▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Se aste ading ▁social , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁current ▁plans ▁were ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁se aste ad ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Since ▁att ending ▁the ▁Burn ing ▁Man ▁festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Fried man ▁imag ined ▁creating ▁a ▁water ▁festival ▁called ▁E ph emer is le ▁as ▁a ▁Se aste ading ▁experiment ▁and ▁Tem por ary ▁Aut onom ous ▁Zone . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁Se aste ading ▁Institute , ▁Fried man ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁E ph emer is le ▁festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ided ▁by ▁T SI ' s ▁James ▁Hog an ▁as ▁event ▁organ izer ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁John ▁R inal di ▁as ▁chief ▁builder . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁E ph emer is le ▁is ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁a ▁document ary ▁by ▁Jason ▁S uss berg . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁event ▁has ▁been ▁annual ▁and ▁community - run . ▁ ▁Future ▁C ities ▁Development ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Fried man ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁Se aste ading ▁Institute , ▁but ▁remained ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁Later , ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Future ▁C ities ▁Development ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁self - g over ning ▁char ter ▁city ▁within ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁H ond uras . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Future ▁C