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Retroactive Funding to Pepe Araucano for the Polkadot Meetup Buenos Aires
THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE WEB3 FOUNDATION. THIS IS MY INITIATIVE.
Proposer: Filippo Franchini
Contact: @filippoweb3 on Twitter
Event: The Polkadot Meetup in Buenos Aires
Event's Date: 2nd December 2023
Event's Location: Block House (@blockhouse_club on Twitter)
Requested DOT: 500 DOT (2730.7 USD sold at an average 6.02 USD/DOT, equivalent to 453.6 DOT plus 46.4 DOT for Pepe's work)
Expenses Summary for the event. Note I consider only the expenses that are justified with receipts.
| Item | Amount (USD) | Justification |
|---|---|---|
| Venue Rental and Catering | 743,70 | link |
| Production cost | 750,00 | link |
| Marketing and CM | 360,00 | link |
| Travel Expenses for Speakers and collaborators | 850,00 | link |
Event Summary with social metrics.
The Polkadot Meetup in Buenos Aires was a small-scale event with 100+ tickets released (for free), 60+ unique visitors, and around 40 participants throughout the event. Key speakers from the Polkadot ecosystem (excluding myself) included:
- Emi Z (@metricaez on Twitter) - Parity Tech & PBA alumni
- Gabo - Protofire & PBA alumni
- Luca (@0xLucca on Twitter) - Protofire & PBA alumni
- Emma M. (@MuranoEmmanuel on Twitter) - Zondax
- Brian Sasbon (@briansasbon on Twitter) / Milstein - NeoPower
- Augusto C (@augustechie on Twitter) - Tanssi Network & PBA alumni
Overall, my impression about the event was positive and allowed the local community to meet and listen to great talks and workshops. KodaDot provided POAP NFTs for the event.
Merchandise (stickers, T-shirts, bags) was gone quickly. At the end of the event there was a pizza party with beer, and during the event coffee and tea were always available.
A well-organised small-scale event that in my opinion deserves this retroactive funding to make sure Pepe's expenses are covered and that he will continue to be motivated to organize future events.
Comments (6)
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Proposal Passed
Hi @Filippo: the expenses summary and events summary documents are not accessible: I think access is restricted to "invite only" - could you include the right links, please?
Hello @Filippo, thank you for your proposal submission. However, I have a few inquiries:
Thanks, Filippo.
@Nobody see my answers below:
I decided to submit this tip for Pepe. I am tipping Pepe using treasury funds. I do this because I think it is a nice way of recognising Pepe's hard work. I think tipping yourself has not the same meaning.
I am submitting as an individual. The foundation is not involved (specified this at the start of the proposal, thanks).
No, I think the expulsion of Pepe from the Ambassador program does not make sense (given the service he gave to Polkadot so far). I believe his explusion will be a loss. The budget is realistic, it was more than that but pepe was not able to provide receipts. So, I tipped only stuff that was justified.
Just to acknowledge Pepe's working hours and make the tip round (I believe this is an underestimation).
Hope this helps! Cheers