[pp.int.general] Pirate Parties International Conference Kazan 2013

Sun Mar 17 08:43:22 CET 2013

Hi there,

There were many complaints to the organization of the conference in
Prague - how do you plan to improve it this time?

Cheers,
Zbigniew Łukasiak

On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Gregory Engels
<gregory.engels at pp-international.net> wrote:
> Dear Pirates,
>
> We would like to invite you to the 2013 Pirate Parties International
> Conference which will be held on April 20th and 21st in Kazan, Russia.
> During this conference, the General Assembly - PPI's highest body - 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 fill in the form on the "registration"
> tab on the conference website
> http://conference.pp-international.net/PPI/PPI-Kazan-2013.nsf/registration.xsp
>
> The participation fee is 35€ (70€ after 2013-03-23 00:01 CET), if you are
> staying in the conference venue hotel. If you plan to stay somewhere else,
> the fee is 35€ higher (70€ and 105€ respectively) as we need to pay higher
> rental fee on the venue. The hotel offers the conference participants a
> discount of 12.5% on the official rate (please don't book directly with the
> hotel). 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 participation in the conference, interested persons can contact the board
> at [board (at) pp-international (dot) net] and we will try to find a sponsor
> so that you may participate in the conference. Also, if you can afford it,
> we would be glad to receive an extra donation.
>
> In the spirit of maintaining communication and co-operation between Pirate
> Parties around the world an ad-hoc unconference workshop event is planned to
> be held during the conference. The precise agenda will be set by the
> conference participants at the beginning of the event; please come prepared
> to give a short (15 min max) presentation on an issue, idea or project about
> the Pirate Parties Movement and international coordination. Much of this
> unconference will be happening in parallel with the General Assembly, so we
> advise that (if possible) each participating party sends more than one
> delegate to ensure nothing is missed.
>
> The official sessions of the General Assembly will be streamed and remote
> participation will be possible. Detailed instructions will be sent to you as
> soon as possible. Remote delegates are asked to register in advance by
> sending an email to [co-chairmen (at) pp-international (dot) net] with proof
> of their official accreditation.
>
> Each member is permitted to submit amendments to the PPI statutes. To submit
> your proposals please use this wiki page:
> http://wiki.pp-international.net/PPI_Conference_2013/Statutes_Amendments.
> The deadline for submitting proposals is March 22nd 23:59 CET. The Board
> will distribute all submitted amendment proposals to PPI members.
>
> The General Assembly will also elect a new board of the PPI. Candidates
> should either submit their application to
> http://wiki.pp-international.net/PPI_Conference_2013/Board_candidatures or
> e-mail their application to [board (at) pp-international (dot) 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://wiki.pp-international.net/Membership_application The deadline for new
> applications is March 22nd 23:59 CET.
>
> We would also like to remind you that as the PPI does not collect any
> membership fees. In order to organize this conference we are relying on
> participation fees and donations. If you want to donate to the PPI
> conference organization team, you'll find all the necessary information on
> this page: http://wiki.pp-international.net/PPI_Conference_2013#Support
>
> Most people travelling from other countries will be in need of a Russian
> Visa, please refer to the visa form of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
> the Russian Federation: https://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx
>
> We advise the use of a Visa Agency, which will enable you to handle the
> application process by post - however, please be aware that this can take up
> to three weeks.
>
> For visa questions get in touch with Antony Baranovsky: [barankin (at)
> pirate-party (dot) ru]
>
> For further information concerning the 2013 PPI conference you can visit
> http://wiki.pp-international.net/PPI_Conference_2013, the official
> conference site at http://conference.pp-international.net/ or contact the
> Board at board (at) pp-international (dot) net.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> the Board of the PPI
>
> 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
>
>
>
> For more information check the details in the wiki:
> http://wiki.pp-international.net/PPI_Conference_2013
>
>
> ==
> Preliminary timetable:
>
> 19. April 2013 - Friday
>
> * During the day informal rounds for early arrivals (self-organized)
> * A guided tour of Kazan (time yet to be confirmed)
> 15:00 - conference registration / accreditation open
> 19:00 - Socializing event at the Bilyar Palace Restaurant - CrowdBand Party
> (bring your musical instruments and make music together)
>
> 20. April 2013 - Saturday
>
> 08:00 Voter accreditation
> 09:30 Opening of the conference
> * Presentation of candidates for new PPI members
> * Official discussion (statutes amendments, membership fees)
> * In parallel sessions: Bar Camp / Unconference
>
> 20:00 Evening event (offsite, details to follow)
>
> 21. April 2013 - Sunday
>
> 10:00 Conference reopen
> General Assembly
> * Admittance of new PPI Members
> * Reports PPI officers (board, court, lay auditors)
> * Elections of PPI officers (board, court, lay auditors)
> * Issue of statements
> * Press Conference
> 17:00 Closing Keynote
> 18:00 Official Conference End
>
> (*) all official events will be streamed
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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