May 24, 2025

Support Your Local Convention!

Show Notes

Positively Trek 297: Support Your Local Convention!

The Mile Zero Fan Summit in Grimshaw, Alberta

Star TrekandStar Warsfans can be found everywhere, and we mean everywhere! It doesn’t matter if you’re from one of the largest cities in the world or from a small farming community in rural Alberta, we guarantee that someone you know or see in your day-to-day life loves settling in for aBabylon 5marathon, debates online who is the better captain, Sisko or Janeway, or has very strong opinions on how theMillennium Falconwould fare against a Federation starship!

In this episode ofPositively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan sit down with Chance and Carolyn Gerk, the organizers of theMile Zero Fan Summit, a convention being held in the small town of Grimshaw, Alberta on June 7th. We discuss what you can expect at the event, the process of putting it together, and the importance of fostering the fan community in smaller centres. And make sure to join us in Grimshaw on June 7th, when we will be hosting a panel on Star Trek as a Model for a Better Future at the convention!

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Chapters

Opening (00:00:00)

Introducing Carolyn and Chance of the Mile Zero Fan Summit (00:01:44)

Patreon Shoutout (00:20:50)

The Mile Zero Fan Summit June 7th in Grimshaw, AB (00:21:22)

Closing (00:44:01)

Hosts

Barry DeFord

Dan Gunther

Guests

Carolyn & Chance Gerk

Production