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"''Starfleet's most up to date vessel, and they still can't design a comfortable place to hold a meeting.''"
The '''briefing room''' was a dedicated area on [[Federation]] [[starship]]s and Federation and alien facilities where the [[senior staff]] or military leaders could conduct meetings and various conferences. On starships, it was generally located near the ship's main [[bridge]].
 
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: - [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] ({{VOY|Relativity}})
   
 
The '''briefing room''' was a dedicated area on [[Federation]] [[starship]]s and on Federation and alien facilities where [[senior staff]] or military leaders could conduct meetings and various conferences. On starships, it was generally located near the ship's main [[bridge]].
On [[NX class]] starships, the briefing room was referred to as the [[situation room]] located at the rear of the main bridge, and was designed for officers to discuss mission details. (''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'')
 
   
On {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} and {{ShipClass|Sovereign}} starships, the briefing room was referred to as the [[observation lounge|conference or observation lounge]].
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On {{Class|NX}} starships, the briefing room was referred to as the [[situation room]], located at the rear of the main bridge, and was designed for officers to discuss mission details. (''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'')
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On {{Class|Galaxy}} and {{Class|Sovereign}} starships, the briefing room was referred to as the [[observation lounge|conference or observation lounge]].
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== ''NX''-class ==
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[[File:NX-01 conference room.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise''{{'}}s briefing room]]
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{{Class|NX}} ships had briefing rooms, which served for meetings regarding specific missions. On board the {{NX|01}}, the briefing room was oftentimes used to host interspecies negotiations, as part of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s role in shaping the alliances which would one day form the [[United Federation of Planets]]. Conferences between [[Andorian]]s, [[Tellarite]]s and [[Vulcan]]s were held here. ({{ENT|Babel One|United|The Aenar}})
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{{bginfo|An external shot of the briefing room shown in "United" would place it on E-deck.}}
   
 
== ''Constitution''-class ==
 
== ''Constitution''-class ==
 
[[File:USS Enterprise briefing room.jpg|thumb|The briefing room aboard the USS ''Enterprise'']]
 
[[File:USS Enterprise briefing room.jpg|thumb|The briefing room aboard the USS ''Enterprise'']]
The original {{ShipClass|Constitution}} had at least two briefing rooms, but they were not located in close proximity to the bridge. They also lacked windows, though not a wall [[viewer]]. A conference table - with a tri-screen viewer for the display of information, an inset computer terminal, and inset comm. units - was placed in the center of the room around which were several [[chair]]s. ({{TOS|The Naked Time|Space Seed}}; {{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
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The original {{Class|Constitution}} had at least two briefing rooms, but they were not located in close proximity to the bridge. One of these briefing rooms was located on Deck 14. They also lacked windows, though not a wall [[viewer]]. A conference table – with a tri-screen viewer for the display of information, an inset computer terminal, and inset comm units – was placed in the center of the room, around which were several [[chair]]s. ({{TOS|The Naked Time|Dagger of the Mind|Space Seed}}; {{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
   
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{{bginfo|A briefing room which appears in {{TOS|The Cage}}, incidentally the first such room to ever feature in ''[[Star Trek]]'', was built on [[Desilu Culver Stage 16]]. ''[http://startrekhistory.com/cagepage.html]|In the episode "The Naked Time", there is a sign which reads "Briefing Room 2", which is the clearest evidence we have for the existence of at least two of these rooms. The episode {{e|Mudd's Women}} shows the room number plate for this room as "3C 44". In "Dagger of the Mind", there was a blue placard that reads, "Briefing Room ->". This sign was located near the [[Science Library]], and was seen briefly when [[Doctor]] [[Simon Van Gelder]] was running down a corridor and when he incapacitated a security guard.|The ''Constitution''-class briefing room was created by [[Matt Jefferies]]. ({{e|The Menagerie, Part II}} [[text commentary]], [[TOS Season 1 DVD]]) The set used for depicting the room was situated on [[Desilu]]'s [[Desilu Stage 9|Stage 9]]. ({{e|The Menagerie, Part I}} [[text commentary]], [[TOS Season 1 DVD]]) Although the set incorporated sloped ceiling beams that implied the room had a gently curved ceiling, the room actually had no ceiling. Most of the walls were straightly vertical, which cost much less to build, and only one of the room's walls was slightly angled. Hence, [[Michael Okuda|Michael]] and [[Denise Okuda]] characterized the angled ceiling beams as "ingeniously designed." ({{e|The Menagerie, Part II}} [[text commentary]], [[TOS Season 1 DVD]])}}
:''In the episode "The Naked Time", there is a sign which reads '''Briefing Room 2''' which is the clearest evidence we have for the existence of at least two of these rooms. The episode "Mudd's Woman" shows a room number plate as "3C 44"''
 
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== ''Defiant''-class ==
 
== ''Defiant''-class ==
The {{ShipClass|Defiant}} did not have a dedicated space for a briefing room, but the aft part of the bridge had a built-in table that acted as an informal area for officers to discuss mission-specific details. ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}}) The [[mess hall]] could also be used for briefings. ({{DS9|To the Death|Trials and Tribble-ations|Valiant}})
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The {{Class|Defiant}} did not have a dedicated space for a briefing room, but the aft part of the bridge had a built-in table that acted as an informal area for officers to discuss mission-specific details. ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}}) The [[mess hall]] could also be used for briefings. ({{DS9|To the Death|Trials and Tribble-ations|Valiant}})
   
 
== ''Intrepid''-class ==
 
== ''Intrepid''-class ==
 
[[File:USS Voyager briefing room.jpg|thumb|The briefing room aboard the USS ''Voyager'']]
 
[[File:USS Voyager briefing room.jpg|thumb|The briefing room aboard the USS ''Voyager'']]
On {{ShipClass|Intrepid}} vessels, the briefing room was located to the port side of the bridge, with three large view ports facing the front of the ship. The room offered many comforts and was equipped to provide a relaxed area for briefing. An odd-shaped table was located in the center of the room and could support seven chairs. The [[captain]] customarily sat at the head of the table, closest to the windows. A monitor was provided to allow visual aspects to be involved in a briefing. For more comfort, a [[replicator]] was provided.
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On {{Class|Intrepid}} vessels, the briefing room was located to the port side of the bridge, with three large view ports facing the front of the ship. The room offered many comforts and was equipped to provide a relaxed area for briefing. An odd-shaped table was located in the center of the room and could support seven chairs. The [[captain]] customarily sat at the head of the table, closest to the windows. A monitor was provided to allow visual aspects to be involved in a briefing. For more comfort, a [[replicator]] was provided. ({{VOY|Caretaker|Parallax}} ''et al'')
   
The briefing room of the {{USS|Voyager}} was decorated with various objects of art. ({{VOY|Parallax}})
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On her initial tour of the {{USS|Voyager}}, [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] did not believe the briefing room looked very comfortable while Seven of Nine thought it an "efficient design". The room was later decorated with various objects of art. ({{VOY|Relativity|Parallax}})
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:Voyager''{{'}}s briefing room was a new set, but utilized the windows of [[Ten Forward]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. It was also redressed to serve as the briefing room of the {{USS|Bellerophon|NCC-74705}} in {{DS9|Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges}}.''
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{{bginfo|Voyager''{{'}}s briefing room was a new set, but utilized the windows of [[Ten Forward]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. It was also redressed to serve as the briefing room of the {{USS|Bellerophon|NCC-74705}} in {{DS9|Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges}}.}}
   
 
== Dominion Headquarters ==
 
== Dominion Headquarters ==
[[Dominion Headquarters]] had a briefing room where [[Dominion]] personnel, including [[Weyoun]], the [[Female Changeling]], [[Damar]], [[Gor]] and [[Pran]], directed [[Dominion War|the war]] from. It was quite far from the [[cargo bay]] door of the building to the briefing room. [[Kira Nerys]], [[Elim Garak]], [[Ekoor]] and other [[Cardassian Rebellion]] members were able to fight their way there in late [[2375]]. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})
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[[Dominion Headquarters]] had a briefing room from where [[Dominion]] personnel, including [[Weyoun]], the [[Female Changeling]], [[Damar]], [[Gor]] and [[Pran]], directed [[Dominion War|the war]]. It was quite far from the [[cargo bay]] door of the building to the briefing room. [[Kira Nerys]], [[Elim Garak]], [[Ekoor]] and other [[Cardassian Rebellion]] members were able to fight their way there, in late [[2375]]. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})
   
 
== Deep Space 9 ==
 
== Deep Space 9 ==
[[File:DS9's_wardroom.jpg|thumb|The briefing room aboard Deep Space 9]][[Deep Space 9]]'s briefing room was commonly used to discuss various actions during the [[Dominion War|war]].
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[[File:DS9's wardroom.jpg|thumb|The briefing room aboard Deep Space 9]]
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[[Deep Space 9]]'s [[wardroom]], the [[space station]]'s equivalent of a briefing room, was commonly used to discuss various actions during the [[Dominion War]].
   
 
=== Appearances ===
 
=== Appearances ===
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*{{e|The Dogs of War}}
 
*{{e|The Dogs of War}}
 
*{{e|What You Leave Behind}}
 
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== Background information ==
 
== Background information ==
The script of {{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}} described the location where [[Benjamin Sisko]], [[Miles O'Brien]], [[Julian Bashir]], and [[Alexander Rozhenko]] met [[Worf]] and [[Martok]] as one of [[Deep Space 9]]'s briefing rooms.
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The script of {{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}} describes a location where [[Benjamin Sisko]], [[Miles O'Brien]], [[Julian Bashir]], and [[Alexander Rozhenko]] met [[Worf]] and [[Martok]] as one of [[Deep Space 9]]'s briefing rooms.
   
== See also ==
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==External link==
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*[[Wardroom]]
 
   
 
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Revision as of 10:24, 2 May 2015

"Starfleet's most up to date vessel, and they still can't design a comfortable place to hold a meeting."

- Captain Janeway (VOY: "Relativity")

The briefing room was a dedicated area on Federation starships and on Federation and alien facilities where senior staff or military leaders could conduct meetings and various conferences. On starships, it was generally located near the ship's main bridge.

On NX-class starships, the briefing room was referred to as the situation room, located at the rear of the main bridge, and was designed for officers to discuss mission details. (Star Trek: Enterprise)

On Galaxy-class and Sovereign-class starships, the briefing room was referred to as the conference or observation lounge.

NX-class

NX-01 conference room

Enterprise's briefing room

NX-class ships had briefing rooms, which served for meetings regarding specific missions. On board the Enterprise NX-01, the briefing room was oftentimes used to host interspecies negotiations, as part of Enterprise's role in shaping the alliances which would one day form the United Federation of Planets. Conferences between Andorians, Tellarites and Vulcans were held here. (ENT: "Babel One", "United", "The Aenar")

An external shot of the briefing room shown in "United" would place it on E-deck.

Constitution-class

USS Enterprise briefing room

The briefing room aboard the USS Enterprise

The original Constitution-class had at least two briefing rooms, but they were not located in close proximity to the bridge. One of these briefing rooms was located on Deck 14. They also lacked windows, though not a wall viewer. A conference table – with a tri-screen viewer for the display of information, an inset computer terminal, and inset comm units – was placed in the center of the room, around which were several chairs. (TOS: "The Naked Time", "Dagger of the Mind", "Space Seed"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

A briefing room which appears in TOS: "The Cage", incidentally the first such room to ever feature in Star Trek, was built on Desilu Culver Stage 16. [1]
In the episode "The Naked Time", there is a sign which reads "Briefing Room 2", which is the clearest evidence we have for the existence of at least two of these rooms. The episode "Mudd's Women" shows the room number plate for this room as "3C 44". In "Dagger of the Mind", there was a blue placard that reads, "Briefing Room ->". This sign was located near the Science Library, and was seen briefly when Doctor Simon Van Gelder was running down a corridor and when he incapacitated a security guard.
The Constitution-class briefing room was created by Matt Jefferies. ("The Menagerie, Part II" text commentary, TOS Season 1 DVD) The set used for depicting the room was situated on Desilu's Stage 9. ("The Menagerie, Part I" text commentary, TOS Season 1 DVD) Although the set incorporated sloped ceiling beams that implied the room had a gently curved ceiling, the room actually had no ceiling. Most of the walls were straightly vertical, which cost much less to build, and only one of the room's walls was slightly angled. Hence, Michael and Denise Okuda characterized the angled ceiling beams as "ingeniously designed." ("The Menagerie, Part II" text commentary, TOS Season 1 DVD)

Defiant-class

The Defiant-class did not have a dedicated space for a briefing room, but the aft part of the bridge had a built-in table that acted as an informal area for officers to discuss mission-specific details. (DS9: "The Search, Part I") The mess hall could also be used for briefings. (DS9: "To the Death", "Trials and Tribble-ations", "Valiant")

Intrepid-class

USS Voyager briefing room

The briefing room aboard the USS Voyager

On Intrepid-class vessels, the briefing room was located to the port side of the bridge, with three large view ports facing the front of the ship. The room offered many comforts and was equipped to provide a relaxed area for briefing. An odd-shaped table was located in the center of the room and could support seven chairs. The captain customarily sat at the head of the table, closest to the windows. A monitor was provided to allow visual aspects to be involved in a briefing. For more comfort, a replicator was provided. (VOY: "Caretaker", "Parallax" et al)

On her initial tour of the USS Voyager, Captain Kathryn Janeway did not believe the briefing room looked very comfortable while Seven of Nine thought it an "efficient design". The room was later decorated with various objects of art. (VOY: "Relativity", "Parallax")

Voyager's briefing room was a new set, but utilized the windows of Ten Forward from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was also redressed to serve as the briefing room of the USS Bellerophon in DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges".

Dominion Headquarters

Dominion Headquarters had a briefing room from where Dominion personnel, including Weyoun, the Female Changeling, Damar, Gor and Pran, directed the war. It was quite far from the cargo bay door of the building to the briefing room. Kira Nerys, Elim Garak, Ekoor and other Cardassian Rebellion members were able to fight their way there, in late 2375. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")

Deep Space 9

DS9's wardroom

The briefing room aboard Deep Space 9

Deep Space 9's wardroom, the space station's equivalent of a briefing room, was commonly used to discuss various actions during the Dominion War.

Appearances

Background information

The script of DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited" describes a location where Benjamin Sisko, Miles O'Brien, Julian Bashir, and Alexander Rozhenko met Worf and Martok as one of Deep Space 9's briefing rooms.

External link

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