EDMTo - October 26th Meetup (IRL at ChainSafe's Office) at 6:30 PM

Hi everyone!

Welcome to our 3rd IRL event of 2023.

Join us for pizza and drinks while listening to some of the most innovative minds in the web3 space.

Thursday, October 26th

Agenda:

6:30 pm: Doors open (2nd floor, ChainSafe Office)

7:00 pm: Event Starts

1. Welcome Remarks

2. Speaker 1: Phil Ngo, Technical Project Manager of Lodestar at ChainSafe
"A Lodestar for Ethereum Consensus"

3. Speaker 2: Elizabeth Binks, Software Engineer at Astria
"Decentralized and Shared Sequencers"

4. Social & Networking

9:00 pm: Finish

Can't make the EDMTo IRL?
Attend virtually here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHpganG5h2I

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What to expect:
This session is going to be a mix of different developers from the Ethereum ecosystem talking about the projects they are working on.
All developers are welcome, from beginners to advanced coders alike.
What to bring:

• laptop if you want to follow along with the coding component; this is optional though.
• that friend who’s on the fence about blockchain but you know is secretly curious and wants to know more :)

*EDMTo is not an electronic dance music event.
This event is sponsored by ChainSafe

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Speaker Bios:

Phil Ngo is the Technical Project Manager of ChainSafe’s Ethereum consensus client, Lodestar, written in TypeScript. He joined ChainSafe in July 2021, contributing to web3JS and Lodestar as an avid blockchain enthusiast and a genesis node operator on Ethereum. His web3 journey began in 2013 after he was sent Bitcoin as a demonstration. Throughout this process, he realized the immense value of permissionless, transparent and decentralized ledgers.

Previous to his contributions in web3 at ChainSafe, he co-founded a failed startup in the security token space, was a pilot in training for the Royal Canadian Air Force and a veteran information systems specialist for the Canadian military. His previous experiences in a closed and controlled environment led to realizing the immense value open systems provide society. He hopes his work contributes to the benefit of all people, no matter their socioeconomic status, nationality or their accessible needs.

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Elizabeth is a software engineer specializing in protocol-level development. Her interests include privacy, networking, and cryptography.

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ChainSafe

ChainSafe is a blockchain research and development firm specializing in infrastructure development and web3 gaming. We’re well-known for protocol-level contributions to Ethereum, Polkadot, Filecoin, and more, alongside bleeding-edge solutions in gaming, cross-chain bridging, and decentralized storage.
Our open-source and community-driven ethos serves both organizations and developers. With our years of experience, diverse expertise, and global team of more than 120+ skilled individuals, we’re making it our mission to onboard the next 1 million builders into the web3 space by providing them with the groundwork, tools, and experience they’ll need to build the next iteration of the internet.