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The goal of this proposal is to vote on the funding request for&nbsp;<a href="https://forum.astar.network/t/1-zero-1-knowledge-event-powered-by-astar-network-istanbul-turkey/7012"> 1 Zero 1 Knowledge Event</a> to be held in İstanbul/Turkey.&nbsp;The budget requested is 58,892 ASTR from the <a href="https://astar.subscan.io/account/ZfEuzYHyfo5TZfAx9fsntdkx2W4gDFLPwUNeqSrJTpQJXDc">Community Treasury</a>.
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TDLR:
Emre, an Astar Ecosystem Agent from Turkey, is planning a crypto event, "1Zero1Knowledge," in Istanbul on July 28th. This event aims to promote Astar Network and its zkEVM network among the Turkish crypto community, featuring speakers and partnerships.
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The voting options are as follows:
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<li>For - Approve the funding request and allocate 58,892 ASTR.</li>
<li>Against - Do not approve the funding request and do not allocate 58,892 ASTR.</li>
<li>Abstain</li>
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Detailed proposal:
For the complete proposal and discussion, please refer to&nbsp;<a href="https://forum.astar.network/t/1-zero-1-knowledge-event-powered-by-astar-network-istanbul-turkey/7012">https://forum.astar.network/t/1-zero-1-knowledge-event-powered-by-astar-network-istanbul-turkey/7012</a>
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Proposal:
Greetings Astar team, agents, project owners and dear community.
I am Emre, an official agent (ambassador) from Turkey. I am planning a new real life event and I need your support for it. Turkey is currently the heartbeat of crypto real life events. Many of the biggest organizations have already organized hundreds of events and hackathons in Istanbul as prestige.
The biggest projects that prefer Istanbul are; Ethereum, ZkSync, Aptos, Arbitrum, Scroll, Linea, Polygon, Phala Network, 1inch, Avalaunche, Solana, Cardano, Binance, Binance Smart Chain, Starknet, Optimism, Mina, Chainlink&hellip;
In addition, Turkey and Istanbul people are among the top countries that adopt crypto the most, use it in daily life and invest in it. The teams of ethereum, zk and crypto projects that receive millions of investments come out of turkey (clave, chainway etc. etc.).
Turkey has a very important place for the crypto ecosystem. It hosts hundreds of developers, students, investors and community members. Our Astar community of over a thousand people is the biggest proof of this, and these people only originate from the polkadot ecosystem. This event is a great chance for us to introduce our newly developed zkEVM network to the Ethereum and ZK community in Turkey!
So do I and my team have the qualifications to organize this event?
I am the co-founder and past president of Blockchain DEU, one of the largest blockchain university clubs in Turkey. In this adventure, I have taken part in the organization of dozens of events.
My most well-known events were organized in the city of Izmir, in parallel with Devconnect&rsquo;s choice of the famous crypto city of Istanbul.
The most famous ones are Etherwave and Devconnect Side Events.
Etherwave is sponsored by Ethereum Foundation To browse: <a href="https://twitter.com/blockchainDEU/status/1709946914433630485">x.com</a>
Devconnect Side Event sponsor: Starknet/ Starkware Foundation To browse: <a href="https://twitter.com/blockchainDEU/status/1715026500234191260">x.com</a>
My team members are as experienced as me.
Team members such as Vitalik (founder of Ethereum like GavinWood), leading Ethereum ecosystem speakers, designers of ETHday and NotDevcon, etc. are part of the event team I am organizing now.
Now, together with this unique team, we are planning to bring 120 crypto lovers together at the &lsquo;** 1Zero1Knowledge**&rsquo; event on July 28th.
This event will be the first Astar Network event in Turkey. It will also be AggLayer&rsquo;s 2nd event in Turkey and the world. (I organized the first one in Izmir last month at the Block Chain Summit for 500+ people). To check it out: <a href="https://twitter.com/mr_karahanl/status/1795751837611524233">x.com</a>
The main focus of our event will be Astar Network, Astar zkEVM, dApp Staking V3, AggLayer and Aggragated Networks, Account Abstraction.
In the program, which proceeds with a keynote format, our expected speakers are:
Astar Network (if someone from the team does not come, I will represent as an agent)
Scroll
Clave
Phala Network (contacting for a speaker)
Polygon (We are in contact for speaker, financial and moral support)
Neurolanche x Labs
Utilify
We are also fully supported by the Turkish ZK community. This includes Mina Protocol, Risch Zero, ZK TR, rust tr community, aleo and others.
20+ university clubs ready to become community partners!
5+ media organizations are ready to become media partners!
We are now waiting for the budget to be approved. We will share our partnership announcements and detailed speaker panels on social media 1 month before the event.
Currently we need a budget to cover expenses such as stickers, merch, accommodation in advance. We are waiting for a positive response from our community, after this response we will speed up the process even more.
Post-event goals:
I plan to organize a Hackathon for ZK, Ethereum, Blockchain developers to deploy their projects on Astar or develop new projects after we have explained what Astar is and got them interested!
Also, half of our team, including me, is involved in the Izmir Blockchain initiative. We can organize the second edition of this event in Izmir with less cost (no transportation, accommodation, venue, rollup, stickers, etc.) Izmir is the 3rd largest city and we have done many real life events with Izmir BC team.
You can check them here: <a href="https://twitter.com/izmirblockchain">x.com</a>
Value and Purpose for Astar
Astar will increase its recognition in the Turkish market. It will be the center of attention by WEB3&rsquo;s leading developers, investors and community members. It will increase the brand awareness of our project and show everyone that it is the ideal blockchain network targeted with the 3 networks it supports for Web2 and Web3!
You can check our event presentation file here:
What is 1zero1knowledge? What is the format? What will be discussed? Location and time?
<a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGIh1JwoQM/WTO8vVlSm34NP3vJXpSwxA/edit?utm_content=DAGIh1JwoQM&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=sharebutton">https://www.canva.com/design/DAGIh1JwoQM/WTO8vVlSm34NP3vJXpSwxA/edit?utm_content=DAGIh1JwoQM&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=sharebutton</a>
You can check our file for the cost:
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/yn7846H/76a3c9e51311634f51d279aa23e71813332312bf.jpg" alt="" />
&nbsp;Cost total:
135.342tl, 4122.5$ (1$=32.83 turkish lira), 58892 $ASTR (price 0.07).
Istanbul is one of the biggest cities in the world and even just for the venue, it can cost 10.000$, but we were able to do it for around 1000$, or I will bring everyone with my personal vehicle as it is extremely costly for the team to reach Istanbul. We made very good bargains on things like trophies and t-shirts. Or instead of paying hundreds of money for a hotel, 6 of us will stay in the same beds in Airbnb. Also VAT (taxes) is included in these prices.
Our website: <a href="https://www.1zero1knowledge.com/">https://www.1zero1knowledge.com/</a>
x:<a href="https://twitter.com/1zero1knowledge">x.com</a>

- **Problem Statement:** Vote on funding request for "1 Zero 1 Knowledge Event" in Istanbul, Turkey, requesting 58,892 ASTR from the Community Treasury.
- **Significance:** Promoting Astar Network and zkEVM network among Turkish crypto community, showcasing partnerships and speakers.
- **Proposed Solution:** Approve funding for the event to cover expenses like stickers, merch, and accommodation, aiming to boost Astar's recognition in the Turkish market.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Increased brand awareness for Astar, attracting developers, investors, and community members, positioning Astar as an ideal blockchain network supporting Web2 and Web3.