Draft Agenda of the June 2015 General Assembly, San Jose, June 27-28, 2015

Draft agenda approved by the Coordinating Committee, May 6, 2015 for submission to the counties
 
Saturday, June 27
 
  8:00am Breakfast, registration
 
  9:00am Opening, new delegate orientation, quorum count, announcement of Standing Committee vacancies
 
  9:30am Agenda approval
 
 
10:00am Proposal: Approval of changes to draft GPCA Elections Code (Coordinating Committee)
 
10:20am Confirmation: Doug Barnett, Coordinating Committee Nominee for GPCA Treasurer (nominee makes statement)
 
 
11:00am Proposal: Budget FY2015-2016 - Draft budget in .xls format and .pdf format; Narrative Income & Expense narrative (in pdf format}; Annual Reports and Workplans of Standing Committees and Working Groups (Budget Committee) - still in preparation. For review Approved Budget FY2014-2015. Proposal: Strategic Plan (Coordinating Committee) June 2015 fund raising letter
 
12:15pm Announcement of Standing Committee vacancies
 
12:20pm Lunch, Womens Caucus meeting during lunch 
 
  1:25pm Quorum count
 
  1:30pm Proposal: Budget FY2015-2016 - Draft budget in .xls format and .pdf format format; Income Narrative, Expense Narrative; Annual Reports and Workplans of Standing Committees and Working Groups (Budget Committee) - still in preparation. For review Approved Budget FY2014-2015. Proposal: Strategic Plan (Coordinating Committee)
 
  2:45pm Proposal: Approval Next General Assembly Meeting Date and Place (Coordinating Committee)
 
  2:55pm Presentation: Coordinating Committee female and male candidates for FY2015-2017 make statements
 
  3:10pm Presentation: GPUS Delegation delegate and alternate candidates for FY2015-2017 make statements
 
  3:25pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Platform, Finance/Fundraising, GROW)
 
  4:55pm Announcements
 
General Assembly concludes for day, attendees free to attend closing plenary session and attend dinner/evening social events at US Social Forum.
 
Sunday, June 28
 
  8:00am Breakfast, registration
 
  9:00am Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Green Issues, Media, IT)
 
10:30pm Quorum count
 
 
10:40am Presentation: New server and enhanced IT capabilities (Information Technology Committee) 
 
11:00am Presentation: GPCA Field Organizers Report and Q&A (Grassroots Organizing Working Group)
 
11:30am Proposal: International Trade Agreements (Platform Committee)
 
12:00pm Proposal: Water Planning (Platform Committee)
 
12:35pm Lunch, GPUS Delegation meeting, Optional caucus meetings 
 
  1:40pm Announcements, including announcement of Standing Committee vacancies, Quorum Count
 
  1:45pm Presentation: Update on Legal Cases against Proposition 14/SB6 (Coordinating Committee)  
 
  2:00pm Discussion: GPCA 2016 Election Strategy - US Senate race (Campaigns and Candidates Working Group)
 
  2:45pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (Bylaws, Finance/GROW/Clearinghouse joint session) 
 
  4:15pm Confirmation: Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators  (for any committees or working groups not confirmed in morning session)
 
  4:20pm Closing session