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# Attending Events Policy

# Introduction
The purpose of this document is to define Hashcloak’s company policy when it comes to attending events related to Crypto and other Blockchain events. This document outlines the criteria that is needed to be met in order to attend events, as well as the expectations of the staff. This applies to both full-time employees and contractors.

# Summary
Hashcloak recognizes the numerous events relating to Crypto that occur throughout the year. These events can be a wealth of information and can benefit not just individuals, but our team as a whole. As such, Hashcloak encourages its employees to take a look at what is happening in the Crypto market and has defined a policy surrounding attending events of this kind.

# Criteria
The following outlines the criteria needed to be met for employees/contractors to attend events:
* Must have been employed for at least 90 consecutive days (3 consecutive months)
* Must be in good standing (No active written warnings)
* Must not exceed attending 4 events/year (1 event per Quarter) - Unless otherwise approved by the CEO (@[e-mail])
* Quarters are observed as the following: Q1: January-March, Q2: April-June, Q3: July-September, Q4: October-December)
* Cannot sign up for or attend consecutive events (events that occur one after the other) - Unless otherwise approved by the CEO (@[e-mail])

# Signing Up For An Event
If you are interested in taking part in an event such as a conference or seminar, please refer to the list of upcoming events located at the bottom of the page.
* Employees/Contractors are not solely limited to the events listed on this page
* Employees/Contractors must list their name down by the event they are interested in attending, in order to track how much staff may be allocated to a particular event.
* If there is interest from multiple members of the team to attend a particular event but business needs prevent all from attending, consideration will be given to those who signed up first (first-come, first-serve basis)
* If you come across an event that is not listed below, but you are interested in attending, please reach out to the CEO (@[e-mail]) for approval
* In order to put in a request to an event, an employee/contractor must message/email the CEO (@[e-mail]) and Operations Manager (@[e-mail]) formally stating their request to attend a particular event and provide at least three (3) weeks notice
* Event Proposal template can be found here: https://hackmd.io/XSCyYf3jTZm1DUZ9NHdqEQ?view

* Workers can use the following template when formally requesting to attend an event to their manager:
* Hi (*insert manager’s name here*),
I would like to attend (*insert name of the event here*) which is located in (*insert location of the event here*). This event covers (*insert a brief description of the event and why it is value-add to attend*). The event runs from (*insert length of time the event runs*), and I plan on attending from (*insert days you plan on attending*). The estimated cost to attend this event is (*insert assumed total cost of attending the event, with a breakdown of the anticipated costs such as lodging, meals, travel, etc.*) If approved to attend this event, I plan to leave on (*insert date you will leave for the event*) and will return to work on (*insert your return to work date*). Please review this request at your earliest convenience.

# Attending An Event
While attending an event, please keep in mind that you are a representative of Hashcloak. We expect you to conduct yourself in an appropriate manner that upholds the strong ethical nature of Hashcloak as a company. Listed below are some expectations:

* Costs incurred by the worker are to be documented in accordance to the company Expense Policy
* Expense Policy: https://hackmd.io/rthKwYk0T0yIfQnTnKL4QA
* If you are currently working on an assigned project (either group or individual), you are still responsible to complete your task/assigned portion
* Notes are to be taken at the event in order to be shared with the team upon your return
* Notes can be shared with the team during the Company-Wide Standup, Team Hangout or by signing up and presenting at a Study Club Session

# 2023 Events
**February**
* The Blockchain Event
* February 14-17, 2023
* Broward County Convention Center (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
* Website: https://www.theblockchainevent.com/east/
* Attending:
* Blockchain Economy London Summit
* February 27-28, 2023
* Magazine London (11 Ordnance Crescent, London)
* Website: https://blockchaineconomy.london/
* Attending:
* Blockchain Life 2023
* February 27-28, 2023
* Dubai, Atlantis The Palm
* Website: https://blockchain-life.com/asia/en/
* Attending:
* Miami Web3 Week
* February 27-March 5, 2023
* Miami, Florida
* Website: https://goexpoverse.com/web-3-week/
* Attending:

**March**
* Future Digital Finance 2023
* March 6-7, 2023
* Hyatt Regency (Austin, Texas)
* Website: https://netfinance.wbresearch.com/
* Attending:
* Blockchain Economy Dubai Summit
* March 8-9, 2023
* Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre (Dubai, UAE)
* Website: https://beconomydubai.com/
* Attending:
* Crypto Expo Europe
* March 19-21, 2023
* Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)
* Website: https://cryptoexpoeurope.com/
* Attending:
* Paris Blockchain Week
* March 20-24, 2023
* Le Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France)
* Website: https://www.parisblockchainweek.com/
* Attending:
* WOW Summit in Hong Kong
* March 29-30, 2023
* Hong Kong
* Website: https://wowsummit.net/
* Attending:

**April**
* NFTNYC2023
* April 12-14, 2023
* Time Square and Hudson Yard
* Website: https://www.nft.nyc/
* Attending:
* ETHGlobal Tokyo
* April 14-16, 2023
* Tokyo, Japan
* https://ethglobal.com/events/tokyo
* Attending:
* ETHTaipei 2023
* April 21-25, 2023
* Taipei, Taiwan
* https://eth-taipei.notion.site/ETHTaipei-2023-7aba2e9b4d264385ad26cb926639ed3a
* Attending:
* Consensus 2023
* April 26-28, 2023
* Austin, Texas
* Website: https://consensus.coindesk.com/
* Attending:
* Istanbul ETH Privacy
* April 27-30, 2023
* Ataköy Istanbul
* https://www.leadingprivacy.com/istanbul
* Attending:

**May**
* May 5-7 – ETHTallinn hackathon
* May 5-7, 2023
* Estonia, Europe
* https://www.ethtallinn.org
* Attending:
* NFT Tallinn conference
* May 9-10, 2023
* Tallin, Estonia
* https://nfttallinn.com
* Attending:
* EDCON Montenegro (changed from Vienna)
* May 19-23, 2023
* Montenegro
* https://edcon.io
* Attending:
* ETHDam (Amsterdam) conference & hackathon
* May 20-21, 2023
* Amsterdam, Netherlands
* https://www.ethdam.com
* Attending:
* Spaghett ETH (Naples) Conference
* May 24-26, 2023
* Naples, Italy
* https://naples.spaghett-eth.com
* Attending:
* ETHGlobal Istanbul
* May 26–28, 2023
* Istanbul
* https://ethglobal.com/events/istanbul
* Attending:

**June**
* ETH Seoul
* Jun 2-4, 2023
* Seoul, Korea
* https://2023.ethseoul.org
* Attending:
* ETHPrague Conference & Hackathon
* Jun 9-11, 2023
* Prague, CR
* https://ethprague.com
* Attending:
* ETHGlobal Toronto
* Jun 23–25, 2023
* Toronto, Canada
* https://ethglobal.com/events/toronto
* Attending:

**July**
* ETHBarcelona
* Jul 5-7, 2023
* Barcelona, Spain
* https://ethbarcelona.com
* Attending:
* EthCC (Paris)
* Jul 17-20, 2023
* Paris, France
* https://www.ethcc.io
* Attending: **~~Teresa~~, Onur**
* ETHGlobal Paris
* Jul 21–23, 2023
* Paris, France
* https://ethglobal.com/events/paris2023
* Attending:

**August**
* Ethereum Argentina (Buenos Aires)
* Aug 16-19, 2023
* Argentina
* https://twitter.com/EtherArgentina/status/1625857633260552200
* Attending: **Elena**

**September**
* Ethereum Singapore hackathon & conference
* Sep 10-12, 2023
* Singapore
* https://www.ethereumsingapore.com
* Attending:

* Token2049
* Sep 13-14, 2023
* Singapore
* https://www.asia.token2049.com/
* Attending: **Teresa**

* ETHGlobal New York
* Sep 22–24, 2023
* New York City
* https://ethglobal.com/events/newyork2023
* Attending:

**October**
* ETHOnline (ETHGlobal) virtual
* Oct 6–25, 2023
* Virtual (Online)
* https://ethglobal.com/events/ethonline2023
* Attending: