Proposal “TEDxSLC-2018“ (Closed)Back
| Title: | TEDx Salt Lake City Partnership |
| Owner: | rion |
| One-time payment: | 60 DASH (1390 USD) |
| Completed payments: | no payments occurred yet (1 month remaining) |
| Payment start/end: | 2018-09-16 / 2018-10-16 (added on 2018-08-03) |
| Final voting deadline: | in passed |
| Votes: | 112 Yes / 449 No / 38 Abstain |
Proposal description
Note: This proposal is requesting funds from next month's cycle. Please vote accordingly (see below for details).
Greetings masternode operators,
Nearly one year ago you voted for Dash to sponsor the 2017 TEDx event in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. This proposal is for Dash to continue that partnership with TEDxSLC for 2018.
Summary
Scope: Dash premier sponsorship at TEDxSLC event
Schedule: Event is Sept 8, 2018, but requesting funds from next month (Oct 1, 2018 payout)
Budget: 1 payment of 60 DASH to cover 12,000 USD sponsorship
2017 Highlights
Who / What
My name is Rion Gull, organizer of the Dash meetup in Salt Lake City. In this proposal I represent both our local Dash Meetup and the volunteers organizing TEDxSLC.
Our local meetup has grown to 335+ members, without any financial support from Dash. We've spent hundreds of hours building a great reputation for Dash in the wider cryptocurrency scene here in Salt Lake City. Instead of asking for compensation we're asking MNOs to support this partnership.
TEDx events are locally-organized engagements designed to bring communities together with thought-provoking ideas. Our local event is one of the most well-organized and successful operations in the country. Last year’s TEDx event was a big success, due to both TEDx’s excellent sponsor advertising, as well as the generous support of many volunteers from the meetup. This year’s event will be even better as it will feature a talk on blockchain and we will be making better use of the sponsorship funds (see why section below).
Where / When
The event takes place in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, where we have a thriving cryptocurrency meetup scene [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The organizers of all the major crypto meetups (who I rub shoulders with regularly) have a high respect for Dash, due partly to last year's event, but also because they recognize Dash's advantages.
The event is scheduled for September, but we know the budget is strapped this month, so we've scheduled the proposal payout for next month (Oct 1, 2018 payout). If MNOs show support this month I will pay the sponsorship with my own funds and get reimbursed after proving the event was successful and the proposal passes next month.
Why
Two reasons to support this proposal:
1. To help build our local community through this event:
in addition, TEDx is very excited about Dash and will be accepting the funds in DASH (we aren't cashing into USD). We will be helping TEDx take that one step further, paying their vendors and suppliers in DASH as well.
How (much)
We've kept the costs to the bare minimum:
For comparison, the Voice and Exit conference funded recently was $18,750/500 = $38/attendee.
We will use any extra funds from price appreciation for Dash giveaways at the event.
I look forward to answering any questions and/or concerns you may have.
- Rion
Greetings masternode operators,
Nearly one year ago you voted for Dash to sponsor the 2017 TEDx event in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. This proposal is for Dash to continue that partnership with TEDxSLC for 2018.
Summary
Scope: Dash premier sponsorship at TEDxSLC event
Schedule: Event is Sept 8, 2018, but requesting funds from next month (Oct 1, 2018 payout)
Budget: 1 payment of 60 DASH to cover 12,000 USD sponsorship
2017 Highlights
Who / What
My name is Rion Gull, organizer of the Dash meetup in Salt Lake City. In this proposal I represent both our local Dash Meetup and the volunteers organizing TEDxSLC.
Our local meetup has grown to 335+ members, without any financial support from Dash. We've spent hundreds of hours building a great reputation for Dash in the wider cryptocurrency scene here in Salt Lake City. Instead of asking for compensation we're asking MNOs to support this partnership.
TEDx events are locally-organized engagements designed to bring communities together with thought-provoking ideas. Our local event is one of the most well-organized and successful operations in the country. Last year’s TEDx event was a big success, due to both TEDx’s excellent sponsor advertising, as well as the generous support of many volunteers from the meetup. This year’s event will be even better as it will feature a talk on blockchain and we will be making better use of the sponsorship funds (see why section below).
Where / When
The event takes place in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, where we have a thriving cryptocurrency meetup scene [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The organizers of all the major crypto meetups (who I rub shoulders with regularly) have a high respect for Dash, due partly to last year's event, but also because they recognize Dash's advantages.
The event is scheduled for September, but we know the budget is strapped this month, so we've scheduled the proposal payout for next month (Oct 1, 2018 payout). If MNOs show support this month I will pay the sponsorship with my own funds and get reimbursed after proving the event was successful and the proposal passes next month.
Why
Two reasons to support this proposal:
1. To help build our local community through this event:
- 2,000+ locals will attend the event, hearing (6) roughly 1-minute messages about Dash through the day
- 60,000+ people (estimated from last years's data) will view videos with Dash logo
- Anarchapulco 2018 (represented Dash throughout the week at Dash booth and in general conversations)
- Sundance 2108 (represented Dash on cryptocurrency panel)
- Open Streets SLC 2018
- (31) meetups over 18 months
in addition, TEDx is very excited about Dash and will be accepting the funds in DASH (we aren't cashing into USD). We will be helping TEDx take that one step further, paying their vendors and suppliers in DASH as well.
How (much)
We've kept the costs to the bare minimum:
- No compensation for our volunteers
- No extra request for giveaway funds
- No proposal reimbursement
- Only the sponsorship: $12,000 (60 DASH @ 200 USD/DASH)
For comparison, the Voice and Exit conference funded recently was $18,750/500 = $38/attendee.
We will use any extra funds from price appreciation for Dash giveaways at the event.
I look forward to answering any questions and/or concerns you may have.
- Rion
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I submitted this as a service to TEDx and our local Dash meetup; while it would have been good for our Dash and crypto community, I stood to gain nothing personally. I hope that is well understood.
My excitement for Dash is as high as ever, despite this proposal outcome. I hope Dash Nexus passes so that people like me can get proper feedback on concepts (pre-proposals) much more effectively in the future.
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I want to encourage all MNO's to log in every month to deny all projects that sell dash into fiat for funding. I'd rather burn the treasury funds than continue to donate it to projects that spend it out on exchanges for all their expenses.
"The event is scheduled for September, but we know the budget is strapped this month, so we've scheduled the proposal payout for next month (Oct 1, 2018 payout). If MNOs show support this month I will pay the sponsorship with my own funds and get reimbursed after proving the event was successful and the proposal passes next month.''
Seems fair and considerate enough, you have my support for the 1 october superblock.