Hi Polkadot Community,

My name is Josiah, I have been an active builder and community member within Polkadot for the past 4 years, have been at multiple global events, and am co-organiser of Byron Blockchain & Crypto community. which has attracted Hight profile people adnsponcers from Animoch Brands, Binance, Motoverse, Filecoin, Swyftx and next month it will be sponsored by OKX. I sold the first phygital opal in the metaverse on The Discovery Channel on Kusama and have been presenting Polkadot at numerous events at Blockchain Sydney as well locally where I live in Byron Bay.  According to a report done by Swyftx, Australia is the global leader in crypto adoption with a staggering 23% of the country owning crypto. However, Polkadot has no representation in the past four years at any Australian crypto events making it a greatly untapped resource and I am here to see this change. 

I believe that it is imperative that Polkadot has better exposure in Australia and this is why I have put together this proposal. It is my personal goal be the point of contact for Polakdot in Australia, and lead the growth of the Polkadot Community in the Land Downunder. 

I started this as a discussion here on the Polkadot Forum and also presented it on AAG

This proposal is to have a Polkadot booth at the Australian Crypto Convention 2024 to increase Polkadot exposure in Australia.

Interested projects that are not listed below are welcome to comment and I'll get you involved if this proposal is Successful.

Event Information:

23-24 November 2024 | ICC, Sydney

The Australian Crypto Convention is the largest crypto event in the Southern Hemisphere, organized annually in Australia, where the crypto and blockchain industry’s investors and decision-makers connect to learn, exchange ideas, network, and shape the industry.

The Australian Crypto Convention is the meeting place for entrepreneurs, investors, institutions, builders, traders, VCs, global media, and those with a strong interest in the crypto and blockchain industry.

DIAMOND SPONSOR

• Prominent Branding in event campaigns
• Prominent branding on the website
• Stand Size 36m2
• 25 min solo session + data from session attendees (approx. 300 seat capacity)
• 45 min panellist position + data from session attendees (approx. 300 seat capacity)
• 2x GA Premium Passes
• 10x GA Passes
• 2x Two Day Whale Passes
• Banner in the concourse
• Included in branding in the concourse
• Your logo on the floor plan
• Opportunity to join our X (Twitter) Spaces
• Custom announcements for social posts
• 1 x banner in dedicated EDM or App push

Event Sponsorship Flyer: Link

The purpose of this proposal is to start getting people from Australasia real-life exposure to the builders of Polkadot. Currently, the following teams have a base or employees residing in Australasia:

• Subquery
• Metaverse Network
• DeStore
• Oak Network
• Talisman

With neighbouring countries have the following teams:

• Astar (Japan)
• Mandala Chain (Indonesia)
• SubWallet (Vietnam)

The budget allows for 4 teams and one Head Ambassador to attend with an allowance if 5k USD each per team to contribute to flights and accommodation.

The budget also includes the hire of a professional film team from Byron Film to attend and record happenings for online socials.

Proposal request of $116,160 USDT

All Funds will be managed by Blockchain Integration

I would like to take the time to thank you for reviewing this proposal, I hope that together we can grow the global awareness of Polkadot.  

Regards,
Josiah Kotzur