long-term plans

Meeting Notes

Long-Term Goals
•	Human again
•	Thriving colony, not just a few lonely survivors
•	Preserve human achievements and history

How to Achieve
•	Colony
◦	Collect as many survivors as possible (500 preferred, 300 minimum)
◦	Relocate to suitable colony location with:
▪	Plentiful water
▪	Fertile soil for cereal grains and root vegetables
▪	Large enough to expand the population very rapidly
▪	Close enough to salvage from urban area
▪	Far away from nuclear plant
▪	Mild winters
▪	Low risk of disease
▪	Plentiful natural resources
▪	Existing structures (small town buildings, for instance) to use during colony construction
◦	Construct colony structure
▪	Use extremely durable materials and construction methods, since large machines won't be available long-term
▪	Build sustainable, using solar/wind/water (water preferred) for electric power. Collect rainwater. Composting toilets, wood stoves for heating in winter, ect
▪	Hydrogen fuel cells for power instead of batteries? Store hydrogen during the day, burn during the night. Pressurized volatile gas
▪	GVCS – use designs available (thanks Joe). Gather each of these 50 machines
◦	Agriculture
▪	Gather most advanced, modern machines in the short term, as well as oldest possible antique models in the long term (for when spare parts can no longer be salvaged)
▪	Clear large areas and assign colonists to farming duties as required.
▪	Keep and provide for non-meat livestock (chickens, goats, sheep, cows)
◦	Government
▪	Build population as quickly as possible (gross)
▪	Get it right this time? (what does that mean)
▪	Continue search for new recruits and salvage missions out into the wider world.
▪	Radio network
▪	Unify all survivors into one place (only if possible peacefully)
◦	Safety
▪	Large fences (electrified if possible) to keep out dangerous animals and pests. This should minimize or even remove the need for anyone to carry personal weapons (or for any sort of army)
▪	Chose area with low fire risk, outside natural disaster areas (hurricanes, earthquakes, ect)
•	Knowledge
◦	Gather paper books covering practical subjects
◦	College textbooks on engineering and scientific subjects
◦	Greatest creations of art, philosophy, ect
◦	Maintain internet database (and recover knowledge from offline server farms) for as long as salvageable parts permit.
◦	Create mesh-network “internet” between survivor devices. Share and cache information
◦	Recover artifacts, movies, ect, and take steps to preserve cultural sites where possible
◦	Store backups of everything on acid-free paper in a different location from main cache in case of disaster or fire
◦	Use pre-Event school curriculum to ensure any colony created preserves a high standard of learning
◦	Preserve many copies of maps, particularly those that show the locations of important sites
◦	Save copies of important cultural and religious texts