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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Gregory Engels' backyard is still the most probable definitive venue, no matter what the merits of other candidatures?<br><br><div>> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 12:40:14 +0200<br>> From: thomas.gaul@pp-international.net<br>> To: pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>> Subject: [pp.int.general] Fwd: [pp-leaders] Call for Hosts - General Assembly 2015<br>> <br>> FYI<br>> <br>> <br>> -------- Original-Nachricht --------<br>> Betreff: [pp-leaders] Call for Hosts - General Assembly 2015<br>> Datum: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:34:45 +0200<br>> Von: Thomas Gaul <thomas.gaul@pp-international.net><br>> <br>> <br>> Dear Members of PPI!<br>> <br>> We are looking for a port to dock to for our next big assembly!<br>> <br>> Call for Hosts<br>> <br>> Pirate Parties International is looking for a host of its next General<br>> Assembly!<br>> <br>> Pirate Parties International calls for offers to host our next annual<br>> PPI conference and General Assembly. According to the statutes of the<br>> PPI, the General Assembly of the PPI meets once a year. That means the<br>> next PPI conference will be held in 2015.<br>> <br>> <br>> Next main PPI GA - 2015<br>> <br>> Pirate Parties International calls for offers to host the next annual<br>> PPI conference and General Assembly. We are looking for a location with<br>> local volunteers who have an eye for detail and are able to organise and<br>> host our main international event.<br>> <br>> The PPI Conference is a great event to host as it is the main gathering<br>> of the international Pirate Movement. Hosting it will create marvellous<br>> results; it will give the host country visibility far beyond your<br>> internal PPI activities and will make a real impact on your local Pirate<br>> community.<br>> <br>> A brief overview of the requirements is given below.<br>> <br>> The PPI Conference is a two and a half day event, held over the course<br>> of a weekend. In 2012, we had a total of around 250 attendees including<br>> press. Depending on the geographic location, this year we expect an<br>> increase of about 15% as newly admitted Members and new Membership<br>> Applicants are entitled to send in a delegation of up to 6<br>> representatives. Currently, the maximum number of official delegates is<br>> 276 (29 ordinary members, 6 observer members and, as of the moment of<br>> writing, 11 membership applicants) but this is not a final figure and<br>> still has the potential to go up. Should the Parties to the GA not use<br>> their full contingent of delegation spaces, additional participants from<br>> the general public will be admitted to fill the space.<br>> <br>> The Program of Conference is usually structured as follows:<br>> <br>> Friday is used for travel, arrival and the pre-registration of most<br>> attendees. During the day, smaller topical pre-meetings happen, some in<br>> an ad hoc arrangement and some more formally. Friday evening is the<br>> welcome party and social event, usually held in an off-site restaurant<br>> or other location. Saturday and Sunday the actual Conference and General<br>> Assembly is held.<br>> <br>> The statutes require the Pirate Parties International to have a General<br>> Assembly once a year and we traditionally aim to hold it in March or<br>> April, but you are free to offer alternative dates which we will consider.<br>> <br>> The proposal should include:<br>> - Details of the conference venue (infrastructure, facilities, Internet<br>> connectivity, on-site catering etc.)<br>> - A reasonably detailed budget<br>> - Information about local community support; core team members,<br>> potential local industry and government support (if possible)<br>> - Lodging options and overview of airports, railway stations, public<br>> transport options etc.<br>> <br>> Applications must be sent to the board of PPI at board (at) pp (dash)<br>> international (dot) net<br>> <br>> You can find a list of requirements for your offer and more information<br>> on the conference on our wiki page<br>> http://wiki.pp-international.net/GA-2015_Call_for_Hosts<br>> <br>> <br>> Milestones:<br>> 01.06.2014 - publishing the call for offers<br>> 01.07.2014 - deadline for applications<br>> 03.07.2014 - mumble conference with all offers/public offer opening.<br>> 05.07.2014 - discussion of submitted offers in the RL PPI Board meeting<br>> in London<br>> 07.07.2014 - begin of voting by PPI members after the offer approval by<br>> PPI Board<br>> 22.07.2014 - announce winners. (PPI Board meeting)<br>> <br>> <br>> Kind regards<br>> <br>> Thomas Gaul<br>> Chief Administration Officer<br>> Pirate Parties International<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> pp-leaders mailing list<br>> pp-leaders@lists.pp-international.net<br>> http://lists.pp-international.net/listinfo/pp-leaders<br>> <br>> -- <br>> internationaler Koordinator - international Coordinator<br>> Piratenpartei Deutschland - Pirate Party of Germany<br>> <br>> <br>> Pflugstraße 9a, D-10115 Berlin, Germany<br>> <br>> komm. Vorstand: Thorsten Wirth, Carolin Mahn-Gauseweg, Alexander Zinser,<br>> Veronique Schmitz, Gefion Thürmer<br>> <br>> ____________________________________________________<br>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>> pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>> http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general<br></div> </div></body>
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