- Agenda PPI BOARD MEETING
- --- 20.01.2026 20:00 UTC/21:00 CET ---
- Audio recording:
- Video: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board
Record of the meeting
1 - ATTENDEES
1.1 - Members of the PPI board
- Chairperson - Keith L. Goldstein / PP-IL
- Vice-Chairperson - Gregory Engels / PP-DE
- Board Member - Bailey Lamon / PP-CA
- General Secretary - Alexander Isavnin / PP-RU
- Treasurer- Sebastian Krone / PP-DE
- Board Member - Maycow Toledo / PP-BR
- Board Member - Mark Anthony / PP-NL
- Board Member - Carlos Polo / PP-CH
- Board Member - Grigorii Dizer / PP-RU
- participating: Sebastian Krone / PP-DE, Keith, Bailey, Gregorij, Alexander Isavnin
- excused:
- unexcused:
- Alternate Board Members:
- Alternate Board member - Lilia Kayra Kuyumcu, PP-DE
- Alternate Board member - "Numero6, PP-DE
- Alternate Board member - Bart Overkamp, PP-NL
- Alternate Board member - Thomas Gaul / PP-DE
- Alternate Board member - Babak Tubis / PP-DE
- Alternate Board member - Schoresch Davoodi / PP-DE
- Alternate Board member - Stefan Dekkers / PP-NL
- participating: Bart Overkamp, Numero6, Babak, Schoresch
- excused: Thomas Gaul,
- unexcused:
- Quorum:
1.2 - Others
- Guests:
- participating:
2 - PROCEEDINGS
- RoP: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure
- Meeting opened at 21:04 UTC by Keith
- Meeting chaired by Keith and everyone
- Secretary for this meeting is everyone
- Quorum established with 9 out of 9 board members present.
- Streaming started: https://piratesonair.net/live-stream/
- Recording started:Yes https://owncloud.ag-technik.de/s/EKt3FzoPZbgLdin
- Postal votes:
- Votes delegated (§5 Votes (5. 3.) ROP):
- Notes on meeting process: ?
3 - APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
4 - REPORTS
4.1 - Short reports of the board members 1)
Board
- Keith Goldstein: I registered delegates today for UNHQ. I will register the remaining returning delegates at UNOG and UNOV as soon as those are approved.
- not present
- Bailey Lamon: Nothing to report.
- Alexander Isavnin: Nothing to report.
- I monitored the PPI tech as I do every day.
- All patches are up to date. All systems are running smoothly.
- PPI-Discours had an update issue that has now been resolved. We are now using the latest version, V.2026.1.0.
- I have not yet received a reply from Carlos to where I should send the password for you mailbox at pp-international.
- I attended the general meeting and took on “some” organizational tasks for a complicated hybrid event.
- I'm still dealing with my heart attack a little and therefore can't work 24/7.
- not present
- not present
- not present
Alternates:
- present 21:25
- nothing to report
- nothing to report
- PPI GA, Mention
- PPI GA, Mention, PPI PR
- helped with creating some of the new articles, political analysis
- I think we will need to promote more the new PPI motion to Iran
- Will have at February 1st a talk about Iran, the political left and other issues at the Antifa Cafe in Oberhausen Germany, Babak and other german Pirates will come over
- Statement for INVED Think tank in austria about the propaganda of the Islamic Republic https://inved.eu/insight/the-iranian-regimes-propaganda-campaign-an-overview/ 13th January 2026
- PPI GA
5.1 - Proposals
Issue: Election of the new Treasurer
- Nomination: Sebastian Krone
- Motion: The PPI board elects Sebastian Krone as the Treasurer and gives him/her full access to all PPI current and future accounts and entrust him with full power of attorney in financial matters.
| Motion
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| Do we elect Sebastian Krone as the Treasurer?
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 Yes : Alexander, Bailey, Keith, Bart, Numero6,
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 No :
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 Abstain : Babak, Bastian, Schoresch
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| Result: Sebastian is elected Treasurer.
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- Sebastian accepts.
Issue: Election of the General Secretary
- Nominations: Alexander Isavnin,
- Motion: The PPI board elects Alexander Isavnin as the general secretary
| Motion
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| Do we elect Alexander Isavnin as the General Secretary?
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| Yes : Bailey, Keith, Bart, Bastian, Gregorij, Numero6
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| No :
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| Abstain : Schoresch, Alexander, Babak
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| Result: Alex is elected General Secretary.
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- Alex accepts.
Issue: Board Meeting Times and Rotation
| Motion
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| Set meeting times for the current board
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| Do we continue the rotation that we have meetings on Tuesdays every 3 Weeks, rotating between 9:00 UTC, 14:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC?
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Keith: Comment: I thought we had given up on the 9:00 UTC slot, because it was not convenient for most people, but we can bring it back. It might be problematic for me some times.
- Next Board Meeting: 2026-02-10 09:00 UTC
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| Yes :
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| No :
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| Abstain :
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- Keith will start a doodle.
- Motion : Framework for the Ethical Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
- https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/r.de9efbd8667dca1fa0a3632f4c94078d
- The General Assembly (GA) instructs the incoming 16th Board to re-establish a Standing Committee on AI Policy. This committee will coordinate international advocacy efforts at the UN and EU levels, esp. with the European Pirate Party, trying to ensure these principles are integrated into emerging global frameworks and regulations.
- Babak should be involved in this committee because it will keep him involved with the European Pirates.
- Reach out to the former working group.
- There is a possibility of combining it with the Think Twice Conference.
- Coordination lies with Babak and Bastian
5.2 - Working Groups Update
- We will also discuss the UN Working Group soon.
5.3 Economic Update
- Bank accounts
- 1,991.05 CHF
- 99.42 EUR
- Paypal
- 258.05 EUR
5.4 ECOSOC/UN
- Are there any remaining delegates for any of the UN centers?
- At UNHQ we have sent all prior delegates: Keith, Ohad, and Carlos.
5.5 PPI HQ update
- The office is set up and running. No one took the opportunity to visit it before or after the GA. :-(
- https://ppi.works/
- As you know, we have taken over the “Glaesernes Mobil” from PPDE to make it available to the Pirate movement.
- Perhaps you have a few suggestions for the new design in purple and orange.
- https://ppi.works/en/the-glass-mobile/
6 AOB - Any other business
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18sKPQGCCxY4gNAGXzaN6nmQKUllScfDYHxCsN7iFdNk/edit?usp=sharing
: Send an email to all the member parties that they should adopt and make sure that they protect free speech and free debate. Based on the principles of the PPI motion https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2026-01-10#Motion_:_Solidarity_with_the_Iranian_Freedom_Movement_and_Against_Selective_Censorship_in_Digital_Rights_Advocacy
1. The PPI reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the Iranian people, calling for immediate EU-wide listing of the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) as a terrorist organization, comprehensive sanctions against regime officials, and active support for diaspora networks resisting regime influence and digital repression.
2. We condemn all forms of censorship, including the Iranian regime's systematic digital repression and Western "trusted flagging" mechanisms under the DSA that enable selective content control, as exemplified in the HateAid case. We urge member parties to advocate for reforms prioritizing resilient, pluralistic discourse over technocratic gatekeeping.
3. Member parties of Pirate Parties International are strongly encouraged to integrate universal human rights into their platforms without exception, fostering open, pluralistic, and resilient internal debate while avoiding selective activism that ignores regimes like Iran's or amplifies internal dogmas – ensuring our movement remains untamed, resilient, consistent, and credible.
- This could make them be aware if they need to adopt something in their own statutes.
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- Tuesdays every 3 Weeks, rotating between 9:00 UTC, 14:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC
- Next Board Meeting: Scheduled on Wire. Will be updated.
- Meeting Closed: 20:46 by Keith
Yes : Alexander, Bailey, Keith, Babak, Bastian, Schoresch,Bart, Numero6
No :
Abstain :
