April 09, 2010 Libertarian Party of Ohio State Convention

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The 2010 Libertarian Party of Ohio State Convention


From Friday, April 09 2010 - 5:00pm
To Sunday, April 11 2010 - 12:00pm


Doubletree Hotel Columbus / Worthington
175 Hutchinson Avenue
Columbus, OH 43235



The Libertarian Party of Ohio’s 2010 Convention will be held on April 9th , 10th, and 11th at the Doubletree Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. The LPO holds a convention once every two years for the purpose of conducting party business such as constitutional and bylaw amendments; gathering our members from throughout the state in one place to share ideas and network, and learn about politics, campaigning, and candidates; and reporting to the members on the progress and activities of the LPO.

For more information about the 2010 LPO Convention, please contact convention chair Luke McKellar at luke.mckellar@lpo.org or (937) 554-5518.

Hotel reservations at a special rate of $101 / night plus taxes may be made by clicking the link below or calling the hotel and mentioning the "Libertarian Party of Ohio" through March 19, 2010.

Doubletree Hotel Columbus / Worthington
175 Hutchinson Avenue
Columbus, OH 43235


Events and Schedule

Friday

Registration, 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Pick up your convention materials and badge.

Friday evening socializer
Join us from 6:30 to 9:00 pm to socialize with other attendees. Light food will be provided, and a cash bar will be available. Guest speaker to be announced soon!
This event is not included in any weekend package. Cost is $25 to attend.

Hospitality Room
Discuss various topics and network with fellow Libertarians into the night in the Hospitality Room after the Friday evening socializer. Snacks and beverages sponsored by Café Brioso.

Saturday

Registration, 8:45 am to 6:30 pm
Pick up your convention materials and badge.

Business session, 9:30 am to 12:15 pm
If you are a member of the Libertarian Party of Ohio, attend the business session Saturday morning to vote on LPO Constitution and Bylaw changes and hear reports from our Chairs and Division Directors. This event is free to attend.

Note: Per the Libertarian Party of Ohio’s constitution, all proposals for changes to the bylaws or Constitution must be made available to all members by reasonable and common methods no less than 30 days before the convention. Constitution amendments must be sponsored by at least 3 delegates at the convention to be eligible for a vote. Please contact the 2010 Convention Chair, Luke McKellar, with any bylaw or constitution changes at luke.mckellar@lpo.org or (937) 554-5518.

Lunch Fundraiser, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Spend lunchtime on Saturday listening to special guest speaker Charlie Earl about “Crunchy Peanut Butter: Spreading the Libertarian message” while supporting the LPO.

Seminars, 1:25 pm to 5:00 pm

Session 1, 1:25 pm to 3:15 pm
Come hear our candidates for 2010 tell us about their campaigns.

Session 2, 3:25 pm to 4:10 pm
Mark Rutherford – “How to Get Libertarians Elected”

Session 3, 4:15 to 5:00 pm
Teresa Geron – “Americans for Fair Taxation”

Banquet, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Join us for dinner and listen to the keynote address given by James Bovard. The MC of this event is Brian Wilson. Annual LPO Awards will also be handed out.

Hospitality Room, 10:00 pm - ???
Discuss various topics and network with fellow Libertarians into the night in the Hospitality Room after the Friday evening socializer. Snacks and beverages sponsored by Café Brioso.

Sunday
Sunday morning breakfast, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for breakfast and listen to 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate for the Libertarian Party, Wayne Allyn Root, for an inspiring speech, as well as a convention wrap up from the convention chair.

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Meeting room available for ExCom, CentCom, or additional business session.

Vendors and Sponsors

For information regarding vendors’ tables or sponsorship of an event, please contact Kevin Knedler at chair@lpo.org or (740) 815-2566.


Speakers

James Bovard, Keynote speaker at Saturday Banquet

James Bovard, author of nine books and described as "the roving inspector general of the modern state" by The Wall Street Journal, will be our keynote speaker at the Convention banquet on Saturday evening. The Boston Globe Book Review stated:

“For more than 10 years, in such books as "Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty" (1994) and "Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen" (1999), Bovard has been sounding the alarm that the feds are coming. He's the Libertarian Party's Paul Revere, and if his wishes were horses, we'd be galloping right behind him, a musket on our shoulders and the fire of liberty burning in our eyes.”

His writings have been publicly denounced by the chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Postmaster General, and the chiefs of the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as by many congressmen and other malcontents.

Wayne Allyn Root, Sunday morning Speaker

Wayne Allyn Root is one of the most charismatic, colorful, passionate, fiery, and outspoken political personalities in America today. Wayne was the 2008 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential nominee. A college classmate of Barack Obama at Columbia University (Class of '83), he is now the face and voice of Libertarian-conservative politics in the mainstream national media. Wayne has made over 1000 media appearances since the 2008 election.

More speakers to be announced soon!


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