[GNC] Convention Report

[jamie mclaughlin]

thursday i went to a credentialing meeting and then 

 international committee meeting        ;i am not a member however to elected  grp ic members are no longer in the party

there is an up coming meeting in Québec, canada

i went a women's caucus meeting : i am not a member but i go to meetings 
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>friday   :  i was  in national  committee  plenary from 1- 5  
I was the only member of the grp on the nc{ i am an alternate}  to attend  and when the meting started corium was not met for a half hour: i think having a grp presence had an effect on corium

the nc elected 3 new steering committee members
and re elected the treasurer 

you know about saturday

sunday i was at the nc meeting but we were not voting and roll was not called


 > Scott Laugenour wrote:
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> >I arrived in Chicago on Thursday afternoon and checked in as a delegate.
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> >I attended a workshop on things to know about running a campaign and was happy to see a full room of people who were eager to share experiences.  I can’t remember the facilitator’s name, but he was very well prepared and helpful.  Many people were there to eagerly share success and horror stories.
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> >I attended another workshop on reforming the Electoral College, which included some interesting insights into the 14th Amendment.
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> >I also attended some of the platform committee meeting, where they were discussing the platform that would be presented to the convention (which was rejected soundly on Saturday).
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> >I had meals and drinks with some members of the Lavender coalition, which was both fun and educational.  I also met some people who were excited about the formation of a Youth Caucus (although my age probably would not qualify me for that, I’m glad to see the party reaching out to youth).
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> >On Friday evening, the reception where the presidential candidates addressed the convention and answered questions from the floor was awesome.  We had an excellent slate of delegates.  I had looked over each candidate’s web sites, but to see them in person was very helpful to this relative newcomer to the party.  I left the reception with a feeling that the party was properly poised for this post-Nader period, where the country is in need of a true opposition party.
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> >It was also great to see and meet so many great people from other states who are running for local offices.  I hope we in Massachusetts are able to increase the number of candidacies at the local level while we increase registration efforts.  To me, the two are connected.
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> >It was apparent that most other delegations had had time to get to know one another before the convention and had several caucuses planned.  I regretted that our delegation was established so late in the game that we didn’t have such an opportunity.  Some people I didn't get to know until I met them on the floor.
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> >Still, as I said on my listserv post yesterday, I had a great time and was happy to meet up with many of my fellow Greens.  It mobilized me to do more at this critical time.
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> >...........
> >Re: "Official Report"  The only business that the delegation conducted off of the Saturday convention floor, to my knowledge, was the 7-0 vote that named me as the spokesman.  This took place at the meeting that was called for 1pm Friday on the 7th floor of the hotel.  All transactions that took place on Saturday, I'm sure, are on record with the party.
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