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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Sat., March 9: Treklanta Volunteer Staff Meeting #3
• Sat.–Sun.,
March 9-10: Atlanta Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo
• Sat., March 30:
Treklanta Volunteer Staff Meeting #4
• Sat., April 20:
Treklanta Volunteer Staff Meeting #5
• Sat., May 11: Treklanta
Volunteer Staff Meeting #6
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• David R. George III to
return as Treklanta Guest of Honor
• Personnel Records
NEWS
FROM THE ATAVACHRON
• Not-So-Recent Chapter
Event Photos
SIDEBAR
• A Very Belated Welcome
Aboard: Late 2016
• Another Very Belated Welcome
Aboard: 2017
• Unrenewed Memberships in
2018
• March Membership Renewals
• About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic
Online
• Crew Roster
• News from TrekMovie.com
— Jonathan Frakes
confirms he is directing on Star Trek
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Treklanta
Volunteer Staff Meeting
#3
4:00
p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2019
Challenges Games & Comics
2050 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur 30033 |
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the date now and plan to join us for the third Treklanta Volunteer
Staff Meeting of the year Additional details and a Facebook
Event Page will be posted here in upcoming issues of this
newsletter. |
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Anyone
and everyone interested in joining the Treklanta team as a
staff volunteer is invited to attend the third Volunteer Staff
Meeting of the year at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at
Challenges
Games & Comics at North DeKalb Mall in
Decatur. This
is the same date and location as the Atlanta
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo, so if you're already planning
to attend that event, you'll already be there! If
you're not planning to attend that event, please join us for
this very important meeting. Volunteers are needed
in ALL DEPARTMENTS, which include:
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Artists
Alley |
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Technical
Operations |
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Gaming
Room |
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On-Site
Registration |
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Dealer
Relations |
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Guest
Transportation |
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Photography |
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Guest
Services |
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Videography |
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Security |
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Star
Trek Fan Film Festival |
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Main
Programming Track |
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Social
Media & Press Relations |
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Auxiliary
Programming Track |
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Con
Suite |
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Region
2 Summit Operations |
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Charity
Auction |
Ideally, we will ask you to serve three four-hour duty shifts
during the weekend, one shift on each day (Friday, Saturday
and Sunday), but the number of volunteers needed in each department
and the number of hours each volunteer may be asked to serve
vary from department to department depending on each department's
needs, and we also understand that not all volunteers will
attend the convention on all three days. For example,
Guest Transportation and the Fan Film Festival will only need
two or three volunteers each while Convention Operations,
Technical Operations and Security will need many more. If
you have a special expertise, previous experience or strong
interest in a particular department, we'll assign you to the
department of your choice. If you're able and willing
to serve in one or more departments, i.e., "wherever I'm needed,"
we can accommodate that, too.
All volunteers who are not members of the USS Republic
will be asked to purchase a staff badge for $10. This
is a mere fraction of the $50 at-the-door price of a full
weekend membership and a great way to attend the convention
on a budget. Staff fees are applied to certain overhead
expenses that are shared by all guests, volunteers and attendees
such as badges, lanyards, audio/visual equipment rental, Internet
connectivity fees and con suite refreshments. Members
of the USS Republic are exempt from the staff badge
fee but must attend at least three (out of six) volunteer
staff meetings. Anyone who wishes to join the USS Republic
should visit the How
to Join or Renew page. Staff badges may
be purchased online at treklanta.org/volunteer
or in person at any staff meeting.
At the meeting, you will have the opportunity to meet many
of Treklanta's senior directors, learn how the convention
in general and your requested department in particular operate,
and ask any questions you may have.
This meeting will be held in the hotel's restaurant. So
that hotel personnel can prepare tables for our group, PLEASE
RSVP by clicking the "Yes" or "Going" button on this Facebook
event post. THANK YOU and we look forward to seeing
you! |
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Atlanta
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo
Saturday–Sunday,
March 9-10, 2019
North DeKalb Mall
2050 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur 30033 |
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The
Atlanta Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo's showrunners are all lifelong
fans of all things geeky and wanted to provide an opportunity
for the community to experience a full-scale fan event without
some of the typical expenses.  Now
in its fifth year, the Expo will again celebrate pop culture
creators with a family-friendly event at North DeKalb Mall.
Artists, writers, actors, game designers, animators,
modelers, cosplayers, content developers and fans will gather
to share their craft, instruct and inspire others to explore
their own fannish interests. The two-day event features
panels, workshops, gaming tournaments, live entertainment
and a Vendor Hall/Artist's Alley. The event is
free and open to the public!
The
USS Republic will have a panel at ASFE! Republic
CO Comm Eric L. Watts will present "Star Trek
Fandom in Atlanta" on Saturday at a time to be announced. The
panel will promote the Republic and our annual convention,
Treklanta, as well as other Star Trek-related events
and activities in the Atlanta area. Anyone interested
in joining Captain Eric for this panel is welcome to do so!
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Treklanta
Director of Photography Ken Lackner, Treklanta Director
of Guest Transportation & Services Amanda McGowan,
Treklanta Chairman & Republic CO Comm Eric
L. Watts, Velma Farris, Treklanta Director of Security
ENS1 Gaylen Greve and ENS1 Vicki Greve at the Treklanta
table at last year's Atlanta Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo.
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North DeKalb
Mall is located at the southwest corner of North Druid Hills
Road and Lawrenceville Highway, just inside I-285 and about
10 miles from downtown Atlanta. The mall has plenty
of free parking and is also accessible via MARTA and the Emory
University Cliff Shuttles. The Decatur and Avondale
MARTA stations (on the Blue line) are the closest rail stops,
although not within walking distance. Two bus routes
service the mall: Bus 123 at the Decatur Station and Bus 75
at the Avondale Station.
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Treklanta
Volunteer Staff Meeting #4
4:00
p.m., Saturday, March 30, 2019
My Parents' Basement
22 N Avondale Rd, Avondale Estates 30002 |
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the date now and plan to join us for the fourth Treklanta
Volunteer Staff Meeting of the year at My
Parents' Basement in Avondale Estates. Additional
details and a Facebook Event Page will be posted here in upcoming
issues of this newsletter. |
Treklanta
Volunteer Staff Meeting
#5
4:00
p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2019
Blue Ribbon Grill
4006 Lavista Rd, Tucker 30084 |
| Save
the date now and plan to join us for the fifth Treklanta Volunteer
Staff Meeting of the year at the Blue
Ribbon Grill in Tucker. Additional
details and a Facebook Event Page will be posted here in upcoming
issues of this newsletter. |
Treklanta
Volunteer Staff Meeting
#6
4:00
p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2019
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel
3405 Lenox Rd NE, Atlanta 30326 |
| Save
the date now and plan to join us for the sixth and last Treklanta
Volunteer Staff Meeting of the year at our host hotel, the
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel in Buckhead. Additional
details and a Facebook Event Page will be posted here in upcoming
issues of this newsletter. |
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
David
R. George III to return as Treklanta's Author Guest of Honor |
 Treklanta
is pleased to announce that Mr. David R. George III
will return to this year's convention as our Author Guest
of Honor!
Mr.
George is The New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author who co-wrote the first-season Star Trek: Voyager
episode "Prime Factors" and the author of 18 Star Trek
novels and 18 articles for Star Trek Magazine.
Mr. George's Star Trek novels include Original Sin,
The Long Mirage, Ascendance, Sacraments of
Fire, One Constant Star, Revelation and Dust,
Allegiance in Exile, Raise the Dawn, Plagues
of Night, Rough Beasts of Empire, The Embrace
of Cold Architects, The Star to Every Wandering,
The Fire and the Rose, Provenance of Shadows,
Olympus Descending, Serpents Among the Ruins,
Twilight and The 34th Rule.
 His
articles for Star Trek Magazine include "Star Trek
45s: 'Fight or Flight,'" "Do You Believe in Miracles?," "The
Ultimate Guide: Deep Space Nine, Season 7," "Who Is...
Christopher Pike?," "Who Is... Scotty?," "Who Is... Chekov?,"
"Resurrecting Okona," "Who Is... Doctor McCoy?," "Who Is...
Sulu?," "Who Is... Jim Kirk?," "Life from Lifelessness," "Condemned
for a Villain: Winn Adami," "Trek Lit Villains: Colonel Mitra,"
"Trek Lit Villains: Aventeer Vokar," "The Voice of the Hidden
Waterfall," "Cowboys and Diplomats," "All the Galaxy's a Stage"
and "Of Ice and Moonlight."
Mr. George's non-Trek work includes the novelettes
"Moon Over Luna," "The Instruments of Vice" and "The Dark
Arts Come to Hebron," all available as e-books on Amazon.com.
Born and raised in New York City, Mr. George and his wife
Karen now reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit his
web site at DRGIII.com.
Purchase your membership to Treklanta and book your hotel
room on the Treklanta
web site
today! |
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Personnel
Records
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| STARFLEET
Academy Course Completions |
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Congratulations
to ENS1 Tasheka Gipson, who received a grade
of DISTINCTION for the STARFLEET Academy course "VOC-101
- Geography & Physiology" from the Institute of Alien
Studies, Vulcan Orientation College, completed on
January 1, 2019. |
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Congratulations
to ENS1 Tasheka Gipson, who received a grade
of DISTINCTION for the STARFLEET Academy course "VOC-102
- Culture and Military" from the Institute of Alien
Studies, Vulcan Orientation College, completed on
January 11, 2019. |
 STARFLEET
Academy is a special collection of correspondence courses
available to every STARFLEET member. Over 60 Academy
Colleges offer courses spanning all aspects of Star
Trek and science fiction; some courses even cover non-sci-fi
real world topics. Each college offers dozens of different
courses at varying levels of challenge from super-easy to
really hard. In total, there are nearly 1,000 different
courses available. Take
a course today!
Something
special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué!
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| NEWS
FROM THE ATAVACHRON |
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PREVIOUSLY
UNPUBLISHED NEWS AND PHOTOS THAT
WERE NOT ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN A TIMELY MANNER
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Not-So-Recent
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USS
Republic & Treklanta Staff Fall Dinner
Meeting
November 19, 2016
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Chinatown Buffet || Chamblee, Georgia
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Hilliard, Adm Mike Henigan, ENS1 Richard Tucker, ENS1 Zannetta
Law Tucker, CDT3 Zarena Tucker, ENS1 Marilyn Teague, ENS3
Brent Chapman, William MacLeod, Cindy MacLeod.
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WELCOME ABOARD!
2 New Members in Late 2016!
NOVEMBER 2016
ENS3 Ryan S. Peck
DECEMBER
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Ens Ray Tesi
Another
Very Belated
WELCOME ABOARD!
5 New Members in 2017!
APRIL 2017
Ens Vaughn Phipps
MAY 2017
ENS3 Greg Teft
JUNE 2017
Ens Carroll Allen
Ens Katie Allen
JULY 2017
CRMN3 Mika Lange
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UNRENEWED
MEMBERSHIPS IN 2018
These members' dues expired in 2018 and have not been
renewed. Please renew now!
Crmn Karl Dissinger
ENS1 Todd Dissinger
Gregg Marshall
ENS1 Karen Neal
Ens Vaughn Phipps
Ens Ray Tesi
ENS1 Daniel C. Wolfgang
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MARCH
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' dues will expire in March
2019. Please renew now!
Ens Thomas David Long, Jr.
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. As
of February 26, 2019, the Republic crew includes 40
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing.
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The
Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, but does not hold meetings
on a consistently fixed date each month.
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Because
the USS Republic is a duly commissioned chapter
of STARFLEET International and is bound and governed by
its Constitution and By-Laws, membership in STARFLEET
is a prerequisite for membership in the Republic. STARFLEET
membership dues are $5 for one person and Republic
chapter dues are $10 ($15 total). The Republic
collects a single combined dues payment for both groups
and remits the STARFLEET portion to them on the Republic
member's behalf. STARFLEET offers family discounts
for additional members as shown below. Additional
information about membership options, amounts due for
additional family members, payment options and instructions
for other forms of payment is on the "How to Join" page
of our award-winning web site.
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NEWS
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| Jonathan
Frakes confirms he is directing on Star Trek Picard
show |
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By TrekMovie.com Staff
February 26, 2019
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Trek: The Next Generation veteran actor and director
Jonathan Frakes was a guest on this week's episode of the
Writer Experience podcast, which gets into the nuts and
bolts of working in the film and television industry. Frakes
spent a lot of time on the podcast discussing his history
and his work process. He also gave an update
on what is keeping him busy these days as a director, noting
that he has been pulled back into the world of sci-fi shows,
including one headed by a certain Next Generation
co-star: |
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my season looks like Star Trek: Discovery—the
new wonderful Star Trek series, the Picard show—which
Patrick [Stewart] is launching, and The Orville,
which is some people's new Star Trek. And I
just finished The Gifted, which is a sort of X-Men
Marvel origins show. So, I am back in that world. |
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is not a surprise that Frakes, who has helmed three episodes
of Star Trek: Discovery, would be tapped as a director
for the Picard series. The first season of the show
is expected to have 10 episodes and is set to go into production
in mid-April in California, with a planned release in late
2019. |
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| Expanding
Star Trek TV universe and assessment of Lower
Decks |
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asked how he sees Star Trek stacking up to the expanding
Star Wars universe, Frakes gave his assessment of
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understanding is that Alex Kurtzman and Secret Hideout are
creating a Star Trek oeuvre that will hopefully allow
fans of Trek to have something fresh to see all the
time. That is why Discovery, now that it is
a hit, will continue, and they have announced Sir Patrick's
show, which is not titled, that will air after Discovery.
And they have announced they are developing a show
for Michelle Yeoh, so Empress Georgiou who is a character
on Discovery will have her own stories. They
have hired the guy from Rick and Morty—[Mike
McMahan]—to write an animated show called Lower
Decks, which I have seen parts of that are hysterical.
So you have one, two, three, four. They've got
a Nickelodeon connection for a little kid's Star Trek,
so that's five. So, there is a world that is
being created by Kurtzman and his team that will hopefully
continue for many years and provide entertainment, and obviously
conversation, about Star Trek for decades. |
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new series Frakes mentioned have all been previously reported,
but his comments add some more context. He also seems
to indicate that Star Trek: Discovery will continue
into a third season, which is expected but has not yet been
officially announced. |
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The
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Number 8, Late February 2019
[Replaces the unpublished Vol.
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111, June 2017]
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