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See Page 19 for Details!! RRegionegion 1177 SSummit/Marineummit/Marine MMusteruster MMayay 220-220-22 128 DDenver,enver, CColoradoolorado APR 2005/ MAY 2005 SSeeee ppageage 1199 fforor ddetails!!etails!! USS Ark Angel’s CoC and Marines’ Fall Muster ’04 see pages 19 & 20 for full story! “Save Star Trek” Rally see page 28 for more great pics! Angeles member Jon Lane with the “Enterprise” writing staff. From left to right: Jon Lane, “Enterprise” writers Judith and Garfi eld Reese-Stevens, and producer Mike Sussman. Many of the the show’s production staff wandered out to see the protest and greet the fans. USPS 017-671 112828 112828 STARFLEET Communiqué Contents Volume I, No. 128 Published by: FROM THE EDITOR 2 STARFLEET, The International FRONT AND CENTER 3 Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. EC/AB SUMMARY 3 102 Washington Drive VICARIOUS CHOC. SALUTATIONS 4 Ladson, SC 29456 COMM STATIC 4 Kneeling: J.R. Fisher THE TOWAWAY ZONE 5 (left to right) 1st Row: Steve Williams, Allison Silsbee, Lauren Williams, Alastair Browne, The SHUTTLEBAY 6 Amy Dejongh, Spring Brooks, Margaret Hale. 2nd Row: John (boyfriend of Allison), Katy Publisher: Bob Fillmore COMPOPS 6 McDonald, Nathan Wood, Larry Pischke, Elaine Pischke, Brad McDonald, Dawn Silsbee. Editor in Chief: Wendy Fillmore STARFLEET Flag Promotions 7 Layout Editor: Wendy Fillmore Fellowship...or Else! 7 3rd Row: Colleen Williams, Jonathan Williams. Graphics Editor: Johnathan Simmons COMMANDANTS CORNER 8 Submissions Coordinator: Wendy Fillmore SFI Academy Graduates 8 Copy Editors: Gene Adams, Gabriel Beecham, New Chairman Sought for ASDB! 9 Kimberly Donohoe, Michael Klufas, Tracy Lilly, Star Trek Encyclopedia Project 9 STARFLEET Finances 10 Bruce Sherrick EDITORIALS 11 Why I Stopped Watching... 11 Open Letter to STARFLEET 12 Send Submissions to: From the IG’s Offi ce 13 USS Inferno Car Show trip 14 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ USS Challenger Food Festival 14 6770 E. Judson Avenue Toast for the Bird 14 Las Vegas, NV 89156 An Essay on IDIC 15 cq@sfi .org OCP REPORTS 16 USS Nelson Surpasses 59K 16 The STARFLEET Communiqué is a We’ve Popped Our Tops! 16 publication of the Communications R5 Summit in Pasco, WA 17 Department of STARFLEET, The FRC REPORTS 19 International Star Trek Fan Asociation, USS Ark Angel’s CoC & Fall Muster 23 Inc. It is intended for the private use of our members. STARFLEET holds no claims to R17 Summit/Marine Muster 24 any trademarks, copyrights, or properties SFMC REPORTS 25 held by Paramount or their parent company, FROM THE ‘DANT 25 Viacom. STATE OF TRACOM 25 INFOCOM 26 The contents of this publication are Copyright © 2005 STARFLEET, The OPRASP 26 International Star Trek Fan Association, FORCECOM 26 Inc. and/or the original authors. All rights AFTER ACTION REPORT 27 reserved. No portion of this document may R2 Summit Pictures 28-29 be copied or republished in any way or form BROOKS/DONOHOE WED. 30 without the written consent of the Offi ce of the Chief of Communications, STARFLEET. MOSS/LOPES WEDDING 30 Gladys Rzeznick, sister of GOO GOO DOLLS lead singer Johnny Rzeznick, presents an USS Jurassic Field Day 31 autographed GOO GOO DOLLS guitar to Cmdr. Tom Pawelczak of the USS Niagara, (USPS 017-671) Entered as periodical Richard Biggs Memorial Event 32 Buffalo, NY. The guitar is to be donated on behalf of Buffalo’s own GOO GOO DOLLS matter at the Post Offi ce of Tecumseh, R2 Marine Corps Muster 33 and the USS NIAGARA to Toronto Trek 19’s Charity Auction for Ronald McDonald Oklahoma, under the act of March 8, 1879. In Memory of Ann Marie Reilly 34 The Communiqué is published bi-monthly House July 15-17, 2005 in Toronto, Canada. Ms. Rzeznick is the sister-in-law of Cmdr. by STARFLEET, The International Star Membership Processing 35 Pawelczak. For information on Toronto Trek 19 go to tcon.ca on the net. Trek Fan Association, 101 North Broadway, K’Ehleyr Station makes the news! 35 Tecumseh, OK 74873 Save Star Trek... 36 STARFLEET Historian Article 38 Delta Shield Fellowship 38 DEADLINE FOR R7 Heading back to the beach... 39 FROM THE EDITOR R1 Summit Auction Items 39 SUBMISSIONS Find the Excitement in Trek 40 CORRECTIONS Trek Blood Drive 40 FOR CQ 129: Toronto Trek 42 In CQ 127, SFMC Operational Policies, the by-line should have been credited to BDR May 25th, 2005 Convention listings 43 John Roberts, Commandant, SFMC. MSR Reports 45 STARFLEET Classifi eds 50 POSTMASTER: My thanks to Wade Hoover for pointing that out - VAdm Wendy Fillmore USS Avenger 20th Annivesary 51 STARFLEET Command Directory 52-53 Send Address Changes to: In CQ 127, Cadet’s Corner, Kimberly Knapp should have been spelled Kymberly (with STARFLEET Membership Application 54 STARFLEET Communications STARFLEET Academy Application 55 two “y’s”). STARFLEET Society page 56 6770 E. Judson Avenue My apologies to Kymberly, and thanks to dad for pointing that out - Las Vegas, NV 89156 VAdm Wendy Fillmore FRONT AND CENTER by FADM Mandi Livingston•USS Rutledge, Region 1 Commander, STARFLEET Greetings, STARFLEET! I hope this I’d like to thank everyone who has Star Trek (and Science Fiction) fandom that I’ve seen the members give great ideas on Communiqué fi nds you doing well! expressed an interested in serving on the bring us together. That’s why we all initially how to improve the organization. So, I’d like new STARFLEET Member Advisory Panel paid our membership fee and signed up. to welcome Kim Donohoe of the Shuttle Summit season is upon us! As I write (MAP). We had an excellent response with That’s why we joined a chapter and took an Dauntless in Region 2 as the new Feedback this, I have recently attended the Region close to 40 people offering to serve as part Academy course. We did all this because we Director. Kim will be working closely with 2 Summit in Tampa, Florida. As usual, of the MAP. Of course, I am always looking are fans of Star Trek. And sometimes, sure, the Member Advisory Panel, the Retention Region 2 put on a great event! It was a for more members who are willing to offer we fuss and feud. Sometimes we disagree. & Recruitment Offi ce, and other various great time seeing so many old friends and their opinions, recommendations, and But in the end, we are all FANS. I’m hoping HQ offi ces to make sure we are aware of making so many new ones! I’d like to thank suggestions to make STARFLEET a better that we can put aside our differences, what you, the members, are saying. You the Region 2 Staff and Summit Committee and more responsive organization. You’ll quit the silly politics, and just enjoy being can reach Kim at feedback@sfi .org. Look for all their hard work and effort to make be hearing more from the Member Advisory FANS. 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