{"id":42820,"date":"2016-02-26T10:15:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T18:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=42820"},"modified":"2016-02-26T10:16:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T18:16:26","slug":"trek-talks-to-debut-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2016\/02\/trek-talks-to-debut-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Trek Talks To Debut This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of <em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s Fiftieth Anniversary, <em>CBS Consumer Products<\/em> will launch Trek Talks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Trek Talks<\/em> will &#8220;bring fans together a new and exciting live event program that will explore <em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s influence and impact via lectures \u2013 held around the world &#8211; by leading thinkers who will comment on how <em>Star Trek<\/em> has changed the game when it comes to society, culture, science, technology and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Trek Talks<\/em> will be produced and hosted by academic and entertainment institutions, and other non-profit and commercial corporations. Theme options for the talks include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Our Single World<\/em> &#8211; Envisioning a future multicultural universe<\/li>\n<li><em>The Prime Directive<\/em> &#8211; Exploring our universe, ethically<\/li>\n<li><em>Trek Tech<\/em> &#8211; Examining <em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s impact on the information age<\/li>\n<li><em>Literary Trek<\/em> &#8211; Literature\u2019s unique role in the<em> Star Trek<\/em> universe<\/li>\n<li><em>A Trek Economy<\/em> &#8211; Evaluating <em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s economy to address world issues<\/li>\n<li><em>Science of Star Trek<\/em> &#8211; Recognizing Trek&#8217;s influence on scientific exploration<\/li>\n<li><em>A Star Trek Society<\/em> &#8211; Addressing our world\u2019s issues for 50 years<\/li>\n<li><em>Thinking Boldly<\/em> &#8211; Today\u2019s philosophical issues in Trek&#8217;s tomorrow<\/li>\n<li><em>The Final Frontier<\/em> &#8211; <em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s fifty year influence on the space industry<\/li>\n<li><em>Designing the Future<\/em> &#8211; <em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s influence on products &amp; systems<\/li>\n<li><em>Changing Hollywood<\/em> &#8211; Exploring five decades of production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The events will take place from July 2016 through July 2017. Organizations already on board for the project include<em> NASA, the Toronto International Film Festival, Intrepid Sea, Air &amp; Space Museum, EMP Museum<\/em>, and the <em>Canadian Space Agency<\/em>. Expect to see<em> Trek Talk<\/em>s at conventions such as the <em>San Diego Comic-Con, Star Trek Las Vegas, Star Trek: Mission New York<\/em> and <em>Destination Star Trek Europe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>More information on <em>Trek Talks<\/em> can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startrek.com\/trek_talks\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Star Trek&#8216;s Fiftieth Anniversary, CBS Consumer Products will launch Trek Talks. 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