This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/core-conf-201804
This proposal funds Dash Core Group participation in five conferences between March and June, including Token2049 in Hong Kong, Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference in Moscow, Global Blockchain Summit in Denver, Consensus 2018 in NYC, and MoneyConf in Dublin.
Last month we submitted a proposal for several payments-focused conferences. While fintech conferences will tend to be our focus moving forward, we will continue to participate in a variety of other conferences as well, such as blockchain conferences or in collaboration with Dash-funded partners.
Links with additional details on each of these conferences is included below. In the interest of keeping this content short, we have included basic details, but feel free to explore the websites for more information.
Token 2049
Hong Kong, March 20-21
https://www.token2049.com/
With our business development team in place and growing presence in Asia, we plan to develop the region more aggressively. Token2049 is a strong opportunity to build connections in the region, especially since we would be attending Money 20/20 in Singapore a few days earlier.
Our platinum sponsorship includes a 2.5 m x 2.5 m booth, logo on stage screens and throughout the venue, our logo displayed as Platinum sponsor on the website and brochure, and four conference passes.
While speaking opportunities are not tied to sponsorships, Bradley Zastrow - our Head of Business Development - secured a speaking slot.
Fee: 20,000 USD
Booth + Merch: 6,000 USD
Extra tickets: 2,400 USD (4 x 600 USD, we got 20% discount)
Travel: 12,000 USD (6 x 2,000 USD)
Total: 40,400 USD
Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference
Moscow, April 17-18
https://moscow.bc.events/en
We have an active Russian community and it is a top-five market for Dash. The organizer of this event has successfully executed several other conferences which we have attended (Stockholm and Kiev). We were pleased with the results and are open to continue participating in these well-run events. Our Russian community will be actively working with us in this conference with Alex-ru leading the coordination.
Our general sponsorship includes a speaking opportunity, a 10 sq m booth, branding options around the venue/online and 9 tickets for the conference.
Fee: 18,000 USD
Booth + March: 5,000 USD
Travel: 4,000 USD (2 x 2,000 USD)
Total: 27,000 USD
Global Blockchain Summit
Denver, April 19-20
https://globalblockchainsummit.com
Global Blockchain Summit is obviously a blockchain focused conference. Chuck Williams, our UX lead was invited to provide a keynote speech. We have several team members located in the Denver area, so we decided to pursue a small sponsorship package to enhance our presence at the event.
Our bronze sponsorship includes a booth and two tickets. A total of four tickets are allocated to the Dash team in recognition of the keynote address.
Fee: 4,000 USD
Booth + March: 4,000 USD
Travel: 4,500 USD (3 x 1,500 USD)
Total: 12,500 USD
Consensus 2018
New York, May 14-16
https://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2018/
Consensus is one of the most important blockchain events in the world, organized by Coindesk. We had a minor presence there last year and the contacts made led to many valuable integrations.
Our sponsorship includes two contiguous exhibit spaces (8’x10’ each), branding opportunities throughout the conference, and 5 tickets to the conference.
Fee: 27,000 USD
Booth + Merch: 20,000 USD
Travel: 10,000 USD (5 x 2,000 USD)
Total: 57,000 USD
MoneyConf
Dublin, June 11-13
https://moneyconf.com/
KuvaCash, a Dash DAO funded entity working on Dash adoption in Zimbabwe, asked for Dash Core Group support and collaboration for this conference in anticipation of their commercial launch. MoneyConf is fintech conference, organised by the company that hosts WebSummit, a hugely successful tech event in Lisbon. We view this as a tremendous opportunity to highlight the strength of our DAO structure and the collaboration possibilities of our network.
We have confirmed stage time for Dash and we are exploring speaking opportunities for KuvaCash as well. Dash and KuvaCash will split the booth space and costs (2/3 Dash Core Group, 1/3 KuvaCash).
Our gold sponsorship includes a 4m x 4m booth, branding throughout the event, and 20 tickets for both teams.
Fee: 24,000 USD (price is 36,000 USD, but KuvaCash pays the remainder)
Booth + Conference Swag: 12,000 USD
Travel: 4,500 USD (3 x 1,500 USD)
Total: 40,500 USD
PROPOSAL TOTAL: 177,400 USD
If you have any questions, please direct them to @fernando in this Dash Forum post to ensure we are notified of your request.
Requested funding is as follows for the April 3rd budget cycle:
Note: Should any funding remain, we will apply it toward future conference expenses.
Manually vote YES on this proposal:
dash-cli gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding yes
OR from the qt console:
gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding yes
Manually vote NO on this proposal:
dash-cli gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding no
OR from the qt console:
gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding no
This proposal funds Dash Core Group participation in five conferences between March and June, including Token2049 in Hong Kong, Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference in Moscow, Global Blockchain Summit in Denver, Consensus 2018 in NYC, and MoneyConf in Dublin.
Last month we submitted a proposal for several payments-focused conferences. While fintech conferences will tend to be our focus moving forward, we will continue to participate in a variety of other conferences as well, such as blockchain conferences or in collaboration with Dash-funded partners.
Links with additional details on each of these conferences is included below. In the interest of keeping this content short, we have included basic details, but feel free to explore the websites for more information.
Token 2049
Hong Kong, March 20-21
https://www.token2049.com/
With our business development team in place and growing presence in Asia, we plan to develop the region more aggressively. Token2049 is a strong opportunity to build connections in the region, especially since we would be attending Money 20/20 in Singapore a few days earlier.
Our platinum sponsorship includes a 2.5 m x 2.5 m booth, logo on stage screens and throughout the venue, our logo displayed as Platinum sponsor on the website and brochure, and four conference passes.
While speaking opportunities are not tied to sponsorships, Bradley Zastrow - our Head of Business Development - secured a speaking slot.
Fee: 20,000 USD
Booth + Merch: 6,000 USD
Extra tickets: 2,400 USD (4 x 600 USD, we got 20% discount)
Travel: 12,000 USD (6 x 2,000 USD)
Total: 40,400 USD
Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference
Moscow, April 17-18
https://moscow.bc.events/en
We have an active Russian community and it is a top-five market for Dash. The organizer of this event has successfully executed several other conferences which we have attended (Stockholm and Kiev). We were pleased with the results and are open to continue participating in these well-run events. Our Russian community will be actively working with us in this conference with Alex-ru leading the coordination.
Our general sponsorship includes a speaking opportunity, a 10 sq m booth, branding options around the venue/online and 9 tickets for the conference.
Fee: 18,000 USD
Booth + March: 5,000 USD
Travel: 4,000 USD (2 x 2,000 USD)
Total: 27,000 USD
Global Blockchain Summit
Denver, April 19-20
https://globalblockchainsummit.com
Global Blockchain Summit is obviously a blockchain focused conference. Chuck Williams, our UX lead was invited to provide a keynote speech. We have several team members located in the Denver area, so we decided to pursue a small sponsorship package to enhance our presence at the event.
Our bronze sponsorship includes a booth and two tickets. A total of four tickets are allocated to the Dash team in recognition of the keynote address.
Fee: 4,000 USD
Booth + March: 4,000 USD
Travel: 4,500 USD (3 x 1,500 USD)
Total: 12,500 USD
Consensus 2018
New York, May 14-16
https://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2018/
Consensus is one of the most important blockchain events in the world, organized by Coindesk. We had a minor presence there last year and the contacts made led to many valuable integrations.
Our sponsorship includes two contiguous exhibit spaces (8’x10’ each), branding opportunities throughout the conference, and 5 tickets to the conference.
Fee: 27,000 USD
Booth + Merch: 20,000 USD
Travel: 10,000 USD (5 x 2,000 USD)
Total: 57,000 USD
MoneyConf
Dublin, June 11-13
https://moneyconf.com/
KuvaCash, a Dash DAO funded entity working on Dash adoption in Zimbabwe, asked for Dash Core Group support and collaboration for this conference in anticipation of their commercial launch. MoneyConf is fintech conference, organised by the company that hosts WebSummit, a hugely successful tech event in Lisbon. We view this as a tremendous opportunity to highlight the strength of our DAO structure and the collaboration possibilities of our network.
We have confirmed stage time for Dash and we are exploring speaking opportunities for KuvaCash as well. Dash and KuvaCash will split the booth space and costs (2/3 Dash Core Group, 1/3 KuvaCash).
Our gold sponsorship includes a 4m x 4m booth, branding throughout the event, and 20 tickets for both teams.
Fee: 24,000 USD (price is 36,000 USD, but KuvaCash pays the remainder)
Booth + Conference Swag: 12,000 USD
Travel: 4,500 USD (3 x 1,500 USD)
Total: 40,500 USD
PROPOSAL TOTAL: 177,400 USD
If you have any questions, please direct them to @fernando in this Dash Forum post to ensure we are notified of your request.
Requested funding is as follows for the April 3rd budget cycle:
- 411.87 Dash for sponsorship and participation in 5 conferences ($177,400 USD @ $430.72 per Dash)
- 5.00 Dash proposal reimbursement
Note: Should any funding remain, we will apply it toward future conference expenses.
Manually vote YES on this proposal:
dash-cli gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding yes
OR from the qt console:
gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding yes
Manually vote NO on this proposal:
dash-cli gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding no
OR from the qt console:
gobject vote-many 7af9660cbe3c84e283df536f1e874f60b64b049071e6c96ed758f4d4b7c6f570 funding no
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