Meeting Democratic National Committee Meeting Democratic National Committee New Orleans, Louisiana (United States) ID: 192086 - 04/22/2006 - 1:30 - No Sale Dean, Howard Chair (2005- ), Democratic National Committee Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean presides over the general session and delivers the keynote address of the DNC Spring Meeting. New Orleans was chosen as the site of the meeting to symbolize efforts to help revitalize the economy of the Gulf Coast.