India Chapter Weekly Meeting - 2026/08/20

He's coming. Yeah. Hi, Julian. >> Hi. >> Hi. How are you? >> Good. Good. How are you? >> Excellent. Excellent. Still alive. It's all good. [laughter] A low bar that but it's an important bar to meet and hush. Hi Sing how going good. >> So I don't know anyone else is turning up [clears throat] >> sorry. Hush. Uh >> I said hi to Kam. >> Yeah. Okay. Excellent. Um >> what's plan? I think that meetups I think we already started and identify a couple of places. I think for the indor and for Pune I already have the plan where I can do it what but other thing we need to see and uh and know about this what we doing in the devcon I think we planning some something collaboration right >> yes so I've been talking to sear about that and uh uh and Daniela so basically what is happening during GFF right so yeah So GFF Daniel is going to be here. I'm I may not come. We're having budgetary constraints. So we'll see whether I make it or not. Right. Um uh and um so uh I think Sega has got a space. Oh, he's there. Hi Sega. So we've got a space um going for the eighth um and Daniela will be there, right? So uh it's nearby. Um it's a company in the same building as NPCI. Yeah. So, so that is you're talking about the current GF plan but what about the Devcon plan? So the DevCon plan so so so the whole plan so so basically if you see in in the um in the WhatsApp group the two key people onella came back to us and that's what the confusion was and Ella came back to us and said use the calendar set up some time and let's talk about the submission uh for um the hosting the activity at the event right so that's I forgot what the name of it is it's it's we get a space right so which is sear has has has contributed at the same time Candela came back and said, "Hey, here's a bunch of things." And we look through those documentation, right? It's not quite clear. There may be some um uh contributions. She put that in. She said, you know, let's have a call. So, I saw that and I said, "Well, let's set up a call." So, I quickly this I and I pinged Sega cuz I was making sure we're doing the stuff for for GFF. Um and uh I've organized Candela uh for Oella. I I've I've organized it for 5:00 p.m. my time, which I think is 7:30 your time. So, we can all join that. Yes. And then uh for Candela, she's in in in um uh in Argentina, so she couldn't possibly make that time, right? So, I set up a second one. But I think Candela then got confused and said, "Oh, I haven't seen it." Cuz she was looking for the Onella one. So I think at the end of this either we what we do is we we say Oella if Candela wants to speak to both we can do it all at Candela time but it means that Onella needs to stay later I think she's in Germany our problem is the world isn't flat that's the main problem right so we all can't do the same time so so there's there's as as we discussed there's you know there's you know a number of things that we are doing right um so there >> yeah so so out of the four things right one is is the event itself. So Daniela is speaking and and she's organizing all that separately. Uh no sorry for Devcon. This is DevCon, right? For DevCon, Hart is speaking and we're kind of organizing that separately. We then have uh the hackathon uh with I think Ania and Gremer and others organizing it, right? Thirdly, uh we have um uh uh the meetups, right? And fourthly, we actually have uh the submission to have a space at the event. So those are the four things that we're working on. We did we put together the plan. We sent it to Candela. She's come back and maybe we can have a look at that now. She put that in in in the group, right? So let's look at that. But it's not 100% clear and I think she said let's have a call. So tomorrow let's go through with her the plan. What can Devcon help us with and how should we be working with Devcon? That's that question, right? So I think that's what we'll do tomorrow. Uh and with >> I'm sorry. >> No, no, carry on. I just saying. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, so, so, so, so that's where we are. So, maybe what I I I do is I go to the the WhatsApp group, right? And I pull out the documents that we've seen from them. So, we can discuss that internally here. Not that it's very internal. This is all recorded and everything, which is wonderful. So, uh let's have a look. So if you look at the let me if you look at the um where >> public because this this is recording on the YouTube so maybe we can inter check or what >> yeah yeah so basically here here it is right so basically this is this is the proposal here so here's the proposal uh that we did for collaboration so this has come back uh from candela so um she's done this proposal for us to work together based on I the proposal that we wrote in center. So co-host the community hub. So that's been extended but I think seagar has has prop proposed that and sent it right. So we need to talk about that. Uh speak at dev andcom submit proposals if anyone wants to already we have uh hart already speaking but maybe any other community member wants to do and then cross promotion the road to right. Um so we want to highlight the uh the the technology you know what we're doing the rogue the devcon was these these are these uh uh meetups and she said we have 250 available to organize an event at one of these location if you'd like to move forward and please send us the details and here she says I think she's suggesting that we should work with them on their event but I think we just need clarity on these items if you give them a read right um support to run a virtual haven you know any additional promotional uh you know will be charged directly to them. So dev ride the base hackathon and run a ticketing campaign. So these are the things what we'll get 10 complimentary tickets uh five tickets all the things we'll do and what we expect logo placement on their event page website one special media post tagging Devcon upon receiving ticket a mention of Devcon in their newsletter um including discount complimentary tickets blah blah blah so I think it would be good to go through this with Candela and she said let's do a call so I think she sent this read it and let's have a call and see what the questions are so I think that's the call tomorrow at 10 p.m. my time, which will be 7:30 your time, right? Uh, is that right? And then the other call would be at 5:00 p.m. my time, which I think is 2:30 your time. Uh, the >> But, uh, Daniel, not there. So, what Daniel Julian, I think Candela said that we can combine the both the call, right, with the onella and with the same time only. >> Yes. But that means does Odella I looked at her calendar and she couldn't do that time on her calendar. So we need to ask her. >> Yeah. Yeah. We can ask her I think because >> she don't reply I think. >> Yeah. So so basically let's set I will set up a call and then I'll give it to you Cameish and Sega and you can add everyone else you want to add. >> So I don't have to add everyone. I I'll I'll add a few of us here right KI and others and then you can add whoever whoever wants to be added to that core right. uh for that and and for the o or or and I'll add Odella to that one as well >> and then and then we'll keep your one so maybe two calls we talk with her as well right >> does that make sense >> yeah so all right that that's that's where we are so Maybe the things that we could talk about it's here but I think we could talk we'll talk tomorrow with with Candela right about the activity and then specifically about a community hub we talked to is it Odella and she's in Germany so let's we're going to try and combine the call as Candela requested I can do that so I'll just set up a call to do both of those if we look at the if we go back to the So that was one call. So if you said he said she said let me know if you'd like to have a call to go through the details. So that's what we're doing. And then if you go up to Oella um I've created Sure. Let's have a call next week. She said here's my calendar and that's what I went to. That's why I went up and set this two times, right? Um and that's where we are. Um so I think we have questions for both of them. It'd be good to maybe have them both on the same call, but I didn't know that was possible. Hence, I said two calls. But let's pull them together. >> There we are. [laughter] >> Yeah. I think now most people are clear, right? Comeless I think. >> So, we have only one call specifically, but yeah. So there is a confusion because of the calendarly there. So I think >> yeah that was it. So I just sent up the calendarly and that would that didn't fit the same time as Argentina time. So we'll see whether we can if we can do both. We do both. So the first one's just on the proposal right with Odella which we do with in her time zone and then we do the rest with Kandella in her time zone because we kind of bridge both. We're between them right. >> Yeah. So let let's uh now discuss before that call now let discuss about meetup part like uh how we are and where we are. So does we organizing the three location we which we told so I think also I told Karthik to reschedule the the meetup which we want to do it in September early days but they propose us to do it in during the end of the September. So Karthik are you comfortable comfortable with me? >> Yes. Yes. Yes, that that makes sense. Uh we will be having uh more time with us in hand. So I think the venue and the uh you know the other event is already shared right we are planning with that. It is up to us how we want to does we have to do it with their venue or we have to if we can find a good venue and we can host by ourself and then we can invite them to present that also fine I think. So yeah that we will discuss tomorrow how they want to organize but we have to propose some venue on to them actually. Similarly in Mumbai >> talking uh uh Saga which which place >> uh in a Bangalore. So I think last call they told us they have the venue of I think they folio office specifically they want to organize but uh we told them like we are have some venues. So if we have the venue then we can host there otherwise we can host in the deaf folio office only directly if you want to do it that way. It is totally up to us how we want to manage the things. M >> so Karthik what do you think sir should we host in Dave fully office or should we get other good venues because till we have >> one month of time so if >> see that will be a challenge see uh time is challenge and uh you know getting uh a place is a challenge so one see uh previously we were talking about this event uh I have pasted in chat so we can be collaborating here And uh that is India foss. I think this one is suggested by uh Deolia. No sorry uh Devcon. >> Yeah. Candela recommended that right? >> Uh yeah. So this is this makes a lot of sense right. uh because uh getting place has always been a challenge and that to and we have a uh very close timeline. So if this can be taken uh then that will very much better because the dates are also uh you know good like comfortable dates venue occasion this looks like to be a perfect event where we can collaborate and do because otherwise it will be a lot of headache for us. So the thing is u they we going to support only the if you doing the event like like what I think of here because uh they are uh supporting by funding on Hyderabad because we are doing the events in NPCI or or PWC if a good venue. So similarly I think if you do in the bank other places if you combine with them so there the other like financial support we will not get from them directly. So yeah it is easy to do so but what support we can offer them during that event so that we have to tell them actually let's say the venue we are getting so what other part we will cover on that so can you design that like agenda or whatever thing from your side if you can invite a good speaker or maybe something like that. Yeah, that is something we hold our expertise. We have a lot of such known places you know personalities who can come like Kamesh and Vikram are already here. Ankita is here. So we all can uh you know suggest best of the resources who can be a value fit for this uh our own meetup in Bangalore. One thing to add uh like FOS is sorry I I joined a little late. >> So if we are going for FOS event um to collaborative with FOS United so it specifically >> for no like a very good >> sorry >> so no no we not uh like go gathering the event with force during that time only we doing the events actually it is a timeline only. So we are not doing event with force actually. >> Oh okay. I thought we um we are thinking of having it in the same place where force is happening. >> So if that is >> yeah my assumption was also same. in the force >> can provide us the venue there we can conduct some of our uh specific talks panels maybe some workshops >> no no no so it is that timeline like when the force event is happening during that time we have to do the event actually not in >> I think their slot and everything is booked it is >> pre you have to submit some talks and then they'll select the same way it is in open source oss open source submit or any other event we can try for maybe booth but that is also I think all gone >> for booth also they will ask like to pay some amount >> and yeah with that amount itself you can host it somewhere where at at a better place. >> Correct. >> Um, okay. There is a pre-event, but we have to check what that pre-event. >> It looks like it's all for, right? CFP booth. Uh yeah there is a pre-event which the call for pre-event is uh open it is live so maybe we can see what what is the expectation from there >> because see LFD projects everything is um open source right and for it um >> yeah free and open source >> for it is for uh open source initiatives. Yeah, pretty aware. >> Yeah. So, I think this pre-event we can take a look at. >> So, they seem to be lots of side events kind of thing, right? >> Yes. >> Correct. So, side event we can have >> but pre-event would be pre, right? It's not really side event. It would be it would happen probably a day before or you know on an earlier date, right? >> Correct. >> Yeah. So gen like you know during India blockchain week we did a side events right. So we would list our event with India you know blockchain week and do a side event you know on the same dates just that on a different venue with different speakers and topics. Yeah. Uh but this is would be pre-evented which she's you know talking about I guess right >> yeah that it is on uh 25th 26th I think >> 26 is the actual one right 26 is when this event >> 27 is the actual one yes >> yeah so probably 24 25 or you know similar date would be there for pre >> or if since our agenda is to have uh the devcon and lfdt collab collaboration and promote Devcon along with LFD project. So we can utilize the venue that devcon team already decided. >> So that was the impactful booth part. So it is the application I think we have to give. So if you read the notion there you can read the impact booth part. So for that we have to do application specifically. >> But that is you know you know closed right? >> No no we can apply I think so we can have ask tomorrow in the call and discuss that booking. >> So you're saying it shall open. >> Anyone can open that. I cannot even on mobile. >> No no. So basically you know Angita just checked right. Uh sorry Kamish was just checking oranga right so we looked at that the dates were closed that you know it was supposed to happen sometime in July the applications or you know the nomination kind of thing so I think you know they've already we have you know already beyond that date but no you can put a message on the group so anyone came from team can answer >> the impactful booth >> so but indirectly we can >> you know those would be paid booth No no no no no. >> So there is a two separate thing. One is a sponsor one where is full booth and there is the other area is impact full booth. Impact booth is any opensource projects or any ecosystem projects who have the impact. So we have to submit application and if they think it is fit to their criterias then we get the space for there we properly present the things basically demoing and all those things. But in community hub we cannot directly de or showcasing and promote or market any projects directly. >> Yeah, impact booths are free. We can u submit the application we can ask we can put we'll see we'll put it on the group and we'll ask them. So if you are apply describe your project can you put just a message in WhatsApp group and then ask maybe or tomorrow's call you can join and you can ask this question. >> Yes. This is something that we have to fill in project name and our relation. What? So we can uh just gener uh like generic project names we can give which are connected with Ethereum and then we can give link to LFD project and uh describe >> you know go with Basu right Basu or Palender something like >> yes two three projects that use Ethereum and we can describe the relationship connection with Ethereum P or other communities. Please okay let me draft this and we'll share and I think we can apply for it tomorrow as itself. >> So you mean like we applying for Libity India chapter booth there or what? Yes. LFTT. >> Okay. >> Projects. >> This is one thing and another thing was regarding the event that we have to do in Bangalore, right? >> Yeah. This is that is something we can discuss and uh this >> this one is something like uh events in the different cities including Bangalore from where we can start is something we can uh take a call today that will be helpful. >> Yeah. >> Stuck with the venue mostly and anything related to logistic is really uh a challenge for now. >> Okay. I think if we can get a v separate venue then that is fine otherwise with devcon if we all agree to invite uh other members as well what do you think Julian and I think in Pune as well Devcon they had a event last week I last week or last week I saw it a day or two be like a day or two back. >> Okay. So and who organized those that one? >> Devcon team organized I could not see much about it. Uh I just saw yesterday or day before yesterday only on LinkedIn. So they have already um organized a event for Defcon like this road to DEFCON in Pune. So maybe we'll talk to the team tomorrow that if they are going to have such events in multiple cities, they can connect with they can pre-inform us as well and we can have a joint event. So that would be helpful, right? H >> I think very much so and I think that's what if you look at the document that Candela sent she's suggesting that we maybe join up and work with them as well on events right rather than having our own independent events but I think we can we can do both but I think it would be good we I don't I don't see visibility at the moment to theirs so maybe that's something that we can ask them tomorrow right in the call and by the way I think I'm going to set the call up I think it's 9:00 p.m. my time which I think is 6:30. Is that 7:30 or 6:30 your time? Right. Yeah. Anyway, so I agree. Thank you, D. So, do you want do you want actually have a look at that document again? Because she went through the specifics, right, of of the document that she shared um in the um if I can pick it up again, right, where was it? This is what she shared. um can because she went through our stuff and this is what she went through. So she said Bangalore around GFM and I think that's meant to be Mumbai, right? Um the local team is looking for additional external sponsors but but we're going to do a LFDT event anywhere during GFF uh because Daniela is coming so we want to do an event and we maybe we can connect with their event as well. Um they want uh they want they're doing around the they want to do something around FOS United events. So let's find out what they're doing. Maybe we could do something with them or something independently. They're suggesting in Hydrobad because we put in our proposal we could do we know MPCI Broad Broadidge uh and PWC are there and and they seem to be keen on that. Um they said we have up to 250 available to organize an event at one of these locations. I don't know that's an event per location. Let's work out what that is. Please send me in details. I think we need to work out what what the funding is. >> Um what's RTD? Let's request details that run the virtual hackathon. So that is and we haven't got bank we haven't got Pune in there and others which I think as well right >> so I think it would be good as you said for us to see a visibility into what they're doing. So we can either join theirs or we can do something else that we can invite them to do. You know more than one meetup isn't an issue right more than right. So uh I think I think that will be uh something we can ask them uh tomorrow right? >> Yes that will give us more coverage. >> Can you expand this request RTD details? [snorts] >> Oh is it all right? Yes there you are. Well done. It's a >> what does RTD mean? Requests >> request. >> So these are the detail we have to give to them for the $250. All right. >> You want to organize in Hyderabad. So Karthik you are telling someone from Tim is who are leading this. Yeah. Na is leading. So can you tell her to like just coordinate for the venues and all those things in the body? >> Yeah. But this one is regarding I I did not understand completely. So we have to tell exert exert thing about this right the where we doing which date in Hyderabad we doing the >> event brand news all those things and we have to fill this and give then they will give us a $250 >> I I think we need to get clarity on how many $250 and which events >> and once we've done that we can fill this in right and I think it seems it's a tie to the Hajat event but it says >> at one of of these locations it's plural right so I I don't know whether it means >> yeah it is for Hyderabad only >> it looks like it's for Hyderabad only but we can qualify that >> yeah yeah sure >> yeah let's qualify that and I think we last time >> this 250 only for one city or could you doing it >> that's exactly we don't know >> I think we we can we should ask them whether it is for all the events that we can have so if that is the case then we can uh we may may use it for other places as well. >> Exactly. My suspicion it's just for one but we can always hope for more >> seems then in that case I think there is a bias to Hyderabad. >> No no no I think >> it could be because we did >> yeah it is because we uh because of the venue I understand. Yeah >> and because of the venue and also in Mumbai and Bangalore their local team of devcon are also doing the events so they don't want to spend much amount I think so >> okay that could be >> so because as I know I know all the people who doing the road to devcon in India altogether so initial their budget was $500 and some of the people who doing in Gujarat and other places they are currently getting $300 around funding for each event they which anyone which doing the the for events actually >> and they don't mention she doesn't mention Pune and other places there as well so we can ask her about that as well right >> so they're not interested I think they he clearly mentioned in the at the last line we are only supporting those three three cities >> no they already had a event in Pune >> all right >> yeah maybe you know put Nida in the mix as well just in case >> yes correct Yeah. >> So, we can ask tomorrow. I think we have where's the other we have the other the dock that we sent her, right? Um somewhere. Let me if I can find that. Uh where we mentioned all the cities, the one that she read to come to to to get to that, right? And I think we mentioned many cities, right? Um let's see if I can find it. It's the one that I wrote and everyone worked on together. Um where is it? This one right here the four pillar thing I this I'll share this this is what we we originally sent and if you remember we talked about the four pillars right so LFD meetups and that's what we gave her right Bangalore Mumbai Nida Pune aad we had na who said they might support right now so I think andad so I think we're going to do this it looks like we're going to do that with fos right >> Mumbai we're definitely going to do and but maybe we're Daniela we'll probably do that on the 8th I think sear you're working on that right um noa >> no venue we can you know venue definitely we can put and you know I'll be able to you know reserve a space uh date you know we need to confirm you know whichever date works you know I'll plan around it okay >> and uh Julian in Mumbai any specific date when you planning >> 8th >> 10th now okay >> 8th 8th 8th >> eth I'm coming on 9th okay >> yeah it's it's it's Daniela I talked to her last night maybe we can move it to the nth but I think she said the eth I talked to her about it this morning cuz she's going I'm organizing We're organizing GFF. I may come, but I think with budget I may I may I might have to go to Korea actually. So she she will she will do um uh she's coming from you know the GGC in in Geneva. So she's going to come through which is great. Uh she'll be there I think from 8th to the 11th or the 7th to 11th or 7th to the 10th I forget. She's speaking on the 10th. So she said at the eighth book like the best time, but yeah, maybe we can we can we can work on on that as well, right? Um and uh and definitely you should meet up with her anyway. There'll be lots of things at the venue as well, right? I assume you're you're going to the event itself, are you Kamesh? >> Yeah, I'm coming. >> Yeah, >> I will just reschedule my flight to it. >> And then we talked about Pune indoor. So she picked up on Bangalore and Mumbai as the two the two ones at Hyderabbad right as the ones they would like and it maybe it is because they're not doing them. Um I think we still want to do Pune right because we have such a a good community there right indoor that's is sear and we'll probably talk to IM uh Amad so that that's what we can talk to her about. So is there $250? I'm my suspicion is only $250 for this one here, right? Cuz it it's and as maybe as Sega guys other mentioned, maybe it doesn't they have a a list of meetings and they don't have one in Hydrobat. So maybe that's what's attracting them to that, right? >> Uh but we can still do our own thing, right? Uh on the road. I mean all all is goodness. Uh and then we talked about a virtual hackathon and she talked about maybe providing something to that. And then the other thing we talked about was the community hub which sear has has uh submitted and we're waiting and uh Odella came back and that's why we have two meetings but we're going to combine that as well. She wants to talk us to us about that and that application now is the 28th of August but we've already applied. >> Um is that correct sear? >> Yeah. >> So maybe what I do is I set up a call for tomorrow. Uh if I go back to her conversation here, right? Uh she said I think at we could talk at >> where was it? She said um hi Julian. Could we do on Friday? So she said at 10:00 a.m. Friday, right? Um 10:00 a.m. Friday in Argentina I think is 900 p.m. my time. I think it's 6:30 IST. Right. >> Yes. >> So, I will set up a call for that. I'll add some of you in there and you could then add everyone else. We can do a a uh a um you know, a cascade of invites uh to that and we can all go through that. Maybe we'll go through all those three points again, right? In terms of um the cities that we're doing, right, the hackathon and the community hub. And if and if Odella can't she can't move it, we'll just do the earlier call just to talk about this. Is that a plan that works? >> Yeah, >> I think clear. Just we have to finalize now dates in this one in one week that would be great for all the venues. Uh and we can start working on that. Maybe it can be a two or three hour of session during evening or morning that would be great and uh I I'm also working on the media part. So once we have the we can release the media like road to deon which we discuss to next week >> and the other thing >> the other thing we said is that we we want to create a um uh which I think I put my action for me a deck. So I talked to Sega yesterday, right? And I've given you that information and you're building that deck >> right now, right? >> Yeah, >> we discussed we're going to use we can use Luma. So along with Meetup, right? >> Um the Twitter, we said Twitter, we'll have to we'll go back to David Boswell if you want to use Twitter. We'll use his his Twitter thing. >> Um >> Bangalore and all these things here. So do we have dates here now for this? I think we can change some of this. Right. So for Bangalore we're now talking you know around around FO right >> 25 to 28 >> 20 >> 25 to 28 >> 25 to 28 September right >> um Mumbai we're talking probably the 8th of September right >> and you're working on a venue sear >> yeah venue mostly final but like let's see. >> Yeah. Uh Nida Vicram will do a Nida special. We don't know. It's going to be a surprise, right? >> Is that right? >> I think I think 19 sounds in like a good date, but we'll figure out. So, you know, do we have to do before or after as well? Right. After FOs as well, we can go for it, right? >> You can do it all the way up to November. >> You have plenty of time. >> Yeah. Then, you know, I'll you know, book something in October, I believe. Yeah, it's got to be before um uh before what what's the dates of DevCon? Before the 3rd or 6th of November. >> Um >> and then >> 9th of October, you know, 10th of October sounds better. >> 10th of October. >> I think we can have it one every month somewhere. >> Then we have August, September, October, August, September, October. three months. So maybe two events. >> November any we already have. >> Well, November is the event, right? We kind of run out of time. So beginning in November, >> September and October Sep October, two months we have. >> And then of course once we get to the event, we will have uh the community hub where we'll do lots of activity. >> Y and we may have Daniel said we may also have another booth as well. is working on that as well uh with um with uh Dan is working with Candela on that. Hydrobat is the one that we may not be able to do because I'm not sure we have anybody that's going to be the more difficult one but we can do that later in October, right? We have time. >> Yes, >> I can reach out to NBCI. I don't talk to NBCI before GFF because they're kind of busy. [laughter] >> Yeah. >> And uh Broadidge I see we didn't spell that right. Broad Ridge. It's a broad bridge, isn't it? Or broad ridge. Anyway, and PWC >> and indoor you haven't decided yet, Camsh. >> Yeah, I I decided the venue uh and but I need to finalize the dates. >> Okay. TBD date. TBD uh >> uh date right >> for Yeah. for we will have it in second third week of uh September after GFF and everything will go >> what input a >> yes >> so we're going to say later right >> yes later >> so so late September TVD so we have Bangalore later at the end of the month we have Mumbai which is associated with GFF Na probably and then we're going to probably pune right amabad indoor to determined and nida hydrobad we'll just see right whether we can get anyone to help us do that uh maybe NPC can help after but I think that's after the GFF yeah that's cool and and we are creating a standard deck um and then once we've got all this we could probably do some I think Sega maybe would be good worth doing some kind of announcement Here are all the meetups happening. >> So get a bit of PR and a bit of attention. >> One one announcement for all the >> meet up. >> And feel feel free to add or or do stuff to this document. I think it's kind of a working document, right? >> Okay. I don't do we have any update on the hackathon or is that we'll talk about that. I won't be around. I'm off on holiday next week by the way. I'm having a holiday. Wow. [laughter] I'll be in the UK. So, um I won't be on a call next week. >> Hello. >> Happy holidays. >> Thank you. >> Made a plan. Would like to share and get uh some know confirmation from you. Uh one thing Karthik >> okay >> yeah you're telling saying something >> hello >> yeah so what what I me and Karthik had a call so what was we discussing that the meetup which we are doing uh along with during the meetup the hackathon time only we can do the meetup so we can also promote our hackathon during the different cities ideally so we can get more traction for the hackathon too and uh >> that is very obvious that is fine. >> Yeah. So mean previously I think we are discussing on the October and we are want to do the meet up in different settings. So rather than we can keep during the times which we having for the hackathons on that duration only we can have the meetup and other things we can I have talked with two three sponsors specifically if you can get some sponsor from each and everyone can find some not direct sponsor but credit wise or anything wise that would be helpful. And I think we have the tickets. So we can distribute three tickets maybe to the winners of the um basically the hackathons. So we can decide that how many tickets do we want to distribute apart from the which we get from the so or we can ask for the separate theathon. So that we we should finalize that too actually. >> Okay. So right now what we are thinking what I want uh final uh confirmation like uh we are doing most probably we should start our uh registration from 24th ideally. Uh then our registration will close by 28th of September. So each team will have three members and top 10 team uh will be selected for an uh offline hackathon in DevCon Mumbai which is which could be of 36 hours grand prize the these are all like assumption or uh initial draft you can consider so of mentioning this like they'll get uh hyperledger certification exam and uh there are seven tracks uh our date is like so they can actually uh ideally it will be hosted on uh defolio where they can uh present about the idea we'll also provide one uh one GitHub repository which they can fork and put read me in read me they can explain the architecture and whatever they want to present about the idea in more detail and uh post that then team will be qualifying will announce the result in uh well in advance so that they can uh you know travel they can plan their travel to Mumbai. So that's the plan for now. So this is the scope of the hackathons for now. There are these seven tracks. So yeah Ankita suggested like to mention all the stacks of uh LFDT. So most of them which are relevant I have kept it then uh yeah so these are the tracks like tokenized asset uh payment and settlement uh these are the >> so in terms of stack you know so you you have only suggested blockchain stacks right uh AI stacks would also be needed so have we you know puted some word about that >> uh AI AI stats are not mentioned yet or you know we don't have to list them but you know probably put it in some way that you know AI what is our thought on AI you know could they use everything otherwise you know it would be a question right so probably put it in that way maybe then [clears throat] >> the track it's can have yeah one track is AI governance >> no but I understand that you know one track we have put AI governance but essentially you know for others as well you it won't be that they would be devoid of AI right so putting just one saying you know so you know AI governance is about you know use case specific to how we govern AI right >> and you know how what would be the role of blockchain so that is what you know someone would present but for others as well AI would be you know prevalent right for example even if I talk about you know supply chain there you know someone may want to leverage or you know even for you know >> that is yeah that is up to them so if they if they look like. So the other part is also there where uh they can put anything their own idea own idea submission apart from any uh anything which is which is not covered in our seven tracks. >> Yep. My the reason I'm suggesting is because you know these days you know you would you know be able to see you know good participation when you talk about AI and you know any of you know blockchain in context of AI you know something you know some if we have that kind of a theme that would help you know gain more traction to it and also you know it would more meaningful what do you think you know I'm just you know spitballing here so you know thinking out loud what what do you guys Yeah. So right now I am thinking like uh let this tracks be very much wide which can cover more scope and uh they can leverage any AI you know component or like uh whatever they want to plug in as an AI solution which can help uh build their solution. That is >> I'm with you all. I'm with you completely. The only reason I'm saying is you have you know put for example for blockchain part you are you know calling it out specifically right few of the use cases and all. So do call that out as well so that you know it looks like it's not just about you know you know just we are not just saying that you know it's lockin we are saying it's both right. So that way you know uh it will entice the right people and you know it will entice them a lot. That's the reason I'm suggesting this. So maybe in the description or somewhere we can add >> yeah that yeah probably yes >> an amalgamation of LFDT and LF >> blockchain and right LFD yes you know we have already >> LFDT projects yeah LFDT projects >> yes with AI >> you because that was our experience running on the last event right that you know uh the more traction you're getting when you're talking about you AI together with blockchain. So you we will get more traction. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Maybe I I'll just uh improve this in such a way that they can relate it with AI. Okay. Maybe AI >> anyhow the use cases and everything is open to them whatever they want to do just that you know we are suggesting few things and we look like you know we come out like you know that yes. Yes, absolutely. Like this is tracks and this tracks doesn't guarantee that okay uh we are having any kind of kota related to this. Let's say if this is a track so one of the team will be selected or there is any kota related to any such track. So they can this is suggestion and open suggestions are also there. Uh yeah so that is for now and they'll be submitting their readme and uh uh you know um some form on de volume that is the thing so this is the whole pattern if you have heard of uh this hackathon which is already running uh hacker house Goa so based on the same thing so there also they have allowed submission for more than 90 days and after that they will call whosoever is selected. So this our our philos our our thought process is like uh we are having limited time and bandwidth. So if they can submit online we'll pick up whichever is the best project maybe 10 projects. So these numbers are important which we can discuss uh with candela that if 10 team members uh each of them having uh like three participants in each team uh can be accommodated at final venue in in Mumbai. I have seen that uh there are hackathons which are already running one IT RK hackathon which I have seen being part of uh uh de road to dev dev >> road to dev. Yes, correct. >> If this is like allowed then we can see our dates and the format of conducting this one. These are the things which we have to focus and finalize as as quick possible. >> We have to announce this as soon possible because we are already running out of time of like I don't think you know we have a you know anything stopping us. So let's do that. Yeah. >> Yeah. So our registration maybe uh h should happen on uh de folio which I thought that will be initiated by candela. So that is one thing which very important uh confirmation from her like if if 10 finalist uh they can accommodate on the final days each each having uh three participant in uh in one team 10 teams having three points that is 30 and a place where we can run a 36-hour hackathon which means uh logistically if if they are agreeing to this having Wi-Fi and uh charging socket and also things available. >> Okay. So let's I think you know let's put it up you know into candela to see that you know uh what's the view on the same and uh I think there is a meeting also scheduled right. Probably we can you know bring this up. >> Uh probably not you know this document we can have you know document is good just that you know probably you know explaining this in couple of slides so that you know because majority is just you know tips and tricks right uh the only important aspects would be there on couple of so you know probably put some you know throw one or two slides and you know where everything is there so that you know we can discuss it you know at the same time. Yeah and Karthik we need a poster as well [clears throat] to announce on social media. We can't say >> yeah that uh that I think we are waiting for such confirmation and especially this uh what are the prices like okay maybe LFD can give some certific why not you can mail drop to David >> and ask about key are they able to sponsor this free certification program to at least winner or whatever >> okay >> whatever otherwise how we will get it >> yeah that is uh one thing which we have today is what we are giving to the you know finalist and what we are giving to the top threes and what we are getting from Devcon for all those who are winning at uh at like top three and top 10. So Devcon may be providing something and are LFD is also supposed to they should provide something. So for uh elability I'll put email CC to all of you and I'll I'll put it to de uh David today and maybe with Candela we can uh discuss like what are their expectations and what they can actually provide to all our finalist and all our top threes and once these things are clear we are like good to announce >> think Can we have just one announcement of the hack coming hackathon is coming something like that? >> I feel it it's still in uh that's still early. We don't have much uh information if they will allow to accommodate 10 participants in decon. So if are they willing to you know host this hackathon of like 36 hours tomorrow right? meeting is when tomorrow >> meeting is tomorrow we can confirm. >> Yeah. So tomorrow you know the confirmation and you know so let's be prepared from our side that let's suppose you know everything that we are thinking you know gets covered so that you know plan according to that and then if something changes we'll just change that bit right the rest of the things anyhow will remain same. It's not that we you know expecting drastic changes right then if if if we can wait till tomorrow evening once tomorrow like we have at least uh some bit of discussion in pipeline or somewhere some thing coming up from then then tomorrow evening I'll I'll put a generic announcement Okay. >> 350. Okay. So, I I'll set up a call for tomorrow, which is 6:30 in order to catch Candella. She's in Argentina. She couldn't do today because uh she has an event. And that's 6:30 p.m. IST, right? And we can discuss take her through Kart. Thank you very much for sharing that. Um and uh and we can share the um hackath the uh meetups as well and see what she has to say. So I will, as I said, I'll set that up. And can everyone add more and more people [laughter] to the meetup? I'll just do that. We can use my Zoom, right? >> Is that okay? >> Yeah. >> Yep. Sounds good. >> Is there anything else that >> uh we need to discuss? antage. Now how do we convert this to [laughter] a that's part >> okay sounds good then you know we we'll prepare for basis you know what we know now and so that you know we can do a launch you know tomorrow itself after the meeting and if something changes then you know we'll make a change and then you know launch it on Saturday right >> excellent excellent an exciting weekend >> yes >> all All right, take care everybody. >> Thank you. >> Bye. All right.