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3-day conference in late June 2023, target 200-400 attendees. If we raise 554.47 XMR, event will be in Prague, tickets: GA (€120), VIP (€240), free for students/pensioners, but if in 90 days, CCS amount is < 554.47 XMR, but > 383.86 XMR, event will be in Neuchatel, tickets: GA (€60), VIP (€120), free for students/pensioners. 100 free Monero-branded merch packs will be given to VIPs, speakers, and volunteers.
I am ajs-xmr, co-author of [the scripts]( https://github.com/monero-ecosystem/promo-video) for the [Monero explainer videos]( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnjUpT9gGxyQ_lud7uKoTCg), cam operator and editor of [Monero Means Money: Cryptocurrency 101, Live from Leipzig]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8quGD9W7B2I) – [America’s #1 box office hit in April 2020](https://ia902907.us.archive.org/5/items/monero-means-money-press-release_20200421/Monero%20Means%20Money%20Press%20Release.pdf), and was part of the organization team for the [Monero Village at DefCon27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PBOVDWO6Y), [CDC/36C3](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSYUeVwrHBn07zTBg7fGHRW5Kn_Z3FJL), and [MoneroKon 2022](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_vH-NyOYAg&list=PLsSYUeVwrHBndRQoQ-vLezzlHPLRDNzaw). I am also the maintainer of [XMRradio.i2p](https://xmr.radio) and have contributed to the [Monero Policy Working Group](https://github.com/monero-policy). I will be the principal showrunner of the event, responsible for pushing things forward.
Monero Konferenco (“MoneroKon”) is an annual meeting of privacy advocates, cypherpunks, scientists, and philosophers and is designed to disseminate scientific and technical results in privacy and financial technologies like censorship-resistant digital cash. It was first held in [Denver, Colorado]( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSYUeVwrHBkJHJg_l2uDgbicDJ1PmAVW) in 2019 and after a hiatus due to COVID-19, the event was rebooted in [Lisbon, Portugal]( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSYUeVwrHBndRQoQ-vLezzlHPLRDNzaw) this past summer. The [2019 event had 73 attendees and 27 speakers]( https://github.com/b-g-goodell/mrl-skunkworks-mirror/blob/master/Konferenco/2019/postmorto.md#1-budget-actuals) and in 2022, there were a total of 160 attendees and 40 speakers, having [sold out in less than 6 weeks]( https://nitter.net/MoneroKon/status/1528247373398515712).
In a [MoneroKon 2023 Planning Meeting that was held on November 12th 2022](https://monero.observer/assets/logs/221112-monerokon23.log), meeting participants unanimously agreed to try to hold the event again next summer at [La Fabrika](https://www.lafabrika.cz/en/lafabrika) in Prague, Czech Republic on 23rd-25th June 2023. If the target funding goal is not met in 90 days from the date this proposal is merged, we would fall back to holding the event at [University of Neuchâtel]( https://www.unine.ch/batiments/home/prestations/location-de-laula-des-jeunes-riv.html) in Switzerland on 30th June - 2nd July 2023. However, if the raised funds are not enough to cover the expenses of Neuchâtel, the funds would roll over to the budget of MoneroKon 2024.
If we end up going with the lower cost venue at the [University of Neuchâtel](https://www.unine.ch/batiments/home/prestations/location-de-laula-des-jeunes-riv.html) in Switzerland, the contract with the university does not include staff support, so we would need find volunteers there. Luckily, the people at [Nym](https://nymtech.net) and [Darkfi](https://dark.fi) have offered to collaborate with us in Neuchâtel, which should help solve the staffing shortage if we go that route.
Unlike the previous event that relied heavily on volunteers, a professional team will be hired as part of the contract with La Fabrika, which includes an event project manager, sound, lighting, and video engineers, clean-up crew, and cloakroom attendants. La Fabrika will provide all required furniture (long and bistro tables, chairs), 5x10m stage, projector, screen, sound, and lighting equipment. We will separately hire an independent camera operator and several other freelancers to perform various administrative and design duties.
The total cost of the event is estimated to be around 164,000€. To take into account uncertainties (_e.g._ the number of ticket, merch sales, sponsors, requests for bursaries), the CCS will be divided into 2 parts. In CCS-1, we are be seeking 554.47 XMR, which represents around 35-40% of the cost, assuming we reach the target ticket sales range (200-400) and the number of sponsors (15). We included a 15% contingency fund for emergencies or unexpected expenses. The budget for Prague can be found [here]( https://cryptpad.disroot.org/sheet/#/2/sheet/view/DWRJjhmFhIZSJddgkRDgbEi6gnMMnBFDjxpUPIiOA6Q/embed/).
The cost for Neuchâtel is estimated to be about 102,000€ and we would be seeking 383.86 XMR in funding, which accounts for 37-42% of costs assuming all targets are met. We also included a 15% contingency fund for emergencies or unexpected expenses. The budget can be found [here]( https://cryptpad.disroot.org/sheet/#/2/sheet/view/8VOY0kS0fOgYS6IbA2WQ0cvNnEiWfbfZ7dYEPKyBUbA/embed/).
All speakers and organizers as well as volunteers who have logged at least 15 volunteer hours may request a bursary up to a maximum of 2,000€ to help cover international/local travel, taxies, carshare, accommodation, meals, and any other incidental travel expenses. Expenses must be ordinary, necessary, and reasonable.
The applicant would need to submit a single PDF with scanned copies of ticket stubs and/or receipts (with any personal information redacted) and an invoice with the total amount requested to the Monero Community ("Community") for approval according to the Invoice Payment Protocol as described below. Under extenuating circumstances, the Community may vote to cover expenses above the bursary maximum.
It is hard to predict the number of sponsors and tickets that will be sold, and total bursary needed to cover speaker, organizer, and volunteer expenses, especially in these turbulent times. In we are unable to garner enough sponsors or there is more demand for bursaries than expected, a second CCS may be required to pay for any funding shortfall. We should have a better idea if a CCS-2 proposal is needed in early May 2023.
| <ul><li>Name/nick in end-credits of uploaded videos</li><li>Free MoneroKon T-shirt</li></ul> | <ul><li>Name/nick in end-credits of uploaded videos</li><li>Free MoneroKon T-shirt</li><li>IVPN $100 credit promo code*</li><li>Early access 4k video uploads</li><li>1 x free **General Admission** ticket promo code</li></ul> | <ul><li>Name/nick in end-credits of uploaded videos</li><li>IVPN $200 credit promo code*</li><li>Early access 4k video uploads</li><li>1 x free **VIP ticket /w Monero Merch Pack** promo code</li><li>**Exclusive invite to Speaker’s dinner**</li></ul> |