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When: Saturday & Sunday February 18 & 19 2006 9:00am - 5:00pm Where: Kent-Ionia Labor Council Hall, 918 Benjamin Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, MI See detailed directions below. Car pools are also being coordinated by Doug Campbell, naderladuke2000detroit@yahoo.com, 335 E. Lewiston, Ferndale, (248)542-5216 =================================================== Lodging There are 4 downtown inns within 2-1/2 miles of the hall: The Radisson (formerly Holiday Inn) at 270 Ann St. NW; 616.363.9001; $99/$109 The Courtyard By Marriott, 11 Monroe Ave NW; 616.242.6000; $114 Days Inn Downtown, 310 Pearl St. NW; 616.235.7611; $89.50 Amway Grand Plaza, 187 Monroe Ave NW; 616.774.2000; $124 A mile or so more distant: The Grand Inn, 3221 Plainfield Ave. NE; 616.363.0800; $65 The Plainfield Motel, 3709 Plainfield Ave. NE; 616.361.6603; $40/$50 (Rates given are standard double occupancy 1 bed/2 beds) There are numerous B & Bs in the area. Additionally, some free lodging with local members may be available. Contact Jane Jarlsberg at janejarlsberg@allvantage.com or 616.459.0825, evenings before 9 pm. Top of page =================================================== Meeting Agenda/Timeline: (subject to change) Saturday 9 :00 Setup tables, coffee, registration :15 Setup for silent auction :30 :45 Announcements (Bill Stant, Indiana) 10 :00 Officer, nat'l. rep reports :15 :30 :45 Break (auction bids) 11 :00 View SOS response DVD :15 Discussion ? using media :30 (DVD, Green Light, Green Pages) :45 Discussion of proposal for 12 :00 fundraising committee, chair :15 :30 Lunch break in union hall :45 (auction bids) 1 :00 (Indiana petitioning) :15 :30 Delphi workers presentation :45 (Ken Mathenia) 2 :00 :15 Elections ? clearinghouse Coord., :30 Fundraising chair, other if needed :45 3 :00 Break (FINAL auction bids) :15 Benton Harbor presentation :30 (Rev. Pinkney) :45 Resolutions 4 :00 :15 Finish silent auction :30 Tour ? Environmental Action :45 Center building, explanation of 5 :00 local environmental activism :15 (off-site) :30 Jane Jarlsberg :45 6 :00 Dinner break :15 (off-site) :30 :45 7 :00 Public viewing of movie: :15 ?The End of Suburbia? :30 Oil Depletion and the collapse of :45 the American dream 8 :00 (78 minutes running time) :15 Discussion of movie, energy wars, :30 and holding movie viewings as a :45 method of outreach 9 :00 Sunday 9 :00 Discussion & vote (IRV) :15 on membership proposals :30 :45 10 :00 Budget and fundraising :15 (Pete and/or David) :30 Discussions :45 11 :00 Break :15 Back to budget and fundraising :30 (Pete and/or David) :45 Decisions 12 :00 :15 Lunch -or brunch :30 (off-site unless we order delivery) :45 (or have leftovers) 1 :00 :15 2007 National meeting - :30 Proposal to host (Matt Abel) :45 2008 Presidential Candidate 2 :00 (Karen Shelley) :15 Plant a Tree project and SOA :30 (Lynn Meadows) :45 3 :00 Clean up and clear out Top of page =================================================== Registration: $10.00 BEFORE February 11, $15.00 after that date or at the door. FEE WAIVERS AVAILABLE. If possible, please consider paying more than the minimum registration fee to cover expenses for our members who need to use the fee waiver option. Mail registrations to: Meeting Manager Art Myatt, 50 Woodward Heights, Pleasant Ridge 48069; 248-548-6175 Email: meetingmanager@migreens.org Email is preferred. If you call, please leave a message and I will get back with you as soon as possible. Registration information to include: Your name, street address, membership status in GPMI, GPMI voting status if known* *According to our bylaws, there are two ways to be accorded voting rights at SMMs: 1. Any member in good standing (dues paid) who has attended a meeting within the last four quarters automatically has voting rights 2. Other members may apply to the Meeting Manager, who will request that one existing member who already has voting rights vouch for the applicant's interest in and support of the party. Checks (no cash, please) should be made out to "Green Party of Michigan". Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit card registrations EXCEPT you can use your credit card via the GPMI web site by using PayPal. Top of page =================================================== DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: Saturday, February 11, 2006 via email or postal mail (no email attachments will be accepted; please send your proposal/s in the body of an email) This will allow the Meeting Manager time to compile all proposals and mail them to registered meeting participants at least one week prior to the meeting. Proposals submitted after that time will be considered for discussion on the floor of the meeting, and proposers are responsible for bringing sufficient copies of their submission. Please note that there is absolutely no guarantee that proposals submitted after the deadline will find time on the agenda. Proposals submitted PRIOR to the deadline will be accepted on first-received, first included basis as follows: 1st emailed submission followed by first postal submission, etc., until in the Meeting Manager's estimation all available business discussion time has been allocated. The Meeting Manager will then post a tentative business agenda listing the proposed agenda items for discussion along with any items that did not seem to fit, and will follow the will of the membership as much as possible in creating the final agenda. Top of page =================================================== Meals The plan for the meeting is have lunch catered on Saturday by the West Michigan Food Council, and on Sunday by Food Not Bombs. The price for lunches should be reasonable, and by the day of the meeting, we should be able to tell you what it is. There are, according to "Streets & Trips," 33 restaurants within 1 mile of the union hall, and 124 within 2 miles, so finding one to suit any taste and budget should not be a problem. Top of page =================================================== Other Bring your interesting surplus items for a silent auction, and your checkbook. Top of page =================================================== Directions From I-196, take exit #79 (Fuller Ave.). Go north approx. 0.3 miles on Fuller. Turn right (east) on Mason for 1 block, then left (north) on Benjamin for 1 short block. Top of page =================================================== To participate in policy and process discussion, please join our business listserve. Send a blank email to: migreens-business-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Find the GPMI Bylaws and Platform, as well as a list of local chapters and contacts statewide, at migreens.org Pay Dues & Donate Online Via Paypal! =================================================== Green Party of Michigan 548 South Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 663-3555 Email: info@migreens.org Web: migreens.org ===================================================
last updated: 13 February 2006