Proposal：Polkadot Hackathon 2023 Winter in HongKong

Proponent:OneBlock+
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Requested Allocation: $368,499 USD | 90,540 DOT

OneBlock, in collaboration with Parity Asia, successfully organized, operated and promoted the 5 Hackathon competitions: the Spring 2021 Shanghai, the Summer 2021 Hangzhou, the Summer 2022 Hangzhou, the Winter 2022 Chengdu, and the 2023 Shanghai,with over 200 teams and 800+ developers signing up to participate.

Each competition has seen a growing number of participating projects, with as many as 80 participating projects at the 2023 Shanghai, a 67% increase from the previous one, and 15 winning projects, an 88% increase from the previous one. It can be seen that the Hackathon hosted by the OneBlock+ community continues to be popular among developers, and the popularity and popularity of the Polkadot Hackathon reached a leap in 2023.

With all the operational experience and marketing success on the Polkadot Hackathon, OneBlock proposes to continue the Polkadot Hackathon program in November 2023 to January 2024, an essential part of the Substrate and Polkadot promotion and adoption initiatives in APAC,to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers and convert the Substrate learners from OneBlock’s ongoing Substrate courses to Substrate builders. Our goal is to encourage teams of developers to create projects and join the Polkadot ecosystem for long-term involvement. Additionally, we propose hosting the Hackathon Final Demoday in mid-January 2024 in Hong Kong, providing participants with the opportunity to simultaneously register for the PBA Hong Kong course will enhance their understanding of Polkadot.

We are currently in the midst of preparations for the Polkadot Hackathon Winter 2023, for which we are requesting $368,499 (90,540 DOT) from the Treasury. 5/6 of the fee is to reward the hackathon winners for their hard work and contribution in this hackathon, and 1/6 of the fee is to reimburse us for the operating expenses of hosting the hackathon.

Please review our proposal here and cast your vote!

OneBlock+ and Parity Asia organized 5 hackathon competitions with over 200 teams and 800+ developers participating.
Each competition saw a growing number of participating projects, with as many as 80 participating projects at the 2023 Shanghai.
OneBlock+ proposes to continue the Polkadot Hackathon program in November 2023 to January 2024 to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers.
They are requesting $368,499 (90,540 DOT) from the Treasury, with 5/6 of the fee to reward the hackathon winners and 1/6 of the fee to reimburse for operating expenses.
The Hackathon Final Demoday will be hosted in mid-January 2024 in Hong Kong, providing participants with the opportunity to register for the PBA Hong Kong course to enhance their understanding of Polkadot.