Minutes/National Council/2023-02-16

National Council Meeting 16th February 2022.

Quorum achieved 22:05 AEDT.

Agenda

 * Correspondence, previous action items
 * Previous meeting minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2023-02-02
 * Subject matter speakers for Privacy Awards (JohnA)
 * Shortlisting progress for Privacy Awards (everyone)
 * Any update on exciting news? (Miles)
 * Any PPI or FIRC updates? (Miles/Jay)


 * Reports
 * Fusion EC (Miles)
 * Press release progress (multiple)
 * Limesurvey vps update


 * General Business
 * Paid social media ads (Miles)
 * Forward Fusion newsletter to Pirate members if it hasn't happened already (Miles/Alex)
 * Trello review (everyone)
 * Michael George bio/profile for website (Michael)
 * Any other business (everyone)

Attendance

 * David Kennedy
 * Tyrone D'Lisle
 * Alex Jago (minutes)
 * Miles Whiticker (chair)
 * Roger Whatling

Observers

 * Simon (member)
 * James (member)

Apologies

 * John August

Previous minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2023-02-02
 * See Motions

Privacy Breach Awards

 * Still todo: the shortlist
 * Working meeting with ordinary members invited, afternoon of Feb 25th?
 * Still need to kick the limesurvey VPS into shape

Exciting news

 * N.B. this is deliberately vague because a high-profile person is interested in joining the party
 * Discussions are progressing
 * Fusion EC updated recently
 * Next step: informal ("relational networking") meeting with NC and other core members
 * hopefully evening of Thursday 23rd
 * Talks to help be a good cultural fit

PPI updates

 * Not much to report here
 * Intention-to-rejoin-PPI presser hasn't gone out yet, can go any time

Fusion Exec Committee Reportback

 * DRC reported back
 * "I've been cleared of most charges" - Miles
 * The position of National Campaigns Coordinator is now vacant...
 * "That role was meant to be removed" - Roger
 * Working on a ToR for state committees
 * Learning from Victoria 2022
 * Need some constitutional amendments to distinguish between geographic branches and ideological branches (so people can be members of both)
 * Generally recreating federal structures in miniature for policy dev, etc
 * Also some general re-opening of wounds as to how federated-vs-centralised Fusion ought to be

General Business

 * Social Media ads / PPAU member drive
 * Chuck a couple of hundred on it
 * Tyrone requests we do a CFV
 * Alex: this is basically for a hunting license to boost a post if it's already doing well because CFVs have a 3 day turnaround
 * Fusion newsletter
 * Done
 * Trello review
 * Please check in on it!
 * Need another member mailout rolling up the press releases and announcing the working meeting for privacy awards
 * Movement at the station on net privacy happened today, but not across it yet
 * RePlanet Australia launching in Brisbane first week of April.
 * Andrea Leong coming up, someone from Finland coming
 * All invited

Motions
Meeting closed.