Amsterdam RP Meetup Reimbursement of Cost
The recently awarded Summit Grant programm allows for reimbursement of expenses for attendees of RP meetups.
We organized an RP Meetup in Amsterdam for 12th April 2024 (around the ETHDam conference and hackathon) which fits the goals of this grant.
It was announced and chatted about in the #conferences channel, with the main announcement here.
Who is the proposed retrospective award recipient?
So far 3 of the 8 attendees of the RP meetup handed in expenses. Ideally reimbursements would be paid out directly to them.
What specific project or work is the retrospective award in recognition of? Please detail what the project or work entailed and the duration over which it took place.
We seek only compensation for expenses at the event, like drinks.
All work regarding organizing the event, including getting a location, announcing the event, collecting responses and traveling from Germany to Amsterdam is done for free.
Are the subjects of this award entirely open source (MIT, GPL, Apache, CC BY license or similar)? If not, which parts will not be, why, and under what license will they be published?
N/A. The whole event was open and accessible to everyone.
Benefit
It proved to be a great opportunity to discuss all things RP and to strengthen community ties.
We brought over 2 hackers from the hackathon who are interested in becoming node operators themselves.
| Group | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Potential rETH holders | Generated awareness of RP at ETHDam which helps bring rETH on people’s radar |
| rETH holders | Strengthening Node Operator community helps us in creating rETH supply (more NOs) and in getting better APY, because NOs are well connected and well informed and thus provide better service and error recovery |
| Potential NOs | 2 potential NOs attended and got a good first impression of the community and the tech |
| NOs | Better community, shared knowledge, more know-how |
| RPL holders | Meetups help retain existing NOs, even during RPL ratio drops like currently, and have new people join as NOs. Thereby supporting RPL use and price. |
Costs
Consumption at the event location Hannekes Boom and transportation to it (excluding flights).
Total costs across all members who provided PoE (proof of expenses):
| Person | Cost in EUR | Cost in USD | Reimbursement USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.10 | 21.45 | 21.45 |
| 2 | 48.90 | 52.18 | 50.00 |
| 3 | 19.30 | 20.59 | 20.59 |
| 4 | 59.62 | 63.61 | 50.00 |
| 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| SUM | 147.92 | 157.83 | 142.04 |
Empty values mean attendees didn’t respond yet (will update if they do before the deadline) or passed on the reimbursement.
How much USD $ is the applicant requesting be awarded to the recipient?
Full reimbursement of cost up to the limit of $50 per person.
Note that people like me who flew to AMS and stayed at a hotel had far greater cost than that which do do not ask reimbursement for.
Is the applicant requesting RPL or LUSD?
RPL
Conflict of Interest
None