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2018-11-04T16:10:59Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* XII. Board */

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=Statutes of Pirate Parties International (PPI)=

* Amended on July, 23 and 24th 2016 in [[PPI_Conference_2016|Berlin, Germany]] ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|oldid=363200}} Versionslink], [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|diff=363199&oldid=362702}} Changes])
* Amended on July, 5 and 6th 2015 in [[PPI_Conference_2015|Warsaw, Poland]] ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|oldid=362593}} Versionslink], [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|diff=362593&oldid=362429}} Changes])
* Amended on April, 13 2014 in [[PPI_Conference_2014|Paris, France]] ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|oldid=351052}} Versionslink], [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|diff=361052&oldid=8333}} Changes])
* Amended on April, 22 2013 in [[PPI_Conference_2013|Kazan, Russia]] ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|oldid=351052}} Versionslink], [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|diff=361052&oldid=8333}} Changes])
* Amended on April, 15 2012 in [[PPI_Conference_2012|Prague, Czech Republic]] ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|oldid=8333}} Versionslink], [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|diff=8333&oldid=8331}} Changes])
* Amended on March,12 2011 in [[PPI_Conference_2011|Friedrichshafen, Germany]]([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|oldid=7531}} Versionslink])
* Signed on 18 April 2010 at the [[International_Conference_2010|PPI Founding conference]] in Brussels, Belgium.

==Preamble==

Pirate Parties International exists to help establish, to support and promote, and to maintain communication and co-operation between pirate parties around the world.

==Introductory statements==

===I. Name===
(1) The name of the association is Pirate Parties International. The official
abbreviation is PPI.

(2) The association is not for profit. The rights and duties of the association and its Members shall be disjunct.

(3) The seat of the association is Geneva, Switzerland.

==Tasks and goals==

===II. Goals===
(1) The goals of the association are:
:a) to act according to the major interests and goals of its Members,
:b) to raise awareness and widen the spread of the pirate movement, and
:c) to support the pirate movement and strengthen its bonds internally and externally,
:d) to promote and support Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

(2) To accomplish these objectives the association shall, among other things:
:a) provide for and extend communication between the Members of the association,
:b) assist in the foundation of new pirate parties,
:c) organize and coordinate global campaigns and events,
:d) act as mediator or arbitrator for any disputes between Members if requested to do so,
:e) share information and coordinate research on the core pirate topics,
:f) contact NGO's, administrations and international organizations, and
:g) act as a contact centre for the pirate movement.

==Membership==

===III. Membership===
(1) Membership in the Pirate Parties International is open to Parties and other
organizations.

(2) The number of Members is unlimited, but may not be less than two.

(3) Requests for Membership shall be submitted in writing to the Board at
least four weeks before the meeting of the General Assembly. They shall
include contact information and a statement on the adoption of the
statutes and internal regulations of the Pirate Parties International, in
addition to a copy of the statutes and by-laws and the political program of
the applicant and information on the background and organization of said
applicant. The Board will transmit the application to all Members at least
two weeks before the meeting of the General Assembly.

(4) The General Assembly is authorized to grant, at its own discretion, the applicant one of the following Member status in Pirate Parties International
:a) Ordinary Member
:b) Observer Member
:c) Supporting Member

(5) The Members are obliged to respect the Statutes, internal regulations and rules of procedure, in particular abide by the decisions of the Court of Arbitration.

===IV. Ordinary Members===

(1) The Ordinary Members are the founding Members and those accepted by the General Assembly according to [[#iii_membership|section III]], paragraph (4). To Ordinary Membership are eligible Members that
:a) adhere to these statutes and the goals of the association as laid down by these statutes, and
:b) have an inner order based on democratic principles.

(2) There can be multiple Ordinary Members per sovereign state. In this case, the voting power of this sovereign state is split between these Members.

(3) The General Assembly is authorized to grant Member status in Pirate Parties International to any Pirate party, which subscribes to the association’s principles and accepts its statutes and internal regulations.

(4) Ordinary Members have the right to
:a) sit and vote in the General Assembly,
:b) nominate candidates for any body of the association, and
:c) submit motions to the General Assembly.

===V. Observer Members===
(1) An applicant that does not meet the criteria for Ordinary Membership may be granted Observer Member status by the General Assembly.

(2) Observer Members have the right to
:a) sit in the General Assembly but with no voting right,
:b) nominate candidates for any body of the association, and
:c) submit motions to the General Assembly.

===V. a. Supporting Member===
(1) Individuals and other organizations who care to actively support Pirate Parties International can become Supporting Member.

(2) Supporting Members shall be entitled to attend the General Assembly as non-voting participant. They shall not be entitled to vote unless they are appointed as delegates by a member organization.

(3) The minimum annual subscription for Supporting Members shall be fixed by the Board.

(4) No Supporting Member shall be accepted against the objections of an Ordinary Member of the country of applicants residence or of the Board of Pirate Parties International. In the case that no Ordinary Member exists in the country of applicants residence, admission is decided directly by the Board of Pirate Parties International. Details of the application and admission process shall be regulated in the Rules of Procedures of the Board.

(5) Member Parties are encouraged to solicit PPI supporting membership during their own regular campaigns.

===VI. Multiple applicants from one sovereign state===
(1) If there are multiple applicants for Ordinary Membership status, they are encouraged to join together into a Federation or Confederation based on the common Pirate purpose. It is the responsibility of each Federation or Confederation to ensure that all its constituent Associations meet the requirements of these statutes.

(2) If a Federation or Confederation cannot be agreed on, the voting power of this state is split between these Members. The splitting method is, in order of preference :
:a) consensus between all Ordinary Members of this sovereign state ;
:b) compromise between all Ordinary Members of this sovereign state, with the help of a Registered Moderator from the Court of Arbitration ;
:c) decision by the Court of Arbitraton within the limits contained in proposals given by Ordinary Members from the sovereign state.
(3) As long as none of the preferred methods comes into action, the voting power of the sovereign state is split equally between its Ordinary Members.

===VII. Termination of Membership===
(1) Any Member may resign from Pirate Parties International at any time. The Member gives notice to the Board of the decision to resign. This shall be done in a traceable way. Members that resign are obliged to fulfill their financial obligations toward the association for all previous years.

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension,
reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of
Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member
appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the
General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the
Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

(3) A Member’s affiliation ceases automatically upon dissolution, disqualification, liquidation or in cases of temporary administration, court-ordered settlement or insolvency. The Membership also ends automatically when this Member does no longer fulfill the criteria that were necessary for its preliminary recognition as a Member.

(4) Resigning, deceased / dissolved / bankrupt or excluded members and their successors or rightful claimants shall have no entitlement to the assets of the Association.

(5) They may not claim restitution or reimbursement of membership fees or payments made.

(6) They may not demand or claim a report, statement of accounts, sealing or inventory.

=== VIII. Membership Register ===
The Board keeps a Membership register at the PPI Headquarters of Pirate Parties International. This register lists the name, legal form, address of the registered office, identity of the representative and, where applicable, the registration number in accordance with existing legislation and regulations. All Members may consult the register of organizations at the registered office of the PPI Headquarters.

==General Assembly==

===IX. General Assembly ===
(1) The General Assembly is the supreme body of Pirate Parties International and is composed of all the Members of that association. The General Assembly shall meet at least once a year.

(2) Extraordinary sessions can be held at the request of one third of the Members or by a decision of the Board.

(3) The General Assembly decides with the majority of the votes, one vote per sovereign state that has at least one Ordinary Member.

(4) Member Organizations are represented at any meeting of the General Assembly by a delegate or delegates not exceeding six from any one Member Organization.

(5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

(6) The General Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

(7) Meetings of the General Assembly will be announced at least five weeks prior to the meeting. The invitation will be sent out by the Board to all Members and published on the homepage of Pirate Parties International website.

===X. Functions of the General Assembly===
The functions of the General Assembly are:
:a) to consider the policies and standards of the Pirate Movement throughout the world and take such action as shall further the goals of Pirate Parties International,
:b) to formulate the general policy of Pirate Parties International,
:c) to consider applications for Membership and decide as to the exclusion of Members,
:d) to hold elections of the Board, and other committees,
:e) to consider reports and recommendations presented by the Board,
:f) to consider recommendations brought forward by Member Organizations,
:g) to consider proposed amendments to these statutes,
:h) to accept internal regulations for the Pirate Parties International and to exercise other functions resulting from these Statutes, and
:i) to define specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-framed goals for the upcoming period. The goals should be prioritized if possible.

===XI. Voting===
(1) All votes are public.

(1a) Each sovereign state with at least one Ordinary Member shall have one vote and resolutions shall be taken by a simple majority of the sum of the votes of the Ordinary Members present or represented and voting. In the event of a tie, the motion is defeated.

(2) Decisions concerning the admission of new Members ([[#iii_membership|section III.]] paragraph 4), the exclusion of Members ([[#vii_termination_of_membership|section VII]], paragraph 2), the determination of the annual affiliation fee ([[#xviaffiliation_fees|section XVI]], paragraph 1) and the amendment of this Statutes ([[#xx_amendments|section XX]]), shall be passed by a two thirds majority of the votes cast.

(3) An Ordinary Member which is unable to be present at a meeting of the General Assembly may vote by proxy given to another Member, but no Member may accept more than one proxy.

(4) A permanent online e-Democracy system allowing for decision making of General Assembly between its meetings shall be put in place where issues can be raised, initiatives started, suggestions made, and progress checked until a final vote can be cast.
* a) Issues and initiatives <ref group="*">Initiatives are competing motions on the same issue</ref> can be raised and started by the Board and anyone else who can submit motions to the General Assembly;
* b) An issue not raised by the Board needs a support of one third of the Members in order for its initiatives to be voted.

(5) Any Ordinary Member which has failed to pay its annual affiliation fee up to and including the end of the fiscal year preceding the General Assembly meeting shall forfeit its right to vote at that meeting of the General Assembly, unless remission or postponement of dues has received prior authorization from the Board.

(6) Remote elections and voting on the points described in [[#xi_voting|XI (2)]] shall be
possible for all meetings of the General Assembly.

===XIa. Revocation===
(1) At any time, Ordinary Members wielding at least a fifth of the voting power can initiate the revocation of a PPI officer by calling upon the Court of Arbitration. The Council of the Court of Arbitration can reject the revocation request if it is not supported by enough of the Ordinary Members, if an election for the seat took place less than a month ago or will take place within a month, or another revocation process of the same PPI officer is already in progress.

(2) When the request is valid, within seven days the Council of the Court of Arbitration warns the Members of the revocation process, and opens an internal consultation of seven days to collect grievances against the concerned PPI officer. The Council of the Court of Arbitration then has seven days to send him a synthesis of the grievances.

(3) The PPI officer has seven days to answer. At reception of his answer, or at the end of the time, the Council of the Court of Arbitration organizes a postal referendum on the revocation of the PPI officer with the synthesis of the grievances and, if any, his answer. If the revocation is voted, the PPI officer's seat is treated as vacant and this person cannot occupy the same seat until the following General Assembly.

==Board==
===XII. Board===
(1) Pirate Parties International is managed by the Board, the executive organ.
The members of the Board shall consider the interests of the Pirate
movement as a whole and shall neither consider themselves, nor be
considered, as representing any particular Member or non-member
Organization or region.

(2) The Board and the Alternate Members are elected for two years by the General Assembly at the regular sessions or if an extraordinary session is requested for that purpose.

(2a) This rule applies only once: At the next regular session, every secondary seat of the Board and the Alternate Board - according to the number of their previous votes - will be new elected due to establish a rotating system. In case of a tie at the previous votes a decision is taken by drawing lot.

(3) The Board is composed of:
:a) one Chairperson,
:b) one Vice-Chairperson,
:c) five additional Board Members

(4) The Board elects among the Board Members
:a) a Treasurer and
:b) a Chief of Administration
:c) a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson if the seat became vacant

No Board Member shall fulfil more than one office.

(5) <deleted>

(6) Other positions may be created by the Board.

(7) There shall be four Alternate Members of the Board. If one seat of the Board becomes vacant, one of the Alternate Members shall follow-up according to a list. The position of the Alternate Members on the list shall be determined by approval voting.

(8) Alternate Members following-up on the Board shall have no office, but may be elected into one by a majority vote of the Board.

===XIII. Functions of the Board===
(1) The functions of the Board are:
:a) to act on behalf of the General Assembly between its meetings; to give effect to its decisions, recommendations and policies; and to represent it at international and national events,
:b) to promote the Pirate Movement throughout the world by means of visits, correspondence, training courses and other appropriate action,
:c) to advise and assist Member Organizations,
:d) to recommend the admission of Organizations applying for Membership,
:e) to prepare the agenda and procedure of the meetings of the General Assembly, giving consideration to suggestions from Member Organizations, and appoint the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the General Assembly meeting,
:f) to appoint the Secretary General of Pirate Parties International, and to appoint his Deputy or Deputies upon a recommendation of the Secretary General; and to supervise the management of the PPI Headquarters,
:g) to approve the annual budget and ﬁnancial statements of the PPI Headquarters,
:h) to accept the responsibility for the raising of additional funds, and
:i) to exercise other functions resulting from these Statutes.

(2) The Board performs actions according to the decisions of the General
Assembly and the spirit of the Pirate Movement.

(3) One natural person named by each Ordinary Member shall be admitted
with the right to participate in the Board meetings without the right to vote.

(4) The Board adopts rules of procedure that specify the provisions of internal regulations and voting rules.

(5) One of the Co-Chairmen convenes, opens, suspends, and closes the sessions and meetings and presides over them to ensure the observance of procedure, communicates the points of concern, and informs the Board about absences. In the absence of both of the Co-Chairmen another Member of the Board may be appointed to perform all these functions.

(6) The Board shall meet regularly and not less than once a month. The form of the meeting is free.

(7) The Board meetings are public unless at least one third of the Members of the Board vote in favor of a non-public meeting. The decision to hold a non-public meeting must be justified. Minutes of public meetings have to be published not less than two weeks after the meeting. The Board has to inform the General Assembly on its next meeting on the fact of non-public meetings.

(8) A Board member may resign at any moment. After resignation, death, long term disease or if a Member of the Board does not execute its functions for more than three months, his seat becomes vacant. If the seat has neither become vacant by resignation nor death of the Board Member the remaining Board Members have to declare the seat as vacant by majority vote. The concerned Board Member may appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration within the period of a month. The Court of Arbitration shall pass judgement not later than a month after the appeal was filed. Pending the decision of the Court of Arbitration or until the decision of the Board cannot be appealed anymore the seat shall not be taken by an Alternate Member, but all rights of the concerned Board Member will be suspended.

(9) If the Board has less than three remaining Members, an extraordinary session of the General Assembly has to be held within the next six months, if an ordinary session is not scheduled within this period.

==PPI Headquarters==
===XIV. PPI Headquarters===
(1) PPI Headquarters shall be incorporated in accordance with the law of the country in which its international headquarters are located in order to enjoy the status of a legal person and a non-profit organization

(2) The PPI Headquarters shall serve as the Secretariat of Pirate Parties International. It shall comprise the Secretary General of the Pirate Parties International and such staff as the Organization may require. The Secretary General shall be appointed by the Board and shall be the chief administrative officer of Pirate Parties International.

(3) The PPI Headquarters shall consist of its international headquarters and any regional offices.

(4) The PPI Headquarters shall be responsible for all administrative and financial matters, and shall report on them and present them for confirmation to the Board at least once a year.

== Court of Arbitration ==
===XIVa. Court of Arbitration===
(0) The Court of Arbitration shall be constituted by a Council composed of individuals and a deciding Jury composed of all the Ordinary Members.

(1) The exclusive power to resolve internal disputes shall be vested to the
Court of Arbitration. All other organs and officers are required to cooperate
with the Court of Arbitration to the extend needed for the proper exercise
of its functions.

(2) Complaints may be sent by the organs and officers of the PPI and by
the Members. A complaint may be regulated with a fee to be returned if
the complaint is reasonable. The complainant may participate in the
investigation.

(3) In particular, the Court of Arbitration has the exclusive power to
:a) issue a preliminary ruling in an urgent matter of its competence,
:b) declare matters of fact when necessary for the functioning of the PPI,
:c) decide the disputes between the officers and the organs of the PPI,
:d) decide on the restrictions on persons who breach the Statutes and the internal regulations and in these cases degrade an official or declare his further incapability to be elected,
:e) decide on the validity of legal acts of the organs of the PPI,
:f) decide on the matters of Membership ([[#vii_termination_of_membership|Art. VII par. 2]]).

(4) The Court of Arbitration keeps a Register of Mediators. This register
lists the name, contact address, and Party affiliation of the people from the
Ordinary Members who are willing to help solve the disputes between the
Members. All Members may consult this register and choose a Mediator
who can help them solve the dispute.

(5) If the mediation fails, each of the Members or applicants who are in a dispute may present an agreement to the Court of Arbitration, which contains their description of the dispute, their solution and their consent to abide by the decision of the Court of Arbitration. The Council of the Court of Arbitration will present an independent solution within the limits of opposing views. Other solutions may also be presented to the Court of Arbitration by independent third parties. The Jury of the Court of Arbitration will decide the dispute by casting a preferential vote using an appropriate single-method election system that ensures a condorcet criterion.

(6) The Council of the Court of Arbitration may answer the preliminary questions of the organs and individuals about the interpretation of the Statutes and the internal regulations; such answers act through their persuasiveness only.

(7) The Council of the Court of Arbitration shall have between three and seven Members. The provisions concerning the election of the Members of the Board and vacancies apply accordingly.

(8) A member of the Board cannot be also a member of the Council of the Court of Arbitration. In case the results in the General Assembly elections would put the person in position to occupy a seat in both Board and Council of the Court of Arbitration, she must immediately relinquish one of the two. In case the person is not able to choose:

*if she already occupied one of the seats before the General Assembly then she relinquishes this position for the new one,
*otherwise it is considered by default that she relinquishes any seat position in the Council of the Court of Arbitration.

(9) The Court of Arbitration keeps a Register of Investigators. This register lists the name, contact address, and Party affiliation of the people from the Ordinary Members who are willing to help investigate on any matter the Court of Arbitration has authority on. All Members and PPI officers may consult this register and ask, anonymously or not, an Investigator to constitute a file. Any Investigator can ask the Court of Arbitration to rule on a case. Members of the Court of Arbitration or of the Board cannot be Investigators.

==Finance==
===XV. Funding===
Pirate Parties International expenditure shall be covered by:
:a) [[Finances#Budget_.26_Affiliation_fees|affiliation fees]] from the Ordinary Members parties and those with Observer status,
:b) donations, or
:c) other legal contributions.

===XVI. Affiliation Fees===
(1) The amount of the fee is determined annually by the General Assembly.

(2) The affiliation fees and contributions shall be fixed in relation to the finances and membership of parties.

===XVII. Treasurer===
(1) The Treasurer, in agreement with the Board, drafts the budget and the financial procedure, which must then be approved by the General Assembly.

(2) The Treasurer supervises the Pirate Parties International budget and reports to the Board every three months.

(3) The Board is responsible for the sound financial management of Pirate Parties International.

===XVIII. Borrowing Powers===
(1) Those officials empowered to operate the bank accounts of Pirate Parties International have the authority to borrow money as follows:
:a) Up to ten percent of the annual budget needs the approval of the Secretary General.
:b) Over ten percent of the annual budget needs the approval of threequarters of the Board.

===XIX. Lay Auditors===
Three [[Lay_Auditors|lay auditors]] shall be appointed by the General Assembly to inspect the accounts of Pirate Parties International on a yearly basis.

==Amendments==
===XX. Amendments===
(1) These Statutes can only be amended by a vote of at least two thirds of the voting power of the attending Ordinary Members of the General Assembly, on a regular or extraordinary meeting called for this purpose.

(2) The amendments can be proposed by any Member of Pirate Parties International at least four weeks before the meeting of the General Assembly in writing to the Board. The Board will send out the proposals to all Members at least one week before the meeting of the General Assembly.

(3) Unless otherwise specified, the amendments shall come into force immediately.

===XXI. Liquidation===
(1) The organization can only be dissolved by a vote of at least two thirds of the total voting power of the Ordinary Members of the General Assembly, on an extraordinary meeting called for this purpose only.

(2)In the event of the liquidation of Pirate Parties International, after the settlement of contractual obligations to staff and other obligations, the remaining financial means shall be transferred to an NGO that is acting in the spirit of the the principles of Pirate Parties International as defined by the Statutes.

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:50:57Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at 9:00 as stated in approved agenda

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentations. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:50:10Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at 9:00 as stated in approved agenda

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentations. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:49:40Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at 9:00 as stated in approved agenda

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentations. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:48:27Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Elections of PPI officers */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at 9:00 as stated in approved agenda

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentations. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

*Procedural motion to end session due to a lack of quorum initially;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

:Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

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Sunday, 4. November 2018

*4.11. 9:00 Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:45:55Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

*Election of board members was delayed to Sunday.

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentations. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

*Procedural motion to end session due to a lack of quorum initially;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

:Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

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Sunday, 4. November 2018

*4.11. 9:00 Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:44:23Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

*Election of board members was delayed to Sunday.

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentations. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

*Procedural motion to end session due to a lack of quorum initially;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

:Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

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Sunday, 4. November 2018

*4.11. 9:00 Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:37:14Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Elections of PPI officers */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

*Election of board members was delayed to Sunday.

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentation. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

*Procedural motion to end session due to a lack of quorum initially;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

:Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

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Sunday, 4. November 2018

*4.11. 9:00 Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:33:42Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==
* Candidates:
*Nominations

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

*Election of board members was delayed to Sunday.

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentation. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

*Procedural motion to end session due to a lack of quorum initially;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

:Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sunday, 4. November 2018

*4.11. 9:00 Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:28:58Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power) */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 12.7
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==
* Candidates:
*Nominations

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

*Election of board members was delayed to Sunday.

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentation. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

*Procedural motion to end session due to a lack of quorum initially;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

:Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

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Sunday, 4. November 2018

*4.11. 9:00 Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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=== TOP 7 Discussion about the results===

Speakers

=== TOP 8 - AOB ===

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PPI Minutes 2018 11 03

2018-11-04T15:27:56Z

2003:C4:3721:B301:B867:61F3:3A1E:97D6: /* Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power) */

2018 General Assembly, Saturday Nov. 3, Sunday Nov. 4, and Saturday Nov. 10

==Keynote & Opening of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli
: +- 30 People in attendance at the event
: +- 30 People in attendance online

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

=== Present are:===
* 16 Member Countries Present

===Table of Parties registered (Number presents the voting power)===
* Austria Pirate Party Austria 1
* Belarus Pirate Party Belarus 0
* Belgium Pirate Party Belgium 0
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil 1

* Bulgaria Pirate Party Bulgaria 0
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) 1
* Croatia Pirate Party Croatia 0
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic 1
* Estonia Pirate Party Estonia 1

* Finland 0
* France Parti Pirate France 1
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland 1
* Greece Pirate Party Greece 0
* Hungary 0

* Israel Pirate Party Israel 1
* Italy Partito Pirata Italiano 1
* Japan Pirate Party Japan 0
* Kazakhstan Pirate Party Kazakhstan 0
* Latvia Pirātu Partija 0

* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg 1
* Morocco Pirate Party Morocco 0
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands 1
* New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) 0
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote)1

* Norway Piratpartiet 1
* Poland Pirate Party Poland 1
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues 1
* Romania Pirate Party Romania 0
* Russia Pirate Party Russia 1

* Slovakia Pirate Party Slovakia 0
* Slovenia Pirate Party Slovenia 0
* South Korea 0
* Spain Pirate Party Spain (1/2 vote) 0
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland 1

* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia 1
* Turkey Pirate Party Turkey 0
* Ukraine Pirate Party Ukraine 0

Total Memebers: 38
Total voting power: 36
Required present voting power: 12
Required present members: 13
Total Registered members: 18
Total Registered voting Power: 17
Registered Sum 18

==Table of countries present in meeting at 10.10AM==
RUNDOWN OF PARTIES PRESENT IN VENUE ROOM PRESENT indicates present in the room
REMOTE indicates present through online participation
second count 11.20

* Austria Pirate Party Austria REMOTE
* Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil REMOTE
* Catalonia Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) REMOTE
* Czech Republic Pirate Party Czech Republic LOCAL PRESENT REMOTE
* France Parti Pirate France REMOTE
* Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland LOCAL PRESENT
* Israel Pirate Party Israel PRESENT REMOTE
* Luxembourg Pirate Party Luxembourg PRESENT
* Netherlands Pirate Party Netherlands PRESENT REMOTE
* New Zealand Internet Party of New Zealand REMOTE (1/2 Vote at Present)
* Norway Piratpartiet PRESENT REMOTE
* Poland Pirate Party Poland REMOTE (not present at 11.20)
* Portugal Partido Pirata Portugues REMOTE
* Russia Pirate Party Russia REMOTE
* Switzerland Pirate Party Switzerland REMOTE PRESENT
* Tunisia Pirate Party Tunisia REMOTE

Sum of Parties Present Remotely: 14
Sum of Parties Present in Person: 7
Sum of Parties Attending: 15 (16 if Poland is present)

===Delegates Enrolled===

*Russia
*Alexander Abrosov, Alexander Isavnin, Vladimir Savelev

*Netherlands
*Rico Brouwer, Jonathan van Dijken, Dmitri Schrama, Jelle Dirk Pasterkamp

*Norway
*Raymond Johansen, Svein Mork Dahl

*Germany
*Patrick Breyer, Alexander Spies, Thomas Gaul, Bastian, Gregory Engels, Jens Stomber, Michael Sinclair

*Israel
*Keith Goldstein, Ohad Bar Siman Tov, Ohad Shem Tov, Noam Kuzar, Lidia Mallatin, Anonymous

*France
*Cédric Levieux (farlistener), Etienne Evellin

*Portugal
*Andre Rosa

*Tunisia
*Chemseddine BEN JEMAA

*Czech
*Vojtěch Pikal, Giuseppe Maiello, Lukáš Lev Červinka, Markéta Gregorová, Ladislav Koubek, Michal Gill, Mikuláš Peksa, Matej Šandor, Marek Nečada

*Switzerland
*Kilian Brogli, Carlos Polo

*Luxembourg
*Sven Clement, Marc Goergen

*Belgium
*Koen De Voegt, Jan Van Opstal

*Catalonia
*Dario Castañé, Muriel Rovira Esteva, Kenneth Peiruza, Oliver Herzig, Enric Pineda

*New Zealand (INPZ)
*Jo Booth

*Italy
*Aram Gurekian (aka Ronin)
*Alessandro Ciofini (aka Solibo)

*Austria
*Roland S

*Poland
*Radosław Pietroń, Piotr Roszatycki

*Brazil
*Dantas Prazeres, Wilson lira Cardoso, Bemficavbemfica

*Estonia
*Eero Elvisto
*Märt Põder

* Quorum is established with 16 present votes out of 36 votes.

==Opening Speech by hosts ==

11:30 - voting on approval of the agenda

11:45 - reports starting

==Board Report==

:Discussion of the Think Twice Conference, Pirate Security Conference, IT consolidation, ECOSOC activities, social media activities, 2.5 million viewers of our outreach, 50-70 messages are broadcast on a daily basis, increase in volunteers as far as NY, use of Discourse and other tech advances, need for support from our members to keep PPI running.

==Treasurer Report==
: Thanks to specific countries that helped out with conferences, but that needs to be changed in the future. We have an outstanding debt for TT2 that we are still repaying. We have server costs that are being deferred, and these costs will continue next year. A budget has been prepared for 2019. Our financial basis at the moment is that we have approximately 1000 euros and 500 euros in Paypal. So, we do not have a strong level of finances at the moment, and we hope to be better funded in the future. The UN work as well will require further funding.

:Question from PPCZ about the plan for the budget for the next year. How PPI spends the money, whether it is effective, whether it should be discussed further, and how to move on? They would like to see a report on how funds are used. Will there be opportunities to sponsor ECOSOC visits and other plans?

:Question: If PPI was granted 1000 euros, how would PPI use that money? There is debt, projects, and our costs for running the organization.

==Lay Auditor Report==
: Lay Auditors report that the account as of Aug. there are 1147.69 CHF, according to the WIKI. 1140.69 is the balance at present. The Kraken has no funds. The Drexia account was closed. There is a slight discrepency between the statements, but this may be due to the discrepancy. Paypal 538 euros as far as Wiki, confirmed individual transactions. Cashbox discrepancy, which may be due to Euro and CHF, there is no statement. Advise to clean up the Wiki page so that it only shows the current statements.

:Question: Will the reports be posted to the WkiThe report will be posted to the Wiki? Yes, all of the reports will be included in the Wiki, and the reports are summarized in these minutes.

==Court of Arbitration Report==
:As our predecessors said :
"The Court of Arbitration had been very lazy. No cases, no meetings no nothing. But we are still alive, hopefully.
My suggestion is that you would please respect this situation, because this is a good working atmospehre for the future."

==General Assembly Saturday Schedule==
*08:00 Delegates accreditation + ice breaker
*10:00 Opening of the General Assembly - PP Bavaria, hosts
*10:45 Formalities: chair, secretary, new members and agenda
*11:45 Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - Whistleblowing
*12:30 Chair Report - Board, Treasurer, Lay Auditors and CoA reports
*13:15 Lunch
*14:15 Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia
*15:00 Statutes Amendments aka Changes to Statutes
*16:30 Break
*16:45 Elections o PPI officers <Board: 1 Chairperson, 3 board members, 1 alternate Board member, Court of Arbitration (3-7 members), Lay Auditors (3 persons)
*18:45 Official end of day 1

*Approval of the reports
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9, no 0, abstain 3.5
motion is passed

*Discharge of the Board, Treasurer, and Lay Auditors
<Tallies by parties held by the vote takers and should be added here>

:yes 9.5, no 0 , abstain 1
motion is passed

* Approval of the minutes last GAs:
: Minutes of the 2017 GA
http://wiki.pp-international.net/Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Minutes_of_Online_GA_2017-1

* Pirate Party Austria - ABST
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABST
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - ABS
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - YES
* Pirate Party Israel - YES
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YES
* Pirate Party Netherlands - ABS
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - ABS
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YES
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 0

:Yes 8.5, No 0, Abstain 4.5
Motion is passed

==Report of the Tech Team==
:Report by Bastian. Tech team was founded in the past year. There was a need to build a new server, which was successful. There were complications. We have an aim to give support to every party and every organization. Service was continuous, without a break between transition. The Wiki was reorganized. There is now no spam and no spam users on the Wiki. Etherpad lite has been developed for easy use, and teams for difficult use. Redmine was repaired. The database was recovered. If you have questions, there is an email address where you can contact the tech team: support@pp-international.net

:Special thanks to Bastian for supporting us.

==Keynote Speech by Naom Colvin==
:Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business
:Monopoly companies, such as FB, are scared of being broken up. Pressure though is also coming from governments, who are trying to implace limitations on speech. These are limitations that governments do not want to place themselves, but which they try to get companies to do for them. In the UK, there was a petition to ban FB groups. It is dark time, which can depress us. Aaron Swartz, Lauri Love are displayed as examples. There is an issue of the accused being forced into plea bargains. Ruling of Lauri Love stated that the US could not be trusted. There is an unaccountable and mysterious process of extradition. In the case of Lauri, all of the newspapers came out in support of him. Gary McKinnon also faced a similar ordeal of extradition. The precedent of Lauri has been applied for further cases, hence influencing future extradition cases. Pirates and other activists are to thank for assisting. Aaron's law remains unfinished business. The law proposed two changes to the computer fraud act, such as there should be limits to prosecutors and how people are prosecuted. However, Aaron's law got stuck in the US Congress. This is a problem for everyone. International Cyber Crime Convention mirrors the computer fraud and abuse act. About 20 countries have signed up to the convention so far. We should not give up hope, even though Aaron's law is not going anywhere. There is a problem for security research, when someone is trying to do the right thing and gets in trouble for it. The ban on unauthorized access is also a problem for journalism, as journalists can be accused of computer crime law violations. The case of Kemi Badenoch is discussed as a hypocrisy, as a hacker was not punished because she was a conservative MP in the UK. They call this program Prevent, which is shared by the National Crime Agency.
Too many people are being accused under the law, or could be accused under the law, and hence the law should be changed. In the Netherlands they have distinguished between those who are prosecuted based on whether there was some malicious intent. There are several bills that are moving forward in the US and elsewhere about the boundaries of cybersecurity. The revisions are either to change the law or to carve out exceptions to the law. The European Commission is working on whistleblower protections. Germany lacks protections, and there is a need for a wide law to protect whistleblowers. The text surprised people by the amount that it was extensive. There is a broad definition of who gets to claim to be a whistleblower, which is very comprehensive. This may become more contraversial next year when the European Council examines it.
If you want to help, contact @auerfeld . naomi@auerfeld.com

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Speech by Marketa Gregorova - Success in Czechia==
*Resumed after Lunch 15.15
*Pirate Party in Czech Republic was established, based on the Swedish model, in 2009. They steadily gained traction until 2017 with 22 out of 200 seats in the parliament. A stable foundation among students helped in their growth. One of the main challenges they faced was to get people to know they even exist. Also they were perceived as a single issue party. To break through that they focused on finance also. Their core claim; ' let us at them!' [let us at the old structures, we will reconstruct them remake them] their approach; get their supporters [who were some of the non-voters, to come out and vote.
their logos were black/white, understandable, clear. They got ignored by media, as they were perceived as rebels, their approach allowed fr a more rebellious approach. They got a large bus, painted provocative cartoons on it of unresolved corruption cases. It was a prison bus. Fundraising was done through a Kickstarter platform. Small donations for clear achievable goals. They hired professional campaigners. Not just for their skils, but aso their network. Politics is about people, not only with politicians but also in media and marketing. Maybe even more so.

*One of our most viral things were songs. One of our leaders is an accordionist and singer. We created songs. They had a solar boat aso, promoted themselves as greens, and as pirates with the boat. Communications and integral disagreements were an issue in their party also. [like in more Pirate parties] Prague was a large part of their team, they did try to keep connected to the regional Pirates. Centralization didn't really work. When people misconceive you or don't know you, you need to become a relevant player then! team with other competent people. invest in a research about you and yur voters, it is worth more tan a ton of leaflets.

==Admittance of new PPI Members==
*No new applications for members.

==Issues of Statements==
Statements made by Martin, Alex, Vojtech, and Guillaume.

==Statutes Amendments==
*Statutes amandes need to be proposed at least 4 weeks beforehead and send out to all members
:We need 10 votes (11 if Poland shows up) to
:2/3 voting power is required for approval.

*Full texts of the statute revisions are found within the Discourse:
https://ppi.savvy.ch/c/Proposals/statutes-revision

*Revisions to Articles XII. Board and XIII. Functions of the Board. Motion “Increase the Board Size”
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/revisions-to-articles-xii-board-and-xiii-functions-of-the-board-motion-increase-the-board-size/15

:Name of the motion : Increase the Board Size
:Presentation of the motion : We propose to increase the board size of PPI by 4 members
Keith; as the board we felt we needed a bigger team, need more manpower.
counterproposal explanation by Germany:

Gregory, discusses the German rationale for increase by two members.

:PPDE proposes that half of the new members are elected for one year, and the other half are elected for two years.
PPDE recommends only increasing the board size by two members.

:PPIL would like at least 4 additional board members, owing to the increasing amount of work and human capital that the Board requires.

:There was a question from PPCZ about what specific work the board needs help with. A list of vice-secretary positions was explained
a) Vice-Secretary for Member Relations
b) Vice-Secretary for International Institutions and NGO Affairs
c) Vice-Secretary for International Policies
d) Vice-Secretary for Training
e) Vice-Secretary for Communications and Social Media
f) Vice-Secretary for Conferences and Special Events
g) Vice-Secretary for IT (application development and website maintenance)

:It was decided that this list does not need to be included in the statutes and can be decided among the board.

:The original statute is as follows
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members
:This statute would be changed to 3, 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:There is a counter proposal from PPCZ for a smaller board of only 5 members.

:Does the GA agree to increase the board size by 0, 2, or 4 members? Or decrease the board by 2 members? (This article would go into effect at the current GA.)
:(3) The Board is composed of: a) one Chairperson, b) one Vice-Chairperson, c) five additional Board Members

:Section c) of this statute would be changed to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).

:Argument to be aware of creating functions, because the board should not be the only body that is working.

:Discussion that for UN ECOSOC, WTO, there needs to be formal representation. We have trouble serving our workload. Things like fundraising require a huge amount of hours, and we are falling short. Conference development also needs leadership. The increase in the number of board members is to ensure that the areas that we cover, which has grown, are covered. We need to have more people supporting us from a formal standpoint, and to bring leadership to support working groups. This will also help to get more people involved.

:Comment that Pirates keep things simple.

:Comment that we have to establish a quorum, so if there are more members it will be more difficult to establish a quorum.

:Comment from Etienne that the proposal to increase the board size is a recommendation from board members, who know how much the board works and what they need. People are politically responsible from the GA. The GA can say that they do not like something, but the GA can decide if they want a particular member.

:Comment that the board cannot handle all international organizations. Board members could not represent. Discussion that there are not enough funds... The goal should not be that giving a title motivates people to work. Giving someone a title and expecting them to work is how it works in every other party. It should be that people work, so we give them the title.

We are doing a straw pool on what proposal has most support. Winner will be then voted upon according to current statutes by 2/3 majority (11 votes needed)

We are voting to change section c) of statute XII.3, which would be changed from 5 to 3 (PPCZ), 7 (PPDE) or 9 (PPIL).
Parties can support no proposals, one proposal, two proposals, or all.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - none
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - none
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 3
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 3
* Parti Pirate France - 9
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Israel - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 7
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - 9
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Poland - none
* Partido Pirata Portugues - 7, 9
* Pirate Party Russia - 7
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 7
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 7, 9

For 3: 2,5
For 7: 8
For 9: 6,5

:We are voting whether to increase the number of additional board members to 7. There would be an increase of 2 board members.

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - Nay
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nay
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - nay
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - yes
* Pirate Party Israel - yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - nee
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - no
* Partido Pirata Portugues - yes
* Pirate Party Russia - yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

9.5 - yes
4.5 - no
1 - abs

Not passed

*Article XIII.9. Functions of the Board:
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes after XIII.9, which complies with the decision made at the 2015 GA to have standing committees.
“The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”
keith: this is a formality.

Add
XIII: (10) The Board is given the duty to take necessary steps in order to establish a standing committee infrastructure within PPI: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Decisons_of_GA#Standing_Committees”

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria - yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - abs
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - nay
* Pirate Party Israel - Yay
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - no
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - no
* Pirate Party Poland - yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues -yes
* Pirate Party Russia - abs
* Pirate Party Switzerland - no
* Pirate Party Tunisia - yes

YES: 8.5
NAY: 3.5
ABS: 3

Not passed

*Revisions to Article XIII.6 Functions of the Board
:It is requested by PPIL to add the following line to the statutes, which references the RoP. The original proposal was revised after discussion with other parties.
“The Board shall refer to the Rules of Procedure: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure”

:Does the GA agree to include a reference to the RoP in the statutes?

:Votes
This revision was rescinded by PPIL.

*Revisions to Article VII. Termination of Membership

:Request by PPIL to remove the requirement of a tenth of Members from three different continents.
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Does the GA agree to remove the requirement of three different continents and be specific to Ordinary Members?

: Does the GA agree to chanche the statutes as follows:
Original text
(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of the Meeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for the exclusion of a Member may only be submitted by the Board, or by a tenth of Members from three different continents.

to:

(2) The decisions on the changes of Membership, such as suspension, reinstatement and exclusion, fall within the competence of the Court of Arbitration, and can be appealed to the General Assembly. If the Member appeals, the decision becomes effective at the end of theMeeting of the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise. A proposal for decisions on the change of Membership to Court of Arbitration may only be submitted by the Board, or by group of tenth of Ordinary Members.

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - YES
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - ABS
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - YES
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - YES
* Parti Pirate France - YES
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - JA
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - YO
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Ja
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - YES
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - YES
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - YES
* Pirate Party Russia - YES
* Pirate Party Switzerland - YEs
* Pirate Party Tunisia - YEs

:Yes - 13
:No - 0
:Abstain - 1
:The motion is passed.

==Elections of PPI officers ==
* Candidates:
*Nominations

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting

*There is a discussion of whether to delay the voting for tomorrow. Some of the online delegates are opposed.

===Chairperson===
* Candidates:
:Guillaume Saouli

:Votes

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abs
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - Yes
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - Yes
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

:The vote is acccepted with 14 Yes (13 votes) and 2 Abstaining.
:Guillaume Saouli remains Chairperson of PPI.

=== Board Members===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

numbered candidates;
1. Magnus Andersson (NO)
2. :Sven Clement (DE)
3. : Stanley Cohen (NO)
3. : Etienne Evellin (NO)
4. Thomas Gaul (FR)
5. Michal Gill ()
6 Kitty Hundal
7. Alexander Isavnin
8. Ladislav Koubek
10 .Sebastian Krone
11. Cédric Levieux
12. Adam Wolf

Procedural motion to end session now;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

4.11. 9:00
Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands - r
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

===Alternate board members===
* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - accepts
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no

===Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf
:Bastian Krone
:Thomas Gaul
:Markéta Gregorová
:Ohad Shem Tov
:Marek Nečada

===Lay Auditors===
* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Marek Nečada

*Election of board members was delayed to Sunday.

Minutes of the PPI GA 2018 Sunday, 4 November 2018 (Munich)
Have been copied to the following Wiki: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2018_11_19

read only link: https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.8a3bbd198be28dff88b5e263c9517cc6

==Opening of the Second Day of the General Assembly==

* [INSERT TIME] Meeting opened by Guillaume Saouli

* Chair of the meeting: Vojtech Pikal
*Cochairs: Guillaume Saouli, Bailey Lamon
* Secretaries of the meeting: Rico Brouwer, Keith Goldstein
* Secretary for Online Delegates: Raymond Johansan

* Ballot Counters: Thomas Gaul

*Agenda
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018/ProposedAgenda

Vote: Agenda was approved.

*Outline for the Conference
:https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Conference_2018

* Keynotes by: Naomi Colvin, Marketa Gregorova , Adam Wolf, Barrett Brown, Cédric Levieux (PPFR)

*There is an announcement at 10:10 am CEST that we after the presentation of Congressus at 10:30 CEST we will check if there are enough members to make Quorum. If not then we will close the meeting and just proceed with presentation. The alternate board members would be promoted to board members, and we will convene the GA online at a later time to votes on the nominations and motions. It was asked if anyone was opposed, and there were no objections.

*Procedural motion to end session due to a lack of quorum initially;

One: end now, continue tommorow
Two: end now, present online, vote tomorroe
* Pirate Party Austria - abs
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - abs
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - one
* Parti Pirate France - two
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - one
* Pirate Party Israel - abs
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - one
* Pirate Party Netherlands - one
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) - one
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - one
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abs
* Pirate Party Russia - two
* Pirate Party Switzerland - one
* Pirate Party Tunisia - one

abs - 4.5
one - 6.5
two - 2

:Nobody opposed the motion to end now and continue tommorow at this moment

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Sunday, 4. November 2018

*4.11. 9:00 Technical break to reetablish connection with remotes.

==Establishing quorum==
*IX. (5) The physical or remote presence of Ordinary Members gathering one third of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum.

*We have 38 members with total voting power of 37.
*We require 12.3+ voting power to establish the qourum

*According to Art. I .1 RoP: Any official debate and voting may only continue when a third of Ordinary Members are represented locally or remotely.(St IX(5))
We require 13+ of Ordinary Members to continue debate nd voting

* Pirate Party Austria - r
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - r
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - r, p
* Parti Pirate France - r
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - r, p
* Pirate Party Israel - ｒ,p
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy (PPCZ)
* Pirate Party Netherlands - proxy(PPNL) r,p
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - r
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - p
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - r
* Pirate Party Switzerland - p
* Pirate Party Tunisia - p

12 members
11.5 voting power

10:20 reopening

* Pirate Party Austria - online
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - online
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - here
* Parti Pirate France - online
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - present
* Pirate Party Israel - present
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - proxy
* Pirate Party Netherlands - present
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - remote
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - present
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia - remote
* Pirate Party Switzerland - present
* Pirate Party Tunisia - remote

13 members present
12.5 voting power

*Quorum is established.
*Meeting of the GA is opened at 10:24 CEST by Vojtech Pikal

==Presentation of Congressus by Cédric Levieux ==
:This is a program that allows you to create texts/laws and other tasks, which can be organized with arguments pro and against. There are votes, which are synchronous and asynchronous. PPFR has used this process for the past two years. A live demonstration was provided.
https://github.com/PartiPirate/congressus
:Cedric comments that he does need help with translations, and PPI could be a great venue for making the program more international.

==Elections of PPI officers ==

===Board===
*If any members are not listed as nominees that should be please declare it to the GA prior to voting
*We confirmed the list of members running for the board, and we will vote on this list following the presentation of Congressus.

== Election of board members==
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/nomitations-here/74/8
*We are electing 3 board members.
*There is a motion that we limit the presentations of board members to one minute. No one objected

* Candidates:
:Magnus Andersson - accepts
:Sven Clement - accepts
:Stanley Cohen - accepts
:Etienne Evellin - accepts
:Thomas Gaul - accepts
:Michal Gill - accepts
:Marketa Gregorova - no
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Alexander Isavnin - accepts
:Ladislav Koubek - accepts
:Sebastian Krone - accepts, later resinds the nomination
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*Magnus indicates that he is from PP of Sweden. This is not an indiication that PPSE will rejoin PPI, but he thinks it is a great organization as an umbrella. His contribution will be to make the Board more professional. He will not be able to join until after the EU elections.

*Sven is not present and his proxy presents. Sven is one of the founding chairpersons in PP Luxembourg. He is one of the longest running chairpersons in all of the pirates.

*Stanley is not present. He lacks a proxy.

*Etienne is present online. He is from PPFR. He has a masters in law. He will try to present more technical aspects. He is a technician. He wrote the statutes and rules of proceedures.

*Michal he mostly works as a translator. He has worked on multiple elections.He has worked on technical systems that PPEU can help.

*Kitty is online. She is currently working on the Assange campaign. She has a background as a librarian and later in computer science. She is now retired and works to help the persecuted and positive causes such as the Pirate party. She sees the pirate party as a way to create a transitional environment.

*Alex is online.

*Ladislav has worked around the world with the UN. He worked as an economist. As a program manager as well. He would like to help with the ECOSOC agenda. Due to his past experience with the UN he can help transform the pirates.

*Cedric is online. As a French IT guy, he would like to be the PPI IT guy. His main proposal is Edemocracy as shown in Congressus. .

*Adam is online. He is currently the political director of the pirates in lower Saxon. He is a city councilman for the Pirates. Worldwide free educational concepts and ways of teaching he promotes. He is a former captain who helped mostly refugees in the Mediterranean. He speaks Spanish, German, and English.

*Thomas has been involved in PPI for a long time. He is a civil engineer.

*There is a proposal to skip the discussion. There is a formal opposition to skip the discussion.

*There is a question about what the candidates think about finances and the budget.

*There is a question remotely: "What is your stance on wikileaks and their alleged collusion with the trump campaign? Do you see Julian Assange's credibility still intact"

:(Proceedural order that online participants need to watch the stream and not the Zoom for sound.)

*Voting is done by ballots. They will be distributed to the representatives. For those not present, proxies will be provided to make your votes.

*The Chairperson clarified the rules of voting. In the event of a tie there is a runoff between those people. To be elected a person needs a majority of yes votes. 7 majority is needed.

*Voting is accepted until 12:20.

*Numbered candidates; (Sponsor) Member Party
:1. Magnus Andersson (NO) PPSE
:2. Sven Clement (DE) PPLX
:3. Stanley Cohen (NO) US
:4. Etienne Evellin (NO/FR) PPFR
:5. Thomas Gaul (DE) PPDE
:6. Michal Gill (CZ) PPCZ
:7 Kitty Hundal (NO) Canada
:8. Alexander Isavnin (DE)
:9. Ladislav Koubek (CZ) PPCZ
:10. Cédric Levieux (FR) PPFR
:11. Adam Wolf (DE) PPDE

*Voting List

*Norway
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Internet Party New Zealand
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Pirate Party of Luxembourg
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Brazil
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - abstain
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - abstain
:5.Thomas Gaul - abstain
:6.Michal Gill - abstain
:7.Kitty Hundal - abstain
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - abstain
:11.Adam Wolf - abstain

*Czech
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Israel
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Russia
:1.Magnus Andersson - abstain
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin -yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Portugal
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - yes
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*France
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Tunisia
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Austria
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - abstain
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - abstain
:9.Ladislav Koubek - abstain
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Netherlands
:1.Magnus Andersson - yes
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - no
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - yes
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - yes
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Switzerland
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - no
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - yes
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - no
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - no
:9.Ladislav Koubek - yes
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - no

*Germany
:1.Magnus Andersson - no
:2.Sven Clement - yes
:3,Stanley Cohen - no
:4.Etienne Evellin - no
:5.Thomas Gaul - yes
:6.Michal Gill - yes
:7.Kitty Hundal - no
:8.Alexander Isavnin - yes
:9.Ladislav Koubek - no
:10.Cédric Levieux - no
:11.Adam Wolf - yes

*Etienne Evellin and Ladislav Koubek are elected with 10 votes each

*Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal are in a run-off with 9 votes each.

*We are having a run-off vote. Each party is allowed one yes vote for either Cédric Levieux, Michal Gill, and Kitty Hundal

Votes for Run-off (Yes votes of each party will be written after the person's name)
*Cédric Levieux:Austria, Israel,
*Michal Gill : Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech, Germany,
*Kitty Hundal : Tunisia, France, INPZ, Switzerland,
*Other (no, abstain, spoiled ballots and such): Portugal, Brazil,

*Michal Gill has 5 votes.
*Kitty Hundal has 4 votes
*Cedric has 2 votes
*Michal Gill wins the run-off vote

*The new members of the board are Etienne Evellin, Ladislav Koubek, and Michal Gill

===Election of Alternate board members===

:Comment that the current rules are stupid. We cannot change them, but in the future it would be good to decide the alternates based on the election for the board members.

:Point of order. We have nominations on Discourse that were perhaps not recognized. PPDE sponsored Denis Simonet (PPCH), Stefan Thöni (PPCH) for CoA. They are not on the list. We also have a last minute nomination on Zoom of PPTN to nominate Chemseddine Ben Jemaa as an Alternate Board member and the CoA, but we should confirm if a bio is on Discourse.

:Additional point of order: There is motion to skip the presentation of candidates.

:There is a request of Kitty and Cedric to be alternates, supported by France.

*We need two alternate board members, as one alternate board members was elected to the board.

*Voting accepted by email

* Candidates:
:Adam Wolf - accepts
:Bastian Krone - no
:Thomas Gaul- accepts
:Markéta Gregorová- no
:Chemseddine Ben Jemaa - accepts
:Kitty Hundal - accepts
:Cédric Levieux - accepts

*List of candidates:

*1.Adam Wolf
*2.Thomas Gaul
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa
*4.Kitty Hundal
*5.Cédric Levieux

*Voting Table:

Internet Party Of New Zealand (1/2 vote)
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Russia
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Portugal
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa yes
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Luxembourgh
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Austria
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Brazil
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal abstain
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Tunisia
*1.Adam Wolf abstain
*2.Thomas Gaul abstain
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux abstain

Czech Republic
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

France
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Germany
*1.Adam Wolf yes
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa abstain
*4.Kitty Hundal no
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Norway
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

The Netherlands
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul no
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

Switzerland
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux no

Israel
*1.Adam Wolf no
*2.Thomas Gaul yes
*3.Chemseddine Ben Jemaa no
*4.Kitty Hundal yes
*5.Cédric Levieux yes

*Elected alternate board members are: 1. Kitty Hundal and 2. Cédric Levieux.

===Election of Court of Arbitration===
* Candidates:

:Adam Wolf (PPDE)
:Bastian Krone (PPDE)
:Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
:Markéta Gregorová (PPCZ)- no
:Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
:Denis Simonet (PPCH)
:Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

:With 7 candidates, it is proposed that we allow all 7 to be members of the CoA. There are no other proposals. There are no objections to the 7 candidates. Therefore, we accept all 7 candidates. We will vote though on all candidates.

Do you accept these candidates to the Court of Arbitration?

1. :Adam Wolf (PPDE)
2. :Bastian Krone (PPDE)
3. :Thomas Gaul (PPDE)
4. :Ohad Shem Tov (PPIL)
5. :Marek Nečada (PPCZ)
6. :Denis Simonet (PPCHs)
7. :Stefan Thöni (PPCH)

* Pirate Party Austria - Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Abstain
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Abstain

:The vote is accepted with 9 votes of yes (8.5 tallied), 4 Abstain, and 0 Nos.

:Congratulations to all 7 candidates who are now members of the Court of Arbitration.

===Election of Lay Auditors===

* Candidates:

:Pat Maechler (PPCH)
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov (PPIL)
:Marek Nečada -no
:Ohad Shem Tov - no

*Proposal that we vote on the two candidates and add a third Lay Auditor at a later date.

Initial list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov

*There is a motion to reopen the list of candidates.
*PPFR nominates Nicolas Petitdemange

Final list of candidates:
:Pat Maechler
:Ohad Bar Siman Tov
:Nicolas Petitdemange

*We have three candidates for three positions. There was a proposal to skip the individual voting and vote on all three on each.
*There is a motion to skip the discussion. Does anyone oppose? Motion carries.

*Do you elect these Candidates as Lay Auditors?

* Pirate Party Austria -Yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - Abs
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -Yes
* Parti Pirate France - Yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - Yes
* Pirate Party Israel - Yes
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - Yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - Abstain
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - Yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - Yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - Yes
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - Yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - Yes

*Voting closes with 11 Yes votes (10.5 tallied), 2 Abstains, and Zero Nos.

==Schedule Changes==
*Point of order by the Netherlands to continue the agenda for day two at a later date
:Does anyone object to dropping panel discussion and motions?
:PPDE opposes to dropping the motions. They need to happen today.

:No one objects to dropping the panel discussion, so it is officially dropped from the agenda.

Should we drop the motions from the agenda?
Yes, drop the motions.
No, don't drop the motions.

* Pirate Party Austria -yes
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - yes
* Parti Pirate France - yes
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - no
* Pirate Party Israel - abstain
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - yes
* Pirate Party Netherlands - yes
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - yes
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - yes
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - yes
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

There was a vote of 8 yes votes (7.5 tallies), 1 no, and 4 abstains.

:There is a statement that we should not close the GA but continue online at a later point.
:There is a counter argument that we should close the GA to confirm decisions made and hold an online GA within 90 days.

:Does anyone oppose the counter motion?
:Austria opposes the counter motion.
:PPDE indicates that the proposal is non-sensical, as we have dropped the motions from the agenda.
:There is an argument that the motions need to be in the GA and not speeches.
:There are two options keeping the GA open today and continuing at a later date online?
:PPDE opposes this.

:Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue with the "Motions" on the agenda at a later time;
:Sub clausses; What time and place?
:<Regarding Option 1 if we don't end the board meeting today, then when should we have the continuation?>

If we dont end the GA today, when shall it continue?
Option 1. Saturday December 8, 10:00 AM CET
Option 2. Sunday December 9 10:00 AM CET
Option 3. Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET

* Pirate Party Austria - 1,3
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - nothing
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 2,3,
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 2
* Pirate Party Israel - 3
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 2,3
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 2
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1,3
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1,3
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - abstain

Votes for 1: 4.5
Votes for 2: 5
Votes for 3: 5.5
abstain: 3

:Option 3 carries.

Option 1: Don't end the GA today, continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda .
Option 2: End the GA Today, task the Board with setting up another GA that will take place online.

* Pirate Party Austria - 1
* Partido Pirata do Brasil - abstain
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) - 0
* Pirate Party Czech Republic - 1
* Parti Pirate France - 1
* Piratenpartei Deutschland - 1,2
* Pirate Party Israel - 1
* Pirate Party Luxembourg - 1
* Pirate Party Netherlands - 1
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 vote) - 1
* Piratpartiet (Norway) - 1
* Pirate Party Poland - 0
* Partido Pirata Portugues - abstain
* Pirate Party Russia - 0
* Pirate Party Switzerland - 2
* Pirate Party Tunisia - 2

:Votes for 1: 8.5
:Votes fo 2: 3
:Abstains: 2

:Option 1 was selected with most votes "to not end the GA today and continue Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the "Motions" on the agenda ".

Nobody oposed selected option 1, so it is aproved:
:We will not end the GA today. We will continue on Saturday 10 November 13:00 pm CET with the Motions.

*Amended Agenda for Nov. 10, 2018:
0. Opening (6.11. 10:00)
Opening speech (hosts of PP Bavaria)
Formalities;
chair, proxy, minutukeepers...
delegates recognition
quorum
members and voting rights
agenda approval
1. Keynote speech by Naomi Colvin - "Aaron's Law and Other Unfinished Business" (6.11. 11:45)
Slites Noami
2. Organs Report
2.1. Board
2.2. Treasurer
2.3. Lay Auditors
2.4. Court of Arbitration
2.5. Tech Team
3. Speech by Markéta Gregorova - "Success in Czechia" (6.11. 14:15)
Slites Markéta
4. Statutes Amendments
5. Elections of PPI officers
(End of day one - 6.11. 18:45)
(Reopening - 7.11. 9:00)
[Continuation of Elections]
6. PPFR - Demo Congressus (7.11. 10:15)
7. Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities" (7.11. 15.30)
8. Speech by Barrett Brown - "Pursuance" (7.11. 17:00)
(End of day two - 7.11. 17:45)
(Start of day three - 10. 11. 13:00)
9. Other motions

==Speech by Adam Wolf - " 'Cemetery Mediterranean Sea'; EU's responsibilities and opportunities"==
*Prior to the speech thanks made by Chairperson Guillaume Saouli thanking outgoing board member Thomas Gaul for his service to the board.

:Adam is a captain of rescue vessels around the world. He is a journalist and a sailor to help people from drowning and writing and talking about it.
:There are certain routes that are deadly traps and hundreds die daily in floating coffins. Boats are often shipped in from China. Many must donate organs and undergo horrors. Many state if you bring me back, I would rather die.
:Many political parties are voting to not prevent this.
:Pirates need to work to make safe harbors. We mus share. Europe's future is Africa. We are neighbors, and there has to be integration. Europe cannot simply benefit from Africa's wealth without investing in local infrastructure. We produce refugees everyday.
:We should get our own ship and name it after our NGO. He suggests fundraising to save these poor souls.
:We are getting stronger and we are many. We should show our Pirate power and what it can bring.
:At the UN we need to declare in a loud and public way that we are internationalists. We are not supporting the idea of national states. We need to unite and declare that everyone is the same. Everyone counts.
:Civil rescue organizations were left with their own boats. They brought people ashore. The Maltese government did a mean trick and declared registration papers not valid to stop the boats. For a long time there was no possibility to save anyone. There are now two boats out there, and one more boat is on the way. They can only do so much. There is a requirement to save people and bring them ashore. You need to bring them in to a safe harbor, which is a place where people are not in danger of torture, death, etc. It is a legal definition. The Maltese violated these international treaties and said the boats were illegal.
:What is your experience with Frontex? He has several experiences with Frontex forces, most of whom were quite hostile. It is supposed to be the doorstep protector of Europe. It is a force to prevent people from coming to Europe.
:How do you argue with those who state NGOs (you) are engaged in human trafficking? Rescuing people is a basic human law, and it is included in treaties. If you see a car accident and don't stop it is a crime. The same thing happens in the sea. Someone is in a state of emergency. Perhaps they fell from a cruiseliner. It doesn't matter why they are in this human situation. You don't ask someone who has been in a car accident how they got there. You bring them to an ambulance.

==To Be Continued on Nov. 10, 2018 at 10:00==

== Motions, Amendments==

(For now there are four motions in Discourse :

*6.1 Special Comittee for the revision of Statutes ===
https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/special-commission-for-the-revision-of-the-statutes/84
Name of the motion : Special Commiittee for the revision of Statutes (presented by the PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : The purpose of this motion is to set up a special committee whose mission is to propose a global and coherent revision of the statutes and rules of procedure. Currently, the link between the Board and the members is not perfect and it is necessary to create a more dynamic relationship.
In addition, yesterday’s failed motions proved that if motions are not prepared collectively, they are more likely to fail when a large majority is required.

Body of the motion :
A. The GA requires the creation of a special committee to propose at the general meeting of 2019 an overall revision of the statutes and rules of procedure.
B. This commission will be composed of the delegates of the voluntary members to take part in this revision, of the members of the Board mandated for this purpose. It will be chaired by the President of the PPI or a person elected by the Board. This person may or may not be a member of the Board.
C. The Board must establish the composition of the commission before March 31, 2019 and convene the first meeting before April 30, 2019.
D. At its first meeting, the committee will define its rules of procedure and a timetable for its work, which must be approved by an absolute majority of its members.

===*6.2 New vote tool : Congressus===
: PPFR proposes the use of Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within PPI.
Body of the motion :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.
Support : PPFR

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.3 New vote tool : Congressus==

Name of the motion : New vote tool : Congressus (presented by PPFR)

Presentation of the motion : This motion is to ask the Board to set up Congressus for the management of meetings and votes within the PPI.

Body of the motion : The GA adopts this resolution :
A. The GA asks to the Board to install Congressus as the new application for the management of meetings and votes.
B. This installation must be effective in order to use Congressus for the 2019 GA.
C. The GA asks the board to prepare a revision of the GA Rules of Procedures in order to adapt them to the use of Congressus.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

==6.4 Financial proposal==
- https://ppi.savvy.ch/t/financial-proposal/76

Presentation of the motion : Get rid of the 20% rule for affiliation fees (Presented by the PPDE)

Body of the motion :
‘‘Amend:’’
Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI [1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch.Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year.Observer membership is not associated with any costs. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI’s due fees. The first fees are due the next financial year[2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.

‘‘to’’

Rules for Affiliation fees Calculation were adopted at the online General Assembly meeting on march 2015Decisons_of_GA#online_General_Assembly_march_2015:
Calculation of Affiliation Fees:
The actual HDI[1] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €.
This basis fee is multiplied by following factors:
for each elected pirate on national level times two,
for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5,
and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10.
These multiplied values are then added to the basis fee.

For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member’s annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year [2016]. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise.
This rule applies ex tunc from 01.01.2018.

:Discussion

:Votes
* Pirate Party Austria -
* Partido Pirata do Brasil -
* Pirates de Catalunya (1/2 vote) -
* Pirate Party Czech Republic -
* Parti Pirate France -
* Piratenpartei Deutschland -
* Pirate Party Israel -
* Pirate Party Luxembourg -
* Pirate Party Netherlands -
* Internet Party of New Zealand (1/2 Vote) -
* Piratpartiet (Norway) -
* Pirate Party Poland -
* Partido Pirata Portugues -
* Pirate Party Russia -
* Pirate Party Switzerland -
* Pirate Party Tunisia -

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