{"id":42878,"date":"2016-03-07T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T18:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=42878"},"modified":"2016-03-07T10:53:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T18:53:41","slug":"roddenberry-to-speak-at-escape-velocity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2016\/03\/roddenberry-to-speak-at-escape-velocity\/","title":{"rendered":"Roddenberry To Speak At Escape Velocity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rod Roddenberry<\/strong>, son of<strong> Gene Roddenberry<\/strong>, will be the keynote speaker at the <em>Museum of Science Fiction<\/em>&#8216;s <em>Escape Velocity<\/em> convention this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Roddenberry will &#8220;speak about his father&#8217;s legacy as [<em>Star Trek<\/em>] celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, as well as his work as president of the Roddenberry Foundation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to coming to <em>Escape Velocity<\/em> this summer,&#8221; said Roddenberry. &#8220;My father wanted people to think about the world around us and how we can create a brighter future. 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