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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. <br>
    <br>
    I'm fine meeting anywhere. <br>
    <br>
    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.<br>
    <br>
    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. <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-signature">Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
      <small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
          <b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
          (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/23/2015 3:45 PM, Kevin Ludlow
      wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAHSaL=GpiRJoecHkb5YggK_nyp1ATHDdbtPJtvXYAY1f+GuOTg@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">
      <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>
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      <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Wes
          Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              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"> 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>
                <br>
                <br>
              </div>
              <div>
                <div class="h5">
                  <div>On 12/23/2015 3:37 PM, Kevin Ludlow wrote:<br>
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                    <div dir="ltr">
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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>
                        </div>
                        * While it's not entirely west coast, it does
                        address that imbalance to other members (a
                        little at least)<br>
                        <br>
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                      -Kevin<br>
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                    <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                      <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at
                        2:38 PM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"
                            target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a></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 moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232"
                                      value="+12023330008"
                                      target="_blank">(202) 333-0008
                                      ext. 232</a>, <a
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"
                                      target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a></a><br>
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                                <div>On 12/23/2015 3:30 PM, Sam
                                  Goldstein wrote:<br>
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                                <blockquote type="cite">
                                  <div dir="ltr">I don't want a LNC
                                    meeting at OKC. 
                                    <div><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>Sam Goldstein</div>
                                  </div>
                                  <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                    <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec
                                      23, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Wes Benedict
                                      <span dir="ltr"><<a
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"
                                          target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a></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
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008"
                                                  target="_blank">(202)
                                                  333-0008 ext. 232</a>,
                                                <a
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href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a></a><br>
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                                                @LPNational<br>
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                                              <div>On 12/19/2015 9:59
                                                AM, Wes Benedict wrote:<br>
                                              </div>
                                              <blockquote type="cite">
                                                <div>Nick asked staff to
                                                  do the same so Robert
                                                  also contacted helms
                                                  Briscoe Friday. </div>
                                                <div><br>
                                                  On Dec 19, 2015, at
                                                  1:50 AM, Alicia
                                                  Mattson <<a
                                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com">agmattson@gmail.com</a></a>>


                                                  wrote:<br>
                                                  <br>
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                                                  <div>
                                                    <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>
                                                      <div><br>
                                                        -Alicia<br>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <br>
                                                      <br>
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                                                    <div
                                                      class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                                      <div
                                                        class="gmail_quote">On
                                                        Tue, Dec 15,
                                                        2015 at 4:10 PM,
                                                        Guy McLendon <span
                                                          dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:guy@mclendon.net" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:guy@mclendon.net">guy@mclendon.net</a></a>></span>
                                                        wrote:<br>
                                                        <blockquote
                                                          class="gmail_quote"
                                                          style="margin:0
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                                                          go for OK City
                                                          ...<br>
                                                          <span><br>
                                                          -----Original
                                                          Message-----<br>
                                                          From:
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                                                          [mailto:<a
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                                                          On Behalf Of
                                                          Wes<br>
                                                          Benedict<br>
                                                          </span><span>Sent:
                                                          Monday,
                                                          December 14,
                                                          2015 11:42 PM<br>
                                                          To: <a
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href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></a><br>
                                                          Subject: Re:
                                                          [Lnc-business]
                                                          February LNC
                                                          Meeting<br>
                                                          <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
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com"
                                                          target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com">goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com</a></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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