NumerCon and the time I spent with my fellow Numeratis were the exact “booster jab” I needed to wake the “meetup organizer Joe” up after two crazy years of COVID and hibernation in a man cave. After NumerCon, I am confident that 1) many countries are now ready for in-person tech events and 2) we need to bring this fantastic in-person experience to more Numeratis around the world.
So, fam, here is my proposal for Global Numerai Community Meetups.
Goals
Demystifying Numerai - many top data scientists out there are just not too sure about the crypto elements and/or the tournament format. Speaking with and listening to long-term participants can be an effective way to build trust. This was exactly how I learned to trust Numerai after watching Jon’s Office Hours with Arbitrage.
Knowledge sharing and brainstorming - although we may not share all our secret sauce, meetups are great opportunities to bounce ideas off each other and may lead to new models with crazily high TC.
Face-to-face discussions between Numeratis and Numerai team - a lot more than just asking the team “wen scores” in person, these events can provide a quick and direct feedback loop for both participants and the Numerai team.
Specifications
Main objective - meetups with talks from community members + the participation of CoE and/or Numerai team members
[Bonus fact] I stopped traveling for events in March 2020 due to COVID. I got bored at home and accidentally stumbled upon some Office Hours with Arbitrage videos. The rest is history.
[Optional] Gamification / Rewards
Numerai swag for meetup participants (recommended)
NFTees for event organizers and speakers (motivation moon high!)
London Meetup (Saturday, 16th July) - Call for Speakers
Good news! For our first meetup in London, I have booked the Microsoft Reactor London - one of the very best meetup venues in Central London. I have also created this Eventbrite page for registration so go and grab your ticket.
The community meetup is essentially a platform for our community members to share their Numerai experience and to learn from each other. That’s why I need your help again. I need some talk proposals from the community.
If you are interested in giving a talk at our London meetup, please submit a talk proposal here (just reply to this message). Just like the other proposals, I will leave the final decision to CoE.
Your talk proposal should include the following:
Talk title
Abstract
Speaker bio
Duration (e.g. 20/30/45/60 mins)
Any additional info (e.g. forum posts, tweets, memes)
My expenses in total = USD 719.72 (see the receipts here).
I will have a chat with the CoE and figure out how to share the materials later. We had some positive feedback on the day. I will send out a simple survey later to collect more data.
More importantly, let’s start planning the next event!
The community meetup is essentially a platform for our community members to share their Numerai experience and to learn from each other. That’s why I need your help again. I need some talk proposals from the community.
If you are interested in giving a talk at our London meetup, please submit a talk proposal here (just reply to this message). Just like the other proposals, I will leave the final decision to CoE.
Your talk proposal should include the following:
Talk title (all I need for now)
Abstract (optional)
Speaker bio (optional)
Duration (e.g. 20/30/45/60 mins)
Any additional info (optional - forum posts, tweets, memes)