Fan-Out

Fan-Out was a fan-run media con with a dealer's room, panels, a charity banquet, and celebrity guests of honor.
It was created by Marion McChesney, Victoria Clark and Barbara Storey who were partners in "Fan-Out, Inc."
There were two, one in March 1990 and one in March 1991.
At least four more "Fan-Outs" were proposed but they were canceled due to lack of interest. See below.
==1990 (March)==
It took place March 16–18, 1990.
 
 Image:fanoutflyer2.jpg| flyer, side two click to read
 Image:fanoutflyer1.jpg| flyer, side one, click to read
==Guests of Honor==
The guests of honor were: Mark Lenard (Sarek), Michael Keating (Vila), John DeLancie, Robert Addie (Guy of Gisbourne in Robin of Sherwood), M.M. Shelly Moore and Linda Campanelli (executive story writers for Beauty and the Beast), Mark Okrand (creator of the Klingon conlang for the Star Trek films), Robert Greenberger (Starlog employee), "Dave McDonnell, Howard Weinstein (Trek pro novel writer). 
George R.R. Martin was an early confirmed guest, but he did not attend.
One activity was a Temple of Trek Revival.
==Who Was In Charge?==
From the program book:
==The Program Book and Programming==
The program book is twenty pages long, and the front art is by Nancy Stasulis.
Some programming highlights:
* BOOGIE KNIGHTS: Theodoric of York's Boogie Knights may not be the world's best-known filkers, but they are the zaniest, and the oldest 'minstrel' show of its kind in existence. Their hilarious blend of medieval history, satirical lyrics, and popular present day music has yielded more than forty original parodies.
* REVEREND TREKWELL'S TEMPLE OF TREK: is open for worship Sunday morning. The Reverend expects to see you in church, and will revive the holy Trek spirit in his own zealous fashion. Praise Trek!
* Bardic Circle Filking
* a musical con skit: Star Trek V: What the Hell! by Cheap Treks 
* fanvids:
** California Music Videos
** Phantom of the Opera music videos
* panels
** Religion in Star Trek
** Blake's 7 and Star Trek: Why Do People Like Both?
** Network vs. the Fans—How Do We Affect the Shows We Watch?
** Robin of Sherwood: The New Movie
** Star Trek and STNG: Are They Mutually Exclusive?
** Crossover Stories: Its Own Jenre? (sic)
** Phantom of the Opera: Why the Attraction?
** Catherine Chandler: Development of Her Character
** Super-Heros: Extraordinary Beings or Hopeless Neurotics?
** Quantum Leap: SF or Mainstream?
** Perl
** Partners: Why So Attractive?
** Lost in Space Retrosepctive
** Beauty and the Beast and Star Trek: Why Same Appeal?
** Alien Nation: Believable Aliens for the 90s
** Fandom and How to Get Involved
** War of the Worlds
** Editors and Writers: Partners or Adversaries?
** Data/Vincent/Spock: Why Are Unusual Men So Appealing?
** Alien Nation: Morality Tales or Heavy-Handed Morality?
** Whither Star Trek
** Quantum Leap: The Perfect Crossover
** Robin Hood Open Discussion
** How to Make a Zine
** Artists Panel
** Beauty and the Beast: What Would You Do If You Were In Charge?
** Dark Shadows: The Next Generation
** Batman or Bruce Wayne: Which is the Attraction?
** Orphan Fandoms and Defunct Series: Is Anyone Out There?
** Japanese Animation
File:fanout1.jpg |programming, from the program book
File:fanout2.jpg |programming schedule, from the program book
File:fanout3.jpg |programming schedule, from the program book
File:fanout4.jpg |programming schedule, from the program book
===Convention Reports: 1990===
==1991 (March)==
It was held March 1–3, 1991.
One of the guests of honor was Ritch Brinkley.
One activity was a Temple of Trek Revival.
There was a presentation by Cheap Treks: Selected Shorts (Segments) “The DataLore Show”, “It’s the Great Bird, Charlie Brown,” “Lace and Dilithium.” 
===Convention Reports: 1991===
== Other Proposed Fan-Outs==
There were at least four other Fan-Outs planned, but they did not take place.
* 1990: New York City: Newark Airport Marriott, September 1–3 
* 1990: San Francisco: November 24–25, Dunfey San Mateo Hotel, guests of honor were to have been: Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: TNG), Jeff Marcus (Alien Nation)
* 1991: Baltimore: March 1–3, at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, guests were to have been Denise Crosby (Star Trek: TNG), Ritch Brinkley (Beauty and the Beast, Murphy Brown), Barry Longyear (sf author), Marc Okrand, William Campbell (Star Trek: TOS), Howard Weinstein, Bob Greenberger
* 1991: St. Louis: June 28–30, King Henry VIII Hotel, guest of honor was to have originally been George Takei, a note in Tunneltalk in March 1991, says that the con was now a purely Beauty and the Beast (TV) con
===Fan-Out Flyers for Proposed Events===
File:March1991fanoutflyer.jpg|1991 Fan-Out in Baltimore
File:fanoutnewyork.jpg|a proposed Fan-Out in New York City
File:fanoutsanfran.jpg|a proposed Fan-Out in San Francisco
===A Fan-Out That Came Close to Happening: "A Midsummer's Night Dream" (Summer 1991)===
The con in St. Louis, MO that was to take place June 28-20, 1991 at the King Henry VIII Hotel originally planned as a multi-media con with George Takei as a guest of honor. In the March 1991 issue of Tunneltalk, it was announced that this con was now planned as having a 100% Beauty and the Beast (TV) focus, and that its title was "A Midsummer's Night Dream."
The guests of honor were to be Linda Campanelli, M.M. Shelly Moore, Jay Acovone, Armin Shimerman, and Ritch Brinkley.
The cancellation of this con was due to many things, two of them being the proliferation of Beauty and the Beast cons in general, which was something that made multiple demands on fans' time and money. The second reason was the intense feuding and jockeying for position among fans due to angry feelings and power plays fueled by anger over the third season of the show. For another example of this in-fighting and feuding, see MasqueCon.
From the con organizer in Tunneltalk: 
The next issue of Tunneltalk (April 1991) included an extensive flyer with this description: 
There were also comments in the April 1991 issue of Tunneltalk by one of the con's organizers, Barbara Storey, about an anonymous letter being circulated among fans, something that reflected the tensions regarding The Beauty and the Beast Wars and some fans refusal to attend, discuss, or congregate certain kinds of fans:
There were comments by one of the organizers, Barbara, in the May 1991 issue of Tunneltalk: 
In Fall 1991, Stephanie A. Wiltse printed a letter from a fan who was angry about the con's cancellation. While Wiltse's response addressed a number of canceled cons, she only printed comments regarding this convention, something that was an example of Wiltse's feud with Barbara Storey: 
==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Conventions
Category:Star Trek Conventions
Category:Science Fiction Conventions
Category:1990 Conventions
Category:1992 ConventionsCategory:Conventions in United States