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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