Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
PO Box 58-1396
Minneapolis, MN 55458-1396
www.mpls.dfl.org

OFFICIAL CALL
MINNEAPOLIS CITY CONVENTION – SCHOOL BOARD ENDORSEMENT

Saturday, May 17, 2008
Registration opens at 9am, Call to order 10am

Edison High School -- 700 22nd Ave NE, Minneapolis


Dear delegate or alternate:
	This notice is the official call for the Minneapolis City Convention.  The agenda includes endorsing of three candidates for School Board, electing party officers, amending the city party’s constitution, and considering resolutions.
	You are receiving this notice because you were elected as a delegate or alternate at your precinct caucus on February 5, 2008.  (If you have since moved out of that precinct to another precinct in Minneapolis, then you can still participate, as the last alternate in your new precinct.)

Pre-Convention Committees
Anyone interested in serving on any of these pre-convention committees should come to the meeting at 
Edison High School on Wednesday, May 7th, 7pm:
	Arrangements 	 Credentials	Nominations	Resolutions	Rules & Constitution

Nominations Screening
For those interested in serving as party officers in Minneapolis, please plan to screen with the Nomination Committee on one of the following times. No appointment is necessary—just come by when you can during these screening times.
       Tuesday, May 13th from 6:30-8:30pm at Nokomis Park Center, Multi-Purpose Room, 2401 E Minnehaha Pkwy
       Thursday, May 15th from 6:30-8:30pm at Farview Park Center Craft Room, 621 29th Ave N (Lyndale x 29th)

Accessibility and Accommodations
The Edison site is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need auditory or visual aids, an interpreter or translator, or have any other special accommodation needs, please contact our Affirmative Action Officer, Mary Whitney (sunny@pressenter.com or 612-721-2048) or our Arrangements Director, Ruthann Swanson (Ruthann@ars-services.com or 612-788-3905). Delegates and alternates who use wheelchairs or scooters are asked to contact the Minneapolis DFL by Friday, May 9th to ensure accessible seating options with their delegation on the convention floor.
 	The Edison site is accessible by Metro Transit bus:
* From #10 route on Central Ave, exit at 22nd Ave and walk 3 blocks west. 
* From #17 route on Washington Ave, exit at 22nd Ave and walk 3 blocks east.
* From #32 route on Lowry Ave, exit at Monroe St and walk 3 blocks south.

New Delegate Intro Training
New or first-time Delegates are invited to an informal introductory/training session to explain what will happen at the Convention and how things work, and answer any questions you have.  This will be held an hour before the Convention opens, from 9-10am at Edison High School.

Please email or call if you have any questions.  We look forward to seeing you on May 17th!

 				Nick Wallace, Minneapolis DFL Chair	612-872-4954 	nwallace@umn.edu