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{{Convention | {{Convention | ||
|title = 2003 Libertarian Party of Texas Conference | |title = 2003 Libertarian Party of Texas Conference | ||
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|year = 2003 | |year = 2003 | ||
|location = San Antonio, TX | |location = San Antonio, TX | ||
|venue = | |venue = Menger Hotel | ||
|website = | |website = https://web.archive.org/web/20030630193428/http://www.lptexas.org/lpconf_2003.htm | ||
|facebook = | |facebook = | ||
|name = Texas Convention | |name = Texas Convention | ||
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|next = 2004 | |next = 2004 | ||
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[[File:Lockhart Shreds IRS Official Conference 2003 San Antonio.JPG|240px|thumb|[[Bob Lockhart]] wins the auction bid to shred the [[Internal Revenue Service]]]]</DIV> | |||
The 2003 Libertarian Party of Texas State Conference took place in the The Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas on June 27-28, 2003. | The 2003 Libertarian Party of Texas State Conference took place in the [https://www.mengerhotel.com/ The Menger Hotel] in San Antonio, Texas on June 27-28, 2003. | ||
This conference had a number of controversies and, despite being firmly planned as a fundraising effort, lost money. Trouble started on the LPTexas email list with what amounted to a flame war between vice chair [[John Hawley|Hawley]] and most of the other people on the list. How much of this was known to chair [[David DeLamar|DeLamar]] is unclear. DeLamar was not on the state list to know about any of this firsthand. | This conference had a number of controversies and, despite being firmly planned as a fundraising effort, lost money. Trouble started on the LPTexas email list with what amounted to a flame war between vice chair [[John Hawley|Hawley]] and most of the other people on the list. How much of this was known to chair [[David DeLamar|DeLamar]] is unclear. DeLamar was not on the state list to know about any of this firsthand. | ||
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Efforts by people expected to attend to improve the conference's chances of success were consistently rebuffed. This contributed to lower than planned for attendance. | Efforts by people expected to attend to improve the conference's chances of success were consistently rebuffed. This contributed to lower than planned for attendance. | ||
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==Shadow Conference== | ==Shadow Conference== | ||
[[File:Shadow Conference 2003 San Antonio 1.JPG|240px|right]] | |||
A shadow conference was held on Saturday in [https://www.travisparksa.com/ Travis Park] a few blocks from the official conference. The shadow conference was an attempt to implement the specifications of [[Clyde Garland]] for how he would want to handle a state conference. -- held in a public park for as close to a budget of zero as possible, with no fees to attend. It was organized by [[James Gholston]], [[Monica Granger]], and one other San Antonio party member. Monica Granger was unable to attend. | |||
Attendance was very low, and most attending party members attempted to make it to the main gala of the official conference. Many people at the conference were | Attendance was very low, and most attending party members attempted to make it to the main gala of the official conference. Many people at the conference were non-party members who were casually in the park and found the shadow conference to be the most interesting thing happening there. Without designated speakers or activities, it was mostly a small social gathering. | ||