EthCC[4]: 6–7–8 April, 2021
By: Bettina Boon Falleur
Tags: Paris, Conference, Ethcc, Ethereum

Dear EthCC community,

A hard choice was made and tears were shed as we decided to break our ‘same place same time’ rule.

We are changing the dates for our next conference.

EthCC[4] will take place on the 6–7–8 April, 2021.

Why?

We love you too much!

Many of our friends are still unable to travel to Europe.

We don’t know when all borders will reopen, but we do know that you need time to prepare to travel, and we can’t expect you to decide 1 week prior to an event if you’re able to come or not.

We'll get you to Paris, Evan!

We want to welcome as many people as possible

We don’t want people missing out on EthCC just because they can’t travel to Paris

We want you to be able to enjoy a café in a café

We don’t want you stuck behind your screen rewatching our livestreams

Why are you postponing only by a month?

Just a month? Will things really get better then? We ain’t channeling Nostradamus, but we are closely monitoring what’s happening around the world. Our French Covid-19 experts predict a [worst case scenario] third wave for the end of February 2021, so things should be better by April. Weather is a factor as the virus spreads better in cold and damp weather, so Spring should help us. Vaccines have started in the USA, Europe has ordered an insane amount of them from all companies producing them and the vaccination campaign in France will start in early January. 2021 will be better than 2020, and we’re giving the year 3 months to settle in and sweep away the remaining aura of 2020.

What’s great about April?

“Aah, Paree, c’est Jolee!” April is the month of rebirth! The weather is sweeter, the cafés have their terraces flowing with Parisians reading the news.

Gee! Our Easter Holidays!

Great News, France is a divine country with many different landscapes and activities for you, your family, friends, colleagues and pets.

EthCC is the perfect excuse to plan a trip to France!

Discover the typical architecture of Normandie while sipping some Calvados.

Go sailing in Brittany, eat some “galettes bretonnes” (their local crepes).

Go surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, in the South-Western french coast, and on the road discover the Bordeaux region and the delicious wines.

Go hiking and smell lavender in Provence.

Go show yourself in Saint Tropez and enter a competition of who has the biggest yacht.

… And so much more…

So what’s to expect for EthCC[4]?

We have received a lot of applications from speakers for this year. We’re delighted to share with you the first ones to become EthCC[4] speakers :

We’re cooking up some cool activities during the conference, we’re not showing our cards yet, but some of you might remember Epicenter’s booth last year. Or Monolith’s coffee booth. Or our chill room where people could just hang out. Or the Trust Community app that most of you enjoyed. Or the secret Eth address hidden in Arthur Simony’s art video.

Well, all this extra time is creativity time for us. Stay tuned !

Left to right,: Joseph Lubin, Friederike Ernst, Sebatien Couture

As always, EthCC is for the community, by the community. Hit us up if you want to organise something, anything! during the conference.

In the meantime: bon baisers de Paris! (With social distancing of course.)