Hello Steemians! With almost one month left to prepare, the Steem Summit organizers and supporters are starting to achieve the objectives of the pre-summit activities. The pre-summit activities are designed to:
The organizers are extremely grateful that the calls were heeded. The organizers recognize that this event is a collaborative effort in that they are but initiators and the community's participation is essential to make this an overall success.
This series update aims to let all of you to get caught up with all things summit-related. Don’t forget to hit the upvote and resteem buttons to show your support! Starting from the release of the Manifesto last March 4, 2018; here are the key important details that have happened since:
The Steem Summit, being the first of its kind in the country, needed to be defined thoroughly so that its identity is communicated clearly. Here are the posts that serve as the foundation for this event:
Steem Summit Manifesto. This post talked about the objectives of the event. It also established the need for the summit and what makes it different from the monthly meet-ups.
Steem Summit Branding. This post discussed the need for setting up an identity for the summit. It also highlighted the important key considerations made to come up with the branding for the event.
Steem Summit Organizers’ Profile. This post introduced the key people responsible for this event. This was done to ensure accountability, transparency and correspondence.
Steem Summit Financial Statement. This post presented the budget schedule with the corresponding percentage contingency for the different expenditure categories for the event. It also made mention of the sources of the funds.
Steem Summit Official Announcement. This post announced the most-awaited details of the event: the venue and date of the summit.
As the Steem Summit aims to promote Cebuano passions and talents, visual and performing artworks are to be featured in the event. For the visual arts category, an exhibit will showcase the chosen works of art while a program will feature the winning performance art pieces. Interested artists are to submit their entries to be judged correspondingly by qualified evaluators.
Steem Summit’s Call for Exhibit Panelists. This post called for 3 panelists for each of the categories: poetry, travel posts, art, and photography. Qualifications for becoming a judge were included, too.
Steem Summit’s Call for Art Submissions. The mechanics for submitting a work of art, along with the rewards and the contest specifics were highlighted in this post.
Steem Summit’s Call for Performance Judges. This post called for 3 performance judges for each of the categories: singing, beatbox, spoken word poetry, and dance. Qualifications for becoming a judge were included, too.
Steem Summit’s Singing Competition. The mechanics for submitting a song entry, along with the rewards and the contest specifics were highlighted in this post.
The organizers hope that you’re all as excited for this as they are! May the community see the value in itself and not lose heart with the declining monetary value of SBD.
See you in the next post and more importantly, see you in the summit!
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