Minutes/General Meeting/2013-01-15

=General IRC Meeting (#ppau)=

Start: 20:00 15/01/13 AEDT

Finish: 20:36 15/01/13 AEDT

Agenda

 * Registration (Mozart)
 * Policy & pre-selection meeting (Mozart)
 * Aaron Swartz
 * Pharma review
 * FOI hilarity

Registration

 * Objection period closed yesterday
 * No new news from AEC
 * Time to start prodding AEC
 * Campaigns making an announcement video
 * Good numbers at Saturday meeting in Sydney would be good.

Policy & pre-selection meeting

 * NC will consider motion for a end March/beginning April meeting in Sydney
 * Separate to congress (which may be in ACT) due to time considerations

Aaron Swartz

 * Sad
 * PPAU referenced Social media (ie no formal press release, dont want to vulture the issue)
 * "The whole situation is so tragic, I think brief statements already made are sufficient." - Roderick
 * The issue has gotten some mainstram traction, largely due to the proportionality issue
 * #PDFTribute

Pharma review

 * http://pharmapatentsreview.govspace.gov.au/
 * Written submissions to the review panel are due by 5pm on 21 January 2013.
 * Due to time and expertise constraints a statement on the need for more refrom may be better than a full detailed submission

FOI hilarity

 * Brendan currently running 4 FOI requests
 * Classifcation database/RC documentation (nearing completion)
 * Documents relating to data retention proposals (re meetings in 2009 between AGD and communications industry)
 * see http://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/documents_relating_to_data_reten#incoming-129
 * AGD missed deadline and had to request extension from OAIC
 * Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
 * see http://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/trans_pacific_partnership_agreem#outgoing-112
 * likely to give over only public info
 * Intellectual property legislation changes as a result of trade agreements/treaties
 * see http://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/intellectual_property_legislatio#incoming-132
 * they have to ask foreign nations of they can provide docs

Action Items

 * None