This is a summary of a conversation between Robbie Stamp and David Bovill on April 15th. The timeline has now shifted to begin with a September 18th Kickoff. ---
We imagine a broad and detailed timeline for launching the project Hitchhikers Guide to Earth, starting with a grassroots fundraising initiative on Earth Day on April 22nd. This serves as a community-driven launch through various light-engagement events with existing communities such as H2G2, RSA, and TiddlyWiki. The plan includes creating a six-week series of online meetings and practical journalism activities mimicking a field researcher approach. Across this period, volunteers are encouraged to contribute not just financially, but with their time and energy, using a proposed Energy Accounting system. The summer months are presented as an ideal time for involving students and volunteers in structured workshops or "courses", supported by physical spaces like Astral Ship. These activities are intended to grow into a network of contributors or “hitchhikers”, and the infrastructure is to be supported by using decentralised finance tools such as Time Banking and Open Collective. From this foundation, we imagine a broader community that builds out organisational structure through three key administrative "fish": the Paper Fish (technical/legal), Value Fish (financial/philosophical), and Vision Fish (strategic/narrative). By November, the project aims to go fully public with events at Lisbon’s Web Summit, Cyprus’ space conference, and Ethereum DevCon in Buenos Aires. By then, we will have developed working versions of the digital guides, robust crowdfunding techniques, field-tested media platforms, and platforms in use by hitchhikers. Post-November, the focus extends to key follow-on events like Chaos Computer Congress in December and Global Game Jam in January, all looping into the long-term goal: building participatory governance through themed guides such as the Hitchhikers Guide to Democracy, Diplomacy, and Governance. Essential to this momentum is iteratively building the digital platform with practical prototypes, tested directly with users and informed by interviews and community feedback. --- ### Dates & Milestones Summary Key Planning Dates and Milestones for "Hitchhiker’s Guide to Earth": - **April 22, 2024 (Earth Day)**: Initial soft launch, inviting early communities to join a 42-day programme of events and interviews. - **April 28, 2024**: Second engagement event focused on building connections with the H2G2 community. - **Six-week sprint from April 22 to early June**: Tests the methodology for community field research. - **Summer 2024 (June-July)**: Student workshops and expansion of volunteer networks, possible onboarding through creative hubs like Astral Ship. - **November 2024**: Public fundraising and physical presence at major events appears in three locations: Lisbon (Web Summit), Nicosia (Cyprus event), and Buenos Aires (Ethereum DevCon). - **December 25–27, 2024**: Hitchhiker presence at Chaos Computer Congress in Hamburg. - **January 2025**: Participation in Global Game Jam to develop creative tools. - **July 4, 2025**: Target deadline for releasing governance-related outputs aligned with the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. - **August 2025**: End of 42-week post-launch cycle. --- ```mermaid timeline title Hitchhiker's Guide to Earth Timeline 2024-04-22 : Earth Day soft launch & 42-day programme begins 2024-04-28 : H2G2 themed event 2024-06-06 : Approx. end of 42-day pilot sprint 2024-07-01 : Beginning of summer workshops for students 2024-11-15 : Lisbon Web Summit presence 2024-11-20 : Nicosia Space Event presence 2024-11-23 : Buenos Aires Ethereum DevCon engagement 2024-12-25 : Chaos Computer Congress 2025-01-20 : Global Game Jam collaboration 2025-07-04 : Key Democracy-themed deliverables and governance milestone 2025-08-01 : End of 42-week post-launch community cycle ```
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