Space-Con (Star Trek and Science Fiction convention)

You may be looking for SpaceCon, a series of Space: 1999 conventions or the Star Trek con Space Trek.
Space-Con (sometimes referred to as "Space... the Final Frontier" -- the latter a reference to the company that produced the cons) was a Star Trek, science, and science fiction convention. Later cons had an added emphasis of UFOs, esp, astral projection, and similar topics.
There were seven of these cons all together; all but one took place in California. It appears that there were later cons run by the same company, Space... the Final Frontier, Inc., with the title Science Fiction Festival (SFF).
A documentary movie about this con was released in 2011 and called Back to Space-Con. 
==Similar to Other Cons==
This series of cons was similar to the Schuster Cons on the east coast of the United States; both of these con series were a sort of precursor to Creation Con.
Equicon is similar to "Space-Con," but "Equicon" was not for-profit. 
==Space-Con, Star Trek, Star Wars and Licensing ==
==Space-Con 1==
* also called "Space... The Final Frontier No. 1"
* October 5, 1975
* location: Flint Center for the Performing Arts, California -- "located on the beautiful De Anza campus in Cupertino in the heart of the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area," Foothill Community College, seating was available for more than 2500
* guests of honor were George Takei, Arlene Martell, scientists: John Dobson, Dick Preston, Terry Terman
*"Terry Terman (chair), Anita Corellli (vice Chair), Dick Preston (speaker & helper), Bob Wilkins (KTVU), Fred Pfost (Peninsula Astronomical Society President), Ron Jones (Vice PAS President), John Dobson (speaker), Frank Miller (AANC President), Diane Schroder (PAS Board), Dick Mayfield (films), Marilyn Terman (Star Trek "widow"), Rita & Evelyn (Archives), and of course "George Takei & Arlene Martel."
==Space-Con 1: Program Book ==
It contains 40 pages.
*Acknowledgments and Star Trek Archives sign-up sheet (1)
*Proceedings ad for WAA/ALPO/AANC (2)
*Table of Contents and Program Schedule (3)
*Bios of George Takei and John Dobson (4)
*Pictures of George Takei and Arlene Martel (5)
*Federation Trading Post ad (7)
*Night All, short original science fiction by Robert Fogel (8)
*Bios of Dick Preston, Terry Terman, and Arlene Martel (9)
*Questions About Vulcan and Life Spreading Through Our Galaxy (11)
*NASA/AMES-STANFORD ASEE 1975 summer study of space colonization (13)
*Peninsula Astronomical Society application form (23)
* The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, article by Bernard M. Oliver (reprinted with permission from the journal or magazine "Engineering & Science)" (25)
File:Spacecon1-1.jpg|inside the 1975 program book
File:Spacecon1-2.jpg|inside the 1975 program book art by Don Bishop
File:Spacecon1-3.jpg|inside the 1975 program book
File:Spacecon1-4.jpg|inside the 1975 program book
File:Spacecon1-5.jpg|inside the 1975 program book
File:Spacecon1-6.jpg|inside the 1975 program book
==Space-Con 2==
*August 7 & 8, 1976
*location: the Oakland Municipal Auditorium, California
* also called "Space... The Final Frontier No. 2"
*a sing-a-long to What Do You Do With a Drunken Vulcan?
*a performance by the Federation Earth Band
*Guests and prominent attendees: William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, Mark Lenard, Arlene Martell, and Bruce Hyde were all scheduled speakers; Majel Barrett was also there -- a great number of space and NASA scientists—Gerald A. Soffen (Project Scientist of NASA's Viking Project); Jesco Von Puttkamer (Senior Staff Specialist in the Advanced Program Office of Space Flight), Dr. Kerry Mark Joels (NASA/Ames Research Center), Andrew Fraknoi (an instructor of astronomy and physics at Canada College, Redwood City, CA), Col. Alfred Worden (astronaut, Commander of Apollo XV)
* The Writer's Workshop on Saturday evening speakers were: Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Silverberg, Eric Burgess, Frank Catalano, and Shirley Maiewski
*writers also scheduled to attend: Marion Zimmer Bradley, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Michael Kurland, Richard Lupoff, Ray Faraday Nelson, and Marta Randall
*the master of ceremonies was Bob Wilkins
*according to Star Trektennial News #20, Jerry Isenberg was at this con
File:Spacecontwoflyer.jpg|flyer for 1976
Image:spacecon2flyer.jpg|a flyer, which frustratingly does not say when or where this con was to appear, nor does it say what the con is called
 
File:Trekconposter.jpg|the con's poster/flyer
Image:spacecon1976poster.jpg|close up/detail from the con's poster/flyer
==Space-Con 2: Program Book==
*contains 68 pages
*was printed by "Enterprise Convention Services"
*it was edited by Jerry L. Reynolds, assistant editors were Terry C. Herman, Patricia Kaspar and Jonesy Parrinello
*it contains ads, bios of the guests, an article "Space Science... The Reality -- Quest for Life: Viking on Mars" by Kerry Mark Joels
File:Spacecontwoflyer.jpg|flyer for 1976
File:Spacecon2flyer.jpg|a flyer, which frustratingly does not say when or where this con was to appear, nor does it say what the con is called
File:Star Trek SpaceCon 2 Program Guide (1976) schedule saturday.jpg|Space Con 2 Saturday Schedule, click to read
File:Star Trek SpaceCon 2 Program Guide (1976) schedule sunday.jpg|Space Con 2 Sunday Schedule, click to read
File:Star Trek SpaceCon 2 Program Guide (1976) Costume Contest.jpg|Instructions inside the Space-Con 2 Program Guide for the costume contest, click to read
File:Spacecon2-1.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book
File:Spacecon2-3.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, con com and workers
File:Spacecon2-4.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, Master of Ceremonies, Bob Wilkins
File:Spacecon2-5.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, guest speakers: panels
File:Spacecon2-7.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, some guest bios
File:Spacecon2-8.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, some guest bios
File:Spacecon2-9.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, "Okay, So What About the Movie?" --page one
File:Spacecon2-10.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, "Okay, So What About the Movie?" --page two
File:Spacecon2-11.jpg|inside page from the 1976 program book, Jesco Von Puttkamer
==Space-Con 2: Con Reports==
 
==Space-Con 3==
 
* February 11-13, 1977
*location: San Francisco Civic Auditorium, California
*the guests of honor were DeForest Kelley, Arlene Martell, Nichelle Nichols, Bob Wilkins (Master of Ceremonies), Grace Lee Whitney (the only guest of honor that gets described in the program book as "bubbly and sexy"), James Doohan, Mark Lenard, Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon, Larry Niven, William Tuning, Alan Dean Foster, Dick Lupoff, Robert Silverberg, Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Phil Kaufman, Allan Scott, Chris Bryant, Bruce Hyde, Susan Sackett, Dr. John Billingham, Andrew Fraknoi, Dr. Kerry Mark Joels, Eric Burgess.
*con com members: Terry Terman (president of the sponsoring company, "Space... The Final Frontier"), And Shechter and Bob Roach (co-chairs), Alva Rogers (science fiction chair), Patricia Callander (dealer and costume contest chair), Sonni Cooper (Star Trek and Press chair), Frank Miller (science and registration chair), Judy Hudson (blood drive and autographs chair), Robert Sola (police chair), Jeri Bethel and Michael Short (gofer captains), Jim Buchanan (Star Fleet Shore Patrol), CTEIN (art show), Andrew Fraknoi (Space Science coordinator), John Fund (films), Gierak the Great (transporter designer), Richard Gierak (transporter engineer) (note: Dr. Richard Gierak is Gierak's the Great's father. Gierak the Great (the son) was in his mid-to late teens), Ron LaPedis (communications), Pat Linda (photography), Doug S. Nelson (public relations), Sharon Short (gofer chief).
*from the program book: "Grace Lee Whitney will play the part of Yeoman Rand in a playlet at 11 am Sunday, with three male fans taking turns in playing the role of Capt. Kirk in a torrid love scene. There will be sign-ups for reading the part, at the information desk on Saturday and early Sunday. The three selected get to keep their script, which will be autographed by Grace Lee Whitney."
Image:spacecon3flyer.jpg|a flyer for Space-Con #3
File:Spacecon 3 flyer front.jpg|front page of the full color flyer for Space-Con 3, click to read 
File:Spacecon 3 flyer back addresses redactedsmall.jpg|back page of the full color flyer for Space-Con 3, click to read
File:Spacecon3 schedule.jpg|from the program book, program for Space-Con 3
File:Spacecon3-1.jpg|from the program book, DeForest Kelley
File:Spacecon3-2.jpg|from the program book, Bob Wilkins
File:Spacecon3-3.jpg|from the program book, Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath
File:Spacecon3-4.jpg|from the program book, Jacqueline Lichtenberg
File:Spacecon3-5.jpg|from the program book, Susan Sackett and a wax figure of Spock
File:Spacecon3-6.jpg|from the program book, "The Transporter" -- photo shows Gierak the Great and Dr. Richard Gierak Note: see a booklet they published a short time later: Gierak the Great's Transporter Log I
File:Spacecon3-7.jpg|from the program book, Jesco Von Puttkamer
==Space-Con 3: Con Reports==
==Space-Con 4==
Space-Con 4 was held in June 18-19, 1977 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Guests included William Shatner, Deforest Kelley, Harlan Ellison, Grace Lee Whitney, D.C. Fontana, William Campbell, Bjo Trimble, Susan Sackett, Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath, Theodore Sturgeon, Alan Dean Foster, Andrew Franknoi, Eric Burgess, Kerry Joels and Terry Terman.
Ed Ryba was the General Emcee. D.C. Fontana was the Star Trek Emcee. Frank Catalano was the Science Fiction Emcee. Andrew Fraknoi was the Space Science Emcee.
 
Star Wars had debuted less than four weeks earlier, and representatives from 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm were at this con: "At Space-Con 4 in LA, they came prepared and told dealers that they could not sell unlicensed Star Wars merchandise." by Roger Colton, April 12, 2011 (you'll have to scroll down past the stupid ads) 
==Space-Con 4: Program Book ==
The program book contains 50 pages. There are a number of illos; they are signed but not credited.
File:Spaceconfour1977wrap.jpg|wraparound cover, 1977 by Lela Dowling
File:Spacecon1977-1.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book
File:Spacecon1977-2.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, programming
File:Spacecon1977-3.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, art, Anderoon?
File:Spacecon1977-4.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, con com members
File:Spacecon1977-5.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, art by Gary Winnick
File:Spacecon1977-6.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, costume contest, complete with "Do-It-Yourself Barbie-Doll Alien"
File:Spacecon1977-7.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, guest Grace Lee Whitney strikes a pose
File:Spacecon1977-8.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, guest Harlan Ellison strikes a pose
File:Spacecon1977-9.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, Harlan's bio
File:Spacecon1977-10.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, centerfold, artist is John McLaughlin
File:Spacecon1977-12.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, Fontana's bio
File:Spacecon1977-13.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, Sackett's bio, strip by Lela Dowling
File:Spacecon1977-14.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, Sturgeon's bio, art by Lela Dowling
File:Spacecon1977-15.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, Foster's bio, art by Lela Dowling
File:Spacecon1977-16.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, Terman's bio, art by Bill Jennings
File:Spacecon1977-17.jpg|inside page from the 1977 program book, program book staff art by Lela Dowling
==Space-Con 4: Con Reports==
==Space-Con 5==
Space-Con 5 was held in Eugene, Oregon in October 1, 1977. 
It is the only Space-Con held out of the state of California, and while under the umbrella of Terry Terman and his company, it had an entirely different crew and feel. The con was much less polished.
*Eugene Coordinator was Charles A. Halbrook
*Space Science Coordinator was Terence C. Terman
* Dealer Liaison was Patricia Callander
* Film Coordinator was John Fund
*Box Office was Del Powell
*Registration Coordinator was John Hedtke
*Graphic Promotions was Paul M. Newitt
*Cartoons in the program book were by Bill Jennings
*the program book thanks Kit Canterbury and the Puget Sound Star Trekkers "for providing staff and security personnel"
*the program book contains 16 pages, mostly ads
*The guests of honor were Grace Lee Whitney (described in the program book as "bubbly and sexy), Bob Wilkins (Master of Ceremony), George Takei, Greg Bennett (President of the Northwest Science Fiction Society), Donald Harlow (former meteorologist and "sky watcher" for the U.S. Government), Dr. Yantis (director of the Goldendale Observatory)
==Space-Con 6==
* location: Kaiser Auditorium in Oakland, California
*February 4-5, 1978
*the program book contains 33 pages; it contains many ads, no program schedule, a map of the area, the films and televisions episodes show, and each guest has a bio and photo
* Master of Ceremonies was Bob Wilkins
*guests of honor were William Shatner, George Takei, Alan Dean Foster, Joan Winston, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallee, William Coleman, Thomas Gates, Eric Burgess, Paul Newitt, Wayne Anderson, Bruce Pierini, Terry Terman, Frank Miller, Don Harlow (most of the non-celebrity names are local professors, students, and scientists)
From the program book: 
File:Spacecon6frontwrap.jpg|wrap around cover for 1978
File:Spacecon6-1.jpg|inside page from the February 4-5, 1978 program book
File:Spacecon6-2.jpg|inside page from the February 4-5, 1978 program book
File:Spacecon6-3.jpg|inside page from the February 4-5, 1978 program book
File:Spacecon6-4.jpg|inside page from the February 4-5, 1978 program book by Lela Dowling
File:Spacecon6-5.jpg|inside page from the February 4-5, 1978 program book
File:Spacecon6-6.jpg|inside page from the February 4-5, 1978 program book
==Space-Con 7 ==
Space-Con 7 took place May 28-29, 1978 at the Anaheim Convention Center, California. It was titled "UFO/Space Science Convention" (Star Trek was a minor player).
It was mentioned in the 1979 essay, Science fiction conventions proved to be like the Australian kangaroo..., as one of three cons that were held at roughly the same time, emphasizing the broadening, and narrowing, of fannish interests. Someone connected to this con may have been the person/s who pranked Phantasmicon as mentioned in that essay.
*the program book is 33 pages long, it was edited by Patricia Callander
*the con com staff: Terence C. Terman (Convention Chairman and President of Space ... the Final Frontier), Patricia Callander (Dealers' Liaison and Vice President of Space . . . the Final Frontier), Brian Welton (Program Co-ordinator), Kathleen Vlahakos (Press Liaison), Paul M. Newitt (Design Consultant), Kimberlee Fulton (Celebrity Co-ordinator), Linda Bowers (VIP Room Hostess), Caroline Long (Convention Photographer), Del Powell (Box Office Liaison), Charles Halbrook (Communications), Ruth Chin (Stage Manager), Kay Weaver (Assistant Stage Manager), John Hedtke (Convention Assistant), Bob Small (Convention Assistant)
*Frank Miller and Jimmy Madsen were the Master of Ceremonies
* guests of honor were J. Allen Hynek, Betty Hill, Tom Gates, Eric Burgess, Harlan Ellison, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Francisco Lupica, Dr. Richard A. Gierak/Gierak the Great, Tom Gates, Eric Burgess, Bob Clampett, and William Shatner
*exhibits: P&M Modelmakers, California Museum of Science and Industry/Space Science Media Group, One World Family (a commune/cult), Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Gierak the Great and his "Transporter"
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Image:spacecon7-14.jpg|from the 1978 program book, program schedule
Image:spacecon7-15.jpg|from the 1978 program book, program schedule
Image:spacecon7-1.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-2.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-3.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-4.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-5.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-6.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-7.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-8.jpg|from the 1978 program book
 
Image:spacecon7-10.jpg|from the 1978 program book
Image:spacecon7-11.jpg|from the 1978 program book
 
Image:spacecon7-13.jpg|from the 1978 program book
==References==
Category:Star Trek Conventions
Category:Science Fiction Conventions
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