Sub0 Thailand 2024 Sponsorship for active devs and community members

Proponent: Team sponsorship Sub0 Thailand 2024.

Beneficiary: 15Yf3J9rDAe9W9gtjifKrrXv6JTtR3sYYw8R79EeVPREG8pV

Requested: 70,840USD / 16693.23 DOTsuspspuspstronguspruspuspronguspruspContext of the proposal

In June 2024 for Decoded this team sponsored 38 active members: 18 people based in Europe, 2 in Africa and 18 in Asia and Americas. usp initiative was supported by the community. usp proposal and report is here: https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/733.

Now, this team is focused on sponsoring active builders, developers and active members of the Polkadot and Substrate ecosystem to attend Sub0 in Thailand and projects that want to build in the Polkadot ecosystem: 6 developers based in Europe, 12 in Asia, 6 in Africa and 6 in Americas.

Problem statement

Sub0 is a significant event for the Polkadot ecosystem, but some talented and active people can’t attend this event without a sponsorship to cover the high cost of the travel and the hotel.

We saw an additional problem with Decoded 2024 when many people did not attend because of visa requirements.

The Sub0 event in Thailand is an opportunity to fix the previous problem and have many developers in the same place working together. To have global representation at this technical event Sub0 represents an opportunity for the development and growth of the network. And to increase:

1. Exchange of ideas and knowledge
2. Increases opportunities for developers to collaboration
3. Increase the technical adoption of Polkadot
4. Building a Sense of Belonging

The goal of the proposal

We seek to democratize access to learning and networking opportunities in the Polkadot ecosystem, giving members and developers, regardless of their resources, the opportunity to participate in this first class event. Achieving this way to foster a more inclusive, motivated and prepared community to promote their ideas in Polkadot.

In addition, this proposal also seeks to enhance the development of projects in Substrate and Polkadot by giving teams of builders the opportunity to immerse themselves in the ecosystem, meet experts in the field and discover the tools and resources needed to bring their ideas to the ecosystem, all while allowing them the opportunity to attend Sub0.

Proposed solution

We set up a team to coordinate the welcoming, networking and incentivization of active developers, using a transparent method of selection and process, guided by the community.

Budgeting for each region Due to the variation in flight costs, we have classified the maximum amount to be subsidized differently according to the different geographic regions and their respective travel costs.

“Region: Americas”, maximum 2.500 USD
“Region: Asia”, maximum 800 USD
“Region: Africa”, maximum 1800 USD
“Region: Europe”, maximum 1800 USD

Meet the Team sponsorship Sub0 2024

The team is composed of a group of active community members.Here an individual team member introductions:

Patrizia De Bella: An active member of the Italian community. Member of the ANAMIX team. Web developer. Organized events in Italy with the Polkadot Arena group and participated as a speaker.
Polkadot address: 1AnamB4ZknHy7knpqevWFjQ7kWtdqLBFWie3AdBZaadEUUV

Lorena Fabris: Head Ambassador, an active member of the Spanish community. Co-founder of Polkadot Hub, a member of the Spanish Community Bounty. DV Cohort 2 for Kusama. Organizer of many large events in Latin America including side events of PBA in Buenos Aires and the first Polkadot Hackathon Latam in 2022.
Polkadot address: 12xRcHjvStkUYgzTh9vyqinN3tUpddgcPnSUcLXZ3ty44Mq1

Alex PromoTeam: PromoTeam member, Joined the Polkadot Ambassador Program in 2019. Created and Developed several communities with a total audience 60K+ Different languages and regions: Russia / Central Asia / International. Social platforms - Twitter / Telegram / YouTube / Medium. Invited thousands of new users, dozens of developers and projects to the Ecosystem. Organized and spoke at 2 big Meetups in Moscow, 6 in Tashkent, 1 Belgrade and numerous small meetups.Admin and owner of dozens telegram chats across the Polkadot Ecosystem.
Polkadot address: 15G4hfDNtNhRc82As8Ep2YfvpM5xVdX7De3P9qSdHerGA6wC

Ezio Rojas: Head Ambassador, DV Cohort 2 for Polkadot. In the Polkadot ecosystem since 2021. Lawyer, former Cointelegraph Editor in Spanish, and Former Community Manager for Latin America and Spain at Parity Technologies. Co-founder of the Caracas Blockchain Week conference.
Polkadot address: 14Gn7SEmCgMX7Ukuppnw5TRjA7pao2HFpuJo39frB42tYLEh

Patricia Arro: Currently a co-contributor of OpenGuild, a team elected as Head Ambassador, leading all Polkadot initiatives in Southeast Asia. Former APAC Community Manager at Parity. Active member and contributor of the Polkadot ecosystem.
Polkadot address: 1WgB9o954mkQi97f36azSwDt7SfRUQuJ1kCyb7Sv1WAUcSe

Success metrics

Fairness:
— All non-funded participants support the selected participants.
— The signatories of this proposal are automatically eligible to participate and get funded, yet they are bound by the same rules as everyone else.

Transparency:
— Each participant who submits their reports and receipts, agrees that these documents will be shared in a publicly visible folder.
— All questions are posted and answered out in the open.

Efficiency:
— Each selected participant who submits their report and receipts in time, will get theirbr />— Create a sense of belonging among the participants, so that they have a greater commitment at the time of building in Polkadot.

TO APPLY FOR SPONSORSHIP, PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS ESTABLISHED HERE:
— All the funded participants will act actively in social media with posts about Sub0 and their experience.
— This initiative serves as an example for decentralized volunteer coordination, by the community for the community.
— Create a sense of belonging among the participants, so that they have a greater commitment at the time of building in Polkadot.

TO APPLY FOR SPONSORSHIP, PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS ESTABLISHED HERE:

https://forum.polkadot.network/t/sponsorship-for-sub0-thailand-2024/10093

Full proposal here.