{"id":15891,"date":"2017-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/2017\/07\/28\/this-proposal-will-fund-the-first-ever-dash-dedicated-conference-in-london-on-september-24th\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:39:39","slug":"dashconference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/news\/dashconference\/","title":{"rendered":"This proposal will fund the first ever Dash-dedicated conference in London on September 24th"},"content":{"rendered":"

This proposal is cross-posted at https:\/\/www.dashcentral.org\/p\/conf-dash-201708<\/a><\/p>\n

This proposal will fund the first ever Dash-dedicated conference in London on September 24th.<\/p>\n

At a time when \u201cICO\u201d is the buzzword of the day, Dash has experienced incredible growth and broken out of a ever-growing pack. The Dash community stands in contrast to the current market environment as a grassroots movement aiming to reinvent money to be empowering for people all across the globe. It is time to bring our community together to share ideas, inspire each other, educate each other, create new connections, and celebrate the vision we are pursuing. We propose to hold the first Dash Conference on September 24th at The Oval Space, London.<\/p>\n

Who will organize this event?<\/p>\n

Keynote has been organizing blockchain events since 2012 \u2013 including the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami, and the World Blockchain Forum. They have organized events in 7 countries for over 8,500 attendees, all focused on blockchain. The Keynote team has a network of connections with potential sponsors and speakers to help make Dash\u2019s event a success. Keynote will provide five full-time staff members through the date of the event.<\/p>\n

We are also proposing working with Keynote because they can help draw newcomers to Dash from the blockchain interested crowd attending another Keynote event on September 25th-26th at the same venue. I will explain more as well as the benefits of this below.<\/p>\n

What will the event be?<\/p>\n

The Dash Conference will be a one-day event. The venue rental is at The Oval Space, London. There will be a main hall for speeches, panel discussions, and demos for broad audience topics, and smaller breakout rooms for specialized content (e.g., technical discussions, working sessions, product demonstrations). We will offer the opportunity for business partners or other interested parties to host booths in an exhibitor area outside the main hall. The event will also be fully catered including breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch.<\/p>\n

We will also capture and own the content from our event. Audio visual services will be on site providing projectors, microphones, media walls, videographer, photographer, and LCD screens.<\/p>\n

Keynote will also provide full event branding, including a web ad campaign, a mailchimp campaign, and printing of banners, lanyards, cards, and brochures.<\/p>\n

Finally, there will be a separate conference networking event on the evening of the 24th, and will include attendees from both the Dash Conference and World Blockchain Forum. By straddling the two events, we hope to encourage further opportunities for co-mingling Dash attendees with others in the blockchain industry. We encourage the Dash community to use this opportunity to introduce Dash to a new audience\u2026 even those that missed the Dash event.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Dash conference itself, Dash will be named the Premiere sponsor of the World Blockchain Forum, and will be granted two speaking slots at this two-day event on Sept. 25th-26th, as well as a set of complementary tickets to attend that event (no less than 4 tickets).<\/p>\n

To encourage potential attendees to attend both events, Keynote and Dash plan to collaborate to offer discounts for purchasing tickets to both in a package. This will help infuse more Dash attendees in the World Blockchain Forum, and will encourage attendees currently outside the Dash community to attend our event.<\/p>\n

What services does this proposal fund?<\/p>\n

Keynote services include:<\/p>\n