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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
  
The first annual seasteading conference will be Friday, October 10th, at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame, CA.   
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The first annual seasteading conference was held 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:
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== Results ==
  
http://movement.meetup.com/72/calendar/8606039/
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More info coming soon.
  
== Tentative Schedule ==
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* Slides from presentations
 
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** Keynote
(This is just our current guess, it will probably change)
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** Coaststead
 
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** Seasteads on the cheap / Single-Family Seasteads
* Thursday
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** Ephemerisle
** 6:30pm - 11:30pm.  Evening reception (will move to the bar at some point).  No other formal events.
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** Government
* Friday
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** Continuing Engagement
** 8am - 9:00am.  Morning snacks & registration.
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* Summary of participant-generated ideas, votes (in Google Doc)
** 9:00am - 9:30am. Opening Talk (Patri.  Outline VISION, background story, goals, progress, initiatives, challenges)
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* Pictures
** 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
 
 
 
== Attendees ==
 
 
 
(RSVPs are now being tracked on Meetup.com)
 
 
 
* {{U|Patri}} - General overview of seasteading / plans / progress / challenges.  Business plan for seastead resort.
 
* {{U|Wayne}} - Low cost seasteading / improving governance
 
* {{U|crasch}} - Design ideas for low-cost, owner-builder seasteads.
 
* {{U|TimWorsley}} - Internet business options for new nations.
 
* [http://ferrouswheel.info 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.
 
* {{U|calcsam}} - possibly.
 
* {{U|jvonehr}} - Interested in location, construction materials, governance
 
* {{U|anateus}} - Infrastructure, security (physical, and crypto), transportation, fault-tolerance and contingency plans.
 
* {{U|Michael-Keenan}} - Programming, marketing, internet-based businesses.
 
* [http://gumption.org/skinner.htm Brian] - possibly.
 
* {{U|Andrea}} - probably, is can find funds for the ticket. Interested in electronics, organization
 
* {{U|Eelco}} - Governance / Engineering
 
* {{U|Vincecate}} - models, prototypes, business plans
 
 
 
== Workshop Topics ==
 
 
 
Moved to forum thread: http://seasteading.org/interact/forums/community/irl-gtgs/workshop-topics-conference
 

Revision as of 18:10, 11 October 2008

Overview

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

Results

More info coming soon.

  • Slides from presentations
    • Keynote
    • Coaststead
    • Seasteads on the cheap / Single-Family Seasteads
    • Ephemerisle
    • Government
    • Continuing Engagement
  • Summary of participant-generated ideas, votes (in Google Doc)
  • Pictures