Minutes/National Council/2018-11-20

National Council Meeting 20th November 2018

Start: 20:47 AEDT Finish: 22:10 AEDT

Attendance

 * Joe Furi
 * Miles Whiticker
 * Andrew Downing (chair)
 * John Wilson
 * David Read
 * John August (from 21:50)
 * Mark Gibbons (from 22:03)

Apologies

 * Alex Jago

Absentees

 * Daniel Oakley

Observers

 * Uwe Schafer

Previous Minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2018-11-06

Correspondence, Reports, Action Items

 * Quandamooka meeting
 * Invite stands, likely date in December


 * Website bios
 * Daniel Oakley to update
 * John Wilson to update
 * Joe Furi to update


 * Victoria Senate #2: AlexJ has been in contact with Shannon Smith in Vic, all good
 * Shannon Smith is confirmed as the nominated #2 Victorian Senate Candidate.


 * Formalise Daniel Cox membership on the PDC (Miles)
 * Motion was put over email.
 * This meeting recognises and formalises that motion.
 * See motions
 * Email set up required


 * Report back from election meeting on Saturday (Miles)
 * Most of the Candidates attended
 * Miles to reach out to Shannon re: election strategy
 * Pooling resources
 * Assistance with page moderation

General Business

 * A Candidate's Meeting was set up up to engage live with the National Council.
 * People were there, engagement occurred, generally positive.
 * NB that Kate Bowman may need to withdraw
 * Need a good, pro-privacy way to easily connect candidates/organisers and party members
 * Nomination for Press Officer (JW)
 * Uwe Schafer (prospective Officer) asked to submit application to NC

Motions

 * MOTION: accept the minutes of the previous meeting on 6th November 2018 as presented.
 * Put by: John Wilson
 * Ayes 5 (Joe Furi, Miles Whiticker, Andrew Downing, John Wilson, David Read); Nays: 0; Abstains 0.
 * Motion carried at 20:52.


 * MOTION (email): formalise Daniel Cox's membership of the PDC
 * Put by: Andrew Downing
 * Motion carried unanimously over email prior to the meeting.