From PPI
- Agenda PPI BOARD MEETING
- --- 09.12.2025 20:00 UTC/21:00 CET ---
- Audio recording: https://owncloud.ag-technik.de/s/WRBYQpm777q85PZ
- Video: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board
- Pad: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ppi-board-meeting-2025-12-09-g26l055
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 - Thomas Gaul / PP-DE
Alternate Board member - Babak Tubis, PP-DE / PP-DE
Alternate Board member - Schoresch Davoodi / PP-DE
Alternate Board member - Stefan Dekkers / PP-NL
- participating: Sebastian Krone, Babak Tubis, Bailey Lamon, Gregory Engels, Alexander Isavnin, Schoresch Davoodi
- excused: Thomas Gaul, Keith
- unexcused:
- Quorum: given
1.2 - Others
- Guests:
- participating: Mia, PirateOnAir, Numero6, Mattias Bjärnemalm
2 - PROCEEDINGS
- Meeting opened at 20:13 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: 20:13
- Postal votes: none
- Votes delegated (§5 Votes (5. 3.) ROP):
- Notes on meeting process: ?
3 - APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
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 Yes : Bailey,Babak, ,Alexander, Schoresch, Gregogry, Bastian
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 No :
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 Abstain :
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4 - REPORTS
4.1 - Short reports of the board members
Board
- Keith Goldstein:
- not present
- Gregory Engels:
- I am busy with the preparation of the local elections in my City, which will be in 3 weeks
- Bailey Lamon:
- Attended Pirate Beer
- Alexander Isavnin:
- Observing Internet Governance on the UN level, moving on with PPRU activities, attended Pirate Beer
- Sebastian Krone:
- I monitored the PPI technology as I do every day.
- All patches are up to date. All systems are running smoothly.
- I have not yet received a reply from Carlos and Schoresch as to where I should send the password for their mailbox at pp-international.
- I am working on organizing the general meeting.
- I'm dealing with my heart attack a little and therefore can't work 24/7.
- Maycow Toledo:
- not present
- Carlos Polo
- not present
- Thomas Gaul
- not present, excused
Alternates:
- Babak Tubis
- nothing to report - some activities in regard to preparation of the GA - I think we will be attending the GA with at least four members of PPDE, at least two from the german board and Schoresch.
- Schoresch Davoodi
- -/-
- Stefan Dekkers
- not present
5.1 - Proposals
- TT5 Collaboration with PPEU
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| No :
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| Abstain :
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- Topic: AI and Fundamental Rights
- hybrid or not. preference for in person, with online audience and streaming, so the audience can be online but the speakers should be on location.
- fees for speakers, budget. We need to brainstorm how to get the money.
- some speakers can ask their institutions for funding. It would be great to have a crowdfunding on the PPEU website. Can we apply for something? Perhaps we can borrow a place. It may be
- Bastian - we need all of this, we need the committee to organize, etc. But we are already still burned from the TT conference in Istanbul - we need to be careful, we need someone in charge and we need to minimize financial risk and distribute responsibilities.
- We are all in agreement that the main topic is AI and Govenance.
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| Task Keith as a project lead to organize TT5 with the topic "AI and Governance" | |
| Yes : Bastian, Alexander, Schoresch, Gregory, Bailey, Babak
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| No :
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| Abstain :
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- Draft call for papers: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/tt5-cfp-dy8l0s0
5.2 Winter GA 10.01.2025
- Agenda etc.
- We have the following spreadsheet of elections: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dVei_OLF1XdWKIEJ4wGSxRz0611S6As8i4TRLooePQU/edit?usp=sharing
- Last election there were 4 board members for 2 years and 1 for 1 year. This means we should have an election of 3 board members for 2 years and vice chair.
Alternates there is no limit.
- For copy/paste of the agenda: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_General_Assembly_JAN_2025
5.2 Membership issues
- europe beyond division e.V. Formerly: Young Pirates of Germany
https://beyonddivision.eu/ https://beyonddivision.eu/wer-wir-sind/vorstand/ https://beyonddivision.eu/2021/11/bmv/ dissolving assembly
- seems to be dissolved
- https://owncloud.ag-technik.de/s/5P7okMkjSrzDcqs
Proposal: refer it to the COA for a decision
- Gregory: If they are dissolved, their PPI membership automatically ceases to exist, nothing to do but to update it in the roster.
5.3 - Working Groups Update
- GA Working Group Team
5.3 Economic Update
- Treasurer Report:
- Bank accounts 3,364.76 CHF / -11.99 EUR (will amend it later)
- PayPal 380.21 EUR
- It is very difficult to open a Bitcoin account for an association. I have contacted four banks so far, without success. But I'm not giving up.
5.4 ECOSOC/UN
- WSIS GA
5.5 PPI HQ update
- The office is set up and running.
- 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/
- We are preparing for the general meeting, have secured a hotel block, and are looking for a venue. It is necessary to have a list of visitors in Potsdam.
- If we are only a small group, we can use our local office (room for max. 16 people).
- We are also looking for helpers.
5.6 Website Updates
6 AOB - Any other business
- On physical attendance of PPI GA
- Babak: Should the people going to Potsdam register anywhere?
- Bastian: there is an event on Eventbrite, it will be communicated shortly.
- On usage of PPI mailinglists by PPEU
- Mab - PPEU has been using the Mailing system of the PPI, will stop by the end of the year, thanks to PPI and Bastian for the support
- Gregory: you are welcome, you may continue to use our infrastructure as long as you need
- Who of the board members are planning to go to the GA in Potsdam?
- Gregory, Bailey is not sure, Thomas, Mia,
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- Meeting Closed: 20:48 UTC by Gregory
