# Devcon VI ends and this blog begins By [danolar.eth](https://paragraph.com/@danolar) · 2022-10-20 --- **Before Devcon** For many years I have been learning all about blockchain, **web 3.0** and the crypto ecosystem, I really love it, I can’t imagine a future in which this technology is not applied, but as time went by I started to have a great frustration regarding my progress in this world, I couldn’t find how to connect with like minded people, I was also underestimating my knowledge and demanding myself to the point where I believed I had to become a professional in every topic in order to be on par with those who are already working or have already created something in **blockchain.** From October 11 to 14, 2022, in Bogota, Colombia. I attended Devcon VI at the Agora Bogota convention center, an event in which there were about 250 sessions that included exhibits and workshops, all around 10 main themes: Layer 1 protocols. * Layer 2s. * Developer infrastructure. * Governance & coordination. * UX & design. * Staking & validating expertise. * Security. * ZkPs - Privacy, identity, infrastructure, &more. * Opportunity & Global Impact. * Cryptoeconomics. If you want to see each of the sessions you can do it in the devcon archive page: [https://archive.devcon.org/archive/](https://archive.devcon.org/archive/) In addition to that in Bogota there were approximately 200 related events, initially I was scheduled to attend many talks, exhibitions and workshops but I quickly realized that there was something much more important happening outside the auditoriums. ![Devcon from the fourth floor — Photo by D.O](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c7d3f875170807192dc5ffdb65be61f9307643bacd942336c5e74f37ea6b67c5.jpg) Devcon from the fourth floor — Photo by D.O **Networking** Summarizing this experience in one word it would be: **People.** In this global attendance event an environment was created in which you could engage in a conversation for hours with a stranger from anywhere in the world just by smiling when you crossed each other in a hallway and the magic was not only this, it was listening to the experiences of each of them, passions, goals and above all it felt like a meeting of friends of many years. In addition to the personal meetings, at **Devcon VI** you could see and breathe an atmosphere that I could only imagine when reading or listening to stories of **Silicon Valley** or other places of origin of great inventions and companies, the feeling was very nice, it just made you want to start working on a crazy idea, to spend sleepless days working on a new project. The magic that was felt in that place is something that I hope everyone can feel someday and I hope to always attend events like this, as a conclusion I can say that this environment and the people I met made me realize that the only thing that matters is to **start doing something**, whatever it takes to be part of the future, **no matter how simple it is**, I realized that everything I have learned during these years has a great value and it is not necessary to be an expert, it is not necessary to know everything, just have the intention to do things and not stop, little by little a path will be formed and you will end up in places you did not expect. **Thank you!** **Additional notes about the event:** The convention center has five floors which was fully occupied by Devcon VI, they even took a basement level to complete 6 levels. On each level you could find coworking areas, get unlimited snacks and drinks, in the morning you could stop by a buffet for breakfast and the same way it worked for lunch, auditoriums and every corner of the convention center had a unique Ethereum themed design, you could stay all day from 9 Pm to 9 Pm. **Interesting spaces and activities:** **ENS Domains:** a booth with 1 hour queue thanks to the collaboration between ENS x POAP x IYK Card, when you managed to reach the booth they printed on a plastic card an image with your ENS domain and you could use the card as a POAP to connect with the other attendees of the event. (This topic will have a separate post). ENS : [https://app.ens.domains/](https://app.ens.domains/) POAP : [https://poap.xyz/](https://poap.xyz/) IYK : [https://www.iyk.app/](https://www.iyk.app/) **Booths and Swag:** on levels 3 and 4 you could find several stands like ENS domains, each of them belonged to different projects in which you could have a good talk, learn and in addition to that get several gifts, in my case I ended up with 4 overalls, 8 shirts, 4 hats, 2 pairs of socks, 2 scarves, 3 bags, 1 pin and 1 party set of cards! **Chiva:** At the back on the second floor there was a chiva (typical Colombian vehicle) in which you could connect with the ETH Latam communities. **Stickers:** The second day of the devcon, stickers appeared all over the convention center, there was a great variety with the Devcon and ethereum theme but the curious ones were the memes about the merge (Coming soon post about this transition from POW to POS). **Hacker Basement:** A basement full of LEDs, screens with NFTs, chairs and tables to meet and develop new projects or just rest. **Ethereum Jungle:** Relaxation areas with soft music, to rest or sleep in hammocks and poufs. **Ticket attestations**: Along with the email in which you received the entrance ticket came another one that included a link which gave you access to NFTs benefits, discounts on web2 and web3 applications, personalized consulting and access to submit your idea to Venture Capital. [https://devcon-vi.attest.tickets/](https://devcon-vi.attest.tickets/) Devcon APP: A web page that could be turned into an app by creating it as a direct access to your cell phone, it indicated in a complete way the programmed events, general information and a 3D map of each level. [https://app.devcon.org/](https://app.devcon.org/) Language: Although you could use the translation service to attend the talks, it was essential to know English to enjoy the networking, so I recommend you to study as much as you can to test yourself next Devcon. Wifi and networks: There was only one negative point in this event and it was the internet congestion, both wifi and mobile networks were totally saturated and you rarely got a signal to do something useful, according to talk to attendees of previous events has been a recurring problem, but most likely for the next one they have the solution. **What’s next?** Just as I met experts, I met many people starting and interested in learning, I have a lot to teach, my goal with this blog is to capture all the knowledge gained over the years for those who want to know more about blockchain, I hope to connect with those who want to take projects and ideas forward and continue with this passion by turning my full time job on the web3. --- *Originally published on [danolar.eth](https://paragraph.com/@danolar/devcon-vi-ends-and-this-blog-begins)*