Schuster Star Trek Conventions/1980 New York City Schuster Star Trek Convention

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Star Trek America 1980 took place in New York City August 30-September 1, 1980 at the New York Statler Hotel.

The guests of honor were getting meager, the con days did not fall on a weekend, and most of the events were repeated over and over again - all signifying a slow-down of this con series.

Guests of Honor

• Bruce Hyde
• Jesco von Puttkamer
• Steven L. Hersh was the Master of Ceremonies

Flyers, Badges, and Other Ephemera

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  page from the program book

Programming

Some of these presentations were presented once (sometimes twice or more) on the three days of the con.

the programming

the films, episodes, and slideshow

• Keynote Address
• A Star Trek Dream Come True by Bill Hickey (presented twice)
• An Alien Experience by Steven L. Hersh (presented three times)
• Bruce Hyde, autographs (presented five times)
• Forum on Space and the Future by Jesco Von Puttkamer (presented three times)
• Trivia Olympics
• Bruce Hyde at the Piano
• Masquerade Spectacular
• a Mystery Guest from Star Trek: The Motion Picture was to appear on Sunday
• films and episodes
• a slide show by P.S. Nim called Spock's Second Childhood
• a slide show by Jesco Von Puttkamer called Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Behind the Scenes
• a slide show by Jesco Von Puttkamer called The Future is Space
• Star Trek bloopers

Articles/Further Reading

• Fan Comments Regarding These Cons and Profit, Size, Quality (1976-2008)

Con Reports

2023

a fan sign expressing disappointment with this con

The Tristar cons were slowing down. A handful of us teens were just sitting around bored one evening. I taped together a bunch of flyers (just to use the backs as one large blank white poster.) In large letters, I wrote, “V’GER SIGNALS JOHN TOWNSLEY: IS THERE NOTHING MORE?” I hung this on the wall across from the main con desk. People went to town adding their disappointment with, “ Yawn Con ‘80”, “Star Trek Space Exploit- I mean, Space Expo”, “The Townsley Adventure has just ended”, etc.