Greetings,

I am Brigadier General Jonathan Slavin (Starfleet Marine Corps), the Commanding Officer of the newest ship of the Fleet. The Defiant Class, N.C.C. 74502 U.S.S. Iwo Jima. We are a Meeting chapter of Starfleet, The International Star Trek Fan Association.  We are part of Region 7 and our sector of operations is the Tri-State area of New York. Which includes the Five Borough of New York City; Parts of Nassau County; Southeastern New York;  and Bergen County.

    

What is Starfleet?

(taken from  Starfleet’s homepage )

For over 35 years, STARFLEET has provided Star Trek fans a way to meet each other, make friends, have fun, give back to their communities. STARFLEET offers our members a wealth of resources that you won’t find in any other Star Trek fan clubs.  Where members have the chance to get involved with STARFLEET Academy and the STARFLEET Marine Corps.

STARFLEET is  grouped into Regions, which cover a different geographical area. Each region  Contains local Chapters, each named as a different starship or space station. 

Regions will often hold gatherings where crews of many Chapters get together for conferences, parties, charity events, and a whole range of other activities.

Our many Chapters are spread out across the United States and also in foreign countries all over the world.

Each Chapter is led by a Commanding Officer and a First Officer.  Chapters report to Regional Coordinators, who work with an elected an 8-member Executive Committee that serves a term of 3 years.  So there is a solid chain of command.

One of the fun part of being in STARFLEET is that every member can be assigned a rank--if the member chooses--and get promoted for participation in their local Chapter, or at the Regional or Fleet level, as well. 

To find out more information check the official site of Strarfleet, The international Star Trek Fan Association.