PMEI is submitting retroactive payment for {bash} ETH Denver and a new confirmed conference closing event for October 11th, Zebu Live. We will be producing this event to further align with Distractive's greater Polkadot marketing strategy.&nbsp;
This ref covers: Retroactive payment for funds advanced for ETH Denver Closing Party Adding new event: Zebu Live Official Closing Party
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Requested Amount: 37,882 DOT Beneficiary: 15nKYvAm8Yu9QVK65JWrhfyabhHkWywg21X9gX4GFJo3v4cT Address Owner: PMEI
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A Quick Update on PMEI / {bash}&hellip; (If you&rsquo;d like to know what we&rsquo;ve been up to)
We&rsquo;ve been head down, building out the necessary infrastructure for what we need to yield meaningful results before, during and after our events. (ticket flows, web2 rich experiences with abstracted substrate tech underneath, our music label and relevant industry partnerships)
After Polkadot Decoded, PMEI/ {bash} will have added an estimated 5K+ new substrate wallets to the ecosystem w/ post event education and follow up. This will have been achieved over a 4 month period. We&rsquo;re not stopping there! This is all top of the funnel.
So far, the {bash} team, led by Miami (Moonbeans), has also built a proprietary ticketing flow where any attendee can easily spin up a substrate wallet, receive rewards and funnel into fun Polkadot things. You can see our new site here.
All attendees at future events will have a substrate wallet tied to their ticketm, with only two easy steps.
In the background, we&rsquo;re also working on a number of BD deals to drive adoption of Polkadot amoung enterprise businesses. We have BIG things in the works which OpenGov will see soon enough. Real users, huge transaction volume.
Thats all for now! Please, consider supporting this proposal. More information below:
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A bit on ETH Denver Closing Party
PMEI produced the {bash} official closing party which was partially approved by the Events Bounty in two tranches (as seen in <a href="child_bounty/610">Part I </a>and <a href="child_bounty/653">Part II</a>).
PMEI&rsquo;s original proposed budget for ~ $150K was reduced by the Events Bounty to exclude the cost of the DJ talent (of which 7 performed across 3 rooms) and talent buying (fees associated with logistics and artist/ manager negotiations). PMEI raised partial sponsor funds to cover these costs and used part of the agency fee to cover the deficit.
Additional costs to produce the event were incurred as a result of the last minute release of funds from the EB and additional requirements added on by the ETH Denver conference not originally included in the budget. PMEI is asking for retroactive payment to cover the additional expenses and overages that our team paid for out of pocket.
$148,453 Total Cost of ETH Denver event
7.5% avg raise in DOT price
Total 11,282 DOT Granted by EB
$44,239 Deficit
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Event Success Metrics
Number of Attendee Sign-ups 5365
Substrate Wallets added 1898
Number of Live Predictions ~300
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New Event Zebu Live
<a href="https://www.zebulive.xyz/">https://www.zebulive.xyz/</a>
Estimated Party Size: 2500-4000 people Estimated new substrate wallets: All Attendees (3500+)
With the addition of Zebu Live as a confirmed official closing party for {bash} Polkadot in London on October 11th, we are requesting the amount for one additional event.&nbsp;

- **Problem Statement:** PMEI is seeking retroactive payment for expenses incurred at ETH Denver and funding for a new event, Zebu Live, to align with Polkadot's marketing strategy.
- **Significance:** PMEI aims to enhance Polkadot's ecosystem by adding new substrate wallets and driving adoption among enterprise businesses through events and partnerships.
- **Proposed Solution:** Requesting 37,882 DOT for retroactive payment for ETH Denver and funding for Zebu Live event.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Increase in substrate wallets, event success metrics, and further alignment with Polkadot's marketing strategy through hosting Zebu Live event.

#825 Retroactive Payments for {bash} + adding Zebu Live Official Closing Party