PPI Minutes 2024-01-07

Agenda PPI BOARD MEETING

--- 07.01.2024 21:00 UTC/22:00 CET – 319th board meeting---

Audio recording: https://owncloud.ag-technik.de/s/XpqQk4RFbHkrAdr

Video: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board

1 - ATTENDEES

1.1 - Members of the PPI board

participating: Bastian, Keith, Bailey,Sarai (V) , Gregory, Alexander, Julian (past 22:00 UTC)

excused:

unexcused:

Quorum:

1.2 - Others

Alternate Board Members:

participating: Thomas,

excused:

unexcused:

Guests:

participating: Lucy, Adam Golding, Numero6, PiratesOnAir,

2 - PROCEEDINGS

RoP: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Board/Rules_of_Procedure

Meeting opened at 21:05 UTC by Gregory

Meeting chaired by Gregory

Secretary for this meeting is all

Quorum established with 7 out of 9 board members present.

Streaming started: https://piratesonair.net/live-stream/

Recording started: yes

Postal votes: none

Votes delegated (§5 Votes (5. 3.) ROP): one vote goes to Thomas

Notes on meeting process: none

Note that there is a GA rule of proceedure that the alternate board members automatically receive absent member votes.

3 - APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion
Do we approve the GA minutes?
https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2023-12-09
Yes : Keith, Sarai, Thomas, Gregory,Alexander, Bailey
No :
Abstain :
Result: Minutes approved

Motion
Do we approve the PPI board minutes?
Do we approve the minutes of the last board meeting: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2023-12-06
Yes : Gregory, Keith, Thomas. Bastian, Bailey
No :
Abstain : Sarai
Result: Minutes approved

4 - REPORTS

4.1 - Short reports of the board members 1)

Board

• Gregory Engels:

I had participated briefly in the orientation meeting for new board members, have updated some information post GA on the wiki and the website. Attended the 37C3 conference and had a discussion there with several pirates, including about an article about the digital integrity of digital as a human right from Alexis Rousselt (with whom we had the IGF session on this topic)

• Keith Goldstein:

I organized the orientation meeting. I have been active on Discord. At the moment I am trying to get representatives to the last cybercrime meeting at UNHQ.

• Bailey Lamon:

Hi all. Nothing much to report today but on Friday I went to a meeting with Pirates from around "the Americas", which is now going to be a regular thing. We are not sure which direction it will go exactly just yet but we are happy to now have a group for Pirates on this side of the Atlantic. This coming Thursday I'll be meeting Miles from PPAU in Toronto for a few hours as he will be passing through on his way to somewhere else, which will be fun.

• Alexander Isavnin:

Nothing to report. Was at the orientation meeting. Joined "end of the year" PPRU stream.

• Sebastian Krone:

I have been monitoring PPI technology, as I do every day, even on vacation.

All patches are up to date. All systems are running smoothly.

I have asked several times to see the contract for data processing by a processor (Art. 28.3 GDPR) regarding our Discourse hosted by Stefan Thöni, which we use. When will this happen?

I had participated in the PPI Orientation meeting in DEC/2023

I have broken my spine again and caught a few infectious diseases. That's why I've been in hospital with lots of morphine etc. since January 1st - I'll be discharged on Wednesday.

• Mlemt:

not present

• Maycow Toledo:

not present

• Julian Häfner:

not present

• "V" - Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo:

Attended orientation meeting. Got connected as admin on PPI Discord and PPI Facebook page. I am organizing with other pan-american pirates. Looking forward to doing more scene/marketing campaigns. Attended NYE/global pirate stream/hangout. Was recently talking to individuals about how to educate in the Indian subcontinent.

Alternates:

• Mia Utz:

not present

• Raman Ojha:

not present

• Carlos Polo:

not present

• Thomas Gaul

Did something on the webpage, some behind the scenes work, but business as usual, nothing special to report.

5.1 - Proposals

• Issue: Election of the new treasurer

Thomas: I propose Bastian to be treasurer again.

Bastian: I would appreciate it if Bailey would continue, since she has done a fine job with taking care of the bank account. We should support her.

Bailey: First of all, thank you for saying that I did a good job. I don't think I did a good job or feel that I was a good treasurer. I was not planning to continue it. I don't think it is a good idea for me to take on the role of treasurer again. I think we need someone with more experience in the field.

Bastian: It is a decision by the board. If the board thinks I am a good treasurer, then I will volunteer. I insist on 2 things that we did not decide last year, 1 regarding the headquarters, and the legal seat. I see it from a legal point. We have to solve these problems and we cannot wait any longer on it. This is part of this office.

Thomas: It is a major problem, but it is a problem where the General Secretary and Treasurer will have to work together. I stick with Bastian being treasurer.

Gregory: In that case do we have candidates for someone to be General Secretary?

V: I would like to help with General Secretary as well.

:Keith: I also would like to nominate Bailey for General Secretary.

Motion: The PPI board elects Sebastian Krone as the new 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
Treasurer vote
Do we elect Sebastian Krone as the Treasurer?
Yes : Gregory, Keith, Thomas, Sarai, Alexander
No :
Abstain : Bastian
Result: Sebastian Krone is elected as the treasurer

Bastian: Yes, I accept. Thank you for your trust.

• Issue: Election of the new general secretary

Bailey: I would like to support V for this position. It would be irresponsible for me to take on a position like that. I want to be involved and help out.

Motion: The PPI board elects Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo as the new general secretary

Motion
General Secretary vote
Do we elect Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo as the General Secretary?
Yes : Keith, Thomas, Gregory, Bailey, Alexander, Sarai, Bastian
No :
Abstain :
Result: Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo is elected as the General Secretary

V: Yes, I accept the position.

5.2 - Working Groups Update

Takeover from the previous board meeting:

We were supposed to have a few working groups but they have not materialized.

Alex: Lucy from PPUK discussed some working groups, but there were not much enthusiasts to join. The working groups are trying to work.

Alex: I am supporting the ideas of working groups. Maybe something related to the UN. Something about artificial intelligence was planned, and I would like if Lucy could say something. In PPEU they have planned something like that, but we need a leader.

Lucy: I have had ideas and tried to reach out to members.

Keith: We need to just decide an hour and publish it on our website and social media.

Gregory: They also need to decide an agenda and contents for the meeting.

Alex: It is not that everyone is not interested, but sometimes the pirates are lazy and not certain, but they are interested. If you are more active in leading, people will join. Don't give up.

we will find somebody on the run who will take the lead for a AI working group.

DreadfulSpacePirate: Do we have a functioning GPT or chat of PPI?

Gregory: I don't think PPI has handled this topic so far yet.

DreadfulSpacePirate: I think it would make PPI cutting edge to develop this.

Lucy: Hay if your on sending in a AI working group send an email to pirate.party.uk0@gmail.com . as leader i will see any email sand to this address

5.3 Economic Update

• Treasurer Report:

Gregory: There was a report at the GA. Since then not enough time has passed. I suggest we don't handle it today since not much has changed.

5.4 ECOSOC/UN

Takeover from the previous board meeting:

Alexander: thematic input (main topics) proposal for IGF in End 2024 (until January 31) https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-call-for-thematic-inputs

Alex: It will take place in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and following that it should be in Russia but that is not sure. https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024

Alex: 31st of January is not that far. I wish we would have Mlemt. From the 9th of January there is a teen movement. I think I will try to contact him on other channels to suggest that he assist with this new coalition. Let's plan thematic inputs and materials so we can be successful as we were in Japan next year.

• Groundpasses:

Update: Groundspasses should be processed immediately. We have self nominations from Liz, Ohad, Ohad, and Carlos (if not full) at UNHQ. Carlos, Alex, Mike(if not full), Keith(if not full), Gregory, Thomas at UNOG, and Mike, Thomas, Keith (as CAO) in Vienna. Who else? We should have about 6 not including prez and CAO at each.

Keith: Please nominate people. We have permanent and temporary passes. Permanent pass holders should live in the city of the center or nearby.

Gregory: There is no deadline. I have the template. We should send everyone at once, but we can update the list later.

5.5 PPI HQ update

no update.

6 AOB - Any other business

• Keith: We have several new volunteer applications. I sent them all responses by email and cced the board. I suggested that we organize meetings with them towards the end of this month. Please spread the word about our form: https://lime.ppi.rocks/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=341246

I think the main focus for volunteers should be on Pirate Times.

• Inquiry from the Pirate Party of Sri Lanka by email

Amidst this backdrop and the 2024 elections, I propose we engage the global Sri Lankan community. My idea is to collaborate with pirate parties worldwide to create a platform on their websites - a dedicated Sri Lanka page. This space would allow Sri Lankans living abroad, whether the 80,000 in Germany, 36,000 in Switzerland, and the large communities in the USA, Europe, Norway, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, and Latin America to voice their thoughts on what's best for our homeland. A global forum like this could be pivotal in shaping the future of Sri Lanka, allowing expatriates to contribute their insights and experiences. What are your thoughts on this initiative? Do you see this as something feasible? I'd really appreciate your guidance on how to kickstart this idea within our pirate party network and whom I should connect with to discuss further.

Alex: I really support a platform for people who are not in their countries. In many respects Sri Lanka is similar to Russia. It has a very undemocratic platform and problems with its treatment towards immigrants. I think this should be for everyone, not just Sri Lanka. There are many Russians who are living in Germany. I know many people who are living outside their countries. Maybe this idea is really good, and not just Sri Lanka, but for many other undemocratic countries.

Keith: how should this be realised? a forum, a website?

Alex: a place where people can discuss.

Gregory: I correct myself. Sri Lanka is not a member. We had discussions in 2022 and they contributed in the Pirates for Ukraine campaign, but they never applied for PPI membership. Not that that matters so much.

V: I strongly suggest that we host a forum such as a conversation on Jitsi or a voice/video type of conversation as well as marketing messages on social media, website, or other optimization that is tailored towards the global Sri Lankan population. I volunteer to help with that.

• We received a request from PPFR for any response regarding their proposal to leave PPI that they will vote on towards the end of January. Do we have a response?

From PPFR:

In order to carry out its action, the International Team is given a mandate (here the definition of an "International Policy") to carry out on behalf of the Permanent Assembly in its representation of the French Pirate Party, with other pirate parties, at meetings of pirate party federations and international bodies.

This motion aims to provide the Pirate Party and its International Team with such a mandate.

Firstly, the International Team is asked to conduct its activities in accordance with the Pirate Code of the French Pirate Party, and to always push for more democracy, transparency and management of the highest standards.

In view of the problems of the current PPI (Parti Pirate International), it is proposed to leave it, to keep abreast of its activity and to be ready to participate actively or passively in a competing and healthy initiative, in particular by organising the participation of the French Pirate Party in these initiatives.

Concerning the PPEU (European Pirate Party), it is proposed to participate actively in its development and its initiatives through participation in its bodies and its projects which the International Team can relay.

With regard to exchanges with other pirate parties in Europe, it is requested that we work to consolidate links and respond to invitations addressed to the French Pirate Party, PPEU or bilaterally.

Content of the proposal

The International Policy of the French Pirate Party to be implemented by the International Team is as follows:

In all its actions, the International Team acts in compliance with the Pirate Code and pushes for more democracy, transparency and management of the highest standards.

The French Pirate Party leaves the PPI and keeps abreast of its activities.

The French Pirate Party is willing to invest in a competing organisation to the PPI whose action would be compatible with our standards and values.

The French Pirate Party is involved in the PPEU.

The French Pirate Party seeks exchanges and cooperation or collaboration with other pirate parties in Europe.

https://discourse-partipirate-org.translate.goog/t/debats-2024-01-quitter-le-parti-pirate-international/36062?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true

Gregory: I am not sure what standards we are not supporting, but I do agree that we should open a pad and work on a response.

V: We should work on the response after the board meeting.

• Gregory: There had been a request from a group of people who liked to set up a Pirate Party on Adoria - a politics simulator on discord. They asked to use the PPI branding and logo.I gave them the answer "You have our revocable permission to use the Pirate Party branding and logo for your political simulation game, given that your policy agenda aligns reasonably with the principles of the Pirate Parties". This way more people can be exposed to the Pirate Party branding. If they misuse it, we can revoke it.

• Late proposal after deadline from Adam Golding: https://adamgolding.substack.com/p/is-america-a-democracy (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/z4xNBnusXzysm9mob/votes-per-dollar)

This is a proposal to get the money out of politics, whereby votes would be divided by funding.

Alex: I am from the Russian federation where we discuss replacing voting with something electronic. I really don't support classical paper voting system. It is really painful for me to say this as a pirate, but actually currently only one known case in Estonia that is not that big and advanced in electronic systems. This can be given as a good example. Others are not so successful at this. If you need more examples of how elections can be spoiled, you can contact me. I think it could be interesting, but not in advance in any state or local voting system.

Gregory: What is the ask for PPI?

Alex: I recommend we return to the system during when Bailey was chair where we rotated on 3 times approximately every 8 hours on the same day of the week, meeting every 3 weeks.

• Next board meeting

Alex: i would prefer to return the schedule of 2022 - Tuesdays every 3 Weeks, rotating between 9:00 UTC, 14:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC

Wee

V:: I don't have a regular work schedule but can work around meetings.

Motion
PPI Board Meetings Schedule
Do we approve the following schedule: Tuesdays every 3 Weeks, rotating between 9:00 UTC, 14:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC starting 23.01.2024
Yes : Bastian, Gregory, Bailey, Sarai, Keith, Alexander
No :
Abstain : Thomas, Julian
Result:

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• Next Board Meeting: Tuesday, 23.01.2024 09:00 UTC

• Meeting Closed: 22:28 UTC by Gregory