Minutes/National Council/2013-07-03

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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

Minutes

Approve last meeting minutes

• See motions
  • https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-19
  • https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-05
  • https://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 https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-19

• 5 ayes.
• Motion passes

Motion: Approve https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-05

• 5 ayes.
• Motion passes

Motion: Approve https://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.