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Hi,

As Bitcoin is generating so much press at the moment, what about a International Bitcoin day? Like the some of the free software movement giveaway days.

But instead it would be just a simple double-side A4 printout PDF. Perhaps get the folks from http://bitcoinmagazine.com to produce it?

If the idea is liked, it would need:

• A little central PR discussion here [what should be in it / copywriting / translations / graphics / test printing]
• PDF generation
• NO WEBSITE [unless some mad person is offering - just have for more information in the PDF, to point to http://bitcoinmagazine.com, less work and no long term maintenance]
• Country coordinators to maintain a list of educators [they get published here and each town can have a customised PDF]

I personally like the idea of an .ODT Open/LibreOffice document that is three quarters the master, then regionals can download it and fill in State / County educators.

It maybe if regionals can try hard enough they can get sponsorship to pay for large scale printing. In fact I maybe able to persuade my IPR solicitors/attorneys to pay for the print run in Devon, GB.

Caveat: I have no connection with bitcoinmagazine.com

Sounds good ;)

Would be super difficult to organize though :(

Good idea.
 ;D

What day do you think?

Let's take cues from the SHA256. ie 25th of June each year?

+1

Sounds like a neat idea.  Although, hopefully at some point, everyday could be bitcoin day...

+1

I'll be doing something in Totnes, Devon, GB.

I've had some more ideas this AM....

A series of explanation sessions in various cafés.

Especially that Totnes is the bet noire of café towns in Britain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19146445

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2005/may/08/britishidentity.ethicalliving

They don't just shop local in Totnes - they have their very own currency
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/they-dont-just-shop-local-in-totnes--they-have-their-very-own-currency-818586.html

So I will do as much as can given the media support I should be able to garner.

• Encourage local shopkeepers to allow their staff to be tipped in Bitcoins - by setting them up with Bitcoin wallets on their phones [Bitcoin tips accepted here]

Doing a Bitcoin exchange sessions at the café tutorials - IE 1 GBP -> Bitcoin Spinner etc

• Get every shopkeeper who accepts Totnes Pounds to let me put up a Bitcoin poster

My thoughts for the leaflet is that it should work as both a poster and a leaflet.

Front: Big logo, Bitcoins accepted here, BBC "pull out" quote, one simple diagram
Back: For Dummies diagram, region contacts

The BBC "pull out" quote for me in Britain will be something like:
- Joe Lynam The BBC 31 March 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21990136
This link has an interview with Dave Birch whose company is a consultancy to government digital identity research projects and Digital money. Especially visa vi Mondex in 1995 http://virtualschool.edu/mon/ElectronicProperty/Mondex

When the BBC drag Dave in for an interview, you know it's serious :-)

My next move is to contact a few friend at my local Linux User Group to support me on the tutorial Saturdays and possibly work other towns for me to raise awareness.

I personally believe that increasing actually usage and "Bitcoin velocity" can't be a bad thing?

MX
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I now this topic is old, but I googled  International Bitcoin Day and found this. I though posting here is better than open a new one.

I think having such a day would be a cool idea, as there is a day for everything now days there also should be a Bitcoin day.
In many of our public radios I hear like "today is the day of XY, XY is bla bla..", as they're always looking for some content to fill their 24h  ::)

Any progress on this?

Please, do it the same day as the first block (1), the first transaction.