From the StarTrekOnline.com Website:

Win a Lifetime Subscription to Star Trek Online!

To celebrate the launch of our new community for Star Trek® Online, Cryptic Studios will give five (5!!) lucky winners lifetime subscriptions to STO!

To enter, all you have to do is register as a member of the Star Trek Online community by 11:59 p.m. PDT on August 17, 2008, and click the sweepstakes link. The winners will be chosen at random on or about August 25, 2008, and will be notified by e-mail and/or overnight mail on or about August 28.

Five Winners Will Receive:

    * Retail copy of Star Trek Online
    * Lifetime subscription to Star Trek Online

Total estimated retail value: $550.00 (US)

Unfortunately, it does appear that the sweepstakes are only open US & Canadian Residents, however in more positive news, it does appear that we have got a little hint about a possible launch date for Star Trek Online - From the terms and conditions of the competition:

Estimated retail value of the Grand Prize is $550 per Grand Prize; $2750 total.  The retail box prize will be awarded when commercially available, which is estimated to be at least one year after the close of the contest.

You can make an entry into the competition or find out more information at: http://www.startrekonline.com/sweepstakes

Viva La Star Trek Online - Discuss this here: http://www.hailingfrequency.co.uk/boards/index.php?topic=960