THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE WEB3 FOUNDATION. THIS IS MY INITIATIVE.

Proposer: Filippo Franchini

Contact: @filippoweb3 on Twitter

Event: The Polkadot Meetup in Buenos Aires

Event's Date: 2nd December 2023

Event's Location: Block House (@blockhouse_club on Twitter)

Requested DOT: 500 DOT (2730.7 USD sold at an average 6.02 USD/DOT, equivalent to 453.6 DOT plus 46.4 DOT for Pepe's work)

Expenses Summary for the event. Note I consider only the expenses that are justified with receipts.

Item	Amount (USD)	Justification
Venue Rental and Catering	743,70	link
Production cost	750,00	link
Marketing and CM	360,00	link
Travel Expenses for Speakers and collaborators	850,00	link

Event Summary with social metrics.

The Polkadot Meetup in Buenos Aires was a small-scale event with 100+ tickets released (for free), 60+ unique visitors, and around 40 participants throughout the event. Key speakers from the Polkadot ecosystem (excluding myself) included:

• Emi Z (@metricaez on Twitter) - Parity Tech & PBA alumni
• Gabo - Protofire & PBA alumni
• Luca (@0xLucca on Twitter) - Protofire & PBA alumni
• Emma M. (@MuranoEmmanuel on Twitter) - Zondax
• Brian Sasbon (@briansasbon on Twitter) / Milstein - NeoPower
• Augusto C (@augustechie on Twitter) - Tanssi Network & PBA alumni

Overall, my impression about the event was positive and allowed the local community to meet and listen to great talks and workshops. KodaDot provided POAP NFTs for the event.

Merchandise (stickers, T-shirts, bags) was gone quickly. At the end of the event there was a pizza party with beer, and during the event coffee and tea were always available.

A well-organised small-scale event that in my opinion deserves this retroactive funding to make sure Pepe's expenses are covered and that he will continue to be motivated to organize future events.