Equicon/1976

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Equicon 1976 took place April 16–18, 1976.
Membership were $10 until Apr. 10, 1976; $15 after April 10 and at door; $6 non-attending.
The Equicon in 1976 was chaired by Bjo Trimble, the Costume Parade by David Gerrold, the Celebrity Coordinator was D.C. Fontana, and many others.
==Description from a Flyer==
The inside back cover Warped Space #7 (3rd printing in February 1, 1976, possibly earlier ones) was a flyer: 
==Tickets==
$7.50 through December 1976, $10 from January 1976 through April 10, 1976, and $15 after April 10, 1976. Children under 12 were half-price. A supporting/non-attending membership was $6.
==Guests==
This con took place the same weekend as Boston Star Trek, which meant that some of the scheduled guests of honor were double-booked and did not attend.
The Fan Guest of Honor was Shirley Maiewski.
Listed in the program book were 35 guests (30 male, 5 female).
Jon Abbott | Forrest J. Ackerman | John Agar | Kirk Alyn | Rick Baker | William Bast | Robert A. Bloch | Tom & Ellis Burman | Eddie Henriques | Bob Burns | William Campbell | Robert Clarke | John Dwyer | June Foray | Frank Kelly Freas | David Gerrold | Doug Grindstaff | Walter M. (Matt) Jefferies | Greg Jein | Robert Klein | Shirley Maiewski | Arlene Martel | Mike Minor | George Pal | Radames Pera | Fred B. Phillips | Dr. Donald A. Reed | Jeff Rice | Marc Richards | Jay Robinson | Gene Roddenberry | Majel Barrett Roddenberry | Jim Rugg | Frank Saletri | Theodore Sturgeon | William Tuttle | Michael Westmore | Grace Lee Whitney | Zocchi the Magician
"and, of course, many, many surprises...." (one of them being Leonard Nimoy)
File:equicon1976-9.jpg|the guest roster and descriptions, photo is of Forrest Ackerman and Lora Trimble
File:equicon1976-10.jpg|the guest roster and descriptions
File:equicon1976-11.jpg|the guest roster and descriptions
==Awards==
Signe Landon won best artist and Deborah Lynn Collin won the 3rd prize, Star Trek art show for her "Anthropomorphism" cartoon.Source: Who's Who in Fandom.
==Con Charity==
Profits from Equicon went to the Sofia Salvin School for Handicapped Children, and the Motion Picture Actor's Country Home in memory of Gene L. Coon.Source: Stardate #8 published by the Sacramento fan club in April 1976.
=="What Do You Do With a Drunken Vulcan?"==
Kandy Fong performed her Star Trek slideshow, What Do You Do With a Drunken Vulcan?, at Equicon 1976.While Media Fandom Oral History Project Interview with Kandy Fong and Marnie S cites this as 1975, this was in error. "It was at the 1976 convention. I did not attend the 1975 convention in San Diego. I had made an error during the interview cited." -- email to Fanlore gardeners by Kandy Fong, April 28, 2016
==The Commercial, The Reporting==
From the program book: 
KTLA, the television station that aired the commercial, also filmed a pre-con segment about Equicon. There is an outdoor, pre-con photo in the program book of the bridge set being constructed, along with Stan Chambers, a reporter for KTLA. The caption: 
==Futuristic Fashion Show==
This was the third year for Bjo Trimble's Futuristic Fashion Show.
See: 1976 Futuristic Fashion Folio.
See: 
== Concom==
* CHAIRMAN: Bjo Trimble
* AWARDS: Frances Evans
* CONTESTS: Todd Herrick
* TREASURER: Stepehn Goldi
* GO-FER PATROL: Jeri Bethel
* EXHIBIT ROOM: Rick Schwartz
* FAN SECURITY: Martin LeVita
* PROJECTIONIST: Chuck Spero
* INFORMATION BOOTH: Bob Evans
* COSTUME PARADE: David Gerrold
* COMPUTER SERVICES: Hal 10,000
* MEDIA INTERMEDIARY: Beth Slick
* BANQUET COORDINATION: Pat Wall
* FILM PROGRAMMING: Bob Greenberg
* AT-CON REGISTRATION: Dona Kerns
* PRESS & PUBLICITY: Helen Bautista
* CELEBRITY COORDINATOR: D. C. Fontana
* PREREGISTRATION: Cliveden Chew Haas
* SALES ROOM ADMINISTRATOR: Bruce Pelz
* ROOM-MATE SERVICE & CAR POOL: Holly Burt
* BRIDGE SET: CONSTRUCTION: Woody Hendricks
* ELECTRONICS: Lee Worthington
* FASHION SHOW COORDINATOR: Kathleen Sky Goldin
* COORDINATOR & HOTEL LIAISON: John Griffin Trimble
* CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES: Mary Ann Cappa & Sharon Rassmussen
== Program Book==
The program book was 36 pages long. The art was by Rosey Rosenthal, Phil Foglio, Bjo Trimble, Grant Canfield, Tim Courtney, William Rostler, Kris Trott, Walt Simonsen, Gail Barton, and Philo Barnhart.
Please note that some of the programming and guests of honor differ from what was planned in the program book and what actually ended up occurring.
There is an ad in the program book for a "Far Out Terrestrial Empire." The fan who was selling this (actually, 10 acres of land northeast of Rawlings, Wyoming for $30 dollars down and $30 per month) promoted it as containing "dear, antelope, & wild horses on property. FREE maps, photographs, information. For sale by owner. Raise Tribbles or Sehlats. Mine Dilithium Crystals. Grown Borgia Plants or Mako Roots. No Klingons."
===General===
File:equicon1976-3.jpg|article explaining gofers and security, illos by Bjo Trimble
File:equicon1976-4.jpg|example from the intro, fans are not identified
File:equicon1976-15.jpg|hard at work on the bridge set
File:equicon1976-14.jpg|hard at work on the bridge set, one caption: "ONE MORE STEP AND YOU'RE A DEAD KLINGON!" Randy Yamamoto takes aim with a phaser that is cleverly disguised as an electric soldering gun. Usually Randy is in the paint-stained jeans of a bridge-set worker, but his Pegasus uniform was for the KTLA news feature being shot that day." Also, a photo of Stan Chambers, a news reporter for KTLA.
File:equicon1976-17.jpg|first page of an article about the fashion show and costume parade, fans are not identified
File:equicon1976-18.jpg|second page of an article about the fashion show and costume parade
File:equicon1976-8.jpg|art credits and blurb about The Star Trek Concordance
File:equicon1976-20.jpg|the committee official personnel
File:equicon1976-12.jpg|layout of the con
===Programming===
The panels and talks:
* Q&A with William Campbell regarding the Motion Picture & TV Fund
* two Actors' Panels that included a mixture of Kirk Alyn, June Foray, Bob Burns, William Campbell, Arlene Martel, and Majel Barrett
* two Writers' Panels that included a mixture of William Bast, Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Bloch, David Gerrold, Jeff Rice, and Marc Richards
* Producer/Director Panel with George Pal and Gene Roddenberry
* Special Effects Panel with Tim Bear, John Dwyer, Doug Grindstaff, Matt Jeffries, Greg Jein, Robert Klein, Mike Minor and Jim Rugg
* Robert Clarke: "How to Produce a Film on Very Little Money"
* Q&A with Grace Lee Whitney
* a session with Grace Lee Whitney called "singing for your pleasure"
* Forrest J. Ackerman: "Famous Monsters & Forry Rodan..."
* a promotional gathering for fans to learn about the upcoming film Logan's Run
* "Acting in Science Fiction"—a panel with Frank Saletri, Jay Robinson, John Agar, Radames Pera, Dr. Donald A. Reed, Jayne Sherene Reed
* a talk by the Burman brothers regarding special make-up effects for the film "The Devil's Rain"
* there was also a Horta Easter Egg Hunt for the younger attendees
File:equicon1976-5.jpg|the film schedule
File:equicon1976-6.jpg|general floor programming
File:equicon1976-7.jpg|general floor programming
===Sample Ads===
File:equicon1976-1.jpg|"Rent These People," a blunt reminder that the days of the casual fancons had waned, and getting celebrity guests of honor at your con was big business, see Trekstars Unlimited
File:equicon1976-2.jpg|an ad for the radio show Hour 25
File:equicon1976-13.jpg|ad for Sherlock Homles
File:equicon1976-16.jpg|ad for a bookstore (Lois Newman's Books in Boulder, CO) that featured Trek merchandise, some fan-created fanzines
File:equicon1976-19.jpg|ad for Comic-Con
== Photos==
File:Clipper11-3.jpg|photos published in The Clipper Trade Ship #11
File:Clipper11-4.jpg|photos published in The Clipper Trade Ship #11
Photos from the convention have been shared here.WayBack machine link.
=== Con Reports===
==References==
Category:1976 Conventions
Category:Star Trek TOS Conventions