The Green Party of Virginia

Agenda of the Third Quarterly Business Meeting of 2004
The Green Party of Virginia will hold its third quarterly meeting at Pocahontas State Park on Sunday, August 22, 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.

Agenda

    9:30 Registration
  1. 10:00 Introductions & Welcome.
    1. Review of Consensus Process.
    2. Select Facilitators, Note-Taker, Timekeeper, & Vibes-Watcher
    3. Approve Agenda
  2. 10:20 Approval of Minutes from May 23, 2004
  3. 10:30 Local Reports:
    1. Arlington Courthouse
    2. Blue Ridge
    3. Central Virginia
    4. Fredericksburg
    5. Loudoun
    6. New River Valley
    7. Northern Virginia
    8. Richmond
    9. Rockbridge
    10. Virginia Beach
    11. Locals in Formation
      1. Newport News
      2. Orange & Madison Counties
      3. Prince William & Fauquier Counties
    11:15 Break
  4. 11:25 Officer & Delegate Reports
    1. 11:25 Co-Chairs' Report - Susan Dridi & Tom Yager
    2. 11:30 Treasurer's Report - Kirit Mookerjee
    3. 11:35 Press Secretary's Report - Rick Johnson
    4. 11:40 GPUS Delegates' Report - Kirit Mookerjee & Chris Fink
  5. 12:00 Petition Coordinator Report/Presidential Campaign Strategies - Tom Yager
    12:30 Lunch
  6. 1:15 GPUS Delegate Elections
  7. 1:30 Finance Committee Report
    1. Budget - To be Voted on at the 4th Quarterly Business Meeting
    2. Fundraising Plans - To be Voted on by the Interim Committee
  8. 2:00 Candidate Exploration Committee Report
    CEC: Candidates Committee - Exploration, Vetting & Support - Three Distinct Phases
    1. Candidate Handbook
    2. Candidate Questionnaire
    3. Candidate Exploration Methods
    4. PAC - Fundraising & Financial Support for Candidates
    2:30 Break
  9. 2:40 Ad Hoc Media Committee Report
    Media - Press, Newsletters, Website Articles, TV, Radio
    1. Guidelines for Newsletter Articles - Word Counts and Deadlines for Different Types of Articles
    2. Press Release Process
    3. Process for Publishing Articles on the Website
    4. Cable Access TV
    5. Radio
  10. 3:10 Platform Committee Report & Proposal
    Platform for State Level Candidates - Federal Candidates Run on the GPUS Platform
    1. Platform Process & Timeline Proposal - To be Voted on by the Interim Committee
  11. 3:25 IT Committee Report
    1. Technical Guidelines for Candidates
    2. Website Templates for Candidates
    3. Tools for Locals
  12. 3:35 Structural Reform Committee SRC - Proposed Bylaw Changes
    1. Special Meeting with Three Months Advance Notice to Finalize all Forseeable Bylaw Changes
      Future business meetings would deal with substance rather than piecemeal structural changes.
  13. 3:50 Bylaw Change from the SRC - Membership
  14. 4:20 Bylaw Change from the SRC - Related to Local Contacts
  15. 4:45 Select Location & Date for First Quarterly Business Meeting
  16. 4:50 Closing Circle
    5:00 Adjourn

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Latest Update: July 21, 2004