Welcome to Devcon!
That is your Devcon VI Handbook, and it consists of the whole lot it’s good to find out about Devcon, the environment and extra. Learn intently as we cowl issues to concentrate on earlier than departure, throughout transit to the venue from Bogotá’s worldwide airport El Dorado, and knowledge associated to pre-registration dates, neighborhood efforts at Devcon VI, aspect/after occasions, and extra!
Bookmark this tab should you’re heading to Devcon, and we are able to’t wait to see you all quickly.
I. Arriving in Bogotá 
To kick issues off, let’s begin with the primary steps when arriving in Bogotá.
Covid necessities 
Vaccination or a unfavourable check result’s wanted for entry.
Please inform your self right here, or use your house nation’s embassy web page as necessities may change. Additionally, bear in mind that your airline or transit firm may need further necessities.
Getting into the nation 
Return flight
You’ll want to indicate a ticket in your returning flights to enter Colombia. They often ask for it, and generally they don’t, however play it secure and ebook your journeys accordingly.
Professional tip: Some journey websites like Priceline make it straightforward to ebook a flight after which cancel inside 24 hours for a full refund, in case plans change.
Verify-Mig
Between 24 hours and 1 hour earlier than departure, you need to fill out the ‘Verify-Mig’ kind, out there on the Migración Colombia web site. You’ll obtain a affirmation electronic mail to current upon arrival in Colombia.
Security 
An area expression in Bogotá is: “No dar papaya” = “Do not give papaya (to thieves)”. It basically means, don’t make your self an apparent goal: use widespread sense whereas in Bogotá. Meaning:
- Look the place you’re going, being conscious of the world round you somewhat than getting misplaced in your telephone’s display.
- Don’t put on flashy objects like costly watches, or these gold-plated {hardware} wallets and loudly branded crypto-swag
- Don’t stroll round along with your telephone out or along with your laptop computer when not crucial
- It’s a giant metropolis, so go away these valuables (passport, extra money/playing cards) at your resort
- Use Uber or DiDi, the place a 20-min trip prices round $3 USD. Keep away from hailing avenue taxis in favor of one thing with a popularity/score system, an match these plates to what you see within the app, as at all times.
- Tip: possibly pay the additional greenback for a nicer “Uber Consolation” (beneficial when coming from the Airport)
- Strive to not stroll dwelling alone at evening (Reminder: Journey Sharing is straightforward & low-cost)
Climate 
At an altitude of two,600m, the temperature in Bogotá hovers between 9° – 18° C (or 48° – 65° F) with out an excessive amount of wind. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t overlook your jackets and raincoats, as rain showers occur!
The place to remain in Bogotá? 
We’ve some suggestions on areas near the venue in our Bogotá Metropolis Information. Chapinero, Parkway / La Soledad, and La Candelaria are good areas, however at all times test journey instances between potential-stays and the convention middle
Web3 Journey reserving 
If you happen to haven’t booked your keep but, take a look at one of many neighborhood initiatives round Devcon: Windingtree is a platform the place you’ll be able to ebook motels in Bogotá with stablecoins.
To get your first web3 journey expertise, please learn their information or ask any query on the Windingtree Discord:discord.gg/MTYEm2BfWS.
Electrical energy 
In Colombia, retailers and sockets are Sort A (two pins) and Sort B (three pins). Maintain an adapter with you, if wanted!
Foreign money alternate 
The forex is the Colombian Peso (COP). You possibly can alternate money or withdraw from ATMs on the Airport.
You possibly can test alternate charges right here.
Translation apps 
We suggest Spanish Dict, DeepL, or Google Translate.
II. Transit 
Most attendees can be touchdown quickly, and we need to just be sure you’re in a position to simply navigate towards the Devcon venue.
Nearly all of of us will arrive at Bogotá’s airport, El Dorado Worldwide Airport (BOG). From there, there are a couple of straightforward methods to achieve the Agora Bogotá Conference Middle, the place Devcon will happen.
We suggest utilizing Uber and ordering an “Uber Consolation” or cabify from the airport to the place the place you’ll keep. Ubers are low-cost and the most secure type of transit. If you happen to order an Uber Consolation, it’ll choose you up on the second flooring ‘Arrivals’ stage of the Airport, second lane, on the door you select.
There can be a Devcon logistics workforce on the airport to assist information you starting on October eighth. It is possible for you to to acknowledge them by their clothes (which we are going to share extra quickly).
III. Devcon Registration 
a. Pre-Registration 
Optionally, skip the road on Day-1 by registering beforehand, and obtain your wristband, SIM card (should you want one), and POAP earlier than issues even kick-off!!
Pre-registration dates and locations are:
Saturday, October eighth
— Hilton Bogotá Corferias: 12pm – 5pm
Sunday, October ninth
— Hilton Bogotá Corferias: 9am – 5pm
— Hyatt Place Bogotá: 9am – 5pm
Monday, October tenth
— Hilton Bogotá Corferias: 8am – 5pm
— Hyatt Place Bogotá: 8am – 5pm
— Schelling Level @ Gran Carpa Américas Corferias: 8:30am – 5pm
— ETHLatam @ Ágora Bogotá: 8am – 9pm
b. DOORS OPEN: On-site Registration 
DOORS: October eleventh @ 8:00AM**
OPENING CEREMONY: October eleventh @ 9:30AM
PROGRAMMING: Every day at 10:00AM
DEVCON VENUE: Agora Bogotá Conference Middle
Registration “Have to Know”
- Earlier than you arrive, you MUST redeem your code for a ticket QR and obtain the PDF to your machine or print it upfront.
- Wristbands are required for entry and have to be picked up at registration. Don’t lose your wristband — it won’t get replaced.
- Swag can be distributed contained in the venue throughout Devcon. Paid add-on Sweatshirts will also be picked up then.
- For all on-chain public sale and raffle ticketeers, please be certain that you have redeemed your tickets.
c. Web and SIM Playing cards 
We are going to present free SIM playing cards for all attendees, first-come-first-serve! They are going to be legitimate for 15 days or 20 GB, whichever comes first.
You’ll obtain the sim playing cards at registration and pre-registration.
TIP: Be sure to have some cell information out there for when arriving on the airport, to get an Uber to your lodging. Bogotá airport wifi is free for half-hour.
Wi-Fi Information 
We may have upgraded Wi-Fi at Devcon this 12 months! Nonetheless as at all times, offering good Wi-Fi for 1000’s of individuals is difficult. Please be respectful and observe the Wi-Fi pointers supplied within the Code of Conduct.
Wi-Fi title: DevconBogota
Wi-Fi password: runafullnode
IV. Venue and Experiences 
a. Welcome to the Agora Bogotá Conference Middle 
The Agora is a contemporary and totally outfitted venue, just some minutes from Bogotá’s El Dorado Worldwide Airport and from the historic Santa Fe and Candelaria neighborhoods.
We’ve various distinctive actions and areas for everybody to stay up for each inside and out of doors the primary venue, together with a packed schedule on levels of all sizes, all kinds of meals choices, and different experiences.
Let’s begin with these experiences!
POAP 
Snag your collectible ERC-721 token at registration to show your attendance at Devcon!
Colombian Chiva 
All of the Ethereum communities in LATAM are united to share how Ethereum has been impacting communities round Latin America. The ETH LATAM and ETH Colombia communities will create a vibrant house with their Colombian “Chiva” bus. Yow will discover the colourful truck parked within the Devcon venue, within the outdoors house on the first flooring.
Music Stage 
& Chiva Lounge 
Subsequent to the Chiva bus, the music stage – one other neighborhood initiative – is awaiting you. There can be a program with breaks each day from 11AM to 9PM.
Discover this system, introductions to all artists, and extra particulars in regards to the Chiva Lounge right here.
In the course of the day there can be comfortable jamming, sound therapeutic, and silent DJing. Within the night after 5PM you’ll be able to count on some major acts with native drinks and DJs to heat you up within the somewhat cool nights of Bogotá.
Artwork at Devcon 
Rituals, shamanism, magic, and thriller spring to mind in Latin America’s id. Coding, hacking, and expertise at giant have develop into instruments for brand new generations to decode and recreate Latin America’s digital narrative.
“RITUALES – Latinamerica decoded” is an NFT exhibition at Devcon that exhibits the work of digital & digital Latin artists who implement blockchain to reinforce the affect of their artwork whereas taking a important imaginative and prescient of their context, additionally in search of progressive options to get better & re-scale our relationship with nature and the cosmos.
We invite you to go to the _Hacker Basement_ to observe the work of 13 chosen artists in addition to dwell performances and interactive installations.
Hacker Basement 
The hacker basement can be your high-focus zone away from the busy convention happenings.
It units the proper circumstances for a person to check new dapps on their laptop computer, to be taught, or to hack on new concepts in a gaggle.
Every little thing a hacker wants can be taken care of: cozy seating, electrical energy, web, and, after all, cyberpunk lighting and low-fi beats to get you in the proper temper to construct!
Guide a gathering room 
Assembly rooms of assorted sizes can be out there within the venue on convention days 2, 3, and 4. They’re situated on the fifth flooring and can be reservable on a first-come-first-serve foundation in the beginning of every day.
“Devcon After Darkish” 
For the primary time in Devcon historical past, we’re retaining the venue open late. As an alternative of ushering all attendees out of the constructing at 5PM sharp, we’re leaving the venue open till 11PM to supply an area for continued collaboration, dwell music, sport nights, a Glad Hour every day from 6-8 PM & extra!
Talk about and counsel neighborhood actions on the Froum.
Yow will discover an outline of Devcon After Darkish actions right here. Keep in mind that this program continues to be a Work-in-Progress and extra objects can be added over time!
This 12 months, we need to foster collaboration, networking, alternate, creativity, creation, experimentation and rest via varied areas devoted particularly to that.
Group Hubs are a reserved house on the Devcon venue powered by the neighborhood for the neighborhood. By enabling a handful of communities to create, focus on and show content material of their alternative, we pave the best way for a extra decentralized Devcon.
There can be six completely different hubs, all specializing in necessary and related matters with their very own curated program, thrilling issues to be taught and to expertise. Yow will discover the Group Hubs space on Ground 1!
Meet this 12 months’s Group Hubs:
- Crypto Economics & Governance Hub
- Design Group Hub
- ReGen Hub
- Non permanent Nameless Zone
- Girls Leaders in Web3
- Zero Information Group
Treasure Hunt
“No Time to DAI” is a story-based treasure hunt problem distributed via Devcon (and past) in Bogota. Gamers can have interaction with a browser-based cell pockets dapp, which can hold observe of all gamers’ progress on-chain.
To play, you need to discover clue #0 within the devcon venue. Mild role-playing is inspired, curiosity and a focus to element is required, and a few crypto data is useful.
Superior and/or aggressive gamers should keep forward of the time curve in an effort to win. A whole lot of ETH is hidden all through the sport, proper there for the taking up Görl testnet! Görli ETH required to play.
Gamers can ask for assist/hints within the Discord: https://ift.tt/drvsxNK
Carbon Offsetting for Devcon VI 
The neighborhood initiative, “Local weather Pleasant Devcon VI Dapp” lets you compensate in your carbon dioxide emissions created by attending Devcon.
Upon getting into a departure airport the dapp calculates your flight emissions and provides it to the estimated occasion emission per individual. All transactions happen completely on-chain.
You could instantly mint a particular POAP for taking part within the Devcon neighborhood offset.
After Devcon VI, the POAP additionally means that you can vote on which nature conservation challenge to retire carbon credit from. Might or not it’s the Indigneous Reservation of the Matavén Forest in Colombia…?
You possibly can offset your flight and get the POAP right here!
This work has resulted from over 2 years of neighborhood dialogue and implementation of DIP-17 which was based mostly on DIP-1 and DIP-12.
For more information, see the FAQ right here.
Cryptomurals 
CRYPTOMURALS goals to protect the cultural heritage of the very best avenue artwork worldwide.
For the primary time, CM is internet hosting the “avenue artwork hunt” throughout Devcon Bogotá in partnership with DoinGud. They’re internet hosting graffiti excursions in downtown Bogotá through the 4 days of Devcon, the place folks will be capable to unlock the very first 3 cryptomurals that may create an NFT that can be air-dropped among the many ones who completed the three spots.
Folks can subscribe to the Graffiti tour & be a part of the mission to develop into a avenue artwork hunter via the CM web site.
Ticket attestations / Minting distinctive NFT 
This 12 months, in collaboration with Good Token Labs, attendees can now permissionlessly attest that they had been a Devcon VI ticket-holder.
Utilizing this attestation, third events can provide unique “permissionless perks” to Devcon attendees with out your pockets deal with being made public. You can even mint a memento NFT!
For extra info go to the Devcon web site, take a look at the FAQ in addition to different details about Bogotá and the Devcon programming!
Influence Cubicles 
In previous years, cubicles have solely been out there to groups with giant budgets which can be in a position to pay for sponsorship packages. This 12 months, we reserved cubicles for groups with excessive affect on the Ethereum ecosystem, no matter their budgets.
These groups embody consumer groups, many teams working to enhance Ethereum’s infrastructure, public items efforts, rollup initiatives, and chosen different high-impact initiatives.
You will see that the Influence Cubicles within the foyer on the third flooring.
Public Good Supporters 
We launched the Devcon Supporter Program in lieu of conventional sponsorships, and people groups who participated deserve particular thanks for his or her contributions to the ETHColombia Quadratic Funding Spherical @ Devcon, to Gitcoin, CLR.Fund’s open grants, and to the Protocol Guild (which supported core Ethereum analysis and improvement). EF can be taking part on this effort too!
Our workforce owes a huge THANK YOU to these groups and DAOs that joined our first-ever Supporter Program this 12 months with out most advantages anticipated by sponsors. Their assist of the Ethereum ecosystem got here with out issues like reserved seating, most branding, speaker slots, named occasion areas and different conventional sponsor-like advantages.
Meals 
Count on the meals to be a mixture of very native conventional Colombian meals, and worldwide meals.
We are going to attempt to at all times have vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meals, though sadly can not accommodate all dietary restrictions.
V. Program & Agenda 
a. Devcon Internet Replace & Passport App Launch
For Devcon Bogota Occasion days http://devcon.org web site will get an entire re-lift so as to add info associated to all issues Devcon expertise. As well as the Devcon Passport PWA (Progressive Internet App) goes dwell at app.devcon.org. You’ll want to set up the PWA in your telephone and create an account to be sure you have the freshest info and a customized agenda which you can share with your folks and colleagues.
The passport will be signed in through electronic mail or you’ll be able to merely Sign up along with your web3 pockets. Add your favourite audio system to your record to see all of the periods they’re doing simply or just filter based mostly in your wants, and pursuits. Discover all the knowledge associated to the venue map, the place to seek out particular rooms and activations and way more.
b. Web3 video archive and occasion agenda by Swarm community and Etherna
Web3 Devcon Agenda
Right here you will discover a web3 model of the Devcon Agenda hosted on the Swarm community, a decentralized information storage and distribution expertise.
Web3 video internet hosting
The Devcon video archive can be out there on Etherna, a web3 decentralized video platform utilizing the Swarm community as storage, along with the present video internet hosting choices.
c. Cannot discover a room?
If you happen to want a hand with discovering a room (or the rest at Devcon), you’ll be able to at all times ask our volunteers (you’ll acknowledge them by their shirts).
d. Devcon Week
Don’t overlook that Devcon is greater than a 4-day convention, however a complete Devcon Week! That includes the ETH Bogotá hackathon, the DAOist, Schellingpoint and extra.
VI. Discover Bogotá 
Excellent news! Our workforce has put collectively a Metropolis Information on a number of the must-know particulars for getting round bogota. Test it out right here
The information covers the whole lot from methods to get round, to security, areas that you will need to see and/or keep round. See an included FAQ on vaccinations, meals, language and extra!
Devcon Aspect Occasions 
You possibly can count on many neighborhood occasions, meetups, and social gatherings to be occurring round Devcon. An enormous because of the wonderful neighborhood for placing a lot devoted work into organizing aspect occasions! Try the Colombia Blockchain Week schedule for a schedule!
Co-Work Area After Devcon
In want of a spot to compensate for work after the push of all 4 convention days?
The venue can be open for co-working on Saturday the fifteenth and Sunday the sixteenth October.
Entry is FREE for all who’ve a Devcon ticket, with snacks and house for collaboration out there.
ETH Medellin & ETH Panama 
A bus-ride or quick flight away lies Medellin, Bogotá’s hotter and extra touristic neighbor. A fantastic excuse to increase your journey or journey is to unite with the Ethereum Medellin neighborhood for every week of open co-working, night occasions, and varied conferences.
ETHMedellin — Oct 18-22
Only one week after ETHMedellin and an affordable one-hour flight, ETHPanama can be going down in tropical Panama Metropolis. Be part of for some continued studying, publicity to the Panamanian Ethereum neighborhood, and there simply could be a gaggle surf journey afterwards for the extra adventurous of the group!
ETHPanama 
— Oct 26-28
VII. Different issues to know
Security first! 
Emergency numbers
Nationwide emergency quantity (24-hour basic line): Tel: 123
Metropolitan Police: Tel: 112
We may have medical employees on the venue on-site in case of emergencies.
You can even contact emergency@devcon.org.
Code of Conduct 
Please keep in mind to abide by the Code of Conduct, which is accessible right here.
For any questions relating to the Code of Conduct, or to make a report/file a criticism, contact a employees member or a volunteer.
Keep updated with the newest information! 
Comply with Deva on Twitter: https://twitter.com/efdevcon
Be part of our official Telegram neighborhood for questions and aspect occasions.
That is it! Bear in mind to bookmark this web page for fast entry to all issues Devcon, and welcome to Bogotá!
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