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

Wed Dec 5 22:24:14 CET 2012

Sorry, but we are new, but excited about our Pirate Party in Seattle, Washington, USA.

How many are expected to go to the |GA| ?, ... if it was in Seattle??
I participate in Couch Surfing, is this an option for visitors? There are 1o,ooo CSurfers in Seattle area.
Camping is always fun, and...it draws great attention if done without permits. 

I participate in Burning Man. Seattle has the 2nd largest BM community and we stage DeCompressions (25oo) and spring time conclaves.

Weed is legal and the Seattle Pirate Party advocates like Sweden and 90% of Latin America and an to the drug War. Very important movie to watch is The House I Live In ./..with tissues and tremendous optimism that a movie like that has been made. Please see it.

If you all can get back to me, I will take it to the meeting mañana. Thursday, 6.12.12, 12.6.12, the beginning of the end to the war\

I remain sincerely yours,

John Dickinson

=access           Since 1991   
"Be the change that you want 
to see in the world." 
M. K. Gandhi 

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 From: Thomas Bruderer <thomas.bruderer at piratenpartei.ch>
To: pp.international.general at lists.pirateweb.net 
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [pp.int.general] PPI GA 2013 - Call for Hosts

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!
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>Pirate Parties International is looking for a host of its next General Assembly!
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>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.
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>Next main PPI GA - (Spring 2013)
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>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.
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>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.
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>A brief overview of the requirements is given below.
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>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.
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>The Program of Conference is usually structured as follows:
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>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. 
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>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.
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>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.
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>Applications must be sent to the board of PPI at board (at) pp (dash) international (dot) net 
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>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
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>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. 
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>sincerely yours, 
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>Gregory Engels
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>Pirate Parties International
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>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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