The STARFLEET International Conference is the annual
business conference
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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
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, and the conference also serves as the required annual meeting of the corporation where members of the
Board of Directors
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The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulatio ...
, 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
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,
Casey Biggs
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Robin Curtis
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Early years
Curtis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rober ...
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Richard Herd
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,
,
Chase Masterson
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,
Colm Meaney
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Tim Russ
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Roger Stern
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Biography
Early career
In the early 1970s, Stern and Bob Layton published the fanzine ''CPL'' (''Contemporary Pictorial Literature''), one of the first platfo ...
and
Fred W. Haise.
Locations
References
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External links
STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.
Star Trek fandom
Recurring events established in 1990