[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
--
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.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Lnc-business mailing list
> Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org
>
_______________________________________________
Lnc-business mailing list
Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org
_______________________________________________
Lnc-business mailing list
Lnc-business at hq.lp.org
http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business/attachments/20140730/51ef1624/attachment-0002.html>
More information about the Lnc-business
mailing list