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Location: Hotel Front Desk - Registration:
Location: Salon 6 Friday 1:00pm- 6:00pm Saturday 9:00am- 6:30pm Sunday 9:00am- 3:00pm - Operations:
Location: Patriot Boardroom Friday 1:00am- 6:00pm Saturday 9:00am- 6:30pm Sunday 9:00am- 3:00pm - Vendor Hall:
Location: Liberty Hall Friday 1:00pm- 7:00pm Saturday 10:00am- 6:00pm Sunday 10:00am- 2:00pm - Silent Auction:
Location: Salon 7 Bidding Open Friday 2:00pm- 5:00pm Saturday 11:00am- 4:00pm Sunday 11:00am- 2:00pm Payment/Pickup Friday 5:00pm- 6:00pm Saturday 4:00pm- 5:00pm Sunday 2:00pm- 3:00pm
Code of Conduct
This code of conduct applies to any individuals interacting within our virtual spaces or live events.
Individuals must respect common sense rules for public behavior, personal interaction, common courtesy, and respect for private property. Harassing or offensive behavior will not be tolerated. Starbase Indy reserves the right to revoke, without refund, the membership and badge of any attendee not in compliance with this policy. Persons finding themselves in a situation where they feel their safety is at risk or who become aware of an attendee not in compliance with this policy should immediately locate the nearest Staff member or Security personnel, so that the matter can be handled quickly and safely.
Harassment
Starbase Indy is committed to providing a harassment-free convention experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of convention participants in any form. Convention participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the convention (without a refund) at the discretion of the convention organizers.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
- Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, etc.
- Sexual images in public spaces
- Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
- Harassing photography or recording
- Sustained disruption of talks or other events
- Inappropriate physical contact
- Unwelcome sexual attention
- Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior
Weapons
Keep it peaceful, folks. No functional weapons are allowed at Starbase Indy.
Simulated or costume weapons are allowed as a part of your costume, subject to compliance with the following:
- All costume weapons are subject to inspection by members of Security staff.
- All costume weapons must conform to state and federal law.
- Projectile costume weapons must be rendered inoperable.
- Functional (real) arrows must have their tips removed and be bundled and zip-tied to a quiver.
- Weapons must be sheathed and holstered or peace-bonded.
NO assassin or similar games will be allowed on hotel premises. Security officials can spot-check costumes throughout the convention. Anyone not conforming to the rules will be required to leave.
Leash Policy
Any animal must be attached to a fixed-length leash no more than five feet in length when not in cages or crates.
Terms of Attendance
By purchasing a membership to the Starbase Indy (SBI) convention, attendee agrees to comply with the following rules and regulations:
- Each membership admits one person to the convention; no shapeshifting is allowed. NO autographs are included with membership.
- Con badges must be worn on the outside of all clothing/costumes and presented when entering any part of the convention.
- Your SBI badge is non-exchangeable and non-transferrable, no matter what the reason. SBI will not be responsible for lost or stolen ID badges. A badge can only be replaced by purchasing an additional admission.
- All members hereby release SBI, its organizers and agents from any liability for loss or damage to persons or property, or infringement of any right, claim or course of action of any kind.
- The organizers, staff and agents of SBI reserve the right to deny entry to, or remove from, the convention facilities any person behaving, or threatening to behave, in a manner reasonably considered to be disruptive.
- Actors and guests are people too; please don't harass them, and be respectful, especially when they are away from their autograph table. Everyone deserves some down time.
- Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Any children dropped off at Starbase Indy and found wandering unattended will be turned over to hotel staff.
- By accepting the conditions of membership, you may be videotaped or photographed for future promotion of SBI.
Promenade (Dealers' Room) Hours: November 24, from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm November 25, from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm November 26, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Authors
Jan Koenig
Jan retired in 2020 after working over 45 years in Accounting. Other activities through the years have included genealogy, crafts, axe throwing, science fiction, powerlifting and writing. Novel "The Fate of The Andromeda III" published in 2018 and a short story included in Gal's Guide Anthology (March 2023). Current projects include working on short stories and a sequel to "Fate", when cats, yardwork, etc. allow.
On Offer: Science fiction novel "The Fate of The Andromeda III" and Gal's Guide Anthology and handmade woven (inkleloom) belts
Jeffrey Lee
Author of the Empire of Strings Duology, a fantasy series consisting of "Empire of Strings: The Space Between Souls" & "Empire of Strings: The Bonding of Light".
On Offer: Books
Breshea Anglen
Breshea is a young adult fantasy author with a penchant for penning stories with magical realism, romance, and adventure, centering BIPOC characters. She attended Bowling Green State University and obtained both a bachelor's and master's degree in Education. After graduating from BGSU in 2016, Breshea returned to Cleveland and began her career as a middle school English teacher. During this time, she self-published her first novel, A Shrouded Spark. Breshea lives in Cleveland with her daughter and family.
On Offer: Novels
Carey Millsap-Spears
Carey Millsap-Spears researches popular culture and the Gothic and is the author of Star Trek Discovery and the Female Gothic: Tell Fear No. Find more of her academic work in Set Phasers to Teach: Star Trek in Research and Teaching, The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek, Strange Novel Worlds, Queer Studies and Media and Popular Culture, Studies in Popular Culture, and Aeternum: The Journal of Contemporary Gothic Studies. Carey is also a published poet.
On Offer: Academic book Star Trek Discovery and the Female Gothic: Tell Fear No
BSquared
A native Hoosier, Mary Bischoff spent her childhood romping through cemeteries and reading 1930s comics in courthouse basements while her parents did genealogical research. Among the jobs in her past, she has been a licensed claims representative, a reservations agent for a major airline, owned her own medical legal transcription/proofreading business and worked in an Indianapolis hospital during the Covid years. A familiar face at Starbase Indy and InConjunction, she captained the Starfleet Command unit, the USS Halsey, for most of its over-20-year mission. Now happily retired, she loves spending more time reading, writing, traveling, knitting and playing Pokemon Go. Her first published short story “A Not-So-Quiet Resting Place” appears in the Sisters In Crime Speed City anthology Amber Waves of Graves, released in November of 2023. Kali Bischoff is a talented young Indiana artist known for her vibrant palette and unique paintings. Among her many interests, she includes art, gardening, fabric crafts, and shepherding her husband, daughter, one dog and two cats through life's many twists and turns.
On Offer: Printed copies of the Sisters in Crime mystery/science-fiction anthologies (Mary Bischoff) and original artwork (Kali Bischoff).
Black Swan Productions
James Peters fell in love with Science Fiction at a young age, becoming hooked on the works of Asimov, Anderson, and Pohl (among many others), as well as the mixed bag of anything labeled Science Fiction on television or at the movies while growing up. While in grade school, he was given an assignment to write a journal about anything he wanted. He quickly filled the pages with a Buck Roger’s type adventure of robots, spaceships, and pew-pewing lasers, discovering his inner passion to write. He writes with a gritty blend of character-driven action, wry humor, and social commentary that transports the reader through wild worlds of speculative fiction and fantasy. He’s known to cross the borders of different genres into new territory, along with an occasional ‘wink and nod’ to pop culture and other authors, then shock the reader with an unexpected turn of events. Sit back, open your mind and enjoy the ride. Your adventure awaits.
On Offer: Books and T-shirts related to the books
Vendors
Pookers Fairy Baubles / CreationsbyPFB
On offer: Hand crafted jewelry made of natural stone, wire wrap, resin, hand crafted crowns and tiaras, hand made wire trees and gemstone trees, vinyl wall art and decals.
Creations From The Deep
Creations from the Deep evolved from small handmade items and two authors trying to get their stories out there to jewelry, knit and crochet items, books, and handmade purses and other such items. The three main creators of Creations from the Deep are Crow, Dagon, and Pookadilly and are excited to share their creations with the amazing people of Starbase who welcomed them to their very first convention experience in 2022.
On offer: Epoxy Resin jewelry and items, knitting and crochet items, books, purses and notebooks.
Breezy Cat Designs
This is an Indianapolis based, family owned business. We specialize in jewelry and accessories. We particularly like recycling gaming materials into our designs.
On Offer: We sell jewelry and accessories. We specialize in gaming related jewelry, and also have some standard, nice pieces that are good for gifts.
Silverwood Wood Designs
Silverwood Wood Designs would like to introduce you to hand-crafted, high quality wooden gaming accessories at price points anyone can afford. Our lead designer is also the author of a complete five book fantasy series called the Silverwood Chronicles which you can also check out.
On offer: We offer dice trays, dice towers, card storage and a fully modular game master screen in a variety of domestic and exotic woods. We also offer original games such as the Super Computer tableau building card game.
Hustle Arts, LLC
When my college closed because of the 2020 pandemic, I chose a new path based in the arts. I now draw and design, primarily anime, under my business, Hustle Arts, LLC. The choice to follow my passion is paying off; I am enjoying time as a muralist and designing products with my art on them. My main focus, however, is my comic book series.
On Offer: Fan art, original art, keychains, tapestries, stickers, original comics, t-shirts
Stone's Emporium
Stone's Emporium is a collaborative festival booth featuring Meredith Stone and Beth Broadhurst of Creative Energy Arts. We offer a wide verity of handmade goods from sewn clothing, home decor, a verity of bags with machine and hand embroidery and upcycled hand sculpted polymer clay decor.
On Offer: Dice bags, tote bags, tribbles, costume clothing and accessories, crochet items, pillows, dishtowels and more.
Baby Boomer Rebellion
Older than dirt. Semi retired. Doing enough cons to be dangerous. Original Trekkie. If there is something in the collectibles hobby I haven't sold, it doesn't exist.
On Offer: Trek merch, comics, non-sport cards, Sci-Fi, magazines, TV and movie items, Sunday comics, records, toys, and posters.
Cara Greenleaf Designs
I'm a proud Trekkie who has been making chain maille jewelry and accessories for 17 years. I love making custom pieces and cosplay armor as well as themed jewelry.
On Offer: Handmade chain maille jewelry, armor, toys, and accessories.
The Darkmom Consortium
Hi! I'm Darkmom - Mom to my Star Trek Online fleetmates - and as part of The Darkmom Consortium, I've been playing, streaming, and talking about Star Trek Online since 2010. Yes, I've been doing this for 13 years. No, I'm not the best player out there - but I love the game, and I love sharing my ST passion with my fellow Trekkies. How much do I love the game? I wrote a book about it. As part of the Darkmom Consortium, we travel to conventions cross the US to talk about the game and share our lifelong ST adventures!
On Offer: We will be promoting the game Star Trek Online (we've had booths at the official cons in Chicago and Vegas since 2018) (and yes, Cryptic knows we're doing this), and we talk about Trek and the game. We will be promoting the game through videos of gameplay.
Holodeck 1
Holodeck1 is a new Indianapolis based business that makes nerdy themed jewelry and home goods. We make everything from pillows, blankets and aprons to bracelets and earrings. I started this business because I wanted items that themed after the nerdy things I love. I had so much trouble finding them anywhere in store. Therefore, I created what I wanted and then decided I wanted to share it with others.
On Offer: Nerdy themed home good items and jewelry. We have blankets, pillows, stickers, bumper stickers, necklaces, earrings, key chains and other items. We also have a decent collection of Star Trek books and other various memorabilia that we would love to sell as well. My Etsy shop is incredibly new and is still getting new things added within the next couple of weeks. I just finished a lot of new sewing items that need to be photographed and placed online.
The Great Yarn Dragon with J.R. Froemling
The Great Yarn Dragon is the maker of treasures and the hoarder of yarn! J.R. Froemling is the clever author who will take you out of this world with her stories and adventures!
On Offer: I offer geeky/nerdy playmats (i.e. MTG, Lorcana, Star Trek card games), water resistant book covers, crocheted dolls, gloves, hats, and custom requests. I also publish novels in science fiction, fantasy, paranormal romance, and romance.
Spectrum Stitches & Sundry
I am a neurodivergent mom who is a misses working with pipettes and petri dishes. Everything that you see is handmade by me in my living room or craft/guest room. My items change as I learn new techniques or discover some new, exciting hyperfixation. But, at the core you will find items that are queer, scientifically accurate (mostly, there has been some artistic liberties taken), and geeky.
On Offer: I will have scientific, queer, and geeky items that are all handmade. These include crochet plushies, perler bead jewelry, and new this year vests, bags, bowties, and hair bows.
Tammy's Endeavors
We specialize in laser engraved signs and products, 3-D dragon tumblers, and reclaimed pallet wood signs. We happily do custom order.
On Offer: Tumblers, laser cut signs and ornaments, reclaimed wood signs and home decor.
TrekWorld and Beyond
Come and join us at TrekWorld and Beyond for all your Nertasic needs. From Star Trek to a plethora of other fandoms and unique finds.
On Offer: Star Trek merchandise including action figures and other memorabilia. Besides Star Trek we have movies and other fandom related merchandise. I also have Space 1999 figures.
GrimStylesArt
Come see some of the most unique handmade dice, stickers, and pins!
On Offer: Handmade dice, trinkets, stickers, and pins.
Mystic Dreams by Sarah
I am a medium, Spiritual Life Coach, Manifestation Coach and am currently finishing my certification as an End of Life Doula. My goal is to help everyone live their life path as their true, authentic self.
On Offer: I offer crystals, handmade jewelry, one of a kind tumblers, tapestries and more. I have crystals carved in themes of TV, anime, movies and sci-fi as well. My earrings are also a range of themes. I also offer mediumship readings and manifestation sessions when allowed in my booth.
Clever Girl Designs
On Offer: 3D printed fidgets, gadgets, and gifts.
LeafGuard
On Offer: Display of our water maintenance system; no direct sales made at the booth
Twin Pearls Shop
Twin Pearls Shop has many whimsical handmade treasures for sale including jewelry, artwork and much more!
On Offer: Recycled bottle insense burners with artwork on them (like a star trek badge, a space ship or a character on it), star themed bracelets, painted refurbished wood bench with a galaxy on it, prints of my artwork, sometimes handpainted instruments are for sale depending on stock, repainted dolls as aliens and fairies, and slime.