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Star Trek-NewsMedia ReleaseVulcan continues to chart new territory 15th Annual Star Trek Convention - June 13 - 15 Vulcan, Alberta, – Named after the Roman god of Fire nearly a century ago, the Star Trek obsessed town of Vulcan, Alberta will eagerly welcome Eugene ''Rod'' Roddenberry Jr., son of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, as he unveils a memorial tribute to his father on June 13, the first evening of the town's 15th annual community-wide Star Trek Convention.
''I very much appreciate this tribute to my father, who would be humbled by the continued popularity of Star Trek in big cities and small towns around the world,'' offered Roddenberry.
''Vulcan is proud to be coincidentally associated with the Star Trek phenomenon. We are thrilled to host Eugene Roddenberry Jr. at this year's convention, and especially to have him unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to his father,'' said Dayna Dickens, Vulcan Tourism Coordinator.
Other events taking place during the VulCON 15: Spock Days/Galaxyfest weekend include: The inaugural jump of ''The Flying Trekkies'', a seven person skydive demonstration team who will land on Vulcan’s main street, dressed in Star Trek costumes. The official opening of a large collection of Star Trek Memorabilia and Collectibles, donated to the Town of Vulcan by the estate of long time Star Trek fan and Vulcan enthusiast, Albert Cave.
A Star Trek Intergalactic Fan Fiction exhibition, where fans can showcase their Star Trek related hobbies, artwork and fan fiction to an appreciative audience of fellow aficionados. A Galaxyfest Banquet, featuring a couple of Orion Slave Girl Belly dancers and an audience participation amateur performance of ''The Phantom of the Space Opera''. A family fun fair and outdoor event stage featuring a Star Trek inspired fashion show, Klingon Karaoke.
Vulcan (population 1,942) has a long history with Star Trek, erecting an oversized replica of the Starship Enterprise and building and operating a Star Trek-themed tourist information centre with memorabilia and a virtual reality game.
In late 2007 the Vulcan Tourism office announced a campaign to bring the world premiere of Star Trek XI to Vulcan for its May 2009 release. In January 2008, following an initial wave of international publicity this story received, executives from Paramount Pictures contacted the community to let them know their ambitious proposal is being considered.
For more information contact: Dayna Dickens Tourism Coordinator Town of Vulcan/Vulcan Tourism Box 1161, Vulcan, AB, T0L 2B0 Tel: 403.485.2994 Cell: 403.485.1559 Fax: 403.485.2878 E: dayna@vulcantourism.com
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Vulcan, Alberta - The friendly, Star Trek obsessed town of Vulcan, Alberta is aiming for the stars with its latest promotion ... Hollywood stars to be exact.
The Vulcan Tourism office recently announced its campaign to bring the world prmiere of Star Trek XI to Vulcan for its December 2008 release. The Alberta Film Commission will be bringing the small town's proposal down to Los Angeles with them later this fall. To gain support for the campaign, Vulcan Tourism Coordinator Dayna Dicksens has created a group on Facebook called: Star Trek XI - Help bring Spock home to Vulcan, Alberta. "We already have over 150 members from all over the world, and the group is less than one week old. The story of Vulcan's film premiere campaign has also been picked up by several online media outlets, so momentum is growing!" reports Dickens.
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Already on the international radar for its famous name and for its homage to Star Trek and Science Fiction, the entire town believes that Vulcan is the "logical" place to host the film's opening event. According to Dickens: "The new movie's storyline is rumored to be a prequel, written around a young Spock and Kirk; that being the case, we look forward to rolling out the red carpet and welcoming our favourite ficititous Vulcan son home." The campaign to bring the Star Trek XI movie premiere to Vulcan follows in the wake of the spring 2007 launch of the $250,000.00 state-of-the-art "Vulcan Space Adventure" virtual reality game.
Vulcan has a long Trekkie history, including opening the Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station - a spacey tourist information centre, in 1998; the unveiling of the 5-tonne Vulcan Starship FX6-1995-A in 1995; and the town's first Star Trek Convention held back in 1993. Tributes to science fiction are everywhere from space murals and alien signage that grace the walls and street corners of this little town on the prairies to a Star Trek grave stone in the local cemetery. Could hosting a Spock homecoming be next? Following in the success of Springfield, Vermount's world oremiere of the The Simpson's Movie earlier this summer, Dickens is optimistic that, Hollywood might just take Vulcan's proposal seriously.
For more information contact:
Dayna Dickens - Tourism Coordinator Town of Vulcan/Vulcan Tourism Box 1161, Vulcan, Alberta T0L-2B0 Tel: 403-485-2994 Cell: 403-485-1559 Fax: 403-485-2878 dayna@vulcantourism.com Website: www.vulcantourism.com
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