NEAR Town Hall February 2022 - NEAR Global Expansion, Pagoda, Education and MetaBUILD 2 Hackathon

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NEAR is going global. To celebrate, this Town Hall is an exploration of the people and places helping the NEAR ecosystem expand in the digital world, and also IRL.

NEAR Foundation CEO Marieke Flament kicks things off by sharing the Foundation’s progress towards bringing the world to Web3. This is followed by Pagoda’s Head of Operations, Julie Bissinger, who will provide a snapshot overview of its recent launch.

Another big part of this month’s Town Hall will focus on how we’re helping more people learn, build, and create. NEAR Education’s Sherif Abushadi will be showcasing new and improved ways for instructors and students to learn the art of developing on NEAR. He’ll also be sharing insights into NEAR’s global education strategy.

The second edition of NEAR’s MetaBUILD hackathon is underway – and we’ve had nearly 4,000 applicants. Between now and March 3rd, 2022, judges are reviewing submissions. The winners will be announced in March.

Read more on The Unchain Fund, supporting Ukraine unchain.fund NEAR Foundation’s education efforts at near.org/education The NEAR community’s presence at Ethereum Denver: https://near.org/blog/near-at-ethdenv... NEAR Foundation’s partnership with Elliptic: https://near.org/blog/near-foundation... The NEAR MetaBUILD 2 Hackathon: near.org/metabuild Pagoda Platform: pagoda.co &   / pagodaplatform   The NEAR Foundation Grants Program: near.org/grants

Timestamps and Speakers 1:00 - Opening Remarks - Marieke Flament, CEO, NEAR Foundation   / mariekeflament

7:02 - Introduction to Pagoda Platform - Julie Bissinger, Head of Operations, Pagoda   / jbizz_

12:38 - Update on the NEAR Protocol - Bowen Wang, Engineer, NEAR Protocol   / bowenwang18

14:22 - Marketing Updates - Chris Ghent, Head of Marketing, NEAR Foundation   / chrisghent

20:05 - Looking back on Ethereum Denver - Yadira Blocker, Experiential Marketing Lead, NEAR Foundation   / yadirablocker

24:03 - NEAR Education - Sherif Abushadi, Head of Education, NEAR Foundation   / amgando

31:20 - NEAR Funding & Ecosystem Overview - Josh Daniels, Head of Funding, NEAR Foundation   / joshdaniels09

40:23 - Infrastructure partnerships - Marieke Flament, CEO, NEAR Foundation

41:38 - Regional Hubs Panel with Rune Bentien   / rbentien  , Claudio Cossio   / ccossio   and Marieke Flament

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