On January 27th, community member Degerhan placed a proposal in the CoE Rocket Chat channel:
Background: I want to connect with the maximum number of active and interesting members of the community at numeraicon
Assumption: cost of travel may cause hardship for some and block them from attending
Proposal: Five “numeraicon fellow” need-based travel stipends. Designate a CoE member to privately receive messages, take the person’s word that this stipend is infact needed (no onerous proofs). Only requirement is that the person is active in the community. CoE privately and at their sole discretion decide who (if any people) receive it.
Estimated cost: ~$3-5k.
After CoE discussion, we decided on an interim YES vote but wanted to give the community a chance to also vote on this proposal. A forum post was created with a 48hr voting period.
[Proposal] Degerhan-5 need-based travel stipends-Community Vote
Here were the results:
CoE Elder jrAI created a Google Form for those interested in obtaining funding to attend the NumeraiCon in Apr.
We want to connect with the maximum number of active and interesting members of the community at NumeraiCon as possible (thanks to Degerhan for the proposal). We don't want the cost of travel to cause hardship for anyone and block them from attending. The CoE is planning to sponsor five “numeraicon fellow” need-based travel stipends. We will be taking everyone at their word that this stipend is in fact needed (no onerous proofs). The only requirement is that the person is active in the community, but the CoE privately and at our sole discretion decide who (if anyone) receives it. Stipends will be in NMR and adjusted to current market value in USD on each approval and payment. Please provide your information below and we will privately discuss before making a decision and selecting ~5 people for stipend approval. We will also keep all information/requests private. If you'd prefer not to fill out this form, you can alternatively message one of the CoE members on rocketchat.
For those outside of the US in need of help obtaining Visa’s, nj states that Numerai could “write formal letters of invitation to the conference if needed for visas”
Below is the information on the Numerai Conference 2022.
Date and time
Fri, April 1, 2022
1:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Location
Scottish Rite Masonic Center
2850 19th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132