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As a part of ongoing promotion, and pushes towards establishing a GridCoin Foundation [Discussed Here](https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@crt/gridcoin-foundation) I'll am about to update with the status and further actions:

- We have some long terms supporters that express their will to take place into formation of Foundation and joining the decision making board . Some of them would like to take their place in decision making board, while some others would like to sustain from being a part of such panels. I think both categories are important. Active participation is a crucial step in decision making, while passive members takes important role as a control mechanism.

The next step I am going to take, is organizing a local monthly meetups, with the purpose of:
-  Face to Face discussion about burning topics that market previous month. (State of Network being the main material of discussion).
- Getting local scientists and University Representatives to join our meetings and engage them into our topics.
- Supporting educational institutions to embrace Boinc and Gridcoin into their infrastructural research. Providing Face to Face knowledge transfer.
- Informing a general public about our core values and benefits of taking place in Gridcoin / Boinc Infrastructure.
- Collaborating with other groups for the purpose of establishing international Foundation.

At the time, I am in process of organizing a meetup in Belgrade.

If you are in Belgrade, or have ability to join, i strongly encourage you to become a part of local meetup group https://www.meetup.com/GridCoin-Belgrade/

What would be also cool, is if you are able to host such groups at your local place.

This is the first step towards establishing a foundation, by coordinating local groups. I will try to do the same in London.

While decentralization and anonymity definitely has it's place, a clear and transparent organization with credible names is also an important factor.

**Important Disclaimer for those who are not following the concept from the beginning: The goal is not to establish an "Official Foundation" for something that's decentralized. Rather, an non-profit organization that will support and protect interests of these GridCoin projects whose respective developers decide to take a part in such entity.**

See you in Belgrade, at first GridCoin face to face meetup. Agenda and dates will get published shortly after I collect more opinions and advices, but so far, I can promise a high quality discussions and a lot of beer afterwards.

Join Local Group Here: https://www.meetup.com/GridCoin-Belgrade/

## You can help popularize GridCoin too by organizing meetups within your local community.
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See you in Belgrade, by early February.

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