OK, everybody, it's almost here! Here's what you need to know.
We have two rooms at the convention this year: the Federation Enterprise rec room with food replicator and captain's chair and the Terran Empire bar room with bridge console, bar and transporter. This is the best way we know to really honor the 50th anniversary of Trek and put on a great show for convention-goers. Plus, they've been asking for years when we're going to do it again, so let's do it!
We need your help on several parts of the plan. First, be at the cargo bay at 6pm on Wednesday, June 29th to help load the truck. We'll go down to the hotel and unload when we're ready. Call 612-385-3750 to determine our status if you're joining up with us along the way. Feel free to bring friends and haulers, as we can use all the help we can get!
Next, we need all hands on deck at 9am on Thursday, June 30th to set up the rooms. This is a job for many people, so please come down. We'll work all day and we have committed to opening the doors at 8pm. We can do it if we have the hands - we've done it before!
If you are a guest of the convention, please plan to take some time in the room. We have shifts available the whole weekend to greet our guests. It's fun to chat with con-goers and see their reactions when they come in - don't miss it! Our friends from the IKV RakeHell are going to join us this year to play in the rooms. They will take some shifts and add to the fun. If you're planning to bring your tribbles, don't taunt the Klingons. Play nice.
We'll reverse the process on Sunday, July 3rd at 9am. Loading the truck and dismantling the rooms goes much more quickly than putting it up, but we still need lots of help. Again, friends are welcome and we hope to have help from our RakeHell cohorts. After we return the whole starship to the cargo bay, we'll find a nice restaurant in which to relax, eat and have something cool to smooth our brows. We'll share stories of the weekend and rejoice in our triumphant return to two rooms!
Please let me know ASAP when you can be here to help. We need to know who's available and how many to count on. Thanks for your help on this big 50th anniversary bash!
Mary
