Minutes/General Meeting/2012-05-15

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Meeting Minutes
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Minutes

Report on meeting with Senator Ludlam

  • Brendan Molloy and Simon Frew met with Senator Ludlam (W.A. Greens) 11/5/12
  • Greens looking to adopt sections of PPAU platform
  • Milne interested in PPAU upon hearing of PPDE's success; happy with the prescence of another progressive party
  • Discussed copyright review, TPPA and ACTA, differences in views between Greens and PPAU on the convergence review (media regulation)
  • Possibly interest from Greens on a preference deal

Weekly Reports

  • Search for volunteers in Joakal's absence

Gazette

  • Ready to be published after redudntant news items removed
  • Comments page to be removed

Victoria Police probs use of spy drones

  • Violation of PPAU's platform (privacy)
  • Movement by Victoria police towards a survelliance state
  • Unreasonable invasion of privacy with little benefit
  • Recognition of legitimate use of drones (UAVs) e.g. farming, mining, firefighting, missing people
  • Use of drones for the purpose of governmental survelliance should be limited

Congress software

  • Previous congress had participation via an audio and video stream, and IRC. Will be available again this year.
  • Brendan developing a remote delegate participation system (HardCongress)
    • Voting on motions
    • Interact with congress floor
    • Dashboard displayed to remote end user and projected onto a screen at Congress
    • Web based application, only javascript is required

Implementation of a LQFB system

  • Mozart: "We should get this"
  • David: "in my experience all the current lqfb systems are horribad"
  • Will take approximately 3 months to write our own implementation in house
  • Volunteers to join #ppau-pwg, project to be managed by Brendan

TPPA Meeting in Canberra

  • Brendan Molloy, Mozart Palmer, Simon Frew and Rodney Serkowksi (maybe) will attend DFAT meeting re: TPPA on the 24th May
  • Will push for TPPA text to be released
  • FTA's should not require domestic law to be changed
  • Push by DFAT for ACTA to become the IP chaptet of TPPA, despite the EU labelling ACTA 'undemocratic'
  • PR to be release in support 16/05/12
  • Possible meetup with Taco_Lad, @DrRimmer from ANU and Senator Ludlam. Brendan to pamphlet members of public.

Talk Like a Pirate Day

  • Opposition to singing

Prohibition of gene patents (WA private members bill)

  • Receiving coverage on ABC and News Ltd outlets, interview on Lateline
  • Update on 2012 Congress planning

David Haidon confirming venues

  • Proposed date - 14th and 15th of July
  • Report to be delivered to the NC 21/05/12
  • Agenda to be developed after next weeks NC meeting

===Action Items:

  • Sam responsible for Weekly Reports for the next fortnight
  • Gazette header to be replaced by Brendan
  • Open letter (Drones) to be drafted by the NC and sent out as a PR
  • Policy workshop to be held at 2012 National Congress
  • Continued development of HardCongress by Brendan
  • Development of our own LQFB system
  • Invite AFACT, DFAT, Senator Conroy etc. to 2012 National Congress. See: http://pirateparty.openpad.me/nc2012-invite-list
  • PR on prohibition of gene patents to be released Thursday
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