[GPSCC-chat] Agenda & Registration, GPCA General Assembly, San Jose, June 27-28

Fri May 8 13:30:27 PDT 2015

Dear Friend -- 

This is to announce the draft agenda <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/agenda-draft-to-counties> and registration <https://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/reg_ga_jun2015> for the next General Assembly <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06> of the Green Party of California, June 27-28 in San Jose. 

Registration is now open below and will be $40 through June 1 and $50 afterwards. All registrations include lunch and a light breakfast each day. All meals will be vegetarian or vegan. There is also a single day registration of $21/day for either Saturday or Sunday and $25/day after June 1.

The General Assembly will meet in conjunction with the US Social Forum <https://www.ussocialforum.net/sanjose>, which will include several Green Party sponsored workshops <http://www.cagreens.org/action/ussf-sanjose-2015>. The GPCA has obtained a special discounted USSF registration fee of $20 if you register below along with your General Assembly registration ($60 total GPCA & USSF).

The General Assembly is the party's primary decision-making body <http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2013-06-23#Article_7._General_Assembly>. See the draft agenda <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/agenda-draft-to-counties>. Delegates <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/delegates> are chosen by counties <http://www.cagreens.org/county-parties>. Please have your County Party send its delegate list here <mailto:agenda-team at cagreens.org>. Other Greens are welcome to attend as provided for in this policy <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/attendance-policy>. The General Assembly will include approval of the party's 2014-2015 , planning for our 2016 US Senate candidacy and other party organizing and party building items. 

The General Assembly will be held at San Jose State University <http://www.sjsu.edu/> (1 Washington Sq., San Jose <https://www.google.com/maps/place/San+Jos%C3%A9+State+University/@37.335187,-121.881072,17z/data=!4m3!3m2!1s0x808fccb864de43d5:0x397ffe721937340e!4b1?hl=en>) on Saturday, June 27and at the Low Income Help Center <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Low-Income-Self-Help-Center/154424831260944> (525 W Alma Ave, San Jose <http://www.mapquest.com/maps?2a=525%20W%20Alma%20Ave&2c=San%20Jose&2s=CA&2z=95125>) on Sunday, June 28. Click for directions <http://www.sjsu.edu/parkingtransportationmaps/index.html> and transit options <http://as.sjsu.edu/asts/>.

The full General Assembly agenda is below. Hope to see you in San Jose.

Sincerely,

Sanda Everette, Alex Shantz
Co-coordinators, GPCA Coordinating Committee <http://www.cagreens.org/committees/coordinating>gpca at cagreens.org

Saturday, June 27

  8:00am Breakfast, registration

  9:00am Opening, new delegate orientation, quorum count, announcement of Standing Committee vacancies

  9:30am Agenda approval

  9:45am Proposal: Approval of Coordinating Committee Bylaws Interpretation Extending the Application Period and Shortening the Discussion Period for Coordinating Committee and GPUS Delegation elections <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/bylaws-interpretation-elections-timing-june-2015> (Coordinating Committee)

10:00am Proposal: Approval of changes to draft GPCA Elections Code <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/gpca-elections-code> (Coordinating Committee)

10:20am Confirmation: Doug Barnett, Coordinating Committee Nominee for GPCA Treasurer <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/confirmation-gpca-treasurer>(nominee makes statement)

10:40am Confirmation: Jared Laiti, Coordinating Committee Nominee for GPCA Liaison to the Secretary of State <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/confirmation-gpca-liaison-secretary-state> (nominee makes statement)

11:00am Proposal: Budget FY2015-2016 - Draft budget in .xls format and .pdf format format; Income Narrative, Expense Narrative; Annual Reports and Workplans of Standing Committees and Working Groups (Budget Committee) - still in preparation. For review Approved Budget FY2014-2015 <http://www.cagreens.org/finance/internal/Budget_2014-15GAdraft.pdf>. Proposal: Strategic Plan <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/strategic-plan>(Coordinating Committee)

12:15pm Announcement of Standing Committee <http://www.cagreens.org/committees> vacancies

12:20pm Lunch, Womens Caucus meeting during lunch 

  1:25pm Quorum count

  1:30pm Proposal: Budget FY2015-2016 - Draft budget in .xls format and .pdf format format; Income Narrative, Expense Narrative; Annual Reports and Workplans of Standing Committees and Working Groups (Budget Committee) - still in preparation. For review Approved Budget FY2014-2015 <http://www.cagreens.org/finance/internal/Budget_2014-15GAdraft.pdf>. Proposal: Strategic Plan <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/strategic-plan>(Coordinating Committee)

  2:45pm Proposal: Approval Next General Assembly Meeting Date and Place <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/next-ga> (Coordinating Committee)

  2:55pm Presentation: Coordinating Committee female <http://files.cagreens.org/vote/irvdetail?pid=65> and male <http://files.cagreens.org/vote/irvdetail?pid=66> candidates for FY2015-2017 make statements

  3:10pm Presentation: GPUS Delegation delegate <http://files.cagreens.org/vote/irvdetail?pid=63> and alternate <http://files.cagreens.org/vote/irvdetail?pid=64> candidates for FY2015-2017 make statements

  3:25pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Platform, Finance/Fundraising, GROW)

  4:55pmAnnouncements

General Assembly concludes for day, attendees free to attend closing plenary session and attend dinner/evening social events at US Social Forum <http://www.ussfsanjose.com/>.

Sunday, June 28

  8:00am Breakfast, registration

  9:00am Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Green Issues, Media, IT)

10:30pm Quorum count

10:35amConfirmation: Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators  <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2013-06/confirmation-co-coordinators>

10:40am Presentation: New server and enhanced IT capabilities <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/presentation-it> (Information Technology Committee)

11:00am Presentation: GPCA Field Organizers Report and Q&A <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/presentation-field-organizers>(Grassroots Organizing Working Group)

11:30am Proposal: International Trade Agreements <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-01/platform-amendment-international-trade>(Platform Committee)

12:00pm Proposal: Water Planning <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/platform-amendment-water-planning> (Platform Committee)

12:35pm Lunch, GPUS Delegation meeting, Optional caucus meetings 

  1:40pm Announcements, including announcement of Standing Committee <http://www.cagreens.org/committees> vacancies, Quorum Count

  1:45pm Presentation: Update on Legal Cases against Proposition 14/SB6 <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/top-two-challenge-update> (Coordinating Committee)  

  2:00pm Discussion:GPCA 2016 Election Strategy - US Senate race <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2015-06/strategy-2016-us-senate> (Campaigns and Candidates Working Group)

  2:45pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (Bylaws, Finance/GROW/Clearinghouse joint session) 

  4:15pm Confirmation: Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators  <http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2013-06/confirmation-co-coordinators> (for any committees or working groups not confirmed in morning session)

  4:20pm Closing session

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