ETHBerlin Fact Sheet:

everything you wish your parents told you before getting into Open-Source hackathons (?)

Before reading, please note: this event is fully booked. We are sorry but we are unable to accomodate more people. We will, however repeat the experience improve based on what we learn, so see you next time.

A lot has been rumored over ETHBerlin- or maybe not, but that was a nice start for this write-up.
The fact of the matter is that we are indeed working towards organizing a memorable event, and while we sort out piles of GDPR and legal paperwork because after all, Berlin’s cool but it’s in Germany, and Germany does love bureaucracy, we need to focus more on our audience and inform accordingly.

So we assembled this fact sheet in an FAQ format, which we intend to continue adding to as questions arise.

GENERAL/TICKETS

What to expect in terms of ETHBerlin structure and organization?

The event will be held at Factory Berlin, which has not one, but TWO venues.

One is in the central district of Berlin, Mitte. The other brand new Factory venue is bang in the middle of the city’s startup scene, Gorlitzer Park.

Factory is one of the city’s biggest innovation hubs and these guys have been involved with the blockchain community here for a long time, so it’s only fitting the hackathon is held here.

On Day 1 we will have a launch event/mini-conf to kick everything off at Factory’s Mitte location, followed by a cocktail reception, cos we got to get those inspirational juices flowing.

Conference community tickets

THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED – NO MORE COMMUNITY TICKETS OR HACKER APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED. The waitlist has been completed too.

Door policy is strict – nobody outside the list will be able to waive it. Please respect our hackers, we organize this event to offer a platform to develop new dApps to change this ecosystem.

We will also have a HACKER ONLY session at Factory’s other venue in Berlin’s infamous Gorlitzer Park, aimed to bring the hackers up to speed, set testnets and prepare their skillsets.

Day 2 will be the Hackathon + workshops (Görlitzer)

Day 3 will see the end of the hackathon, followed by presentations to the judges and then the announcement of the winners.

AND in true Berlin style, we will end with a blowout so everyone can let rip after an intense couple of days glued to their laptops.

Who is running this?

We are a collective of individuals working full time in Blockchain for diverse companies: high profile Ethereum projects, very knowledgeable VCs, meme connoisseurs, software developers. Our organization team is formed by more than 20 people, so for the sake of making this concise, we’re just going to go for the ETHBerlin Core Orga team as a collective and not separate individuals.
ETHBerlin with the incredible support of Factory Berlin & ETHGlobal .

How can I get a ticket to the talks/hackathon?

THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED – NO MORE COMMUNITY TICKETS, SPONSORS, JUDGES, MENTORS, VOLUNTEERS OR HACKER APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED. The waitlist has been completed too.

Door policy is strict – nobody outside the list will be able to waive it. Please respect our hackers, we organize this event to offer a platform to develop new dApps to change this ecosystem.

APPLICATIONS

I applied as a hacker! What about my confirmation?

Applications are closed and all hackers approved. Thank you for bearing with us through the process and for your understanding, fellow hackers.

I applied as a speaker, when will I get the confirmation?

Speakers are set already, see your schedule. We have not taken any money for speaking slots. If you still don’t think it’s fair we rejected you, considering we did tell you two times about our rules, please email us at noreply@ethberlin.com 😉

What about volunteers?

Applications are also closed.

JUDGING & MENTORING

At ETHBerlin, one of our core concerns was to make sure that these particular two areas are covered in detail. Our team has two task forces entirely dedicated to organizing this.
If you are a dev working on an open source project and have some killer skills, please reach us out, we need you to be able to give feedback to the hackers.

Who will be judging? Can I apply?

We have closed applications and all judges are selected. They come from all walks of life and we are proud of the diversity achieved on this front. Stay tuned for updates.

Who will be mentoring? What does mentoring imply?

Based on what we experienced at ETHBuenosAires, we are expecting hackers that are already well-versed and knowledgeable. So most of the mentors’ tasks will be giving feedback.
As we aim to have the Hacker Set-up session, we hope that all mentors will be able to collaborate on this, and bringing all hackers up to speed before the hackathon launches.
Mentorship will then become a great experience where you will be able to discover great projects, make friends and collaborate in a true open source selfless community, without any pressure.
You don’t need to prepare anything to be a mentor. If you are already good at your job, and ready to help open source furtherly, you are good to go.

Prizes

ETHBerlin has decided to prioritize the Open Track Bounty so all sponsors will be donating to this particular one.
Additionally, we will have some sponsored prizes, more information on that coming soon.

LOGISTICS

Food stuff

If you are an ETHBerlin assistant, you will have food covered, and everything you need on the premises for you to be able to focus on the BUILD. More coming soon, but we got you covered.

Some noteworthy stuff (to be continued)

We won’t cover flight costs of volunteers: we are very sorry, but hacker prizes (open track bounty) are our priority in terms of budget allocation.

MEDIA PARTNERS

We will be delighted to have you join as media partners. Please apply via our website and you will be contacted soon.