Shore Leave (US convention)/1993

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Shore Leave is an annual fan-run convention that takes place in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 
 
It was founded by the Star Trek Association of Towson which continues to run it. The first convention took place in 1979; the con was still running as of 2025.
The con's focus was initially on Star Trek, but it has since broadened to include other science fiction media. 
==1993: Shore Leave 15==
It was held July 9-11, 1993. 
Some guests: Robin Curtis, Rene Auberjonois, Andrew Probert, John Trimble, Bjo Trimble, Carmen Carter, Bob Greenberger, Howard Weinstein, Joan Winston, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Brad Ferguson, Michael Jan Friedman, Bob Pinaha, Arne Star, Chris Anderson, Dana Berry, Dr. Kirk Borne, Christian Ready, Patrica Vener-Saavedra, Ray Villard, Captain Daniel C. Roper, Robert O'Reilly (Gowron of TNG), and Peter David. 
===1993: Programming===
* Klingon Naming Ceremony - 14th Imperial Battle Fleet ("See how Klingons name their children. Their ways are not our ways.")
* Meet the Pros ("A cash bar reception that will give you the chance to meet and get autographs from all the writer and artist guests at the convention.")
* Shore Leave 15 Intergalactic Peace Conference - The Klingon Imperial Navy, Starfleet Marines, The Imperial Black Inferno Battle Fleet, Starfleet International (USS Odin, USS Alpha Centauri), Karizan Empire, Star Trek Association of Towson, Special Security Division, Special Surprise Guests ("You'll just have to see it to believe it!!")
* Trek Rec Deck Auction ("Prime collectors memorabilia with something for every budget. Check schedule for specific items!")
* Stress Trek - Lana Parsons ("A professional stress management seminar using Star Trek imagery.")
* Logan Enterprises Robots - David Rawlins ("Meet #9's alter ego and learn how you, too, can create fantastic costumes from 'junk'.")
* Showcase: Con Play: "Federation's Most Wanted" by Cheap Treks (see for more information on the con's skits in general)
* Showcase: Con Skit: Episode MST-ed: TOS: “The Apple” by Mystery Trekkie Theater (see for more information on the con's skits in general)
* Panel: GEnie Net - Arne Starr, Brad Ferguson ("Come and meet the people you've only been writing to- or find out what GEnie is, and why everyone is having so much fun!")
* Panel: Computer Art - Dana Berry ("Your computer can do a lot more than word processing, accounting, and Space Invaders!")
* Panel: Computer Bulletin Boards - Peter David, Arne Starr
* Panel: Convention Preview - Melissa James, Rosanna Kroll, Marilyn Mann ("Join the Con Committee for the up-to-the-minute scoop on what you can't miss at this year's convention.")
* Panel: Project Trek Rec Deck - Ed DeRugierro, Anne Marie Kitz, Inge Heyer ("Learn about this exciting fan project and how you can be a part of it.")
* Panel: Old Trek, New Trek - Bjo Trimble, Joan Winston, Jacqueline Lichtenberg ("These ladies know EVERYTHING about Trek. The best gossip in the galaxy!")
* Panel: Sci-Fi In Syndication - Kathleen Scrimger, David Lomazoff, Joe Semko ("Alternate station are providing alternate program choices: Time Trax, Highlander, Nick Knight, Ray Bradbury Theater, etc.")
* Panel: Deep Space Nine - Alan Ravitch, David Lomazoff
* Panel: Inking and Lettering - Bob Pinaha ("Learn the special techniques of a comics expert.")
* Panel: Alternate Lifestyles in Trek - sponsored by STANCR ("Does homosexuality exist in the 23rd Century? Is it accepted? Should it be represented in Trek?")
* Panel: Why I Still Love Classic Trek - Bev Volker, Debbie Priester ("For those who think the oldest is still the 'bestest.'")
* Panel: Aliens in Trek - Joe Semko, Joe Borffner ("Is there more to the new aliens than "bumpy brows"?")
* Panel: Sci-Fi Channel - Brad Ferguson, Peter David, Arne Starr
* Panel: NASA: What Went Wrong? - Howard Weinstein, Bill Gerkin ("When did the space program lose it's direction? How can it get it back?")
* Panel: Babylon 5/Deep Space 9 - Arne Starr, Brad Ferguson ("Will there be more? Should there be more?")
* Panel: Quantum Leap - Joan Winston, Susan Mascareillo, David Lomazoff ("Is it really over? Why did it have to end that way?")
* Panel: This Year In Science Fiction . . . And Next - Joan Winston ("More SF has come and gone this year than in the past ten [years]. What's coming next?")
* Panel: Militarism in Trek - Michael Jan Friedman, Brad Ferguson ("The challenges of a military organization in a peaceful universe - and the influence of Deep Space 9.")
* Panel: Feminism in Trek - Bjo Trimble, Carmen Carter, Bill Gerkin ("Have women's roles been changed, expanded by Deep Space 9?")
* Panel: It's All Trek To Me! - sponsored by STANCR ("They love it all, and they'll tell you why!")
* Panel: Computer Animation - Jim Kratzer ("Join an interesting and sometimes fascinating, often heated, discussion of the various fields of computerized animation.")
* Science Programming: Men and Women in Space - Dick Preston ("The role of women, past, present, and future, in the space program.")
* Science Programming: Could Starships Fly? - Christian Ready ("Interstellar travel and starship design.")
* Science Programming: Star Trek and Real Physics - Chris Anderson ("Between reality and wishful thinking, is there a middle ground?")
* Science Programming: Space Station, Doorway to Star Trek - Dick Preston ("Learn about the space station and it's significance.")
* Filk: Howard Weinstein, FreeFall, On The Mark, Denebian Slime Devils, Roberta Rogow, Greg Baker, Thomas Atkinson, The Bawdy Ladies of Trek, Helva Peters, J.S. Cavalcante and Jenna Sinclair
* Signing Workshop - Patti Papineau ("Learn the fundamentals of signing for the deaf and hearing impaired.")
===1993: Gallery of Ephemera and Samples from the Program Book===
 Image:shoreleave15.jpg|flyer for the 1993 con 
 Image:sl15.jpg| badges for the 1993 con
Image:shoreleave15pocket-1.jpg|schedule, from the 1993 pocket guide
Image:shoreleave15pocket-2.jpg|schedule, from the 1993 pocket guide
Image:shoreleave15pocket-3.jpg|schedule, from the 1993 pocket guide
Image:shoreleave15pocket-4.jpg|program descriptions, from the 1993 pocket guide
Image:shoreleave15programbook-1.jpg|from the 1993 program book
Image:shoreleave15programbook-2.jpg|from the 1993 program book
Image:shoreleave15programbook-3.jpg|from the 1993 program book, the skit, "Enterprise's Most Wanted," cast 
Image:shoreleave15programbook-4.jpg|from the 1993 program book
 
 
===1993: General Con Reports=== 
===1993: Con Reports by K/S Fans===
Note that most of the art auction reports, art show, and discussions described by K/S fans in letterzine, The LOC Connection did not happen in public venues, but instead at the annual room parties. Many K/S fans did not attend much of the official programming, but were there as part of a "con within a con."
 
 
 
==References==
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