@genwav.near [Posted on DevHub](https://near.social/#/devgovgigs.near/widget/Post?id=1519) ## Idea: Idea: NEARCON Hacker Travel Stipend - Genesis Barrios Hello to the NEAR DevHub community! My name is Genesis Barrios, and I am one of the cofounders of Refound, a decentralized platform built on Near. I want to share my proposal for a travel stipend to attend NEARCON. This will be my first year attending NEARCON but I've been building on NEAR for the past year. I have a Bachelor in Computer Science, and I regularly participate in hackthons, including the lastest NEAR Metabuild III Hackathon. I started my journey into blockchain development about two years ago and have become deeply invested in the space. Goals during NEARCON I'm looking forward to attending NEARCON for the first time as I've only heard good things from other developers. I want to learn more about NEAR, developing in near, connect with other developers and share knowledge, network in general, and build! Travel Itinerary Origin: Miami Destination: Lisbon for ETH Lisbon(Nov 3-5) + NEARCON23(Nov 7-10) Dates: Nov 2-12th 2023. Estimated Basic Expenses: Flights: $500 [receipt available upon request - confirmed] Accommodation: $600 [not confirmed yet] Total: $1100 Flight Example: https://www.expedia.com/Flights-Search?leg1=from%3AMiami%2C%20FL%20%28MIA-Miami%20Intl.%29%2Cto%3ALisbon%20%28LIS-Humberto%20Delgado%29%2Cdeparture%3A11%2F2%2F2023TANYT&leg2=from%3ALisbon%20%28LIS-Humberto%20Delgado%29%2Cto%3AMiami%20%28MIA%20-%20Miami%20Intl.%29%2Cdeparture%3A11%2F12%2F2023TANYT&mode=search&options=carrier%3A%2Ccabinclass%3A%2Cmaxhops%3A1%2Cnopenalty%3AN&pageId=0&passengers=adults%3A1%2Cchildren%3A0%2Cinfantinlap%3AN&pwaDialog=updatedialog&trip=multi Hackathon Experience NEAR Hackathons: 🥇 1st place - Web2 to Web3 Track Prize | Metabuild III 🥇 Bounty for Ukraine - Activate x Wormhole Miami 2022 Thank you for reading and considering my proposal. I'm looking forward to attending and seeing what everyone builds!