Introduction
Following the positive feedback form Devcon Bogota, we are reintroducing Community Hubs at Devcon SEA in Bangkok! Community Hubs are physical spaces in the Devcon venue, that offer discussions, and activations around a specific Ethereum topic. They are (to some extent) independently organized by groups in the community who have expertise around that topic. Community Hubs should be driven by a community rather than a specific project or single company within the space.
Description
Community Hubs are dedicated spaces that select communities and initiatives can, to a certain degree, shape on their own. This is an effort to make Devcon more decentralised by strengthening the influence the broader community has on participants’ experiences at the conference.
They can be envisioned as informational booths that enhance the conference program by providing a space for attendees to drop by, ask questions, and learn about new aspects of Ethereum. Most importantly, please note that these spaces must not promote any single project or initiative; they must be purely educational.
Some activities that can be conducted in Community Hubs include (this is not a comprehensive list, feel free to really get creative here):
- Holding office hours
- Hosting discussion roundtables
- Presenting informational and interactive learning materials
Given below, are the community hubs that were featured in Devcon 6, for you to gain some inspiration from:
- EthLATAM Community Hub
- Temporary Anonymous Zone
- Cryptoecon & Governance
- Regens Unite gathering at Devcon
- ZK Community Hub
- Design Community Hub
- Women Leaders in Web3
The above ideas are for inspiration and reference, but we welcome new and novel communities and ideas to apply as well.
Requirements
All of the Community Hubs must follow the Community Hub guidelines:
- Community Hubs should be driven by a community rather than a specific project or single company within the space.
- Marketing-free (complementary to what happens in the supporters area!), no shilling of specific tokens or projects.
- No bull shit.
- Tech-focused, community-focused.
- Must offer a benefit for the audience and should be accessible 100% to all Devcon audience.
- Dedicated to and centred around one specific cause or topic.
- Must be overseen by the Community Hub organisers for the main opening hours of the conference (Nov 12-15, roughly 9AM - 5PM).
Production
There will be roughly 6 areas available, depending on the space needs and size of the accepted initiatives. Each accepted facilitator, and organiser can receive up to 10 free Devcon 7 tickets.
Community Hub Organizers can request the following from the Devcon team for their booths:
- Limited amount of chairs or sitting furniture
- Power outlets
- Whiteboards
- Possibly Desks
- TV-Screen
Beyond these items, community organisers are free to freely customise the space as they see fit. However please note, Community Hubs should complement the program that is happening on the stages, and there will be no stages or microphones in these areas.
Get Involved
Submit a proposal
If you want to apply for a community space, open a discussion that details it specifically in the Community Hub category of this forum. The proposal will need to be in compliance with our Code of Conduct, and additional include the following:
- Description of what your Community Hub is going to be centered on.
- Clear specification of what it will offer to the Devcon attendees; and how you will make best use of the space.
- Sample programme planned for the operating hours of the Community Hub. This does not need to be the final one, but a first draft which can be used as a basis to begin discussions.
- List of dedicated people that will organise and be fully responsible for the Community Hub.
- Specific items that your community hub needs from the Devcon organizers.
You can use this template to craft your Community Hub Proposal.
Join the Discussion
Even if you don’t have a specific idea to present, we highly encourage everyone to participate in discussions by sharing their thoughts and feedback on the submitted proposals, as well as on the overall concept and execution of Community Hubs. To start, feel free to comment on this post and any subsequent discussion posts, but do be very mindful of our code of conduct!
Updates as of Thursday, 1st August 2024
RFP Process and Deadlines
- The RFP is open until the end of August.
- Shortly after this (early first week of September), we will share which Community Hub proposals got accepted and will work with those accepted teams to fine-tune the proposals/hubs and how we can best meet their production requirements
Creative Concept
Here is a theoretical rendering of a (i) a community Hub, and (ii) a cluster of 3 Community Hubs. Note that, this is subject to change but can be used as a reference to visualize how Community Hubs are intended to look. The space will be around 32 sq m with about 20-25 chairs for people to sit and chat in the hub.