Media Relations Committee Meeting Minutes

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Thursday, 17 April 2012

Agenda

• Item 1 – PPNL BREIN case
• Item 2 – Weekly report
• Item 3 – Survey
• Item 4 – Congress 2012
• Item 5 – Content of Gazette
• Item 6 – Content of Webcast

Minutes

• Possible PPNL press release for Monday:
  • Express solidarity for PPNL;
  • Attack on freedoms;
  • Copyright censorship;
  • Mention the upcoming trial (Tuesday 24th April, NL local time).
  • Round up with reference to iiNet.
• PPNL's case will need a press release on Thursday. Mozart will be working with PPNL on the international statement, so PPAU will just release that.
• Gazette
  • Proposed format: http://pirateparty.openpad.me/pirate-gazette-format
  • Using Wordpress.
  • Pressed on the first of every month.
  • Major contributions in by the twenty-third of the preceding month.
  • Approval must be given by the Press Officer + Party Secretary.
  • Article ideas for first edition – http://pirateparty.openpad.me/gazette-may-articles
  • Need to finalise integration with PPAU Wordpress (IT Committee's responsibility).

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Agenda

• Item 1 – Useful distribution of quoted existing stockpile of stickers [Ivan].
• Item 2 – Internet Access project approval [Joakal].
• Item 3 – Penetrating the student newspaper market [Ivan].
• Item 4 – Opportunistic leg-ins to talkback radio [Ivan].
• Item 5 – Extensive marketing research [Joakal].
• Item 6 – Guerilla marketing [Ivan].
• Item 7 – Online survey [Joakal].
• Item 8 – PPAU members to speak to people in real life [Joakal].
• Item 9 – Interview people who are willing contributors [Joakal/Vidamus].
• Item 10 – Skills in demand [Mozart].
• Item 11 – Web banners and badges [Ivan].
• Item 12 – PPAU online shop [Joakal].

Minutes

• Student newspapers:-
  • Ivan to trawl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_student_newspapers_in_Australia and collect contact details.
• Mozart to ask for a printout of pressrelease@ mailing list.
• Mozart to contact Ian Woolf about TPPA/ACTA and patents.
• Market research:
  • Determine awareness of PPAU;
  • Determine misconceptions of PPAU;
  • Determine why or why they don't like PPAU;
  • Determine what they want; and
  • Determine what would make them contribute to PPAU ideas.
• Online survey:
  • Think of questions and discuss at next meeting.
  • How to make people answer questions.
• Reliable and skilled people to look out for and shanghai into PPAU:
  • Graphic designers
  • Journalists/media
    • ABC Unleashed is a good hunting ground
  • Videographers
  • Legal people
• Get Brendan to dig up logos.

Proposals Requiring National Council Approval

• Create a link on the main page where people can request a sticker pack:
  • Allocation: 500 rectangular stickers.
    • 50 packs, 10 stickers in each.
    • If packs are moving too slowly, increase number of stickers per pack.
  • Ivan will:
    • Set up the form for the website.
      • IT/S to implement site mod as necessary.
    • Handle the form submissions (name and address).
    • Handle the mailout.
  • Donate any amount to receive a sticker pack.
  • Put a "contact us for alternative donation methods" notice.
  • Encourage submission of outrageous sticker placement pictures.
• Request assistance for Joakal's Internet Access project:
  • Press releases.
  • Development of appropriate amendments.
  • Law reform advice.