The Meydenbauer Center will be the final frontier for Star Trek fans looking to meet up with other Trekkies this weekend and get up close and personal with some of their favorite actors from the sci-fi franchise’s five television programs over the past 48 years.

Creation Entertainment’s Star Trek Seattle convention kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday at the Meydenbauer Center, beaming in a slew of cast members from the long-running franchise, including Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the classic 1960s series, and a Next Generation reunion that includes Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker), Brent Spiner (Data), Michael Dorn (Worf), Marina Sirtis (Counselor Troi) and Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar).

“We love the whole region, and Meydenbauer is a fantastic facility, and we need a big room because it’s a big event,” said Adam Malin, co-CEO for Creation Entertainment. “I think it’s a very ambitious show for what we would call a regional event and there’s going to be a very big turnout.”

An estimated 800 people will attend the convention daily, about half of those seeking lodging accommodations close by. While it doesn’t come close to rivaling the major Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, which brings in as many as 20,000 attendees annually, the convention is being hailed by Visit Bellevue Washington for its positive financial impact on the city.

The city’s official destination marketing organization, using an event impact calculator, estimates Trekkies will contribute $763,000 in direct spending to Bellevue’s economy this weekend, said Sharon Linton, marketing and communications manager for Visit Bellevue.

“We go back after an event and do it retrospectively to come up with an all-around economic number,” she said.

While there are plenty of trade conventions that come to Bellevue, as well as businesspeople seeking lodging accommodations during weekdays in the city, Linton said hotels still struggle with vacancy rates on sluggish weekends.

“We’re not a tourism market yet, and we’re trying to build that,” she said, and Star Trek Seattle is a new event the city can highlight. “This is the first time they’ve been in Bellevue.”

Online ticket sales closed on Tuesday, but Malin said there will be plenty of room for those wanting to purchase tickets at the door, including for the Star Trek: Next Generation reunion on Saturday.

“We will not sell out,” he said. “We’ve got plenty of room. That’s why we book such a big venue.”

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