The Continuity Guide
Moonbase Procedures
by Martin Willey

Command Conferences

The Moonbase Commander has absolute control, and can issue an executive "command order" (Alpha Child, by Jarak; Dragon's Domain and "directive four" in The Metamorph). "Commander's orders" are absolute obligations (Force of Life, The Last Enemy, The Exiles, Seed of Destruction, The Seance Spectre)

At least in Year One, Koenig does have formal consultations with his heads of section. These are "command conferences" and are held around a round table in Koenig's office. The symbolism is obviously to the Arthurian round table, and modern political conferences may use a round table or circular arrangement to show no-one is above the others.

The Moonbase round table has 8 places. There are 6 sections plus the commander, plus Bergman who is not assigned to a section. Normally the Security section is not represented, so only 7 people are present (Tony Allyn attends in Guardian Of Piri). On 2 occasions there is a guest- Simmonds in Earthbound, Queller in Voyager's Return.

For two command conferences, there is no conference table, and they all stand: Black Sun and The Troubled Spirit

We also see less formal meetings around the conference table, with fewer people (end of Earthbound, Alpha Child, The Last Sunset). In The Last Enemy, Dione is interviewed at the conference table with only Koenig, Helena, and Bergman.

Matter Of Life And Death	Helena not present.
Black Sun	Standing around the Mezzatessera table. Sandra is not present.
Earthbound	At the start and end of the episode. Simmonds attends the first. At the end of the episode, just Koenig, Helena, Bergman and Bob Mathias are present.
Guardian Of Piri	Two conferences. In the second, Tony Allyn attends for security, and Trevor Ainsley for Technical (Kano is on Piri)
Alpha Child	Just Paul, Koenig, Alan and Kano. Helena is with Jackie Crawford.
The Last Sunset	Koenig and Bergman use the table, but no formal conference.
Voyager's Return	Sandra is not present; Queller is invited
Collision Course
War Games
The Last Enemy	Not a conference, but Dione is interviewed at the table.
The Troubled Spirit	Standing with no conference table.
Space Brain