PNC 04/14/2024

The January 14th, 2024 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the Pirate National Committee (PNC). This meeting took place on IRC.

Meeting Minutes

21:00:41 <DreadPirateDrew> ahoy! please ID as you enter.
<DreadPirateDrew> Drew Bingaman Captain of USPP
Eli has joined
<mavsben> Ben Horlick - PNC Beancounter & TX Rep
<Eli> Eli McGee MA rep
<DreadPirateDrew> anyone else so far?
<DreadPirateDrew> just Ben, Eli,and myself
<Ty--> Ty Clifford - VC
<DreadPirateDrew> ahoy Ty!
<Ty--> Ahoy
<Ty--> Barely made it 
<Ty--> Well
<DreadPirateDrew> all good, any updates on anything, this is an open floor question
<Ty--> Is it an informal meeting?
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<DreadPirateDrew> at the moment we don't have quorum.
<Ty--> Joe!
<Ty--> We do know
<Ty--> *now
<mavsben> Eli was already here for MA, still 1 short i think
<Joe> Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer 
<Ty--> oh
<DreadPirateDrew> I only count two, as I can't vote for PA
<Ty--> I misread
<Ty--> well
<Ty--> It seems it'll be a short meeting tonight, an informal one. and i don't like doing these, but
<DreadPirateDrew> and I know Johnny isn't gonnaake it
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<yari> ahoy
<Ty--> Yari! 
<mavsben> ahoy
<DreadPirateDrew> Yari makes 3
<Joe> Yeah, I am only MA rep if needed. 😇
<yari> Rose Klein, CA Rep
<DreadPirateDrew> ahoy Yari!
<DreadPirateDrew> the floor is open for updates
<Ty--> I want to stress the RSVP forms n such need to be made. 
<Joe> Nothing from the treasury
<Ty--> I am working on the agenda and one person has signed up to speak thus far
<Ty--> The theme still needs to be decided
<yari> no updates here.
<Ty--> it's here....:
<Ty--> https://etherpad.wvpirates.org/p/2024_Conference_theme_ideas
<papegaai> Title: Etherpad (at etherpad.wvpirates.org)
<yari> I'm particularly fond of "steal this conference" or "you wouldn't download a conference"
<DreadPirateDrew> note on the convention, I am trying very hard to find a way to get there in person. it isn't looking good ATM my fiance was off for a month and me with her as she recovered from donating a kidney and we had a paperwork snafu that was supposed to help us with missed work.
<mavsben> I liked "Steal this Conference" as well, believe that was Drew's suggestion 
<mavsben> understood drew <3 hope yall get it sorted soon. insurance sucks
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<pmchi> Ahoy, sorry for the late arrival
<pmchi> At work
<DreadPirateDrew> we now have quorum
<mavsben> Eli / Joe - what do yall think on theme?
<Joe> No worries.
<Ty--> pmchi I was just saying RSVP forms need to be in place and the latest theme/collabs are at: https://etherpad.wvpirates.org/p/2024_Conference_theme_ideas
<papegaai> Title: Etherpad (at etherpad.wvpirates.org)
<Joe> I love it
<Eli> Same here
<Ty--> DreadPirateDrew I don't know your situation fully but please reach out to me some time. Maybe we can bus in together somehow? 
<mavsben> Motion to adopt "Steal this Conference" as the theme for the 2024 Convention
<pmchi> RSVP forms definitely need to be in place. I like what has come of the list thus far for what that’s worth
<yari> I'll second that
<Joe> Drew, what is your zipcode?
<Joe> 😇
<DreadPirateDrew> Ty I will do that a little closer when I have better info. 
<pmchi> I only ask that it’s stylized as "Steal This Conference!" because, while I’m sure it’s in reference to "Steal This Book" by Abbie Hoffman, I think a nod to System of a Down (Steal This Album!) would be neat
<pmchi> If this is the direction we go
<yari> Agreed
<Eli> Agreed
<pmchi> Hey did we do IDs
<mavsben> I accept the amendment to the motion if that's required
<pmchi> "Jolly" Mitch, Chicagoland/ILPP
<pmchi> Mitch Davilo
<mavsben> the rest of us did a bit earlier mitch, all good
<DreadPirateDrew> if that is a motion and a second we can vote
<mavsben> Aye
<DreadPirateDrew> on "Steal this Conference!"
<Ty--> "Steal This Conference!"
<yari> aye
<Ty--> jinx
<DreadPirateDrew> Eli or Joe?
<Eli> Aye
<Ty--> Please continue to use the same link for collabs
<Ty--> If you need help booking, etc please contact.
<DreadPirateDrew> cool, we have a theme
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<DreadPirateDrew> ty, pencil me in for a presentation. all TBD currently
<Ty--> morning, evening, afternoon?
<mavsben> yari have you made much progress on the presidential scorecard draft? I've been noodling on it a bit and can help push that forward
<Ty--> Your prefs on speaking, some people wanna speak in the afternoon
<DreadPirateDrew> keep me as a floater ATM
<yari> your noodling would be appreciated
<Ty--> Gotchya
<yari> message me mavsben?
<mavsben> yeah will do
<mavsben> discord/
<mavsben> ?*
<Ty--> So, this is 2 speakers now signed up for the conf
<Ty--> or partially lol
<yari> yes plz
<mavsben> aye aye
<Ty--> That's all I have,t ho 
<mavsben> hey 2s two more than zero
<Ty--> I just wanted people to stay on track with the big days!
<DreadPirateDrew> is there anything else that would need a vote?
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<mavsben> nothing from me
<Joe2pirate> It's me again, the treasurer...
<Joe2pirate> One more thing.
<Joe2pirate> https://gofund.me/c91a6761
<papegaai> Title: Fundraiser by Joseph Onoroski : Help the Captain of the US Pirates (at gofund.me)
<Joe2pirate> I didn't have a good picture. 
<yari> thanks for putting that together Joe!
<Joe2pirate> Well, you know. I care.
<DreadPirateDrew> thank you Joe
<mavsben> hows the ballot petition coming joe?
<DreadPirateDrew> do we want to schedule a conference work session?
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<Ty--> I want to but not right now. How about I post later when I would like one?
<Joe> I didn't get to submit the signatures this week. I got another 22 raw signatures today
<Ty--> Within a couple of days
<DreadPirateDrew> that will be cool can you just make sure to ping everyone on discord
<mavsben> godspeed
<Joe> But I am almost there in the requirements to get on. So with the two additional weeks I have I should be able to be impossible to contest.
<Ty--> Sure
<mavsben> nice nice nice
<DreadPirateDrew> that is great news Joe! 
<mavsben> Motion to adjourn?
<DreadPirateDrew> is there a second?
<yari> 2nd
<Eli> Agreed 
<DreadPirateDrew> all in favor?
<yari> aye
<mavsben> aye
<Eli> Aye
<Ty--> Be saf and vote Pirate! 
<Ty--> er, safe
<DreadPirateDrew> ditto
21:35:11 <Joe> Gn everyone!