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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 A.M.
    OPENING CEREMONIES with Treklanta™ on the Holodeck Master of Ceremonies Brian Holloway
11:00 A.M.
   STAR TREK FAN CLUBS — Representatives from STARFLEET International (SFI) and the Klingon Assault Group (KAG) will discuss the two largest Star Trek fan clubs in the world.  Representing SFI will be Vice Admiral Richard Sams from the United Kingdom, Admiral David Nottage from California, and Vice Admiral Ryan Case from Mississippi.  Representing KAG will be Chris Lipscombe, Supreme Commander of KAG; Leila McMichael, Dark Star Quadrant Commander; and John Lars Shoberg, Phoenix Rising Squadron Commander.
12:00 P.M.
   HOW STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES INFLUENCED THE FUTURE STAR TREK FRANCHISES with Mark McCray, author of The Best Saturdays of Our Lives, and podcaster Dan Klink, co-host of The Best Saturdays of Our Lives podcast
1:00 P.M.
   AN HOUR WITH DAVID GERROLD — Legendary writer of "The Trouble with Tribbles" and author David Gerrold will join us for a one-hour Q&A.  David is always an amazing mind to listen to, and he's got strong, intelligent and compelling things to say about, well, almost everything!
2:00 P.M.
   AN HOUR WITH KEITH R. A. DeCANDIDO — Prolific writer and columnist, author of many, many Star Trek novels, Keith R. A. DeCandido will join us for a one-hour Q&A and maybe even a reading from one of his many, many Star Trek stories.
3:00 P.M.
   FELT NERDY PRESENTS A STAR TREK PUPPET SHOW — Husband and wife puppeteer team Charles and Veronica Bramlett, a.k.a. Felt Nerdy, will present an all-new Star Trek puppet show, followed by a Q&A about puppeteering.
4:00 P.M.
   AN HOUR WITH J. G. HERTZLER — The talented and versatile actor J. G. Hertzler, best known as Deep Space Nine's Klingon General Martok but also as Prelude to Axanar's Captain Samuel Travis, will join us for a one-hour Q&A.  J. G. is always a laugh-out-loud riot!
5:00 P.M.
   EARTH STATION TREK — R. Alan Siler, author of Star Trek's Greatest Hits: A Guide to the Best Episodes from the Final Frontier and the host of the podcast Earth Station Trek, will host a one-hour edition of his podcast right here.
6:00 P.M.
   AN HOUR WITH TRACEE LEE COCCO — The absolutely delightful Tracee Lee Cocco will join us for a one-hour Q&A.  Tracee appeared as Lt. Jae, an uncredited background character in dozens of Next Generation episodes and the first TNG movie, as well as many different aliens in TNG, Deep Space Nine and Voyager.
7:00 P.M.
   THE STAR TREK FAN FILM POWER PANEL — Fan Film Factor blogger Jonathan Lane will host our Fan Film Power Panel, which will include his guests Joshua Michael Irwin, Vance Major, Mark Naccarato, Frank Parker, Jr., Greg Teft, Aaron Vanderkley and Glen L. Wolfe!  We’ll be discussing, among other topics, whether the new $160 million ViacomCBS deal with Alex Kurtzman is a good thing for fan films and fandom in general.  Yep, we’re going there… don’t miss it!
8:00 P.M.
   CLOSING CEREMONIES with Treklanta™ on the Holodeck Master of Ceremonies Brian Holloway
9:00 P.M.
   THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE VERY BEST OF STAR TREK FAN FILMS — Treklanta is delighted to present the world premiere of The BEST of Star Trek Fan Films, a 75-minute clip compilation video by Jonathan Lane that showcases the very best of independent Star Trek fan productions over the past 15 years. Bring popcorn!
Hosted by the USS Republic NCC-1371, Treklanta is an annual Star Trek convention based in Atlanta, Georgia, that places special emphasis on fan-based events, activities, programming and productions.  Treklanta is the home of the Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant, the Treklanta Star Trek Fan Film Festival and The Bjo Awards.
 
ANNOUNCEMENT
Treklanta 2020, originally scheduled to be held May 1-3 at the Atlanta Buckhead Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chairman and Board of Directors are committed to holding some kind of event called "Treklanta" later this year, but no decisions have been made and all options are on the table.  The event may or may not be held at the Marriott; it may or may not be a full three-day event; it may or may not be possible to bring all of our previously announced guests of honor to the event.  We have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks and months, and what form and shape this year's convention eventually take remain to be seen.

We expect that some of our valued attendees who preregistered will request refunds, and we will honor those requests to the best of our ability, but please keep in mind that because we have incurred numerous costs and paid several business expenses in the last three months, such as marketing materials, corporate registration, post office box rental, domain name service, etc., we would be unable to refund EVERY preregistered membership.  We respectfully request, to whatever extent possible, that if you believe you will still attend Treklanta on whatever new date later this year that we decide, you allow us to keep your payment so that we can continue to operate as a business and pay our bills in the meantime.  Your understanding and cooperation would be tremendously appreciated.

Please check back here and follow us on Facebook for future news, announcements and updates regarding plans for Treklanta 2020, to be held later this year.  In the meantime, stay safe, wear masks, keep your distance and wash your hands.  We will get through this together.


Eric L. Watts
Founder & Chairman