World Star Trek Convention
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Name: | World Star Trek Convention ("WorldStar Trek Convention") |
| Dates: | proposed for Washington's Birthday (a holiday in the United States now called President's Day, February) |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Location: | see article |
| Type: | celebrity guests, non-profit |
| Focus: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Organization: | "World Star Trek Society" |
| Founder: | |
| Founding Date: | |
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World Star Trek Convention was a PROPOSED Star Trek series of cons designed to emulate World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon").
It was proposed by Rich Kolker, chair of the August Party.
1977 Description
From Kolker's description in Phoenix #2 (August 1977)
Every year, science fiction fandom holds a World Science Fiction Convention. The site and committee for these conventions are picked by the fans themselves from among bids submitted by various groups in different cities. No matter how many other conventions are held through the year, this is the one central gathering for fans of science fiction and fantasy.
There is no such gathering in fandom. In past years, fans east of the Mississippi routinely went to the convention in New York while those west went to Equicon, but neither of these early conventions exist any more. Moreover large conventions have become almost the exclusive preserve of large commercial outfits, not connected to fandom other than in the fact they make money from it. Therefore I propose that fandom begin working on plans to take control of, at least one convention back into its own hands. That we begin work on the World Star Trek Convention.
Although details, of course, have to be ironed out, Washington's Birthday weekend has a certain amount of connection with fannish tradition and should bu ideal for the convention.
And the great thing about the whole proposal is that once it has started, it is self-perpetuating. It has worked now for thirty live years in science fiction fandom.
The proposed constitution, is based on the constitution of the World Science Fiction Society as printed in the Midamericon program book. We may see changes that have to be made, but for the most part this framework has been operating for quite a few years.
To allay fears some may have, there is absolutely no way I can make any money off this. The August Party committee is certainly not going to bid for the Worldtrekeon, and I don't make any money off the August Party anyway.
1978 Description
From Kolker's description in Ambrov Zeor #6 (January 1978):
Every year, science fiction fandom holds a World Science Fiction Convention. The site and committee for these conventions are picked by the fans themselves from among bids submitted by various groups in different cities. No matter how many other conventions are held through the year, this is the one central gathering for fans of science fiction and fantasy.
There is no such gathering in STAR TREK fandom. In past years, fans east of the Mississippi routinely went to The Convention in New York while those west went to Equicon, but neither of those early conventions exist any more.
Moreover large conventions have become almost the exclusive preserve of large commercial outfits, not connected to fandom other than in the fact they make money from it.
Therefore I propose that fandom begin working on plans to take control of at least one convention back into its own hands. That we begin work on the World Star Trek Convention.
Although details, of course, have to be ironed out, Washington's Birthday weekend has a certain amount of connection with fannish tradition and should be ideal for the convention.
And the great thing about the whole proposal is that once it has started, it is self-perpetuating. It has worked now for thirty five years in science fiction fandom.
The proposed constitution which is printed here is based on the constitution of the World Science Fiction Society as printed in the Midamericon Program Book. We may see changes that have to be made, but for the most part this framework has been operating for quite a few years.
To allay fears some may have, there is absolutely no way I can make any money off this. The August Party committee is certainly not going to bid for the Worldtrekcon, and I don't make any money off August Party anyway.
