Gathering of Villages
Throughout October and early November, Chiang Mai will welcome a series of pop-up villages leading up to Devcon, the global Ethereum conference in Bangkok.
Local residents are invited to participate by signing up for the full pop-up experience or on a weekly basis. Many of these groups will also host open events, offering opportunities for the community to get involved.
Pop-Up Cities and Events
Edge City Lanna
Dates: October 10 – November 10
Who Should Attend: All backgrounds interested in experimentations towards human flourishing.
Location: Alt_PingRiver
Registration: Still open, apply on the website
Open events: TBA
Link: Edge City Lanna Website
Digital Humanities Un-College
Dates: October 21 – November 10
Who Should Attend: All backgrounds and experiences wanting to learn together
Location: several through the city
Open Events: All open events, sign-up may be required for planning purposes
Link: Website Page
ShanHaiWoo
Dates: September 30 – November 10
Who Should Attend: Artists, philosophers, technologists, innovators, researchers, and humanists.
Location: The Wall Nimman
Registration: Still open, apply on the website
Open Events: TBD
Link: ShanHaiWoo
AuraVerse
Dates: October 12 – November 10
Who Should Attend: Those with backgrounds in science, longevity, decentralized systems, open-source technology and community innovation.
Location: Mae Rim, Chiang Mai as well as pop-ups in the city
Registration: Still open, apply on their website
Open Events: TBA
Link: AuraVerse
MegaZu
Dates: October 7 – November 7
Who Should Attend:
Location:
Registration: Still open, apply on their website
Link: Megazu.fun
Invisible Garden
Dates: September 30 – November 10
Who Should Attend: Developers interested in Ethereum and/or ZKP.
Location: 4seas Nimman
Registration: Still open, apply on the website
Open Events: TBD
Link: Invisible Garden
Funding the Commons x Earth Commons x Pagoda
Dates: October 7 – October 31
Location: 4seas
Registration: Cohort is closed, sign up on the website to find out about future events.
Link: Funding the Commons
Closing Festival
Dates: November 7-10 (proposed)
Who Should Attend: TBD
Location: 4seas Mountainview
Registration: TBD
Link: TBD
Note: This event is still being planned and all information is tentative.
Check out the amazing map made by EthPadThai to find even more pop-up cities going during this time!
Different Events (this number is going up as we learn about more events planned)
Up to 1000 people coming into Chiang Mai
limitless
Outcomes
Listen to Janine Leger, co-founder of Edge City, as she discusses pop-up cities at the recent Network State Conference in Singapore. (This is part of a long livestream. Watch talk from 16:40 – 29:30)
What is a Pop-Up City?
Pop-up cities aim to convene people working on the frontiers of tech, science, and society together for 1-2 months to live, work, and create together.
Several different groups have been starting, but Edge City has been a leader and is innovating and iterating in this area.
How could we build a more inclucive, thriving, intentional world? These pop-up cities aim to be a lab or test case for asking these questions and experimenting with these ideas.
Additional Reading:
Vitalik shares ‘Why I Built Zuzalu’