Tezos enthusiasts are in over 195 countries

Earlier this year, the Tezos Commons Foundation (TCF) was chartered by a group of Tezos enthusiasts as a US based non-profit organization with the goal of advancing the Tezos protocol and community. TCF acts as an independent participant in the Tezos ecosystem and operates with a team and board of directors based on input from the broader Tezos community.

One of TCF’s chartered directives is to sponsor Tezos meetups. To that end, we have solicited meetup proposals and received more than 60 amazing requests to fund meetups around the world — on every continent.

Our team has developed a tiered framework for meetup funding, evaluated the 60+ proposals, and has selected the first 12 meetup locations.

TCF plans to announce meetup funding on a quarterly basis. Selected meetups will receive reimbursement for their expenses depending on the tier of meetup being approved.

Tier 1 meetups will host up to 35 Tezos enthusiasts with 1 or more speakers from the local community. Location fees, food, beverage and Tezos branded give aways are provided.

Tier 2 meetups will feature a 50–100 person gathering. Food, drink, and venue are provided. This is a more formal gathering with two or more speakers, audio visual and a special guest (VIP if available).

Tier 3 meetups will support more than 100 attendees. Swag will be provided to attendees as well as a professional venue, AV, multiple speakers and Tezos VIPs.

Today, we are announcing the first 12 meetup locations that TCF is sponsoring. These events are targeted to occur during the next 90 days. Our team will be working closely with the local meetup organizers to coordinate successful events in all named locations:

Seattle, Washington — Tier 1 event during July

Munich, Germany — Tier 1 event during July

Cebu City, Philippines — Tier 1 event during July

Boston, Massachusetts — Tier 2 event during July

London, UK — Tier 1 event during August

Denver, Colorado — Tier 1 event during August

Geneva, Switzerland — Tier 2 event during August

Los Angeles, California — Tier 3 event during August

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Tier 1 event during September

San Francisco, California — Tier 2 event during September

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg — Tier 2 event during September

New York City, New York — Tier 3 event during September

In addition to these coming meetups, TCF has funded meetups during the current quarter including events in China and recurring events in Japan. The Japan team will continue to run monthly events in conjunction with TCF.

For other locations that have submitted a meetup request, our team will be working with you to refine your proposals and work to schedule as many as possible for Q4 2018 and beyond. If you would like to submit your city to host a meetup, please fill out our Meetup Request Form. Questions can be directed to info@tezoscommons.org.

If your group was not selected for a TCF funded meetup and you want to have one in the near term, please do not let that dissuade you. Grab a venue, get some speakers and have a Tezos event! It’s the decentralized way, after all.