2011 NJ Libertarian Party Convention We are extremely pleased to announce the details for this year's Convention. We are holding the Convention at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. The Convention will be held on March 12th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Party's Business Meeting will be held on morning of March 12th and will be open to all. Registration will be required for the afternoon events, which include a luncheon and speakers. Our full convention package includes lunch on Saturday and afternoon speakers with coffee and refreshments available all day.
Note that the business meeting on Saturday morning is free. You do not need to register for the business meeting. Speakers Include: Brian Aitken On August 27, 2010 Brian was sentenced to seven years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of illegal possession of handguns while traveling between residences in New Jersey. Judicial and prosecutorial corruption in Brians case drew international media attention and within two months the ‘Free Brian Aitken’ facebook page had gained over 15,000 fans with millions of page views. Governor Chris Christie issued an Executive Order to grant Brian clemency on December 20, 2010. Brian consults with companies to help them develop digital media & new business strategies and serves as Executive Creative Director of Alister & Paine Magazine. John Papola John Papola is the Creative Director for EconStories.org. EconStories is well known for the viral sensation “Fear the Boom and Bust”, a rap battle between John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek which John co-created with creative economist partner Russ Roberts. John is an award winning producer/director in broadcast entertainment and marketing. He is currently a creative executive at Spike TV in their industry-leading brand group. He previously worked for MTV Animation series development and Nickelodeon’s on-air creative group. Frank Fiamingo Frank Fiamingo is the founder and first President of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS). He is also a frequent contributor to ConservativeNewJersey.com, one of the leading Conservative NJ Blog Sites. Frank is also the owner of Professional Computer Services. He recently retired after 30 plus years of running the computer consulting end of the business, but still presides over the Medical Billing Service Division. Frank did not grow up around guns. In fact he never shot a handgun until just this past year. He quickly discovered that owning and possessing a handgun immediately put one in the position of being guilty until proven innocent. Frank decided he wanted to do something to change the climate for NJ gun owners and started the NJ2AS. The New Jersey Second Amendment Society has monthly meetings with featured speakers on a variety of related topics. They have an active legislative affairs committee that meets regularly with representatives throughout new Jersey. They are actively working with NJ Legislators to create legislation that would de-criminalize simple possession for law-abiding individuals, and to promote a bill that would effectively make NJ a "shall issue" state. F. Paul Wilson F. Paul Wilson was born and raised in New Jersey where he misspent his youth playing with matches, poring over Uncle Scrooge and E.C. comics, reading Lovecraft, Matheson, Bradbury, and Heinlein, listening to Chuck Berry and Alan Freed on the radio, and watching Soupy Sales and Shock Theatre with Zacherley. Paul is listed as a libertarian celebrity by The Advocates for Self Government. He was the first winner of the Prometheus Award of the Libertarian Futurist Society for his novel Wheels Within Wheels in 1979. Sims won again in 2004. He is the author of more than forty books: science fiction (Healer, Wheels Within Wheels, An Enemy of the State, Dydeetown World, The Tery, Sims), horror thrillers (The Keep, The Tomb, The Touch, Reborn, Reprisal, Nightworld, Black Wind, Sibs, Midnight Mass), contemporary thrillers (The Select, Implant, Deep As the Marrow), novels that defy categorization (The Fifth Harmonic, Virgin) and a number of collaborations. In 1998 he resurrected his popular antihero, Repairman Jack, and has chronicled his adventures in Legacies, Conspiracies, All The Rage, Hosts, The Haunted Air, Gateways, Crisscross, Infernal, Harbingers, Bloodline, By The Sword, Ground Zero, and Fatal Error. He has peeked into Jack's teenage life in the young adult novels, Jack: Secret Histories and Jack: Secret Circles. Most of his short stories are collected in Soft & Others (1989), The Barrens & Others (1998), and Aftershock & Others. He has edited two anthologies: Freak Show (1992) and Diagnosis: Terminal (1996). He has written for stage, screen, and interactive media as well. The Keep, The Tomb, Harbingers, and By The Sword all appeared on the New York Times Bestsellers List. The Tomb received the 1984 Porgie Award from The West Coast Review of Books. His novelette “Aftershock” won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for short fiction. Dydeetown World was on the young adult recommended reading lists of the American Library Association and the New York Public Library, among others. He was awarded the prestigious Inkpot Award from the San Diego ComiCon and the Pioneer Award from the RT Booklovers Convention. He is listed in the 50th anniversary edition of Who's Who in America. His novel The Keep was made into a visually striking but otherwise incomprehensible movie (screenplay and direction by Michael Mann) by Paramount in 1983. The Tomb is in development as “Repairman Jack” by Beacon Films and hopefully will not suffer a similar fate. His original teleplay "Glim-Glim" aired on Monsters in 1989. An adaptation of his short story "Menage a Trois" was part of the pilot for The Hunger series that debuted on Showtime in July 1997. "Pelts" was adapted by Dario Argento for Masters of Horror. Chris Goldstein Chris Goldstein is a marijuana reform advocate, public radio broadcaster and writer. He hosts Active Voice Radio, a weekly social justice interview program. In the last 10 years Chris has interviewed hundreds of guests on topics related to marijuana including national politicians like Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul and entertainment celebrities like Tommy Chong and Willie Nelson. Chris worked for national NORML as their podcast and online media producer from 2005-2008, founding NORML's Daily Audio Stash. Also active in New Jersey, he worked with the Coalition for Medical Marijuana - New Jersey (CMM-NJ) to help pass the new medical marijuana law in the Garden State. Chris is often an expert guest for marijuana topics on radio and television. Goldstein serves as Communications Director for PhillyNORML and is very active on medical marijuana reform in Pennsylvania. Campus Location and Map Brookdale Community College is located at 765 Newman Springs Road in Lincroft, NJ. The convention is to be held in the Warner Student Life Center in the Navesink Room. When March 12th, 2011 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM Location 765 Newman Springs Road Warner Student Life Center Lincroft, NJ 07738 United States Contact Email: [email protected] Conference Fee Convention Registration -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
