Six candidates seeking the Libertarian Party's nomination for President in 2008 will be among those in attendance at the Libertarian Party of California's annual state convention April 20-22, 2007 in San Ramon, Calif. The convention will be held at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center, located just east of the San Francisco Bay. The main business sessions are scheduled for April 21 and April 22. A complete agenda is listed below. For more details, visit http://nclpc.org/convention.

• Dr. Michael Edelstein, Clinical Psychologist, author of "Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life"

• Hon. Tom Tryon, supervisor, Calaveras County

• Norm Westwell, trustee, Ocean View School District

• Chuck Muth, president and chief executive officer of Citizen Outreach and professional political consultant

• Anthony Gregory, research analyst at The Independent Institute

• Roderick T. Long, Ph.D., associate professor of Philosophy at Auburn University; editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies; adjunct scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute; and author of "Reason and Value: Aristotle versus Rand" and the forthcoming "Wittgenstein, Austrian Economics, and the Logic of Action"

• Libertarian presidential candidates Steve Kubby, Christine Smith, Wayne Allyn Root, Mike Jingozian, Daniel Imperato, and David Hollist

Agenda

Friday, April 20

• 6-6:30 p.m. (room J101) – Business Session: Call to order; Prelim Credentials Report; Agenda Adoption; Officer & Working Committee Reports (in writing)

Saturday, April 20

• 7-8:15 a.m. (room J102) – Breakfast Address: How to Avoid Feuding and Burnout to Achieve Libertarian Success with Dr. Michael Edelstein

• 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (room J101) – Business Session: Credentials Report; Consent Calendar; Bylaws Committee Report

• 9-9:45 a.m. (room J101) – Keynote Address: How to Win Local Elections with Tom Tryon

• 12-1:15 p.m. (room J102) – Lunch (Speaker TBD)

• 1:15-5:30 p.m. (room J101) – Business Session: Credentials Update, Elections, Judicial Committee Report

• 8-9 p.m. – Evening Speech: Gaining Political Ground in the Trenches with Norm Westwell

• 9 p.m. – LP Presidential Candidates' Forum

Sunday, April 21

• 7:30-8:45 a.m. (room J102) – Breakfast Address: Real World Politics and Success for the Principles of Liberty with Anthony Gregory

• 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (room J101) – Workshop: Successful Libertarian Candidates with Chuck Muth

• 9-10:20 a.m. (room G101, auditorium) – Panel 1: Successful (Elected) Libertarian Candidates for Office with moderator Allen Rice

• 10:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m. (room G101, auditorium) – Panel 2: Successful Local Libertarian Party Organizations with moderator Jim Eyer

• 12-1:15 p.m. (room J102) – Lunch Speech with Roderick T. Long

• 1:15-4 p.m. (room J101) – Business Session: Credentials Update, Platform Committee Report, Endorsement of Candidates, Resolutions, Adjourn

About the Libertarian Party of California:

The Libertarian Party of California is the third largest political party in California, having fielded over 60 candidates for partisan office in the 2006 mid-term general election.