Cardano Center BA, A space for the Cardano community 🏛

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Create a space to bring together influential leaders of the crypto ecosystem, organize events and professional podcasts, including large Argentine communities and hosting international Ambassadors

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

NO DEPENDENCIES

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

All project outputs, including information, analytics, and processes, will be made public to the Cardano community. We are committed to ensuring transparency and sharing our project's resources with the community.

[METADATA] SDG rating

Our project also aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Specifically, it contributes to SDG 4 (Quality Education) by providing open and accessible education on blockchain and Cardano technology, targeting both people with advanced knowledge and those new to the topic. In addition, we promote SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) by driving innovation in the field of blockchain technology and creating a space for collaboration in the creation of ideas that support sustainable development. Finally, our project contributes to SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by establishing a professional environment that fosters relationships and strategic alliances, with the goal of driving the growth of the crypto ecosystem in one of the countries with the highest adoption of cryptocurrencies in Latam.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Generate a space where we can bring together the most influential people in the crypto ecosystem, joining a special space where to gather large communities of the crypto ecosystem in Argentina, projects such as Txpipe, Cardano Newsletter, Finguru, Gluonlab, C3 Culture, also ambassadors from around the world, may have a place when visiting Argentina. 

We want to provide an exclusive space for ambassadors and projects of the Cardano ecosystem, where we can exchange ideas, generate scalability with different points of view, also to do exclusive interviews in podcast with top quality equipment and to make content to spread the ecosystem in social networks, as updated information of the community with Cardanonewsletter, also to provide monthly internal workshops on topics related Cardano, a place where we can have a professional space for relationships and strategic alliances to continue scaling the crypto ecosystem in one of the countries with the highest adoption of the crypto world in Latam.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

With this space we hope to foster intellectual knowledge among several teams that are currently in Argentina. One objective is that international projects have the opportunity to reach Argentina and meet people from the Cardano ecosystem. On the other hand it will be a space where audiovisual equipment will be provided for interviews and podcasts that we will use to disseminate quality content in LATAM and the rest of the world, in English and Spanish, as well as having a strategic place to make relationships that promote adoption in Argentina. 

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

We have a strong and demonstrated capacity to carry out our project with high levels of confidence and responsibility. We have conducted thorough prior research to determine the price ratios and accurately estimate the project's costs. Furthermore, we have meticulously evaluated various options in the Capital Federal area of Buenos Aires, examining a total of 30 available spaces.

Upon approval of the proposal, we commit to having a suitable space available for Cardano members within just 15 days. Our methodology ensures that the viability of our approach will be validated through a rigorous and transparent process, thus ensuring the success and satisfaction of all involved in the project.

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Deliverables:

Rental and Designation of the space for the Cardano Center BA, which will be subdivided into 4 spaces the working offices for the different teams and a cowork space to deliver workshops, a setup to record audiovisual content for marketing and podcast.

Identification and guidelines for the different work groups that will be part of the office.

Appointment of a Project Management for the proper administration and management of the space.

Purchase and installation of different devices for the space (tables for 6/8 people per office, chairs in relation to the corresponding amount).

Hiring of Internet service with capacity for the entire space.

Acceptance criteria:

Specify details 

Deliverables:

Official inauguration event of Cardano Center BA.

Start of weekly activities.

Acceptance criteria:

Evidence of Cardano Center BA space equipped and installed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

It is estimated an approximate of at least 50 people for the Inauguration Event of the Cardano Center that will participate in the different activities planned during the following months. The event will be attended by the Cardano Latam Community, the Cardano Newsletter team, Token illes, Finguru, txpipe, as media and event producer, and project leaders within cardano. 

Deliverables:

Events held will be shared with the social media community, as well as constant activity with its different guests.

Opening of the agenda of monthly events held for the Cardano community with different topics to be discussed according to availability with the referents.

Acceptance criteria:

Continuous publications following the details in social networks.

Report with evidence of the space and the events held together with the work teams that use the facilities.

Deliverables:

We will be podcasting with special guests from the Cardano ecosystem, as well as conducting a workshop on Catalyst and Cardano. 

Deliverables:

Events held will be shared with the social media community, as well as constant activity with its different guests.

Opening of the agenda of monthly events held for the Cardano community with different topics to be discussed according to availability with the referents.

Acceptance criteria:

Continuous publications following the details in social networks.

Report with evidence of the space and the events held together with the work teams that use the facilities.

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Maximiliano Rios

Community Champion Argentina at the Algorand Foundation (March 2023 - Dicember 2023)

Lead the Algorand Foundation ecosystem growth in Argentina through in-person events and social media content. In 2023 organized two hackathons, one in April at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and another in November as part of LABITCONF 2023 (the most important blockchain event in Latin America). LABITCONF saw the participation of more than 35 teams of entrepreneurs and developers.

Business Developer at the National Technological University (April 2019 - Present)

Responsibilities: Establishing valuable relationships and agreements for the University. Organizing TEDx talks - UTN (in 2019 and 2023).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxirios/

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Arturo Garcia

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-garcia-325682262/details/experience/

Co-founder of the Cardano Newsletter, a leading platform in the Cardano community that provides analysis and relevant news about the ecosystem. becoming one of the most far-reaching news projects in the Cardano ecosystem! 

CEO of Gluon Lab, one of the first Web3 marketing agencies in Latin America, specializing in marketing strategies for projects in the cryptocurrency and decentralized technologies space.

Co-founder of Nosva, a crypto fund established during the 2020 halving, recognized for its successful Nosva Game Yield Guild Games project, which became the second largest yield guild games in Argentina and in the top 10 in Latin America. Supervision of 103 active grantees in various metaverse projects.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Office cost: Acquisition of office, 2000 month rent + 2000 deposit. 

Project managers 500 usd x 6 months = 3000

3 Recording Camera Logitech Brio 4K 90FPS webcam, 280 usd x 3 = 840

4 Microphones Shure Mv7-k Dynamic Microphone for Podcast. 550 usd x 4 = 2200

1 Ride Rode. 600 usd x 1 = 600 usd

2 Gadnic MX Continuous Illuminator. 190 usd x 2 = 380 

3 Tripod Illumination Softbox. 48 usd x 3 = 144

3 Tripod Camera. 42 usd x 3 = 126

4 Microphone Stand Arm + Antipop Filter Round Elefir. 32 usd x 4 = 128 

1 PC AND MONITORS 2500 USD X 1 = 2500

1 Tv 42 INCH, 400 usd X 1 = 400

Tv mobile stand 200 usd x 1 = 200 usd

total 23998 USD = 52196 ADA 

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

The Cardano Center BA will serve as a unique space to gather talent, developers, ambassadors, and national and global representatives of the Cardano ecosystem. Here, strategic alliances will be forged for ecosystem development, along with spaces to generate viral content for the community through our audiovisual team. Additionally, the project will provide exclusive reports on the decentralized constitution of Cardano. This comprehensive, community-centered approach ensures that every Ada invested in the project translates into significant value for the growth and consolidation of the Cardano ecosystem.