Full Day In-Person Bootcamp: Creating NFTs on Stellar

This is a full-day IN-PERSON course. Commitment fee refunded if you attend. Maximum capacity is 50 seats. Lunch included.

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Join us in NYC for an exciting developer workshop where you will learn how to create innovative NFTs on Stellar using JavaScript.

## About this event

Interested in building innovative NFTs without the cost and complexity? Join us and Blockchain Meetup NYC in New York City for an exciting developer workshop where you will learn how to create innovative NFTs on Stellar using JavaScript. Get creative and build generative art NFTs that transform the way we think about NFTs today. Explore how these composable NFTs open up opportunities for you as a developer.

## Necessary skills

You must be comfortable in building JavaScript applications.

## In this workshop, you’ll learn

• How to create innovative NFT experiences on Stellar;
• How JavaScript allows smart contracts to be accessible on Stellar;
• How to code generative art NFTs;
• How composable NFTs opens up possibilities for developers;
• What Stellar is, what it’s used for and how it works.

## How to prepare

• Familiarity with our Horizon API and JavaScript SDK;
• Try out the exciting challenges of NFTs on Stellar Quest to learn how Stellar works;
• Have an image ready (1 MB max) to use for the build phase;
• Bring your laptop.

## Schedule

Times in EDT
10:00 AM - Doors open
10:30 AM - Workshop kick-off and introduction to Stellar and the Stellar Development Foundation
10:40 AM - Instruction phase (part 1)
11:40 AM - Questions
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Instruction phase (part 2)
1:30 PM - Build phase (part 1)
3:00 PM - Coffee break
3:30 PM - Build phase (part 2)
5:00 PM - Discussion
5:30 PM - Networking
6:00 PM - Finish

Participants that plan to attend must purchase a ticket through this page and be able to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test result taken within 48 hours in order to enter the venue. Tickets to secure your spot are 5 USD each, which will be refunded upon attendance to the event. Paid fees of ticket holders who fail to attend will be donated to "Society of Women Coders" a non-profit that helps young girls in disadvantaged areas gain digital literacy.

### About the speakers

Tyler van der Hoeven: leads ecosystem engineering at the Stellar Development Foundation. His project initiatives include Stellar Quest, the Stellar Community Fund, and the Stellar Turrets Protocol. Tyler has a deep interest and experience in empowering success and fostering innovation in modern decentralized finance.
Taylor McNeil: drives developer advocacy at the Stellar Development Foundation. Her projects include the Stellar Content Kit, Stellar Quest, and developer initiatives. Taylor is passionate about bringing quality resources to the decentralized finance space and gaming.
Anuhya Challagundla: manages the Stellar's Developer community. Her projects include Stellar Campus Experts and leading the advocates of Stellar Development foundation. Anuhya is passionate about a world of equitable access to the global financial system.

### About Stellar

Stellar is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and sustainable blockchain network for financial products and services. It is both a cross-currency transaction system and a platform for digital asset issuance, designed to connect the world’s financial infrastructure. Financial institutions and fintechs worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has grown to over 5 million accounts. For more information, visit stellar.org.

### About the Stellar Development Foundation

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world’s financial infrastructure. Founded in 2014, the Foundation helps maintain Stellar’s codebase, supports the developer, fintech, and business communities building on the network, and serves as an independent industry voice to regulators and institutions. The Foundation seeks to create equitable access to the global financial system, using the Stellar network to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. For more information visit stellar.org/foundation.