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Upadate: After discussion with the Web3 Foundation, we decided to cancel this proposal and close the bounty. All meetups that took place in December will be paid from the remaining funds. We may submit a small new proposal to cover December curator salaries, as the remaining funds are not sufficient for this. Our priority is to fund the remaining meetups.
If someone has more questions, you can always reach out to us. Thanks to all for your previous support!
Greetings, Polkadot community, it has been more than one year since our last top-up request for Meetups Bounty #43. This year was very productive; we learned a lot from meetup submissions, discussions, and community calls. We want to continue growing the Polkadot community with a strong focus on quality and lasting impact.
Meetups are a key part of growing the ecosystem. They help connect people, share knowledge, and build trust at low cost. In this proposal, we share updates about the bounty, new improvements, statistics, plans, and ways we aim to increase the impact and value of each meetup.
Useful links
- Public Webpage: https://dotmeetups.xyz/
- Reports: https://dotmeetups.notion.site/reports
- Bounty on Subsquare: https://polkadot.subsquare.io/treasury/bounties/43
- Twitter page: https://x.com/DOTmeetups
- Public Telegram chat: https://t.me/dotmeetups
- Our bounty also follows all Bounty Compliance Standards.
Please read our full proposal here.
Comments (7)
Full support from ChileDAO: 7 successful experiences in 2025 thanks to DOT Meetups
Hello everyone! I’m Gonzalo Camps writing on behalf of ChileDAO. We fully support the continuation and evolution of DOT Meetups Bounty.
To validate the importance of this bounty, I want to share our concrete data from 2025. This bounty allowed us to execute a 7-event roadmap that transformed casual interest into technical submissions. We moved beyond simple gatherings to establish academic partnerships and a "Road to Sub0" developer pipeline.
Here is a summary of how we utilized this Bounty in 2025 to activate the Chilean ecosystem:
1. The Strategy: From Park to University to Hackathon
We didn't view these as isolated events, but as a continuous journey for our community.
2. The 2025 Timeline & Impact
Phase 1: Activation & Community Building (May - June)
*<https://x.com/ChileDAO_/status/1929544026966896887*>https://x.com/ChileDAO_/status/1935051028577108143Phase 2: Academic Integration (July)
https://x.com/ChileDAO_/status/1947389859620131028Phase 3: Technical Onboarding (August - September)
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https://x.com/ChileDAO_/status/1955333847345729780https://x.com/ChileDAO_/status/1971828142236115038Phase 4: High-Level Building (November)
https://x.com/ChileDAO_/status/19955036459879303653. Why this Bounty Matters
Without the agility of the Meetups Bounty, achieving this mix of University Bootcamps, Municipal Partnerships, and High-level Dev Events would have been impossible. We have seen the ROI firsthand. We fully endorse the proposal to top-up the bounty so we can continue professionalizing the ecosystem in 2026.
Gonzalo Camps Co-founder, ChileDAO
Allocating curator payouts that are effectively equivalent to the total amount spent on meetups creates a 1:1 ratio between operational activity and administration. Even if the work involved is real, this level of overhead feels excessive