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Taiko Istanbul Event Summary (with application link)

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Exciting events never stop, not just Devconnect 2023.

Devconnect 2023 conference will be held in Istanbul from November 13th to 19th. Devconnect is a week-long independent Ethereum event aimed at learning, sharing, and advancing together. At Devconnect, you can have in-depth discussions on hot topics in Ethereum and collaborate face-to-face on the problems you are currently trying to solve.

Taiko is an Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution based on ZK-Rollup. It is currently building the world's first Based ZK-Rollup (Based Type 1 zkEVM) that is equivalent to Ethereum, in order to maximize compatibility with Ethereum in both technology and ideology. Taiko's multi-proof protocol and permissionless design maximize decentralization and security, while supporting the reuse of all Ethereum tools and code to ensure the smoothest development experience.

Taiko team will attend the "Devconnect · Istanbul" event and participate in over 24 offline activities in various forms within 6 days (November 13-18), involving partners including but not limited to: Ethereum Foundation, Lido, EigenLayer, StarkWare, zkSync, RISC 0, IOSG, etc. Among them, Taiko is invited to participate in roundtable discussions, workshops, keynote speeches and other activities.

In this article, we will elaborate on the series of events by the Taiko team at "Devconnect · Istanbul", selecting and highlighting every moment that cannot be missed, ensuring that you seize every opportunity for collaboration and communication.

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Taiko Recommended Activities

【ZK HACK】

Date: November 10th - November 12th

Highlight: Taiko sponsors the event.

https://www.zkistanbul.com/

【zkEVM Panel at zkDay】

Host: Manta Network

Guests: Taiko, Co-founder and CTO of Brecht Devos, Alex Gluchowski, Co-founder and CEO of zkSync, Jakub Wojciechowski, Founder of Redstonr Oracles, and Tracey Bowen, Founder of HER DAO.

Time: November 13th, 13:00-19:00

Location: Intercontinental Istanbul.

Highlights:・14:30 Taiko co-founder and CTO Brecht Devos and other co-founders' zkEVM themed symposium.

Registration link: https://lu.ma/zkDayIstanbul

活动名称: Build Hour

主办方: H.E.R. DAO

【H.E.R. DAO Event Build Hour】

Organizer: H.E.R. DAO

Event Name: Build Hour

Time: November 13th, 17:00 - 22:00

Location: The exact location will be sent to registered and approved guests.

Highlights:

・18:20 - 18:40, Taiko's zero-knowledge engineer and product manager Cecilia's keynote speech: A Deep Dive in Proof Continuation and Chunking Scheme.

Registration link: https://lu.ma/buildhouristanbul

【ZK Community Meetup Istanbul】

Host: Cryptomeria Capital

Guests: Taiko, Zero Knowledge Engineer Manager Mamy, Mina Business Development Director Phill Kelly, Aztec Software Engineer Adam Domurad, Kroma (TBC).

Time: November 13th, 17:30 - 22:00

Location: Naz City Hotel Taksim.

Highlights:

・18:30-19:00 Taiko ZKP Engineer Director Mamy and other executives' zkEVM symposium "Harnessing the Power of ZKPs: A Deep Dive" (a symposium by experts to uncover the complexity of zero-knowledge proofs and explore their potential practical application value)

Registration link: https://lu.ma/zk_istanbul

【Staking Gathering】

Organizer: EthStaker

Sponsor: SafeStake, Lido, EigenLayer, RocketPool, Sigmaprime, Taiko, Ether.fi, StakeWise, Diva, Nimbus.

Time: November 13th - November 14th

【L2 Days】

Organizer: L2 Beat

Highlights:

・17:00 - 18:00 Taiko co-founder and CTO Brecht Devos will participate in a themed symposium focusing on the differences of zkEVM.

【Nethermind Summit】

Organizer: Nethermind

Location: Workinton Lotus Nianta

Highlights:

Registration link: https://www.nethermind.io/nethermind-summit-istanbul

【ZK Accelerate】

Organizer: Ingonyama

Guests: Taiko, Zero-Knowledge Engineering Manager Mamy, Geometry Cryptography Researcher Andrija Novakovic, NIL Foundation Research Team Manager Alisa Cherniaeva, Lambda Class Research Team Manager Diego Kingston.

Time: November 15th, 9:00 - 18:00

Location: Swisstel The Bosphorus Istanbul.

Highlights:

・09:30 - 09:50 Taiko's ZK engineering manager, Mamy, will give a keynote speech on "Standardizing zkEVM acceleration API".

・13:30 - 14:00 Taiko Zero Knowledge Engineer Supervisor Mamy will participate in the "ZK Research New Frontier" themed symposium.

Registration link: https://lu.ma/8veuj6sl

【GrowthCon】

Organizer: ZetaChain, W3W, Sending Labs

Guests: Taiko, Polygon, Mantle, Linea, Avalanche, and ZetaChain representatives.

Time: November 15th, 11:00 - 18:00

Location: HAN Spaces Piyalepaa.

Highlights:

・12:00 - 12:45 Taiko partner Joaquin Mendes will host the "Unblock the Chains" themed forum.

Registration link: https://lu.ma/devconnect-growthcon

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【Epic ETH Infra Day Istanbul】

Host: Epic Web3

Guests: Taiko, Co-founder and CTO Brecht Devos, Nebojsa Urosevic, Co-founder and Senior VP of R&D at Tenderly, Dmitry Zhelezov, Co-founder of Subsquid, and Anton Bukov, Founder of Tinch.

Time: November 15th, 12:00 - 22:00

Location: Kolektif House Maslak.

Highlights:

・13:50 - 14:20 Taiko Developer Relations Engineering Manager Dave will give a keynote speech on: Horizontal scaling for L2s.

・18:00 - 19:00 Taiko co-founder and CTO Brecht Devos will participate in the "ETH Infrastructure: Innovation, Challenges, and Solutions" panel discussion.

Registration link: https://lu.ma/ethdayistanbul

Location: Feriye, Beikta, Istanbul.

Registration link: https://lu.ma/opendataday

Guests: Consensys Research and Development Manager Nicholas Liochon, Lagrange Labs Founder and CEO Ismail Hishon, Taiko Co-Founder and CTO Brecht Devos, Scroll Co-Founder Sandy Peng, and RiscZero Co-Founder and CTO Brian Retford.

Time: November 17th, 13:00 - 19:00

Highlights:

・14:45 - 15:15, Taiko co-founder and CTO Brecht Devos will participate in a themed symposium on ZK.