Minutes/National Council/2013-08-28

Agenda

 * Ratify minutes from last meeting
 * http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-08-14
 * Election materials
 * Polling day
 * Election post mortem
 * Online Shops (DanielJ)
 * Cosplay clarification (Ben)
 * Other business

Start time: 20:00 28/8/13 AEST

Finish time: 20:53 28/8/13 AEST

Attendance

 * Simon Frew (Chair)
 * Mark Gibbons
 * Daniel Judge
 * Brendan Molloy
 * Ben McGinnes
 * David Campbell
 * Glen Takkenberg

Apologies

 * Melanie Thomas
 * Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer

Previous meeting minutes

 * http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-07-31
 * see Motions

Past Action Items

 * Postcodes ended up not being needed
 * Mel not here tonight
 * PGP sorted for DanielJ

Election Materials

 * Dark Horse stuffed us around in timings for How To Vote handouts (HTVs)
 * Now ordering from "discount printing"
 * $2020 for 20k how to votes for Syd, Bris and Melbourne, 6k to Tas.
 * Brendan paid out of own pocket, will hold over expense claim til after election
 * most other places were way more expensive even
 * HTVs should be dleivered by Tuesday next week
 * some leads other new suppliers have been found for future dealings (ones greens use)
 * A new order of plain logo t-shirts also ordered by Brendan, again own pocket, expense claim post election
 * QLD supplier

Polling day

 * reminder, vote in advance so dont need do it on the day
 * reminder to stock up on supplies for the day, hats, food, drink, sunscreen etc
 * inner city polling stations with most voters for brendan to be added to spreadsheet
 * newcastle, hunter and paterson for David Campbell also to add to polling place spreadsheet

Election post mortem

 * After election need to go over numbers, results etc, data analysis
 * Mark and Ben will look into analysing the votes etc (some other #ppau regulars may also be interested)
 * General Post-mortem
 * note that Senate counts may not be completed til some time after the election
 * Frew happy to head up the process as continuation of election committee

Online Shops

 * DanielJ to create range of online PPAU shops pointing at ppau paypal or ppau bank account for payment
 * this way we at least dont have situation of not being able to give potential buyers an option
 * does not preclude doing our own runs of goods or sales on things
 * not to market them heavily, especially not ones that are morally questionable (sweatshops etc), but rather just to have options for potential buyers that are looking for goods

Cosplay clarification

 * Melbourne volunteers want to wear pirate costumes
 * cosplay generally not encouraged, but allowed on condition that:
 * they dont ham it up for media & no cornish accents
 * they've gotta be familiar with the policy talking points (see http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Electioneering#Talking_to_people.2Fmedia )
 * if questioned by the media then they say they're volunteers and the media should talk to Joe, Geoff or Ben

getawarrant.org.au

 * Brendan has registered http://getawarrant.org.au
 * going to pretty up chunks of the civil liberties and digital liberties policy into a campaign site
 * most likely friday because busy

other campaign bits

 * UNSW forum/debate
 * Brendan has this to go to tomorrow and commune with fine student-type individuals of a political persuasion
 * David Campbell has News corp photoshoot tomorrow
 * David putting up Newcastle corflutes tonight
 * Wollongong corflutes have all remained in place and intact so far

Motions
Motion: Accept NC minutes 2013-08-14.
 * 6 Ayes
 * Motion Carried

Motion: to close the meeting
 * 6 ayes
 * Motion Carried

Next Meeting

 * Tuesday 3rd September 2013
 * Brought forward so as to have one before next election