HackAtom VI Opening Ceremony

Cosmos  - Tendermint

Developers, join us at the HackAtom VI Opening Ceremony to learn about Cosmos and its powerful tech stack and code in real time.

Time Out Market Studio Lisbon

Cosmos, the second-largest blockchain ecosystem after Ethereum, invites you to join them in building the decentralized web! HackAtom VI is the biggest hackathon in Cosmos history with a total prize pool of more than $1,000,000 in ATOM. This online event lasts for an entire month. HackAtom VI starts November 11 and ends December 8. To launch HackAtom VI with high energy, Cosmos is hosting an in-person Official Opening Ceremony at the Time Out Market Studio in Lisbon on November 11. To get the best start in the HackAtom VI competition, make sure you go through the <a href="https://hackatom.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HackAtom VI challenges</a> to get an idea of what you can build in this hackathon and bring your laptop with you to code in real time with experts in the field during the in-person workshops. You’ll take part in an action-packed day that is filled with keynotes from the hackathon sponsors, interactive workshops given by core Cosmos contributors, face-to-face mentoring, and network with a growing community of like-minded cosmonauts! Event ScheduleEvent Schedule9:00 UTC: Doors open to welcome you to the HackAtom VI Official Opening Ceremony, a light breakfast will be served.10:00 UTC: Keynote, &quot;Building the Internet of Blockchains,&quot; opening remarks by Peng Zhong, CEO of Tendermint. Find out about the story of Cosmos and how we grew to be the second-largest blockchain ecosystem today.10:15 UTC: Keynote, &quot;HackAtom VI: Ready, Steady, Go!,&quot; Adriana Mihai, Director of Marketing and Community at Tendermint, covers the essential information you need to take part in the biggest hackathon in Cosmos history.10:30 UTC: “Overview of the Cosmos Ecosystem and HackAtom VI Challenges,” with Tobias Schwarz, Ecosystem Development Engineer at Tendermint. Learn about the latest developments in the Cosmos network, where you can contribute, and an overview of the hackathon challenges. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions in a short Q&amp;A session.11:00 UTC: Keynote, “Judging Criteria: What We Look for in a Project,” Sunny Aggarwal, Cofounder, Osmosis Labs, provides clarification and tips on how to impress the judges. 11:15 UTC: Coffee Break11:35 UTC: Keynote, “Starport Challenges Overview,” delivered remotely by Denis Fadeev, Head of Developer Experience at Tendermint. In this lively session, we fire up the Starport CLI and review the Starport challenges. We’ll also look at code analysis for scaffolding, improving the serve command to support multi-node testnets, enhancing the build process, and architecting a proper plugin system for Starport.11:50 UTC: Workshop, “Creating a Loan Blockchain with Starport,” delivered remotely by Denis Fadeev, Head of Developer Experience, Tendermint. In this interactive workshop, we’ll create a new blockchain module from scratch for borrowing and lending tokens using Starport. By the end of the workshop, you should be able to start building your own blockchains!12:50 UTC: Lunch break14:20 UTC: Keynote, “User Experience is the Real Gateway,” by Michael Sofaer, CEO, Pylons. The experience of using blockchain has historically been very difficult for users and developers alike. Yet, broader acceptance will require good usability on both ends—and Pylons has built one way to do that. Discover the Pylons solution in this fascinating talk.14:35 UTC: Workshop, &quot;Build with me!: A Cross-Platform Mobile Blockchain Experience,” by Mijolae Wright, Software Engineer, Pylons. Learn to develop a cross-platform mobile blockchain experience with Pylons SDK.15:35 UTC:Round Table, “A journey from HackAtom to mainnet,” with Billy Rennekamp, Grants Manager, Interchain Foundation, Josh Lee, Cofounder, Osmosis Labs, and Sunny Aggarwal, Cofounder, Osmosis Labs.16:05 UTC: Coffee Break16:25 UTC: Keynote, &quot;Assignment: Earth,&quot; by Shaun Conway, Founder, ixo Foundation. The year is 2030. Cosmos technologies and collaborations changed the state of our planet. What happened?16:40 UTC: Workshop, “Sustainable DeFi! (It’s ReFi!),&quot; a hands-on workshop with Shaun Conway, ixo Foundation. The ixo Protocol defines how to make verifiable claims about Earth States, verify these claims, issue verifiable credentials, and mint Earth Tokens of different classes, using the Interchain Identifier Specification and Token Templates. In this workshop, you&#x27;ll see how to build compelling solutions with these protocols and next-generation token specifications.17:40 UTC: Closing Remarks, “Bootstrapping a Career in the Crypto Industry via Hackathons and Grants,” by Billy Rennekamp, Grants Manager, Interchain Foundation (ICF)19:00 UTC: Party time! Socializing begins, lasting until late hours, including food, drinks, music, and networking! Don&#x27;t miss the official afterparty where you can unwind with music, food, and drinks in one of Lisbon’s liveliest venues, Ferroviário. To let us know you are also attending the evening event, be sure to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hackatom-vi-opening-ceremony-party-tickets-203738767137?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=escb" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> register to join </a>our guest-list. You must sign up to attend the afterparty event by registering for the guest-list. If you are unable to attend the in-person Lisbon opening ceremony, be sure to take part virtually and <a href="https://hackatom.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">register for HackAtom VI online.</a> May the best cosmonaut win!In compliance with the current COVID-19 regulations, you must comply with 3G requirements to attend this event. Every person must provide proof of either a fully vaccinated certificate, negative test within the last 24 hours, or that they have recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months.

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