text: Man this convention is funner than watching a Klingon knick himself with his BatLeth battle sword For a Star Trek gathering in Las Vegas this convention is YOUSS Enterprise hugennWas always intending to come to this convention since it is right at home and present and past intermingling with fans Great gathering of nerds and geeks alike I got starstruck by folks like LeVar Burton Marina Sirtis Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes No Picard though this round For a nominal fee you could get a pic and auto from each of them And these folks were friendly as ever Just passing by there were no divas in the house Hell even the original SHAFT Richard Roundtree was there Shut yo mouthnnLots of convention space and a number of dealers to get your Star Trek swag No joke I bought no Star Trek swag but scored big time with some Star WARS memorabilia I have been wanting for years And paid a pittance for them Ha Ha It was fun to roam around the hall and see what everyone was offering I have been meaning to get to this convention thanks to Groupon I finally answered the calling Only a mere to get in Was not all that bad considering it is held at the Rio Hotel Casino every year fun place to play see some ladies in teeny bikinis Only this trip it was people in Star Trek cosplay and a lot of folks wearing red shirts If you do not know Star Trek a red shirt in an episode meant you were marked for death Later suckannNot the biggest convention I have been to thanks to San Diego Comic Con but definitely one of the funnest Trekkies and Trekkers YES there is a difference abounding everywhere After all the passerbys and the requited Live long and prosper hand signal stuff I was inside the inner sanctum It was cool just walking the convention floor and seeing all the amazing stuff I would probably never be able to afford Showused prop phaser anyonennBut this convention is about bringing Star Trek to the fans And there was a lot of seminars and shows abound The highlight of the day for me was witnessing THE SHAT William Shatner and Kate Mulgrew together Both Captain Kirk and Captain Janeway on one stage It was a great interview between the two and they kept folks engaged by letting people in the entire hall audience ask any Star Trek related question they wanted Really great great conversation nnI scored some great swag learned some new things and had a ton of nerd fun I will be back again Star Trek Convention To boldly go where middleage balding men have gone before