I always knew KBK, but this time, at the hivebeecon, it was different. It is hard to put feelings into words, especially for me. So believe me when I use brevity and say this event was special. Extremely special.
How many attendees? More than ten. (If you know, you know. 😉)
I have been to a couple of hive meet-ups now, but hivebeecon was different. I had the chance to meet people who weren't on Hive, people who knew about Hive because of KBK but aren't on the chain, and people who I knew from the chain but could finally meet in person. Hivebeecon has been the most "intimate" meetup I have been to.
After our salt mine excursion, we took a brief walk from the main station at Krakow to the KBK. If you'd like to visit the place, you can check it out on pinmapple and guide yourself from the station.
During that walk, while being encompassed in a very captivating conversation, which taught me a lot about a topic I knew nothing about, I was getting excited. I had walked these streets last year, the same route, with @hallmann. However, this time, the feeling was so different.
The event had already officially kicked off. Hallmann was being himself. Which meant him running around, organizing the place, cleaning up, making chocolate, talking to people, hosting guests, showing people how to pay for drinks with Hive or HBD, and enjoying the event...all at the same time. What a guy.
At first, I thought the venue would be very cramped for so many people, roughly 30-50(?). But it was nothing less than pleasant. The location has gone through some design changes in the last year and a half, and it is much bigger now.
There wasn't a single dull moment during the Hivebeecon.
I spoke to @mynewlife about his videography work and wanted to understand a little better about his role in all of it. He gave me a whole new perspective, which was a little challenged, I must say. But during that conversation, I also saw some of his work, which is super cool. I hope everyone gets to see them!
Among the best conversations I had was at the table where the chocolate-making process was shown. I met two special people who I have been looking forward to meeting for a long time. @Jocieprosza had contacted me when I was in Poland last year. Although I didn't have the privilege back then, I could now finally put a face to his name, and I wish I could see him again.
Funnily, the kitchen was the most active social zone. Why? How would I know? But it was!
I say it is funny because I would go to grab something to drink and end up chatting with someone or the other.
Like when Hallmann, I, @m31 and @lemony-cricket ended up talking about projects on hive, the effects of words we use, the small things that can create a bad impression for the chain, and of course KBK.
I bought my drinks with KBK's token (rcrt can be bought on tribaldex btw), and I still think KBK is by far the best model of tangible use cases that we chase to obtain on the chain.
It does simulate a closed-loop economy by itself and generates growth and competitiveness as well as welcomes outsiders to the chain. Afaik, kbk is the only physical location that runs on hive and brings back value to the chain.
The kitchen is also where I felt at home for a bit. It is always nice to talk in our own language with @zirochka. Although we didn't go in-depth, it felt nice to talk about home and the people.
And of course, @phortun, who I have been planning to meet for so long, but I could meet him at the hivebeecon. How did I recognize him? I'll let that remain a secret forever. I have my ways 😎. But we have to go with @deepresearch to the open-air gyms!
Talking about meeting people. It took me only roughly a year and a half of living in the Netherlands and then flying to Poland to meet another Dutchie! @edje. We didn't talk much, but he did throw some valuable insight that could help my approach with the local council in regard to the Ukrainian refugee programs.
Talking about passion. Conversations had taken off way before reaching KBK. For instance, @ph1102, @llunasoul, @growandbow, and I had pretty insightful chats about modern medicine, big pharma, and so on. And of course, their talks about culture and regions were interesting. As a non-European, it is always intriguing to me.
@lpa has a lot to add to the chain. However, he has always been a tad bit shy to share his expertise. Hivebeecon was the perfect chance to present the hive community to him. Hopefully, people remember Lorenzo, and from what I hear, he feels much more confident to be on the chain now.
Hivebeecon brought worlds together. There wasn't an end to the topics we had that could be discussed. And to me, that sounds like a productive hive meetup. We all come from different walks of life, and hive brings us together. I learned a lot from @Livinguktaiwan's husband. From their experiences with helping Ukrainians as well as his take on the Hong Kong situation and world politics. I don't want to go into details, but he left me with a view of how to proceed, or at least understand the philosophy behind it.
It was fun making up rules with Stephan and watching @delishtreats shake her head at us. "This has never happened in the history of this game", he said. The history of the game being one uncompleted match. Good stuff.
I finally received my 1/1 physical NFT from @hive.aid in person. This is from Nov 2022. At the time I was the highest donator to hive.aid, having given over 300 hive and 11 HBD to support Ukraine through KBK. The difference between other channels and hive.aid is that I got a physical NFT, unique in every sense, handcrafted and hand-painted. It still stands today at the KBK for others to look at and hopefully be inspired.
I want to thank @gtg, who put this event together. We wouldn't have so much fun together if it wasn't for hivebeecon. As a token of appreciation for everyone who attended the event and a commemoration of the first hivebeecon, I want to give everyone this:
This is a fully hand sketched design. Marking the first hivebeecon, held at Krakow. The red and white colour scheme pays tribute to Poland, the bee and hive to HiveBee from HiveBeecon, St. Mary's Basilica - a cornerstone of Krakow embossed into the badge - and "blocks" in the shape of hives signifying the people that attended the event. The blocks represent both blocks of the chain and the decentralized dependency on holding it together.
If you're mentioned in this post, then you'll have received the NFT in your collection over at @nftshowroom. Thank you for making HiveBeeCon so special.
@anialavender, @asia-pl, @blind-spot, @deepresearch, @delishtreats, @dobranoc, @edje, @ergorg, @evelynchacin, @growandbow, @gtg, @hallmann, @hiacynt, @jocieprosza, @justynao, @karyon, @lemony-cricket, @litosci, @livinguktaiwan, @llunasoul, @lpa, @m31, @mipiano, @mtyszczak, @mynewlife, @osavi, @ph1102, @phortun, @prawdawtvmowili, @priyanarc, @psypek, @szejq, @szmulkberg, @thebeedevs, @zirochka
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