Page last updated: Mar 17, 2020

↳ Ethereum Community

Learn how to get involved in the Ethereum Community

The Ethereum community includes tens of thousands of developers, technologists, users, HODLers, and enthusiasts all over the world. There are many ways to get involved in the Ethereum community: you can attend an event, join a meetup group, contribute to a project, or participate in one of many online forums about Ethereum.

Want to contribute to Ethereum more directly? Check out how to get involved below for a list of ways that you can contribute based on your skills and professional background.

↳ Online communities

Hundreds of thousands of Ethereum enthusiasts gather in these online forums to share news, talk about recent developments, debate technical issues, and imagine the future.

↳ Upcoming events

Every month, there are major Ethereum events around the world. Consider attending one near you to meet more people in the community, learn about employment opportunities, and develop new skills.

  • ETHLagos - Hackathon (Lagos) (March 29 - April 4, 2020)
  • Dragon Quest (MetaCartel) - Virtual Hackathon (April 1-30, 2020)
  • ETHTurin - Virtual Hackathon (April 24-26, 2020)
  • Ethereal (ConsenSys) - Virtual Conference (May 7-8, 2020)

Have an event to add to this list? Add it!

↳ Ethereum meetup groups

"Meetups" are small events held by groups of Ethereum enthusiasts - a chance for people interested in Ethereum to get together, talk about Ethereum, and learn about recent developments.

Interested in starting your own meeup? Check out the BUIDL Network, an initiative by ConsenSys to help support Ethereum’s meetup communities.

This is a non-exhaustive list built by our community. Know of an active meetup group to add to this list? Please add it!

↳ How can I get involved?

The Ethereum community includes people of many different backgrounds and skillsets. Whether you’re a developer, an artist, or an accountant, there are ways to get involved. Here’s a list of suggestions that might help you get started.

Developers

Researchers & Academics

Do you have a background in mathematics, cryptography, or economics? You might be interested in some of the cutting-edge work being done within the Ethereum ecosystem

Have non-technical skills, and aren’t sure where to start?

If you’re not a developer, it can be hard to know where to start in Ethereum. Here are a few suggestions, along with resources for specific professional backgrounds.

  • Organize a meetup in your city
  • Write content about Ethereum
    • Ethereum needs good writers who can explain its value in plain language
    • Not ready to publish your own articles? Consider contributing to the existing content on community resources like EthHub, or propose new content for ethereum.org!
  • Offer to take notes for community calls
    • There are many open-source community calls, and having notetakers is a huge help. If you’re interested, join the Ethereum Cat Herders chat here, and introduce yourself!
  • Translate Ethereum content into your native language
    • Ethereum.org maintains a translation program that translates the website, and other resources, into many different languages
    • Find out how to get involved here

Financial professional or accountant

  • Ethereum is home to the “Decentralized Finance” ecosystem - a network of protocols and applications that offer an alternative financial system. If you’re a financial professional, check out some DeFi apps at DeFi Pulse or DeFiPrime
  • Accountant? Assets on Ethereum - ETH, tokens, DeFi, etc - introduce many novel accounting issues. You could start by checking out some projects that aim to help users of cryptocurrency solve their bookkeeping & accounting challenges, like VeriLedger or Rotki

Product Managers

  • The Ethereum ecosystem needs your talents! Many companies are hiring for product manager roles. If you want to start by contributing to an open source project, get in touch with the Ethereum Cat Herders or MetaCartel

Marketing

  • There are many marketing and communications positions in the Ethereum ecosystem!
  • A great way to get started is to join MarketingDAO - an organization dedicated to marketing Ethereum and applications built on Ethereum.