[pp.int.general] PPI Conference press release

[Jerry Weyer]

Hi Perline,

You can correct the draft as it is directly in the Pad so everyone can
benefit from it!

Greetings,
Jerry

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Perline-Parti Pirate (fr) <
perline at partipirate.org> wrote:

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> Please don't use the French version as it is, as there are mistakes.
> Thanks
>
> Le Mardi 13 Avril 2010 14:45:08 Jerry Weyer <
> jerry.weyer at pp-international.net>, dans un message intitulé
> "[pp.int.general] PPI Conference press release" nous a informés :
> > Hello,
> >
> > We prepared a press release for the PPI Conference this weekend in
> Brussels.
> > You can find the english version of the press release at the end of this
> > message and on the PPI website: http://www.pp-international.net/node/470.
> >
> > A draft translation in French and Dutch can be found here:
> > http://ppi.piratenpad.de/11 . Feel free to spread the press release
> and/or
> > translate it. Translations can be prepared and shared in this Pad
> > http://ppi.piratenpad.de/11 .
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Conference Taskforce
> >
> > ===
> >
> > Press release: Pirate Parties International conference in Brussels 16 -18
> >> April
> >>
> >> On 16-18 April 2010, 70 representatives of Pirate Parties from 22
> countries
> >> will meet in Brussels to form the umbrella organization Pirate Parties
> >> International (PPI), prepare a common declaration of principles for
> Pirate
> >> Parties and elect the first official board of the PPI. On Sunday 18 at
> 14:00
> >> (local time) a press conference will be held to inform the public about
> the
> >> outcome of the discussions and give the newly elected board the
> opportunity
> >> to present the organization.
> >>
> >> The representatives, including Rick Falkvinge, initiator of the Pirate
> >> movement, will have the occasion to meet with the Pirate Members of the
> >> European Parliament, Christian Engström and Amelia Andersdotter. “This
> >> conference is a great opportunity to strengthen the bonds between the
> >> existing Pirate Parties and create an organization that helps
> coordinating
> >> the efforts of every single Pirate Party in the world” says Christian
> >> Engström, Swedish Pirate MEP since 2009. “International cooperation is a
> >> necessity in order to expand the pirate ideas. Examples like the
> >> Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and INDECT show that there is
> a
> >> need for a strong umbrella organization like Pirate Parties
> International to
> >> fight for a copyright reform, against surveillance and the Pirate agenda
> in
> >> general. ”
> >>
> >> The idea behind an umbrella organization for the Pirate movement was
> born
> >> in 2007, and brought to fruition when representatives from five
> countries
> >> appointed the “Coreteam” with the task to coordinate the international
> >> Pirate movement and lay the foundations for the creation of an official
> >> international organization. Since 2009 PPI has helped in the creation
> and
> >> management of several new Pirate Parties now active in over 40 countries
> all
> >> over the world.
> >>
> >> “At this conference in Brussels the PPI will get the democratic
> legitimacy
> >> it deserves. The delegates will lay the foundation for an umbrella
> >> organization that represents every Pirate Party around the globe. This
> is a
> >> milestone event for the Pirate movement.” says Coreteam Co-President
> Jerry
> >> Weyer from Luxembourg.
> >>
> >> ----
> >>
> >> On Friday 16 April the conference will start with a tour of the European
> >> Parliament and the opening speech by Christian Engström, followed by a
> >> presentation by Dr Jason Rutter on Open Source publishing in academia.
> >> During Saturday 17 April the delegates will discuss and vote the
> statutes
> >> and common declaration for all Pirate Parties. The new board of the PPI
> will
> >> be elected on Sunday 18 April and present the results of the conference
> at a
> >> press conference. The press conference will take place Sunday 18 April
> at
> >> Rue des Ailes 3,1030 Brussels and will start at 14:00 (local time) and
> be
> >> open to all journalists.
> >>
> >> For more information, contact the interim Coreteam via coreteam (at)
> >> pp-international.net or visit http://www.pirate-streaming.net/ for the
> >> live stream of the conference.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________________________
> > Pirate Parties International - General Talk
> > pp.international.general at lists.pirateweb.net
> > http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general
>
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Weyer Jerry
PPI Co-President
Vice-President Pirate Party of Luxembourg
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