In Character Conference Engineering Seminar Stardate 10406.26 1700 Pacific Terran

Speaker: Ensign Pirak Kell, CEO – USS Dublin

Subject: Keeping Your Ship in One Piece

Synopsis: Ever wonder how you would keep the warp core online in a fire fight?   Are you the type of officer that can strip down a plasma manifold blindfolded?  Ever have questions about just what really goes on down in main engineering?  If you can answer ‘yes’…or even ‘maybe’…then this seminar is for you!

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Cmdr_Irvin says:
:: walks in and sees that he is the only other person there::

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: Good Evening Ensign...  There IS an Engineering conference in here right?

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin:  Yes commander, although is not look like my services come highly recommended

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: laughs::  I got the same thing with my first engineering gig some years back.....

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: Well I am here if the people want to learn, what ship are you assigned to

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: I'm the XO on the Pendragon...  BUT my first, best love is starship operations and engineering is my first best love.

Cmdr_Irvin says:
:: walks over to the replicator in the corner::  Kell: Drink?

Cmdr_Irvin says:
:: gets an iced tea for himself::

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: Thank you, no.  I find the replicator selection of Cardassian food and drink to be rather limited  :: smiles ::

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin:  If I am not mistaken the Pendragon is an Excelsior class is it not?

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: Right.......  I'm Commander Eli Irvin BTW....   :: Extends hand::

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
:: shakes hands :: Irvin:  I am ensign Pirak Kell, CEO of the Dublin

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: Well commander I have heard many tales of the abilities of the Excelsior ships, are they to be believed?  :: grins ::

Cmdr_Irvin says:
:: smiles::  I like to think so.  They are a sturdy vessel and are well broken in.  

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: So the stories say, but they are being phased out due to age are they not.  Remember I am a mere ensign, no one would tell me until they took the ship out from under my boots

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: Well, as you know, there has been a freeze on general refits for years.

Cmdr_Irvin says:
::sips drink:: Kell: They occasionally install an LCARS revision, but I fear if we were to get into too big of a fire fight, the Pendragon would get decommissioned.

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: Yes more cost effective to build new ships than to retrofit the old ones.

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: Yeah, but not always desirable.

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin:  Some of the Excelsiors have had very impressive service records

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: True...   Some of the ships though, it's better to bring them out of service and let them settle down with their history and dignity.

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: Forgive me commander I forget that  some beings become attached to their vessels.  But letting the ships die in service might cost lives.  Even malfunctions of older vessels can be hazardous

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: That's true too....  But the ships that Chief Engineers don't certify, or ones that Operations doesn't certify never see the outside of a space dock.

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: Tell me commander, had the Pendragon served above and beyond?  Has the crew pushed the ship beyond Starfleet limits?

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: What ship hasn't been pushed?

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: Yes but the Excelsiors have been in service so long it is hard to separate good engineering from embellished story

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: Yeah, but the reports and the logs tell the true story.  There are too many checks and balances in place.

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: Well, I need to go check in with the ship...  I'll see ya around.  Take care.

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
Irvin: A pleasure speaking with you commander

Cmdr_Irvin says:
Kell: Likewise

Cmdr_Irvin says:
:: exits

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
:: walks back to the chair behind the podium and has a seat, waiting for more people to enter ::

Host CEO_Ens_Kell says:
:: gets up and leaves turning out the lights as he exits ::