SteemFest² Updates - New Names Announced - Venue Spotlight: Snookerclub Lisboa
Sure, much time goes into this thing, but please don't feel sorry for me. I am currently "awaiting" a wedding in Greece (island of Crete, see @timsaid's recent timtravel posts) so my office / laptop has moved to a terrace on the beach for a couple of days :)
Gosh,... that tidal noise is disturbing....
Headlines!
- In this post: New names added to the SteemFest² site
- SteemFest's HF Hotels dedicated booking site closed, as announced before. No worries: Book directly through HF Hotels or via Booking.com. Act fast as prices will not go lower....
- Come 1 day early and join the SteemFest Blockchain Hackathon on Wednesday 1 November 9 AM, open to Designers, Conceptors, Developers, Creators, Thinkers and Humans!
- In this post: Let's have a ball in SnookerClub Lisboa on the evening of 2 November.
New names talking / performing at SteemFest² announced:
- @everlove (US): Artist of life, Steemit Collaborative Art Journey
- @chris4210 (DE): Co-founder Bitshares Munich
- @shak (DE): PEvO Project Manager
- @jexblackmore (US): Interdisciplinary artist and activist. Spokesperson for The Satanic Temple
Week updates
This week was mainly about working on the draft schedule and seeing whether requests for talks where able to be fitted in the program. But actually whenever you try to set things in motion other stuff comes on your path. Steemit.chat chatting, writing invite letters for visas, trying to get hold of that one person in Lisbon, sharing the SteemFest Press Release with (blockchain) media outlets, getting the word out about the SteemFest Blockchain Hackathon, which Mitchell got to crosspost/co-host on 'Portugal Blockchain' meetup group with 800+ members.Additionally some work on the #ArtAtSteemFest for which more info will be released soon but across the blockchain you might already find some hints. Furthermore more wheeling and dealing with locations, more prepayments, prepping the livestream, preparing the maps and other prints.
Venue Spotlight: SnookerClub Lisboa - Mingle, Pool & Dance!
After the dinner in Conference Day 1 in Centro Cultural de Belem, the busses will take us to SnookerClub Lisboa. This Snooker & Pool hall is a bit quirky but I like it as it fits the colourful mix of people Steemit is known for. Party anywhere is the motto, as long as we are with a great group of people. The SnookerClub Lisboa consists of 10 pool tables, has a darts area, and is run by 2 of Portugal's national champions together with Isabel. It has a fun bar and we'll make sure to put on some music. All night pool tables, drinks and some snacks to keep your stomach happy too :) At the end of the night it is only a short stroll up the Avenida da Liberdade to the Praça Marques de Pombal / HF Fenix Hotels area. Alternatively you can dance the night some more away at neighbouring clubs & bars, however don't forget conference day 2!More names and location updates to be announced :)
| 1. | ★★★ | HF Music | brand new with a swimming pool on top |
| 2. | ★★★ | HF Garden | build in 2008 with several awards and a city garden |
| 4. | ★★★★ | HF Urban | spacious rooms (at 500 meter walk from the above 3 hotels) |
If you have room booking problems, please use a clean incognito browser, remove your cookies and pick from the dropdown in the topbar on the hotel site: 'All Hotels in Lisbon'. If you still continue to have problems use the contact form or call the hotel directly. They are very helpful in getting you a place to stay!
Wishing you a great weekend already,
Greetings from Chania, Crete, Greece,
Yes!
SteemFest2 just keeps getting better and better!
If it wasn't already obvious from the epic results of SteemFest1 that SteemFest2 is going to be awesome here is more proof!
There is a really great buzz and more people are already going than last year!
I just made my "Official Announcement: I am Speaking At The Most Awesome Fest In The World! SteemFest2" post and I am honored to be a part of this cutting edge community and this Fantastic Fest of which will help represent the epic ness that is Steemit!
I am very excited to meet everyone who is going to be there and am sure the whole of Steemit will be a much more awesome place after we all connect and collaborate!
Full Steem Ahead to SteemFest2!
I'm so glad to know that you're on the program @quinneaker!
Me to!
I ah honored and excited!
I am going to bring everything I got to help amplify the awesomeness of this even for everyone involved and to also make sure the world sees just how EPIC Steemit Is!
Really appreciate your support Dawg!
What we know for sure:
Attendance is gonna be more than last year
Coverage from wider media is gonna be more than last year
It's gonna be creamy and delicious
You're gonna rock
hahahaha well said well said!
also follow me and upvote me as
@quinneaker can little children comment here?
what do you mean?
@quinneaker i love small town lisbon
beautiful and amazing
I am excited to explore its beauty and potential!
@quinneaker oke
Ok!
@quinneaker oke
great that you'll be there. Looking forward to meeting you!
Yes!
ITs going to be a creamy and delicious good time!
Great to know you will be there and look forward to meeting you!
SteemOn!
yes, have my mind set to go. A few obstacles to tackle still but I'm remaining positive so trying to visualize me there already lol.
Where there is a will, there is a way!
This is gonna be EPIC!!
Looks like there is already some juicy controversy and ruffled feathers - and not about you this time, Quinn! 😂
Can't wait to see how everyone will shine their true values and what excellence we'll create!
Creamy and Delicious Epicness!
Seeing lots of promise though not sure what controversy you are speaking of?
SteemON!
Lots of promise for sure! I still hope there's going to be wrestling...
The controversy I refer to is the "WTF" on this thread in regards to @jexblackmore repping the satanic temple. #dualitydrama
Ok will check it out.....
Yes you know I am always up for wrestling but very few others are, especially against me ;-)>
also follow me and upvote me as
WTF @roelandp ?
Hi @cryptoctopus, thank you for your reply. As I also replied in https://steemit.chat and I will leave a comment here too:
We have not talked for a long time... I am not sure what to conclude about your comment, but it is a bit short. If you have requests or replies or comments please let them know... With WTF @roelandp? I'm not sure what you mean, but I can only interpret. I have the feeling I have to defend myself here however. Here is some initial input from people I can really align with in regards to having @jexblackmore at SteemFest: satanism is a philosophy of action, it has nothing to do with the mythical satan from christianity.
So to interpret this the correct way: it would be the same as having the band Black Sabbath perform on SteemFest (which would be pretty cool btw :D). Just because an organisation's name can be considered blasphemous by some, it doesn’t mean their day to day habits are filled with Satan worshipping, animal sacrificing and blood orgy-ing spawns of demonic copulation.
This is as far as I am concerned also the case with @jexblackmore the Satanic Temple. To mix in some Wikipedia: Satanist groups that appeared after the 1960s are widely diverse, but two major trends are theistic Satanism and atheistic Satanism. Theistic Satanists venerate Satan as a supernatural deity, viewing him not as omnipotent but rather as a patriarch. In contrast, atheistic Satanists regard Satan as merely a symbol of certain human traits. In this case we are talking an atheistic Satan group. Moar wikipeds: Atheism is, in the broadest sense, the absence of belief in the existence of deities. Iaw. no religion.
And... I seem to have to be careful now: Although many people from many religions attend, SteemFest is not a place for worshipping or praying religion or promoting a religion on stage IMHO. If people want to promote their religion or worship, they are very welcome to do that in designate areas (Temples, Churches, Mosques, their hotelroom, whatever). If SteemFest would be, it would be a place where people from many religions would be able to promote their religion, and may be called 'ReliFest' or something.
For your info: To add to this, as SteemFest earlier (planned in July 2017 in US) got cancelled (completely behind the scenes, no word out yet) it would have taking place in a Christian center actually (whom unfortunately stopped their business as announced earlier in March or April this year, hence why that SteemFest got cancelled - all behind the scenes). This would have not meant that it would all of a sudden be a religious event, it would be utilising a convenient place to get many people from many origins together.
SteemFest, just like Steemit, is also a place for discussion, so maybe we can have an open discussion at SteemFest. As far as I have seen there is nothing inhuman or cruelties going on by having @jexblackmore on stage. I encourage you to join the session and vent your remarks at SteemFest for an open discussion, or if you totally disagree simply not go to the 20 minute talk-slot (there are almost always 2 sessions at the same time at SteemFest).
There has not been any intentions to harm anyone by doing this, and to add for completeness: Opinions and views of speakers at SteemFest are not my opinions and views - I just tried to make a diverse event for all people attending. Thank you for your understanding.
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Holy smokes on getting @jexblackmore! This just makes me more excited to go to SteemFest!! Great job on the speaker lineup! This literally make me go take a second more careful perusal of the speaker profile. And the more i read, the more giddy i get!!
Exactly.
Satan literally mean "the adversary". On that, they have been good at challenge all systems of power, good or not. There is a different between what satanist say they are and what they actually do. I'm in the unfortunate position to know what they do beyond the glossy varnish they give themselves.
Seriously, would Google I/O or F8 consider giving a podium to the SATANIC TEMPLE. Just on the PR front it's horrible.
I am thrilled to be part of SteemFest and am looking forward to meeting everyone! If you are curious about my work I encourage you to visit my website: https://jexblackmore.com where you can find links to interviews and descriptions of many public actions you may have read about on the news. You can also visit our website where many questions are answered about who we are and what we believe: https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/faq
@cryptoctopus I appreciate your support, but want to clarify, it's not a difference between who we say we are and do, and what we actually do. The public has decided who we are for us, basing this characterization on popular culture, horror films, Satanic panic-style propaganda and the church. We make our intentions and beliefs very clear in interviews, lectures, essays and on our website. We are who we are.
@liondani I understand and respect your skepticism and I hope that my presentation will prove that my experience and ideas are worthy material for SteemFest. I do take issue with your concern that the decision to allow me to participate was is a bad move because it might offend the Christain community. Should we censor the voices of outsiders because we fear repercussions from the majority? Should we judge others because of what popular culture says about them - or is it our responsibility to be informed before passing judgment? I urge you to consider these questions because they are fundamental to your concerns about my inclusion.
I look forward to sharing more about what I plan to talk about soon. I'm happy to answer any questions anyone might have or point you to a place where you can find the answer!
Seriously, accusations without explanation, asking us to just trust your secret knowledge?
If you have reasons, tell them please.
What are your opinion on that?
@cryptoctopus - what would life be without an adversary to push us to be better versions of ourselves? We don't have the experience of life without contrast.
The same can be said for many Christians as well as most human beings.
The Bible sayeth:
Wise words, but they can be a bit challenging to embody in real life.
Who had the idea to invite her and who decided she will speak. What was the criteria? followers? number of post? Steem Power? Community interest ? "Activism"? If I find 50 other random activist will they apply to speak at Steem Fest too? Will they speak all?
Inviting her was my idea. There're a lot of voices on steemit that like to see religion integrated tightly with society and we welcome those people; the advocates of secularism are welcome on this platform too.
Steemit is the ultimate marketplace of ideas. Everyone gets a chance.
👏 👏 👏
If a organization name was "fu%^Khardyourlittleson" but it was proven they are activist and would never harm your kids , would you be as comfortable you are now to apply them as spokesperson? Me not. And the same is the case right now. Sorry if I am missing something.
PS and when there is smoke, most times there is fire also. It doesn't matter if the wolf is dressed as a sheep... he still is a wolf.
Be nice. Are you coming to Steemfest? I'll introduce you to @jexblackmore, she is an excellent human being.
I will. The problem is not the person @jexbackmore , the problem is what she seems to represent. I am referring only on that since I don't know here personally. If it's God will why not, of course.
Thanks for this well thought out response!!! I appreciate that. It's so easy to jump on "trigger" words and ideas, instead of digging deeper to what they actually mean
HAIL SATAN
PS: @jexblackmore is super awesome—I'm excited to hear her speak.
@jexblackmore are you up-voting all content of his comment or just his PS part ?
JESUS CHRIST destroyed him already ✝
I think the part where Batman fought with Bane was more entertaining, though.
(If Jesus already destroyed Satan, then what is to fear from satanists?)
no comment
https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/kingdom-of-god/god-vs-satan/satan-destroyed/
I am pretty sure the Christian community is not happy about it. So not a wise decision if you ask me. I am pretty sure it will damage more than it will do good to steemit reputation (and not only) .
I am pretty sure this is proxy outrage, and that everything will actually be fine. :)
The damage to Steemit’s reputation is yet to come, and when it does, it won’t be from civil liberties activists.
Thank you @roelandp for the announcement, and for the opportunity to be involved with this epic event!!! I'm excited to be part of the ArtAtSteemfest as the Steemit artists' community is really becoming bonded and bringing some juicy creations to this platform. Sharing our inspirations and enthusiasm is truly exciting. Thanks for making it happen!! <3
Thanks a bunch for the laughter at the beginning of the post, "Gosh,... that tidal noise is disturbing....", Napoleon @roelandp Dynamite! ;)
It is also quite excellent to become aware of Steemians that are involved with great quality and concern for our platform. So, here's some more gratitude for the link to them as well.
Keep on thriving in the harshness of the shore's swells, sunshine and so on... Someone has to live through it for us to believe it! Namaste :)
I can't wait to be there and meet many steemians that I love to follow here!!! ^_^
See you there!!! :)
I can't wait for Steem Fest
Okay so here are some more updates, thanks for keeping up the update with us dude :)
thank you dude too :)
I second that!
Hear Hear!
Yes ! See you there ! 🌺🌺🌺
@silviabeneforti let me follow you plzz...
It’s getting rather cold last couple of days but I am sure you will enjoy your staying in Crete. Just don’t drink too much Tsikoudia. :)
So excited, can't wait to meet all the Steemians there.
Well done @roelandp you arw doing freat job.
Cant wait ti bw in lisbon, well done!
So excited for Steemfest and I hope I can make the hackathon!
Me too!
I will see you there!
Full Steem Ahead to SteemFest2!
Hi @roelandp I was wondering if there's a time frame in which we need to order tickets for Steemfest2? I just arranged accommodation and working on flights, but won't be able to pay for the ticket till after that.
yes preferably latest 1 day in advance :) See you in Lisbon! Try to join some of the competitions!
Ok thanks. 1 day in advance should be feasible lol. I wasn't aware there were still competitions going on but will search for them now. Thanks again. Zie je daar ;)