Schuster Star Trek Conventions/1977 (September) New York City Schuster Star Trek Convention

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The Star Trek America convention was held September 2-5, 1977 at the New York Hilton. It may be the first of the Schuster cons to have the title "Star Trek America." It also is sometimes referred to as "AmeriCon."
Admission was $12 for a day pass or $20 for the full three-day weekend. 
== Guests of Honor==
James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Isaac Asimov, Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath, Howard Weinstein, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Joan Winston, Bruce Hyde, Mark Lenard, Jesco von Puttkamer, Susan Sackett. 
Leonard Nimoy was a surprise, unscheduled guest.
==The Program Book==
A set of commemorative 24-page program books were sold at the con, and later through Tristar Industries. 
Each one contained the same basic information, but differed in that fans could choose the one with a bio and photo of Shatner and Kirk (v.1), Nimoy and Spock (v.2), and Kelley and McCoy (v.3). An ad in the booklet says the cost for each was $2.
===From the Program Book: Contents===
Contents of the McCoy version:
* letter from Susan Sackett
* a list of the guest stars
* full-page illos, each of Scotty, Chekov, and Sarek by Monica Miller
* short bios of the guest speakers
* program highlights and schedules
* photos of Joan Winston, Jesco von Puttkamer, and grim one of Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath and their dog
* programming schedule and locations
* The Anniversary Ball Menu
* bio of DeForest Kelley
* publicity photo of McCoy
* list of fanzines for sale (includes only their titles, the addresses to order from, and cost - no descriptions or other information)
* an ad for Tristar Industries LP, Themes from Star Trek and more souvenir books
* trivia contest
* a flyer for "next year's" Schuster con, September 2-4, 1978 at the Statler Hilton Hotel 
* a flyer for Star Trek World Expo, February 18-20, 1978 at the Statler Hilton Hotel (includes a blurb for "The Miss Galaxy Beauty Pageant")
 
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Image:schustercon1977sept-5.jpg|photos of some guest speaker, including Marshak and Culbreath's dog, Omne
Image:schustercon1977sept-6.jpg|the banquet menu: "SOUP VULCANAISE, ROAST TOP SIRLOIN OF BEEF (from EDITH KEELER'S 21st STREET MISSION), SALAD OF THE SEASON (from the GARDENS OF BABEL), BETA III BANANA CREAM (from the KITCHENS OF LANDRU), SAURIAN COFFEE" 
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Image:schustercon1977sept-11.jpg|artist is Monica Miller
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Image:schustercon1977sept-14.jpg|a vague list of zines for sale
 
=== From the Program Book: Comments by Sackett===
==Tidbits and Anecdotes==
A fan produced comic titled Star Trek America -- 1977 -- A Retrospective was published in September 1977.
Leonard Nimoy was not a scheduled guest of honor, but he took the stage, much to the delight of fans. Among other things, he read a speech addressing the turmoil regarding negotiations and the proposed new Star Trek television series and the first Star Trek feature film. See Leonard Nimoy Addresses the Star Trek America Convention (1977).
==Flyers, Badges, Ephemera==
 Image:startrekamericaflyer.jpg| a flyer 
== Programming==
* Keynote Address
* Panel: Beyond Star Trek Panel
* Panel: Writers Panel by Marshak, Culbreath, Lichtenberg, Winston (includes an autograph session)
* Workshop: Star Trek Artists: P.S. Nim, Amy Harlib, Alice Jones, Monica Miller
* Workshop: Star Trek Fanzine by Shirly Maiewski, Joanna Cantor, Leslye Lilker, Lori Chapek
* Promotional Presentation: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath Present How to Write for Star Trek: The New Voyages, plus a preview of the second volume of that book
* Promotional Presentation: Star Trek Lives by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
* Promotional Presentation: The Writing of Shatner: Where No Man by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath
* Promotional Presentation: Letters to Star Trek by Susan Sackett
*Promotional Presentation: Star Trek Committee 
* Promotional Presentation: The Kraith Series by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
* Presentation: How to Write Science Fiction by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
* Presentation: Behind the Scenes of Star Trek by Joan Winston
* Presentation: The Future of Science Fiction in Television by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
* Presentation: Making Contacts Workshop by Anna Tornheim Hassan
* Presentation: The Inside & Outside of Star Trek by Joan Winston 
* Presentation: Why NBC Cancelled Star Trek by Joan Winston 
* Presentation: The Space Shuttle by Jesco Von Puttkamer
* Futuristic Fashion Show
* Masquerade Spectacular
* Disco Trek
* Anniversary Ball (music by "The Nobleman Orchestra")
* Art Auction
* Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath Present Star Trek Fan Music - Omicron Ceti III Plus One, Roberta Rogow
* Bruce Hyde at the Piano
* Rap and Autograph Session: Mark Lenard
* Rap and Autograph Session: Nichelle Nicols
* Rap and Autograph Session: Bruce Hyde
* Rap and Autograph Session: George Takei
* Rap and Autograph Session: James Doohan
* Rap and Autograph Session: Mark Lenard
==Links to Photos==
==Meta/Articles==
A scrapbook put together by a fan in the 1970s contains a newspaper article about the convention which can be read here. WayBack Machine link.
==Con Reports==
 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Conventions
Category:1977 Conventions