The STARFLEET International Conference is the annual business conference where members of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. meet the organization's leadership. The conference includes leadership meetings, information sessions, a formal banquet, an awards ceremony, and other events and entertainment.
History STARFLEET is a nonprofit corporation based in North Carolina, and the conference also serves as the required annual meeting of the corporation where members of the Board of Directors, referred to as the Admiralty Board, and the officers of the corporation, known as the Executive Committee, meet in session. Initially called the National Conference, the International Conference has been hosted in the United States because the majority of STARFLEET's membership resides in that country. Most conferences are stand-alone events, but some have been associated with nearby conventions. Conference guests have included Vaughn Armstrong, Casey Biggs, Robin Curtis, Richard Herd, J. G. Hertzler, Chase Masterson, Colm Meaney, Tim Russ, Roger Stern and Fred W. Haise. Locations +YearDatesCityNotes1986June 13-15St. Louis, Missouri1st Starfleet Conference, held at the Clarion Hotel in association with Archon 10 fan convention1987July 10-12Hunt Valley, Maryland Held in association with Shore Leave IX1988June 16-19Cleveland, OhioHeld at the Cleveland Convention Center, this National Conference was combined with International Superman Convention and the 7th annual Neovention gaming convention.1989August 25-27San Jose, CaliforniaHeld in association with TimeCon 891990August 31 to September 2Kansas City, MissouriHeld in association with Delecon One1991July 12-14Hunt Valley, MarylandHeld again at the Hunt Valley Inn, in association with Shore Leave XIII1992July 3-5 Kansas City, MissouriHeld in association with Delecon Two. Special charity events at the 1992 IC raised money to benefit the Children's Miracle Network1993July 2-4Arlington, TexasHeld at the Arlington Convention Center, the IC was branded as "Tex-Trek '93" and some events were opened to the public. Guests included actor Colm Meaney.1994July 17-19Orlando, FloridaHeld in conjunction with Vulkon 941995July 13-16Atlanta, GeorgiaHeld in conjunction with Dragon Con/NASFIC1996August 30 to September 1 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma1997August 22-24Cherry Hill, New Jersey1998July 3-5Lubbock, Texas1999August 6-8Charlotte, North Carolina2000September 1-3Burlington, Vermont2001July 27-29Kansas City, Missouri2002August 1-4 San Jose, California2003July 31 to August 3Greensboro, North Carolina2004July 29 to August 1Birmingham, Alabama2005July 1-3San Antonio, TexasGuests included Richard Herd, Vaughn Armstrong, and Casey Biggs2006August 4-6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2007August 9-12Denver, Colorado 2008June 27-29Ithaca, New YorkThis IC's theme was "Back to School" and special guests included actors J. G. Hertzler and Robin Curtis, and Superman author Roger Stern.2009August 6-9Greensboro, North CarolinaWith the theme "One Small Step, One Giant Leap", this IC celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing as well as the 35th Anniversary of STARFLEET International. The special guest was Apollo 13 astronaut Fred W. Haise.2010July 30 to August 1Sequoyah State Park, Wagoner, OklahomaThe "Wagon Train to the Stars" theme reflects the Oklahoma setting and echoes a phrase Gene Roddenberry used to describe Star Trek to television network executives.2011August 12-14Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania2012August 3-5Memphis, Tennessee"Trekkin' on the Mississippi" - Included Guest: Rod Roddenberry2013August 1-4Dallas, Texas"Year of the Phoenix" - Included Guest: Vaughn Armstrong2014August 8-10Rockford, Illinois"Time is Fleeting", Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.2015August 21-23Niagara Falls, New York"Honeymoon in STARFLEET"2016August 12-14Louisville, Kentucky"Trekkin' II: Horsing around on the Ohio!"2017August 18-20New Orleans, Louisiana 2018August 10-12Minneapolis, Minnesota"Family Reunion"2019August 2-5St. Louis, Missouri2020August 1Hosted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021August 7Hosted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic2022August 13Hosted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic2023Hosted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic2024August 2-4Atlanta, Georgia
References
External links STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.