[LPIL - Board of Directors] Convention Committee Report

[Justin Tucker]

Accidentally hit enter.

I can give a convention report if it's not already on the agenda.

A quick update:
- You can book your hotel now! Though the gala takes place on Saturday, 
we have a room block for Friday and Saturday (reserve here: 
www.my-event.hilton.com/libertarianpartyofillinois/)
- Packages to go on sale soon

Lifetime members are entitled to a Gold Package but will need to pay
an upcharge for a limited quantity Platinum Package that includes
dinner seated at Rep. Justin Amash. Platinum Package and Hospitality
Suite pricing will not change, but others are offered at reduced rates
for early registrations.

- Lifetime Member Gold Package - Free
- Lifetime Member Platinum Package Upgrade - $150

- Platinum Package Seated with Rep. Justin Amash - $249 (6 total)

- After Party Hospitality Suite with Dan Taxation Is Theft Behrman - $10

Early Bird Pricing (Sept 9 - Sept 22) [*or whichever date it goes live]
- Gold (All Programs and Dinner) - $99
- Silver - (All Programs, No Dinner) - $75
- Student- (All Programs, No Dinner, Must Have Current Student ID at
Registration) - $50

Regular Pricing (Sept 23 - Oct 15)
- Gold (All Programs and Dinner) - $119
- Silver (All Programs, No Dinner) - $89
- Student - (All Programs, No Dinner, Must Have Current Student ID at
Registration) - $50

Late Pricing (Oct 16 - 22)
- Gold (All Programs and Dinner) - $139
- Silver (All Programs, No Dinner) - $99
- Student (All Programs, No Meals, Must Have Current Student ID at
Registration) - $50

Gold Package Bundles
- (8) Gold Packages with Reserved Table and Recognition in the Gala
Program - $699

- Afternoon sessions (order TBD):
      - Amendment 1 with Adam Schuster of Illinois Policy Institute
      - Prairie State Promise with Americans for Prosperity - Illinois 
(AFPIL rep TBD)
      - Black Capitalism and Leaving the Democratic Party with Johnathon 
Bush of the Blexit Foundation
- Libertarian rally with candidate and office holder speeches (Some 
RSVP'd, final roster TBD)
- Pre-dinner drink/appetizer reception with MC
- Dinner keynote speaker: Rep. Justin Amash (6 seats available, with 
possibility of 7th seat TBD)
- Auction with MC as auctioneer with Amash assisting
- Auction items so far include:
      - Lake weekend at Dan Robin's Michigan vacation house
      - FEE copy of "Economics in One Lesson" autographed by Justin Amash
      - Vintage UK copy of "Anatomy of the State" by Murray Rothbard from 
the Libertarian Alliance
      - Tax tokens from the 1930s
      - Uncle Sam "I WANT YOU TO END THE WAR ON DRUGS" circa late 90s or 
early aughts
      - More TBD
- Hospitality Suite with Dan Taxation Is Theft Behrman

We reached out to several people to be MC. If you have suggestions, 
please let me know so we can ask.

We need more volunteers for the Convention Committee. Please consider 
helping out, especially if you have experience with past Convention 
Committees.

Please consider donating items for the auction.

On 2022-09-13 19:15, Brett Ryan via Lpil-bod wrote:
> All,
> 
> Please reply to this thread with agenda items for the meeting next
> week.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Brett Ryan

-- 
Best,
Justin Tucker
Executive Director, Libertarian Party of Illinois