What is National College of Ireland (NCI)? NCI is an exciting, innovative and forward-thinking third-level institution in the heart of Dublin city. They are experts in their fields and combine the highest academic standards with industry experience and a real commitment to the learning of their students. They also have excellent transport links with the Luas and mainline train stations on our doorstep, so if you are in Dublin come and say hi 👋!

What is NEAR Foundation? NEAR Foundation is non-profit foundation headquartered in Switzerland that is responsible for contracting protocol maintainers, funding ecosystem development, and shepherding core governance of the NEAR protocol. NEAR is a carbon-neutral layer-1 blockchain network that is scalable and secure thanks to its unique implementation of sharding called Nightshade. NEAR is built with a focus on usability and ease of use, for both developers and users.The NEAR protocol is a sharded, proof-of-stake, layer-one blockchain that is simple to use, secure and scalable.

What is Polygon DAO? Polygon DAO is the centerpiece of Polygon’s long-term strategy of progressively decentralizing the protocol and turning over control to the community. At a recent fireside chat, Polygon’s DAO lead Marco Grendel answered a few questions about what that may look like in the near term. We thought they were worth sharing with the broader community.