If Captain Kirk of Star Trek was to write an article about the upcoming conference it might sound something like this:

Captain’s Log
Star Date: January 11

We are stuck here on the planet Earth with an economical war of debt and taxes that has left many of our fellow publishers wondering what the future holds.

But there’s hope!

Out in the outer sphere of the Delta Vega call Harrisburg, is where all the nations of publishers will travel by transporters at warp speed. They will arrive by Star Date, March 9 at 0800 hour so as not to miss a minute of any of the adventures yet to be experienced at the Regional Galactical gathering.

Speakers from other civilizations will bring their knowledge of growth and emerging technology. Master of Banner Sales from the Floridian Sector of the Universe, “Mike Binder” will share the nuts and bolts on how to survive these trying times by marrying online and print objects to ramp up our command post engines.

Captain Kevin, a fine chap from Tennessee Delta, who thinks WE have a strange way of talking, will provide our chief “graphic” engineers with the knowledge and tools “to boldly go where no graphic designer has gone before.”

Our AM* comrades, Lieutenants, Captains, and Fleet Commanders, will arrive on their starships and research vessels with precious gems and nuggets of information to help improve and repair our fellow publisher’s own command posts.

As the evening hours come upon us, we will gather to communicate, celebrate, and enjoy each other’s company at the Captains’ Ball for Captains Alan and Jeff as we hail their years of service and ceremoniously recognize the incoming fleet of officers.

The hours will quickly pass when we travel to our resting pods for much needed REM, only to awake refreshed and ready for another day filled with adventures.

But, wait; it’s my understanding that somewhere in outerspace may be an alien who wants to invade the safe confines of our space, called the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey. Captain Larry Fecho from Entourage Entertainment will arrive to save the planet Earth and this quadrant. We must all be on high alert to make certain our teams will succeed with no casualties.

The talented team from TLI, Master Sergeants Jim and Bill, will save the day with their infinite wisdom and wit by training our sales force to send them off with more knowledge then when they arrived. HR Specialists will direct us in making certain all is well with our publishers’ command posts. Star Commander Jim, from the political front with bring to us a plethora of information from the central command of the lands of O-H-I-O and P-A, as well as the federal star fleet of U.S.A.

As we leave in the fashion of MACPA “Hugs” and “Handshakes” and take off at warp speed to our command posts, we realize maybe this planet Earth isn’t as challenging as we thought because we know we can count on our fellow publishers and MACPA to help us through these tough times.

Captain Kirk,
Signing off from ST:VI

Ghostwriter for Captain Kirk, Alyse Mitten

*Associate Members