Missouri Libertarian Party Convention - March 6th, 2010

Building Liberty Bridges

The Missouri Libertarian Party 2010 State Convention will be held at the Truman Hotel and Conference Center in Jefferson City, MO Saturday March 6th.

The convention focus is on building relationships with other liberty minded organizations and 2010 Libertarian candidates. The Missouri LP State Committee will meet in the afternoon to elect National LP Convention delegates, amend the platform and bylaws, and elect the Executive Committee.

In these tough economic times the Missouri Libertarian Party has worked hard to keep expenses for the convention down so more Missouri Libertarians can attend. This will be a one day event allowing many to attend without having the expense of a hotel room. The cost is only $40.00 which includes lunch. $20.00 for students.

This year there will be a banquet dinner in the evening for the award presentations with live entertainment. The banquet dinner is $50.

Convention registration with banquet dinner is $80.00 if purchased before March 1st.

If you would rather pay at the door, please RSVP to the Missouri Libertarian Party via e-mail to: info@lpmo.org. Include the name and addresses of each person attending and the convention package you will be purchasing.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Dave Roland - Show-Me Institute

Dave Roland came to the Show-Me Institute after three years in the nation's capital as an attorney with the Institute for Justice, where he litigated school choice, economic liberty, and property rights cases in state and federal courts. Dave earned undergraduate degrees in political science and Biblical studies at Abilene (TX) Christian University before studying law and religion at Vanderbilt University, where he received his M.T.S. and his law degree in 2004. While attending Vanderbilt, Dave wrote a series of essays for the Freedom Forum's First Amendment Center about the First Amendment and public education, and he clerked for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberties in Washington, D.C. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, presented expert testimony about school choice and eminent domain before several state legislatures, and his report "School Choice and the North Carolina Constitution" was published in 2006.

Since joining SMI, Dave has travelled widely in the state of Missouri, speaking to elected officials, Federalist Society chapters, and community groups about education, property rights, constitutional protections for liberty, and the American Founders' conception of virtue. His commentary has been published in several of the state's largest newspapers and he has been a guest on radio shows in St. Louis and Columbia. Dave and his wife, Jenifer (who is SMI's Director of Publications), recently published a case study, "All Caught Up: How Tax Policy May Have Allowed Tennessee to Outgrow Missouri".

Luncheon Speaker

Catherine Bleish, Executive Director of the Liberty Restoration Project

Catherine Bleish is the Executive Director of the Liberty Restoration Project and a member of the Ladies of Liberty Alliance. She is twenty five years old and a new activist to the cause, having been motivated by the presidential campaign of Ron Paul. But once she made up her mind to fight for liberty, she has been a human dynamo, co-founding the Liberty Restoration Project; serving as the Kansas City area Grassroots leader for the Ron Paul Campaign, serving as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, organizing "End The Fed" rallies, organizing grassroots training sessions, lobbying in state legislatures, fighting the state of Missouri's MIAC report, regularly speaking at Tea Parties, and taking the liberty message to the streets and to the air ways, speaking, advocating, and organizing for the cause of liberty. Catherine Bleish represents the new young force of activists who are ready to carry liberty's torch into the future. Her most recent project is Called Operation Defuse, a grassroots partnership between the Liberty Restoration Projectand Texans for Accountable Government, educating the liberty movement on the existence and dangers of fusion centers while arming them with the strategies and tools to ensure a return to Constitutional Government through local direct action.

Session Speakers

	Robyn Hamlin- Missouri Sovereignty Project Robyn Hamlin is an entrepreneur and small business owner. She has worked in the health insurance field for over 25 years and real estate rental property for the last seven years. Robyn Hamlin is an avid lover of animals and peaceful surroundings. She was a co-chair of the Missouri Campaign For Liberty until stepping down recently. She is involved with several grassroots groups in the St. Louis MO area that believe in limited government, sound monetary policies, sovereignty issues, and the philosophy of liberty.
	Ron Calzone - Missouri Citizens for Property Rights Ron is Chairman of Missouri Citizens for Property Rights and a Director of Missouri First. He has led the effort in Missouri for real eminent domain reform since the Kelo US Supreme Court decision in 2005 which allows use by government of eminent domain to take private property for private gain. Mr. Calzone is the founding president and CEO of CZ Engineering, Inc., a manufacturing company in business for almost 30 years. He also owns and operates a working cattle and horse ranch in Maries County.
	Paul Hamby - Missouri Campaign for Liberty Paul Hamby, a father of 2, lives in Maysville. He owns and manages Hamby Dairy Supply. A 1985 graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia. Today he serves as a Missouri Coordinator for the Campaign for Liberty. He has fought against NAIS, National Animal ID, leading a coalition that created the largest turnout at any USDA NAIS listening session nationwide. That June 2009 event in Jefferson City created press coverage from Missouri media, the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. Hamby's focus is on pushing back the federal government by fighting NAIS, Real ID, The Federal Reserve, Cap & Trade, & the Federal takeover of Health care. He believes in free market economics, freedom of choice in food production/consumption, and constitutional government. In April 2009, he spoke to a crowd of 5,000 at the Kansas City Tea Party. He is an advisor to the Missouri Sovereignty Project Serves on the issues committee for Great NorthWest Day and a member of Oathkeepers. Hamby is a frequent guest on talk radio, and his writings are published regularly in Missouri newspapers.
	Glenn Nielsen, Missouri Libertarian Party State Chairman. Glenn attended his first Libertarian event in 2000, a campaign rally for Harry Browne, the 2000 LP Presidential Candidate. Since then he has been very active with local libertarians in Boone County, working on local issues such as smoking bans and red light cameras. He has been the Missouri LP webmaster since 2002 and State Chair since 2007. Glenn is an eight year veteran of the US Navy where he served on submarines and operated Navy Nuclear Power Plants. He has worked in the commercial Nuclear Power industry and has been a computer programmer for the last 20 years. He currenty works for an Internet Service Provider adminstering servers used to host e-mail and websites.

Schedule

8:00 AM	Convention Registration Opens
9:00 AM	Welcome and keynote speech - Dave Roland Advancing Liberty with Responsibility by Promoting Market Solutions Come learn how state-based think tanks are working to win hearts and minds for free market/classical liberal positions on issues of public concern!
10:00 AM	Breakout Sessions Missouri Campaign for Liberty - Paul Hamby An overview of Missouri Campaign for Liberty and the issues they are working on. Room: Hermitage Online Membership Database CiviCRM - Glenn Nielsen The Missouri LP has a new online membership database application which uses the CiviCRM open source Constitutent Relationship Management software. Glenn will demonstrate how state and county party officers along with candidates can leverage this online membership database to grow the party. Room: Hightower
11:00 AM	Breakout Sessions Missouri Sovereignty Project - Robyn Hamlin What is the Missouri Sovereignty Project and what issues are they working on. Room: Hermitage Candidate Campaign Finance - Paula Benski & Teddy Fleck Paula will discuss Federal Election Commission campaign finance requirements for federal candidates and Teddy Fleck will discuss Missouri Ethics Commissiion requirements for state candidates. Room: Hightower
12:00 PM	Breakout Sessions Missouri Citizens for Property Rights - Ron Calzone Update on the Eminent Domain ballot initiative and the history of liberty. Room: Hermitage Communications and the Media - Cisse Spragins Written communications, press releases and how to deal with the media. Room: Hightower
1:00 PM	Lunch. Catherine Bleish, Executive Director of the Liberty Restoration Project Lunch includes a deli sandwich, salad and desert. With coffee, tea and ice water. Room: Roanoke
2:15 PM	Panel Discussion/Forum with past candidates for office - Glenn Nielsen Past Libertarian candidates will discuss their experiences running for office as a Libertarian. Room: Hermitage
3:30 PM	Missouri Libertarian Party State Committee Meeting Room: Hermitage
7:00 - 10:00 PM	Banquet Dinner Cash Bar Chicken Italiano - Grilled chicken breast seasoned with a special blend of spices, topped with a balsamic tomato & basil cream sauce, finished with provel cheese, served with chef's choice starch and vegetable, a garden fresh salad with choice of dressing, warm dinner rolls with butter, coffee, tea and ice water. If you would prefer a vegetarian dinner, please mark that on your convention registration. Desert - Double Chocolate Cake - Three layers of moist chocolate cake, filled with decadent chocolate icing. Champion of Freedom and Karl Wetzel Award Presentations. Libertarian US Senate Candidate speeches. Live performance of the Fed Up In Missouri skit. Special performance of the Wheels Off Liberty podcast by Jamie & Tarrin. Room: Roanoke

Details

Convention packages:

• Convention with lunch: $40.00, $20.00 for students with valid student ID.
• Evening Banquet Dinner: $50.00
• Convention, lunch and evening banquet dinner: $80.00, $50.00 for students with valid student ID
  (if purchased before March 1st)
• There are no fees for attending the State Committee meeting.

Click here to register online.

Rooms at the Truman Hotel and Conference Center are only $57.00 per night plus tax. To get this rate you must call the hotel at 800-392-0202 and inform them you are attending the Missouri Libertarian Party Convention.

Lunch and coffee/tea breaks are included with the convention fee.

If you would rather pay at the door, please RSVP to the Missouri Libertarian Party via e-mail to: info@lpmo.org. Include the name and addresses of each person attending and whether they will be attending the Saturday evening dinner.

Map and directions: http://www.trumanjeffersoncity.com/location.html

Previous Conventions

2007 May 4-5, 2007 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel, 415 W. McCarty St., Jefferson City, MO.

2006 March 3-5 Lamplighter Inn & Suites Convention Center Springfield, MO.

2005 March 4-6 Holiday Inn Sports Complex Kansas City, MO.

2004 March 5-7 Holiday Inn Sports Complex Kansas City, MO.

2003 June 6-8 Wentzville, MO.