Hackers Congress 2018 at Paralelní Polis, Prague

[cbeams]

https://neworder.hcpp.cz/

A number of Bisq contributors will be in attendance at HCPP18, including myself. If you're planning to go, feel free to add a comment saying so.

I've submitted the following abstract for a talk, and am waiting to hear back from the HCPP18 team now:

Begin forwarded message:

From: Chris Beams <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: HCPP18
Date: April 28, 2018 at 2:31:23 PM GMT+2
To: <...>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>

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SPEAKER
Chris Beams

TITLE
Real-world DAO operations

SHORT BIO
Co-founder of Bisq

FULL BIO
Chris is the co-founder of Bisq, a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange network.

ABSTRACT
A new order requires new ways to organize and collaborate. Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are one option, but they cannot simply be declared into existence like corporations; they must be developed over time toward robust decentralization. We launched the Bisq DAO at HCPP17, and in this talk we'll look at progress made and lessons learned over the first year of its operation. We'll explore the software we've built and incentives we've designed to power the Bisq DAO, but just as important, we'll look at the social architecture, collaboration infrastructure, principles and practices we've instituted to ensure the Bisq DAO continues to develop in a meritocratic way toward maximum censorship resistance.

[Emzy]

I will be there.

[cbeams]

I've heard back that my talk has been accepted, but for health reasons, I will likely no longer be able to make it in person this year. I've asked Florian (the organizer) whether I might be able to present this talk remotely, but will otherwise need to cancel it or have someone else present. I've already had at least one offer to do this (thanks Ulrich!), and if there are other such offers, let me know. But I'd like to present this personally if at all possible, even if remotely. Let's see what they say.

[cbeams]

I just heard back from Florian with HCPP, and it will work for me to present my talk remotely. If something comes up health-wise in the meantime that prevents me from doing even that, Ulrich will be at HCPP again this year, and has offered to present the talk on my behalf. So the show will go on in any case.