[Lnc-business] A/V Contract for the National Convention Executed

[Sam Goldstein]

Yes, since the AV contract approved by the COC has been authorized to be
signed then the meeting is moot and should be cancelled.

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Sam Goldstein, At Large Member
Libertarian National Committee
Convention Oversight Committee
317-850-0726 Cell 

On 2020-06-17 18:30, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business wrote:

> Mr Goldstein does this mean we can cancel your request for an emeeting? Or do you wish to continue with it?
> 
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973 
> 
> On Jun 17, 2020 4:37 PM, "dustin.nanna--- via Lnc-business" <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
> I thought maybe there was a last minute audible. I appreciate the quick response. 
> 
> On Jun 17, 2020 5:34 PM, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
> We executed a contract with the company recommended by the Convention 
> Oversight Committee after due diligence. 
> 
> -Nick 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 5:24 PM <dustin.nanna at lp.org> wrote: 
> 
>> As a point of clarification do you mean we are contracting with the in 
>> house or with the other company? 
>> 
>> On Jun 17, 2020 5:19 PM, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business < 
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote: 
>> 
>> Dear All, 
>> 
>> After the review of the bid from the in-house A/V provider from the Rosen 
>> Shingle Creek, edits and approval from Special Counsel Oliver Hall, and 
>> the 
>> decision of the Convention Oversight Committee not to move forward with an 
>> addendum for remote sites in other states, I approved the contract with 
>> the 
>> Audio Visual Group and directed Mr. Kraus to execute it on behalf of the 
>> Libertarian National Committee. 
>> 
>> As a point of personal privilege, I didn't appreciate receiving over 100 
>> emails sent to the business list over the weekend while I was visiting 
>> Minneapolis to work in the community with the state chair and activists 
>> from the Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Getting a message that my Gmail 
>> storage was full while in the middle of a protest march and hours away 
>> from 
>> being back to a computer was particularly inconvenient. The same few 
>> members of this committee have been exceedingly inconsiderate to their 
>> fellow members in using a list intended for party business as their water 
>> cooler and sending tens of messages on the same topic, rather than 
>> collecting their thoughts into one or two emails. Perhaps this strategy of 
>> flooding the list is persuasive to others, but it has not been persuasive 
>> to me. 
>> 
>> Also, a LNC member of the Convention Oversight Committee apparently 
>> thought 
>> it was appropriate to share exact figures of two contracts to the public 
>> list, something I find ironic, given that the same member has often been a 
>> strong proponent of confidentiality of contracts and their details. In the 
>> future, I would ask all members of the LNC to use good judgment in not 
>> sharing confidential information publicly. 
>> 
>> As the days grow shorter between now and the second sitting of convention, 
>> I would ask members of this committee to focus on the work of the 
>> Libertarian Party rather than a flurry of emails and motions in the waning 
>> weeks of the term, especially since there will be a new LNC in less than a 
>> month. 
>> 
>> My flight and room are booked and I look forward to seeing those of you 
>> who 
>> will be attending in person in Orlando. 
>> 
>> Yours in liberty, 
>> Nick 
>> 
>> 
>>