[pp.int.general] Fwd: [pp-leaders] Call for Hosts - General Assembly 2015

[Stephen Ogden]

Year after year the physical GA has issues, and before/during/after there are calls
for an online GA to fix issues.

Yes it is a good thing for people to meet in-person and create bonds of friendship,
but given how contentious the GAs get I wonder how productive/counter-productive
that has been.

I'm not saying we shouldn't have a physical GA - but wouldn't it be really nice if
we could have an online GA arranged for a week before or after the physical one? If
arranged for before the physical GA this would let us get tedious voting out of the
way in advance. If arranged after it would create useful overflow so we didn't have
to rush voting and cram lots in in the last hour and/or drop some votes.

It would allow PPI Board members a second opportunity to present reports if they
hadn't prepared them in time for the first event (aren't there still some reports
pending??).
It would allow ALL delegates to be equal for at least one of the events - which
would be a change from the way remote delegates usually feel.
It would also show that the PPI listen and respond to past criticisms rather than
just doing the same thing year after year as if it never went wrong nor faced criticism.

  Stephen Ogden
  Governor of the Board - Pirate Party UK
  Pirate Party UK is a political party registered with the Electoral Commission.

On 01/06/2014 11:40, Thomas Gaul wrote:
> FYI
>
>
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> Betreff: [pp-leaders] Call for Hosts - General Assembly 2015
> Datum: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:34:45 +0200
> Von: Thomas Gaul <thomas.gaul at pp-international.net>
>
>
> Dear Members of PPI!
>
> 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 2015.
>
>
> Next main PPI GA - 2015
>
> 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-2015_Call_for_Hosts
>
>
> Milestones:
> 01.06.2014 - publishing the call for offers
> 01.07.2014 - deadline for applications
> 03.07.2014 - mumble conference with all offers/public offer opening.
> 05.07.2014 - discussion of submitted offers in the RL PPI Board meeting
> in London
> 07.07.2014 - begin of voting by PPI members after the offer approval by
> PPI Board
> 22.07.2014 - announce winners. (PPI Board meeting)
>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Thomas Gaul
> Chief Administration Officer
> Pirate Parties International
>
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