[community] Wed Aug 30: DeSci MTL & DeSci TO xCommunity event

[Greg Van Alstyne]

Decentralized Science:
DeSciMTL x DeSciTO
cross community event
Bringing together DeSci Montreal and DeSci Toronto as co-hosts in city-to-city networking, DeSciMTL x DeSciTO seeks to broaden & deepen cultural, linguistic, & practical diversity in our movement.

In Decentralized Science* (DeSci), research is conducted, and knowledge is shared, in ways that shift ownership & value away from passive industry intermediaries, into the hands of all active participants.

We'll dive into what this emerging Open Science/Web 3.0 movement is about, & introduce two active projects: DeSciLabs and Gitcoin.

These events gather people from different backgrounds, fields & regions together to have awesome discussions, mix things up, and spark ideas. We aim to make DeSci accessible to all disciplines and walks of life!

Meetup Agenda:

5:30 pm - Doors open, OCAD University, 100 McCaul Street, Fifth Floor, Room 544

5:45 - 6:00 pm - Welcome and Introductions

6:00 - 6:30 pm - Get to know Gitcoin + Q&A

6:30 - 7:00 pm - Get to know DeSciLabs + Q&A

7:00 - 8:00 pm - Networking and social (Timbits and coffee provided)


Guest Speakers:

Jonathan Starr, Core at DeSciLabs – DeSciLabs is a dedicated team of scientists and engineers determined to reshape the way knowledge is shared. Their goal is to eliminate barriers like data silos, paywalls, and proprietary analytics from scientific communication. Through innovative technologies, they are advancing open and reproducible science while streamlining publishing and funding processes. Their groundbreaking platform, "Nodes," is designed for researchers to effortlessly publish and manage manuscripts, data, code, and research artifacts. "Nodes" promotes open, interoperable, and compute-enabled research objects, ultimately seeking to redefine scientific collaboration and drive innovation.

Boris Dyakov, Program Coordinator (DeSci) at Gitcoin and PhD candidate at the University of Toronto - Gitcoin is a DAO with the mission of helping communities fund their shared needs through quadratic funding. To date, two DeSci grant rounds have cumulatively distributed over $600K to projects in the ecosystem. Boris will discuss the past and future of the DeSci program at Gitcoin, as well as the novel scientific funding models that web3 enables.


Organizers:

Tania De Gasperis - a Web3.0 enthusiast and researcher in Strategic Foresight and Responsible development of Emerging Tech. Inspired by the current DeSci movement worldwide, she is eager to help foster a local, multidisciplinary and inclusive meetup for DeSci here in Toronto.

Greg Van Alstyne, Director, Strategic Innovation Lab - Greg is a designer, educator, and cofounder of sLab at OCAD University in Toronto. His reflective practice investigates designing with emergence, inclusive innovation, speculative design, social data literacy, and critical visualization.


Sponsor:

Chaarmi Worlds Inc. - is a Canadian company that has created a video game called Chaarmi Worlds, a metaverse creation system that works via the internet browser on PC, Mac and Oculus Quest 2 in VR. You can think of it as the “Wordpress” of metaverse galaxy creation. Established in April of 2022, Chaarmi Worlds Inc. is creating the future of the metaverse.

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Please join the DeSci in Toronto Telegram<https://t.me/+sAZu37iQ8wszZGI5> group to stay in touch and learn about future events!

*For an introduction to DeSci, check out this<https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/what-is-decentralized-science-aka-desci/> article.

Accessibility commitment: We are committed to making this an inclusive and accessible event. If there is anything that you need, please feel free to email taniafdegasperis at gmail.com and we will do our best to accommodate.