<div dir="ltr">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?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    My quick checks show New Orleans, OKC, and Phoenix all have
    reasonably good airfares for February 19-21.  <br>
    <br>
    <div>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
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    <div>On 12/23/2015 3:37 PM, Kevin Ludlow
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          <div>I would advocate Phoenix over New Orleans.<br>
            <br>
            * PHX is easy and generally cheap to fly into<br>
            * Phoenix itself is easy to get around<br>
            * Car rentals tend to be super cheap in Phoenix<br>
            * The city is specifically setup for business conferences<br>
            * We have two potential sites to visit there<br>
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          * While it's not entirely west coast, it does address that
          imbalance to other members (a little at least)<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Wes
          Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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            <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Sam, what about New
              Orleans or Phoenix?<span><br>
                <br>
                <div>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
                  <small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
                      <b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA
                        22314</b><br>
                      <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202)
                        333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
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                  <div>On 12/23/2015 3:30 PM, Sam Goldstein wrote:<br>
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                    <div dir="ltr">I don't want a LNC meeting at OKC. 
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                      <div>Sam Goldstein</div>
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                      <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at
                        12:36 PM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span>
                        wrote:<br>
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                          <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> 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.<br>
                            <br>
                            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. <br>
                            <br>
                            <br>
                            <div>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
                              <small><small>Libertarian National
                                  Committee, Inc.<br>
                                  <b>New address: 1444 Duke St.,
                                    Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
                                  <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202)

                                    333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
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                                <div>On 12/19/2015 9:59 AM, Wes Benedict
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                                  <div>Nick asked staff to do the same
                                    so Robert also contacted helms
                                    Briscoe Friday. </div>
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                                    On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:50 AM, Alicia
                                    Mattson <<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank">agmattson@gmail.com</a>>

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                                      <div dir="ltr">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.<br>
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                                          -Alicia<br>
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                                        <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue,
                                          Dec 15, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Guy
                                          McLendon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:guy@mclendon.net" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:guy@mclendon.net" target="_blank">guy@mclendon.net</a>></span>
                                          wrote:<br>
                                          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'd
                                            go for OK City ...<br>
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                                              -----Original Message-----<br>
                                              From: Lnc-business
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                                              On Behalf Of Wes<br>
                                              Benedict<br>
                                            </span><span>Sent: Monday,
                                              December 14, 2015 11:42 PM<br>
                                              To: <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br>
                                              Subject: Re:
                                              [Lnc-business] February
                                              LNC Meeting<br>
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                                              <div>Sam, at least as of a
                                                week ago I don't think
                                                staff has been asked to<br>
                                                research any locations.
                                                Copying Robert to
                                                verify. I proposed San
                                                Francisco<br>
                                                recently but got zero
                                                interest from the LNC.<br>
                                                <br>
                                                I found a great place in
                                                Oklahoma City for $79
                                                per night if you all are<br>
                                                interested. Best Western
                                                Saddleback. Nice meeting
                                                space and free
                                                breakfast.<br>
                                                Southwest Airlines
                                                doesn't charge change
                                                fees if you need to
                                                change your<br>
                                                flight. I flew into the
                                                ice storm Saturday after
                                                Thanksgiving and the
                                                people<br>
                                                there didn't seem to
                                                panic even with downed
                                                power lines and trees<br>
                                                everywhere. Was nice to
                                                be able to change flight
                                                just in case though<br>
                                                <br>
                                                <br>
                                                <br>
                                                Sent from my iPad<br>
                                                <br>
                                                > On Dec 14, 2015, at
                                                7:49 PM, Sam Goldstein
                                                <<a href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com" target="_blank">goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com</a>><br>
                                                wrote:<br>
                                                ><br>
                                                > The date we set for
                                                our next meeting is
                                                rapidly approaching and
                                                we<br>
                                                > have not yet
                                                selected a location. 
                                                Can we please get a
                                                report from<br>
                                                > staff as to which
                                                locations we are
                                                considering?  I, for
                                                one, would<br>
                                                > like to get this
                                                wrapped up in the next
                                                week so travel plans can
                                                be made.<br>
                                                ><br>
                                                > Live Free,<br>
                                                ><br>
                                                > Sam Goldstein<br>
                                                >
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