> Every conference so far from what I hear has been missing a place to
actually use the currency the conference was about (how embarrassing is
that?

Didn't anyone read that big long series of articles I wrote about Porcfest?

Seriously though, that was a Bitcoin event done right. The whole event was
a week-long tent village, and there were tents selling merchandise and
food, most accepting BTC, throughout the whole week. There were
presentations, but presentations weren't really the focus (who wants to sit
and watch presentations for 12h a day for a week straight?); interacting
with people was the focus.

In general I like the idea of making the event much more decentralized;
encourage individual people/groups/businesses to set up shop, offer
mini-presentations from time to time; also, we can have a "Bitcoin
university" sub-theme to the conference with people setting up and teaching
lessons to smaller groups of, say, 4-40, with more interactivity (eg.
basics of Python Bitcoin programming, learn Esperanto, how do decentralized
mixers work, etc). Sitting there listening to people speak for 2h, going to
lunch, and then sitting there listening for 2h again is boring. Let's make
unSYSTEM fun.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:54 AM, JINDQ1 <jindq1@???> wrote:

> Amir,
>
> I'm very happy to see you moving towards this direction instead. It is the
> same thing we had started for the Amsterdam conference in Sept 26~28 (
> http://theconference.eu). Without a proper marketplace, it's just a
> conference (listening only). Every conference so far from what I hear has
> been missing a place to actually use the currency the conference was about
> (how embarrassing is that?), and that's why we started from day one with a
> convention mindset more than a conference. I hope you follow through with
> this line of thought.
>
> Matthew
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab
>
> Amir Taaki <genjix@???> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> I've been looking to change the event location. The date is getting
> close but I think it's worth it. The Vienna venue costs 60-80k EUR and
> if I can have even a fraction of that, I can do much more like invest
> in real infrastructure, keep ticket prices down and get more cooler
> speakers on board.
>
> Here in Barcelona, there is a good network of people that will help
> with organising this conference providing catering and all the
> logistics for us.
>
> We've found a really awesome location, and I'm awaiting confirmation
> of the place:
>
> http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Batll%C3%B3_%28la_Bordeta%29
> http://canbatllo.wordpress.com/
>
> It's an abandoned factory complex that looks like a mini-city. We
> could build a proper Bitcoin marketplace there the month beforehand,
> getting in local merchants from this Catalan cooperative to offer a
> variety of good and services in Bitcoin.
>
> Because of the place, and availability of locations, we could do a
> week long event focused on Bitcoin / social change with a week long
> hackathon. Nearby is a techno-industrial colony where different groups
> and startups are working on Bitcoin project (the Bitcoin Magazine crew
> is there, and various friends from London and around europe).
>
> Tickets
> =======
>
> Donation based. Pay what you can afford, and get different rewards
> depending on how much you pay.
>
> The Format
> ==========
>
> So what can we offer for unSYSTEM?
>
> - - A big exhibition on the history of science and technology at the
> entrance.
> - - Merchants and street stalls offering food and various local products
> in Bitcoin.
> - - Fiat money burning ceremony.
> - - Workshop on making molotov cocktails which you can test on a police
> car.
> - - Charity tables accepting Bitcoin section.
> - - Local exchange market, second hand good market, free shop and
> services stalls.
> - - Enormous banners about technology from the walls, and lots of
> political posters everywhere. Flags like Pirate Party.
> - - Van de Graaf generator and Tesla Coils.
> - - 3D printer. Model of Cody's Liberator gun for people to pick and
> pose with for the camera.
> - - Bitcoin poker game using Casascius coins.
> - - Art installations.
> - - Occupy London tents everywhere.
> - - Huge Bitcoin drape down banners.
> - - Light shows and LEDs.
> - - Organisers wear white labcoats.
> - - OpenFrameworks interactive installations.
> - - DDR games. Multiplayer videogames (Tetris)
> - - Bookshelves, glass tables and sofas everywhere.
> - - Creche for children to play in.
> - - Silk Road and Atlantis booths.
> - - Exhibition of money like the old huge currency notes.
>
> There will be lots of visuals and live music everywhere.
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