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

Wed Dec 5 22:34:54 CET 2012

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I would love to see Seattle host a PPI GA, however (and I don't speak
for PPI, just my personal opinion) I don't think you guys are ready to
host a PPI GA. Just recently your state expressed concerns about
maintaining it's membership in the US PNC because of it's low activity.

What I would rather you do, is encourage PPCA (Canada, not California)
to put a request in to host the GA and perhaps work with them to host it
in Vancouver which would be close to Seattle and you guys could team
up... maybe even share some credit and workload?

Of course, if Canada did participate -- economically for the rest of the
members of PPI it would make more sense to hold it in Toronto or
Montreal, but since PPCA is most active in British Columbia that would
probably be where it is held. The only people that would benefit from
Western US/Canada would be Australia (and they might and probably wont
even attend in person). Eastern US/CA would help South America, and
Europeans.

Again, I am not shooting down this idea -- but I would be more excited
to see a Seattle bid next year or the year after when you have a full
party (and when your marijuana laws are actually implemented not just
passed by the voters ;) ;) ). I am a major fan of WAPP and was at the
founding meeting of it, so I am on board and excited to hear of your
eagerness. I just want you to have some other things to think about.

john dickinson wrote:
> 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!* * * *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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Respectfully,
Travis McCrea
Captain, United States Pirate Party
International Coordinator, Pirate Party of Canada
Chief Administrative Officer, Pirate Parties International

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