Starcon Heights

Star Trek Convention
Name:	Starcon Heights (Starcon Hts.)
Dates:	1980?
Frequency:	once
Location:
Type:	fan-run
Focus:	Star Trek: TOS
Organization:
Founder:	Tony Patti (chairman), assisted by Alan Roginsky, Glen Neilson, and James T.
Founding Date:
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Starcon Heights was a 1980 Star Trek: TOS convention.

Guests of Honor

Walter Koenig, George Takei, Bruce Hyde, Bill Rickey and Jesco Von Puttkamer.

Programming

photos from the con, printed in WKFS Journal #2 (March 1981)

• the Master of Ceremonies was Jim Burns
• the costume call produced somewhere around 25 entries; it was headed by Roberta Rogow, one of the judges was Michelle Ward
• Diane Baron, Carrie Tomlinson, Kathy Bayne and I on "How to Start a Fan Club" panel
• Bruce Hyde singing and playing piano

Con Reports

Starcon Hts. was a convention to remember. Though small in attendees, it was big in guests - Present were Walter, George, Bruce Hyde, Bill Rickey and Jesco Von Puttkamer. Throughout the 3 days of the con, we were treated to numerous solo talks and panels (starting with the all star panel and ending with a huge sing-a-long with Bruce and George). Down in the video room played various episodes of ST along with some of the best Media SF tapes you could find (well, perhaps some of them you couldn't find which made them all the better!). STTMP was very well attended — Bill Rickey even dragged TOBRFC Pres, Diane Baron and Vice Pres, Pam Trelli, to the movie so they could see him on the screen "one more time.. . The Dealers Room was small, but not lacking in variety. George spent time at our table (Hosato and the WKFS shared a table) which helped sales, and Walter always seemed to attract a few persons as he strolled around the room with paper in hand (paper being with number of needed bubblegum cards and sent to NJ with Walter by Josh!). The costume call produced somewhere around 25 entries and, though delayed because of slow service in the hotel restaurant where all the judges were dining, and had to be "kept alive" by solo person Roberta Rogow ("keep stalling...keep stalling ), it turned out to be pretty good. Being a judge gave me a whole different look at the costumes and I found myself changing my mind several times (of course, they was actually my way of keeping Walter and Bruce (sitting on either side of me) from "cheating"!). There were many events that I never made it to (too busy, or sleeping, or something like that).

I heard the art auction went well and seeing the smiling faces of both artists and new owners I would agree. I poked my head into the room holding the "Gong Show" in time to hear a rousting chorus: of "Banned From Argo". There was also a fanzine reading room (with zines supplied), and filksinging in the lobby till all hours!

Starcon Hts- was a good convention and I feel Tony Patti, as chairman, and Alan Roginsky, Glen Neilson, and James T., as the guys who really got this thing off the ground and soaring, deserve a round of applause. Thanks, guys, for trying to keep ST alive and in conventions!