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<DIV><FONT size=4>April 18, 2011</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Folks: I attended a March 31st teleconference held by
the Co-Chairs of the GPUS Annual National Meeting Committee (ANMC). The
meeting also included GPUS activists from Iowa, Maryland, Virginia and North
Carolina. Possible sites mentioned in the conversation for the 2012 GPUS
Presidential Nominating Convention (and GPUS ANM) included unspecified cities in
Iowa, Maryland, Virginia and Atlanta, GA (and my mention of San Jose,
CA).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Points of presentation addressing some questions GPSCC members
have had in our previous discussions: Estimated Budget is in the range of
$50,000 -- less than the $80,000 approximate actual budget required for the
Chicago 2008 convention (that involved change of site) and more than the $30,000
used as an approximate budget for ANMs without a nominating convention.
The recommendation for a minimum number of local volunteers was 4-5 and double
that for a QPNC. There was a strong emphasis on the need for local hosts
to adequately identify transportation, lodging and food information.
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Some specific comments about the Chicago 2008 logistics:
By the time the National Committee (State GP Delegates) chose Chicago by
vote among various proposals, the proposed site had been lost due to delay and
not posting a reservation fee. The Palmer House, although known as among
the most expensive convention sites in Chicago, did negotiate discounts with the
ANMC. The Hostel that was one of the housing alternatives provided a
lesser cost alternative that helped mitigate attendance expenses, as did Chicago
public transportation. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>The ANMC Chairs requested that proposals be submitted by June
or July at the latest. There is a GPUS ANM in August where the ANMC will
report on the status of proposals.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>This morning I spoke with a staff person at San Jose State
University. She indicated that we would not need a campus organization or
faculty sponsor, that some dormitory rooms could be available for an event
during the last two weeks of June 2012, and that an on-campus food catering
contract might be available even though the student cafeteria would be on a
reduced menu and schedule during that time. She said she would send me
some information by email and do some further checking with her supervisors in
gathering information (since she was an interim staffer for this
position).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Warner</FONT></DIV>
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