USS Las Vegas

Monthly Crew Meeting
June 21, 2006

Minutes recorded and submitted by Barbara Givens serving as Communications Officer for David Phares
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Place: Quark’s Bar & Restaurant
Time: Meeting began at 6:30 PM, Dinner arrived at 7 PM

Attendees:

Ensign Paula Angelos
Ensign Silas Naig
Ensign Frank Brown
Commander Paul Walker
Ensign Tom Scott

Guests:

Barbara Givens, of Las Vegas
Jonathan McFarland, temporarily living in Las Vegas
Kael Howard, from the Excalibur project

Old Business:

  1. IFT news: Frank Brown has completed two of the three courses available for command training. Cost is $11.00 and Captain Walker encouraged all to participate in the program.
     

  2. Community involvement: Captain Walker upgraded information about community service involving clean up along the highways. He was notified that a two mile area on the same side of road was available on either the Lee Canyon Road or the Kyle Canyon Road, both lead to Mt. Charleston. A requirement of four clean ups a year was needed to keep our sign posted along the road. It was suggested that it be done in teams of two to four people at a time. The bags and pick up will be done by public works. Email Mike Cornwell if and when interested. Vote taken on the above and was passed.
     

  3. Star Trek 40th Anniversary Convention: IFT booth. USS Battleborn has withdrawn from sponsoring a booth at the convention. IFT has notified Mike Cornwell that they will pay for half the fee of $300. It will be USS Las Vegas responsibility to pay the remaining $150.00. Captain Walker informed the crew that Mike has paid for the booth on his credit card and it would be necessary for us to reimburse him for this cost.  Captain Walker then distributed postcard size advertisements given by Creation Entertainment concerning the August convention. Every one was encouraged to post them in convenient places. CE will give two free passes to the convention to our unit. August's meeting is one day before the convention. Captain Walker suggested an additional meeting be held piror to that date. Convention new event: A planned conference will be held one day before convention in which experts on the franchise will give an update on the status of Star Trek such as the up coming movie. 'Vic Fontaine' concert will be $30.00, see web site for other events and costs.
     

  4. IFT conference update: Tickets for the conference are selling at $35 before July 31, $55 after. This is mandatory for the crew. Tuscany Hotel is still the location site. IFT T-shirts arrived, given out to paid members.
     

  5. Star Trek update, Captain Walker: Special collections are out, such as the 'Q' collection of twelve episodes and a 'Klingon' collection is due in August. Star Trek movie #11, New cast members for the roles of Shatner and Nimoy were announced. A few grunts and groans were heard. New Star Trek 'on line' games are available.

New Business:

  1. Superman movie will be shown in regular format. It will be a mission away to view film as a matinee at the Cannery theater on July 5 or the 12.
     

  2. It was felt that the movie and the regular dinner meeting of July 19 at Quark's would be enough for the month of July. Bowling was suggested for August as an away mission.

Awards:

Jonathan McFarland membership from New York was transferred to the USS Las Vegas with the rank of Captain. Suggestions he be made Chief Financial Officer were tabled until the next meeting.

Tom Scott received membership from IFT.

Barbara Givens was nominated as Chief Science Officer and the motion was passed.

Addendum:

Further recommendations for community service included 'Make a Wish' Foundation, car washes and educational material for teachers that are Star Trek fans. The latter was reported on by Barbara Givens .She is a member of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and has connections with the Lawrence Laboratory at Berkley. Material is pending.

Captain Walker suggest that in place of our regular monthly dinners that a holiday party for December be planned.

The next scheduled meeting is on July 19, 2006 at 6:30 PM at Quark’s.

Meeting adjourned.