The Space: 1999 Society

The Space: 1999 Society was a fan club. 
This organization was founded primarily by Ted Hruschak and Mona Delitsky, and several other members who were dissatisfied with aspects of The International Space: 1999 Alliance.
They formed this short-lived, off-shoot group that was unable to survive due to the small size of Space: 1999 fandom.
==History==
The first Space: 1999 convention in the USA, SpaceCon I, was held in 1978. The event was an unqualified success. Special guests included Gerry Anderson, Nick Tate, Clifton Jones, David Prowse, Barry Gray and, Martin Landau. A variety of SF films was featured, including two uncut episodes of Space: 1999: "Breakaway" and "War Games". Thanks to the enthusiastic response of the 800 or more fans who attended the convention, a special charity auction and a dinner with the special guests made possible a donation of over $6000 to Children's Hospital in Columbus.
Prior to and during Convention 1978, however, Ted and Mona found it necessary to raise objections to the structure and leadership of the Alliance. No offices such as President, Vice President, Treasurer, etc. had ever been created or voted upon by the co-ordinators, yet one member of the group had assumed Such an office without an election. In addition, the self-appointed President created a set of by-laws without the knowledge or approval of the rest of the Alliance co-ordinators. Despite repeated attempts by Ted Hruschak to negotiate a mutually agreeable solution for the continued unified operation of the Alliance, the disagreements were never resolved. When the self-appointed President made it clear he did not intend to step down.
In October 1978, Dan Pallotta returned as an active participant, having been prevented from working on Convention 1978 by commitments to work and college. David Barnes and Brian Anderson, who also worked on SpaceCon I, decided to join Ted and Mona. The organization which had begun as the "National Save: 1999 Campaign" almost two years before, in mid-October was now broken into two groups: The Space: 1999 Society and the International Space: 1999 Alliance.
Work began at once, from scratch, to build membership and to sponsor their own convention. The Society applied for and was granted Space: 1999 licensing from Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., the copyright-holder at that time, early in 1979. Non-profit status was pending with the IRS, and while convention plans were temporarily postponed due to unforeseen problems and a certain amount of bad will, The Space: 1999 Society attempted to grow its ranks of dedicated fans. The purposes of The Space: 1999 Society remained what they were in the early days of the "National Save: 1999 Campaign": to draw together people who appreciate, enjoy, and wish to revitalize Space; 1999, to direct a unified effort to keep the program "on the air" wherever possible and to help preserve the program for posterity. Even though Space: 1999 is the focus of these efforts, other quality science fiction productions by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson will receive similar support. As a secondary purpose, the Society is dedicated to benefit its members and the rest of society by giving monetary donations or lending other support to selected charitable organizations which are working to improve the human condition. This secondary purpose is part of the focus of the Society's annual convention.
The Space: 1999 Society was set-up to be an informally structured, nonprofit organization, responsive to its members and dedicated to their interests. The organization was operated by a Board of Directors with each Director given a separate function and sharing in the overall workload; no single person represented the organization. This was set-up to assure that no one person could unduly influence the organization. All communication from members is routed through one address, allowing quick, direct reply to members' requests.
Alpha News Service was the official news publication of the Society. Issued four times a year, Alpha Mews Service was a forum for interaction and communication between members. News contained in ANS will focus on Society activities, news in 1999 fandom, and SF in general. 
==Demise of the Group==
There is an open letter from "The Space:1999 Society" in Command Center in 1980 announcing its disbandment due to to a drastic falling off of fan support, increasing costs of conventions and other activities:
In July 1981, the club president wrote:
==References==
Category:Space:1999 Fan Clubs
Category:1979 Fan Clubs
Category:1980s Fan Clubs