PNC 5/2/12

Pirate National Committee Meeting - May 2nd 2012

Location: PirateIRC Network (irc.pirateirc.net #pnc)

[Webchat]

Chair: TravisMcCrea

Vice Chair: kusanagi

Secretary: QuazarGuy

==Agenda:==

• Call to Order 
• Roll Call (Sign In - 5 Minutes)
  • State - Representative
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Massachusetts
    • New York
    • Oklahoma
    • Oregon
    • Washington
  • At-Large (Observers not represented - Votes Averaged)
  • Observers (Represented - No Voting Rights)
• Discussion Points (30 Minutes)
  • Oversight of Committees
    • How much oversight should the PNC have over these committees/workgroups?
    • Benefits of Oversight
      • PNC is able to disburse monies to the committees
      • Committees to not have their own legal structure (PAC)
      • Since they are supposed to be collaborative bodies amongst the states, it is still the states decision
      • The PNC can reign in unruly individuals or abusers
    • Disadvantages of Oversight
      • Less freedom for the IT committee
      • PNC may prevent some speech such as hosting Wikileaks mirrors
  • Vote to bring IT committee back under oversight of PNC
  • Naming
    • Can & should we even call ourselves the PNC?
      • http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers_party.shtml
    • Pirate Parties America PAC
    • Pirate Party PAC
    • United States Pirate Party
    • Pirate Party of the United States
    • Pirate Party //Only use the US when speaking nationally
  • Redirection & de-emphasis of national activity
    • Alternative involvement for Pirates without state parties
      • Policy - Clarifying law and developing bylaws
      • Promotions - New State Party Development & design work
      • Press - Collaboration between state parties for blog work, press releases, and media interaction
      • IT - Working on the national and international infrastructure
  • Color and logo - http://www.iPir.at/votingtbd
    • Orange Vs. Purple
  • Promotion of http://iPir.at/newstateguide
• Moderated Discussion (20 minutes)
  • If conversation exceeds this time, it will be moved to the SAB list or the next meeting.
• Adjourn