I believe this improperly advantages those states which will have more opportunity to fill delegations with their own residents.  I hold to the conventional wisdom that presidential conventions can be anywhere (any actually can, but I could be persuaded that sugar must be added on off years).  We have to consider our relationship with our affiliates.  Many states would never have an opportunity, and if we stuck to the top ten, only Hawaii in my region would be on that list, and I doubt that would be chosen often due to expense.   Speaking to my home state, Denver is a fantastic location and within distance of many activities, and I am sure other states in my region can boast of similar delights.

Our main purpose is conducting the business of the party and to serve the affiliates in so doing.  

In Liberty,
Caryn Ann Harlos
Region 1 Representative 
(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington)

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Arvin Vohra <votevohra@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,

This year's convention was an amazing success. One of the many reasons: the location. We picked a destination city, so people brought their spouses and kids. Many people bough gold packages, even when they weren't delegates, and routinely bought packages for their families as well.

I believe that all future conventions should be in destination cities. I know that the common wisdom is that presidential conventions should be in non-destination cities, because people will go to the convention anyway. The argument is: don't waste good cities on presidential years.

This argument is flawed. While delegates will go anywhere, they won't bring their families to non-destination cities. 

Here are some cities we should consider: https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Destinations-cTop-g191

And we should stick to the top 10.

Even if we repeat cities constantly, that's fine. Most people would be fine going to Las Vegas or New Orleans every four years, or even every two years. 

I await your feedback, and I intend to make a motion on this in advance of the July meeting.



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