of directives defining
the Department’s mission, objectives and
restrictions, popularly known as “the
book” among its personnel. All Department
personnel receive a complete course in DTI’s
regulations and are expected to adhere to
them.
Also like Fleet, DTI’s regulations are
divided into different broad categories. True
regulations cover specific operations within
the Department and how they should be
carried out. General Orders are the most
important directives of the Department,
including the Temporal Prime Directive.
Directives are short-term orders from a
director or higher up, even the Federation
President. Directives apply to a particular
mission or situation. Lastly, guidelines
are the codes of conduct expected of DTI
agents, but are not as strictly enforced as
true regulations.
The Temporal Prime Directive. The most
important regulation of the Department of
Temporal Investigations is without a doubt
General Order 157, the Temporal Prime
Directive, which states that “no interference
in the proper and natural development of time
and history is allowed.” As far as DTI and
the Federation are concerned, the “proper
and natural development” of history is the
timeline currently known to the Department
and the Federation’s scientists. GO 157
applies to all STARFLEET and other
Federation personnel.
The most basic result of GO 157 is DTI’s
“hands off” attitude toward history. The
Department’s stated policy is to avoid any
change or disruption to the timeline. This
means no use of time travel to alter the
past.
The key reason for this directive is the
sheer unpredictability of time. It is nearly
impossible to calculate the effect any given
change will have on the timeline, so the
Federation prefers not to take the risk and
bans any such changes.
Regulations: DTI Regulations cover specific
jobs and operations within the organization.
Regulations cover the most routine day-today aspects of Department business.
Directives: Directives are orders from a
superior on how to handle a particular
mission or situation. They may come from a
higher-ranking agent, the Director, or even
from the Federation President. Directives
provide guidelines for personnel in the
field, and carry the same weight as any
established regulation.
Guidelines: Guidelines are established to
give Department of Temporal Investigations
personnel a reference point for their
decisions showing them what is expected
of them in various situations. They may
then take the guidelines and extrapolate
from them as needed. The key guidelines of
the Department of Temporal Investigations
are outlined below:
• Agents should avoid violence whenever
possible. In the present, agents can use
violence only in self-defense and only as
the last resort. Agents operating in the past
should avoid lethal violence at all costs
save the existence of the timeline or the
Federation itself.
• Agents should take any reasonable
measures possible to contain or eliminate
dangerous temporal phenomena. This
includes temporal rifts, quantum fissures
and similar instabilities, along with rogue
or alien time-travel technology.
• Agents should engage in as little
time travel as possible to complete their
mission objects, and should not engage in
unauthorized time travel unless absolutely
necessary for defense of the Timeline..
• Agents should likewise endeavor to
prevent any and all alterations to the
existing timeline. Barring that, agents
should try to limit contamination of the
timeline as much as possible. This guideline
in particular prohibits agents from “playing
tricks” with temporal technology, including
such things as trying to visit themselves
at some point in the past or future. The
potential repercussions for the timeline are
too great to ignore.
• Agents should bring nothing back with
them from other times or other timelines.
They should likewise leave nothing behind
in other times or timelines, particularly
items that may cause contamination of the
timeline.
The past is inviolate,
It is sacred.
Belonging to those who live in it,
Not to be changed by interlopers.
Leave the yesterdays alone,
Do something about the tomorrows.
Let there be tomorrows.
~ Unknown
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Region 1
USS Aeon, NCC - 75022
Memphis, TN
Ship has adopted a local food pantry for its
charity and is working on various fund raisers
to support it.
USS Alaric, NCC - 503
Asheville, NC
Recycling efforts on board continue. The
proceeds from the recycling suppose a local
children’s home. Crewmembers enjoyed an
Enterprise marathon and a trivia contest.
Shuttle Albemarle
NCC - 1962-A/2, Hertford, NC
Plans underway for the shuttle’s commissioning
ceremony. An away team attended the
anniversary dinner of another local chapter.
USS Appomattox
NCC - 75001, Appomattox, VA
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie and gift night.
Plans underway for an Easter fundraiser. The
ship celebrated with a crewmember who just
passed his GED.
USS Asgard, NCC - 72402
Lancaster, OH
An away team went out to watch the Olympic
torch wind its way through town. Another away
team attended the monthly meeting of a local
chapter. The ship celebrated crew birthdays.
Plans for future away missions underway.
USS Athena, NCC - 51896
Reston, VA
Crewmembers contributed to the Farpoint
auction and raised funds for the Julien Flemming
Fund and other Farpoint charities.
Bennu Station, SFR - 119
Gatlinburg, TN
An away team volunteered at a Radiothon
to raise funds for a local children’s hospital.
Members also judged a county science fair.
USS Bonaventure, NCC - 102-A
Greensboro, NC
An away team visited the Greensboro Historical
Museum. Plans to travel to Indianapolis for a
Star Wars celebration are underway.
USS Carolina, NCC - 74222
Greenville, SC
An away enjoyed a theatre night. Ship donated
to MDA.
USS Chesapeake, NCC - 1887
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Richmond, VA
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie day.
USS Columbia, NCC - 75017
Wooster, OH
Birthday party held for ship members.
Crewmembers are deciding whether or not to
move their meeting location. Crewmembers
enjoyed dinner after the regular meeting.
USS Columbus, NCC - 72401
Columbus, OH
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie day at a
member’s home. Ship presented annual
awards.
USS Dominator, NCC - 18076
N. Charleston, SC
Collection efforts for Stampede and OCP
continue. Progress is being made on the
ship’s website. A marine unit has formed and
crewmembers are enjoyed academy classes.
Shuttle Francis Marion, NCC - 36000/02
Greenville, SC
Work on the ship’s bylaws and handbook
continue. The ship is developing a cadet
program.
USS Heimdal, NCC - 1793
Madison Heights, VA
Chapter sponsored its annual chili fest featuring
a former NASA employee as guest speaker.
USS Jamestown, NCC - 1843-D
Hampton, VA
Crewmembers volunteered at a local science
museum. The ship sponsored an Enterprise party
to watch tapes of recent episodes and movies.
An away team attended a modeling workshop.
Collection efforts for OCP continue.
USS Jurassic, NCC - 3500
Hamersville, OH
Afghan donation efforts continue. An away
team attended a Radio Operators event. The
Communications officer braved a needle and
gave blood. Collection efforts for Stampede and
OCP continue.
Space Station Nikola Tesla, NCC - SS0005
Puryear, TN
Crewmembers hard at work redesigning the
ship’s webpage.
USS Ohio, NCC - 75007
Barberton, OH
Ship celebrated its anniversary at a local
restaurant. Fundraising efforts for charity
continue.
USS Powhatan, NCC - 1967-A
Chesapeake, VA
Ship celebrated its anniversary with a dinner.
Crew members enjoyed Enterprise nights and
participated in their monthly adopt-a-spot
program.
USS Questar, NCC - 75435
Louisville, KY
Crewmembers enjoyed a potluck movie night.
An away team participated in the opening day
of the Federation Science Exhibit at the local
science museum.
USS Ronald E McNair, NCC - 61809
Columbia, SC
An away team enjoyed a flea market day followed
by dinner and Enterprise. Crewmembers also
enjoyed a pub night.
USS Star League, NCC - 2101
N. Augusta, SC
Crew followed up the monthly meeting with
dinner at a nearby restaurant. Plans for future
activities underway.
USS Starward Fury, NCC - 2122
Fayetteville, NC
Ship launched its new website. Crewmembers
enjoyed several activity days.
USS Tempest, NCC - 21556
Harlan, KY
Away teams attended meetings of several other
region ships. Crewmembers also attended the
opening night of the Federation Science Exhibit
in Louisville.
USS Maat, NCC - 1794-A
Virginia Beach, VA
An away team enjoyed a bowling and pizza
night. Crewmembers enjoyed movie nights.
USS Tycho, NCC - 59325
Toledo, OH
Collection efforts for OCP and Stampede
continue. Plans underway for the ships
upcoming anniversary.
USS Maelstrom, NCC - 74218
Hertford, NC
Ship enjoyed commissioned status. A formal
ceremony is in the works.
USS Wasp, NCC - 1721
Bristol, VA
Worked on website to make it more user friendly.
Currently working on the Crew Handbook.
USS Nighthawk, NCC - 2301
Hopewell, VA
Aluminum
recycling
efforts
continue.
Crewmembers enjoyed a theatre night.
USS West Virginia, NCC - 2008
Charlestown, WV
Crewmembers enjoyed a Valentine’s Day Party.
Ship celebrated its 13th anniversary.
USS Yeager, NCC - 61893
Bluefield, WV
An away team attended a local convention.
Region 2
USS Blackstar, NCC - 75003
Miami, FL
Crewmembers enjoyed a role playing night. The
ship sponsored a dinner for various visiting
Fleet personnel. Away teams attended a local
renaissance faire and a local convention.
Chattahoochee Station
Atlanta, GA
Crewmembers enjoyed an afternoon at the
World of Coke. An away team attended the
anniversary of a local sci-fi club.
USS Continuum, NCC - 71821
Pensacola, FL
Crewmembers participated in a Mardi Gras
parade.
USS Dark Silence Station, NCC - SS - 007
Florence, FL
Ship gearing up for many activities including
participating in a Cerebral Palsy telethon.
USS DaVinci, NCC - 74671
Columbus, GA
An away team spent time cleaning their adopted
highway. Ship sponsored a New Years party.
USS Draco, NCC - 78501
Cullman, AL
An away team ventured into Zone Three for
dinner and gaming. Crewmembers enjoyed
meetings and potluck dinners.
USS Dräkenfire, NCC - 71822
Odenville, AL
Ship celebrated its second anniversary with
a Mardi Gras party. An away team attended
a working weekend with other area chapters.
Collection efforts for OCP continue. .
Shuttle Gasparilla, NCC - 2071/01
Tampa, FL
Recruitment
and
commissioning
plans
underway.
USS Guardian, NCC - 26244
Cape Canaveral, FL
Crewmembers enjoyed the regular monthly
meetings.
USS Hephaestus, NCC - 2004
Birmingham, AL
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie night.
USS Jubilee, NCC - 57299
Mobile, AL
An away team participated in a Mardi Gras
parade with other area ships. Crewmembers
distributed bunny shaped washcloths and
com badges to a local children’s and women’s
hospital.
USS Khai Tam, NCC - 81000
Tallahassee, FL
Crewmembers enjoyed a poker night. An away
team cleaned the ships adopted fitness trail.
USS Liberty, NCC - 75012
Panama City, FL
Ship sponsored a recruitment event at a local
comic book store.
USS Odyssey, NCC - 454-A
Hattiesburg, FL
An away team participated in a Mardi Gras
Parade with other area ships.
USS Okatoma, NCC - 74695
Collins, MS
An away team participated in a Mardi
Gras Parade. Crewmembers helped distribute
washcloth animals at a children’s hospital with
other area ships.
USS Paegan, NCC - 1755
Orlando, FL
Crewmembers enjoyed a large Christmas party.
USS Parallax, NCC - 74657
Middleburg, FL
The ships website is being updated. The crew is
working on the VRCP.
USS Relentless, NCC - 81001
Madison, FL
An away team helped an elderly woman clean
the brush from out of her yard. Crewmembers
enjoyed a New Years Eve outing.
USS Rogue Phoenix, NCC - 75005
Savannah, FL
An away teams attended an astronomy and
stargazing workshop, a convention and a cultural
and heritage day. Crewmembers enjoyed a
movie night.
Shuttle Saint George, NCC - 1798-A/11
Daytona Beach, FL
CO and XO settling in after a recent move.
Fanzine is nearly ready to mail. Crew handbook
as been revamped and is final review. An away
team attended a regional retreat.
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie night. An away
team attended a Dr. Who convention.
Freedom Station II, NCC - SS001
Euless, TX
An away team attended the Region’s retreat.
USS Onizuka, NCC - 71815
Chico, CA
A small away team attended a nearby convention.
Crewmembers making plans to attend the IC.
USS Intangible, NCC - 65421
Bryan, TX
Ship celebrated its 10th anniversary with a
dinner.
USS Joan of Arc, NCC - 73289
Corpus Christi, TX
Ship donated toys to a local children’s hospital.
Ship celebrated its 9th anniversary and members
are already making plans for the 10th.
Shuttle Laredo, NCC - 71718/03
Laredo, TX
Crewmembers enjoyed monthly meetings and
a game night.
USS Palo Duro, NCC - 61914
Amarillo, TX
Crew is proud to announce they have anew
website.
USS Quanah Parker, NCC - 73628
Lubbock, TX
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie night at a
members home. An away team prepared and
served dinner at a local Ronald McDonald
House. Crewmembers also attended regular
pool and dart nights.
USS Rhyanna, NCC - 1892
Austin, TX
The ship donated canned goods to a local food
bank. An away team enjoyed a dinner night.
USS Spirit Wolf, NCC - 74300
Houston, TX
An away team attended the region retreat.
Ship celebrated the birthday of one of its
crewmembers at the monthly meeting.
USS Texas, NCC - 74207
Killeen, TX
General recruitment continues.
Region 4
USS Spiritwalker, NCC - 31097
Decatur, AL
Collection efforts for OCP and Stampede contiue
as well as donations to a local animal shelter.
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie fest. An away
team attended an art exhibit.
USS Angeles, NCC - 71840
Los Angeles, CA
An away team enjoyed a trip to downtown Los
Angeles. Another away team ventured to the
Aquarium in Long Beach.
USS Trident, NCC - 74692
Stuart, FL
Crewmembers enjoyed movie events. Ship
celebrated its 7th anniversary with a cookout.
USS Angelfire, NCC- 75025
Phoenix, AZ
The ship sponsored a craft fair as a fund raiser.
An away team attended a Renaissance Fair.
USS Triumph, NCC - 26228
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Collection efforts for OCP and Stampede
continue. An away team attended a convention.
USS Augusta Ada, NCC - 55011
San Francisco, CA
The ship celebrated its 1st anniversary. Members
enjoyed their regular meetings.
USS Werner Von Braun, NCC - 72069
Huntsville, AL
The crew enjoyed a movie day at a member’s
home.
USS Cascade Station, NCC - SS0003
Redding, CA
An away team attended a nearby convention.
USS Yamato, NCC - 71087
Pinson, AL
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie
Recruitment efforts continue.
event.
Region 3
USS Centurion, NCC - 74801
Moreno Valley, CA
USS Highroller, NCC - 23104
Reno, NV
Plans for future fun and service events
underway.
USS Peacekeeper, NCC - 72300
Visalia, CA
An away team visited a nearby planetarium for
a show on the Hubble.
Shuttle Raven’s Claw, NCC - 72202
Woodland, CA
The Marine unit attended and volunteered at
a local convention.
USS Tikopai, NCC - 1800
San Jose, CA
Crewmembers enjoyed movies and games after
the regular meeting. Plans for future events in
the works.
USS Starchaser, NCC - 71801
Renton, WA
Ship held its annual Awards Banquet.
Region 6
USS Czar’ak, NCC - 1798-A
Minneapolis, MN
Crewmembers bowled against another local fan
organization and were very pleased to win. An
away team attended a dinner and movie night.
Started making plans to attend the R6 Summit
and the IC.
Region 5
USS Fox River, NCC - 81002
Appleton, WI
Ship busy with plans for Region 6 Summit.
Crewmembers met with people interested in
forming a shuttle in a nearby city.
Shuttle Achilles, NCC - 93701/1
Portland, OR
Crewmembers enjoyed monthly meetings and
movie trips. An away team attended a local
convention and recruited new members.
USS Imperium, NCC - 2125
Fargo, ND
Crewmembers gearing up to participate in a
public television pledge drive. Plans underway
for the ships 10th anniversary.
USS Bright Star, NCC - 71875
Redmond, WA
An away team attended Far Point convention
in Baltimore, MD and later toured Washington
DC.
USS Thunderchild, NCC - 3122
Rapid City, SD
Plans for the ships 10th anniversary in full
swing.
USS CM Russell, NCC - 75285
Great Falls, MT
An away team visited the CM Russell museum
and homestead.
USS Crusader, NCC - 74711
Spokane, WA
An away teal attended a local convention and
had a great time with other region chapters.
Crewmembers had a blast at a lazer tag event.
There was a large crew turn out and even some
visitors.
USS Destiny, NCC - 97301
Salem, OR
A small away team attended a New Years Eve
party hosted by a local Klingon group. Several
crewmembers attended the Region 5 Summit.
Crewmembers are also enjoying a new meeting
home.
Shuttle Greywolf, NCC - 75016/01
Boise, ID
A small away team traveled to Region 4 to attend
a convention and visit with chapters there.
Crewmembers visited a winter festival with
another area chapter.
Region 7
USS Accord, NCC - 1842
Ithaca, NY
Crewmembers enjoyed a lunch and bowling
event. A Marine contingent attended Farpoint.
WGW plans are continuing.
USS Albany, NCC - 587
Scotia, NY
Collection efforts for OCP continue. Away teams
enjoyed several bowling outings. Crewmembers
also enjoyed a trip to a local armory museum.
USS Alpha Centauri, NCC - 71812
Washington, DC
Ship sponsored their annual Holiday/First
Night Party. An away team attended Farpoint.
Christmas in April plans are underway.
USS Arthur C. Clarke, NCC - 63544
Cinnaminson, NJ
Recruiting plans in the works.
USS Asimov, NCC - 1647
Yardley, PA
Away teams attended the Polar Bear Plunge and
the Intergalactic Food Festival.
USS Jaguar, NCC - 74750
Mill Creek, WA
The ship completed all 10 MURP Certifications
for the Marines onboard. Ship fiction efforts
continue.
USS Avenger, NCC - 1860
North Brunswick, NJ
Many activities in the works including a trip
to the USS New Jersey, a gaming night and a
cruise!
USS Kensington, NCC - 75016
Meridian, ID
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie night.
Crewmembers had a wonderful time at a
local winter festival. Recruitment plans are
underway.
Shuttle Edinburgh, NCC - 10530/02
Gaithersburg, MD
Away teams participated in the Polar Bear
Plunge and attended Farpoint. The ship’s mascot
was kidnapped and ransom is being demanded,
all in the name of charity.
USS Highlander, NCC - 10530
Frederick, MD
Crewmembers participated in the Polar Bear
Plunge. An away team attended Farpoint.
Charitable collection efforts continue.
USS Ark Angel, NCC - 74622
Georgetown, TX
Ship adopted a food bank as its new charity. An
away team visited the Star Trek Experience in
Las Vegas. Plans for a summit bid continue.
USS K’Ehkeyr Station, NCC - SS0009
Las Vegas, NV
Crewmembers enjoyed bowling, skating, movie
and game events.
USS Rubicon, NCC - 71816
Richland, WA
Crewmembers ran a SciFi movie room at a local
gaming convention. At another convention
crewmembers had great success in the
masquerade. The ship also hosted the Region 5
Summit Meeting at the same convention.
USS Aurora Vulcanus, NCC - 1888
Houston, TX
USS Northern Lights, NCC - 27001
San Jose, CA
USS Starblade, NCC - 74777
Redmond, WA
The ship participated in local convention,
giving a presentation on 3D Modeling as well as
assisting the another chapter with con operations.
Crewmembers gave an informative panel and
helped host the R5 Summit Meeting. Ship looking
into starting a Marine unit onboard.
USS Justice, NCC - 556
Florham Park, NJ
Work on the chapter movie continues. Plans
picnics and movie outings in the works.
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USS Lone Wolf, NCC - 72214
Ocean City, MD
Crewmembers currently undergoing Red
Cross First Aid training. Members enjoyed a
combination Super Bowl party and gaming
night.
USS Malverne, NCC - 2205
Upper Darby, PA
An away team attended the Polar Bear Plunge
and Farpoint.
USS Matrix, NCC - 72296
Correspondence
Helping several shuttles with their planning
efforts. An away team attended Farpoint and
enjoyed a Klingon Language lesson provided by
the Klingon Language institute. An away team
also attended the Polar Bear Plunge. Online
gaming continues.
USS Northstar, NCC - 10462
New York, NY
Crewmembers performed at Carnegie Hall at a
Family Symphony event. Members appeared on
stage and performed a short skit.
USS Osiris, NCC - 3092
Bronx, NY
The CO and XO are settling into their new home.
Crew welcomed a new member this month.
USS Prevailing Wind, NCC - 74667
Harrisburg, PA
Planning for future events this year underway.
USS Richthofen, NCC - 1162
Correspondence
Crew voted to change the name of the ship from
the USS Raven to the USS Richhoven. An away
team participated in a skit with another chapter
at Carnegie Hall. Plans to host a tribble party at
Shore Leave are underway.
USS Sovereign, NCC - 75000
Philadelphia, PA
Activities for the coming year are being
planned.
USS Starlord, NCC - 74225
Ramsey, NJ
Crewmembers enjoyed several role playing
nights. A barbecue was held. Crewmembers also
enjoyed a New Years Eve Party.
USS Sun Tzu, NCC - 5373
Chester, NY
Crewmembers enjoyed a gaming night. An
away team attended a local convention. Plans
to participate in several multiship events are
in the works.
USS Thagard, NCC - 652
Philadelphia, PA
Crewmembers participated in many events
including a women’s sleepover, a Super Bowl
party and a monthly poker night.
USS Triton, NCC - 71819
Glen Burnie, MD
An away team attended Farpoint and held a
raffle to benefit a local food bank. OCP efforts
continue. An away team attended the Polar
Bear plunge.
Region 9
USS Saga, NCC - 72301
Reykjavik, Iceland
Crewmembers enjoyed meetings, bowling nights
and watching Enterprise.
Region 10
USS Astra, NCC 77210
Calgary, AB
Crewmembers busy planning the official
commissioning ceremony for the ship.
Recruitment interest is up as Enterprise is
bringing renewed interest.
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USS Crystal Star, NCC 1160
Anchorage, AK
The ship sponsored a blood drive in conjunction
with a local Klingon group.
USS Roberta Bondar, NCC 74669
Nanaimo, BC
The ship sponsored a book sale to raise money
for charity. This was so successful that plans are
underway for this to be a yearly event.
Region 11
USS Southern Cross, NCC - 1886
Sydney, NSW Australia
Ship is planning a Barbecue to raise funds for
the Christmas Bush fire victims.
Region 12
USS Adjudicator, NCC - 73707
Kansas City, MO
Plans underway for the ships first anniversary
party.
USS Arlington, NCC - 2375
Glasgow, MO
Crew taking it easy during the winter months.
USS Black Hawk, NCC - 75004
Rockford, IL
The ship celebrated its 7th anniversary
USS BortaS, NCC - 74211
Urbana, IL
Crewmembers enjoyed a football playoff party
after the regular meeting.
USS Celt, NCC - 75018
Fayetteville, AR
Crewmembers enjoyed a bowling event. An
away team participated in a gaming event at a
local hobby shop. Plans underway to celebrate
the ships 4th anniversary.
USS Concord, NCC - 1989-D
Oklahoma City, OK
Ship made donation to a local infant crisis
center.
USS Cydonia, NCC - 74687
St. Louis, MO
Crewmembers preparing for the 5th anniversary
of the ship.
USS Delta Clipper, NCC - 72302
Atchison, KS
The ship was awarded the “Helping Hand
Award” from the local Salvation Army for all
their work during the holiday season.
USS Discovery, NCC - 1308
St. Louis, MO
Crewmembers enjoyed a Super Bowl party and
then a Mardi Gras party.
USS Earhart, NCC - 26199
Humboldt, KS
Plans underway for spring and summer events.
USS Flying Fortress, NCC - 31904
Tulsa, OK
Crewmembers enjoyed a potluck and movie
day. Recycling efforts continue.
USS Hellfire & Brimstone, NCC - 3143
Emporia, KS
Crew is working hard on a revamped website,
newsletter and membership handbook.
USS Hexum, NCC - 2199
Belleville, IL
The ship is sponsoring a quilt raffle for charity.
Crew. Charitable mailings continue. Collection
efforts for OCP and Stampede continue.
USS Horizon, NCC - 1000-B
Columbia, MO
The ship celebrated its anniversary with a
bowling party.
USS Jeannette Maddox, NCC - 14514
Wichita, KS
Various charity collections continue.
USS Marko Ramius, NCC - 23103
Fayetteville, AR
USS Mystique, NCC - 58929
Russellville, AR
Recycling efforts continue.
USS Nimitz, NCC - 74680
Oklahoma City, OK
Ship celebrated its anniversary with an informal
party.
USS Nomad, NCC - 78500
Leavenworth, KS
Spring activities are in the planning stages.
USS Phoenix, NCC - 2155
Columbia, MO
Crewmembers enjoyed a gaming day. An away
team also attended a movie.
USS Royal Sovereign, NCC - 72201
Shawnee, KS
Crewmembers enjoyed a happy hour and movie
night.
USS Tiospaye, NCC - 4102
Urbana, IL
An away team traveled to a Renaissance festival.
The ship donated gifts to a local hospital on
Valentines Day. Crewmembers participated in
clean up work on a domestic abuse shelter.
USS Traveler, NCC - 3145
Emporia, KS
Crewmembers enjoyed a cheesy movie marathon.
An away team attended a local convention.
USS Umiak, NCC - 3142
St. Louis, MO
Plans for the ships 10th anniversary are
underway.
USS Ursus, NCC - 2011
Springfield, IL
Spring plans underway.
USS Witchfire, NCC - 75006
Harrison, AR
An away team braved the snow and ice to
attended a recruitment seminar.
Region 13
USS Banting, NCC 17220
Guelph, ON
Crewmembers enjoyed a trip to a local museum,
several movie nights and a pub trip. Plans
underway for events for the spring and
summer.
USS Empress, NCC-15025-A
Sterling Heights, MI
Crewmembers built another computer for a
needy family. An away team enjoyed a game
night that included visitors from another area
chapter. Plans continue for the R13 Summit.
Shuttle Hadfield, NCC - 71012/01
Georgetown, ON Canada
Ship sponsored a New Years Eve party.
Crewmembers attended a local scifi/fantasy
literary con. An away team visited the Ontario
Science center with a visiting CO.
USS Valkyrie, NCC-74658
Dearborn, MI
An away team attended the North American
Auto show, searching in vain for the flying
cars.
USS Whitestar, NCC - 71012
Port Huron, MI
Crew has been taking it easy during the winter
but are in the midst of plans for the spring.
Region 15
USS Anubis, NCC - 586
An away team toured the New England
Aquarium. An away team from another area
chapter joined them.
USS Ares, NCC - 26291
Boston, MA
Monthly meeting was held at the New England
Aquarium.
USS Atlantis, NCC - 71803
Brockton, MA
The ship celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Shuttlecraft Avalon, NCC - 5372/02
Standish, ME
An away team volunteered at a local food bank.
Crewmembers enjoyed a movie night and a trip
to a planetarium.
USS Darwin, NCC - 1116
Brockton, MA
The ship celebrated its 1st anniversary. An away
team attended the 10th anniversary celebration
of another area chapter.
USS Galaxy, NCC - 70637
Springfield, MA
An away team enjoyed a movie night.
USS Hood, NCC - 1707
Nashua, NH
Ship sponsored their annual snow tubing event.
Space Station Ian Flemming, SFR - 1501
Newburyport. MA
An away team attended a scifi movie marathon.
Another away team attended a Region winter
event.
USS O’Bannon, NCC - 5372
Sanford, ME
Crewmembers enjoyed a potluck dinner and
movie night. Crewmembers donated goods to a
local children’s shelter. An away team attended
a Renaissance event that was held nearby.
USS Tsunami, NCC - 5374
Manchester, MA
An away team attended the regional sledding
event.
Region 17
USS Alioth, NCC - 72383
Orem/Provo, UT
Collection
efforts
for
OCP
continue.
Crewmembers enjoy getting together weekly to
watch Enterprise.
USS Anasazi, NCC – 62001
Albuquerque, NM
Crewmembers enjoyed fun activities after
business meeting.
USS Arc Royal, NCC - 63546
Colorado Springs, CO
Crewmembers enjoyed D&D events.
USS Mir, NCC - 73281
Las Cruces, NM
An away team enjoyed a bowling event. The
ship sponsored a fundraising and recruitment
event.
USS Stormbringer, NCC - 74213
Englewood, CO
The ship sponsored the regions SuperBowl of
Chili. Fun and lots of chili was had by all.
Region 20
Shuttle Valiant, NCC - 75635
London, England
Recruitment plans underway.
MARCH 2002
2002.03.31: “Clockstoppers,’’ directed by
Jonathan Frakes, of Star Trek: TNG fame
opens to decent reviews and takes in $10.1
million at the domestic Box Office.
2002.03.31: Fleet Captain Dave Blaser,
Director,
(DaveB@Region13.org),
announces that Region 13’s Newest
Communication Feature - Subspace
Channels Online: (http://www.region13
.org/newsletter/).
2002.03.31: Brigadier Byron Flynt,
XO Club Owner/Moderator, (bgf@
quixnet.net), announces the formation of
the NEW STARFLEET Executive Officers
Club. (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
Starfleet_XO_Club/). Please state what
Region, Chapter your with, your Name
and your Rank.
2002.03.30: Fleet Captain Rahadyan
Sastrowardoyo, (rtsindo@erols.com), 7th
Fleet Historian, asks that anyone who
has photos of either former R7 RC’s Faye
Esswein and Bryan Ackermann, please
contact him.
2002.03.28: Brigadier Dennis Rayburn,
(scq@ussaccord.org), FDC-Chaplains/
Counselors, STARFLEET & Chaplain of
the Corps, SFMC, announces that the
Stained Glass log has been updated.
Please check it out at (http://
sfmcchaplain.diaryland.com).
2002.03.26: Rear Admiral Mark H.
Anbinder, STARFLEET Computer Ops Chief, announces that this is the correct
address to send postal requests for rosters,
or requests for a password for a CO, XO,
or RC to check their chapter or region
rosters using our online tools: Michael
Dugas, 3735 Teeple Ave., Fort Gratiot, MI
48059. Please send a replacement request
to Mike at the above address. Remember
to enclose a self-addressed, stamped
envelope with your request.
2002.03.25: Fleet Admiral Les Rickard,
Commander, STARFLEET, (cs@sfi.org),
announces the resignation of JC Cohen
from the office of R7RC and the
appointment of Ed Tunis, CO of the USS
JUSTICE and R7 Senior VRC, as Interim
RC.
2002.03.25: Rear Admiral Richard
Nacaula, Regional Coordinator, Region
15, (richrcr15@hotmail.com), announces
the First Annual Region 15 Weekend
Summit, Friday to Sunday, June 21-23,
2002, Days Inn, Kittery, ME.
2002.03.25: Admiral Marlene J. Miller,
Commandant, STARFLEET Academy,
(marlene@cboss.com), announces that if
you completed STARFLEET Academy
Officer’s Command College between
December 20, 2001 and January 26, 2002
please contact her as soon as possible.
2002.03.18: Brigadier Sandy Berenberg,
(sberenberg@newview.com), Chief of
Membership Processing, announces the
25 lb Chocolate Aspirin Challenge. The
Chocolate Aspirin Challenge is a call to
all Regions to increase their membership,
thus giving Membership Processing a
Headache from all the new memberships
and renewals sent through the pipeline.
This year, the challenge runs from January
1, 2002 to the IC 2002 at San Jose. Next
year, it will run from IC 2002 to IC 2003.
The Region that increases its membership
the most, as reflected in the Membership
Database, during the contest period will
win the first Chocolate Aspirin Award.
That is, a 25 Pound Chocolate in the
shape of an Aspirin! The totals are based
on percentage growth averaged with
number of new members recruited.
2002.03.12: Fleet Captain Dave Blaser,
Director,
FDC
Communications,
(DaveB@Region13.org), announces that
Commander Steve Halber, Region 7’s
Director of Communications, has been
chosen as the FDP Communications
Translations Officer! Steve has been
classified as “non-native fluent” in
French, and has experience with Spanish
and German. Steve’s first task will be
to begin the translation of the FDP
Communications web site into French,
followed up with Spanish and German.
He can be reached at (shalber@
evansville.net).
2002.03.11: Commander Troy Pharis,
International Charities Coordinator,
(nova_reworks@hotmail.com), announces
that he is looking for a STARFLEET
Stampede Officer. He will announce his
choice on 17 March. He is also interested
in having chapters answer the following
questions: What is your Chapters/Region
major charity that you support? How
much in resources did you use for the
support of this charity (money, time,
supplies etc.)? Who is your charity contact
for your chapter/Region? He is going
to create a Yahoo list for all the charity
coordinators out there to share Ideas and
problems.
FEBRUARY 2002
2002.02.27: VAdm. Mark A. Vinson,
Chief of Operations, STARFLEET,
(ops@sfi.org), announces that Marian
Murphy, Director of Chapter Assitance
Program (CAP), has informed him that
her computer was hit by a virus late last
week and to please ignore any email from
her that has any kind of attachment with
it. She hopes to be back on-line within
the next couple of weeks.
2002.02.21: Colonel John Adcock,
COSUPCOM,
SFMC,
(kamarag@
region5.org), announces that the SFMC
web site (www.sfi-sfmc.org) is now up
and running. All STARFLEET Marine
Corps. related sites (SFMC, FORCECOM,
TRACOM, SUPCOM) are in place and
working. The NCO site will go up tonight.
Again, if you see any errors (and there
are a few due to the server change) please
let him know.
2002.02.16: Regent Brad Pense, Third
Imperial Fleet, (r3rc@earthlink.net),
announces that the ‘02 Region Three
Summit ... the Mirror-Mirror Summit ...
will be held at the Holiday Inn-South in
Fort Worth on June 7th-9th. The Holiday
Inn-South is located at I-35 W and Alta
Mesa (100 block) in Fort Worth. Summit
room rates are $69/night plus tax), for
singles and doubles (1-4 people per
room). Reservations can be made by
calling 817-293-3088 and must be made
by 01 May 2002 to guarantee the Summit
2002 room rate. Web page: (http://
www.region3.com/summit.htm) or you
can just send e-mail to (summit2002@
region3.com).
2002.02.11: Blair Learn, (conventions@
networkboy.com), announces he is
offering his list of convention in a web
page: (http://www.networkboy.com/
conventions/).
2002.02.10: Commander Troy Pharis,
International Charities Coordinator,
(nova_reworks@hotmail.com), announces
that he is looking for a STARFLEET
Stampede Officer. For details, please
reference the entire message.
2002.02.10: Captain James Whatley,
(jwhatle2@bellsouth.net), announces
that he is compiling a list of The Great
Dalmuti players.
2002.02.07:
Guy
Blandford,
(guy@blandford.org),
has
an
announcement for those people who live
in Region 20 Which this includes England,
Scotland, Wales and N & S Ireland. He
set up a list group for members, who
are located region 20. (sfi_region20subscribe@yahoogroups.com).
2002.02.05: LGen Scott A. Akers,
(chunone@nwlink.com), STARFLEET
Historian, announces that the Office of
Fleet Historian, now has a new official
presence on the Fleet Web Pages and he
would like to thank Lauren Milan for
her outstanding web design and Mike
Wilkerson for his web site mastering.
He would also like to thank Jeff
Higdon, Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo, Alex
Rosenzweig, and David Klingman for
helping refine the content, and thanks
to all of the members of STARFLEET
for creating all that content. 27 years
down, 300 more to go. Web Site: (http://
www.sfi.org/historian/).
2002.02.05: BDR Dennis Rayburn, Director
Existing Fan Club Program (EFCP),
(scq@ussaccord.org), announces his
return as EFCP Director.
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When calling for information about a convention,
don’t call collect and don’t call late in the
evening (many organizers list their home phone
numbers). When writing for information, it’s a
good idea to include a self-addressed stamped
envelope. Always check with the convention
promoter for the most up-to-date information.
If you know of a convention that isn’t listed,
please tell me. Please send the convention’s
name, dates, location, and contact information
to:
Blair Learn
11604 King’s Arrow CT
Germantown, MD 20876
or to Conventions@NetworkBoy.com. Allow a
minimum of three months time between your
submission and the convention’s date.
Thank you to everyone who’s contributed
information to the list. Special thanks to the
unusual suspects: Gary Ensey, Ray Brown,
David Kloempken, Chris Dunivan, Allyson Dyar
and Kurt Roithinger
Alabama
Jun 1-3 Mobicon, Mobile, Alabama; Info:
P.O. Box 161632 Mobile, AL 36616 http://
www.mobicon.org/ president@mobicon.org
Guests: Virginia Hey, Jack Stauffer, Sharon
Green, Jonathan B. Thornton, Dawn Marie,
Todd Fischer, Linda Baker, Doug Chaffe,
Douglas Niles, Margaret Weis, Don Perrin, Jean
Corbin, Lady Margali Benefits: Make A Wish
Foundation
Jun 14-16 DeepSouthCon / FanHistoriCon,
Huntsville, Alabama; Info: PO Box 4857,
Huntsville, AL 35815-4857 Ph: 256-883-4493
http://www.con-stellation.org/dsc40/
dsc40@con-stellation.org Guests: Allen Steele,
Connie Willis, Vincent Di Fate
Arizona
May 17-19 LepreCon, Phoenix, Arizona; Info: PO
Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285 Ph: 480-945-6890
http://www.leprecon.org/ lep28@leprecon.org
Guests: Monte M. Moore, Peter David, Jeff
Bohnhoff, Maya Kaatherine Bohnhoff
Rock, AR 72205 http://www.rockon.org/
admin@rockon.org Guests: Jennifer Roberson,
Jeff Dee, David Lee Anderson, Michael Curtis,
Carole Curtis, James R. Barnes, William R. Eakin,
Phillip Ellis Jackson, Emma Keigh, Carolyn Marie
Kephart, Richard A. Knaak, Stephen LaFevers,
Lee Martindale, Terry McGarry, Richard Parks,
Darcy Pattison, Selina Rosen, Mark Shepherd,
William Mark Simmons, Elizabeth Singleton,
Laura J. Underwood, K. D. Wentworth
California
May 24-27 BayCon, San Jose, California; Info:
P.O. Box 610427, San Jose, Ca. 95161-0427
Ph: 408-450-1788 http://www.baycon.org/
reg@baycon.org Guests: Theresa Mather, Michael
Siladi
May 24-27 KublaCon, Oakland, California;
Info: PO Box 170436, San Francisco, CA 94117
Ph: 877-626-2337 http://www.kublacon.com/
info@KublaCon.com
Jun 7-9 2002: A Fan Odyssey, Culver City,
California; Info: 280 S. Oakland Ave #4, Pasadena,
CA 91101 http://www.onholyground.net/
2002con.html stanconinfo@yahoo.com Guests:
Stan Kirsch, Elizabeth Gracen, Bruce A. Young,
Garett Maggart, Roberta Brown, Maureen
Russell, Andrew Helm
Jun 28-30 PolyCon, San Luis Obispo, California;
Info: University Union Box 168, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407 Ph: 805.756.7141 Box 5 http:/
/polycon.punk.net/ polycon@polycon.org
Jun 29-30 Celebrity Autograph Collector's show,
Hollywood, California; Info: PO Box 5040,
Spring Hill, Florida 34611 Ph: 352-683-5110
http://www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/
hcs@atlantic.net
Jul 4-7 Westercon - Conagerie, Los Angeles,
California; Info: c/o SCIFI, Inc, P.O. Box 8442, Van
Nuys, CA 91409 http://www.westercon.org/
55/ bep@socal.rr.com Guests: Harry Turtledove,
Beth Meacham, Ross Chamberlain, Robert
Lichtman
Jul 4-7 Anime Expo, Long Beach, California; Info:
530 Showers Drive, Suite 7 PMB 287, Mountain
View, California 94040 Ph: 626-582-8200 http://
www.anime-expo.org/
Jul 26-28 Hexacon, Phoenix, Arizona; Info: PO
Box 62613, Phoenix AZ 85082 Ph: 602-973-2341
http://www.casfs.org/hexacon/
hex12chair@casfs.org
Jul 19-21 Costume College, Van Nuys, California;
Info: PO Box 3052, Santa Fe Springs, California
90670-3052 http://www.costumecollege.org/
Guests: Edward F. Maeder
Arkansas
Aug 1-4 Comic-Con International, San Diego,
California; Info: P.O. Box 128458, San Diego, CA
92112-8458 Ph: 1-800-266-4299. Website: http:/
/www.comic-con.org/ cciweb@nucgen.com
May 17-19 Roc*Kon, Little Rock, Arkansas;
Info: 6115 West Markham, Suite 9H, Little
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Guests include Howard Chaykin, Max Allan
Collins, Peter David, Dave Dorman, Devin
Grayson, Los Bros Hernandez, Bob Lubbers,
Jason Lutes
Aug 1-4 STARFLEET International Conference
2002, San Jose, California; Info: PO Box 4394,
Visalia, CA 93278-4394 http://www.ic2002.org/
infotech@ic2002.org
Aug 2-4 ConChord, Van Nuys, California;
Info: PO Box 61172, Pasadena, CA 91116 http:/
/www.nyx.net/~bgold/conchord/ Guests:
Nancy Freeman, Erwin Strauss
Aug 29-Sep 2 ConJosé, San José, California; Info:
PO Box 61363, Sunnyvale CA 94088-1363 Website:
http://www.conjose.org/ info@conjose.org
Guests: Vernor Vinge, David Cherry, Bjo Trimble,
John Trimble, Ferdinand Feghoot, Tad Willams
Colorado
Jul 4-7 Duendecon, Denver, Colorado; Info:
205 W. Strong Ave., Trinidad, CO 81082 http:/
/quillnscroll.tripod.com/DuncanCon.html
macer@trinidadusa.net
Jul 26-29 Mythcon, Boulder, Colorado; Info:
2435 South Franklin Street, Denver, CO 80210
http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon33.html
Mythcon33@rialto.org Guests: Connie Willis,
Alexei Kondratiev
Aug 2-4 XIII-Khan, Colorado Springs, Colorado;
Info: 2926 Valarie Circle, Colorado Springs,
CO,
80917
Ph:
719-597-5259
http://
www.angelfire.com/scifi/xkhan/
Penny.Tegen@atsc-dsc.com Guests: Sarah Hoyt,
Jim Bainbridge
Florida
May 24-26 Oasis, Orlando, Florida; Info: P.O.
Box 940992, Maitland, FL 32794 Ph: 407-263-5822
http://oasfis.org/oasis14.html oasfis@sff.net
Guests: Ben Bova, Mike Conrad, Michael
Longcor, Jack Haldeman II, Barbara Delaplace,
James P. Hogan, Jack McDevitt, Richard Lee
Byers, Charles Fontenay, Linda Evans, Diana
Gallagher, Peter Telep, Adam-Troy Castro, Will
Ludwigsen, Matt DiPalma, Jean Pierre Targete,
Ed Cox, John Stevens, Stan Morrison, Mary
Hanson-Roberts, Steve Parady, Ed Wysocki,
Frank Dowler, Jeff Mitchell, Rick Wilber
Jul 19-21 Vulkon, Tampa, Florida; Info: PO
Box 297122, Pembroke Pines FL 33029-7122
Ph: 954-441-TREK http://www.vulkon.com/
joemotes@aol.com Guests: Jonathan Frakes,
Dominic Keating, Tony Amendola, Arne Starr,
Julie Caitlin Brown
Georgia
May 24-26 Vulkon, Atlanta, Georgia; Info: PO
Box 297122, Pembroke Pines FL 33029-7122
Ph: 954-441-TREK http://www.vulkon.com/
joemotes@aol.com Guests: James Doohan, Barry
Morse, John Billingsley, JG Hertzler
Jun 14-16 Sci-Fi Summer, Atlanta, Georgia; Info:
2043 Esquire Drive, Alpharetta, GA, 30005 http:/
/www.sci-fi-summer.com/ Guests: George
Lowe, Lisa M. Getto, Gwen Knighton
Aug 30-Sep 2 Dragon*Con, Atlanta, Georgia;
Info: PO Box 16459, Atlanta, GA 30321-9998
Ph: 770-909-0115 http://www.dragoncon.org/
dragoncon@dragoncon.org Guests: Steven R.
Addlesee, Tony Amendola, Ben Armstrong,
Bella Morte, David Allen Brooks, Julie Caitlin
Brown, Stan Bruns, R.J. Christensen, Hunter
Cressall, Sarah Douglas, Elonka Dunin, Emerald
Rose, Eddie Floyd, Bill Fogarty, Thomas E.
Fuller, Bob Giadrosich, dkg goldberg, Alex Grey,
Cully Hamner, Tom Heintjes, Eva Hopkins,
Adam Hughes, Barry R. Hunter, Georges Jeanty,
Andreas Katsulas, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nancy
Knight, Andy Lee, Brad Linaweaver, Joseph
Michael Linsner, Steven S. Long, Gary Lucas,
James Lyle, Kent McCord, Billy Messina, T.W.
Miller, David Millians, James A. Moore, Phil
Morris, David Naughton, Julia Nickson, Don
Perrin, Ethan Phillips, William Alan Ritch, Jayne
Rogers, Teryl Rothery, Julius Schwartz, Josepha
Sherman, Armin Shimerman, Dr. Kris Sperry,
Brian Stelfreeze, Karl Story, Jenny Wallace,
Jordan Weisman, Lisa Wilcox, Peter Williams,
Timothy Zahn
Illinois
May 18-19 Celebrity Autograph Collector's
show, Chicago, Illinois; Info: PO Box 5040,
Spring Hill, Florida 34611 Ph: 352-683-5110
http://www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/
hcs@atlantic.net Guests: Soupy Sales, Carole
Mathews, Tom Lester, Hugh O'Brian
May 19-21 Anime Central, Rosemont, Illinois;
Info: 1400 W. Devon Avenue, Suite 410,
Chicago, IL 60660 http://www.acen.org/
aceninfo@acen.org Guests: Brad Swaile, Melissa
Williamson, Crispin Freeman, Scott Frazier,
Steve Bennett, Robert DeJesus, Bruce Lewis,
Amy Howard Wilson
Jun 7-9 DucKon, Schaumburg, Illinois; Info:
PO Box 4843, Wheaton, IL 60189 http://
www.duckon.org/ info@duckon.org Guests:
Joan D. Vinge, J.D. "Illiad" Frazer, Dave Clement,
Tom Jeffers, Suzan Mianowski, Dr. Samuel
Conway, Jim Frenkel, Nick Pollotta Benefits:
The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in
Children's Science Fiction Literature
Jun 21-23 Slanted Fedora, Chicago, Illinois;
Info: 4623 Aminda, Shawnee, KS 66226
Ph: 913-441-9405 http://www.sfedora.com/
SFedora5@aol.com Guests: Ricardo Montalban,
William Shatner, Mark Alaimo, Casey Biggs,
Jeffrey Combs, Richard Gordon, Jeremy Bulloch,
John Billingsley
Friedman, Dave Galanter, Robert Greenberger,
Mark Kochte, Mojo, Keith Noll, Sean O'Brien,
Roberta Rogow, Massimo Stiavelli, Ray Villard,
Mark Voit, Dayton Ward, Howard Weinstein,
Joan Winston
816-822-2740 http://www.kcsciencefiction.org/
con33.htm jello@kc.rr.com Guests: Connie Willis,
Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Laura Freas, Frank
Kelly Freas, Frank M. Robinson Benefits: Science
Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
Guests: Esther Friesner, Spider Robinson, Jeanne
Robinson, Joe Tucciarone, Yvonne Coats, Jane
Lindskold, Victor Milan, Pati Nagle, Fred
Saberhagen, S.M. Stirling, Robert Vardeman,
Walter Jon Williams
Jul 12-14 G-Fest, Chicago, Illinois; Info: Box 3468,
Steinbach, MB, Canada, R0A 2A0 http://www.gfan.com/
Jul 26-28 Otakon, Baltimore, Maryland; Info: 491
Baltimore Pike #689, Springfield, PA 19064-3810
Ph: 610-291-5308 http://www.otakon.com/
info@otakon.com
Jun 21-23 Conjuration, Columbia, Missouri;
Info: PO Box 874, Columbia, MO 65205-0874
http://conjuration.cjb.net/
columbiaconjuration@yahoo.com Guests: David
Weber, Keith Berdak, Dee Dreslough, Richard
A. Knaak, Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Fawcett Benefits:
Columbia Second Chance pet shelter
New York
Indiana
Jul 5-7 InConJunction, Indianapolis, Indiana;
Info: PO Box 68514, Indianapolis, IN 46268-0514
http://www.inconjunction.org/
conchair2001@inconjunction.org Guests: Richard
Hatch, Larry Bond, Slawek Wojtowicz, M.D.,
Musica Subterranea, Dr. James Farlow
Jul 26-28 BotCon, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Info:
PO Box 905, Kendallville IN 46755-0905 http://
www.botcon.com/ info@botcon.com Guests:
Neil Kaplan, Peter Spellos, Richard Epcar, Tom
Wyner, Bob Forward
Aug 16-18 ConGlomeration, Clarksville, Indiana;
Info: P.O. Box 32095, Louisville, KY. 40232-2095
http://members.iglou.com/shadowr/ Guests:
David Drake, Andy Offutt
Iowa
Aug 23-25 AnimeIowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Info: PO Box 5303, Coralville IA 52241 http://
www.animeiowa.com/ Guests: Stan Sakai
Kentucky
May 17-19 Gamefest -- Louisville, Louisville,
Kentucky; Info: PO Box 718, Antwerp, OH 45813
Ph:
877-977-4263
http:/
/www.advantageconvention.com/
gamefest@advantageconvention.com
May 26-28 Wonderfest, Louisville, Kentucky;
Info: P.O. Box 5757, Louisville, KY 40255-0757
http://www.wonderfest.com/ Guests: Joe
Dante, Kevin McCarthy, Ann Robinson, Rick
Sternbach, Peter Woodward, Vincent Di Fate,
Carol Bauman, Tom Weaver, Frank Dietz
Louisiana
Aug 9-11 Crescent City Con, Metairie,
Louisiana; Info: PO Box 52622, New Orleans LA
70150-2622 http://crescentcitycon.com/ccc/
Guests: Virginia Hey
Maryland
May 24-27 Balticon 36, Baltimore, Maryland;
Info: P.O. Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203-0686
Ph: 410-563-2737 http://www.balticon.org/
bsfs@balticon.org Guests: Phil Foglio, Kaja
Foglio, Mark Rogers, The Boogie Knights, Carol
Salemi, Syne Mitchell
Jun 7-9 Charm City Creepcon, Baltimore,
Maryland; Info: PO Box 2139, Glen Burnie,
MD 21060-2139 http://www.creepcon.com/
CreepCon@aol.com Guests: Anthony S.Head,
Virginia Hey, Kane Hodder, Muse Watson, Dave
Prowse, Ben Chapman, Bill Moseley, Warwick
Davis, Jerome Blake, Reggie Bannister, Debbie
Rochon, Dick Durock, Brian Peck, Miguel Nunez
Jr., Linnea Quigley, Brian Thompson, Mike
Quinn, Leonard Lies, Richard LeParmentier,
David Hess, Cherie Currie, Andras Jones, Linda
Harrison, Virgil, Brian Penikas, Remy Marks,
Caroline Munro, Lou Ferrigno, Lisa Marie Scott
Jul 12-14 Shore Leave 24, Hunt Valley, Maryland;
Info: P.O. Box 6809, Towson, MD 21285-6809
Ph: 410-496-4456 http://www.shore-leave.com/
information@shore-leave.com Guests: John
Billingsley, James Marsters, Richard Biggs, Julie
Caitlin Brown, Dee Wallace Stone, Richard Herd,
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Greg Cox, Ann C. Crispin, Peter David, Keith
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Massachusetts
May 17-19 The Black Road, Marlborough,
Massachusetts; Info: 12 Dodge Street,
Wynantskill,
NY
12198
http://www.theblackroad.org/
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SFedora5@aol.com Guests: Ricardo Montalban,
William Shatner, Mark Alaimo, Casey Biggs,
Jeffrey Combs, Richard Gordon, Jeremy Bulloch,
Garrett Wang, James Darren, JG Hertzler, Robert
O'Reilly
Jul 12-14 Readercon, Burlington, Massachusetts;
Info: PO Box 38-1246, Cambridge MA 02238-1246
http://www.readercon.org/ info@readercon.org
Guests: Octavia E. Butler, Gwyneth Jones
Michigan
May 17-19 Motor City Comic Con, Novi,
Michigan; Info: 19785 W. 12 Mile Rd, PMB #231,
Southfield,
MI
48076
http://www.motorcitycomiccon.com/
info@motorcitycomiccon.com Guests: Vaughn
Armstrong, Julie Caitlin Brown, Jeremy Bullock,
Ken Colley, Chase Masterson, Garrick Hagon,
Glori Anne Gilbert, Hank Garrett, Angus
McGinnus, David Naughton, John Provost,
Sonny Strait, Jerry Beck, Aaron Bordner, Will
Conrad, Peter David, Guy Davis, Marshall
Dillon, Louis Dominguez, Arnold Drake, Mike
Deodato, Miquel Insignares, Andy Lee, Joseph
Michael Lisner, Vince Locke, David Mack,
Mary Mitchell, Jason Moore, John Ostrander,
Mike Pascale, Brian Pulido, David Quinn, Mark
Schultz, William Stout, Ethan Van Scriver, Randy
Zimmerman
May 24-27 MediaWest*Con, Lansing, Michigan;
Info: 200 E. Thomas St., Lansing MI 48906-4047
http://members.aol.com/MdiaWstCon/
mwc.htm mdiawstcon@aol.com
May 31-Jun 2 STARFLEET Region 13 Summit,
Sterling Heights, Michigan; Info: 49997
Downing Court, Shelby Twp, MI 48315
http://www.region13.org/summit/
Summit@Region13.org
Jun 28-30 ConTraption, Romulus, Michigan; Info:
PO Box 214055, Auburn Hills, MI 48321-4055
http://www.contraption.org/
Minnesota
Jul 5-7 CONvergence, Bloomington, Minnesota;
Info: 1437 Marshall Avenue, Suite 203, St.
Paul, MN 55104 Ph: 651-647-3487 http://
www.convergence-con.org/ info@convergencecon.org Guests: Diane Duane, Peter Morwood,
Mark Altman, Robert Meyer Burnett, Nene Tina
Thomas
Montana
May 24-26 MisCon, Missoula, Montana; Info:
P.O. Box 7721, Missoula MT. 59807 http://
www.miscon.org/ cthuhlu@miscon.org Guests:
Don Pedro Colley, Mark Ferrari, Heidi Hollis,
John Dalmas, Jim and Gail Glass, C.J. Cherryh,
Fred Saberhagan
Nevada
Aug 2-4 Creation, Las Vegas, Nevada; Info: 100
W. Broadway Suite 1200, Glendale, CA 91210
Ph: 818-409-0960 http://www.creationent.com/
tickets@creationent.com Guests: Leonard
Nimoy, Kate Mulgrew, Colm Meaney, Majel
Roddenberry, George Takei, Walter Koenig,
Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Robbie
McNeill, Roxann Dawson, Nana Visitor,
Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Terry Farrell,
Armin Shimerman, Grace Lee Whitney, Max
Grodenchik, Chase Masterson, Aaron Eisenberg,
Lolita Fatjo, Anthony Montgomery, Dominick
Keating, John Billingsley, Linda Park, Brannon
Braga
Sep 6-8 Slanted Fedora, Las Vegas, Nevada;
SFedora5@aol.com Guests: William Shatner,
Mark Alaimo, Casey Biggs, Jeffrey Combs,
Richard Gordon, Jeremy Bulloch, Garrett
Wang, James Darren, JG Hertzler, Robert
O'ReillyRicardo Montalban, William Shatner,
Avery Brooks, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trinneer,
Ron Perlman, Nicole DeBoer, Michael Dorn,
Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Andrew
Robinson, Marina Sirtis, Garrett Wang, James
Darren, Jerry Doyle, Mark Goddard, Richard
Gordon, JG Hertzler, Robert O'Reilly, Alexandra
Tydings
New Hampshire
Jun 10-Jul 19 Odyssey, Manchester, New
Hampshire; Info: 20 Levesque Lane, Mont
Vernon, NH 03057 http://www.nhc.edu/
odyssey/ Guests: Charles de Lint, James Patrick
Kelly , Elizabeth Hand , R. A. Salvatore , Thomas
F. Monteleone, Matthew Bialer
New Jersey
Jun 1-2 Creation, Secaucus, New Jersey; Info: 100
W. Broadway Suite 1200, Glendale, CA 91210
tickets@creationent.com
Jun 21-23 Contata, South Plainfield, New Jersey;
Info: 73-12 35th Ave., Apt. D25, Jackson Heights,
NY 11372 http://www.rishathra.com/contata/
Contata2002@excite.com Guests: Dandelion
Wine, Solomon Davidoff, Steve Brinich, Andrew
Eigel
Aug 2-4 Diversicon, St. Paul, Minnesota;
Info: PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station
Minneapolis, MN 55408 Ph: 763-213-1239
http://www.sfminnesota.com/diversicon/
diversicon@SFMinnesota.com Guests: Steven
Barnes, Tananarive Due
Aug 24-25 Creation, Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Info:
100 W. Broadway Suite 1200, Glendale, CA 91210
tickets@creationent.com
Missouri
Aug 23-25 Bubonicon, Albuquerque, New
Mexico; Info: PO Box 37257, Albuquerque,
NM
87176
Ph:
505-266-8905
http://
bubonicon.home.att.net/ cwcraig@nmia.com
May 24-26 ConquesT, Kansas City, Missouri; Info:
P. O. Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171-6212 Ph:
New Mexico
Aug 17-18 Creation: Fangoria's Weekend of
Horrors, New York, New York; Info: 100 W.
Broadway Suite 1200, Glendale, CA 91210 Ph:
818-409-0960 http://www.creationent.com/
tickets@creationent.com Guests: Bruce Campbell,
James Karen, Tom Savini, Steve Johnson, Gabe
Bartalos, Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, Sarah
York, William Malone
North Carolina
May 24-26 Animazement, Durham, North
Carolina; Info: PO Box 1383, Cary, NC
27512-1383 http://www.animazement.org/
information@animazement.org Guests: Hiroyuki
Kitakubo, Yasuo Yamaguchi, Koichi Tusnoda,
Scott Houle, Pamela Weidner, Hiroaki Sakurai
Jun 1-2 ConCarolinas, Charlotte, North Carolina;
Info: PMB 2004, 401 Hawthorne Ln, Suite
110, Charlotte, NC 28204 Ph: 336-294-8041
http://www.secfi.org/concarolinas/
concarolinas@yahoo.com
Jun 14-16 HeroesCon, Charlotte, North Carolina;
Info: PO Box 9181, Charlotte, NC 28299 Ph:
704-375-7463 http://www.heroesonline.com/
Convention/ Guests: Arthur Adams, Murphy
Anderson, Dan Brereton, Nick Cardy, Ron
Garney, Butch Guice, Tony Harris, Irwin Hasen,
Adam Hughes, Terry Moore, Kevin Nowlan,
Carlos Pacheo, George Perez, Joe Quesada, Julius
Schwartz, Brian Stelfreeze, Roy Thomas, Tim
Townsend, Charles Vess, Mike Wieringo
Jun 20-23 Courts of Chaos Con, Raleigh, North
Carolina; Info: 211 Russell Drive Wendell, NC
27591 http://www.karakash.com/ccc/ Guests:
Erick Wujcik
Oct 4-6 Trinoc-con, Durham, North Carolina;
Info: PO Box 10633, Raleigh, NC 27605-0633
http://www.trinoc-con.org/ info@trinoccon.org Guests: Lois McMaster Bujold, Dave
Arneson, Fred Chappell, James Wappel
Ohio
May 24-26 Marcon, Columbus, Ohio; Info:
P O Box 141414, Columbus, OH 43214
Ph: 614-470-5448 http://www.marcon.org/
info@marcon.org Guests: Dr Demento, David
Weber, James Wappel, Zander Nyrond, Eugene
Roddenberry Jr., Fyberdyne Laboratories,
Catherine Asaro, Stephen Pagel, Bruce Coville,
Peter Woodward, David Winning, Richard
Hatch, Terri Baughman, Kenn i Baughman
Jul 4-7 Origins, Columbus, Ohio; Info: 80 Garden
Center, Suite 16, Broomfield, CO 80020-1735 Ph:
303-635-2223 http://www.originsgames.com/
CustServ@GAMA.org Guests: Andy Chambers,
Kenny Baker, John Kovalic, Carrie Dobro, James
Ernest, Bill Blair
Oct 11-13 Context, Columbus, Ohio; Info:
PO Box 163391, Columbus, OH 43216 Ph:
614-889-0436 http://www.contextcon.com/
mevans@gcfn.org
Oklahoma
Jun 21-23 Trek Expo, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Info:
2130 South Sheridan, Tulda, OK 74129 Ph:
918-838-3388 http://www.starbase21ok.com/
thornton21@aol.com
Jul 19-21 Conestoga, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Info:
440 S. Gary Ave, Box 45, Tulsa, OK 74104 Ph:
918-836-5463 http://www.sff.net/people/
sfreader/conestoga.htm Guests: Elizabeth Moon,
Lee Martindale, Nene Thomas Benefits: Tulsa
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Jul 12-14 Anthrocon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Info: PO Box 270, Devault, PA 19432-0270 http://
www.anthrocon.org/ anthrocon@anthrocon.org
Guests: Lissanne Norman, Heather Bruton
Jul 26-28 Confluence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Info: PO Box 3681, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3681
Ph: 412-344-0456 http://trfn.clpgh.org/parsec/
conflu/ parsec-home@netcom.com Guests: Hal
Clement, Illah Nourbakhsh, Renee Alper, Andrea
Dale, Ray Phoenix
77598 http://www.con-sortium.org/ info@consortium.org Guests: Timothy Zahn, Larry
Elmore, Tony Elam, Lee Martindale, Tony Elam
Canada
England
Alberta
Aug 16-18 Armadillocon, Austin, Texas;
Info: Box 27277, Austin, TX 78755 Ph:
512-477-2294 http://www.fact.org/dillo/
ArmadilloConTX@hotmail.com Guests: Martha
Wells, Joe R. Lansdale, Robin Hobb
Aug 9-11 Con-Version, Calgary, Alberta; Info:
PO Box 20098 Calgary Place RPO, Calgary,
Alberta, T2P 4J2, CANADA http://www.conversion.org/ president@con-version.org Guests:
George R.R. Martin, Robert J. Sawyer, James
Alan Gardner, Geoffrey A. Landis, Lar deSouza
May 18-19 Sci Fi Shows -- London Expo, London,
England; Info: c/o Nelson House, 341 Lea Bridge
Road., Leyton., London, United Kingdom Ph:
+44 20 8523 1074 http://www.scifishows.com/
info@scifishows.com Guests: Anthony Daniels,
Linda Blair, David Carradine, Teryl Rothery,
Cynthia Rothrock, Walter Koenig, Ethan
Phillips
Aug 23-25 Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Show, Plano,
Texas; Info: PO Box 941111, Plano Tx 75094-1111
Ph: 972-578-0213 http://www.scifiexpo.com/
scifiexpo@aol.com
Utah
Aug 23-24 Slanted Fedora, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Info: 4623 Aminda, Shawnee, KS
66226
Ph:
913-441-9405
http://www.sfedora.com/ SFedora5@aol.com
Guests: Avery Brooks, Connor Trinneer
May 18-20 CONDuit, Salt Lake City, Utah; Info:
PO Box 11745, Salt Lake City UT 84147-0745
http://conduit.sfcon.org/CONduit/ Guests:
Christopher Stasheff
Rhode Island
Virginia
Jul 18-21 Necon, Bristol, Rhode Island; Info:
67 Birchland Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Ph:
516-326-6140 or 401-726-2003 http://www.paranet.com/~necon/ booth@etal.uri.edu Guests:
Douglas Clegg, Graham Joyce, Christopher
Golden, Richard Sardinha, P.D. Cacek
Jun 14-16 Anime Mid-Atlantic, Richmond,
Virginia; Info: PO Box 2636, Glen Allen, VA
23060 http://www.animemidatlantic.com/
animemidatlantic@hotmail.com Guests: Carl
Macek, Austell Callwood, Steve Bennett, Doug
Smith, Scott Frazier, Nickey Froberg, Jason
Waltrip, John Waltrip, Hazeman
South Carolina
Jun 22-23 SpartaCon, Spartanburg, South
Carolina; Info: 2 Randolph St. Spartanburg,SC
29301
http://www.angelfire.com/
rpg/spartacon/ b29349@yahoo.com Benefits:
Shriner's Hospital
Tennessee
Jul 26-28 LibertyCon, Chattanooga, Tennessee;
Info: PO Box 695, Hixson, TN 37343-0695
http://www.libertycon.org/
uncletimmy@libertycon.org Guests: John Ringo,
Larry Elmore, S. M. Stirling,
Aug 30-Sep 2 Mephit Furmeet, Memphis,
Tennessee; Info: PO Box 6001, Saint Louis, MO
63139-0001 http://www.mephitfurmeet.org/
registration@mephitfurmeet.org Guests: Ryngs
Raccoon
Texas
May 17-19 Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Show, Plano,
Texas; Info: PO Box 941111, Plano Tx 75094-1111
Ph: 972-578-0213 http://www.scifiexpo.com/
scifiexpo@aol.com Guests: Ray Park, David
Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch, Peter Mayhew, Mike
Quinn, Jerome Blake, Andreas Petrides, Temuera
Morrison
May 31-Jun 2 A-Kon, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas;
Info: 3352 Broadway Blvd., # 470, Garland, TX
75043 http://www.a-kon.com/ info@a-kon.com
Guests: Stan Sakai, Duel Jewel, Ben Dunn, Fred
Perry, Joe Wight, Joe Dun, Jochen Weltjens,
Nathan Lumm, Lee Duhlig, Doug Dlin, Elin
Winkler, Pat Duke, Matthew High, Will Allison,
John Barrett, Michael Suarez, Dan Kanemitsu,
Joe Rosales, Diana X. Sprinkle, Eddie Perkins,
Steve Bennett, Crispin Freeman, Tiffany Grant,
Taliesin Jaffe, Scott McNeil, Jonathan Osborne,
Yaya, Arik Reene Avila, Meg Chittenden, DNA
Studios, Rodney Caston, Fred Gallagher, Sun
String Quartet, P.N. Elrod, Newton Ewell,
Melanie Fletcher, Scott Frazier, Steve Kyte,
Edward Luena, Kobushi Taiko, Lee W. Madison,
Lee Martindale, Helen McCarthy, Phillip Nelson,
Brian Stelfreeze, Valkyrie Games, Mel White,
Tippi Blevins
Jun 7-9 STARFLEET Region 3 Summit, Fort
Worth, Texas; Info: PO Box 1756, Coppell, TX
75019 http://www.region3.com/summit.htm
summit2002@region3.com
Jun 14-16 ConSortium, Houston, Texas; Info:
PMB 367, 3118 Fm 528 Rd, Webster, TX
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Jul 5-7 CastleCon, Reston, Virginia; Info:
1607 Thomas Road, Friendly, Maryland 20744
Ph: 301-292-5231 http://www.fantek.org/
cherylz@fantek.org
Aug 2-4 The Gathering of the Gargoyles,
Williamsburg, Virginia; Info: 19500 Monterey
Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44119-1507 http://
gathering.gargoyles-fans.org/ Guests: Greg
Weisman
Aug 16-18 Slanted Fedora, Arlington, Virginia;
SFedora5@aol.com
Wisconsin
May 24-27 WisCon, Madison, Wisconsin;
Info: PO Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701 Ph:
608-233-8850 http://www.sf3.org/wiscon/
wiscon_concom@egroups.com Guests: Nalo
Hopkinson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Manitoba
May 17-19 Keycon, Winnipeg, Manitoba;
Info: PO Box 3178, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4E6,
CANADA http://keycon2002.tripod.com/
loyalminion@hotmail.com Guests: Pete Abrams,
Charles de Lint
Sep 24-29 Winnipeg International Writers
Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Info: 624-100
Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3,
Canada
Ph:
204-927-7323
http://www.winnipegwords.com/
info@winnipegwords.com
Ontario
May 24-26 Anime North, Toronto, Ontario;
Info: c/o Dufferin Mail Postal Outlet, PO Box
24090, 900 Dufferin St, Toronto, ON M6H
4H6, Canada http://www.animenorth.org/
info@animenorth.com Guests: Keith Burgess,
Julie Davis, Ben Dunn, Fred Ladd, Amanda Win
Lee, Jason Lee, Scott McNeil, Mark Simmons,
Sailor JAM-Boree, David Kaye, Diana Kou,
Studio Ironcat, Steve Bennett, Doug Smith
Jun 2-4 Con-Monality, Mississauga, Ontario;
Info: P.O. Box 21146, RPO Meadowvale,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 6A2
Ph: 905-820-3844 http://www.klio.net/EFC/
primedia@iname.com Guests: Jayne Heitmeyer,
Andrew Jackson, Jim McGillivary, Michelle
Nolden, Maribeth Solomon
Jul 5-7 Toronto Trek, Toronto, Ontario; Info: PO
Box 7097 Station A, Toronto Ontario, Canada,
M5W 1X7 Ph: (416) 410-TCON (8266) http://
tcon.ca/ tcon@icomm.ca Guests: Larry Stewart,
Virginia Hey, Tee Morris, Amber Benson, Tanja
Reichert, David Annandale, Julie Czernedea
Benefits: Ronald McDonald House
Germany
Jun 14-16 STARFLEET Region 6 Summit,
Appleton, Wisconsin; Info: c/o Stephen
Radank, 3750 Glenview Lane, Oshkosh, WI
54904 http://www.geocities.com/r6summit/
Leppin1701@aol.com
Sep 27-29 Dark Side Con, Bottrop, ; Info:
c/o Silvia Krüger, Laurentiusstraße 4, 44805
Bochum, Germany Ph: +49-2361-900127.
Website: http://www.darksidecon.de/ Email:
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Jun 21-23 Gamefest -- Milwaukee, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; Info: PO Box 718, Antwerp, OH 45813
Ph:
877-977-4263
http:/
/www.advantageconvention.com/
gamefest@advantageconvention.com
Oct 12 BuchmesseCon, Frankfurt, ; Info: c/o
Roger Murmann, Wilhelm-Leuschner Strasse 17,
64859 Eppertshausen, Germany Ph: 06-071-38718.
Website: http://www.buchmessecon.de.vu/
sftreffda@gmx.de
Aug 8-11 Gen Con Game Fair, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; Info: Wizards of the Coast, Events
Management, PO Box 1740, Renton, WA
98057-1740
Ph:
800-529-3976
http://www.gencongamefair.com/
evtcustserv@wizards.com Guests: Jonathan
Frakes, Ted Raimi, Warwick Davis
Ireland
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Jun 7-10 ConVergence 2002 (41st Australian
National
Science
Fiction
Convention),
Melbourne, Victoria; Info: GPO Box 1212k,
Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia Ph: +61-3-9288
9953 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~converge/
contact-convergence@eGroups.com Guests:
Joe and Gay Haldeman, Lucy Sussex, Sean
Williams
Oct 19-20 Octocon, Dublin, ; Info: c/o Yellow
Brick Road, 8 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Ireland
Website: http://www.octocon.com/ Email:
info@octocon.com Guests: China Miéville, Rachel
Armstrong, Eugene Byrne, Michael Carroll,
Simon Clark, Maggie Furey, Roger Gregg, Harry
Harrison, John Higgins, Paul J. Holden, Graham
Joyce, Juliet E. McKenna, John Meaney, Kim
Newman, Colin Smythe, John Vaughan, Ian
Watson
Jul 12-14 Starfury, Heathrow, England; Info: 148A
Queensway, Bayswater, London W2 6LY, United
Kingdom http://www.chariotsofwar.co.uk/
Guests: Hudson Leick, Melinda Clarke, Claire
Stansfield, Tim Omundson
Aug 16-19 2002 - A Discworld Odyssey,
Leicestershire, England; Info: PO Box 2002,
Romford, Essex RM7 7DQ, UK Ph: +44-(0)-709226-4571
http://www.dwcon.org/
info@dwcon.org Guests: Terry Pratchett, Stephen
Briggs, Jack Cohen, Diane Duane, Graham
Higgins, Jay Hurst, Paul Kidby, Dave Langford,
Peter Morwood, Bernard Pearson, Isobel Pearson,
Stephen Player, Colin Smythe, Ian Stewart
Benefits: Orangutan Foundation
Scotland
Jun 28-30 SFRA, New Lanark, Scotland; Info:
22 Addington Road, Reading, RG1 5PT, United
Kingdom http://www.sfra.org/sfra2002.htm
wombat@sff.net Guests: Pat Cadigan, Paul
McAuley, Ken MacLeod, Andy Sawyer
Jul 13-15 Contagion, Glasgow, Scotland;
Info: PO Box 867, Rutherglen, Glasgow, G73
4HR, Scotland http://www.contagion.co.uk/
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Marlene Miller, Commandant • 461 Harmony Lane • Campbell, Oh 44405 • Email: Academy@sfi.org
Please fill out and send this application directly to the school you wish to attend. Do not use ranks on envelopes. All checks or
money orders for US Schools must be made out to “ STARFLEET ACADEMY” -- DO NOT SEND CASH.
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AMERICAN CAMPUS INFORMATION
OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL (OTS)
Peg Pellerin • RFD#3, Box 5460 • Winslow, ME 04901
Fee: $1.00 and LSASE + 2 **
Prerequisites: Membership in STARFLEET
Contact: ots@sfi.org
OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE (OCC)
Marlene Miller • 461 Harmony Lane • Campbell, OH 44405
Fee: $2.00, LSASE + 3 *** or $1.00 if taken electronically
Prerequisites: OTS (Include photocopy of certificate)
Contact: occ@sfi.org
FLAG OFFICER’S SCHOOL (FOS)
Helen Pawlowski • P.O. Box 22225 • St. Louis, MO 63116
Fee: $5.00 for 1st course, $2.00 each for 2nd and 3rd
Prerequisites: OCC (Include photocopy of certificate)
Contact: N/A
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS (COC)
Kimberly Brooks • 420 Monte Vista Dr. • Kingsport, TN 37660
Fees: Newsletter Design: $4 + 3 ***; Interspecies Communications:
$3 + 3 ***; Web-Design: $3 + Stamps (free if taken electronically)
Contact: coc@sfi.org
CANADIAN CAMPUS COURSES
THE GORN ACADEMY (TGA)
Carolyn Donner • PO Box 158 • Hammersville, OH 45130
Fee: $1.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: gorn@worldnet.att.net
VULCAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (VAS)
Marlene Miller • 461 Harmony Lane • Campbell, OH 44405
Fee: $2.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: vas@sfi-org
COLLEGE OF COMPUTER HISTORY (COCH)
Sharon Ann Clark • P.O. Box 603 • Kirkland , WA 98083-0603
Fee: Free, LSASE + 2 ** per course
Contact: coch@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF TRADE & COMMERCE (COTAC)
Edith Padgett • 1090 Berkeley St. Apt 2 • Hanahan, SC 29406
Fee: $1.00, LSASE & 2 **
Contact: cotac@sfi.org
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (SOE)
Brian Dougherty • 408 Carlyle East • Belleville, IL 62221
Fee: $2.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: soe@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF FEDERATION STUDIES (COFS)
Anne F. Bellenger • 1255 N. Hartman Rd. • Avon Park, FL 33825
Fee: $1.00, LSASE + 3 ***
Contact: cofs@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (SACOM)
Wayne Lee Killough, Jr • 309 N. Spring St • Harrison, AR 72601
Fee: $1.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: sacom@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF HISTORY (COH)
D. Butcher • 3200 Grandview Dr, Lot #167 • Simpsonville, SC 29680
Fee: $1.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: LtColDB@aol.com
SHIP COUNSELORS COLLEGE (SCC)
Helen Pawlowski • PO Box 22225 • St. Louis, MO 63116-2225
Fee: Seven Courses, $3.00 per course
Contact: N/A
SCHOOL OF LITERATURE (SOL)
Jill Rayburn • PO Box 61 • Puryear, TN 38251
Fee: $2.00, LSASE + 2 **; free if taken electronically
Contact: sol@sfi.org
SECURITY SCHOOL (SFASS)
Gregory Staylor • 3913 Monterey Ct • Chesapeake, VA 23321
Fee: $2.00, 3 *** per course
Contact: sass@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF ALIEN HISTORY & CULTURE (CAHC)
David Peifer • 6112 Nassau Road • Harrisburg, PA 17112
Fee: $1.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: cahc@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF SURVIVAL STUDIES (COSS)
Carol Thompson • P.O. Box 135 • Ester, AK 99725
Fee: $1.00, 2 ** per course
Contact: coss@sfi.org
SCHOOL OF UNUSUAL KNOWLEDGE (SOUK)
Helen Pawlowski • PO Box 22225 • St. Louis, MO 63116-2225
Fee: LSASE and 1 *
Contact: N/A
COLLEGE OF STARSHIP OPERATIONS (COSO)
James W. Lee • 504 Jamestown Dr. • Spring Lake, NC 28390
Fee: $2.00, 2 ** per course
Contact: coso@sfi.org
CULINARY SCHOOL (BURPS)
W. Skinner c/o Kevin King • 309 N. Spring St • Harrison, AR 72601
Fee: $2.00, LSASE + 2 ** per course
Contact: burps@sfi.org
KLINGON WARRIOR ACADEMY (KWA)
Deb Kern • 2525 Enterprise • Alamogordo, NM 88310
Fee: $1.00 + 3 *** for each Course
Contact: kwa@sfi.org
SCHOOL OF TREKNOLOGY (SOT)
Alice Strange • 1294 George Crowe Rd • Odenville, AL 35120
Fee: $2.00 + 2 **
Email: sot@sfi.org
SCHOOL OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS (SOST)
Sanford Berenberg • PO Box 460 • Gaithersburg, MD 20884-0460
Fee: $3.00 Per Course and 3 loose stamps for Course Manual
Contact: SoST@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF MYTHOLOGICAL STUDIES (COMS)
Wayne Lee Killough, Jr • 309 N. Spring St • Harrison, AR 72601
Fee: $1.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: coms@sfi.org
STARFLEET OFFICERS RADIO SCHOOL (SORS)
John Roberts • 1811 Lead SE#11 • Alburquerque, NM 87106
Fee: $2, LSASE + 3 ***
Contact: sors@sfi.org
COLLEGE OF TEMPORAL PHYSICS (COTP)
Mike Dethlefs • 1906 Gold Ave., SE • Albuquerque, NM 871066
Fee: $2.00, LSASE + 2 **
Contact: CTS@sfi.org
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES (SOLS)
SCHOOL OF MUSIC (SOM)
SCHOOL OF TREK HUMOR (SOTH)
SCHOOL OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCA)
SCHOOL OF TREK ROMANCE (SOTR)
Sherry Anne Newell • 5 NW 40th • Lawton, OK 73505
Fee: $1.00, LSASE + 2 ** per Course
Contact: N/A
VESSEL READINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (VRCP)
MARINE UNIT READINESS PROGRAM (MURP)
Carol Thompson • P.O. Box 135 • Ester, AK 99725
Fee: Contact Director or visit:
http://www.mosquitonet.com/~betazoid/vrcp.htm
Contact: coss@sfi.org
OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL - CANADIAN CAMPUS
Gloria Hanson
Box 98 • Lanark, ON K0G 1K0 • Canada
Contact: GloNCristo@aol.com
OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE - CANADIAN CAMPUS
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS - CANADIAN CAMPUS
Dave Blaser
260 Guelph St, Box 74072 • Georgetown, Ontario L7G-5L1 • Canada
Prerequisite for OCC: OTS (Include photocopy of certificate)
Contact: DBlaser@Region13.org
SHIP COUNSELORS COLLEGE - CANADIAN CAMPUS
Donna Jean Noddin
P.O. Box 4501, STN-A • Nanimo, British Columbia, V9R-5J9 • Canada
Contact: N/A
SCHOOL OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS - CANADIAN CAMPUS
Joost Ueffing
Box 129 • Canning, NS, B0P 1H0 • Canada
Contact: xomagellan@delhaven.ns.ca
AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS COURSES
OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL - AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS
Elizabeth Worth
12 Perrin Ave • Plumpton, New South Wales 2761 • Australia
Fee: Contact For Current Rates
Contact: campoz@ay.com.au
OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE - AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS
FLAG OFFICER’S SCHOOL - AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS
Alan Yates
P.O. Box 103 • Harbord, New South Wales 2096 • Australia
Prerequisites: Officer’s Training School (Include photocopy of certificate)
ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE SCHOOL COURSES (CONTACT FOR INFO)
Alan Yates
See contact information above.
• Cadet School
• College of Communications
• School of Language Studies
• School of Literature
• Vulcan Academy of Sciences
• School of Engineering
• College of Medicine
• STARFLEET Officer’s Radio School
• Starship Counsellors College
• Klingon Warrior Academy
• College of Survival Studies
• School of Strategy and Tactics
• School of Music
...And More To Come!
EUROPEAN CAMPUS COURSES
OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL - EUROPEAN CAMPUS
OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE - EUROPEAN CAMPUS
Captain Jeroen Vantroyen
Muilaardstraat 120 • B-9000 Gent • Belgium
Contact: jeroen.vantroyen@rug.ac.be
LEGEND
LSASE = Legal-sized Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope
+1 * = one 1st-Class Stamps
+2 **= two loose 1st-Class Stamps
+3 **= three loose 1st-Class Stamps
All International fees are the same as U.S. fees.
25 March 2002 – Check http://www.sfa-sfi.org for updated form.
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FOR SALE/WANTED
Shuttlecon 92, STARFLEET’s Western
Regional Conference August 29,30
Visalia, CA. Gene Roddenberry A
Tribute To The Man And His Dreams,
STARFLEET and KAG Peace Conference,
Writer Guest of Honor Marc Scott Zicree,
Klingon Trial (Romulan Bad Guy),
Masquerade and Cabaret, Guest of Honor
John de Lancie, Music Video (Video is
exclusive, and not contained in the other
video), 1-6-94 dedication to my poodle
Jon Luc Picard, and News Broadcast
47 Live Eye Premiere of Deep Space
9. Limited Edition $10 Donation, $2
videotape, $4 shipping and insurance,
total $16. Contact: USS Explorer NCC
71845, Janice McKeever, 4747 N. Cornelia
#101, Fresno, CA. 93722 e-mail:
JMcKee2220@AOL.COM
Embroidered STARFLEET beret flashes
- red, white and blue design, $3
each with SASE. Images available
at www.houseveska.org under the
“Uniforms” link. Mail to HOUSE VESKA,
7400 W. 33rd Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO
80033.
STARFLEET Region 4 Conference 98,
or Calanam Council, Fresno. Includes:
Costume Contest, Conference, Paul Carr,
Seminars, Awards, and July 25 Water
War (pictures on the USS Peacekeeper
web site). Limited Edition $10 Donation,
$2 video tape, $4 shipping and insurance,
total $16. USS Explorer NCC 71845,
Janice McKeever, 4747 N. Cornelia
#101, Fresno, CA. 93722 e-mail: JMcKee
2220@AOL.COM
Star Trek II - VI Uniforms and Insignias.
I am looking for the uniform rank
insignias (Ensign - Fleet Admiral, as well
as the Enlisted insignias) that were worn
in the Star Trek movies II - VI as well as
any information on where I could have
a uniform (also from the Star Trek II VI movies) made or purchase one that
is already complete. Any information that
you could assist me with would be greatly
appreciated. My contact information:
Jim Nelson, 213-A Windsong Lane,
Yorktown, Virginia 23693, (757) 865-0512
or email me at smacneighill@earthlink
.net
MISC.
MEMBERS WANTED
Attention unassigned STARFLEET
members in the Portland/Vancouver
area of northwest Oregon and
southwest Washington: the Shuttle
Achilles is actively recruiting new
members. We hold monthly meetings,
attend movies and conventions, and
more. We are on the verge of
becoming a starship” join the fun now!
E-mail starship_achilles@yahoo.com,
or visit our Website at http://
www.geocities.com/starship_achilles/
The 126th Marine Strike Group
(SpecOps), currently attached to the
USS Wasp (a correspondence chapter
in Region One) is looking for a few
good Marines. All of the Marines
assigned to the 126th were killed in
action on an ‘Omega’ mission on Velos
VII, the only Marine to survive was
the OIC. No, not really, in fact the
126th MSG was just reactivated and is
looking for a few good Marines. The
unit is a ‘Marine Correspondence
Unit’ and we will need story writers
(even if you have never written a story
line before, we still need a few good
Marines, so don’t let the story writing
frighten you) for upcoming fictional
story lines. Since the 126th MSG is a
SpecOps unit, we are looking at maybe
some very good stories. Do you have
what it takes to be a Marine in one of
the best Special Operations Unit in
the STARFLEET Marine Corps? Well,
let us know, just contact the OfficerIn-Charge of the 126th MSG at:
smacneighill@earthlink.net
A new chapter is forming in Region
9, and is looking for you. If you live
and Region 9 and would like to
join a European ship, come to the
Europe. Please send E-mail to the
following address: shuttle_europe
@hotmail.com
The USS Dominator and 144th MSG
are looking for any and all unassigned
members of SFI and the SFMC. The
Dominator is a correspondence chapter
in Region 1. Visit our website at http://
www.ussdominator.org for information
on the Dominator or contact the CO at
CO@ussdominator.org. For information
about the 144th MSG, contact the OIC
at 144msgoic@ussdominator.org or
RRtrrs@aol.com
A new shuttle is now forming.
Members are needed to start this bold
new adventure. EVERY position up to
Executive Officer is available at this
time. Membership is open to one and all.
We will be a meeting chapter, but will
also accept correspondence members
as well. NO ONE WILL BE TURNED
AWAY. The chapter will be forming
in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
Trevose,
Southampton,
Hatboro,
Feasterville,
and
surrounding
communities of the following counties:
Lower
Bucks,
Montgomery,
Philadelphia.
Our
mothership/
supporting chapter will be the USS Mir
in Region 17, whose crew has graciously
offered their help and guidance. Thank
you, USS Mir crew. When you write,
please specify the position you would
like to fill, and what you are willing
to do to keep our chapter going strong
towards a better tomorrow. Please not
that in order to be fair, to everyone,
positions will be filled on a FIRST
COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. Also, when
you write, remember to include the
following facts: SCC#, membership
expiration date, rank, address, phone#,
email, and persona information (if you
have/use one). Honesty, integrity,
reliability, dependability, dedication,
and loyalty a must. Creativity will also
be helpful. To demonstrate this honesty,
I want everyone to know up front that
I am currently in prison, but I will be
home on May 30th, 2002. Which gives all
of us plenty of time to put our chapter
together within the NINE MONTHS
it will take to launch our ship. Take a
chance, get involved, you won’t regret
it. For information contact: Bill Skinner,
AM-8585, P.O. Box 256, Waymart, PA
18472-0256
Comic Book Artist Needed for patrioticthemed superhero comic book. Planning
to take this professional, so serious
parties only, please! Please contact Adam
J. Bernay at adamjbernay@mediaone.net
if interested.
SWM ISO Single female. 31 yo Scottish
STARFLEET officer into Star Trek, Star
Wars, Football, Reading, Writing, Most
music, seeks female pen pal. Interested
in having a laugh?? Give me a shout!!
Ewan Chalmers, 1 Tomail Place, New
Elgin, Moray, IV30 6YE, Scotland. Emailewanac@yahoo.co.uk
EVENT
The IKA NIGHTBLOOD ARMADA,
USS NATHAN HALE, USS ULYSSES
and the USS CENTURION extend a
warm invitation for ALL personnel to
attend the Feast of Q’Tohmer. Please
visit http://www.feastofq.cjb.net for
more information.
FREE ADS TO
STARFLEET MEMBERS!
Classified Ads are free to
STARFLEET
members.
Phone
numbers, e-mail addresses, chapter
names, and Region names count as
one word each. Please include your
SCC number and expiration date as
proof of STARFLEET membership,
and your telephone number for
verification, when submitting an ad.
There is a maximum of two ads of no
more than 100 words per member
per issue.
Classified advertising rate for nonmembers is $1 per word. For further
information please write to:
CQ Ads
1209 SE 89th Ave.
E-mail: cq@sfi.org
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COMMANDER, STARFLEET
COMMANDER, STARFLEET:
Les Rickard
PO Box 30341
Winston-Salem, NC
27130-0341
cs@sfi.org
STARFLEET DIRECTORY OF CONTACT
Chief of Staff
Chris Wallace
PO Box 52663
Bellevue, WA 98015-2663
tigger1@nwlink.com
Director of Personnel
FCapt Ben Redding
2917 Heritage Way
Sevierville, TN 37876
Personnel@sfi.org
Inspector General
Robb Jackson
354 Lexington St.
Watertown, MA 02472
ig@sfi.org
Recruiting Services
Ron Fell
331-D W. Main St.
Lexington, SC 29072
recruithq@sfi.org
Scholarships Coordinator
Sue Hampton
116 Creston St.
Greensboro, NC 27406
KSuth3401@aol.com
STARFLEET Treasurer
“Molly Baxter”
4121 Stillwood Court
Virgina Beach, VA 23456
treasurer@sfi.org
Director of Promotions:
Deb Malotte
3212 Mark Circle
Independence, MO 64055
promotions@sfi.org
Awards Department
Mandi Livingstone
Quartermaster
Currently Vacant
Internal Auditor
Currently Vacant
102 Washington Drive
Ladson, SC 29456
Awards@sfi.org
VICE-COMMANDER, STARFLEET
VICE-COMMANDER, STARFLEET:
Mike Malotte
3212 Mark Circle,
Independence, MO 64055
vcs@sfi.org
Chief of Staff
Carl Johnson
528 Ottawa
Leavenworth, KS 66048
vcs-cos@sfi.org
East: Becky Thane
5818 Stream Pond Court
Centreville, VA 20120
BeckyThane@aol.com
Deputy Director, FDP
Wade Hoover
312 W 5th St
Emporia KS 66801
astro@osprey.net
Director, Engineering Div.
David Lockwood
1825 NE 49th St
Kansas City MO 64118
adjudicator3@aol.com
Director, Comm. Div.
Dave Blaser
260 Guelph St Box 74072
Georgetown Ontario
L7G 5L1 CANADA
Internatl. Charities Office
Lorrie Nelson
4219 E Cheltenham Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124
lo2nelson@hotmail.com
West: Edward Allen III
P.O. Box 104794
Jefferson City, MO 65110
Director, Chaplains/Couns.
Rev. Dennis Rayburn
PO Box 61
Puryear TN 38251
stoncold@wk.net
Director, Medical Division
David Miller, M.D.
16572 Manchester Rd #220
Wildwood MO 63040
dtamnet@aol.com
Director, Comp Ops Div.
Roy Sesler
805 Post Ave
Chesapeake VA 23324
rsj1@home.com
Stampede Program
Lynn Evans
PO Box 100
Highland Springs, VA 23075
sfistampede@hotmail.com
FDP Program Director
Matthew Copple
2829 E 8th St
Kansas City MO 64124-2508
mcopple@kcosc.com
Director, Cadet Division
Dean Rogers
2414 Rosecroft Village Cir W
Oxon Hill MD 20745
tomcat1701@yahoo.com
Director, Sciences Division
Richard Heim
PO Box 2072
Asheville NC 28802
alaricrh@sprynet.com
Morale & Birthday Officer
Jimmy Whatley
176 County Rd 606
Hanceville AL 35077
jwhatle2@bellsouth.net
Armed Services Program
Barbara Paul
110 Napier Ave
Warner Robins, GA 31093
tmbrwolf@pciconnect.com
Chapter Assitance Program
Marian Murphy
1217 Terry Rd.
Aledo, TX 76008-2687
ladyhawketx@earthlink.net
Correspondence Chapters
Michelle Fanelli
P.O. Box 591874
Houston, TX 77259-1874
mrbasil@flash.net
Special Assistant
Joost Ueffing
Box 129
Canning, NS, B0P 1H0
Canada
xomagellan@delhaven.ns.ca
Announcements
Editor:
Allyson M. W. Dyar
1209 SE 89th Ave
Portland, OR 97216
announcements@sfi.org
STARFLEET OPERATIONS
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS,
STARFLEET
Mark Vinson
1047 Cottonwood Trail
Benbrook, TX 76126
ops@sfi.org
Vice Chief, Operations &
Vessel Registry
Mike Urvand
12400 Inglewood Ave. S. #4
Savage, MN 55378
mikeurvand@hotmail.com
STARFLEET COMMUNICATIONS
CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS,
STARFLEET
Greg Trotter
comm@sfi.org
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Vice Chief - Publications &
MSR Summaries:
Dixie Halber
8606 King George Rd.
Evansville, IN 47725
cqsummaries@sfi.org
Vice Chief
Electronic Services:
Ed Nowlin
PO Box 494781
Redding, CA 96049-4781
NetServices@sfi.org
Sfi.org
Web Master
Mike Wilkerson
PO Box 701
Bridgeton, MO 63044
WebMaster@sfi.org
Staff Asst., Department of
Online Gaming:
Joe Brouhard
525 NW Candletree Drive
Blue Springs, MO 64015
jbrouhard@home.com
Vice Chief
Help Desk:
Joan E. Pierce
2615 Whitehall Terr.
Apt. 213
Louirville, KY 40220
HelpDeskadmin@sfi.org
Communiqué
Editor:
Kurt Roithinger
1209 SE 89th Ave
Portland, OR 97216
cq@sfi.org
Staff Assistant,
Online Internet Directory:
Michael Dugas
2627 Keewahdin Rd.
Ft. Gratiot, MI 48059
Directory@sfi.org
STARFLEET
Historian
Scott Akers
13825 28th Drive SE
Bothell, WA 98012
chunone@nwlink.com
T INFORMATION (AS OF 4/01/2002)
STARFLEET ACADEMY
COMMANDANT,
STARFLEET ACADEMY:
Marlene Miller
461 Harmony Lane
Campbell, OH 44405
academy@sfi.org
Vice Commandant Administration
Tom Restivo
144 Willowdale Drive #34
Frederick, MD 21702-1142
TomR@Fred.Net
Vice Commandant Electronic Services
Gregory Staylor
3913 Monterey Ct.
Chesapeake, VA 23321
owner@wow-web.com
STARFLEET SHUTTLE OPERATIONS COMMAND
STARFLEET SHUTTLE
OPERATIONS:
Alex Rosenzweig
980 Linwood Place
N. Brunswick, NJ
08902
shoc@sfi.org
Vice Chief,
Shuttlecraft Operations
Jonathan Simmons
7024 E. Maplewood Place
Englewood, CO 80111
shocman@hotmail.com
Staff Assistant/
Webmaster
William “Biff” Bassett
2652 W. Hampden Ave.
Englewood, CO. 80110
biff@pcisys.net
Director
Existing Fan Club Program
Jill Rayburn
P. O. Box 61
Puryear, TN 38251
jazdan@wk.net
Director,
Dept. of Tech. Services &
Office of Tech. Information
Alex Rosenzweig
980 Linwood Place
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
alexr@castle.net
Chairman, Advanced
Starship Design Bureau
Chris Wallace
PO Box 52663
Bellevue, WA 98015-2663
tigger1@nwlink.com
REGION 11
Jennifer Yates
PO Box 103
Harbord, NSW 2096
Australia
rcregionxi@ay.com.au
REGION 15
Richard Nacaula
41 Rowe Drive
Fremont, NH 03044
richrcr15@hotmail.com
REGION 12
Robert Westfall
13214 62nd. Terr. W.
PMB 138
Shawnee, KS. 6621
rc@region12.org
REGION 17
Jonathan Simmons
7024 E. Maplewood Place
Englewood, CO 80111
shocman@hotmail.com
STARFLEET COMPUTER OPERATIONS
CHIEF OF COMPUTER
OPERATIONS, STARFLEET:
Mark H. Anbinder
34 Sheraton Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
compops@sfi.org
Vice Chief Membership Processing
Sandy Berenberg
PO Box 460
Gaithersburg, MD 20884
membership@sfi.org
Computer Operations
Roster Coordinator
Michael Dugas
3735 Teeple Ave.
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
rosters@sfi.org
REGIONAL COORDINATORS
REGIONAL BREAKDOWNS
AVAILABLE AT:
http://www.sfi.org/
html/region.html
REGION 1
Robin Pillow
P.O. Box 492
Grays Knob, KY 40829-0492
R1RC@bellsouth.net
REGION 4
Ed Nowlin
PO Box 494781
Redding, CA 96049-4781
capt_ed@shasta.com
REGION 7
Edward Tunis (Interim RC)
31 Keyes Street
Florham Park NJ 07932-213
JUSTICECO@aol.com
REGION 2
Pete Mohney
1105 Oak Creek Trail
Birmingham, AL 35215
pdmohney@aol.com
REGION 5
Scott A. Akers
13825 28th Drive SE
Bothell, WA 98012
rc@region5.org
REGION 9
Ivar Gunnarsson
Digranesvegi 16a
200 Kopavogur
Iceland
co@usssaga.com
REGION 3
Brad Pense
PO Box 1756
Coppell, TX 75019
regioncoordinator@region3.com
REGION 6
David Kloempken
5636 Sheridan Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55410
DavidK50@skypoint.com
REGION 10
Paul M. Reid
1050 Beverley Place
Victoria, BC V8S 3Z8,
Canada
sakaari@home.com
REGION 13
Richard Smith
49997 Downing Court
Shelby TWP, MI 48315
rich1701a@home.com
STARFLEET ON THE WEB: http://www.sfi.org/
PLEASE SEND ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES TO:
1209 SE 89th Ave.
Email: cq@sfi.org
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INTRODUCING: STARFLEET SPECIAL OPS
By Ensign Christopher Allan • Acting Chief Engineer, USS Thagard, STARFLEET Region 7
[Editor’s Note: Beginning with this issue,
we will be serializing a original sequentialart adventure set in the Star Trek universe.
To kick things off, we asked the creator to
introduce us to the world of “Special Ops”.
Future episodes will run in the interior of the
successive issues of the Communiqué.]
feels it is imperative that they never again
be caught with their guard down. The
Special Ops program is initiated.
Special Ops is intended to be a collection
of intelligence gathering, and, where
necessary, intervention units operating
throughout the galaxy.
The year is 2378. The Dominion has
been defeated and Voyager has finally
returned to the Alpha Quadrant, bringing
with it news of the many races it
encountered. More than a few of them are
deemed hostile to the Federation. With
this news, and the destruction brought
about by the Dominion, STARFLEET
They consist of highly-trained groups of
specialists working from various classes
of smaller starships. Captain Paul Davis
commands just such a ship: the U.S.S.
Mercury, a Nova-class starship. Its former
mission was primarily science and research,
but it was refitted for war during the
conflict with the Dominion. Captain Davis
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and his crew performed so well in this
role, that STARFLEET saw fit to place
one of the first Special Ops teams aboard
his ship.
It is during the final battle of that war
that our story opens. The Mercury has
joined the fleet as it makes its final
push against the enemy forces over
Cardassia…
About The Author/Artist
Chris Allan is an artist/cartoonist/
graphic designer from Pennsylvania
(originally New York City) with close
to 15 years professional experience.
He has worked with many national
and international companies including
Marvel, Warner Brothers, Disney, and
Archie Comics and was a penciller for
Mirage Studios on their Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles comic book. In fandom
circles, he is very busy with his
local STARFLEET chapter, the U.S.S.
Thagard out of Region 7. He helps
to maintain his club’s website (http://
www.ussthagard.net), and newsletter,
the “Shunt Squirt.” His work has graced
the Thagard’s fanzine, “Norman,” and
a club-published comic book “Star Trek:
Pioneer.” To see more of his work, check
out http://www.ak-studios.com/.

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