June-July 2012 Star Trek Conventions and Appearances
3 min readThere will be thirteen conventions, shows or appearances in May and June that feature actors of interest to Star Trek fans. This listing of conventions and shows features actors from all of the televised series and several of the Star Trek movies.
June will be a busy month with ten conventions or appearances at which one may see Star Trek actors. The month kicks off with ConCarolinas, which will be held at the Charlotte Hilton University Place from June 1-3. In attendance at ConCarolinas will be Jeffrey Combs.
Next up is Collectormania Milton Keynes which will take place at the Stadium Milton Keynes, in Milton Keynes, U.K. from June 1-3. In attendance at Collectormania Milton Keynes will be Michael Dorn, Nichelle Nichols and John Schuck.
Niagara Comic Con will be held on June 9 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. In attendance at Niagara Comic Con will be Robert Picardo.
The Official Star Trek Convention will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9-10. In attendance at The Official Star Trek Convention will be: Avery Brooks, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Chase Masterson, Marina Sirtis and John de Lancie.
Next up is Supanova. This Australian convention will take place in two cities: Sydney (June 15-17 at the Dome, Olympic Park) and Perth (June 22-24 at the Claremont Showgrounds). In attendance at Supanova will be Christopher Lloyd (Commander Kruge) and Yvonne Craig (Marta the Orion slave girl in the original series).
Seticon II will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California, on June 22-24. In attendance at Seticon II will be Robert Picardo.
Trek Expo will take place that same weekend, at the Tulsa Wyndham Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In attendance at Trek Expo will be Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Julie Caitlin Brown and Jennifer Hetrick.
OzTrek8 will take place June 23 at Rydges on Swanston, Carlton in Melbourne, Australia. In attendance will be Star Trek Voyager‘s Jeri Ryan and Manu Intiraymi.
Bayoucon will be held June 30-July 1 at Lake Charles, Louisiana. In attendance at Bayoucon will be J.G. Hertzler, Robert O’Reilly and Larry Nemecek.
Wrapping up the month of June will be Oz Comic Con, which will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia on June 30-July 1. In attendance will be Armin Shimerman, Sir Patrick Stewart, Daniel Stewart and Jeffrey Combs.
There will be three conventions in July, beginning with Polaris 26, which will take place July 6-8 at the Sheraton Parkway North Toronto in Richmond Hill, Canada. In attendance at Polaris 26 will be Robert O’Reilly, Wil Wheaton and J.G. Hertzler.
Next up is the London Film & Comic Con, taking place the same weekend. The London Film & Comic Con will be held at the Olympia Grand Hall in London, England. In attendance will be Elizabeth Dennehy (Commander Shelby), Jonathan Frakes, Robert Duncan McNeill, Tim Russ and Jeri Ryan.
Finishing up July will be the San Diego Comic Con, which takes place July 12-15 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Trek author Andy Mangels will be in attendance at the San Diego Comic-Con.
No mention of the Wizard Workd Conic Con coming up this weekend in Philly? All five captains are going to be there as will I. 🙂
What’s Rolf Harris doing there?