Hi all, here is the schedule for the state Green Party meeting being held in SF on March 27-28. We have set up a series of parallel workshops to compliment the state meeting and provide non delegates an opportunity to learn more about Green values and issues. Here is the plenary and workshop schedule: SCHEDULE: GPCA General Assembly, March 26/27/28, 2004 Friday 3/26 1028 A Howard St between 6-7th (SF GP office) 3:30/5:30 Internet Technology meeting 6:00/7:30 Coordinating Committee dinner 7:30/9:30 Coordinating Committee meeting Friday: NON Coordinating Committee activity: SF Critical Mass! Meet a Justin Herman Plaza at 5:30, mass starts a 6. Critical Mass is a unique way to experience San Francisco. Bring your bike and join us. Need a bike? Bay City Bicycles can meet your needs, they are strongly recommended by the SF Bicycle coalition: 415-346-2453. Saturday 3/27 [* denotes decision item] 8:00/9:00 Breakfast & registration 9:00/9:05 Opening remarks: TBA 9:05/9:15 Delegate Orientation 9:15/9:30 Set up- Intro facilitation team, confirm agenda/notes/time/vibes, quorum, affirm agenda*, opening announcements, intro officers, 9:30/9:35 Ratify minutes* (Sacto and Fullerton) 9:35/9:40 Consent Calendar- Fiscal year adjustment 9:40/9:45 National Convention Delegates payment schedule- announcement 9:45/10:00 National Convention Delegate registration requirement* 10:00/10:45 National Convention Delegate voting procedure* 10:45/11:05 GPCA Candidates endorsements* 11-12 WORKSHOP #1 (for non delegates): Transportation for a Greener California: Dave Snyder, Executive Director, Transportation for a Liveable City 11:05/11:25 Election code update & time line* 11:25/11:55 Platform plank* (health care or gender equity plank?) 11:55/12:05 State fundraising appeal 12:05/1:00 lunch: Keynote Miguel Arajo, El Centro Azteca 1-2 WORKSHOP #2: Instant Runoff Voting: Steven Hill, Center for Voting and Democracy 1:00/1:15 AT-Large election* 1:15/2:30 GPCA Budget* 2-3 WORKSHOP #3: Feminist Issues Group and Mixed Greens discuss feminism and diversity in the Green Party 2:30/3:00 Public funding of state candidates- intro for Sunday's decision 3:00/4:45 Committees and Working Group Session #1 Campaigns and Candidates Bylaws International Protocol 4:45/5:15 Platform Plank* (health care or gender equity plank) 5:00-6:00: WORKSHOP #4: Housing, Taxation and Suburban Sprawl: Dave Wilbur, chair Housing and Land Use Group of the SF Green Party 5:15/5:45 Regional caucii 6:00/7:00 National Delegate's meeting 7:30/-- Saturday evening event Temple Bar, Matt Gonzalez and fellow greens join for an evening of music, and entertainment, special surprise guests. $10 at the door, proceeds split with the Matt Gonzalez Retire the debt effort. Sunday 3/28 8:00/9:00 Breakfast & registration 9:00/9:15 Set up/consent calendar bring back (if needed*) 9:15/10:15 Bylaws rules and procedures proposal* 9:15-10:15: WORKSHOP #5: Environmental Justice 10:15/10:25 Registration drive kickoff 10:25/12:00 Committees and Working Group Session #2 Green Issues Platform Media 12:00/12:50 Lunch: Keynote; TBA 12:30-1:30: WORKSHOP #6: Immigrant Voting Rights 12:50/1:30 Public funding of state candidates* 1:30/3:10 Committees and Working Group Session #3 GROW Finance Electoral Reform 3:10/3:25 SC/WG reports 3:25/3:35 New officer affirmations*/At-Large results/ Green Focus accolades 3:35/3:45 Next General Assembly* 3:45/3:55 Closing ceremony 3:55/4:25 CoCo meeting