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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>There are many metrics to consider when choosing a venue. I am not sure that most members have a clear picture of all of those. I know that I did not before participating on this committee. I am not speaking for nor against this proposal at this time, merely attempting to point out that there are many things to consider. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:danielehayes@icloud.com">Daniel Hayes</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, August 11, 2017 11:57 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Lnc-business] 2020 Convention comment Re: Jul Membership Report</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Should I tender my resignation from the convention committee and we do this from a strictly democratic basis?<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel Hayes<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>LNC At Large Member<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Aug 11, 2017, at 11:17 AM, Brett Bittner <<a href="mailto:brett.bittner@lp.org">brett.bittner@lp.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wes, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That's a great idea. We are frequently insulated from the opinions of those we serve and represent, except when motivated by one side of a discussion. This may give us some insight into how our members wish we conduct business. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brett C. Bittner <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Region 3 Representative <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Libertarian National Committee <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:brett.bittner@lp.org">brett.bittner@lp.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>**This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Aug 11, 2017 11:53 AM, "Wes Benedict" <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p>Speaking of surveys, I'd also like to see a survey to help the LNC and Convention Committee choose the 2020 convention location. </p><p>The Convention Committee has done a great job gathering lots of locations to consider. They have collected a wide range of options and have narrowed it down. </p><p>I'd like to see if our members would prefer a more expensive location with hotel prices in the $149 per night range and dinners that cost the LP $100 per meal (and lunches $59), or if they'd prefer a location where hotel prices were around $119 per night, and dinners cost the LP closer to $59 per meal (and lunches $39). The package prices we set, and profit or loss the LP makes on conventions, is highly dependent upon the prices hotels charge for meals. </p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>Wes Benedict, Executive Director</pre><pre>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.</pre><pre>1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="tel:(202)%20333-0008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a></pre><pre><a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational</pre><pre>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/11/2017 11:16 AM, Wes Benedict wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>Patrick, I share your concern regarding our dues-paying membership decline and think a survey would be worthwhile.</p><p>I have done some surveys in the past by snail mail, but it's been a while. I think it's time to do another set. </p><p>See attached survey mailings.</p><p>See some survey results on page 7 of LP News: <a href="http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011-4_LP_News.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011-4_LP_News.pdf</a></p><p>I found the two responses regarding the Tea Party questions to be especially illustrative. </p><p>I will plan to do another survey this Fall. </p><p>I'll also be asking for a budget increase at this LNC meeting to pay for prospecting for new donors/members to lists that have routinely been our best performers. </p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>Wes Benedict, Executive Director</pre><pre>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.</pre><pre>1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="tel:(202)%20333-0008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a></pre><pre><a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational</pre><pre>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/11/2017 8:20 AM, Patrick McKnight wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>All, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I don't understand why our declining membership isn't our number one priority as an organization. These reports come out showing we have a real problem and no one seems to notice. Too often the LNC is too busy having pointless philosophical debates amongst ourselves while people are voting with their feet and leaving the party.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would like us to do an email survey of our membership to determine what people like and don't like about the party. I don't accept this culture of failure that since our numbers went up last year they have to go down this year. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I don't pretend to have all the answers to this problem. But I think a good place to start is simply asking our membership. It would be free and we might learn something. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Interest in liberty is exploding, if our numbers don't reflect that we are doing something wrong. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Patrick McKnight<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>LNC Region 8 Rep<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chair, New Jersey Libertarian Party<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Robert Kraus <<a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank">robert.kraus@lp.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Attached thank you for pointing that out! </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Live Free!</span><span style='color:navy'></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><em><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:navy'>Robert</span></b></em><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'><br><br></span></i></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br><a href="mailto:Operations@LP.org" target="_blank">Operations@LP.org</a><br>Libertarian National Committee<br>Ph: <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008" target="_blank">202.333.0008 x 231</a></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Join today: <a href="https://www.lp.org/membership" target="_blank">https://www.lp.org/membership</a></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>LP FB Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/libertarians</a> </span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
",serif'>size=3 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Aaron Starr<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 03, 2017 4:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a>; <a href="mailto:lnc-business@lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@lp.org</a>; 'LP-State Chairs'; <a href="mailto:staff@lp.org" target="_blank">staff@lp.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] Jul Membership Report</span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
",serif'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Robert,</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>For some reason the report compares July 2017 with June 2016, so the prior year data point did not get updated from last month’s report.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Can you revise this report to compare July 2017 with July 2016? </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Aaron Starr</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="tel:%28805%29%20583-3308" target="_blank">(805) 583-3308</a> Home</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="tel:%28805%29%20404-8693" target="_blank">(805) 404-8693</a> Mobile</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:starrcpa@gmail.com" target="_blank">starrcpa@gmail.com</a></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Kraus<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 03, 2017 9:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@lp.org</a>; 'LP-State Chairs'; <a href="mailto:staff@lp.org" target="_blank">staff@lp.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Jul Membership Report</span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
",serif'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Jul Membership Report is attached. Open to find out who is no longer tied for 10<sup>th</sup>!</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Live Free!</span><span style='color:navy'></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:navy'>Robert</span></b></em><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'><br><br></span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br><a href="mailto:Operations@LP.org" target="_blank">Operations@LP.org</a><br>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.</span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>1444 Duke Street</span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Alexandria, VA 22314</span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Ph: <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008" target="_blank">202.333.0008 x 231</a></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>Join today: <a href="https://www.lp.org/membership" target="_blank">https://www.lp.org/membership</a></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'>LP FB Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/libertarians</a> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
",serif'> </span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________</pre><pre>Lnc-business mailing list</pre><pre><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a></pre><pre><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>