Schedule of Events

Monday, September 28th

Tuesday, September 29th

Wednesday, September 30th

Full schedule of speakers:

Speakers

The following speakers are confirmed for the conference, with more to follow:

Patri Friedman:  Opening Keynote (25m)
Executive Director, The Seasteading Institute

Peter Thiel: Keynote: Back To The Future (25m)
Philanthropist and PayPal co-founder

Michael Strong:  Free Zones: An Additional Option for the Cambrian Explosion in Government (25m)
CEO and Chief Visionary Officer, FLOW

Patri Friedman, Michael Strong, and a guest TBD
Panel discussion:  Seasteading, Free Zones, and Other Approaches to Competitive Government (45m)

David Friedman:  Legal Systems Very Different From Our Own (25m)
Professor, Santa Clara University

Joe Lonsdale: Seasteading and Wealth Creation in the 21st Century (25m)
Chairman of the Board, The Seasteading Institute

Sean Hastings: Experiences with HavenCo and SeaLand (25m)
Co-founder, HavenCo

Erwin Strauss:  How To Start Your Own Country (45m)
Author, How To Start Your Own Country

Rodney Mims-Cook: How Architecture Shapes Society (45m)
Founder of Rodney M. Cook Interests, Founding Trustee of The Prince of Wales' Foundation for Architecture

Jorge Schmidt: Legal Aspects of Seasteading (25m)

Russ George:  Ocean Stewardship (25m)
Founder, Planktos Science

Patri Friedman: Closing - Conference Recap & What's Next For Seasteading?

TSI Staff & Community:

• James Hogan & Patri Friedman: TSI Strategy & Status (45m). Discussion of TSI's corporate strategy, current initiatives, and recent accomplishments.
• Will Chamberlain: Thinking Structurally About Government (25m)
• Eelco Hoogendoorn: Seastead Engineering Overview (40m)
• Mikolaj Habryn: Residential ShipSteading (25m)
• Na'ama Moran: Medical Tourism On Ships (25m)
• Patri Friedman: Ephemerisle Vision & Strategy (15m)
• James Hogan:  Ephemerisle Attendee Q&A (45m). Q&A with event organizers to help get the most out of your Ephemerisle experience. Last-minute attendees welcome!

Registration

Members of The Seasteading Institute receive access to certain members-only events at the conference and/or discounts on registration, as shown below:

Registration Type	Price	Monday Reception	Tuesday /Wednesday Talks & Workshops	Open Board Meeting*	Members' Dinner*
Standard (TSI non-members)	$225			-------  $75 total**  -------
Member (TSI Seahorse/Jellyfish members only)	$225				$50
Discounted Member (TSI Octopus/Dolphin/Argonaut members only)	$175				Free
Student****	$100			Varies***	Varies***
Monday Reception Only	$100

 * TSI members interested in attending these events without attending the rest of the conference must contact conference@seasteading.org no later than Friday, 9/25 for registration information.
 ** Includes Seahorse Membership
 *** Depends on membership level
 **** To qualify for the student rate you must be able to present a valid student ID at the time of your check-in at the conference.

Registration for this conference is now closed.

Travel and Accommodations

Hotel

The conference will be held at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco, CA. (Google Maps link).

Conference attendees may reserve discounted rooms by calling 800-622-0855 and identifying themselves as "The TSI Annual 2009 Conference."  Room rates range from $79 - $109, excluding taxes.

Hotel amenities include a coffee shop and a casual restaurant in close proximity to the conference center. Wi-fi is available in hotel rooms and the lobby for $10/day, or free for AT&T customers.  Wi-fi is available in the conference center for $50/day.  (This price was unfortunately not flexible due to a contract the hotel has in place with AT&T.)

If you'd like to stay someplace fancier, we recommend the Queen Anne Hotel a few blocks away. Reservations are 1-800-227-3970.

Neighborhood

The Cathedral Hill hotel is in the heart of San Francisco, blocks from City Hall.  A wide variety of dining options is nearby, from the ultra-casual San Francisco landmark Tommy's Joynt across the street, to fine dining such as Ruth's Chris a few blocks away.

Cruise

The Santa Rosa and The California boats are located at Pier 3 in San Francisco (Google Maps link). Parking and directions can be obtained here.

Airports

The closest airport is San Francisco (SFO).  Oakland (OAK) is a bit further.  San Jose (SJC) has mass transit options to get to San Francisco as well (a bus and a train connection).

Unconference

The last two hours of the day on Tuesday, September 29th will be in an unconference format. This means that participants in the conference will be allowed to present their own talks. We feel that this is a great fit for seasteading; giving everyone a platform to speak in the same way we hope to give everyone a platform for self-governance.

Any attendee to the conference may submit a talk idea by filling out this form. If there are more proposals than available slots, all proposals will be posted for public voting before the conference, and the most popular choices will be selected. Voting has already begun, so vote early and vote often! The unconference schedule will be posted by the day of the conference. You must be registered to attend the conference in order to be considered.

For more details, visit our unconference FAQ.

Ephemerisle

You may also be interested in Ephemerisle, our first-ever floating festival of politics, community, and art, which starts a couple days after the conference.  Consider attending; Ephemerisle will be a first baby step of seasteading in action.  History in the making!  

Contact Event Staff

You can contact us by emailing events@seasteading.org

Business Models Workshop

The results of Wednesday's business models workshop are available here:  Matrix, Notes