From the Libertarian Party website:
The Libertarian National Committee meets in New Orleans, La., December 13 –14.
Click here for hotel details.
The LNC will attempt to stream the meeting live on the Internet. Because of potential technical challenges, and to experiment with various broadcasting arrangements, multiple options for broadcast may be presented. Check back on this page for potential updates.
Preliminary schedule (exact times are subject to change):
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Broadcast channel #1:
Click here for the Ustream version of the broadcast or visit:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/libertarian-party1
Broadcast channel #2:
Click here for an audio-only version or visit:
http://libertarian.caster.fm/
The draft agenda and advanced copies of some reports to be presented at the meeting can be viewed by clicking the file links below. Agendas are usually modified after the start of the meeting.
Attachment / Size
Proposed Agenda / 67.49 KB
Chair’s Report / 26.33 KB
Treasurer’s Report / 829.62 KB
Secretary’s Report / 17.21 KB
Staff Report / 1.32 MB
Membership Report / 246.03 KB
Region 2 Report / 27 KB
Region 4 Report a / 36.5 KB
Region 4 Report b / 166.9 KB
Region 5 Report / 54 KB
Region 8 Report / 228.25 KB
Ballot Access Report / 34.5 KB
Employment Policy and Compensation Committee Report / 35 KB
I.T. Committee Report / 179.73 KB
Campus Organizing Report / 30.5 KB
International Representative Report / 30.5 KB
Electronic Conference Rules Committee Report / 63.62 KB
Motion – Change Term and Role of COC / 30 KB
Cumulative Potential Conflicts of Interest / 35.5 KB
2015 Draft Budget / 155.09 KB
Affiliate Support Committee Report / 1.72 MB
If anyone wants to donate by any other means besides paypal email me at that address and we can discuss what other options may work for you. Coverage is at https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2014/12/lnc-meeting-thread-3/
The impact might not be huge, but it’s hardly negative. And I’m not sure what you’re saying about “buildings”- only the latter category includes that, and I’ve seen nothing to suggest the Nolan HQ wouldn’t qualify because it’s not a whole building owned outright.
“conventions, lawsuits, and headquarters [buildings]” are not vaguely like the bulks of our buildings. And the law only matters for contributors who already hit donation limits and are not themselves tapped out.
THANKS Paulie,
And as you are generally too modest 🙂 I will put in a plug for sending paypal acknowledgements of the value IPR readers find in your reporting in the form of cash to help cover at least some of your expenses.
Just go to:
https://www.paypal.com
Enter Paulie’s email:
[email protected]
And send some $$
(or there’s probably a way to do it with bitcoin or other methods. Paulie — what works, and what works best for you?)
Joe
Readers may want to investigate how many of these maxed out donors exist. It is not quite zero.
Something that should also be in consideration, is the LNC’s plans for taking advantage of an apparent upcoming change in the law effectively tripling party contribution limits that are earmarked for one of three categories: conventions, lawsuits, and headquarters. Which is together the bulk of the LNC’s expenses, and the last one we already even have a segregated account for.
Dunno that it needs to/can be on the meeting agenda, but it definitely be on national’s radar that all of their maxed out donors are about to be able to have those caps raised.
http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/12/u-s-house-passes-bill-that-permits-bigger-contributions-to-political-party-national-committees/
Not the most important item on the agenda, but I’m looking forward to hearing what the rebranding/logo folks have come up with. I’m not a hater of the current logo, but it’s a perennially interesting discussion. Just so long as they don’t try to resurrect the penguin mascot. 😉
Thanks paulie.
Good question MHW. I will try to find out.
Monday, December 15th, is Bill of Rights Day if my thinking cap is on straight. Does the LNC have any plans regarding that celebration?
If anyone else cann help with the reporting let me know.
I’ll be there reporting – liveblog if we get signal, deadblog if we don’t. Hopefully the audio/video will work also but that is not me.