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National Grassroots Convention - Sun, July 13 DC Area
On July 12th, 2008, thousands of members of the Ron Paul Grassroots will gather from around the country in Washington, D.C. for the March. It will be the largest gathering of grassroots supporters in the campaign's history. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Let's tailgate the rally with a convention! People will be spending hundreds of dollars to get here, so let's make it really worth their while. Then this becomes a two day affair by having a convention on the 13th. Conventions are different from rallies. Both have speakers, but conventions have lectures, workshops, and seminars. This means less "Rah, Rah" and more how to.
The biggest challenge is finding a venue with just over two months notice and pulling it together in that time. Who wants to help make this happen? We need to work fast!
Please join The Ron Paul Grassroots Convention Meetup
Thanks,
Nathan RPGrassrootsConvention@gmail.com
The grassroots are Dr. Paul's supporters, and while we support his presidential campaign, we also support many congressional and local candidates running under the Republican, Libertarian, Constitutional, Independent and Democratic party banners. That means that we are non-partisan and this is an educational event to prepare people for future campaigns and solidify us as a movement. We have no connection to Dr. Paul's official presidential campaign. Our focus is the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.
Meetup 1887 Conference call 1 notes
We first spoke with Deborah Robinet of The Revolution March Foundation. She informed us of the Travel and Lodging committee that they have put together for the march. There are some contacts that we can reach to find out more about the actual convoy routes (Ronvoy). There will be a new site up soon for the Ronvoy. Ronvoy.com It also appears that they are trying to work with Best Westerns in the area for lodging. Deborah also informed us that workshops the day before the march were announced on the Ron Paul Forum today.
We talked about promoting our convention through the Ron Paul March website.
We also spoke with a few people from Revolutionbroadcasting.com. We went over some of the details of webcasting our events. They have a few people staying for a few days after the march to help us with that. They did give us a little air-time after the call. We may be able to get some more promotion from them.
We talked about the pros and cons of different venues and have put together a basic schedule of events. With state schools as an option we will be looking for contacts within the schools to find sponsorship.
We spoke about catering, speakers, workshops and seminars, power, A/V, chairs and tables etc.
We are planning for several conference calls in the coming week.
Private schools if sponsored
State schools if sponsored
Community centers
Convention center (expensive)
Land with tents (for possible Ronstock on Monday)
Try to get people to stay around after the convention
Live streaming of seminar / workshop audio and video + making it available as archives for later use.
Tentative schedule:
Times---Blocks
- 9:00 – 10:00: Convention workers briefing and setup.
- 10:00 – 1:00: Keynote speaker & panel discussion(s)
- Keynote speaker: (Ideally Dr. Paul, speaking as an individual) On becoming a long term grassroots movement.
- Panel discussion 1: Getting past party lines – Made up of our congressional candidates with ideally one each of Independent, Constitutional, Libertarian, Democrat and Republican all running under a similar platform. An Independent is confirmed.
- Panel discussion 2: Undetermined, but something like campaigning in a Web 2.0 world.
- 1:00 – 2:00: Lunch and meet & greet & book signing (band?):2:00 – 3:00: Block 1
- 3:00 – 4:00: Block 2
- 4:00 – 5:00: Block 3
- 5:00 – 6:00: Block 4
- 6:00 – 7:00: Block 5
- ? 7:00-8:00: Block 6 (optional)
- 7:00 – 8:00 or 8:00 – 9:00 Social time and closing ceremony (band?)
- 8:00 – 9:00 or 9:00 – 10:00 Clean up.
So that's 25 - 30+ seminars and workshops and we could have workshops in the same track running side by side if we need to add more. Any attendee would be able to take 5.
We have tentative commitments for seminars or workshops:
- Ray Powell - How to be an Internet broadcaster on Revolution Broadcasting
- Jim Azola: How to set up a call center.
- Neal: Pre-Press preparation – getting things ready to be printed.
- Tom Lezardo: How to run for office
- John Orlando: How to be a campaign treasurer
- A band has agreed to play if we can do the setup.
Dr. Paul has been invited, and his office has sent a query for clarification on one point, so it is being considered.
Tracks:
Keynote speaker on becoming a longterm grassroots movement panel debate(s)
lunch (bbq)(other options)
seminars and workshops several tracks: (seminars are examples only)
Delegates Track:
- Roberts Rules of Order
- Briefing and discussion on the convention
- Strategy planning
- Meet and greet
Organizer Track:
- Workshops and seminars on organizer training
- GOTV
- Planning
- Running Meetups
Supporter Track:
- Various speakers
- Tutorials on banner making
- Making buttons
- How to silk screen
- Canvasing training
- How to lobby your elected representatives
- The biggest banner making party the movement has seen, then in the evening let MD, DC and VA know we were there by hanging them!
Tech Track:
- How to set up a asterisk pbx or robo-dialer
- How to use advokit campaign management software
- Setting up and administering advokit
- How to do a DVD project
- How to make YouTube video's
- Graphics pre-press HowTo
Candidate track:
- Learn how to run for office
- Campaign finances and laws
- Being a Campaign Manager
Book signings
- Various speakers
- Dr. Paul book signing would be wonderful!!
Music / band in the evening
Ronvoy to DC
NOTE: At this time we are unsure of when the Ronvoy plans to make the return trip
Per Person Pricing Includes: Round-trip transportation w/ unlimited mileage unless otherwise specified. Routes with limited mileage have been estimated including additional mileage. Fuel at $4.00 per gallon has been included in all rates. To reduce any liability to the Revolution March Foundation, the Loss Damage Waiver protection is included in all rates. Pricing is based on one driver per van. Additional drivers are extra. Pricing for additional departure cities is being determined at this time.
Multiple vans have been reserved in all departure cities. All vans require driver: 25 year or older, valid driver license, major credit card in driver?s name. If interested in volunteering to drive, please mail your contact information to travlodge@revolutionmarch.com. Pay your $50 deposit now, to hold your place on the Ronvoy route, by visiting the Revolution March 2008 Official Travel & Lodging Meetup site and going to the About Us page. The final deadline for payment is June 30th, but those who pay before June 15th will receive a free Revolution March Ronvoy to DC t-shirt or hat! You may visit the June calendar page, go to June 15th, and scroll down for your Ronvoy route to make your payment on or before June 15th. To make your payment after June 15th, please visit the date of June 30th, and scroll down to find your Ronvoy route.
Seattle
12-Passenger Vans
$335.00
Cities included on the Seattle Ronvoy are:
July 7 - Meetup with Spokane, WA
July 7 - Camping in Butte, MT
July 8 - Meetup with Billings, MT
July 8 - Camping in Bismarck, ND
July 9 - Meetup with Minneapolis, MN
July 9 - Camping in Alma Center, WI
July 10 - Meetup with Madison, WI
July 10 - Meetup with Milwaukee, WI
July 10 - Meetup with Chicago, IL
July 10 - Camping in Toledo, OH
July 11 - Meetup with Pittsburgh, PA
July 11 - Arrival in Washington, DC Area
Portland
12-Passenger Vans
$420.00/Limited Mileage
Cities included on the Portland Ronvoy include:
July 7 - Meetup with Boise, ID
July 7 - Camping in Twin Falls, ID
July 8 - Meetup with Salt Lake City, UT
July 8 - Camping in Laramie, WY
July 9 - Meetup with Omaha, NE
July 9 - Camping in Des Moines, IA
July 10 - Meetup with Davenport, IA
July 10 - Camping in Toledo, OH
July 11 - Meetup with Pittsburgh, PA
July 11 - Arrival in Washington, DC Area
San Francisco
12-Passenger Vans
$340.00
Cities included on the San Francisco Ronvoy include:
July 7 - Meetup with Sacramento, CA
July 7 - Meetup with Reno, NV
July 7 - Meetup with Elko, NV
July 7 - Camping in West Wendover, NV
July 8 - Meetup with Salt Lake City, UT
July 8 - Camping in Laramie, WY
July 9 - Meetup with Omaha, NE
July 9 - Camping in Des Moines, IA
July 10 - Meetup with Cedar Rapids, IA
July 10 - Meetup with Joliet, IL
July 10 - Camping in Fort Wayne, IN
July 11 - Meetup with Columbus, OH
July 11 - Meetup with Morgantown, WV
July 11 - Arrival in Washington, DC
Los Angeles
12-Passenger Vans
$235.00
Cities on the Los Angeles Ronvoy include:
July 7 - Meetup with Phoenix, AZ
July 7 - Camping in Gallup, NM
July 8 - Meetup with Albuquerque, NM
July 8 - Meetup with Amarillo, TX
July 8 - Camping in Oklahoma City, OK
July 9 - Meetup with Tulsa, OK
July 9 - Meetup with Little Rock, AR
July 9 - Camping in Memphis, TN
July 10 - Meetup with Nashville, TN
July 10 - Camping in Kingsport, TN
July 11 - Meetup with Roanoke, VA
July 11 - Arrival to Washington, DC
San Diego
12-Passenger Vans
$220.00
Cities on the San Diego Ronvoy include:
July 7 - Meetup with Yuma, AZ
July 7 - Meetup with Tucson, AZ
July 7 - Camping in Las Cruces, NM
July 8 - Meetup with El Paso, TX
July 8 - Odessa, TX
July 8 - Camping in Abilene, TX
July 9 - Meetup with Dallas, TX
July 9 - Camping in Memphis, TN
July 10 - Meetup with Nashville, TN
July 10 - Camping in Kingsport, TN
July 11 - Meetup with Roanoke, VA
July 11 - Arrival in Washington, DC
Las Vegas
12-Passenger Vans
$227.00
July 8 - Meetup with St, George, UT
July 8 - Camping in Grand Junction, CO
July 9 - Meetup with Gypsum, CO
July 9 - Meetup with Denver, CO
July 9 - Meetup with Colorado Springs, CO
July 9 - Camping in Salina, KS
July 10 - Meetup with Topeka, KS
July 10 - Meetup with Lawrence, KS
July 10 - Meetup with Kansas City, MO
July 10 - Meetup with St, Louis, MO
July 10 - Camping in Indianapolis, IN
July 11 - Meetup with Dayton, OH
July 11 - Meetup with Columbus, OH
July 11 - Meetup with Uniontown, PA
July 11 - Arrival in Washington, DC
Phoenix
12-Passenger Vans
$230.00
These vans have been reserved for a Phoenix group at this time. On July 10th, any seats available with be released to the general public. This route follows the same route as the Los Angeles route once it leaves Phoenix.
