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FedCon GmbH, its corporate label, is also responsible for the Ring*Con Lord of the Rings convention. Contrary to many science fiction events originating in the 1960s and 1980s, which were orientated on sci-fi literature, FedCon focuses on movies and television. It started as a pure Star Trek convention and spread its spectrum over the years.
The founding of Treklanta (formerly "TrekTrax Atlanta") was, in many respects, a result of its founder and chairman, Eric L. Watts—who had served as Dragon*Con's Director of Star Trek Programming from 1993 to 2009—not being asked to return for an 18th year by Dragon*Con management in December 2009. [7]
A Star Trek "Grand Slam" event was held in Pasadena in March 2004. [24] Creation Entertainment's Stargate SG-1 conventions were marketed as "The Official Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis Tour", which mostly took place in the United States until the company acquired the SG-1 license for Vancouver, British Columbia, conventions in 2005. A ...
As Trekkies gather this weekend at Star Trek: Mission New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gene Roddenberry-created sci-fi TV classic, we offer up a few facts you might not have known ...
Impetuses for further establishment of local fan conventions include: The return of superhero characters and franchises during the Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1970) science fiction adaptations for television serials (e.g., Star Trek) in the 1960s-1970s
This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, and multigenre conventions. In the "type" column, "general" means the entire science fiction and fantasy culture; "literature", "media", etc. modify that.
GalaxyCon is a “festival of fandom” where fans celebrate comic books, pop culture, science fiction, fantasy, anime, gaming, cosplay and more, according to the event’s website. The convention ...
First Contact Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on April 5 to celebrate the Star Trek media franchise. It was created by Ronald D. Moore, screenwriter of the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact. [1] He chose the day based on his eldest son's birthday.