Re: Introductions:
Hi Alex, Joi,
Wanted to start a conversation with the both of you.
Brief intros:
Alex, Joi is the Media Lab director & is helping us with the =roject as PI.
Joi, Alex is our primary donor & helped us organize the =undraising.
Joi & I are looking at putting on some kind of event/summit which =rings together stakeholders (devs, gov, companies, & investors) to =iscuss cryptocurrencies implication in society, but from a slightly =ifferent angle (not just Bitcoin as is, but more of a look at what =ould be built & what crypto-backed features are enticing for all =arties). This might be a great opportunity for Coin Center to =ollaborate on in getting such a summit off the ground; I'm sure there =s commonality with some things you may already be working on. I'll =efer to Joi to furnish more details on what he's been thinking so far & =ho he's been talking with.
Best,
Jeremy
Thanks for the intro Jeremy and nice to meet you Joi!
This sounds like a fantastic idea to me, and a great fit for MIT =nd the Media Lab.
Coin Center would be happy to collaborate on such an event. If =ou're interested, I should loop in Jerry Brito. If you're not familiar =ith him, I think he's fantastic and could provide a valuable =ontribution.
Alex
Hi Alex. I'm at a conference with Reid Hoffman and Wences. Wences =entioned being connected to you. Reid is interested in sponsoring this =eeting as well.
I think the idea is to bring all of the various stakeholders =ncluding the devs, companies, regulators, etc. and having a meeting =bout the future of the business, technology and thinking about how the =system" will work in the future.
Would love your participation. We'll start working on sketching =ut a date and other details, but will coordinate with you.
- Joi
Joi,
I just wanted to put you in touch with Jerry Brito who run Coin =enter.
He will be the best person to coordinate with when you are ready.
Of course I'm happy to remain involved to the extent I can help!
Alex
Alex- Thanks for the introduction. Moving you to BCC.
Joi and Jeremy- It's good to make your acquaintance. Alex =entioned that you were interested in putting together an event or =ummit that would bring together top stakeholders from industry, =overnment, and academia to look at the impact of cryptocurrency on =ociety. Coin Center would love to partner with you on such an effort. =ould you have some time over the next month to have a call to discuss =t? Thanks for your time.
Best,
Jerry
Jerry Brito
Executive Director | Coin Center
I'd be happy to swing by MIT soon, most likely before or after =ovember 24th and 25th (I'll be in Ontario for a Global Commission on =nternet Governance meeting and am happy to pop down should schedules =ermit). These are tenative dates that will be firmed up next week when =he Commission meets in Seoul.
Depending on the size of the eventual event, it would be my =leasure to organise a meeting in Hong Kong, perhaps at the Hong Kong =niversity of Science and Technology in Sai Kung ( that also has a =onvenient but much smaller in-town venue, just next to HSBC and the =ong Kong Club). Anyway, just possibilities at this point.
Cheers,
p.
Super. I'm thinking of a two step process. Step one to have a small =eeting at MIT sometime relatively soon and then a bigger meeting in =ong Kong to talk about the future governance stuff around bitcoin and =rypto currencies. I'm coordinating a bit with the W3C payments working =roup that's getting set up. We should meet and discuss.
Adding Pindar who will also help with this.
Heather, can you help set up a meeting?
- Joi
Jerry/Pindar/Jeremy,
Which of the following dates work for you?
October 31
November 10, 11, 18, 20
Jerry, where are you based? Would you be able to meet at MIT or =all in to the meeting?
Thanks!
Thank you Joi and Heather.
I'm in Washington, D.C. I'm not available Nov. 10 or 11, but the =ther days I am free. Calling in would probably make the most sense for =e if this is just an initial meeting to outline some ideas for a =conference/summit.
Thanks!
Jerry
I'm now in Seoul. Shall we aim for a call (skype/google hangout) on =ctober 31st then?
p.
FYI, results of the W3C membership vote on Web Payments ...
Onwards we skip...
p.
Dear All,
W3C announced today the launch of the W3C Web Payments Initiative
See the Press Release at http://www.w3.org/2014/10/payments.html.en
Don't hesitate to come back to me if you have any question.
Best Regards
Stephane
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W3C
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hmmmm k, your calendar seems unusually open on Saturday. Shall I give =ou a call to chat a bit about this? If so, I'll
send you an invite so I =on't bother Heather/Mika.
Jeffrey, speaking of calendars - any news on your trip to Europe?
Super. I'm thinking of a two step process. Step one to have a small =eeting at MIT sometime relatively soon and then a bigger meeting in =ong Kong to talk about the future governance stuff around bitcoin and =rypto currencies. I'm coordinating a bit with the W3C payments working =roup that's getting set up. We should meet and discuss.
Adding Pindar who will also help with this.
Heather, can you help set up a meeting?
- Joi
btw totally unrelated, but yesterday night I watched a documentary on
=his guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Verg%C3%A8s called "The
=error's advocate". I think you might like it
i shoudl be in paris on the 28th
my take on people is that most of them are ergodic processes.. but yes =inear A is fascinating
linear A . looks like the description of people the center says who =nd the surroundsing are what over time? in a yearly or monthly =attern, very clever