26.02.2025
Monthly Meeting Structure
Duration: 1 Hour
Frequency: Monthly
Platform: Online (Zoom)
1. Opening (5 minutes)
Welcome to all attendees and introduction of the meeting agenda.
Brief update on the chapter's progress since the last meeting:
A new Confluence space has been set up.
Regular meetings are scheduled in the LFDT calendar every four weeks on Wednesday at 4 PM CET.
Mailing list: sign up now!
2. Newcomers (5 minutes)
Quick introductions:
David Viejo – Fabric & Besu Maintainer.
Jon Bauer – Identis contributor; new book author; involved with Trust OverIP and cSign.
Renata Toktar – DSR Corporation; digital identity and distributed systems specialist.
Imre Kocsis – Researcher at Budapest University of Technology; works on permissioned projects with the Central Bank of Hungary.
Attila Klenik – Hyperledger Caliber maintainer at Budapest University of Technology; interested in giving a presentation.
Brief overview of the chapter’s mission, vision, and current initiatives.
3. Planned Events & Meetups / Speaking Opportunities (20 minutes)
Announcements on upcoming events, meetups, and conferences where the chapter will be involved:
Budapest University of Technology
Planning a new webinar
Jon Bauer
Identus
Server
Cloud
TBDM example projects
Maintainers’ call: Thursdays, 4–5 PM CET
Built with Identus: cSign.io
Imre is looking for real-life examples of digital identity outside of corporate settings.
Verifiable Credential-focused conference in Zürich next week (DICEurope) – Jon will attend and would love to meet others there.
Imre will use it in the upcoming meeting.
cSign video demo: Csign (@csign_io) on X
Przemysław suggested organizing a webinar.
Shane Deconinck
LFDT Belgium Meetup – Privacy
Paladine Lab & Kaleido
Digital Product Passports Meetup
Renata Toktar
Insights from the last meeting with Daniela:
Encourage communication with other groups
Started earlier
Approximately 20 participants
Webinar at the end of March with Hedera
Imre Kocsis
Suggested an event on Solid: SME4DD Project
Shane
Proposed adding Europe-related topics in Confluence
Use Case Tracker – Europe
David Viejo
Wants to help deploy Fabric & Besu locally
Stoyan Atipov
New LFDT event in Berlin today
Local introduction/knowledge-sharing event for the community
Berlin Blockchain Week (second week of June)
MiCA & MiFID
Startups & Funding
10 days and about 200 events
A crypto organization will also join the European Chapter
Espeo Software
18–20 March 2025 – Merchant Payments Ecosystem (Attendee)
19–20 March 2025 – NextBlockExpo (Attendee)
25–26 March 2025 – Pay360 (Attendee)
3 April 2025 – SFTA Event (Partner)
5. Open Discussion (10 minutes)
Additional topics for discussion, feedback, or brainstorming.
Challenges or suggestions for improving the chapter’s initiatives:
Przemysław Koper proposed a rotational format for meeting facilitation.
6. Closing (5 minutes)
Key takeaways and action items from the meeting.
Setting the date for the next meeting and addressing any immediate follow-up.
Shane Deconick will host the next meeting.
The next meeting is on 26.03.2025
Additional Notes
Facilitator: Przemysław Koper
Scribe: Maciej Hoffmann