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Annual Gathering · Est. MMXXVI

Programme Day

The one day each year the programme looks up from the work and remembers the scale of what it is building.

Every Year · Forever
26 MARCH

26 March. Every year. Forever. The date is not chosen for convenience — it is chosen because the programme begins now, and a programme that intends to last fifty thousand years must mark its own time from the start.

The Format

A day in the life of a galactic programme

Morning
State of the Programme
The founder presents the year's progress against the 50,000-year roadmap — what was built, what was learned, what comes next.
Midday
Research Showcase
University and institutional partners present findings. New blueprints are introduced. Open questions are posed to the assembled scientists.
Afternoon
The SFS Prize
Recognition of the year's most significant contribution to the programme — from a partner institution, a researcher, or an independent contributor.
Evening
The Long View
A single lecture on the deep future — the heat death, the last star, the question of what a civilisation is ultimately for.
A programme that intends to outlast the stars must, from its very first year, behave as though it already has.

The First One

Programme Day 2027

The first Programme Day will be held on 26 March 2027. Location and format will be announced in Q4 2026. Register your interest now to be notified.

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