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* A proposal that the PNC amend the bylaws to create the office Director of Public Relations. The officer elected to this position would have the following responsibilities:
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** To administrate and manage social media accounts alongside the chair and vice chair;
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** To advise the PNC on its image and reputation;
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** To orchestrate public opportunities/appearances for officers, candidates, and other hard-working pirates;
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** To serve as the public face of the USPP whenever other relevant Pirates cannot appear;
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** To readily communicate with the public, the press, and other organizations.
  
 
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== Attending ==
 
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* Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, Massachusetts
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* William Dappen, California
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* Joseph Klein, Wisconsin
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* Mitch Davilo, Illinois
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* Anthony Jay, Indiana
  
 
=== Non-Voting ===
 
=== Non-Voting ===
  
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* Rose Klein, Chair
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* James O'Keefe, Secretary
  
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
  
 
=== Reports ===
 
=== Reports ===
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* IT:
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* Platform:
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* Outreach:
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Nothing new to report. Continuing with existing work.
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* Swarmcare:
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==== Platform ====
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Platform working on a position on Abortion. Will present position at this meeting.
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==== Outreach ====
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Lessons learned from the PATRIOT Act protest/live streams:
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===== Likes =====
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* Panel setup is good (though other options can still be explored)
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* Frequent social media posting is good
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* Our attempt to reach out to other organizations was a good idea, let's reuse it
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* It was good to put faces to our party
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* We had a fallback plan and executed it
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===== Lessons Learned =====
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* At some points, we were too casual to have serious or insightful discussions. We should try to become a bit more professionally political (doesn't mean we have to lose our style)
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* We did not give ourselves enough time. We should be mindful of that, and when doing projects under a time constraint, we should scale effectively.
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* To that point, we should use our time to come up with more of a plan
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* We should ensure that our streaming setup is more resistant to technical difficulties, and that there is no single point of failure if something goes wrong.
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* We stretched ourselves very thin. We should try to delegate more effectively so we can carry the weight of our ambitions.
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* We should establish more of a central goal from the get-go. We should also communicate better in the planning stages so that we all have the same idea in our heads.
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* Keep the 10% rule in mind
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==== Swarmcare ====
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Have not heard back from Alaska or Rhode Island.
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Reached out to the Chilean Pirates to talk about doing a join event for Pan American Day (April 15th).
  
 
=== Old Business ===
 
=== Old Business ===
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Discussion of Director of Public Relations by-law proposal. Discussion of structuring it as a by-law proposal. Anthony Jay withdrew it and will rewrite it as a By-law amendment.
  
 
=== New Business ===
 
=== New Business ===
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Joseph Onoroski suggested coming up with a flyer design for the starter pack and he offered to pay for a print run of 1000.  Decided to request Outreach Committee come up with a flyer design and we will go from there in terms of purchasing.
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Discussion of what should be in an Abortion statement:
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* We are pro-choice and believe that abortion is a decision best left up to a woman and her doctor;
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* Suggestion to include positions in favor of birth control and health care;
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* General thought that this statement should be submitted to the PNC in a written form.
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Meeting adjourned at 9:54pm EST.
  
 
== Minutes ==
 
== Minutes ==
  
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'''Record of the meeting'''
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'''Record of the meeting''': 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG2C1_LaDkI

Latest revision as of 23:08, 14 November 2021

Agenda

Reports

Outreach

Platform

IT

Other

Discussion

Old Business

  • A proposal that the PNC amend the bylaws to create the office Director of Public Relations. The officer elected to this position would have the following responsibilities:
    • To administrate and manage social media accounts alongside the chair and vice chair;
    • To advise the PNC on its image and reputation;
    • To orchestrate public opportunities/appearances for officers, candidates, and other hard-working pirates;
    • To serve as the public face of the USPP whenever other relevant Pirates cannot appear;
    • To readily communicate with the public, the press, and other organizations.

New Business

Attending

  • Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, Massachusetts
  • William Dappen, California
  • Joseph Klein, Wisconsin
  • Mitch Davilo, Illinois
  • Anthony Jay, Indiana

Non-Voting

  • Rose Klein, Chair
  • James O'Keefe, Secretary

Summary

Reports

IT

Nothing new to report. Continuing with existing work.

Platform

Platform working on a position on Abortion. Will present position at this meeting.

Outreach

Lessons learned from the PATRIOT Act protest/live streams:

Likes
  • Panel setup is good (though other options can still be explored)
  • Frequent social media posting is good
  • Our attempt to reach out to other organizations was a good idea, let's reuse it
  • It was good to put faces to our party
  • We had a fallback plan and executed it
Lessons Learned
  • At some points, we were too casual to have serious or insightful discussions. We should try to become a bit more professionally political (doesn't mean we have to lose our style)
  • We did not give ourselves enough time. We should be mindful of that, and when doing projects under a time constraint, we should scale effectively.
  • To that point, we should use our time to come up with more of a plan
  • We should ensure that our streaming setup is more resistant to technical difficulties, and that there is no single point of failure if something goes wrong.
  • We stretched ourselves very thin. We should try to delegate more effectively so we can carry the weight of our ambitions.
  • We should establish more of a central goal from the get-go. We should also communicate better in the planning stages so that we all have the same idea in our heads.
  • Keep the 10% rule in mind

Swarmcare

Have not heard back from Alaska or Rhode Island.

Reached out to the Chilean Pirates to talk about doing a join event for Pan American Day (April 15th).

Old Business

Discussion of Director of Public Relations by-law proposal. Discussion of structuring it as a by-law proposal. Anthony Jay withdrew it and will rewrite it as a By-law amendment.

New Business

Joseph Onoroski suggested coming up with a flyer design for the starter pack and he offered to pay for a print run of 1000. Decided to request Outreach Committee come up with a flyer design and we will go from there in terms of purchasing.

Discussion of what should be in an Abortion statement:

  • We are pro-choice and believe that abortion is a decision best left up to a woman and her doctor;
  • Suggestion to include positions in favor of birth control and health care;
  • General thought that this statement should be submitted to the PNC in a written form.

Meeting adjourned at 9:54pm EST.

Minutes

Record of the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG2C1_LaDkI

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