[pp.int.general] PPI GA 2013 - Call for Hosts

[Thomas Bruderer]

The Board of the Pirate Party Switzerland was discussing to host the 
next general assembly 2013.

However we yesterday unanimously decided that we will be unable to do 
that appropriately.

We have some concerns:

1.) Financing: There needs to be a risk management. What happens if 
nobody comes to the GA and everything is organized? On the other hand 
the current discussion about the last GA doesn't sound very promising 
even if you make some gain from it.

2.) Time for planning: this time the Call for Hosts is coming even later 
than last year. The time for planning such an event would be very tight 
especially if the competences are not really clear. The Call for host 
for 2014 should start immediately after the new board is organized, of 
course it is possible to do in a rush. But this involves High Risks. 
What if no adequate Host can be found?

We wanted to Thank the Pirates from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg which 
offered help in Organizing, and we would be glad to host it another year 
when the call for host is hopefully a little earlier.

Kind Regards,
Thomas Bruderer,
President of the Pirate Party Switzerland

On 12/04/2012 07:03 PM, Gregory Engels wrote:
> *Ahoy Pirates - we are looking for a port to dock to for our next big 
> assembly!*
> *
> *
> *Call for Hosts*
>
> Pirate Parties International is looking for a host of its next General 
> Assembly!
>
> Pirate Parties International calls for offers to host our next annual 
> PPI conference and General Assembly. According to the statutes of the 
> PPI, the General Assembly of the PPI meets once a year. That means the 
> next PPI conference will be held in 2013.
>
>
> *Next main PPI GA - (Spring 2013)*
>
> Pirate Parties International calls for offers to host the next annual 
> PPI conference and General Assembly. We are looking for a location 
> with local volunteers who have an eye for detail and are able to 
> organise and host our main international event.
>
> The PPI Conference is a great event to host as it is the main 
> gathering of the international Pirate Movement. Hosting it will create 
> marvellous results; it will give the host country visibility far 
> beyond your internal PPI activities and will make a real impact on 
> your local Pirate community.
>
> A brief overview of the requirements is given below.
>
> The PPI Conference is a two and a half day event, held over the course 
> of a weekend. In 2012, we had a total of around 250 attendees 
> including press. Depending on the geographic location, this year we 
> expect an increase of about 15% as newly admitted Members and new 
> Membership Applicants are entitled to send in a delegation of up to 6 
> representatives. Currently, the maximum number of official delegates 
> is 276 (29 ordinary members, 6 observer members and, as of the moment 
> of writing, 11 membership applicants) but this is not a final figure 
> and still has the potential to go up.  Should the Parties to the GA 
> not use their full contingent of delegation spaces, additional 
> participants from the general public will be admitted to fill the space.
>
> The Program of Conference is usually structured as follows:
>
> Friday is used for travel, arrival and the pre-registration of most 
> attendees. During the day, smaller topical pre-meetings happen, some 
> in an ad hoc arrangement and some more formally. Friday evening is the 
> welcome party and social event, usually held in an off-site restaurant 
> or other location. Saturday and Sunday the actual Conference and 
> General Assembly is held.
>
> The statutes require the Pirate Parties International to have a 
> General Assembly once a year and we traditionally aim to hold it in 
> March or April, but you are free to offer alternative dates which we 
> will consider.
>
> The proposal should include:
> - Details of the conference venue (infrastructure, facilities, 
> Internet connectivity, on-site catering etc.)
> - A reasonably detailed budget
> - Information about local community support; core team members, 
> potential local industry and government support (if possible)
> - Lodging options and overview of airports, railway stations, public 
> transport options etc.
>
> Applications must be sent to the board of PPI at board (at) pp (dash) 
> international (dot) net
>
> You can find a list of requirements for your offer and more 
> information on the conference on our wiki page 
> http://wiki.pp-international.net/GA-2012_Call_for_Hosts
>
> Milestones:
> 04.12.2012 - publishing the call for offers
> 25.12.2012- deadline for applications
> 03.01.2013 - mumble conference with all offers./public offer opening.
> 08.01:2013 - announce winners.
>
>
> sincerely yours,
>
> Gregory Engels
> Co-Chairman
> Pirate Parties International
>
> mobile: +49 172 853 44 91
> skype:gregory.engels
> jabber:dichter at jabber.piratenpartei.de
> my free time: http://doodle.com/dichter
>
>
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