Season calendar and status
Status: Planned (programme)Status: Not decided
Season 1 of Humanathon is expected early 2027. Exact dates remain unpublished. This is an announcement of the planned programme; applications and raises are not open. The planned phase lengths are shown below.
A programme, not software
Humanathon is a programme that Merces runs, with rules and events. It is not part of the Merces software, and entering never obliges anyone to raise. Programme rules marked as planned may change before the season opens.
The calendar
Each date is rendered from one dates file. While the dates are not public, the file shows a placeholder instead of a date, so nothing here is a date until the lead partner is announced.
| Milestone | When | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Preparation starts | announced with our lead partner | Until the full Merces stack is live |
| Full stack live | announced with our lead partner | Entry opens only after this |
| Entry opens; qualifying starts | announced with our lead partner | 2 weeks |
| The season | After qualifying | 6 weeks, 1 proof a week |
| Review | After the season | 2 weeks, including 1 week of peer review |
| Proof Day | announced with our lead partner | One day, live and public |
| The Fellows' raise | 1 week after Proof Day | 2 weeks |
| The fellowship | From Proof Day | 10 weeks |
| The draft window | After Proof Day | 2 weeks |
| The Finalist fast-track | After Proof Day | 90 more days of monthly proofs, then the next raise window |
The season plan's dates are conditional on when preparation starts, and entry opens only after the full stack is live. The plan's two embedded calendar items were not supplied, so the table holds only the dates in the plan's text.
Status of each rule
| What | Status |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | Status: Planned (programme) |
| The lead partner | Status: Not decided |
| The fellowship | Status: Planned (programme) |
| The conviction book | Status: Planned (programme) |
| The raise terms | Status: Pending counsel |
| The rules and entry terms | Status: Pending counsel |
Where to watch
The Humanathon (not live yet) page carries a waitlist form. Its confirmation says that dates arrive with the lead partner announcement. This page is updated from the same dates file when they do.