International Star Trek Convention
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| Star Trek Convention | ||
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| Name: | International Star Trek Convention 1975 | |
| Dates: | 1975-78?? | |
| Frequency: | annual | |
| Location: | at the Statler Hilton in New York City | |
| Type: | for profit | |
| Focus: | Star Trek | |
| Organization: | ||
| Founder: | Al Schuster | |
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International Star Trek Convention was a for-profit Star Trek con. It was often over-sold, and by many fans' accounts, a chaotic convention.
See: Dorsai Irregulars.
International Star Trek Convention 1975 was held on January 10-12, 1975. See also: Star Trek Lives!, also called simply "1975 Star Trek Convention," which was a fan-run convention that was held in New York a month later
International Star Trek Convention 1976 was held on Jan 15-18, 1976.
External Sources
- [1] and Fanac's International Star Trek Convention 1975 Page 1 WebCite, photos
- [2] clipping from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 29, 1976
- [3] article from Toledo Blade, August 21, 1975
- [4] PDF article about tickets being oversold and the investigation, from The Daily Press, January 27, 1976
