[pp.int.general] Invitation to the PPI General Assembly 2011

[Pirate Parties International]

Invitation to the PPI General Assembly 2011

Dear Pirates,

We would like to invite you to the 2011 Pirate Parties International  
Conference which will be held on March 12th and 13th in  
Friedrichshafen, Germany. During this conference, the General Assembly  
- highest body of the PPI -  will decide upon the admittance of new  
members to the PPI, elect a new board and discuss and vote on  
amendments to the PPI statutes. The preliminary timetable can be found  
at the end of this message.

Each PPI member can register up to 6 persons as official delegates  
(PPI Statutes IX.4), but all Pirates and interested persons are very  
welcome to join as guests.

To register for the conference, please visit http://conference.pp-international.net/

The participation fee is 35€ (50€ after February 13th). We ask every  
participant to transfer the participation fee as soon as possible. As  
the PPI collects no membership fees, the organizing committee relies  
on participation fees and donations to organize the event. In  
exceptional cases where the participation fee is an insurmountable  
hurdle to participate in the conference, interested persons can  
contact the board at board at pp-international.net and we will try to  
find a sponsor so that you may participate in the conference.

In the spirit of maintaining communication and co-operation between  
Pirate Parties around the world an Open Space event workshop is  
planned to be held during the conference. Open Space Technology is a  
powerful tool that allows to handle the most complex matters with the  
ease of a coffee break, and will allow us to take a glance at the  
future of the PPI.

We'll open a space where you'll work with other pirates to identify  
and address the most important issues in your work, your organization  
and your community. Come prepared with your own burning questions and  
pressing needs... and be ready to address them in a dynamic, high- 
learning environment.

The official sessions of the General Assembly will be streamed. Remote  
participation will be possible. Detailed instructions will be sent to  
you as soon as possible. Remote participants do not have to register  
at the moment.

Each member is permitted to submit amendments to the PPI statutes. To  
submit your proposals please use this form: http://piraten.in/statutesform 
  . The form also allows for non-members to submit proposals for  
amendments. The deadline for submitting proposals is February 12th  
2011, 23:59  CET.

The General Assembly will also elect a new board of the PPI.  
Candidates shall submit their application on http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2011/Board_candidatures 
  or e-mail their application to board at pp-international.net.

If you are not yet a member of PPI but want to join you can apply for  
membership following the procedure described on this page: http://int.piratenpartei.de/Membership_application

We would also like to remind you that as the PPI does not collect any  
membership fees, besides participation fees, we also rely on donations  
to organize this event. If you want to donate to the PPI conference  
organization team, you'll find all the necessary information on this  
page: http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2011#Support

If you need an official invitation for visa purposes, addressed  
personally to you, please e-mail your contact details and necessary  
information as soon as possible to the Board at board at pp-international.net 
. We will then send to you (or to the German consulate if this is  
required in your country) a formal invitation.

For further information concerning the 2011 PPI conference you can  
visit http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2011 or contact the  
Board at board at pp-international.net.

Kind regards,

the Board of the PPI

==
Preliminary timetable:

11. March 2011 - Friday

During the day informal rounds for early arrivers (self-organized)
18:00 - Socializing event

12. March 2011 - Saturday

08:00 Voter accreditation
09:00 Opening of the conference with opening speech and procedure (*)
10:00 Presentation of candidates for new PPI members (*)
11:00 Official discussion (statutes amendments, membership fees)
following: Open Rounds Block 1
parallel: Voting and results (statutes amendments, membership fees) (*)
20:00 Evening event

13. March 2011 - Sunday

08:00 Reports PPI board (*)
09:00 Board Candidates Presentation (*)
following: Open Rounds Block 2
parallel: Election and voting results (board elections) (*)
14:00 Networking contacts exchange / Press Conference (*)
16:00 Closing Keynote (*)
17:00 Official Conference End

(*) streamed event

The detailed timetable can be found here: http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2011/timetable

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