Cardano Meetups in Venezuela

[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)

Hold monthly meetups (50 total) in 5 Cities in Venezuela, to draw Cardano enthusiasts and Cardano curious people together, and encourage collaboration and innovation on local projects

[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 educational materials are open source

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

We plan to hold monthly events (50 total) in different locations in Venezuela, promote the events locally and on social media, and maintaining an active social media presence by posting pictures from each event on social media as well.

The meetups will include educational presentations, networking, food, airdrops and fun times!

Initially the meetups should be of size 30+, but we aim to grow and break our own attendance records over time

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

• Provide a meeting place for local Cardano enthusiasts
• Provide community space
• Educate locals on Cardano
• Compete toe to toe with meetups organized by other cryptos
• Increase Cardano usage and adoption
• Create good associates with Cardano for local attendees
• Cardano project creators can meet their cofounders

[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 already hosted 2 meetups, proven that successful events can be done on a budget (~$300). The events were very well prepared and well received

1st event:

2nd event:

We would like to continue supporting the Cardano community but require funds to do so!

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

Hold first 2 meetups in Anzoategui (COMPLETED)

Break attendance record of 30 people per meetup

Hold First meetups in 3 cities in Venezuela,

including

• Anzoateguie
• Caracas

Hold 5 Total Meetups

Break attendance record of 50 people per meetup

Hold first 3 meetups in 3 Cities

Hold first meetups in 5 Cities

Hold 15 Total Meetups

Break attendance record of 100 people per meetup

Hold First 3 meetups in 5 Cities

Hold 25 Total Meetups

Break attendance record of 200 people per meetup

Hold 40 Total Meetups

Break attendance record of 300 people per meetup

Hold 50 total meetups

Hold at least one large meetup that breaks surpasses 400 people in one meetup Cardano meetup!

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

Yunerbis Hernandez - Main Organizer, presenter

Mila Romero - Social Media, Online meetup manager

Antoine De Vuyst - Experienced Cardano meetup organizer from Toronto, initial meetup funder.

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

We are budgeting $300 per meetup. most meetups should be 30-80 people in size.

Example Budget Breakdown of last meetup -

• VeWork conference room: $150
• Food delivery: $70
• Cardano stickers: $12
• ADA giveaway for the attendees: 10 ADA
• Mobile data so Yunerbis could stay in contact and work with us during the organization: $10
• Total: $250

Larger meetups may cost more. Additionally we would like to compensate meetup organizers for their hard work.

In certain cases where we can book venues for free, we can save even more!

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

Funds go a long way for meetups in Venezuela. With $250 we were able to print leaflets, book a venue, provide food for everyone, provide small amounts of ADA as prizes and incentives, and get AV equipment for educational presentations.

We plan to be very judicious with funds and get the most out of them. Whenever possible, we will use free venues and save even more money. In that case the cost could be as low as $100 per meetup.

The money saved on venue costs we can use for hosting even larger meetups.

In most places, it would cost a lot more!