Let Freedom Ring! Reception and Conversation on June 9th, 2010
We’re excited about our upcoming reception, an event bringing together The Foundation for Economic Education, The Pacific Research Institute and The Seasteading Institute.
News
Advantages of offshore concrete structures
Although traditional shipbuilding uses steel for almost the whole structure, concrete has also been used in the past in a few vessels. But in the last years, the offshore industry has been discovering the great possibilities that concrete presents as compared to steel, and it is being used in more and more projects, such as floating LNG terminals and in the development of the MOB concept (Mobile Offshore Base), as shown on the picture.
The Seasteading Institute May 2010 Newsletter
Highlights of this months: Jim Von Ehr Donates $100,000 to TSI Ephemerisle 2010: Making Headway Seasteading Conference on a Cruise! — Save the Date Donor Profile: Nicolas Germineau Max Marty Returns to Lead Commercial Seasteading Summer Intern Tony Dreher Coming Aboard
Nanotech Pioneer Takes Plunge Toward Settling the Sea
Jim Von Ehr donates $100,000 to The Seasteading Institute
Not all nanotechnology entrepreneurs think small. Jim Von Ehr, founder and CEO of Zyvex Labs–a leading nanotech company–recently gave $100,000 to The Seasteading Institute (TSI) toward the goal of creating independent communities on the open ocean.
Ephemerisle 2010 tickets now on sale!
Ephemerisle 2010 tickets are now on sale!
This year’s event promises to be amazing, for all of the reasons Patri talked about in his recent blog post, How Ephemerisle 2010 will bring us closer to seasteading.
There are a limited number of tickets available, so get yours before they run out!
See you on the water…
Learn Something New About the Ocean
Lauri Buckley from OnlineClasses.org wrote us to mention that they’ve done a round-up of interesting ocean-focused documentaries that can be found around the web. Some of these have direct relevance to seasteading.
Here are a few I liked:
Big Stuff: Water: This video is a great place to learn more about the mega-ships of the water industry.
How Ephemerisle 2010 Will Bring Us Closer to Seasteading
As you probably know, the long-term goal for Ephemerisle is to be an incremental path towards seasteading, by cutting down the challenges along every dimension, and then advancing year by year. Here are some of the dimensions, and how we are making progress this year:
Creating Mobile Offshore Bases Using Barges
Some projects for establishing ocean communities are investigated and then given up for several reasons. One of them is the Mobile Offshore Base (M.O.B.) concept by U.S. Navy. It was considered technically possible, but too expensive. Nevertheless, working on the idea, we have developed a proposal for a seastead based on several barges moored between them.
Summary and conclusions:
Francesca Galea Improves Understanding of the Legal Standing of Artificial Islands
Late in 2009, Francesca Galea wrote us to declare the completion of her doctoral thesis entitled Artificial Islands in the Law of the Sea. With her blessing, we posted the PDF of her significant and clarifying inquiries on our Research page, but it is more appropriate that we give her research the highlight it deserves. From the paper:
Freedom in Brazil
I spent last week in Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to speak at a series of events. I was invited by Anthony Ling, winner of the “Personality” award in last year’s design contest, and had a fabulous time.
