FirstAnnualConference

Overview

The first annual seasteading conference will be Friday, October 10th, at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame, CA.

We are using Meetup.com to manage RSVPs & payment. Please go here to sign up for the conference and get more information:

(This is just our current guess, it will probably change)

Thursday
- 6:30pm - 11:30pm. Evening reception (will move to the bar at some point). No other formal events.
Friday
- 8am - 9:00am. Morning snacks & registration.
- 9:00am - 9:30am. Opening Talk (Patri. Outline VISION, background story, goals, progress, initiatives, challenges)
- 9:30am - 10:45am. Morning workshop set #1
- 10:45am - 11:00am. Morning break.
- 11:00am - 12:15am. Morning workshop set #2
- 12:15pm - 1:30pm. Lunch (possibly a talk). ? Present summaries of morning workshops during lunch.
- 1:30pm - 3:00pm. Afternoon workshop set #1
- 3:00pm - 3:30pm. Afternoon break / mingling (playtime outside on the water?).
- 3:30pm - 5:00pm. Afternoon workshop set #2.
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm. Summaries of afternoon workshops.
- 6pm - 7pm. Break
- 7pm - 9pm. Dinner. Possibly one or more short talks during dinner (ie Peter if we can get him).
- 9pm - ?. Drinks & Mingling.
Saturday
- ? Do stuff on the water in the AM (play w/ R/C boats, seastead models...)
- Brunch (not at hotel)
- 1PM - 3PM. Kayaking around Waldo Point
- 6PM - 9PM: Dinner at Forbes Island Restaurant

(RSVPs are now being tracked on Meetup.com)

Patri - General overview of seasteading / plans / progress / challenges. Business plan for seastead resort.
Wayne - Low cost seasteading / improving governance
crasch - Design ideas for low-cost, owner-builder seasteads.
TimWorsley - Internet business options for new nations.
Joel(possibly) - Making sure seasteads don't facilitate the spread invasive species. Also seasteads as options for placing AI out of the (immediate) reach of governments.
calcsam - possibly.
jvonehr - Interested in location, construction materials, governance
anateus - Infrastructure, security (physical, and crypto), transportation, fault-tolerance and contingency plans.
Michael-Keenan - Programming, marketing, internet-based businesses.
Brian - possibly.
Andrea - probably, is can find funds for the ticket. Interested in electronics, organization
Eelco - Governance / Engineering
Vincecate - models, prototypes, business plans