This is a cross-post from www.dashcentral.org/p/conf-travel-201609
This proposal is to fund Dash’s sponsorship and participation at the 4th annual Latin American Bitcoin & Blockchain Conference (laBITconf) November 4th & 5th in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It will also cover a small amount of additional expenses for the Atlanta Blockchain presentation.
laBITconf
laBITconf is the premier Bitcoin and blockchain conference in Latin America, and features speakers that are amongst the most prominent participants in the industry. This year’s event features high-quality live streaming, over 400 on-site attendees, and extensive media coverage. Speakers include Andreas Antonopoulous, Peter Todd, Erik Voorhees, Trace Mayer, Sergio Lerner, and Anthony Di Iorio.
We participated in last year’s conference in Mexico City, and the conference marked the beginning of the dramatic increase in visibility, mindshare and market capitalization that we’ve experienced over the past 9 months. In addition to increased visibility among key investors and digital currency industry participants, we received numerous mentions from other presenters.
Our participation last year consisted of a small exhibit table at the conference –manned by Evan, Daniel and David (Lebubar) – and a slot on one of the panel discussions.
For a better idea of the impact we saw, this video should give you a good sense for the positive response we received at the 2015 conference.
This year, we would like to increase our presence, visibility, and participation in the event dramatically, by becoming a Platinum Sponsor. In addition, Evan Duffield will be presenting one of the main stage speaking slots, rather than being a panelist.
The Platinum Sponsorship package consists of the following:
- The Dash logo appearing on the on-stage banner, which will be in the background of all speeches and live streams
- Platinum Sponsorship logo on the main event webpage
- A booth on the conference floor
- Four VIP passes (valued at $400 each), which includes a private dinner with the other speakers and networking events
We would also send our head of business development – Daniel Diaz – to attend the event to enable him to establish and deepen relationships with potential business partners.
Finally, Daniel has donated use of his Dash ATM to allow us to conduct demos in the Dash booth. We are requesting funding for transport of the ATM to and from the conference to enable this demo.
The estimated costs for our proposed participation in the conference is as follows:
- Platinum Sponsorship package ($7,500 USD)
- Two flights and ground transportation from Phoenix (Evan) and Panama City (Daniel) - ($3,000)
- Dash pamphlets and conference giveaways ($700)
- Transportation of the Dash booth banner (oversized international checked bag fee - $200 round trip)
- Round trip packing and shipping of the Dash ATM ($700)
- Hotel costs – 2 rooms for 4 nights @ $250 per night ($2,000)
Total estimated costs: $14,100
The break-even to the network on this investment would equate to about 0.002 USD / Dash, which we think could be dramatically exceeded through our participation in this conference.
Atlanta Blockchain meeting presentation
In addition, we have encountered higher than estimated costs for the Atlanta Blockchain meeting on August 24th. Flights were not available for the day of the event that arrived in Atlanta with enough leeway to ensure Evan’s timely arrival to the event. Therefore, Evan will need to fly in the day prior to the event, requiring an additional night at a hotel. In addition, the organizer of the event is providing pizza and soda, and we agreed to contribute toward those costs with a 25 Dash donation, in part because they are expecting a dramatically larger turnout than normal. We should be able to handle most of the unanticipated expenses because of the appreciation in Dash’s price, but will need additional funding to cover the 25 Dash food expense.
Requested funding is as follows for the September 4th budget cycle:
Note: Any unused budget will be applied toward future conferences and travel expenses
Manually vote YES on this proposal:
dash-cli mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 yes
OR from the qt console:
mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 yes
Manually vote NO on this proposal:
dash-cli mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 no
OR from the qt console:
mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 no
This proposal is to fund Dash’s sponsorship and participation at the 4th annual Latin American Bitcoin & Blockchain Conference (laBITconf) November 4th & 5th in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It will also cover a small amount of additional expenses for the Atlanta Blockchain presentation.
laBITconf
laBITconf is the premier Bitcoin and blockchain conference in Latin America, and features speakers that are amongst the most prominent participants in the industry. This year’s event features high-quality live streaming, over 400 on-site attendees, and extensive media coverage. Speakers include Andreas Antonopoulous, Peter Todd, Erik Voorhees, Trace Mayer, Sergio Lerner, and Anthony Di Iorio.
We participated in last year’s conference in Mexico City, and the conference marked the beginning of the dramatic increase in visibility, mindshare and market capitalization that we’ve experienced over the past 9 months. In addition to increased visibility among key investors and digital currency industry participants, we received numerous mentions from other presenters.
Our participation last year consisted of a small exhibit table at the conference –manned by Evan, Daniel and David (Lebubar) – and a slot on one of the panel discussions.
For a better idea of the impact we saw, this video should give you a good sense for the positive response we received at the 2015 conference.
This year, we would like to increase our presence, visibility, and participation in the event dramatically, by becoming a Platinum Sponsor. In addition, Evan Duffield will be presenting one of the main stage speaking slots, rather than being a panelist.
The Platinum Sponsorship package consists of the following:
- The Dash logo appearing on the on-stage banner, which will be in the background of all speeches and live streams
- Platinum Sponsorship logo on the main event webpage
- A booth on the conference floor
- Four VIP passes (valued at $400 each), which includes a private dinner with the other speakers and networking events
We would also send our head of business development – Daniel Diaz – to attend the event to enable him to establish and deepen relationships with potential business partners.
Finally, Daniel has donated use of his Dash ATM to allow us to conduct demos in the Dash booth. We are requesting funding for transport of the ATM to and from the conference to enable this demo.
The estimated costs for our proposed participation in the conference is as follows:
- Platinum Sponsorship package ($7,500 USD)
- Two flights and ground transportation from Phoenix (Evan) and Panama City (Daniel) - ($3,000)
- Dash pamphlets and conference giveaways ($700)
- Transportation of the Dash booth banner (oversized international checked bag fee - $200 round trip)
- Round trip packing and shipping of the Dash ATM ($700)
- Hotel costs – 2 rooms for 4 nights @ $250 per night ($2,000)
Total estimated costs: $14,100
The break-even to the network on this investment would equate to about 0.002 USD / Dash, which we think could be dramatically exceeded through our participation in this conference.
Atlanta Blockchain meeting presentation
In addition, we have encountered higher than estimated costs for the Atlanta Blockchain meeting on August 24th. Flights were not available for the day of the event that arrived in Atlanta with enough leeway to ensure Evan’s timely arrival to the event. Therefore, Evan will need to fly in the day prior to the event, requiring an additional night at a hotel. In addition, the organizer of the event is providing pizza and soda, and we agreed to contribute toward those costs with a 25 Dash donation, in part because they are expecting a dramatically larger turnout than normal. We should be able to handle most of the unanticipated expenses because of the appreciation in Dash’s price, but will need additional funding to cover the 25 Dash food expense.
Requested funding is as follows for the September 4th budget cycle:
- 1,014.10 Dash ($14,100 USD @ $13.904 per Dash based on August 19th average rate at https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/price-dash.html)
- 25.00 Dash for donation toward Atlanta food expenses
- 5.00 Dash reimbursement for the proposal cost
Note: Any unused budget will be applied toward future conferences and travel expenses
Manually vote YES on this proposal:
dash-cli mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 yes
OR from the qt console:
mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 yes
Manually vote NO on this proposal:
dash-cli mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 no
OR from the qt console:
mnbudget vote-many 343ec4335d872a21b23beb0142680b8b8a26c87007de81a8f05b05b619aa3f93 no
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