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33description = " All about this site"
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6- BitDevs is a community for those interested in discussing and participating in
7- the research and development of Bitcoin and related protocols. You can be well
8- versed with or new to the topics, all are welcome. Be advised: discussion will
9- be technical.
6+ BitDevs LA is inspired by the original [ BitDevs NYC] ( https://bitdevs.org ) to
7+ help grow a community in the Los Angeles area of those interested in discussing
8+ and participating in the research and development of Bitcoin and related
9+ protocols. You can be well versed with or new to the topics, all are welcome.
10+ Be advised: discussion will be technical.
1011
1112### Socratic Seminars
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2324A newsletter is sent out the day of the event which outlines discussion topics.
2425Archives of discussion topics and presentations can be found in the event
25- descriptions of past meetups. The discussion portion of the event is NEVER
26- recorded. It is recommended that you have a firm grasp of the basics of Bitcoin
27- in order to extract the most value from our Socratic events.
26+ descriptions of past meetups and on this web site . The discussion portion of
27+ the event is NEVER recorded. It is recommended that you have a firm grasp of
28+ the basics of Bitcoin in order to extract the most value from our Socratic events.
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2930Please contact the organizers if you'd like to present at a future Socratic
30- event or have a recommended topic for discussion: bitdevsnyc at gmail. There
31- are different requirements for presentations depending on the nature of the
32- project.
33-
34- ### Whitepaper Series
35-
36- A journal club to discuss specific topics in the Bitcoin ecosystem. This is an
37- academic-style journal club where one person chooses a topic or paper and
38- presents it. Participants are expected to have read the paper or other material
39- suggested by the discussion leader. The discussion leader doesn’t have to be an
40- expert on the subject, but should be interested enough in it to read the paper
41- thoroughly so as to give a decent presentation. After informally presenting the
42- topic, the group can then ask questions or open discussion surrounding the
43- topic. The presentation should be informal (slides are allowed, but
44- whiteboard/chalkboard is preferred), and this should be a discussion, not a
45- one-way transmission of information by the presenter. The reading material
46- doesn’t have to be a whitepaper. In the case of widely-known topics (such as
47- Elliptic Curve encryption) a chapter of a textbook, Wikipedia article, or other
48- material can be suggested.
49-
50- To propose a topic to present or volunteer to present a paper, please contact
51- bitdevsnyc at gmail.
52-
53- ### Debate Series
54-
55- Our debate series is dedicated to the investigation of controversial technical
56- topics. The structure of the event is dependent on the topic of interest.
31+ event or have a recommended topic for discussion: ` contact at bitdevsla.org ` .
32+ There are different requirements for presentations depending on the nature
33+ of the project.
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