The Green Party of Virginia will hold its second quarterly meeting in Charlottesville on Sunday, May 23, 2004, from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. All GPVA members are invited. Please download your own copy of the current GPVA Bylaws. Discussion of the proposals to be decided upon is welcome on the gpva-business list. Committees Co-Chairs and Local Contacts, please submit your reports via email to the GPVA Co-Chairs one week in advance of the meeting. The GPVA makes its decisions by consensus process with Local Representatives voting should a vote be necessary.
Location
Jana Cutlip's House
514 North First Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4613
Jana's house is under renovation. While there is space for the meeting, there isn't much seating, so please bring a fold up chair! And a coffee mug!
If on street parking is difficult to find, there are parking garages about six blocks away, near the downtown pedestrian mall.
Avenue.org has information on local hotel accomodations for those who want to stay overnight.
Agenda
9:30 Registration
- 10:00 Introductions & Welcome.
- Review of Consensus Process.
- Select Facilitators, Note-Taker, Timekeeper, & Vibes-Watcher
- Approve Agenda
- 10:15 Approval of Minutes from February 8, 2004
- 10:20 Local Reports:
- Arlington Courthouse
- Blue Ridge
- Central Virginia
- Fredericksburg
- Loudoun
- New River Valley
- Northern Virginia
- Richmond
- Rockbridge
- Virginia Beach
- Locals in Formation
- Newport News
- Orange & Madison Counties
- Prince William & Fauquier Counties
- 10:45 Officer, Committee & Delegate Reports
- 10:45 Co-Chairs' Report - Susan Dridi & Jim Polk
- 10:55 Treasurer's Report - Kirit Mookerjee
- 11:00 Press Secretary's Report - Scott Burger
- 11:05 Finance Committee Report - Jim Polk
- 11:10 Political Action Committee Report - Jim Polk
- 11:15 Candidate Exploration Committee Report - Jim Polk
- 11:20 Information Technology Committee - Susan Dridi
11:25 Break
- 11:35 Newspaper Committee - Chris Fink
- 11:45 GPUS Representatives Report - Kirit Mookerjee & Chris Fink
Including reports on:
- GPUS Convention
- Delegate Selection
- Results of Candidate Poll
- 12:00 Discussion of Common Causes & Goals
- Questions on Local Reports - Opportunities for Synergy
- Outreach Strategies
- GPVA Organization - Committees & Volunteers
- 12:45 Nominations for GPVA Officers
1:00 Lunch
- 2:15 Petitioning - Tom Yager
- 2:35 GPVA Officer Elections
- Male Co-Chair
- Female Co-Chair
- Treasurer
- Press Secretary
- 3:00 Candidate Nominations
- David Gaines for Congress in the 10th Congressional District
3:15 Break
- 3:25 Bylaw Change from the SRC - Membership
- 3:40 Bylaw Change from the SRC - Local Representative Notification to GPVA
- 3:55 Bylaw Change from the SRC - Related to Local Contacts
- 4:10 Bylaw Change from the SRC - Central Committee
- 4:30 Fourth Annual Retreat at Pocahontas Update & Planning
- 4:45 Select Location & Date for Fourth Quarterly Business Meeting
- 4:50 Closing Circle
5:00 Adjourn
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