The decentralized protocol and infrastructure conference.
September 15, 2023, Kreuzberg, Berlin;
a Department-of-Decentralization1 event.
Abstract
Protocol Berg is a novel summit providing a location specifically for protocol research, decentralized infrastructure, and core-developer experience. The one-day event with two stages, opportunities for technical workshops, and protocol community gatherings brings together protocol researchers and other stakeholders from different decentralized protocols. Attendance is free of charge. The event will not host any sponsors or commercial talks.Table of Contents
1. Conference
Protocol Berg was a one-day technical conference targeting an audience of protocol/system/network engineers, decentralized-infrastructure administrators, researchers, and other curious minds. Protocol Berg aimed to bring distributed technology ecosystems together to exchange concepts and technology, talk about shared open problems, and learn from each other.
Topics covered by the event orbited mainly around consensus protocols, distributed virtual machines, peer-to-peer networking, decentralized infrastructure, open-source governance, and protocol research.
We welcomed 650 attendees, and tickets were free, as in free lemonade. All attendees had to adhere to the event's Code of Conduct.
Protocol Berg was a donation-backed, non-profit event. Therefore, there were no sponsors.
1.1 Schedule
1.2 Speakers
Figure 1: Speakers of Protocol Berg, 2023.
1.3 Recordings
Recordings are provided by StreamETH:
A mirror of all sessions is also available on our YouTube channel:
1.4 Gallery
2. Call for Participation
2.1 Speakers
The call for participation is now closed. To modify or confirm your talk or workshop proposal, use our Pretalx interface:
Talk and workshop proposals should align with one of our tracks:
- Consensus: validation concepts, fork choice, and finality considerations
- Networking: communication in federated, distributed, and decentralized systems
- Infrastructure: distributed clusters, testing and testnet infrastructure, blockchain operations
- Databases: efficient storage and retrieval of complex system states
- Cryptography: key management, zero-knowledge technologies, hash functions, encryption
- Governance & Society: broader concepts of protocol research and development, social protocols, philosophical musings on human coordination and decentralized, open-source, off-chain and on-chain governance structures and processes
2.2 Volunteers
Volunteer applications are now closed. Thanks for supporting Protocol Berg!
2.3 Attendees
General admission applications are now closed. Watch your inbox and see you soon!
Ticket vouchers will be distributed on a "first come first serve" basis for all eligible applications.
In addition to the public application form, there are two more ways to get tickets:
- Each confirmed speaker will receive 4 vouchers to distribute at their discretion.
- We will allocate a certain contingent of ticket vouchers for the Ethereum, COSMOS, IPFS/Filecoin & Polkadot ecosystems to distribute to their communities.
Attendance is free of charge. Note that a voucher needs to be redeemed and turned into a ticket in our ticket shop. A voucher is not a ticket. No ticket, no entry.
2.4 Updates
To follow us for updates, find us on Bluesky, Lens, or Twitter:
Bluesky: @protocol.berlin
Lenster: @ethberlin
Twitter: @ETHBerlin
To connect to the Protocol Berg community, join our [matrix] space:
#protocol:tchncs.de
To provide feedback or ask questions, please email us.
3. Venue
The Heeresbäckerei (magazine in the army bakery)2 in Berlin-Kreuzberg is an impressive industrial monument located directly at the river Spree. The magazine in the west wing was used as a warehouse since 1890. Lorries with flour and grain travelled on rails between the magazine and the bakery. The brick building has retained its substance over the years. Cast iron columns carry a five-meter-high ceiling. The parquet is made of old beech. Deep arched windows open the room to the light. The result is a magnificent venue with charm - perhaps one of the most beautiful in Berlin-Kreuzberg3 .
The venue will be equipped with two stages. In addition, there will be workshop areas for deep technical study and knowledge-sharing classes.
Latitude/Longitude:
52.504853, 13.434746
Street Address:
Köpenicker Straße 16-17, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg.
4. About the Host
The Department of Decentralization is a collective of people from various crypto, decentralization, and blockchain communities in and around Berlin. The group assembled in 2018 to organize events such as ETHBerlin4 5 6 or GoerliCon7 and has been active since.
The aim is to be an agnostic vehicle to drive adoption, educate newcomers, and raise awareness of the challenges and benefits of decentralization and open-source software. Currently, the Department is primarily run from Berlin. The collective is composed of around a dozen members who contribute voluntarily.
4.1 Contact
To connect to the Protocol Berg community, join our [matrix] space:
#protocol:tchncs.de
To provide feedback or ask questions, please email us:
hello@protocol.berlin
4.2 Donations
The Department of Decentralization is a non-profit organization accepting donations either via cryptographic transactions or traditional wire transfers.
Donations on Ethereum mainnet: dezent.eth; on other EVM chains: 0x59cc3Fc56B8B2988F259EC1E6f3446907130f728
Donations on Polkadot: 14DfiBmme3pjph6aD86MyGfYRbAUtwCJqjECope8rpvhv6gu; Substrate: 5FHNZrWhnGZGPA64FV3Mq7qPZyAqCdeAmEVieXenJjuBjYP1
Wire (SEPA) donations:
Beneficiary: Goerli Dezentral gGmbH
International Bank Account Number: DE16 1005 0000 0190 8447 44
Bank Identifier Code: BELADEBEXXX
Subject: Spende Protocol Berg
To donate on other platforms or to get a donation receipt, please message us at donations@protocol.berlin.
4.3 Impressum
Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG: Goerli Dezentral gGmbH, Mariannenstraße 9-10, 10999 Berlin, Handelsregister: HRB 207663 B, Registergericht: Amtsgericht, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Umstatzsteuer-ID: DE325917754, vertreten durch A. Schoedon, Telefon: +49 (0) 30 20613410, E-Mail: schoedon@protocol.berlin.
Goerli Dezentral gGmbH is a non-profit organization serving tax-privileged purposes, according to the articles of association. The organization meets the statutory requirements under §§ 51, 59, 60, and 61 AO in Germany.
The content of this website is available through IPFS:
IPNS: ipns://protocol.berlin
ENS: https://dezent.eth