<div dir="ltr">If you voted for Phoenix and did not leave your name in the comments please let me know.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Brett Bittner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brett@brettbittner.com" target="_blank">brett@brettbittner.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">That's the most relevant. </p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 30, 2015 3:47 PM, "Alicia Mattson" <<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank">agmattson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>I'm not sure what the unspecified-but-relevant information is that Mr. Bittner referred to, however since I do sometimes get copied on off-list emails, I do know that the Bellevue, WA contender for 2018 and one of the two Phoenix-area contenders said they do not have meeting space available for the Feb 20-21 weekend. I believe the other three 2018 contenders have this week submitted proposals and Helms Briscoe is shoring up some of the details with them.<br><br></div>-Alicia<br><br><div><br><br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Kevin Ludlow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ludlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">ludlow@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>I'd be happy to respond to all of that.<br><br></div>1. No, it's not a motion. It has no binding authority under our rules. But if 15 people respond and we still feel we need to defer to a proper motion to get "the board's feel" then I'd be truly at a loss for words.<br><br></div>2. I would never silence anyone - ever, but this has just gotten silly. If relevant information hasn't injected into the discussion within nearly SIX weeks of conversation, then I'm not sure when it would be or why we should wait on it further. This should not be a complicated task. I truly don't mean to sound curt in that response, but surely the time for that has passed.<br><br></div>3. I'm all for it. To echo Mr. Bittner: <u><b>PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINION NOW IF YOU HAVE ONE</b></u>. I would encourage anyone who has any relevant information to put it out there. What I really struggle with here is our unwillingness to place a hard deadline on this process. So I've created one. I guess everyone can just ignore that deadline, but then the problem just becomes a lack of participation.<br><br>Everyone has email. It takes literal seconds to respond. I'm totally sympathetic to staff not being able to close this deal due to the holidays, but that has no bearing on US doing OUR part. If one chooses not to voice their opinion then my personal position is that their opinion is not especially necessary to the conversation. <br><br></div>I wish I could force the participation, but I obviously cannot. I do hope that at least clears up my intent behind the poll.<span><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888">-Kevin<br></font></span></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Brett Bittner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brett@brettbittner.com" target="_blank">brett@brettbittner.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">So that I'm clear about this survey, I have a couple questions:<div><ol><li>As it's not a motion, will there be anything binding about the outcome, other than the possibility of it being used in a motion's discussion to show the "sense of the body"? I know many take off lots of time around the holidays and don't check their e-mail. That being the case, would a result that is a landslide for one location, but did not even get 50% participation, be used in the discussion when a formal motion is made?</li><li>Having asked several people several questions regarding this meeting, as I'm having to coordinate travel with another group to accommodate a speaking engagement on the day before the meeting, I feel like I may have more information than others who've not asked those questions. I don't recall seeing all of that information make its way onto the LNC-Discuss list. Can we expect a survey with the info available now not be used to push a certain location once the actual motion for a location presents itself, where the discovery of all available information is used in the discussion?</li><li>Is it possible for all of the moving parts that may affect the possible locations be shared on this list before Mr. Ludlow's midnight deadline?</li></ol><div>Thanks,</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div>Brett C. Bittner<div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:brett@brettbittner.com" target="_blank">brett@brettbittner.com</a></div><div><a href="tel:404.492.6524" value="+14044926524" target="_blank">404.492.6524</a></div><div><div><br></div><div>"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." -- Thomas Jefferson</div></div></div></div><div><div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Sam Goldstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com" target="_blank">goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Kevin,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for setting up the survey. Should have been done a month ago.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Sam Goldstein</div></font></span></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Kevin Ludlow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ludlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">ludlow@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Thank you for the update, Mr. Chair.<br><br>If the democratic process is of any value, here is an online poll. It takes about 4 seconds. It seems it would just be easy to give staff a definitive answer. I don't know of an easier way.<br><br></div>Please include your name in the comment section.<br><br><a href="http://www.polljunkie.com/poll/ziybzf/with-all-of-the-information-you-now-have-which-city-should-the-february-lnc-mee" target="_blank">http://www.polljunkie.com/poll/ziybzf/with-all-of-the-information-you-now-have-which-city-should-the-february-lnc-mee</a><br><br></div><div>Thank you.<span><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888">Kevin Ludlow<br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Scott L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net" target="_blank">scott73@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Mr. Ludlow:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I feel your pain.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Helms-Briscoe is currently
getting bids for our February LNC Session from most or all of the hotels that
are on the short list for our 2018 Convention site.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I think it was the ED
who wrote us that it is difficult to get bids from hotels this week due to most
normal people <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">having this week off (Note
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">I suggest we give
staff until Thursday, January 7, 2016 to collect the bids that Helms-Briscoe
is able to solicit. If we have no decent bids on that date, then I suggest
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
Behalf Of </span></b>Kevin Ludlow<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 29, 2015
8:11 PM<span><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <u></u><a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><u></u><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business]
February LNC Meeting</span></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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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 <u></u><u></u>Orlando<u></u><u></u>
and am pretty sure I have not missed a single word of email.<br>
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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?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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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 <u></u><u></u>Orlando<u></u><u></u> 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.<br>
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I really don't care how it's done, but surely we are capable of accomplishing
this very simple and discrete task.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:32 PM, <u></u>Guy McLendon<u></u>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Tim Hagan<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 23, 2015
11:48 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business]
February LNC Meeting</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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those locations, including <u></u><u></u>Seattle<u></u><u></u>
although I will be there next month for a memorial.<br>
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Tim<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 23, 2015
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business]
February LNC Meeting<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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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>
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I'm fine meeting anywhere. <br>
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My usual first place choices for every meeting are <u></u>New
Orleans<u></u> (close to my parents & great food), <u></u><u></u>Las Vegas<u></u><u></u> (fun), or DC (I don't have to
pack). I was very pleasantly surprised with how nice <u></u><u></u>Phoenix<u></u><u></u> 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 <u></u><u></u>Oklahoma<u></u><u></u>.<br>
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I was previously pushing to combine it with training in <u></u>San
Francisco<u></u> or <u></u><u></u>L.A.<u></u><u></u>,
but could not get consensus. I'd be fine with <u></u><u></u>Washington<u></u><u></u> state, personally, but it seems
like a long long way to fly for most people. </span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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Executive Director<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">New address: <u></u><u></u>1444 Duke St.<u></u>, <u></u>Alexandria<u></u>,
<u></u>VA<u></u> <u></u>22314<u></u><u></u></span></b><br>
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@LPNational<br>
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there an actual expectation that the LNC would be out petitioning instead of
meeting? Did I just misunderstand that or possibly read into it
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">On Wed, Dec 23, 2015
at 2:48 PM, Wes Benedict <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>> wrote:</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u>New Orleans<u></u>, OKC, and <u></u><u></u>Phoenix<u></u><u></u> all have reasonably good airfares for
February 19-21. </span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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* PHX is easy and generally cheap to fly into<br>
* <u></u><u></u>Phoenix<u></u><u></u>
itself is easy to get around<br>
* Car rentals tend to be super cheap in <u></u><u></u>Phoenix<u></u><u></u><br>
* The city is specifically setup for business conferences<br>
* We have two potential sites to visit there</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">On Wed, Dec 23, 2015
at 2:38 PM, Wes Benedict <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>> wrote:</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Wes Benedict,
Executive Director<br>
</span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">New address: <u></u><u></u>1444 Duke St.<u></u>, <u></u>Alexandria<u></u>,
<u></u>VA<u></u> <u></u>22314<u></u><u></u></span></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">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a>
@LPNational<br>
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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at 12:36 PM, Wes Benedict <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>> wrote:</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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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>
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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. </span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Wes Benedict,
Executive Director<br>
</span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">New address: <u></u><u></u>1444 Duke St.<u></u>, <u></u>Alexandria<u></u>,
<u></u>VA<u></u> <u></u>22314<u></u><u></u></span></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">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a>
@LPNational<br>
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:50 AM, Alicia Mattson <<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank">agmattson@gmail.com</a>>
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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: <u></u>Atlantic City<u></u>, <u></u>NJ<u></u>; <u></u>New Orleans<u></u>, <u></u>LA<u></u>; <u></u>Phoenix<u></u>, <u></u>AZ<u></u>; <u></u><u></u>Bellevue<u></u>, <u></u>WA<u></u><u></u>)
I indicated that time is of the essence, so they should send us their offers
quickly if they're available.</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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at 4:10 PM, <u></u>Guy McLendon<u></u> <<a href="mailto:guy@mclendon.net" target="_blank">guy@mclendon.net</a>> wrote:</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">I'd go for OK City
...<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] On Behalf Of Wes<br>
Benedict<br>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 11:42 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<pre style="background:white"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">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 <u></u><u></u>San Francisco<u></u><u></u><br>
recently but got zero interest from the LNC.<br>
<br>
I found a great place in <u></u><u></u>Oklahoma City<u></u><u></u> 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>
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Sent from my iPad<br>
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> On Dec 14, 2015, at 7:49 PM, Sam Goldstein <<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</span></font> <u></u><u></u></pre></blockquote>
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