Updated April 28, 2026. All major decisions resolved.nnThis page records decisions that were open during early planning. All five core decisions are now locked.nn---nn## 1. Dates — RESOLVEDnOctober 25–31, 2026. Seven days, Vancouver.n- Opening Party: Sunday Oct 25n- Programming: Monday Oct 26 through Saturday Oct 31n- Film Festival + Squatchies: Saturday Oct 31nn---nn## 2. Naming — RESOLVEDnPublic brand: Futureproof Festival. Internal planning: BC + AI Festival Week.n- Website: futureproof.websiten- Press format: "Futureproof Festival, presented by BC + AI"n- Logo live at /public/brand/nn---nn## 3. Structure — RESOLVEDnSix programming days + three evening anchors. Job Fair confirmed inside festival week (Oct 30, afternoon).n- Mon Oct 26: Education Day (Anthonia Ogundele)n- Tue Oct 27: Life Sciences Day (Simon Haworth) + DEFRAG #1 eveningn- Wed Oct 28: Data Nerds Day (Gordon Hamilton + Andrew Reid) + AI Meetup eveningn- Thu Oct 29: MAC Day (Loki Jorgenson) + DEFRAG #2 eveningn- Fri Oct 30: Ethics Day / AEFL (Jesi Carson + Sarah Downey) + Job Fair afternoonn- Sat Oct 31: Film Festival + Squatchies (Kevin Friel)nnDefrag aligns Tuesday night with Life Sciences Day themes, Thursday with MAC Day themes.nn---nn## 4. Ticketing — RESOLVEDnPricing locked. Platform: Luma. Early Bird deadline: August 31, 2026.nFull pricing table on the Ticketing page and at futureproof.website/tickets.nnDefrag revenue share formula: to be formalized before sales open (see Defrag Planning).nn---nn## 5. Venue model — RESOLVEDnDistributed model with four confirmed venues:n- Internet Archive Vancouver — DEFRAG (Oct 27 + Oct 29)n- HR MacMillan Space Centre — Vancouver AI Meetup (Oct 28)n- Parker Street Studios — Ethics Day (Oct 30)n- Ethos Lab — Education Day (Oct 26, informal confirmation; formal letter pending)nnRemaining open: Festival HQ venue for daytime programming tracks without a dedicated host.nn---nn## 6. Ownership — RESOLVEDnFull team leads on the Team & Leadership page.nnStill open: explicit owners for sponsorship, production, ticketing, volunteer coordination, and comms."