PNC 5/2/12

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Pirate National Committee Meeting - May 2nd 2012 Location: PirateIRC Network (irc.pirateirc.net #pnc) https://webchat.pirateirc.net/?nick=&channels=pnc

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?
      • 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


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