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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. | 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. | ||
==State Conference Committee== | |||
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* [[Kevin Hagan]] - Chair | * [[Kevin Hagan]] - Chair | ||
* [[Pat Dixon]] | * [[Pat Dixon]] | ||
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Speakers | ==Speakers== | ||
* [[Gary Nolan]] – 2004 Libertarian Presidential candidate | * [[Gary Nolan]] – 2004 Libertarian Presidential candidate | ||
* [[Rachel Mills]] – creator of the *politically* provocative Ladies of Liberty calendar, Libertarian candidate for North Carolina state representative and activist | * [[Rachel Mills]] – creator of the *politically* provocative Ladies of Liberty calendar, Libertarian candidate for North Carolina state representative and activist | ||
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* [[Sharon Boyd]] – ran for the Dallas City Council this year | * [[Sharon Boyd]] – ran for the Dallas City Council this year | ||
Schedule | |||
==Schedule== | |||
Social gathering at the Menger Hotel, 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., June 27th | Social gathering at the Menger Hotel, 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., June 27th | ||
Speakers, breakfast and lunch at the Menger, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 28th | Speakers, breakfast and lunch at the Menger, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 28th | ||
Dinner banquet at the Adams Mark, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. June 28th | Dinner banquet at the Adams Mark, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. June 28th | ||
==Controversies== | |||
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. | |||
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== | |||
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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 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. | |||
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