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: convention@njlp.org
Conference Fee
Convention Registration
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