[Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting

[Sean O'Toole]

I've not weighed in on locations as I will be returning from an extended 
stay in India at roughly the same time as the meeting. If I were to 
attend, I would prefer OK City as it is close to home.

Sean O'Toole
sean at kingfieldcapital.com
(816) 739-2737

    “It is the job of economists to point out trade-offs; it is the 
job of politicians and planners to deny that trade-offs exist.”
         -William Easterly, 2006
On 31 Dec 2015, at 11:29, Kevin Ludlow wrote:

> Three more trickled in over the night.  There are now only 7 people 
> who
> have not weighed in (though to be fair, Mr. Redpath had been 
> previously
> clear about supporting OKC; I just didn't feel it was fair to assign 
> him
> that since this was a new poll).
>
> And yes, I would assume OKC is a bit more expensive than Phoenix.  
> It's not
> a major hub by any stretch.
>
> *Oklahoma City*
> Gary Johnson
> Marc Feldman
> Brett Bittner
> Nick Sarwark
> Vicki Kirkland (originally voted New Orleans)
> Guy McLendon (originally voted New Orleans)
> Wes Benedict
> Norm Olsen (voted via email instead of the poll)
> Daniel Hayes (voted in email instead of the poll)
> Jim Lark
>
> *Phoenix*
> Kevin Ludlow
> Sam Goldstein
> Dan Wiener
> Alicia Mattson
> Tim Hagan
> Scott Lieberman
>
> *New Orleans*
> Arvin Vohra
>
> *Atlantic City*
> Josh Katz
>
> *Bellevue*
> Roland Rimers
>
> *Have not heard from*
> Bill Redpath
> Doug Craig
> Ron Windeler
> Ed Marsh
> Scott Spencer
> Sean O'Toole
> Rich Tomasso
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Scott L. <scott73 at earthlink.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Mr Riemers:
>>
>>
>>
>> I just did a quick check on Southwest Airlines.
>>
>>
>>
>> Fares for Feb 19 and 21 from Minneapolis to Oklahoma City are as 
>> little
>> as $280 ROUND TRIP for a 1pm arrival on Friday,
>>
>> and a 6pm departure on Sunday.
>>
>>
>>
>> I see that Grand Forks to Minneapolis via air is $740 round trip on 
>> Delta,
>> but I assume you can drive from your home to Minneapolis.
>>
>>
>> Scott Lieberman
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On 
>> Behalf
>> Of *Roland Riemers
>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 31, 2015 7:12 AM
>> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I have not looked at the prices for the other cities,  but February 
>> prices
>> for Grand Forks to Oklahoma City runs about $1,200.   Connections are 
>> not
>> too bad.  At that price I would probably do the 10 hour drive.
>>
>>
>>
>> I still think we just need to find a nice central location that is
>> interesting to go to,  has the services we want,  has cheap air 
>> fares,  and
>> just stick with that for all future conventions,  and then keep the 
>> LNC
>> meetings in DC to keep the staff time and costs down.
>>
>>
>>
>> Roland Riemers ND
>>
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