Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2013-01-09

= Policy Development Committee: Inaugural IRC meeting (#ppau-pdc) = Start: 20:00 09/01/13 AEST

Finish: 21:49 09/01/13 AEST

Agenda
Introductions
 * Outline of committee & its intended role
 * Process for policy development with the PDC
 * Process for incorporating ideas from wider party membership
 * Polly requirements

Attendance

 * David Crafti
 * Andrew Downing
 * Mark Gibbons
 * Daniel Judge
 * Sam Kearns
 * Rodney Serkowski

Outline of committee & its intended role

 * Introductions by committee members
 * Committee to meet fortnightly with option for skype and live minute taking
 * Committee will develop policy beyond traditional “core” areas

Process for policy development with the PDC

 * Four step process proposed and accepted
 * 1) Ideas: all PDC members will freely record policy ideas on a shared Pad
 * 2) Approval: policy ideas will be reviewed at the 23 January meeting and approved by vote
 * 3) Development: Originators of approved ideas will expand policy text and create a template to allow policy assessment in line with Polly requirements
 * 4) Approval (second stage): Developed policies will be reviewed at 6 February & subsequent meetings.
 * Suggestion to align PDC policies with principles outlined in the Falkvinge “Pirate Wheel”

Process for incorporating ideas from wider party membership

 * Members to be invited to submit all ideas to the PDC email (policydev@pirateparty.org.au)
 * Policies at development stage to be made available for wider feedback
 * PDC will actively seek to facilitate member participation in the policy process

Polly requirements

 * High-level Polly compliance to be achieved by recording weights and priorities in policy proposals using Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT)
 * PDC to make MAUT weightings publically available and utilise them in reviewing internally-sourced ideas

Action items

 * Policy development to commence immediately
 * Notice to be drafted inviting party members to submit policy ideas.