CONGRATULATIONS SUSAN & JOOST UEFFING! The Staff of the CQ would like to congratulate Jaguar CO Susan and STARFLEET Chief of Operations Joost Ueffi ng on their September wedding! 1 2 5 The beautiful ceremony was performed OCT/NOV in Kingsport, Tennessee on September 2004 18th, with many of the couple’s “extended Fleet family” in attendance! Left: The smiling faces of all the STARFLEET members celebrating the Fugate-Ueffi ng wedding. Photo submitted by Wade Olsen. Additional photos on back cover. R4 SUMMIT LIVES IT UP IN LAS VEGAS! Right: Saturday evening banquet highlight — commissioning the USS Gallant NCC 4890. (l-r): Jerry Tien (Chief, STARFLEET Shuttle Ops), Ed Nowlin (R4 RC), Chrissy Killian (Vice Chief, Fleet Ops), Larry Barnes (Gallant CO) and Joe Martin (Gallant XO). Photo submitted by Wendy Fillmore. - Story on p. 3 WHAT IS THE “RODDENBERRY EFFECT”? “Gene Roddenberry’s dream affects different people in different ways, and inspires different thoughts... that’s the Roddenberry Effect, and Eugene Roddenberry, Jr., Gene’s son and co-founder of Roddenberry Productions, wants to capture his father’s spirit — and how it has touched fans around the world — in a book of photographs.” - For more info, read Mark H. Anbinder’s VCS report on p. 7 USPS 017-671 125 125 Table Of Contents............................2 STARFLEET Communiqué After Action Report: R4 Conference..3 Volume I, No. 125 Spies By Night: a SF Novel.............4 A Letter to the Fleet........................4 Published by: Borg Assimilator Media Day..............5 STARFLEET, The International Mystic Realms Fantasy Festival.......6 Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. From the Center Seat.......................7 3212 Mark Circle Promotion Nomination Tips..............7 Independence, MO 64055 STARFLEET Promotions..................8 Publisher: Dixie Halber EC/AB News....................................8 Editor in Chief: Dixie Halber Off Center Viewpoint........................8 Layout Editor: Lauren Milan Ops Center.......................................9 Graphics Editor: Johnathan Simmons In Comming.....................................9 Submissions Coordinator: Steve Halber Using the Help Desk.........................9 Copy Editors: Gene, Adams, Gabriel Commandant’s Corner...................10 Beecham, Claire Halber, Steve Halber, SFI Academy Graduates................11 Michael Klufas, Tracy Lilly An Essay on Leadership................12 College of Temporal Physics..........15 The Shuttlebay...............................15 Send Submissions to: ASDB Update.................................15 Computer Operations....................16 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ 8606 King George Rd. Dollars and Sense..........................16 Evansville IN 47725 Treasurer Report............................17 [email protected] SFI Falls for Vegas.........................18 From the ‘Dant................................20 The STARFLEET Communiqué is a DepDant Report.............................20 CMO Capt. Dave Singleton and his commanding officer, Bob Vosseller, publication of the Communications Department of STARFLEET, The FORCECOM Report......................21 discovered a ‘Dabo Girl’ in the casino during their visit to the Star Trek International Star Trek Fan Asociation, INFOCOM Update..........................22 Experience in Las Vegas. Inc. It is intended for the private use of our Operation: Eagle Update................22 Photo submitted by Bob Vosseller members. STARFLEET holds no claims to any trademarks, copyrights, or properties Xeno Studies Borg.....................23 held by Paramount or their parent company, Planetary Society Reports..............23 Viacom. 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The Communiqué is published bi-monthly CQ Postal Statement.....................37 by STARFLEET, The International Star SFI Directory of Contact Info..........38 Trek Fan Association, 101 North Broadway, STARFLEET Wedding Album!.......40 Tecumseh, OK 74873 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR CQ 126: November 25th, 2004 POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: STARFLEET Communications Keela sutai-Septaric, CPT Vicky Adkins and CMDR Scott Love of the USS 8606 King George Rd. Yorktown, attending Borg Assimilator Media Day at Paramount’s Carowinds Evansville, IN 47725 theme park. Photo by Leila McMichael 2 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004 - ISSUE 125 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004 - ISSUE 125 3 Admiral’s Log, StarDate 0U812, was longer than expected and traffic was even worse. I remember thinking that if I Vegas. Yeah, baby. AFTER ACTION REPORT: were that late to my regional conference’s Over 50 gathered for the 2004 opening ceremonies, I sure as hell better STARFLEET Region 4 Conference hosted have coffee for everybody. by the wonderful crew of K’Ehleyr Station! STARFLEET REGION 4 CONFERENCE 2004 This event saw old friendships renewed You guys eat like this in Vegas all the and new friendships kindled. Many traveled time? from Region 4, Region 17, Region 5 and LAS VEGAS, NV The Hotel San Remo had FOUR Region 3 to the city of Lost Wages for this restaurants nestled inside the hotel. There weekend of overindulgence. I traveled with by ADM Johnathon “Gumby” Simmons,•USS Stormbringer, R17 was something for everyone. We ate and 5 other members of the Stormbringer, who ate and ate and ate URP (s’cuse me) and made the trip from Denver over the rocks over too well walking through the casino to followed as I made my entrance and folks ate and ate and then we had a really cool and through the dirt to get to the sand. The get to the meeting areas of the con. This checked out the armor. I stopped in my idea, let’s go to the banquet! The banquet event was fantastic! I had the opportunity was in direct conflict with General Order 7, tracks right beside the podium, as Bob was an Italian feast and the pepperoncinis to see our Region 4 partners in crime for “No flag officer shall beam into a hazardous Fillmore announced that Security had were outstanding. I sampled heavily and yet another memorable weekend of FUN, area without armed escort.” Since I was arrived and I quietly assumed a parade took advantage of the cash bar to find FRIENDS and FLEET! I even had the the escort, I was truly perplexed. Luckily, rest. In true Section 31 fashion and something imported with which to wash opportunity to provide security and escort as a good flag officer should, I had with befitting his status as a member of the down the goodness. services for the R4. More on that in a bit… me a Gunnery Sergeant. It was Gunny Stormbringer, Gunny Severson walked up, Severson who suggested that we smuggle having completed his mission; details are It’s about the Recognition The Hotel at the End of the CSI Episode the weapons into the hospitality suite, then CLASSIFIED, and handed me my CQB Since I am the R17 RC and I had Arriving in Vegas, we found no room skirt the perimeter of the casino to the (Close Quarters Battle) Phaser. The crowd members of R17 present that I get to at the inn and were in desperate need of meeting areas. was impressed. Stormbringer scores see once a year or so, I asked to present accommodations. We looked high and low again. some accolades to the folks from R17 who and learned that due to the race and other It was a classic textbook Section 31 traveled so far to come have fun. Region big things scheduled the same weekend, Operation and the Gunny departed for his Stalling for Dinky 17 had four from the USS Mir, four from hotel prices had more than tripled. Even mission with a remark about dead men Standing there with my armor and CQB the USS Arc Royal and six from the USS the TraveLodge wanted $189 per night. walking. I then proceeded to provide the phaser, we went through the welcome Stormbringer in attendance, and I made Ouch. We lucked out and found a motel Gunny a distraction of hotel security by and the folks from other regions were it a point to briefly recognize each one right across the street from the San Remo walking thru the casino to the conference, introduced. I got to brag about the excellent by name. I was able to present our R17 and the nice lady hooked us up for cheap. in full kit, of course. I explained to a job that Joshua Andrews and the program Member of the Year, Commander Everett The fact that she looked as if she got out of security officer what I was doing and why book team did to produce the beautiful full Brooks, USS Mir, with his regional award jail as early as that morning never caused I was there and he allowed me to pass. I color guide that came in our packages. plaque and made a couple of promotions. us concern. The room was clean and the stopped at the bar and ordered a shot of Becca did a fantastic job with the badges Every one I recognized also got a beds were comfortable. Were it not for 100 proof Old Thought Provoker. I did this and my wife and I hung ours on the wall ceremonial shot of tequila, compliments the faint outline of a body on the floor, the for two reasons. One, to quench my thirst with all the other ones we’ve gathered over of Admiral Gumby, and that helped them carpet would have been perfect. But hey, and, the second to allow the security officer the years we’ve been a part of fandom. blush just a wee bit more.