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TrekTrax Atlanta
File:TrekTrax Atlanta Logo.jpg
StatusActive
GenreStar Trek
VenueHoliday Inn Atlanta Perimeter
Location(s)Atlanta, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2011
Attendance257[1]
Organized byEric L. Watts, Chairman
USS Republic NCC-1371
Websitetrektrax.org

TrekTrax Atlanta (TXA) is a science fiction convention based in Atlanta, Georgia, and dedicated to Star Trek. After a successful first convention in February 2011, TrekTrax Atlanta 2012 will be held April 20-22, 2012, at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Perimeter in the northern Atlanta suburb of Chamblee. Confirmed guests include David Orange ("Sleepy Klingon" from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), Fan Guest of Honor Melissa Carter, Star Trek costumer Cheralyn Lambeth, Star Trek audiobooks producer Emmett Plant, Star Trek game designer Andrew Greenberg, professional makeup artist Lee Cox, "Klingon Karaoke" hosts Keela & Katkith, and "nerd rock" live bands One Hard Night and the New York Disco Villains.

History

The founding of TrekTrax Atlanta was, in many respects, a result of its founder and chairman, Eric L. Watts—who had served as Dragon*Con's Director of Star Trek Programming from 1993 to 2009—not being asked to return for an 18th year by Dragon*Con management in December 2009.[2] In February 2010, several members of the USS Republic, the chapter of STARFLEET International in Atlanta of which Watts is "Commanding Officer" (president),[3] encouraged Watts to continue his service to Star Trek fandom by launching a new Star Trek convention in Atlanta, which had not hosted an exclusive, Star Trek-only convention since 1993.[4] Pledging their support, a core group of Republic members immediately began laying the groundwork for a new convention and three months later, on Memorial Day Weekend, Watts issued a press release announcing TrekTrax Atlanta.[5]

First convention

TrekTrax Atlanta 2011 was held on Presidents Day Weekend, February 18–20, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Perimeter in the northern Atlanta suburb of Chamblee. Guests included:

  • Tim Russ, best known as "Tuvok" on Star Trek: Voyager
  • Barbara March, best known as "Lursa," sister of B'Etor from the House of Duras, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Gwynyth Walsh, best known as "B'Etor," sister of Lursa from the House of Duras, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Ken Feinberg, who played the Alien Captain in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Horizon"
  • Diana Botsford, co-author of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Rascals"
  • Andrew Greenberg, a roleplaying game designer who has worked on games for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Dr. Ina Rae Hark, author of Star Trek, a 2008 book in the BFI TV Classics series published by Palgrave Macmillan for the British Film Institute
  • Larry Nemecek, author of The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, former managing editor of Communicator and current contributor to Titan/U.K.'s Star Trek magazine
  • Emmett Plant, a writer, composer and producer who has produced over twenty Star Trek audiobooks for CBS/Paramount
  • Dr. Brad Strickland, the author or co-author of five Star Trek Young Adult novels
  • John Broughton, Michael Bednar and Holly Bednar from Starship Farragut, an independent film series based on the original series of Star Trek

TrekTrax Atlanta presented four concurrent tracks of programming: two dedicated to the Star Trek universe in general (Main Programming and "OmniTrek"), another devoted to the Klingon Empire in particular ("Qo'Nos"), and a fourth specifically for costuming and makeup ("The Ready Room"). The convention also hosted three 24-hour gaming rooms, one each for role-playing games, board games and card games, as well as a VIP champagne reception, Q&A sessions and photo opportunities with the celebrity guests, a dealers room, con suite, costume contest, 24-hour video room, live performances by the New York Disco Villains, One Hard Night and Jennifer Teeter, a dance party in the hotel atrium, "Klingon Karaoke," and the 12th annual Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Republiqué: The TrekTrax Atlanta 2011 Postmortem Report"
  2. ^ "Changing of the Guard at Dragon*Con: Part 1"
  3. ^ USS Republic NCC-1371
  4. ^ "An Interview with Eric L. Watts, Founder of TrekTrax Atlanta (Part 1)"
  5. ^ "Former Dragon*con TrekTrak Director Launches New Star Trek Convention"
  6. ^ "TrekTrax Atlanta 2011 Programming Schedule"
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