[Lnc-business] FW: February LNC Meeting

[Guy McLendon]

Mr Sarwark offers a compelling argument.  Please change my vote of preference, as follows:

#1 OK City, #2 New Orleans.  No preference on others.

Guy McLendon
LNC At Large Member
Chair Affiliate Support Committee
Cell 832-372-8131




-----Original Message-----
From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Nicholas Sarwark
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 8:32 AM
To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting

All,

We've received word from some of the hotels that are potential convention sites that that weekend is unavailable for our meeting.  We are waiting on word from some of the others.  We can make any of the cities work, but if the convention hotels are unavailable, there's less of an LNC business reason for having the meeting in that city.
My hope is to have word back from all of the potential convention hotels by the end of this week.

My personal preference is Oklahoma City because I love the winter weather in the Midwest. ;)

Actually, it's because the timing of the LNC meeting would make it possible to coincide with a Friday or Monday petition signature turn in and press conference for arguably the biggest political accomplishment of this LNC term and provide a much-needed morale boost to the Oklahoma Libertarian Party.

-Nick



On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:10 PM, Kevin Ludlow <ludlow at gmail.com> wrote:
> LNC Members:
>
> I really dislike being that guy who sends multiple emails to a 
> list-serve when most others are remaining silent.  I also recognize 
> that I sometimes vocalize a strong tone, but I'm trying really hard to 
> patiently understand what we're doing here.  I was very present in 
> Orlando and am pretty sure I have not missed a single word of email.
>
> That being said, this specific email thread was started over two weeks ago.
> It was started by Mr. Goldstein as a way to expedite what he (and no 
> doubt several others) felt should have already been locked down.  I 
> realize the holidays have been upon us, but are we really to believe 
> that each of us cannot send 30-second-long emails from the convenience 
> of his or her front pocket?
>
> We need to select a location; we need to book hotels; we need to book 
> flights.
>
> What specifically is needed from this board in order to have a 
> decision made THIS week?  I would be happy to setup a Doodle Poll (as 
> I believe Mr. Katz suggested at the Orlando meeting).  I would be 
> happy if staff simply asked the body - again - what their choice of the four locations was via email.
> Either way, if this is to be democratic (which I don't feel it needs 
> to be) then I would advocate giving members until December 30th, 
> 11:59pm EST to submit their response and not a second later.
>
> I really don't care how it's done, but surely we are capable of 
> accomplishing this very simple and discrete task.
>
> If this has already been done and I've just missed the conversation 
> entirely then please paint me a fool and accept my most sincere 
> apologies.  I'll buy every one of you a beer for my mistake.  But if 
> not, can we please lock this down immediately?
>
> Thank you very much.
> Kevin Ludlow
> Region 7 Rep
> 512-773-3968
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Guy McLendon <guy at mclendon.net> wrote:
>>
>> I strongly prefer New Orleans over Phoenix …
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf 
>> Of Tim Hagan
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 11:48 PM
>> To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>> Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm fine with any of those locations, including Seattle although I 
>> will be there next month for a memorial.
>>
>> Tim
>>
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>> ________________________________
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>> From: Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>
>> To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:02 PM
>>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting
>>
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>>
>> The LNC would not be petitioning. I'm expecting to have enough 
>> signature before then. Some LNC might help with a publicity event on 
>> Friday or Monday if the signatures are ready to turn in. Other press 
>> opportunities might exist.
>>
>> I'm fine meeting anywhere.
>>
>> My usual first place choices for every meeting are New Orleans (close 
>> to my parents & great food), Las Vegas (fun), or DC (I don't have to 
>> pack). I was very pleasantly surprised with how nice Phoenix was last 
>> March. Loved the hotel. So, if you are worried that I'm pushing too 
>> hard for OKC, it's for the great prices and new LP activity there, 
>> not for me personally, although I have many relatives in Oklahoma.
>>
>> I was previously pushing to combine it with training in San Francisco 
>> or L.A., but could not get consensus. I'd be fine with Washington 
>> state, personally, but it seems like a long long way to fly for most people.
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org 
>> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at:
>> http://lp.org/membership
>>
>> On 12/23/2015 3:45 PM, Kevin Ludlow wrote:
>>
>> Regarding OKC, is there an actual expectation that the LNC would be 
>> out petitioning instead of meeting?  Did I just misunderstand that or 
>> possibly read into it incorrectly?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>>
>> My quick checks show New Orleans, OKC, and Phoenix all have 
>> reasonably good airfares for February 19-21.
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>
>> On 12/23/2015 3:37 PM, Kevin Ludlow wrote:
>>
>> I would advocate Phoenix over New Orleans.
>>
>> * PHX is easy and generally cheap to fly into
>> * Phoenix itself is easy to get around
>> * Car rentals tend to be super cheap in Phoenix
>> * The city is specifically setup for business conferences
>> * We have two potential sites to visit there
>>
>> * While it's not entirely west coast, it does address that imbalance 
>> to other members (a little at least)
>>
>> -Kevin
>>
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>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
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>> Sam, what about New Orleans or Phoenix?
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org 
>> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at:
>> http://lp.org/membership
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>> On 12/23/2015 3:30 PM, Sam Goldstein wrote:
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>> I don't want a LNC meeting at OKC.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sam Goldstein
>>
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>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Robert found a couple of properties in OKC with rooms at around the 
>> $80/night level, free breakfast, and the meeting space is free or 
>> just a couple hundred dollars or so. That would be the least 
>> expensive LNC meeting in a long time. We could sign a deal right away if you'd like.
>>
>> Helms Briscoe says they don't expect proposals the week of Christmas. 
>> So, we can wait to see what comes up with Helms Briscoe later, and 
>> compare those to the OKC options, or go with OKC now.
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org 
>> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at:
>> http://lp.org/membership
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>> On 12/19/2015 9:59 AM, Wes Benedict wrote:
>>
>> Nick asked staff to do the same so Robert also contacted helms 
>> Briscoe Friday.
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:50 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Since we don't yet have a plan for a February meeting location, I 
>> just emailed our 2018 site search agent asking her to find out if any 
>> of the short-list options might have available space for the Feb 20 weekend.
>> (Cities are:  Atlantic City, NJ; New Orleans, LA; Phoenix, AZ; 
>> Bellevue, WA) I indicated that time is of the essence, so they should 
>> send us their offers quickly if they're available.
>>
>>
>> -Alicia
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Guy McLendon <guy at mclendon.net> wrote:
>>
>> I'd go for OK City ...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf 
>> Of Wes Benedict
>> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 11:42 PM
>> To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>> Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting
>>
>> Sam, at least as of a week ago I don't think staff has been asked to 
>> research any locations. Copying Robert to verify. I proposed San 
>> Francisco recently but got zero interest from the LNC.
>>
>> I found a great place in Oklahoma City for $79 per night if you all 
>> are interested. Best Western Saddleback. Nice meeting space and free 
>> breakfast.
>> Southwest Airlines doesn't charge change fees if you need to change 
>> your flight. I flew into the ice storm Saturday after Thanksgiving 
>> and the people there didn't seem to panic even with downed power 
>> lines and trees everywhere. Was nice to be able to change flight just 
>> in case though
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On Dec 14, 2015, at 7:49 PM, Sam Goldstein 
>> > <goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > The date we set for our next meeting is rapidly approaching and we 
>> > have not yet selected a location.  Can we please get a report from 
>> > staff as to which locations we are considering?  I, for one, would 
>> > like to get this wrapped up in the next week so travel plans can be 
>> > made.
>> >
>> > Live Free,
>> >
>> > Sam Goldstein
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