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Fortunately, the Internet Archive’s founder, Brewster Kahle, was enthusiastic about sponsoring the event from the get-go. He has always been about building working code, testing it in the wild, making tools that are useful for people. So a week-long event anchored at the Internet Archive, dedicated to deepening our understanding of what remains to be built – that resonated with his call long ago to create a “third path” for developers who want to use technology to help humanity. Brewster and his wife Mary Austin even allowed 16 of us to use every nook and cranny of their house, to camp in their backyard, cook in their kitchen, and debate around their dining table long into the night.

THE EXECUTION:  We decided to title the DWeb

 Seminar “” to map the current and future DWeb landscapes, and from August 13-15, 2025, we gathered some of the top researchers and builders in the Americas. There were experts in object capabilities (David Thompson/Spritely Institute) and applied cryptography (Ying Tong Lai.) Our editor, Dmitri Zagidulin brought with him deep knowledge of data types and decentralized identity (DID) standards. Some were founders of venture-backed startups (Brendan O’Brien/iroh) or worked for well-funded P2P companies (Rae McKelvey/Ditto).  Matthew Weidner studied CRDTs for his PhD (now on hold.) Others worked on grants and contracts, in small teams or in universities. Many were experts in the data layer of the stack, able to debate the ideal decentralized stack like few others in the world could. We sought a group with a shared vocabulary, diverse specialties, collaborative temperaments, and a willingness to listen to others. 

THE PHILOSOPHY: Whenever you gather

A small group of highly knowledgeable people, some intimidation and fear can creep in. Many confessed later that they harbored feelings of “impostor syndrome,” and feared that they wouldn’t be able to keep up or be understood.  But anticipating this, our research directors, Christian Tschudin and Andreas “adz” Dzialocha created a set of “mantras.” 

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