[Lnc-business] Informal Poll LNC December Meeting

SAM8074 at aol.com SAM8074 at aol.com
Wed Jul 30 16:55:19 EDT 2014


I agree with Norm that it is premature to be discussing a future LP  
convention when we have not even populated the Convention Site Selection  
Committee or a new Convention Oversight Committee. 
 
These items should be on the agenda for the Sept. LNC meeting as should  
discussion of perhaps setting the date/location of the remaining LNC meetings  
for 2014-2015.
 
Sam
 
 
In a message dated 7/30/2014 4:46:14 P.M. US Eastern Daylight Time,  
region1rep at doneDad.com writes:

Four  points with regard to this thread:

First, I prefer low cost for both  LNC meetings and conventions. I am 
fortunate in that I live in a city which is  the hub for three major airlines, so 
I have several choices in getting to most  any city non-stop at a 
competitive airfare.  Others may not be so  fortunate.

Second, in my humble opinion, conventions should be held on  Memorial Day 
weekend.  I suggest that choosing this date will produce the  largest 
attendance and the lowest cost.  Choosing this date, or allowing  an alternative, 
should be the first decision the LNC should make with regard  to the 2018 
convention.

Third, I suggest that conventions are best run  by a private entity (ala 
Denver 2008) and not by the LNC itself.  Doing  so enables the producing 
organization to solicit sponsorships from private  organizations and vastly 
reduces the burden on LNC staff among other  advantages. Therefore, given a 
decision with regard to date as presented  above, the first step in selecting a 
convention location should be to solicit  bids from interested private groups 
for organizing and producing the  convention.  The LNC should then choose 
to either accept one of the  submitted bids or choose to run the convention 
itself.

Fourth, in the  event that the LNC chooses to produce the convention itself 
and having made  the decision of the date of the convention, the LNC should 
choose a venue from  a list produced by the organization which produced the 
list from which the  2010 convention venue was chosen.  (The name escapes 
me, but Briscoe  & Somebody, something like that.)

Using LNC meetings to check out  possible sites is OK, but let's keep in 
mind that our duty to the membership  is to have a convention which the 
largest number of our membership will be  able to attend with due consideration 
given to both scheduling and financial  aspects.

Norm
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Norman T Olsen
Regional Representative,  Region I
Libertarian National Committee
7931 S Broadway, PMB  102
Littleton, Colorado   80122-2710
303-263-4995
Norman.Olsen at lp.org

"First they ignore  you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then 
you win." --  Gandhi


-----Original Message-----
From: Lnc-business  [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of 
Nicholas Sarwark
Sent:  Wednesday, July 30, 2014 6:12 AM
To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
Subject: Re:  [Lnc-business] Informal Poll LNC December Meeting

Thanks Daniel for  sending these options out to the LNC.  My personal 
preference is the  later weekend and the Hampton Inn, due to the significant 
savings to the  members (on travel and room cost) and the LNC (on meeting space 
and  breakfast).  I'm happy to do a tour of the Hilton Riverside as a  
potential convention venue while we're there.

If there is a strong  preference for the earlier weekend or the more 
expensive hotel, I would defer  to the rest of the LNC.

-Nick

On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 1:34 AM,  Daniel Hayes <danielehayes at icloud.com> 
wrote:
>  Members,
>
> I started to write another email trying to compare  and contrast the two 
seeming top contenders for our December meeting and just  decided to repost 
the Email I sent to staff, the chair and Guy. Dec 13/14  seems to be by far 
the cheaper weekend. In addition to the mail there is also  a chart of the 
top 2 contenders Hilton Riverside and Hampton inn Convention  Center included.
> Can we get an informal indication from members as to  their thoughts on 
these 2 hotels before we put a motion back up?
> Do  people seriously want to consider NOLA for an upcoming convention and 
do we  think its worth the extra money to stay in the Riverside to better 
evaluate it  or would you guys rather stay in the Hampton which is less  
expensive?
>
>
> "After having spoken to Robert, he seemed  to indicate that typically 
there are about 6 or so people interested in taking  tours, even when in the 
hotel proposed for the convention. The increased  convenience might bump the 
participation by a person or 2. Most members of the  LNC don't put much 
interest into the location of the NatCon and leave it to  the LNC Convention 
Planning Committee.
> I of course am interested in  promoting NOLA for a NatCon for various 
reasons.  Coming at it strictly  as a member of the LNC.  I think a top 
destination city like NOLA will  only enhance NatCon Participation. I feel this 
increase will be most  pronounced in an off election year like 2018. Coming at 
it from a local  standpoint, we of course would love the increased access 
for a Presidential  year NatCon like 2020, but the destination city increases 
would probably be  lower than the effect it has on an off year as there is 
already increased  interest during a Presidential year.
>
> I think from the LPHQ  standpoint, the dates for the 13/14 are 
significant as well as the concessions  garnered for the individual rooms.  With those 
dates in mind for these 2  hotels.  The Hampton can save us $1800.  That 
said, the costs of the  Riverside are in line with avg meeting costs for the 
LNC.
>
> Our  State LP is looking at holding our Winter Peace Party the weekend 
that the LNC  is in attendance.   One of our local members has gotten us a 
bead on  a private room at the top of the Jax. It's a premium location located 
right on  the river in the French Quarter. With drinks and appetizers 
included, we have  gotten it for a rate of $35/person.  It's a great rate and we 
are hoping  that some of our neighbors from surrounding states might be 
interested in  coming in and socializing with us for the weekend.  This location 
is  somewhat of a straight shot from both hotels with the Riverside being 
about a  5-10 minute walk from Jax and the Hampton being about 15-20 minute 
walk.   Overall the Riverside is right on the edge of the FQ, It's across the 
street  from the Casino, etc.
>
> I am from the school of, let's save the  money, but I have to realize 
that I am a lot different in my mindset from a  lot of other people. So for me, 
staying at the cheaper venue would be a  go.  However on top of that, I am 
not staying at any of the venues, I am  sleeping at home with my dogs. So 
there may indeed be some value in staying at  the likely NatCon contender so 
that most LNC members can get a feel for it  even if they arent paying 
attention.”
>
> Daniel  Hayes
>
> ave HQ $1800.
>
>
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