{"signature": "0x07f9b9f87deac1c27c6014b33a09832ad4980e9f9c0dfbc3766881b65278ac260eb37187957efb628b0202257ee61d4b9caef5b763007f1d6d89aa58288e1e5e1b", "application": {"round": "0x2dc916986323e957874d12ce425a012318f2f3fe", "answers": [{"type": "email", "hidden": true, "question": "Email Address", "questionId": 0, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "12VW3zVDTJKtOcm9Y9VsxFEE+4XJEJ84dYSXsEoRbOa0sXuqyrDF1vToQ+URuiOk", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "57d8e6d7b0d82471b59c043d5d3c7e628b4ee575f20009b3a7eb802347a4bca2f1ca5f5c482747930dc2c707aba635051cd5f0ddc407077624dc83243b9d2fccafe84ef15ccc10b9b7fa040f629c8bacd5633624210b7f5a542b03cb1537ef8d3d35edca93a5e864c4713c8391094eec9b8040627e215d947bce950d970b2b68000000000000002066ffb332304c15ebe9af7eb769ed518f940a5eb485ecbc3d15fb3559a14b7f39a72cb451d3748c12753b5a3952d9c298"}}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Castalia", "hidden": false, "question": "Name of your event?", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "https://t.me/CastaliaCity", "hidden": false, "question": "Share the public communication channels for your event (website, social media, messenger groups, email)", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Bharat", "hidden": false, "question": "Name of the person responsible for the event and the duration of their Zuzalu/ZuConnect attendance", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "21", "hidden": false, "question": "Duration of the event, in consecutive days", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "50", "hidden": false, "question": "Numbers of long-term attendees the event is reasonably expecting to host", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "DeSci", "hidden": false, "question": "Groups of Zuzalu thought-schools the event is substantially dedicated to", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "It is wholly a Science/DeSci event with the plan being 50% of the attendees are scientists. The event will be organised by MuseMatrix Fellows (some of whom will also be in attendance), but it is not mandatory to be a Fellow. Our focus areas are Neurotech, Longevity, Biosecurity and Synthetic Biology. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Elements that dedicate the event substantially to these thought-schools", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": " Whilst not strictly mandatory, everyone will be highly encouraged to attend sessions beforehand to prepare. We want every attendee to contribute to the acceleration of science even if they do not have a science background. Every attendee will therefore “work on a science project” during their time at the event as this is not just a gathering exercise but one that is focused on tangible output. We define tangible outputs as products developed and research published. It is our job as organisers to facilitate this and allocate everyone to something that matches their skills and bandwidth (ie you don't need to have a project idea ). This can range from low effort (eg a decentralised trial using EEG data for example) to more hands-on (scoping and building out a project). You can consider the entire event as a ‘three-week science hackathon’ demonstrating what a floating city of scientists can achieve. ", "hidden": false, "question": "In what ways are attendees obligated to comply with non-optional aspects of the event design? Is there any action or prerequisite necessary to join? Is there anything on the event, that is not optional for the attendee to opt-in to?", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "\n\nCastalia is designed with 3 key components allowing for bottom up dynamics to arise: \nA collective of Fellows will drive the core design of the event. This intentionally decentralises power and allows for greater empowerment of individuals as well as any fellows to contribute to the overall design and experience at Castalia \nThe removal of formal programming creates space in both the schedule and physically at the venue for more people & topics to take centre “stage” \nFocusing on project development with tangible outputs will require all participants to request the support, collaborators, and opportunities they need to succeed. The event will then adapt to these requests. ", "hidden": false, "question": "What are the aspects of the event effectively allowing for bottom-up dynamics to arise", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Castalia’s focus on tangible outputs requires collaboration, sharing updates, and supporting one another. Building projects is one of the strongest ways to build relationships and create strong ties, so we predict some of the participants will form some of their strongest bonds while at Castalia. ", "hidden": false, "question": "What are aspects of the event advocating for relationships and communities to organically form", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "There will strictly be no formal programming, everything will be un-conference style and emergent. We will use the Zuzalu tech stack to allow anyone to book spaces for sessions they want to hold.", "hidden": false, "question": "What are the aspects that allow attendees the permissionless co-organisation of the event (accessibility of schedule programming, availability of venue space and dedicated time)", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Ethereum, ZK, AI, Public Goods", "hidden": false, "question": "Which other themes or thought-schools will be present in your event?", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Fellows will be codesigning the Castalia experience. Leading up to the event this preparation process will include community calls, surveys, and 1:1 convos with potential participants. During the event, programmatic support will evolve with the requests of the community and be handled by the team of Fellows driving the event forward.  \n\n\nThe community is ultimately designing the supports needed for programming at Castalia. Due to the removal of formal programming, this will look like more customization to different attendee types (scientists vs developers vs founders vs operators).   ", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you expect to foster community contributions and bottom-up development of programming? ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes (assuming this is acceptable to the rest of the Zuzalu community) ", "hidden": false, "question": "Does your project plan to give out zupass-compatible membership passes to your attendees?", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No", "hidden": false, "question": "Have you received any other funding for this project? If so, how much and from what sources? (See Rule 5)", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Not this project, but the Fellowship (MuseMatrix) received funds in Q1 (please see the tech round for a description of how funds were used). We were not involved in any kickbacks. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Did either you, or the project, or its predecessor participate in the Zuzalu-Gitcoin Q1 Events Round? If that is the case, please share how much funding you receive and detail how these funds were used? Was your project involved in (non-monetary) kickbacks that were given out in exchange for contributions in?", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No", "hidden": true, "question": "Did any of the organizing members involved in this event (or its predecessor) receive or hold funds awarded to the Zuzalu project as part of Optimism’s Retro PGF round 3? If so, please share in detail how much, when, and on what basis of justification were these funds received by you?", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No", "hidden": true, "question": "Did you, or any organizing members involved in this event involved in your project or its successor or predecessor, hold Optimism Retro PGF funds in the Name of Zuzalu? Please make sure that the funds have been sent to vitalik.eth before applying in order for your project to be eligible.", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The bulk (if not all) will likely be spent as a deposit on the venue. Any leftover funds (or if we can source a free venue) will be spent on the actual event (eg community dinners, hackathon prizes, hardware devices, science equipment, operations, etc)", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe how you will use the funds received from this round?", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes - we maximise compatibility and build on the Ethereum tech stack", "hidden": false, "question": "Is your blockchain-facing tech maximally compatible with Ethereum and common Ethereum ecosystem standards? If so, how?", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "By submitting an application, you agree to the following: 1) provide a statement on Zuzagora (or it’s successor) on how the funds received through this round were used one month after the event ends. In case your event has not fully happened within 2024, all unused funds must be returned, used funds must be publicly accounted for. Please confirm you understand this. ", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Castalia is a place to advance scientific progress. It is focused on convening scientists & developers to build the tooling needed for a decentralised, open, and collaborative scientific future. This petri dish of possibilities hasn’t existed before.\n\nBudget Considerations: we plan to run a 3-week experience regardless. The amount of in-person support and connectivity will be dependent on the support we get. \n\nThe Execution Team: Bharat, Erin Magennis, & MuseMatrix Fellows\n\nRoadmap: \nAugust - run pre-experiences at ZuVillage Georgia & Aleph/Crecimiento & finalise location options with the community\nSeptember - run larger pre-experiences & experiments across 150 consistent people & 500 transient people at  rc pop-up city\nOctober - finalise preparations & community engagement for Castalia v0.1 \nNovember - run Castalia v0.1 for 3 weeks\nDecember - publish a post event recap report ", "hidden": false, "question": "Explain what problem(s) you’re trying to solve, share any Team Roadmap Budget you may have", "questionId": 22}], "project": {"id": "0x7503a7f0384ac27a60b13f73ed6fd07997e3a34702f7f89bd8d2b63d4de10080", "title": "Castalia v0.1 - A pop-up city for scientists", "logoImg": "bafkreictk24b2i5626ftgxh226gyswylwr5rhu2s2snc7iwjvvhvijva3e", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreigcplj3dnjc6ssgzh6aoss3f7ka4lcssla2athvf6o6aac5jlhirq", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://castaliav01.carrd.co/", "createdAt": 1721258735971, "credentials": {}, "description": "Castalia is the home of intellectual pursuits, experimentation, and synthesising human knowledge. It is the place where inspiration meets reality. It is where science progresses. \n\nWe believe that knowledge should be free to come alive and that this best happens when people have the freedom to experiment and have access to the tools necessary to do so. \n\nOver 3 weeks this fall Castalia will be home to over 50 scientists & developers progressing science forward. It will be filled with scientific experiments, discoveries, & product developments laying the foundation for the future of science & DeSci.  \n\n***More info ⬇️***\n\n\n***Name and Inspiration***\nThe name Castalia is inspired by Hermann Hesse's novel \"The Glass Bead Game,\" where Castalia is a fictional utopian society dedicated to intellectual pursuits and the synthesis of all human knowledge. Additionally, the name references the Castalian Spring from Greek mythology, which was sacred to the Muses.\n\n***Event Overview***\nThis event will specifically not involve any typical conference-style talks or ‘tracks’ and it won't just be a “gathering” of people, while those elements are essential to the advancement and sharability of knowledge, Zuzalu-inspired events are all about experimentation and breaking new ground. Our structure and format will be unique, differing from all previous events to foster genuine innovation and collaboration focused on the advancement of science.\n\n\n***Focus and Goals***\nCastalia is focused on collaborative building and tangible output to advance science. We're planning a significant event for mid-2025 (lasting two months with approximately 300 attendees). To lay the groundwork, we will conduct a shorter, experimental event, refining our structure and methodologies. Support during this round will go towards Castalia v0.1. \n\nCastalia v0.1 will be a three-week long event with a minimum of 50 people occurring during October/November. We have identified a few prime locations, but the final location is TBD and will be based on community input in August.\n\n***Organisers***\nThe event will be organised by Bharat and Erin, along with Fellows from the MuseMatrix DeSci Fellowship. Together, we bring a wealth of experience running events (between us we have attended Zuzalu, ZuConnect, Vitalia, and Edge City and will be attending ZuGeorgia, Crecimiento and more). Bharat is the founder of DeSci London, the largest IRL DeSci community with monthly meetups and an annual conference. Erin has also helped run over 300 events including science tech events in over 18 different regions. \n\n***Key Questions and Objectives***\n\n***Attracting Scientists***\nHow can we attract more scientists, especially those unfamiliar with web3 technologies?\nStrategies to bridge the gap between traditional scientific communities and the emerging web3 space.\n\n\n***Optimising Event Structure***\nIs the current structure of having multiple “tracks” the most effective way to run events?\nDoes this format truly accelerate progress in specific domains or the concept of network states, or is it just a long conference with vibes?\n\n\n***Embedding Web3 Mechanisms***\nHow can we integrate native web3 mechanisms (such as PGF/Hypecerts) into the event's fabric?\nExploring practical applications and benefits of these technologies in real-time.\n\n\n***Measuring Success***\nThe event's success should not be gauged merely by “vibes” but by tangible outcomes.\n\n\n***Conclusion***\nCastalia aims to push the boundaries of conventional event structures and is focused on experimenting with mechanisms that allow a floating city of scientists to collaborate and tangibly advance science in new ways not possible pre-decentralisation adoption. We hope to pave the way for future pop-up cities & network state events focused on advancing a specific domain. \n", "lastUpdated": 0}, "recipient": "0x17e4285BeE986aE686504131D3D5ABE0009f297A"}}