After hearing about the success of the CityDAO facilitator retreat in May, and having spoken with many of the participants, we believe it’s in CityDAO’s best interests to have another IRL meetup. This would be open to any CityDAO citizen NFT holders.
A. Zeno’s Family Property in Oregon
One option we propose is to meet at a property owned by Zeno’s family near Portland, Oregon - approximately 35 min from Portland International Airport. Zeno’s property includes the following amenities:
12 beds and 3 bathrooms
TV / Internet
Pool Table
Access to Sandy River and recreation
60 acres of land
CityDAO citizens will have an entire house on the property, configured as:
Room A - 6 beds / 1 full bathroom
Room B - 4 beds / 1 full bathroom in hallway
Room C - 2 beds / 1 full bathroom
Camper Vans, RVs, and tents are an option as well, bring your own!
Zeno’s compensation would be 1 Citizen NFT, and the cost to rent the house is $850/night (USDC acceptable).
B. AirBNB
Another option would be to find a centrally located AirBNB to host an IRL meetup, perhaps in Denver or Austin. The following costs are approximations per night as Airbnb prices fluctuate.
Full support here - adding some commentary to resurface this topic. The Cody meetup was a truly amazing experience for all involved and I think expanding in person meetup opportunities would drive immense value for the DAO as a whole while enabling more effective communication & collaboration through interpersonal connection. Hanging IRL with CityDAO members at Permissionless and Consensus was the biggest highlight of both crypto-event experiences for me, as well.
I must admit that I for one have felt jaded and the overall negative energy of certain conversations lately, along with overall project creep vibes, and I am guilty of sharing in it. IRL meetups like this one will go a LONG way towards avoiding/precluding/mitigating the misunderstandings and misinterpretations of digital communication that have created a tense vibe IMO.
There was a (recent) time when everyone seemed ready to move mountains and use CityDAO to change the world for the better, and we have lost sight of that path a bit lately. We need to reconnect as humans, engage and build relationships, and remember that our common motivators for bringing us to the DAO are still within reach - if we work together. The best and most efficient way for us to regain our vision is to spend time together IRL.
Instead of a single location, we should have simultaneous remote events around the world over a weekend. This will allow more IRL participation that favors no group.
I imagine synchronous and asynchronous meets over a weekend in NYC, SF, Portland, Denver, Red Lodge, Paris, Istanbul, Taipei, Beijing, and via computer, etc. There will be overlap to pass conversations back and forth for a true 72 hour meetup.
I suggest that each Citizen that hosts an event which draws at least 7 other Citizens be compensated and reimbursed. Incentive should be to minimize travel distance, so travel stipend should be split equally between total number of IRL attendees. And all citizens that participate via video for at least 24 hours are also compensated for participation. I like the weekend of December 3-4, 2022.
I would further suggest that a single topic of governance be the focus of the event - with the singular goal of new governance documents flowing therefrom.
Love this idea. @elmo and others in the engagement team you guys should think about it!
I think if we want to have a sooner in person meet then probably should just go with the single option, but I think we should work towards having another meet up like you suggest - maybe even vote on agenda topics before hand!