Minutes/National Council/2013-07-03

Agenda

 * Previous Minutes
 * Congress Agenda Planning
 * Ratification of IEWG http://openpad.me/D9RT9Ux4dY (Brendan)
 * Treasury Report
 * Congress Streaming Costs
 * VPS Costs
 * Campaigns
 * pass motion approving flag expenditure
 * FOI

Start time: 20:30 AEST 03/07/13

Finish time: 21:05 AEST 03/07/13

Attendance

 * Brendan Molloy
 * Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
 * Simon Frew
 * David Campbell
 * Glen Takkenberg

Approve last meeting minutes

 * See motions
 * http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-19
 * http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-05
 * http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-05-22

Congress Agenda Planning

 * Dr Rimmer wants to know when he needs to talk
 * Wants around midday on Saturday
 * 12 pm for an hour, then lunch at 1 pm?
 * General agreement that this is suitable
 * Factor in a 10 minute break every 10 minutes
 * Copy the agenda from last year
 * Brendan and Mozart to make executive decisions on the agenda?
 * General agreement that this is suitable
 * Rick Falkvinge invited to attend
 * No response yet

Ratification of IEWG

 * http://openpad.me/D9RT9Ux4dY
 * Should specify at least one member must not be on the NC
 * General agreement on this.
 * Institute Internal Elections Working Group, with the ToR as worded:
 * See motions
 * Membership:
 * See motions

Congress streaming

 * Approve $29.95 (USD) (once off) for Congress streaming
 * See motions

Additional VPS

 * Approve $9.95/month (AUD) for a Sydney VPS
 * VPS for purposes of first stage of migrations away from Google Apps + Etherpad and other items
 * See motions

Campaigns

 * Pass motion approving flag expenditure:
 * Already passed at a previous meeting

FOI

 * https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/tpp_and_related_documents_ip_aus
 * $2160 to get the documents
 * Brendan called it "an affront to democracy"
 * Suggested to Kickstarter it
 * Will probably use Pozible
 * State "this will likely be the most expensive blacked out piece of paper you ever paid for."

Motions
Motion: Approve http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-19
 * 5 ayes.
 * Motion passes

Motion: Approve http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-05
 * 5 ayes.
 * Motion passes

Motion: Approve http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-05-22
 * 4 ayes, 1 abstention.
 * Motion passes

Motion: institute the Internal Elections Working Group, with the ToR as worded
 * 5 ayes.
 * Motion passes

Motion: appoint Brendan Molloy, Andrew Downing, the IT Officer, and Ben McGinnes to IEWG
 * 5 ayes.
 * Motion passes

Motion: Approve $29.95 (USD) (once off) for Congress streaming
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes

Motion: Approve $9.95/month (AUD) for a Sydney VPS
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes

Motion: end meeting
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes.