Ârc Austin
An immersive experience designed for those building the future.
Ârc Austin is a Zuzalu-style pop-up city this March, and a part of Arc’s journey to a Charter City.
Taking place in downtown Austin, immediately after ETH Denver and alongside SXSW & Edge, Austin will be the place to be in the world in March.
Join Ârc as a resident at our Embassy and receive full access to expansive co-working facilities complete with stages, a podcast studio, workshop and meeting rooms, and a continuous stream of un-conference activity.
It's not all work. With sessions spanning the future of life - to the future of death - trips to Starbase for a launch, wild swimming at Barton Springs, nights out at Joe Rogan’s the mothership, and two-stepping and more on dirty-six - there is something for everyone.
There are two key parts to Ârc Austin:
A residence (2 - 30 March), and
A summit (3 - 5 March).
THE RESIDENCE
Come live and work in Austin for the whole of March - but hit the ground running - immersing yourself in an environment designed for inspiration, production, and collaboration, joining our group at the Ârc Embassy.
It’s design-your-own-adventure - with both formal and informal programmes you can be involved with:
Ârc Arena - a light acceleration programme for select founders at Ârc,
Ârc Angel - a programme and structure that educates attendees on angel investing, and allows them to invest from $1k in Ârc winners,
Ârc Apprentice - a programme that matches Austin student entrepreneurs with founders at Ârc,
Ârc Active - our daily programme of health & wellness activities (all Ârc residence passes include 24/7 gym access, with shower facilities),
Ârc Antics - our biweekly programme of activities, from tours to rocket launches to shooting at the range,
Ârc Atlas - our biweekly programme of workshops on existential issues and the future of society.
Furthermore, Ârc is a canvas; we strongly encourage attendees to run their own workshops, talks and events at Arc, utilising both our facilities and our network.
THE SUMMIT
The schelling point of Ârc Austin: 3 - 5 March:
Day one: Longevity Escape Velocity @ Ârc Austin, with Aubrey de Grey and David Wood,
Day two: Governance Innovation: Charter Cities, SEZs, network states & more, with Patri Friedman, Prospera and individuals working on the Freedom Cities legislation under Trump,
Day three: Frontier Tech: from AI & crypto, to defence & physical infrastructure. Hear from those pushing the frontier of humanity.
Each day of the summit will have a few leading speakers, with activities around each theme designed to create meaningful connections.
Think workshops and roundtables facilitated by speakers, breakouts for q&a, numerous coffee breaks and networking opportunities without separate sections for 'vips'.
ACCESS PASSES
Can be bought here.
$600
Month-long access, including:
Desk in coworking space
Access to all events, workshops, seminars in Ârc Active, Antics, & Angel
Run your own talks, workshops
Gym access with shower facilities, rooftop pool access and unlimited coffee
Summit access
A full residence pass does not guarantee acceptance into the Ârc Arena or Apprenticeship programmes, which will have additional layers of review. All other programmes are opt-in and available to you, but none are mandatory.
$250
Summit access only, 3-5 March only
NB - summit access will not provide access to the residence embassy areas, as this is part of a secure facility, and each individual will require electronic access passes to reach their desks.
Prices are not fixed, and are expected to increase in February.
Read more about Ârc at www.ârc.com/data or get in contact: @jamesarc on telegram or email foundation@â.city