The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.

STARFLEET: What is it?• World’s oldest and largest continuously-operating

Star Trek fan organization

• Founded in 1974

• Over 4,500 members in 243 chapters globally

– Chapters in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Iceland,

Malta, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa and

the United Kingdom

• Non-profit corporation

Organizational structure

• Corporate structure is governed by a President,

Board of Directors and Executive Committee

• Membership structure is based on the military

organization in the Star Trek TV shows and

movies

• Chapters are organized by geographical region

and designated as Outposts, Starbases and

Starships

Special Programs

• STARFLEET Academy (over 3,000 correspondence courses

in subjects both inside of Star Trek and beyond)

• STARFLEET Marine Corps (for those who want a more

structured military-like flavour to their Star Trek fandom)

• Department of Technical Information (resources for

members interested in the technical aspects of Star Trek)

• Holodeck Programs (special support services and

information in topics ranging from medical and health

issues to science, charity services, spiritual outreach)

Service to the Community• Raised over $100,000 (estimated) for various charities in

2011

• Members also make donations of food, toys, books,

personal necessities, as well as volunteering time and effort

in local community projects:– Aluminum Drive in Utah turns cans into toys for children

– Southern California chapter send care packages to troops in Mid East

– Members in Virginia took part in the Clean Virginia Waterways International

Coastal Cleanup event

– Members in Denver, Colorado who are trained in emergency response serve as

auxiliary EMTs

– Chapter in Maryland participates in American Cancer Society “Relay for Life”

– Ohio chapter enters float in parade to support area food bank

– Chapter in Atlanta, Georgia donates time for Public Broadcasting pledge drive

– Virginia chapter organizes educational Space Camp for kids

STARFLEET Achievements

• Participated in an Advisory Committee for Star Trek

Online

• Supporting the Galileo Restoration Project

• Recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the

world's largest Star Trek fan club

• The first Star Trek fan club with a chapter in Cuba

STARFLEET in the News

• The New York Times

• Newsweek

• MSNBC

• The Wall Street Journal

• The New York Daily News

• The Boston Globe

• Maxim Magazine

• Fox 5 in New York City

• CBS affiliate News10 in Tampa Bay, FL

• Q13 Fox in Seattle

• WAFB Channel 9 news Baton Rouge, LA

• KYW1060, Philadelphia’s news radio

station

• The Daily Record in Morris Country, NJ

• The News and Advance of Lynchburg, VA

• The Pittsburgh Post Gazette

• South Carolina’s The State

• The Advocate in Baton Rouge, LA

• The West Virginia Gazette

• The Asbury Park Press in New Jersey

• WashingtonPost.com

• PressOfAtlanticCity.com

• Boston.com

• NJ.com

• AirlockAlpha.com

STARFLEET has received media attention from a wide range of media:

Celebrities in STARFLEET

• Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise

– STARFLEET Member since 1997

• Star Trek actors Vaughn Armstrong,

Casey Biggs, Richard Herd

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