Networking events

We would run a networking event at a hotel in downtown Addis Ababa where we would bring speakers either from within the Cardano community or the wider blockchain space. The events would happen once a month on a regularly scheduled day with the goal of creating a community around the Atala project here in Ethiopia. The event would include an update from the local IOHK office in Addis Ababa, a keynote speaker, and time for networking and cocktails. We would also upload the keynote speaker's speech to Youtube for public viewing, it would also be great to provide subtitles in various languages including Amharic, Oromigna, and Tigrigna as well as other commonly spoken languages in the region such as Arabic and Swahili. Potential Keynote speakers would include, government ministers, investors, tech startup founders, researchers, and blockchain developers.

We expect to start the regularly scheduled event within a month of this proposal being approved and funded.

Measures of Success

• Number of participants at monthly events
• Number of views on Youtube
  -We intend to offer free admission during year 1 and to use merchandising and ticket sales to sustain the project in Year 2 and beyond.
  UPDATE April 21, 2021- I have now expanded the team to include Mearaf, Nebiyu, and Jonathan as part of this proposal. I will be working closely with all three of them to make these events come to life through communicating and engaging with the various tech and business niches across Addis including Bluespace, IceAddis as well as other incubators and coworking spaces. We expect the coming together of this team to synergize our efforts in other proposals including outreach, the inclusion of Addis Ababa University students into our networking events, building the stakepool together and cooperation among the business and technology groups that we expect will come together during our monthly networking events. Our team will also be creating jobs and internships for students within Addis Ababa University to take care of the teams marketing and development needs while training them and developing their skillset in the blockchain space.
• Budget Breakdown (per month)
  Keynote speaker: $500
  Venue Rent : $500
  Catering : $200
  Documentation & Videography: $150
  Payment to Organizers: $150
  Marketing : $500
  Translation Services (optional) = $300
  Total budget for 1 year = $24,000 - $27,600