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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Mr. Executive Director:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>There is a tradeoff between time
and cost.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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For whatever reason, the <s>LNC</s> LNC-EC did not firm up the date and
city of the February LNC Session until last night. When you decrease the
lead-time, you usually increase your cost.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I have asked our Helms-Briscoe rep
to see if she can negotiate with the hotel to lower the room rate that they are
offering us for this LNC Session. The HB representative said that this is
now a seller’s market so she was not super-hopeful about the hotel
revising their bid, but let’s give her 24 hours to see what she can do.
[ Note – I met her in person a couple of times during the 2010-2012 LNC Term,
so it’s not like I am just some random LNC member]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Wes Benedict<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 07, 2016
8:15 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business] book <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:place></st1:City> flights for Feb
LNC meeting</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yes, the LNC-EC voted to have the meeting in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:place></st1:City>. <br>
<br>
The hotel in the Helms Briscoe proposal has rooms for $189 per night, plus $20
per night resort fee. Plus tax.<br>
<br>
There is a 32 room-night (could be 16 rooms 2 night each) mandatory minimum if
I read the proposal right. You pay penalties if we don't make it.<br>
<br>
We are about to ask Helms Briscoe to book it.<br>
<br>
I just want to make sure most of you plan to stay at the hotel so we meet our
mandatory minimum. <br>
<br>
If not, please speak up. If so, speak up. We need to see if 14 of you will book
rooms for 2 nights. Two rooms will be booked for staff.<br>
<br>
It might be worth it for Kevin Ludlow to set up a poll to see who agrees to
stay at the hotel, and if there is going to be a large penalty, then we locate
alternatives. I respect Mr. Ludlow's preference not to use cost as a factor in
choosing hotel locations, but the party will have to pay the penalties if
enough of you don't stay at the hotel (unless other LNC members agree to pay
the penalty if we don't meet the minimum). <br>
<br>
Barring obvious clear opposition, Friday (tomorrow) morning 1/8/2016 we will
have Helms Briscoe initiate the contract prep and signing for the Arizona Grand
Hotel. <br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>1444 Duke St.</span></font></st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Alexandria</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">22314</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a
href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a
href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
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