Wikiwako
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Had a beautiful Dash meet up in Monterrey Mexico last Saturday July 1, 2017. Here is a small report of the event.
Having a little trouble posting the images of the meet up in this forum. Look at them here: http://imgur.com/a/mZwtN
1.- There were 41 present at the meet up including me and a few helping hands (helpers were students also interested in Dash + the wife). I was surprised at the enthusiasm of the people regarding cryptocurrencies. Specially Dash. No marketing was necessary. It was all word of mouth between friends. Prepared a Google Forms form for registration a week before and 3 days later we had a full room. I’m now getting requests for more talks.
I charged $200 Mexican pesos (10.97 USD) fee to each person to keep it only for really interested public and to pay the help. At the same time we collected the $200 pesos and as a surprise to them, I gave the fee back in Dash (0.063 Dash each to 35 official paying attendees) at the registration. A little over 2.2 Dash all in all.
The venue was a 4 star hotel conference room. The contract for the hotel was $5,500 Mexican pesos (about $300 USD) including coffee, soft drinks and cookies for 40. The original plan was for the people to use the Dash to pay for the refreshments, but handling the payments in Dash from so many people was impossible and we quickly forgot about it. The people kept the Dash and were very grateful.
Also bought 50 mugs for 100 pesos each (about $5.50 USD each - urgent delivery) and gave one to each attendee, which worked well for the photos. Still have a dozen to give out.
Lastly, did 3 Dash banners for $1,500 ($500 pesos each for a total of $82.25 USD)
The presentation was on Saturday, July 1 from 9 am to 12 pm including Q&A.
2.- About the subject on how to use the wallet and security, that was the last part instead of the first part, as stated on item 2 of the contest requirements. Wanted to get the attendees enthusiastic about Dash before diving into the wallet. Worked out fine. The presentation was about Dash, Bitcoin and Blockchain. All basic stuff.
The agenda was the following:
3.- Did not take photos of people with their wallets. We loaded the Dash on the wallets before the event ,but it took so long (35 attendees all at the same time) that we forgot about the photos. It was getting late and we just wanted to get the “seminar” started as soon as possible. I am aware that it was part of the rules, but couldn’t get to it. Do have screenshots of most of the transactions from our Jaxx wallets to their Jaxx wallets.
4.- Coffee and refreshments were free for all.
5.- Photos and available receipts attached:
6.- Had a blast. Lot of fun and enthusiasm. At least one confirmed new investor in Dash. Hopefully a few others very soon.
When I planned this I was not thinking of the Dash Force contest, so I understand that I went over the expected expenses and over did it on the Dash giveaway. So I don’t expect full payment in return.
It was still a lot of fun and a nice way to give back a little to the Dash project.
Having a little trouble posting the images of the meet up in this forum. Look at them here: http://imgur.com/a/mZwtN
1.- There were 41 present at the meet up including me and a few helping hands (helpers were students also interested in Dash + the wife). I was surprised at the enthusiasm of the people regarding cryptocurrencies. Specially Dash. No marketing was necessary. It was all word of mouth between friends. Prepared a Google Forms form for registration a week before and 3 days later we had a full room. I’m now getting requests for more talks.
I charged $200 Mexican pesos (10.97 USD) fee to each person to keep it only for really interested public and to pay the help. At the same time we collected the $200 pesos and as a surprise to them, I gave the fee back in Dash (0.063 Dash each to 35 official paying attendees) at the registration. A little over 2.2 Dash all in all.
The venue was a 4 star hotel conference room. The contract for the hotel was $5,500 Mexican pesos (about $300 USD) including coffee, soft drinks and cookies for 40. The original plan was for the people to use the Dash to pay for the refreshments, but handling the payments in Dash from so many people was impossible and we quickly forgot about it. The people kept the Dash and were very grateful.
Also bought 50 mugs for 100 pesos each (about $5.50 USD each - urgent delivery) and gave one to each attendee, which worked well for the photos. Still have a dozen to give out.
Lastly, did 3 Dash banners for $1,500 ($500 pesos each for a total of $82.25 USD)
The presentation was on Saturday, July 1 from 9 am to 12 pm including Q&A.
2.- About the subject on how to use the wallet and security, that was the last part instead of the first part, as stated on item 2 of the contest requirements. Wanted to get the attendees enthusiastic about Dash before diving into the wallet. Worked out fine. The presentation was about Dash, Bitcoin and Blockchain. All basic stuff.
The agenda was the following:
- Introduction (mostly disclaimers)
- History of money (why Bitcoin was created)
- Bitcoin (Bitcoin 101 including the pizza story)
- Blockchain (basics of how it works)
- Dash is Bitcoin 2.0
- Masternodes
- Instantsend
- Privatesend
- Treasury
- DAO
- Evolution
- How to buy and sell Dash and Bitcoin (in Mexico you have to buy Bitcoin first to exchange it for Dash)
- Safety
3.- Did not take photos of people with their wallets. We loaded the Dash on the wallets before the event ,but it took so long (35 attendees all at the same time) that we forgot about the photos. It was getting late and we just wanted to get the “seminar” started as soon as possible. I am aware that it was part of the rules, but couldn’t get to it. Do have screenshots of most of the transactions from our Jaxx wallets to their Jaxx wallets.
4.- Coffee and refreshments were free for all.
5.- Photos and available receipts attached:
6.- Had a blast. Lot of fun and enthusiasm. At least one confirmed new investor in Dash. Hopefully a few others very soon.
When I planned this I was not thinking of the Dash Force contest, so I understand that I went over the expected expenses and over did it on the Dash giveaway. So I don’t expect full payment in return.
It was still a lot of fun and a nice way to give back a little to the Dash project.
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