We just got a big juicy surprise that we can’t wait to share. We now have in our possession a pair of documents listing 370 events at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. The lists were compiled by a top Washington lobbying firm, Quinn Gillespie & Associates. We’ll be entering these parties into our Party Time database so they are searchable.

A sampling of the parties listed include:
Democratic National Convention

• An opening night party on Sunday at the Democratic National Convention by the lobbying firm Brownstein, Hyatt, where convention organizer, Steven Farber, works, at the Denver Art Museum;
• A DNC top donor reception that same night;
• A variety of events for delegates sponsored by AT&T;
• A “late nite” party at The Loft sponsored by USTelecom on Monday night
• An “FSR Literacy” luncheon on Tuesday sponsored by a host of financial companies.

Republican National Convention

• A health care luncheon on Tuesday sponsored by Eli Lilly;
• A host of parties sponsored by AT&T, including a “Texas honky tonk,” a Young Guns” reception, and an African American voter reception and a Hispanic voter reception;
• A reception sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters;
• Hospitality suites sponsored by Honeywell, Anheuser Busch, and Citi;
• A wrap party hosted by the lobbying firm Patton Boggs.

It’s not a complete list by any means-we already have some convention parties in our database that don’t appear here. And we’ll continue to collect more as we here of them.

As I wrote the other day, these parties are going on despite the passage of a new ethics law, lobbyists are finding a way to live within its loopholes. It’s our job at Party Time to show you how they are doing it.

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