Problem

Few scientists know about blockchain/web3 technology and DeSci, and most of the time they are too busy with day-to-day academic activities to pay attention to a space that unfortunately has been mainly associated with "crypto-currencies trading" and several scams, so onboarding scientists is not an easy task.

Solution

Organize DeSci meetings/conferences/workshops/hackathons inviting as speakers scientists that are already using the blockchain/web3 technology or have a DeSci project and scientists that dont use blockchain at all, in order to share experiences and minimize friction for onboarding. The venue for those events should be innovation hubs (places scientists are used to visit/work) inside or outside university campuses.

Roadmap

(i) Explore with several Innovation Hubs (starting with the Technological Park of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) a partnership to organize DeSci events to onboard scientists
(ii) Organize together with college students and/or young scientists regular meetups to show them the available blockchain technologies, what is DeSci and how scientists might enter the space and successfully explore those available blockchain/web3 technologies.
(iii) Organize DeSci events in several cities of Brazil 

Timeline for Implementation

Those are permanent activities and will last as funds are available

(i) Exploring partnerships with Innovation Hubs: Month 1-3
(ii) Organize regular meetups with college students and/or young scientists: Month 2-12
(iii) Organize DeSci events in several cities of Brazil: Month 3-12