YearlyKos
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YearlyKos is a political convention for American liberal political activists, organized by readers and writers of Daily Kos, an influential American political blog.
Although it is closely associated with Daily Kos, it is not produced by Markos Moulitsas or Kos Media, but by an independent group, Yearly Kos, Inc. The idea and much of the organization for Yearly Kos came from Gina Cooper, aka gina, and many other volunteers.
[edit] 2006
The first YearlyKos was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 8 to June 11, 2006. It attracted approximately 1,000 attendees, and featured prominent Democrats such as Harry Reid, Howard Dean, and Barbara Boxer, as well as four possible contenders in the 2008 Democratic primary: retired General Wesley Clark, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, and former Virginia governor Mark Warner.
Laughing Liberally provided comedy entertainment at the convention, with stand-up comics Lee Camp and Baratunde Thurston, and George W. Bush impressionist James Adomian.
The convention also consisted of panels, roundtable discussion groups, and other gatherings of activists, members of the media and elected officials. Many of the panels were broadcast on C-SPAN. The convention was held at the Riviera hotel and casino.
[edit] 2007
The 2007 YearlyKos will be held at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois and will run from August 2 to August 5.[1]
