Minutes/National Council/2016-01-20

Agenda

 * Previous meeting's minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2016-01-06
 * Member Database update (Frew)
 * Member DB Pozible (Frew)
 * Strategy Meeting (Frew)
 * State Branches & ToR (Frew)
 * CSGO (Frew)
 * Member mailout (Frew)
 * Treasurers Report (MarkG)
 * Etsy store (MarkG)
 * General Business

Start: 20:50 AEST

End: 21:52 AEST

National Council

 * Simon Frew
 * Thomas Randle
 * Fletcher Boyd
 * Daniel Judge
 * Mark Gibbons
 * Michael Keating
 * Peter Fulton
 * David Crafti

Previous meeting's minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2016-01-06
 * See Motions

Member Database update

 * This is coming along nicely
 * we seriously need to raise the funds
 * no real response from the AfP people
 * one party says they will discuss it
 * Pitch: New membership database system easier, safer and better than civicrm or nationbuilder
 * we are more likely to get donations from individuals than parties
 * We really want them to help advertise the crowdfunding too
 * We have the making's of the pozible campaign here: http://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/ThoughtWorksCrowdfundText
 * Brendan is going to add stretch goals and some of the pricier rewards tonight
 * I think we should do a member mail aiming for say Saturday... and include this, CSGO update, Strategy reportback and Treasurers Report (if that is good to go)
 * Demo video from thoughtworks
 * would need shorter edited version if to be used for pozible
 * maybe can try edit one down, a promo video of sorts
 * we could sell it better with screenshots and content. Keep it focussed

Strategy Meeting

 * This was good
 * have a plan to get states going
 * Planning for another one
 * Maybe not so soon as next week
 * also Tassie has weekend away (and will discuss congress there also)

State Branches & ToR

 * http://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/stateelectioncommitteeToR
 * this is mangled from what Brandon sent Frew, which is based on the federal election committee
 * made it a bit more for emergent state structures
 * it probably needs a little more work, but the basic idea is there
 * edits discussed around working for $4000 candidate funding, dont want there to be a barrier to states getting organised because of $4k goalpost
 * section reworded
 * Will need to do serious fundraising for election and may need candidates to self-fund to an extent.
 * states should aim to try raise the $4k to guarantee we can run in that state
 * federal will obviously try pay for what it can though
 * Will need to do votes prior in regard to preselection and AfP preferences. Possibly combined with congress.
 * Will discuss in future
 * See motions

Treasurers Report

 * MarkG has received no feedback so presumably it's OK
 * there's still a few days if you wish to do final reviews
 * it can be adjusted up until we send the members email

Etsy store

 * https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiratePartyAustralia?ele=shop_open
 * Shipping estimate... use $10 for Australia. It is just over $8 for <500g + just over $1 for packaging.
 * +$5 for each additional shirt
 * will use $20 for US/Internationa;
 * Note that we have to use paypal for the etsy store
 * Not enough supplies of the white shirt to list, remove from now.
 * DanielJ will supply pictures of badges and stickers to MarkG to list those.

CSGO

 * We got our butts kicked
 * it was good for some publicity, and was fun
 * Money has gone to Fred Hollows
 * receipt posted in the discussion post
 * Relevant Tweet: https://twitter.com/FredHollows/status/688866574845886467
 * Video Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/circlejerkaustralia/v/36071359
 * When MarkG was talking to Hollows on the phone to get the account details, he knew immediately what it was about as soon as he said he was from PPAU
 * apparently Hollows staff were following the whole thing from the start

Member mailout

 * text goes here: http://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/PPAUMailoutJan2016
 * need it to go out as soon as its done
 * reportback from strategy meeting
 * state election committees
 * pozible campaign
 * csgo reportback
 * treasurers report?
 * Mail to be sent via announce list etc
 * Though last member db driven mail had no bounces since the emails have been quarantined, but still need to be updated/confirmed with relevant members

General Business

 * Fundraising Strategy meeting sounds like a good idea
 * suggest another Party wide one for it in 3 weeks
 * Fletcher will email Ben sometime before next meeting

Motions

 * MOTION: Accept the minutes for 2016-01-06
 * Put by: Frew
 * Ayes: 6 (DanielJ, MarkG, Frew, CAPT-Irrelevant, dcrafti, Fletcher); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 1 (Rundll)
 * Result: Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Accept the draft terms of reference for the State Election Committee as presented
 * Put by: Frew
 * Ayes: 5 (MarkG, Frew, CAPT-Irrelevant, Fletcher, DanielJ); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 1 (Keating)
 * Result: Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Close meeting.
 * Put by: Frew
 * Ayes: 6 (MarkG, Frew, Fletcher, Rundll, DanielJ, CAPT-Irrelevant); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Result: Motion carries.