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San Francisco Bay Seasteading Meetup, October 25

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:47:26 +0000

At our August Bay Area social, the group overwhelmingly showed support for a gathering every two or three months. If you're in the area lets get together at Fiddler's Green Irish Pub and Restaurant, on Tuesday, October 25. The pub is centrally located and within walking distance of the Millbrae BART/Caltrain stations in Millbrae, California. The back room has been reserved for us to chat, eat and drink.

The Seasteading Insititute is Hiring: Administrative Associate & Conference Organizer

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:47:26 +0000

We currently have the following job openings, based at our new headquarters in Oakland, CA:

Administrative Associate – This individual will be responsible for administrative tasks, communications with supporters, scheduling meetings, and much more.

Free Cities & Seasteading on John Stossel Show – September 29, 2011

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:46:34 +0000

Our Board Member Michael Strong discussed free-cities (charter cities) and seastading on the John Stossel show on September 29, 2011.

Check out the clip on Youtube.

Newsletter, October 2011

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:53:31 +0000

The Seasteading Institute – October 2011 Newsletter

Dear Friend of the Seasteading Institute,

The Seasteading Institute’s position on the recent Details article

admin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:46:31 +0000

Seasteading has recently received a lot of media attention after an article published in Details on August 13 has been picked up by numerous media outlets, including the front page of Yahoo! News.

Former Seasteading Institute directors launch seasteading venture

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:46:56 +0000

Seasteading is poised to move forward in some big ways, including a new venture being launched by former Seasteading Institute staff. Max Marty and Dario Mutabdzija, former directors of business and legal strategy respectively, are starting a seasteading venture named Blueseed. Blueseed will create a visa-free technology incubator for startups and knowledge workers in international waters off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit blueseed.co.

New Legal Paper Released: Building the Platform: Challenges, Solutions, and Decisions in Seasteading Law

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:46:56 +0000

Building on the concepts set out in Dario Mutabdzija and Max Borders’ first legal strategy paper, the authors offer this second paper, “Building the Platform: Challenges, Solutions, and Decisions in Seasteading Law” as a more practical guide to seasteading legal issues.

Introduction from New President

admin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:46:15 +0000

Greetings Friends of Seasteading,

Business paper published + setting sail on a new adventure

admin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:46:15 +0000

Greetings Seasteaders! Max Borders and I have finished crafting our analysis of the seasteading business environment,

The Seasteading Institute July 2011 Newsletter

admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:50:11 +0000

The Seasteading Institute – July 2011 Newsletter

Greetings Friends of Seasteading,

Our vision for seasteading is to improve government through competition, and my personal talents lie in seeing possibilities and starting initiatives. Many groups and organizations in the past have tried their hand at the audacious task of creating innovative societies, and I saw the possibility for seasteading to powerfully advance this idea with our unique approach. Thus was born The Seasteading Institute in 2008, as a marvelous addition to the practical politics portfolio.

Much important movement-building and research work remains here at the Institute, and we believe there is also important work to be done in the commercial sector, by creating businesses that benefit individuals through better laws. From both a personal and organizational standpoint, the time is right for me to pursue the vision of government innovation by shifting my primary focus to creating new commercial ventures that will complement the work here at the Institute. I look forward to sharing more details about my projects as they become more solid.

I’m excited to announce that I've found a great executive team to take over and continue to grow The Seasteading Institute: Michael Keenan and Randy Hencken. I will stay significantly involved as Chairman of the Board, media and diplomatic spokesperson, and strategic advisor, as well as promoting seasteading through our in-progress book Seasteading: How Ocean Cities Will Reinvent Politics. While it is a bittersweet moment for me, I believe my talents are best suited to continuing to expand our portfolio of ventures, while Michael and Randy have the passion and talent to take The Seasteading Institute to the next level.

Similarly, two other staff members—Max Marty, Director of Business Strategy and Dario Mutzabdzija, Director of Legal Strategy—are wrapping up their research and preparing to start Blue Seed, a shipsteading venture, as their contribution to expanding the movement. A commercial sector is vital to seasteading progress, and so we’re thrilled that Max and Dario are helping lead the charge to this next frontier for seasteading, and we’re excited to see where their adventure takes them.

As you can see in this newsletter, we have lots of great progress to report, and Michael and Randy will continue to add new programs to advance the seasteading mission. If you’re interested in reading about the details of our motivation for this expansion, the staff and program changes, and the new ventures, this page has more information.

In service of seasteading,
Patri Friedman

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Just released, The Seasteading Institute’s first legal research paper.

admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:45:41 +0000

I am very excited to share The Seasteading Institute’s first legal research paper, Charting the Course: Toward a Seasteading Legal Strategy (one of a two paper series).

Patri Friedman’s talk from Helsinki online

admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:45:41 +0000

Here’s link to a video of a talk that Patri gave in Helsinki on May 13, 2011. Enjoy!

http://vimeo.com/25648072

Engineering report released: "Parametric Analysis of Candidate Configurations for Early Seastead Platforms…"

admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:45:41 +0000

For the past half-year or so, The Seasteading Institute has been toiling away on an engineering study that’s aimed at identifying the most promising configurations for early seastead communities. We’ve looked at three different hull configurations (ship, barge and semi-submersible) … Continue reading →

Wanted: Seasteading Stories from the Future

admin — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:53:48 +0000

Wanted: Seasteading Stories from the Future

Can you write an inspiring article from the future illustrating how seasteading has improved humanity? If so, we want your submission. The best stories will be featured on our revised website later in the year.

Here’s what talented writers need to know when they draft their entries:

The Seasteading Institute: Newsletter June 2011

admin — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:22:08 +0000

The Seasteading Institute – June 2011 Newsletter

The Seasteading Institute Seeks GIS Specialist

admin — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:44:59 +0000

The Seasteading Institute is seeking a GIS Specialist to evaluate potential seasteading locations. We have a GIS data model which we use to evaluate potential seasteading locations. We need somebody proficient with GRASS (preferably) or ArcGIS who is able to fulfill occasional requests to implement changes to the model, run the model, and prepare the outputs.

The ideal candidate should:

The Seasteading Institute April/May 2011 Newsletter

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:44:42 +0000

The Seasteading Institute – April/May 2011 Newsletter

Dear Friend of the Seasteading Institute,

BBC’s One Planet Highlights Seasteading

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:44:42 +0000

BBC’s One Planet included an interview with Patri Friedman for an episode about floating cities. Patri’s contribution starts at about 11 minutes into the 18 minutes show.

The Seasteading Institute April 2011 Newsletter

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 15:44:09 +0000

The Seasteading Institute – April 2011 Newsletter

Dear Friend of the Seasteading Institute,

Patri’s Free City Talk Online

admin — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:44:20 +0000

From April 3-5, 2011, The Seasteading Institute Executive Director Patri Friedman was at The Future of Free Cities Conference in Honduras. Patri’s presentation, “Theory of Free Cities and Seasteading” is online to view. In his talk Patri discusses the urgent … Continue reading →