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Welcome to Devcon.

We have got loads to cowl, and on this put up you may examine all of it! Learn intently as we go over transit to the venue from Osaka’s airports, the Devcon Venue, the Agenda & Devcon App, and extra!

Please bookmark this piece to reply all questions that you will have associated to early and on-site registration, experiences across the venue, taking part throughout talks, facet/after occasions and the whole lot else Devcon5.

To kick issues off, let’s talk about tips on how to get the place you are going.

I. Transit

Most attendees will probably be touchdown quickly, and we need to just be sure you’re in a position to simply navigate towards the Devcon venue.

The vast majority of of us will arrive at Osaka’s worldwide airport, Kansai Worldwide Airport (KIX). From there,  there are just a few straightforward methods to succeed in the ATC Corridor, or the Cosmo Tower, Hyatt Regency and Quintessa lodges.

a. KIX to the Venue 

KIX Airport Limousine Bus to Hyatt Regency Osaka

The Limousine Bus is an express-bus simply steps from the doorways to the airport. There are solely two stops earlier than this service drops off on the Hyatt Regency Osaka, which is adjoined to the venue. The bus leaves each half hour and is sure for Osaka Nanko/Common Studios.

The associated fee for a journey is JPY1,600 per individual (about $15 USD) a method, or 2,800 yen ($

By way of Metro 

The metro is a low-cost possibility for getting round any a part of Osaka. From Umeda/Honmachi/Shinsaibashi/Namba, take the Osaka Metro Chuo Line to “Honmachi” station, and from Honmachi station, take the Cosmo Sq. to Commerce Middle station for about 18 minutes.

From Shin-Osaka, take the Osaka Midosuji Line to Honmachi station, and from “Honmachi” station take the Cosmo Sq. to Commerce Middle station for about 18 minutes.

By way of JR (Japan Rail)

From Tennoji or Osaka station, take the Loop Line to “Bentencho” Station and switch to the Osaka Metro Chuo Line by way of Cosmosquare for about quarter-hour and get off at “In entrance of the commerce middle” Station. This journey ought to run about ¥390.

b. ITM to the Venue

For these arriving by way of connection or domestically at Itami Airport (ITM), we advocate the Itami-Airport Limousine Bus, which can shortly deliver you to the middle of Osaka. From there, join with Osaka Metro’s Chuo Line to succeed in the ATC Corridor.

And for extra info on native transit, we’re at all times thrilled by our group taking the lead, and happy to advocate and share these group sources:

Different Helpful navigation instruments 

II. Devcon Registration

a. Early Registration

Optionally, skip the road on Day 1 by registering on Monday to obtain your wristband and badge!

Date: Monday, October seventh

Time: 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Location: Sakishima Cosmo Tower 1st flooring

b. DOORS OPEN: On-Web site Registration

Date: Tuesday, October eighth

Time: 8:00 AM (Programming begins @9:00AM)

Devcon Venue: ATC Hall 2 Chome-1-10 Nankokita, Suminoe Ward

1. Registration “must know”

• All traces are equal — no alphabetical order this yr!

• Earlier than you arrive, you should redeem your code for a ticket QR and obtain the PDF to your system or print it prematurely.

• Wristbands are required for entry and have to be picked up at registration. Don’t lose your wristband — it won’t get replaced.

• Badges are non-obligatory, and will be picked up on the Swag Station in Corridor C

• For all on-chain public sale and raffle ticketeers, please make sure that you’ve got redeemed your tickets here. Employees will be capable to help on-site if wanted.

c.  Web

We all know how convention Wi-Fi usually feels, so we’re making an attempt out just a few new issues this yr. Along with the usual venue Wi-Fi possibility, we’ll have devoted connections in every room to assist with presentation-streaming and extra. Additional, you probably have an unlocked telephone, let our workers know at registration for a present and a few devoted knowledge (a data-only SIM card legitimate at some point of the convention [5 days]) of your very personal.

d. Reserve Swag throughout the ticketing course of? 

We have got you lined, however you may decide issues up a bit later. See the Swag part for extra info (Pt. III-B-1-ii)!

III. Venue & Experiences

a. Welcome to the ATC Corridor

Handle: 2 Chome-1-10 Nankokita, Suminoe Ward, Osaka, 559-0034, Japan

The ATC corridor is an exquisite and trendy venue full with indoor and outside house, a direct practice cease for fast downtown entry, a view of the water (for these nautically-inclined amongst us) and on-site meals and procuring!

We’ve various distinctive actions and areas for everybody to look ahead to each inside and out of doors the primary venue, together with a packed schedule on levels of all sizes, all kinds of meals choices, and different experiences.

Let’s begin with these experiences!

b. Contained in the Venue

1. The Unbelievable Corridor C!

i. Tabling Groups

Corridor C is immediately accessible from the primary entryway and gathering place of the ATC Corridor. Inside you may discover workers and swag from thirty of the Ethereum ecosystem’s main groups. You’ll want to go to all through the convention as properly, since many tabling sponsors and teams will rotate after Day 2 of Devcon.

ii. Swag & Gross sales

Talking of swag, Corridor C can also be the place to select up your pre-ordered swag and extra! Did you choose your gear throughout the ticketing course of? Head to the Swag Station and current your QR (obtain individually out of your ticket) to redeem to your swag. In the event you chosen a measurement, we have got it reserved for you.

Need one thing extra? We have got unique designs and add-ons like Devcon hoodies on the market as properly. Test these out right here: swag.ethereum.org – use the password “osaka5” 😉

iii. Badge Design, Sticker Station and Meals!

Is your badge not but lined in pastel coloured and meme-related stickers? We will help. Final yr’s Devcon stickers went shortly, so we have reloaded. Head to the again of Corridor C to satisfy your sticker desires, and seize a snack alongside the way in which.

2. Decompression Room II

Have to keep away from eye contact? Take the elevator to Ground 6 and discover a stress-free, refreshing house for visitors to doze and laze about. No gadgets please! On Day 4, there will probably be a meditation session led by a Zen monk for these in dire want of a lift after an extended convention.

3. Dogfooding, One other Form of Meals

i. Ethereum Galaxy (Burner Pockets Sport) 

Come play Ethereum Galaxy, a webapp scavenger hunt the place you possibly can uncover all the celebs within the Ethereum group’s evening sky, constructed by FlexDapps. Gather stars by visiting all areas of the convention scanning QR codes, and full a complete galaxy to win prizes and the last word easter egg.

ii. Proof Of Attendance Protocol (POAP)

Snag your collectible ERC-721 token to show your attendance at Devcon!

4. Crypto Grows on Timber

‘On the Revitalization of Nature’ is an artwork/thought expertise produced and curated by the Division of Decentralization. By compelling artwork initiatives (a lot of which use the applied sciences that we’re so onerous at work on similar to Plasma, IPFS and others) we search to activate the emotional attachment we really feel in the direction of our planet and spark ideas on the present local weather disaster. Contributors are invited to share their concepts, questions and complaints in a standard “Complaints Guide” which will probably be later used on a second iteration of the present.

5. Elsewhere 

Step by a portal, leaving the hustle and bustle behind, and into an interactive theater exhibit that’s Elsewhere. On the entrance you may discover a stress-free, refreshing house for visitors to take a deep breath and decompress. Go to Celo’s listening sales space, flip pages by particularly wonderful books, chat with mates over a cup of tea whereas clearing your head. Additional in, an clever and interactive expertise exploring the veiled ideas with which we mythologize cash will lead you on a journey in contrast to every other.

To search out “Elsewhere”, take elevator #2 (left of Corridor B) to the third flooring and head to Umier Dice/Room 308:

c. Outdoors the Venue

1. Devcon Park

We will not wait so that you can see the yard! Devcon Park overlooks the water from the again of the Devcon Venue, and is constructed by our mates at ConsenSys. Get pleasure from seating, meals, drink and nice views.

2. Devcon Park Amphitheater

Want some air? Try the cool outside amphitheatre space for extra talks, panels and workshops. This house additionally has some free blocks of time if you would like to schedule your personal speak! Simply head on down and pencil it in. We’ll present an replace right here quickly with particulars on tips on how to schedule time utilizing the Scheduler!

Oh… and we’ve got a particular visitor becoming a member of us on Day 1 that you simply will not need to miss.

 3. Teatime with Doge

Meet Kabo-chan.

She’s fluffy, cute, and it’s possible you’ll know her higher because the real-life face of Doge. That is proper, the pup that began all of it is right here within the fur and will probably be providing you with the newest on breakthrough state-channel analysis. Okay, we’re kidding about that final half.

Be part of Kabo-chan on Day 1 (October eighth) at 2:30PM for teatime and selfies.

d. Meals is an expertise, too!

Attendees can have just a few extra choices this yr on the subject of the menu.

Pastries and occasional with an area flare will probably be round every morning, and light-weight snacks (+espresso and tea) are supplied all through the day. For lunch, everybody will probably be supplied with a stack of vouchers at registration which can be utilized to get your self a lunch at any of the locations listed here.

In complete, we’ve got almost 30 eating choices in and across the venue to let everybody discover and decide their favorites every day.

IV. Schedule & Devcon App

a. Agenda

This yr’s schedule is accessible in a number of codecs. The official on-line launch is reside at Devcon.org/Agenda.

For extra info, see our full put up on the schedule here.

*In the event you want a hand with discovering a room (or the rest at Devcon), maintain an eye fixed out for the dark-red workers shirts worn by volunteers and workers on the Devcon crew.

b. The Devcon App

An on-the-go schedule is accessible by our Devcon cell app. Test it out under!

By the app, you’ll save your most anticipated talks to a customized schedule, seek for and find out about audio system by title, obtain reside Devcon updates, join and share schedules with mates and extra! We might prefer to ship a particular thanks to Ackee for his or her work on this yr’s app.

appa.devcon.org (for iOS)

appg.devcon.org (for android)

c. HackMD

This yr we will probably be providing a collaborative note-taking platform referred to as HackMD for each Devcon5 speak!

Contribute notes to the HackMD pocket book throughout every speak that you simply attend, and for those who miss any talks, test HackMD for notes and suggestions from others on what you missed.

The Devcon5 pocket book can discovered here, with separate notes for every speak.

d. After & Facet Occasions

Except for Devcon occasions and actions, there’s a lot taking place in Osaka, and impartial teams throughout the Ethereum ecosystem have been at work to combination facet occasions, afterparties and different alternatives for all of us to participate in. We applaud their work and dedication, and might’t wait to see everybody at just a few of the occasions that they are serving to to make occur. Try their pages under.

V. Cultural Suggestions

First time in Japan? Do not smoke outdoors! This is some recommendation about social customs that could be new to you, like frequent phrases, info on tipping tradition, and extra.

a. Do’s

• At all times have money available. There are various shops, eating places and taxis solely settle for money. ATMs are situated in each comfort retailer

• In the event you neglect one thing at residence, head to a comfort retailer (7-11, Household Mart and Lawson) and you will discover most must-have gadgets there

• You may drink the faucet water

• On public transportation ready for trains or bus, line up a queue in an orderly method and don’t minimize in, Japanese individuals actually care for his or her queues

b. Don’ts 

• Don’t tip in eating places (no tipping tradition)

• Don’t throw away trash on the road

• Don’t drink or smoke on the road (designated areas solely)

• Don’t make telephone calls whereas on public transportation

• Don’t converse loudly on public transportation

c. Native ideas 

• Discover a wide range of scrumptious native meals in Dotonbori space similar to Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki, Kushi-age

• Japan’s official journey app is beneficial to find enjoyable spots and to get alert notifications in case of pure disasters https://www.jnto.go.jp/smartapp/eng/about.html

• There are sometimes women-only practice automobiles if wanted (written in English on the facet of the practice)

• If you don’t want to hold round heavy suitcases, there’s a convention baggage storage service supplied by ecbo cloak https://cloak.ecbo.io/

• For additional info, discover with Osaka Data https://osaka-info.jp/en/

d. Helpful phrases

Keep in mind some helpful Japanese phrases (most Japanese individuals don’t converse English however they’re normally useful to reply with some vocabulary)

• Hey – Konichiwa (こんにちは)

• Thanks – Arigatou (ありがとう)

• Excuse me – Sumimasen (すみません)

• Please – Onegai shimasu (おねがいします)

• Sure – Hai (はい)

• No – Iie (いいえ)

• I am sorry – Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい)

• I do not perceive – Wakarimasen (わかりません)

• Goodbye – Sayounara  (さようなら)

• Good evening – Oyasumi (おやすみ)

• I do not perceive Japanese – Nihongo wakarimasen (にほんごわかりません)

• What’s this? – Kore ha nandesuka? (これはなんですか？)

• The place is _? – _ ha doko desuka? (____はどこですか?)

• The place is the restroom (rest room)t? – Rest room ha doko desuka? (トイレはどこですか?)

• Do you settle for bank cards? – Bank card ha tsukae masuka ? (クレジットカードはつかえますか？)

• I’m _ . – Watashi ha __ desu (わたしは____です)

• Assist! – Tasukete kudasai (たすけてください)

VI. Different issues to know

a. Security First!

1. Emergency numbers:

• 119 – Ambulance, fireplace, emergency rescue

• 110 – Police

• 118 – Sea rescue (for these of you that insist on making boat events occur)

• “I’m at  (place title)” = Watashi ha (place title) ni imasu

• “It is an emergency! Please ship ambulance” = Kinkyu desu! Kyu-kyu-sha wo onegai shimasu.

We can have medical workers on the venue on-site in case of emergencies.

b. Code of Conduct

Please bear in mind to abide by the Code of Conduct, which is accessible right here: https://devcon.org/code-of-conduct.

For any questions concerning the Code of Conduct, or to make a report/file a grievance, contact a workers member or a volunteer.

c. Keep updated with the newest information!

Be part of the Official Devcon Bulletins Telegram channel: https://t.me/efdevcon5

First time at Devcon? Be part of the n00bs channel: https://t.me/devcon5n00bs

Comply with Deva on Twitter: https://twitter.com/efdevcon

Keep Tuned to (and allow) push notifications within the Devcon App:

The official web site for Devcon5 is https://devcon.org/

That is it! Keep in mind to bookmark this web page for fast entry to all issues Devcon, and welcome to Osaka.