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content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">Hello delegates. I am Brendan Molloy
from Pirate Party Australia, and I
am standing for a position on the Pirate Parties International board.
For the past two years I have been elected Secretary of Pirate Party
Australia, and I have previously held posts within their media and
IT/Systems teams. I work in the software industry and am currently
studying an engineering degree part-time.</span><br>
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<span>As a representative of
Pirate Parties International, I would represent transparency and
stability. Issues must be dealt with quickly and appropriately. Some
matters should be resolved in the open before they spiral out of
control, and others are more appropriately handled by forwarding the
matter to the Court of Arbitration to be dealt with properly. I intend
to ensure this happens as a member of the board.</span><br>
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<span>Electing me to
the board of PPI would mean a new, non-European perspective. This
creates greater diversity than just the dominant European parties, being
more inclusive and improving overall attitudes of the Pirate Movement.</span><br>
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<span>Having
been a remote delegate multiple times now, I also have first hand
experience with the issues that remote delegates face, so should I be
elected to the board, the next General Assembly would have far better
handling of remote delegates.</span><br>
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<span>The current mish-mash of a mailing
list and a wiki piggy-backing on PPDE's infrastructure is proving to not
be the most effective mechanism for communication within PPI. I believe
we can solve this through reviving the website with a more active
website/blog, implementing moderation policies for the mailing lists in
order to maintain some civility and make the website, and not the wiki,
the focal point for PPI. I also believe that PPI should also offer
technical services such as VPN access which should assist in alleviating
the funding issues that PPI has faced since its inception.</span><br>
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<span>I
would also like to see PPI become an observer member of WIPO in order to
tip the balance back towards our platform, away from the exploitative
content industry lobbyists. </span><br>
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<span>I have no interest in attaining
close, personal relationships with members of the board, but instead
have interest in creating working professional relationships for the
betterment of our cause. You will find no personal quarrels instigated
by me.</span><br>
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<span>I hope that gives you some insight into what a PPI board
that includes me might achieve. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the rest
of the conference.</span><span><br>
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Good luck to the other candidates!<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br><span>Regards,<br>
<br>Brendan Molloy<br>
Secretary<br>Pirate Party Australia<br><br>
</span><span><span>M: +61 449 617 246</span> </span><br>
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W: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pirateparty.org.au">http://www.pirateparty.org.au</a><br>
E: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:brendan.molloy@pirateparty.org.au">brendan.molloy@pirateparty.org.au</a><br>
T: @piecritic<br>
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