February 22nd, 2016 IRC Meeting

Review & Decisions

National Election

Much of the leadership of the national party is stepping down. New election is Wednesday.

• Lucia would like to continue as US Pirate Party Secretary. Propose that we make the nomination official;
• Propose that we 2nd nomination of Joe Klein from WI for chair. He ran as a Pirate in 2014;
• There seems to be a vacancy for Vice-Chair.
• Propose we appoint an alternate in case Lucia cannot attend the IRC meeting. jokeefe plans to attend.

Discussion of Senate FOIA bill

• MA Senate's public records bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S2120
• Bay State Examiner's take on public records law

Campaigns Status

PirateCon 2016

With srevilak's help, jokeefe setup the survey at https://masspirates.org/crew/forms/piratecon-2016-questionnaire. Will post about it this week and put it in the next email.

2016 Campaign

2016 Campaign Plan & Task Status

Regional Convention & Contacting Members

• bestpiggy is calling Boston
• Lulu is calling Worcester & South
• srevilak, noe, aquaticonions & jokeefe are finding a location for a regional convention North/West of Boston.
• jokeefe calling volunteers

Candidate Status

• jokeefe calling potential candidates

Upcoming Events

1. 2/23, 5:30pm, No Phone Backdoors Protest, Apple Store, 815 Boylston Street, Boston
2. 2/24, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty
3. 2/28, 2:30-4:30pm, Pirate Party Regional Planning Meeting, Somerville Public Library, North and West of Boston including: Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Cambridge, Everett, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Winchester and Woburn.
4. 3/1, Mass. Presidential Primary
5. 3/19-20, LibrePlanet 2016 conference, MIT Stata Center, Cambridge, Edward Snowden is the keynote speaker
6. 3/30, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty

Every Wed., Digital Fourth meeting, 11:20am-1:30pm, Voltage Cafe, Third Street, Cambridge

Participants

Observers

• Pharyngeal
• igel

Minutes

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[9:00pm] jokeefe: agenda - https://masspirates.org/wiki/February_22nd,_2016_IRC_Meeting [9:00pm] jokeefe: ids - James O’Keefe, Somerville [9:00pm] noe: Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville [9:00pm] davidd: night night, i am off [9:01pm] jokeefe: night davidd [9:01pm] igel: william fleurant, arlington ma [9:02pm] JTIII joined the chat room. [9:03pm] jokeefe: srevilak has an town meeting to attend [9:03pm] jokeefe: and so won’t be here [9:03pm] jokeefe: welcome JTIII - agenda - https://masspirates.org/wiki/February_22nd,_2016_IRC_Meeting [9:03pm] Lulu: Lucia Fiero Medway [9:03pm] JTIII: hello! [9:04pm] jokeefe: Review & Decisions - National elections [9:04pm] evangreer joined the chat room. [9:04pm] jokeefe: 2/3 of the National Party stood down [9:04pm] jokeefe: ahoy evangreer [9:04pm] jokeefe: election Wed. [9:04pm] jokeefe: agenda - https://masspirates.org/wiki/February_22nd,_2016_IRC_Meeting [9:04pm] Lulu: I’m going to run for Secretary again [9:05pm] jokeefe: Propose that we renominate Lulu. NY agreed to 2nd [9:06pm] noe: sounds good to me. [9:06pm] Lulu: [9:06pm] jokeefe: 2nd noe? [9:06pm] noe: 2bd/1 [9:07pm] noe: 2nd! <-- sorry for the typos [9:07pm] jokeefe: all in favor [9:07pm] igel: aye [9:08pm] jokeefe: aye [9:08pm] noe: aye [9:08pm] Lulu: aye (?) [9:08pm] jokeefe: any opposed? [9:09pm] evangreer was promoted to operator by igel. [9:09pm] JTIII was promoted to operator by igel. [9:09pm] jokeefe: motion passes [9:09pm] jokeefe: Propose that we 2nd nomination of Joe Klein from WI for chair. He ran as a Pirate in 2014 and seems interested and active [9:09pm] Lulu: @nd that [9:09pm] Lulu: 2nd [9:10pm] jokeefe: any discussion? [9:10pm] JFiero joined the chat room. [9:10pm] jokeefe: ahoy JFiero [9:10pm] Lulu: I like that he is showint initiative. [9:10pm] jokeefe: agreed [9:10pm] JFiero: ahoy Jason Fiero Medway, MA [9:10pm] Lulu: And that I’ve heard so many good things about him [9:11pm] aquaticonions joined the chat room. [9:11pm] jokeefe: ahoy aquaticonions [9:11pm] noe: ahoy [9:11pm] aquaticonions: ahoy [9:12pm] jokeefe: agenda - https://masspirates.org/wiki/February_22nd,_2016_IRC_Meeting [9:12pm] igel: lo [9:12pm] jokeefe: we are discussing the motion to 2nd Joe Klein’s nomination as national party co-chair, which is on the table [9:13pm] jokeefe: any other discussion? [9:13pm] jokeefe: all in favor? [9:13pm] Lulu: aye [9:13pm] JFiero: aye [9:13pm] jokeefe: Lulu will you be at the meeting? [9:14pm] Lulu: wed night? [9:14pm] Lulu: Yes [9:14pm] Lulu: Do we need to have a rep to the PNC election every year? [9:15pm] jokeefe: we should [9:15pm] jokeefe: if we want a voice [9:15pm] Lulu: OK well I volunteer but if anyone else would like to run [9:15pm] jokeefe: aye on the motion [9:15pm] jokeefe: any opposed? [9:16pm] jokeefe: we can decide at PirateCon when we elect everyone [9:16pm] jokeefe: going once [9:16pm] Lulu: soon enoug for me [9:16pm] noe: going twice? [9:16pm] jokeefe: beat me too it [9:17pm] jokeefe: motion passes [9:17pm] jokeefe: National Election discussion done, moving No Phone Backdoors Protest to next since evangreer is here [9:18pm] jokeefe: The rally is at 5:30pm in front of the Apple Store on Boylston street. Boston [9:18pm] noe: Let's do it! [9:19pm] noe: (jokeefe: I work in Kendall these days, so we could meet up on the T maybe?) [9:19pm] jokeefe: I will be there. [9:19pm] jokeefe: sounds good, noe [9:19pm] jokeefe: 5pm? [9:20pm] aquaticonions: how long will it probably go? [9:20pm] noe: sure. do we want signs? or are we going to banner it? I also think some of us might be at the cryptoparty, too. [9:21pm] Lulu: My guess is a couple of hours? [9:21pm] jokeefe: my guess would be an hour. evangreer? [9:21pm] jokeefe: I will bring the banner in case, and other stuff.