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

Mon Jun 2 15:16:15 CEST 2014

The Green Party US has been doing email/on-line meetings for years.  Might be
something there to look at.

James

On Sunday, June 1, 2014, Andrew Norton <ktetch at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 6/1/2014 7:16 AM, Stephen Ogden wrote:
> > 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.
>
> The physical events are VERY counter-productive. They're almost always
> poorly organised, and run. The actual essential work is viewed as an
> afterthought, and its gets run as a little cabal where a select group
> tends towards solidifying power bases.
>
> And those in attendance tend to be the same people - generally people
> who mean well, but who aren't the most productive; those that live
> locally,; or those with independent wealth who are not restricted by a
> conventional job.
>
> When we've had 3 in a row where the actual ESSENTIAL work gets shifted
> to an afterthought, and then not done anyway, there's something
> seriously wrong with the underlying assumptions, or the person(s)
> planning and working on it.
>
> As I've said to both co-chairmen over the past month or two, I have a
> proposal for an entirely online GA that is simple, honest, transparent,
> and allows the proposals to be researched, and for parties to know about
> things enough in advance for an actual INFORMED DECISION (call me crazy,
> but I think that might be preferable to last-minute, beer-fuelled
> decisions made as we race against the clock to get out of a venue, as
> we've tended towards)
>
> Obviously, until a week ago I was rather busy (as many of us were) with
> the election, but now I've got time to finish writing up the proposal.
>
> Also, it's been what, less than 2 months since the last GA - while
> starting 'now' for net April may seem admirable, the last time it ended
> up producing what was probably the biggest shambles of them all. Besides
> which, we still have a lot of unresolved issues, proposals, votes etc..
> that should have been dealt with in Kazan, but weren't due to bad
> planning, and should have been brought up in April, but again through
> bad planning were not.
>
> Before we go on with 'April 2015', perhaps we ought to sort out 2013 and
> 2014 first (including the formal complaint filed by the Dutch Party on
> April 10th still hasn't been resolved (so the legitimacy of anything
> decided there is still in question) It's jumping the gun a LOT to start
> talking about NEXT year.
>
> So before we deal with that, let's get the past stuff sorted first, or
> is that too radical an idea for some?
>
> Andrew
>
> >
> > 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 v>
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> Andrew Norton
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