The Devcon VI Guide | Ethereum Basis Weblog

Welcome to Devcon!

That is your Devcon VI Guide, and it consists of every part it is advisable find out about Devcon, the environment and extra. Learn carefully as we cowl issues to concentrate on earlier than departure, throughout transit to the venue from Bogotá’s worldwide airport El Dorado, and knowledge associated to pre-registration dates, group efforts at Devcon VI, aspect/after occasions, and extra!

Bookmark this tab when you’re heading to Devcon, and we are able to’t wait to see you all quickly.

I. Arriving in Bogotá 🛬

To kick issues off, let’s begin with the primary steps when arriving in Bogotá.

Covid necessities 😷

Vaccination or a destructive take a look at result’s wanted for entry.

Please inform your self right here, or use your own home nation’s embassy web page as necessities would possibly change. Additionally, bear in mind that your airline or transit firm may need further necessities.

Coming into the nation 🇨🇴

Return flight

You’ll want to point out a ticket to your returning flights to enter Colombia. They often ask for it, and typically they don’t, however play it protected and e-book your journeys accordingly.

Professional tip: Some journey websites like Priceline make it simple to e-book a flight after which cancel inside 24 hours for a full refund, in case plans change.

Examine-Mig

Between 24 hours and 1 hour earlier than departure, it’s essential to fill out the ‘Examine-Mig’ type, accessible on the Migración Colombia web site. You’ll obtain a affirmation e mail to current upon arrival in Colombia.

Security 👷‍♀️

An area expression in Bogotá is: “No dar papaya” = “Do not give papaya (to thieves)”. It basically means, don’t make your self an apparent goal: use frequent sense whereas in Bogotá. Which means:

Look the place you’re going, being conscious of the world round you relatively than getting misplaced in your telephone’s display screen.
Don’t put on flashy gadgets like costly watches, or these gold-plated {hardware} wallets and loudly branded crypto-swag
Don’t stroll round along with your telephone out or along with your laptop computer when not crucial
It’s an enormous metropolis, so go away these valuables (passport, extra money/playing cards) at your lodge
Use Uber or DiDi, the place a 20-min experience prices round $3 USD. Keep away from hailing road taxis in favor of one thing with a status/score system, an match these plates to what you see within the app, as at all times.
Tip: possibly pay the additional greenback for a nicer “Uber Consolation” (really useful when coming from the Airport)
Strive to not stroll house alone at night time (Reminder: Experience Sharing is straightforward & low-cost)

Climate ☀️

At an altitude of two,600m, the temperature in Bogotá hovers between 9° – 18° C (or 48° – 65° F) with out an excessive amount of wind. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t neglect your jackets and raincoats, as rain showers occur!

The place to remain in Bogotá? 🏠

We have now some suggestions on areas near the venue in our Bogotá Metropolis Information. Chapinero, Parkway / La Soledad, and La Candelaria are good areas, however at all times verify journey instances between potential-stays and the convention heart

Web3 Journey reserving 🏨

In case you haven’t booked your keep but, try one of many group initiatives round Devcon: Windingtree is a platform the place you may e-book inns in Bogotá with stablecoins.

To get your first web3 journey expertise, please learn their information or ask any query on the Windingtree Discord:discord.gg/MTYEm2BfWS.

Electrical energy 🔌

In Colombia, retailers and sockets are Sort A (two pins) and Sort B (three pins). Preserve an adapter with you, if wanted!

Forex change 💶

The forex is the Colombian Peso (COP). You’ll be able to change money or withdraw from ATMs on the Airport.

You’ll be able to verify change charges right here.

Translation apps 📱

We advocate Spanish Dict, DeepL, or Google Translate.

II. Transit 🚙

Most attendees will probably be touchdown quickly, and we wish to just be sure you’re in a position to simply navigate towards the Devcon venue.

The vast majority of of us will arrive at Bogotá’s airport, El Dorado Worldwide Airport (BOG). From there, there are a couple of simple methods to succeed in the Agora Bogotá Conference Heart, the place Devcon will happen.

We advocate utilizing Uber and ordering an “Uber Consolation” or cabify from the airport to the place the place you’ll keep. Ubers are low-cost and the most secure type of transit. In case you order an Uber Consolation, it can decide you up on the second ground ‘Arrivals’ stage of the Airport, second lane, on the door you select.

There will probably be a Devcon logistics group on the airport to assist information you starting on October eighth. It is possible for you to to acknowledge them by their clothes (which we’ll share extra quickly).

III. Devcon Registration 📝

a. Pre-Registration 🧾

Optionally, skip the road on Day-1 by registering beforehand, and obtain your wristband, SIM card (when you want one), and POAP earlier than issues even kick-off!!

Pre-registration dates and locations are:

Saturday, October eighth

— Hilton Bogotá Corferias: 12pm – 5pm

Sunday, October ninth

— Hilton Bogotá Corferias: 9am – 5pm

— Hyatt Place Bogotá: 9am – 5pm

Monday, October tenth

— Hilton Bogotá Corferias: 8am – 5pm

— Hyatt Place Bogotá: 8am – 5pm

— Schelling Level @ Gran Carpa Américas Corferias: 8:30am – 5pm

— ETHLatam @ Ágora Bogotá: 8am – 9pm

b. DOORS OPEN: On-site Registration 🥳

DOORS: October eleventh @ 8:00AM**

OPENING CEREMONY: October eleventh @ 9:30AM

PROGRAMMING: Every day at 10:00AM

DEVCON VENUE: Agora Bogotá Conference Heart

Registration “Must Know”

Earlier than you arrive, you MUST redeem your code for a ticket QR and obtain the PDF to your machine or print it upfront.
Wristbands are required for entry and have to be picked up at registration. Don’t lose your wristband — it is not going to get replaced.
Swag will probably be distributed contained in the venue throughout Devcon. Paid add-on Sweatshirts will also be picked up then.
For all on-chain public sale and raffle ticketeers, please make sure that you’ve got redeemed your tickets.

c. Web and SIM Playing cards 💻

We are going to present free SIM playing cards for all attendees, first-come-first-serve! They are going to be legitimate for 15 days or 20 GB, whichever comes first.

You’ll obtain the sim playing cards at registration and pre-registration.

TIP: Ensure to have some cellular knowledge accessible for when arriving on the airport, to get an Uber to your lodging. Bogotá airport wifi is free for half-hour.

Wi-Fi Information 📶

We may have upgraded Wi-Fi at Devcon this 12 months! Nonetheless as at all times, offering good Wi-Fi for 1000’s of individuals is difficult. Please be respectful and comply with the Wi-Fi pointers offered within the Code of Conduct.

Wi-Fi identify: DevconBogota

Wi-Fi password: runafullnode

IV. Venue and Experiences 🏢

a. Welcome to the Agora Bogotá Conference Heart 🙏

The Agora is a contemporary and absolutely geared up venue, only a few minutes from Bogotá’s El Dorado Worldwide Airport and from the historic Santa Fe and Candelaria neighborhoods.

We have now quite a few distinctive actions and areas for everybody to sit up for each inside and out of doors the primary venue, together with a packed schedule on phases of all sizes, all kinds of meals choices, and different experiences.

Let’s begin with these experiences!

POAP 🏆

Snag your collectible ERC-721 token at registration to show your attendance at Devcon!

Colombian Chiva 🚌

All of the Ethereum communities in LATAM are united to share how Ethereum has been impacting communities round Latin America. The ETH LATAM and ETH Colombia communities will create a vibrant house with their Colombian “Chiva” bus. You’ll find the colourful truck parked within the Devcon venue, within the outdoors house on the first ground.

Music Stage 🎸 & Chiva Lounge 🪩

Subsequent to the Chiva bus, the music stage – one other group initiative – is awaiting you. There will probably be a program with breaks day by day from 11AM to 9PM.

Discover this system, introductions to all artists, and extra particulars in regards to the Chiva Lounge right here.

Through the day there will probably be gentle jamming, sound therapeutic, and silent DJing. Within the night after 5PM you may anticipate some predominant acts with native drinks and DJs to heat you up within the relatively cool nights of Bogotá.

Artwork at Devcon 🎨

Rituals, shamanism, magic, and thriller spring to mind in Latin America’s identification. Coding, hacking, and expertise at giant have grow to be instruments for brand spanking new generations to decode and recreate Latin America’s digital narrative.

“RITUALES – Latinamerica decoded” is an NFT exhibition at Devcon that exhibits the work of digital & digital Latin artists who implement blockchain to reinforce the impression of their artwork whereas taking a crucial imaginative and prescient of their context, additionally on the lookout for revolutionary options to recuperate & re-scale our relationship with nature and the cosmos.

We invite you to go to the _Hacker Basement_ to observe the work of 13 chosen artists in addition to stay performances and interactive installations.

Hacker Basement 🕵️‍♀️

The hacker basement will probably be your high-focus zone away from the busy convention happenings.
It units the best situations for a person to check new dapps on their laptop computer, to be taught, or to hack on new concepts in a bunch.

Every thing a hacker wants will probably be taken care of: cozy seating, electrical energy, web, and, after all, cyberpunk lighting and low-fi beats to get you in the best temper to construct!

E-book a gathering room 👥

Assembly rooms of varied sizes will probably be accessible within the venue on convention days 2, 3, and 4. They’re positioned on the fifth ground and will probably be reservable on a first-come-first-serve foundation initially of every day.

“Devcon After Darkish” 🌝

For the primary time in Devcon historical past, we’re preserving the venue open late. As a substitute of ushering all attendees out of the constructing at 5PM sharp, we’re leaving the venue open till 11PM to supply an area for continued collaboration, stay music, recreation nights, a Completely satisfied Hour every day from 6-8 PM & extra!

Focus on and counsel group actions on the Froum.

You’ll find an outline of Devcon After Darkish actions right here. Keep in mind that this program remains to be a Work-in-Progress and extra gadgets will probably be added over time!

This 12 months, we wish to foster collaboration, networking, change, creativity, creation, experimentation and rest by means of numerous areas devoted particularly to that.

Group Hubs are a reserved house on the Devcon venue powered by the group for the group. By enabling a handful of communities to create, talk about and show content material of their alternative, we pave the best way for a extra decentralized Devcon.

There will probably be six completely different hubs, all specializing in vital and related subjects with their very own curated program, thrilling issues to be taught and to expertise. You’ll find the Group Hubs space on Flooring 1!

Meet this 12 months’s Group Hubs:

Crypto Economics & Governance Hub
Design Group Hub
ReGen Hub
Short-term Nameless Zone
Girls Leaders in Web3
Zero Information Group

Treasure Hunt 🏆

“No Time to DAI” is a story-based treasure hunt problem distributed by means of Devcon (and past) in Bogota. Gamers can have interaction with a browser-based cellular pockets dapp, which is able to preserve monitor of all gamers’ progress on-chain.

To play, it’s essential to discover clue #0 within the devcon venue. Gentle role-playing is inspired, curiosity and a spotlight to element is required, and a few crypto information is useful.

Superior and/or aggressive gamers should keep forward of the time curve with a purpose to win. A whole bunch of ETH is hidden all through the sport, proper there for the taking up Görl testnet! Görli ETH required to play.

Gamers can ask for assist/hints within the Discord: https://discord.gg/4PVZzNdsnW

Carbon Offsetting for Devcon VI 🌳

The group initiative, “Local weather Pleasant Devcon VI Dapp” lets you compensate to your carbon dioxide emissions created by attending Devcon.

Upon coming into a departure airport the dapp calculates your flight emissions and provides it to the estimated occasion emission per particular person. All transactions happen totally on-chain.

You might instantly mint a particular POAP for taking part within the Devcon group offset.

After Devcon VI, the POAP additionally means that you can vote on which nature conservation undertaking to retire carbon credit from. May or not it’s the Indigneous Reservation of the Matavén Forest in Colombia…?

You’ll be able to offset your flight and get the POAP right here!

This work has resulted from over 2 years of group dialogue and implementation of DIP-17 which was based mostly on DIP-1 and DIP-12.

For more information, see the FAQ right here.

Cryptomurals 🖼

CRYPTOMURALS goals to protect the cultural heritage of the perfect road artwork worldwide.

For the primary time, CM is internet hosting the “road artwork hunt” throughout Devcon Bogotá in partnership with DoinGud. They’re internet hosting graffiti excursions in downtown Bogotá throughout the 4 days of Devcon, the place folks will be capable to unlock the very first 3 cryptomurals that can create an NFT that will probably be air-dropped among the many ones who achieved the three spots.
Individuals can subscribe to the Graffiti tour & be part of the mission to grow to be a road artwork hunter by means of the CM web site.

Ticket attestations / Minting distinctive NFT 🎟

This 12 months, in collaboration with Good Token Labs, attendees can now permissionlessly attest that they have been a Devcon VI ticket-holder.

Utilizing this attestation, third events can provide unique “permissionless perks” to Devcon attendees with out your pockets deal with being made public. You can too mint a memento NFT!
For extra info go to the Devcon web site, try the FAQ in addition to different details about Bogotá and the Devcon programming!

Impression Cubicles 🌤

In previous years, cubicles have solely been accessible to groups with giant budgets which are in a position to pay for sponsorship packages. This 12 months, we reserved cubicles for groups with excessive impression on the Ethereum ecosystem, no matter their budgets.

These groups embody consumer groups, many teams working to enhance Ethereum’s infrastructure, public items efforts, rollup tasks, and chosen different high-impact tasks.

You will see the Impression Cubicles within the foyer on the third ground.

Public Good Supporters 🌻

We launched the Devcon Supporter Program in lieu of conventional sponsorships, and people groups who participated deserve particular thanks for his or her contributions to the ETHColombia Quadratic Funding Spherical @ Devcon, to Gitcoin, CLR.Fund’s open grants, and to the Protocol Guild (which supported core Ethereum analysis and improvement). EF will probably be taking part on this effort too!

Our group owes a massive THANK YOU to these groups and DAOs that joined our first-ever Supporter Program this 12 months with out most advantages anticipated by sponsors. Their assist of the Ethereum ecosystem got here with out issues like reserved seating, most branding, speaker slots, named occasion areas and different conventional sponsor-like advantages.

Meals 🥗

Count on the meals to be a mixture of very native conventional Colombian meals, and worldwide meals.

We are going to attempt to at all times have vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meals, though sadly can not accommodate all dietary restrictions.

V. Program & Agenda 📆

a. Devcon Net Replace & Passport App Launch

For Devcon Bogota Occasion days http://devcon.org web site will get an entire re-lift so as to add info associated to all issues Devcon expertise. As well as the Devcon Passport PWA (Progressive Net App) goes stay at app.devcon.org. You’ll want to set up the PWA in your telephone and create an account to be sure you have the hottest info and a customized agenda that you may share with your folks and colleagues.

The passport might be signed in through e mail or you may merely Register along with your web3 pockets. Add your favourite audio system to your record to see all of the classes they’re doing simply or just filter based mostly in your wants, and pursuits. Discover all the knowledge associated to the venue map, the place to search out particular rooms and activations and far more.

b. Web3 video archive and occasion agenda by Swarm community and Etherna

Web3 Devcon Agenda
Right here you could find a web3 model of the Devcon Agenda hosted on the Swarm community, a decentralized knowledge storage and distribution expertise.

Web3 video internet hosting

The Devcon video archive will probably be accessible on Etherna, a web3 decentralized video platform utilizing the Swarm community as storage, along with the present video internet hosting choices.

c. Cannot discover a room?

In case you want a hand with discovering a room (or anything at Devcon), you may at all times ask our volunteers (you’ll acknowledge them by their shirts).

d. Devcon Week

Don’t neglect that Devcon is greater than a 4-day convention, however an entire Devcon Week! That includes the ETH Bogotá hackathon, the DAOist, Schellingpoint and extra.

VI. Discover Bogotá 🌆

Excellent news! Our group has put collectively a Metropolis Information on numerous the must-know particulars for getting round bogota. Test it out right here

The information covers every part from methods to get round, to security, areas that you’re going to wish to see and/or keep round. See an included FAQ on vaccinations, meals, language and extra!

Devcon Aspect Occasions 👯

You’ll be able to anticipate many group occasions, meetups, and social gatherings to be occurring round Devcon. An enormous because of the wonderful group for placing a lot devoted work into organizing aspect occasions! Try the Colombia Blockchain Week schedule for a schedule!

Co-Work Area After Devcon 💻

In want of a spot to compensate for work after the frenzy of all 4 convention days?

The venue will probably be open for co-working on Saturday the fifteenth and Sunday the sixteenth October.

Entry is FREE for all who’ve a Devcon ticket, with snacks and house for collaboration accessible.

ETH Medellin & ETH Panama ♦️

A bus-ride or brief flight away lies Medellin, Bogotá’s hotter and extra touristic neighbor. An awesome excuse to increase your journey or journey is to unite with the Ethereum Medellin group for every week of open co-working, night occasions, and numerous conferences.
ETHMedellin 🇨🇴 — Oct 18-22
Only one week after ETHMedellin and an inexpensive one-hour flight, ETHPanama will probably be going down in tropical Panama Metropolis. Be a part of for some continued studying, publicity to the Panamanian Ethereum group, and there simply is perhaps a bunch surf journey afterwards for the extra adventurous of the group!
ETHPanama 🇵🇦 — Oct 26-28