FedCon (short for Federation Convention) is a science fiction convention, also including a bit of fantasy, in Germany. It focuses on Star Trek. Organiser FedCon GmbH claims it is the biggest scifi convention in Europe. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Convention has at least two separate and very distinct meanings. ... For other definitions of fantasy, see fantasy (psychology). ... Star Trek collectively refers to six science fiction television series spanning 726 episodes, ten motion pictures, and hundreds of novels, video games, and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the early- to mid-1960s. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

It has been held each spring since 1992. In 2004 it was held in Bonn—as several years before—but from 2005 it will take place in Fulda. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. ... Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district. ...

Apart from movie and TV series screenings it is dominated by its many guests. These include actors but also authors, scientists, astronauts etc. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... This article is about the profession. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ...

Contrary to many science fiction events originating in the 1960s and 1980s, which were orientated on scifi literature, FedCon focuses on movies and television. It started as a pure Star Trek convention and spread its spectrum over the years. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Notable actors that have come to FedCon include Leonard Nimoy (Spock), William Shatner (Kirk), Brent Spiner (Data), Avery Brooks (Sisko), Kate Mulgrew (Janeway) und Jolene Blalock (T'Pol) from the various Star Trek series. Actors from Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Buffy, Farscape, Andromeda, Stargate and Xena have also attended. Nimoy signing autographs at a Star Trek convention (circa 1978). ... William Shatner as Captain Kirk William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. ... Brent Spiner Brent Spiner as Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television and movie series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Brooks as Sisko Avery Brooks (born October 2, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American actor. ... Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway Kate Mulgrew is an American actress, most famous for her role in Star Trek: Voyager. ... Jolene Blalock as Commander TPol Jolene Blalock (born March 5, 1975 in San Diego, California) is an American actress best known for playing Sub-Commander TPol, a Vulcan in Star Trek: Enterprise. ... The Babylon 5 Station Babylon 5 is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... ... Star Wars is a series of science fantasy films created by writer/producer/director George Lucas. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a U.S. television series based on the original script for the 1992 movie of the same name. ... The main cast of Farscape in its third season, from left to right: Chiana (Gigi Edgley), Ka DArgo (Anthony Simcoe), Dominar Rygel XVI (voiced by Jonathan Hardy), Commander John Crichton (Ben Browder), and Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black). ... Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda was a science fiction television series, created by Gene Roddenberry but produced posthumously. ... Main article: Stargate (film) Stargate, the film, was released in 1994 and was originally intended as the start of a film franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin moved on to create Independence Day and Godzilla. ... Xena, holding her chakram. ...

External links

• FedCon website