<div>Fellow Pirates,</div><div><br></div><div>Just a few updates from the PPI Board:</div><div><br></div><div>Minutes from the last board meeting: <a href="http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Board_Minutes_2012-27-03" target="_blank">http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Board_Minutes_2012-27-03</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>We would like to remind you that the PPI General Assembly will take place in Prague 14-15 of April. More information can be found on our web site: <a href="http://pp-international.net/node/517" target="_blank">http://pp-international.net/node/517</a> and on wiki: <a href="http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012" target="_blank">http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012</a> </div>
<div>Amelia Andersdotter (Member of European Parliament, PP-SE), Laurence Vandewalle (Political advisor at European Parliament, Greens), Cory Doctorow (writer, blogger, journalist, co-editor of Boing Boing), Fabio Reinhardt (Member of Berlin Parliament, PP-DE) and Rick Falkvinge (founder of the first Pirate Party, PP-SE) will be speaking at the conference.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Socializing event on Saturday will take place in the restaurant U Peronu (<a href="http://www.uperonu.cz/kontakt.html" target="_blank">http://www.uperonu.cz/kontakt.html</a>). We haven't decided yet on the place for the event on Friday evening, we have a few offers, and we want to choose the best one. We will make the decision during next week and will keep you updated.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Pirate Parties and organizations applying for the membership in PPI: <a href="http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012/applicants" target="_blank">http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012/applicants</a></div>
<div>PPI statutes <i><span>III (3) </span></i>say:</div><div><i><span>"Requests for Membership shall be submitted in writing to the Board at</span></i></div><div><i><span>least four weeks before the meeting of the General Assembly. They shall</span><br>
<span>include contact information and a statement on the adoption of the</span><br><span>statutes and internal regulations of the Pirate Parties International, in</span><br><span>addition to a copy of the statutes and by-laws and the political program</span><br>
<span>of the applicant and information on the background and organization of</span><br><span>said applicant. The Board will transmit the application to all Members at</span><br><span>least two weeks before the meeting of the General Assembly."</span></i></div>
<div><span>Some applications were received after the 4 weeks deadline period. But we still included them in our applicants list (with a special mark) and we do hope that PPI General Assembly as a highest body of PPI can decide to consider these applications.</span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span><font color="#222222">Statutes amendments and proposals: </font></span><a href="http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012/Proposals" target="_blank">http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012/Proposals</a></div>
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<div>Board candidates: <a href="http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012/Board_candidatures" target="_blank">http://int.piratenpartei.de/PPI_Conference_2012/Board_candidatures</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div>
-- <br><div>Lola Voronina<br>
</div><div>Chief Administrative Officer, Pirate Parties International</div><div>International Coordinator, Pirate Party of Russia<br></div><br>