Bitcoin Conference 2012- London 15-16 Sept | ANNOUNCEMENT sponsorship available!

[btc-e.com]

I will be there and would love to speak and sponsor! 

[smoothie]

Awesome we got Max Keiser. Now all we need as speakers are Alex Jones, Gerald Celente, and Mike Maloney. That would be a trip.

[BitPay Business Solutions]

Awesome we got Max Keiser. Now all we need as speakers are Alex Jones, Gerald Celente, and Mike Maloney. That would be a trip.

Gerald Celente and Mike Maloney

YES!!

[minorman]

I'll probably go to this conference. Sounds great.

Regarding topics and speakers I'd love some meaningfull discussion of debt-money in relation to bitcoin. In particular, because of the recent tend of exchanges offering redeemable codes (i.e. promise-to-pay bitcoin) -supposedly backed by real bitcoins (for now).

The parallels between this and the early gold standard strike me as highly problematic. For instance, the bitcoin protocol might limit the bitcoins to 21 million, but there is no limit to the amount of promise-to-pay codes issued on top of the real bitcoins. (fractional reserve)

Why is this good -or bad- and how will this effect the future of bitcoin?

[worldly]

Hats off the genjix and team for organising the conference, It makes complete sense to do it in your hometown, and Im sure a weekend in London in December will work fine.

London can be done on the cheap, there are loads of backpackers and cheap places to eat and drink.  Its also very cheap to pop down to Costa Del Sol if you need to thaw out afterwards.

The coming months are going to be very busy for the guys, there is never any chance of pleasing everyone so lets just move on and support them in organising the conference.

[Donald_Norman]

We should be releasing details for our preliminary sponsorship options in the next couple of days

[bc]

I'll probably go to this conference. Sounds great.

Regarding topics and speakers I'd love some meaningfull discussion of debt-money in relation to bitcoin. In particular, because of the recent tend of exchanges offering redeemable codes (i.e. promise-to-pay bitcoin) -supposedly backed by real bitcoins (for now).

The parallels between this and the early gold standard strike me as highly problematic. For instance, the bitcoin protocol might limit the bitcoins to 21 million, but there is no limit to the amount of promise-to-pay codes issued on top of the real bitcoins. (fractional reserve)

Why is this good -or bad- and how will this effect the future of bitcoin?

I would think fractional reserve is possible with any currency - as soon as you have banks which hold them. The key, to me, is the check of sound money, and the lack of tender laws (to some degree).

[apetersson]

will definately attend again!

has anyone an overview of the hackspace infrastructure in london?

[muyuu]

will definately attend again!

has anyone an overview of the hackspace infrastructure in london?

Almost positive they wil rent a venue elsewhere. Hackspace is too small for an event like this.

[apetersson]

Almost positive they wil rent a venue elsewhere. Hackspace is too small for an event like this.

yes, i had that assumption as well. but for the days before/afterwards a hackspace would be nice to hang around..

[Nefario]

will definately attend again!

has anyone an overview of the hackspace infrastructure in london?

Almost positive they wil rent a venue elsewhere. Hackspace is too small for an event like this.

No this is not going to be based in the London hackspace, this isn't a meetup, we're going to be having up 400 people. We're getting a full size venue to allow this.

Although the idea of having a meetup in the hackspace before and after the event is a pretty good one.

Nefario.

[genjix]

I want to make a week long hackathon of intense coding! I mean if all these cool people fly from the US, it would a waste for them not to stick around! Anyway, we'll have to see and this is something I'll try to setup nearer the date in my spare time (not part of the official conference). Maybe we could pool funds together to rent out a hall and throw down sleeping bags or something. I'll also check with LHS once we confirm the date for the conference.

[Cosbycoin]

This conference will occur around the time the bitcoin block reward halves.

[Nefario]

ANNOUNCEMENT - SEE OP

Tier 1 sponsorship- Limited.

[Nefario]

First 3 spots gone, 7 of the discounted ones remaining.

Nefario.

[BitPay Business Solutions]

I emailed you, we will take 1

[Nefario]

First 6 spots gone already, 4 remaining.

[Nefario]

3 spots remaining.

Like hotcakes.

[Jon]

I will confirm that I am coming. I will attempt to bring a friend or two as well.

[Nefario]

Two spots left.