Lil Nouns Go Big In Chicago

TL;DR
Leveraging the disruptive power of Nouns DAO, and the dynamism of ETH Chicago, to proliferate the meme in America’s industrial heartland.
Proposal: ETH Chicago Hackathon & ‘A Lil Gnarly Skate Jam’ (3 Day Hackathon + Conference)
Location: Chicago (Hackathon at Sears Tower / Skate Jam at Grant Park)
Date: September 15th-17th 2023
Audience: Attendees of ETH Chicago + A Lil Gnarly Skate Jam + FrankenDAO After Party
Team: Wylin + Bummer (Active Members of Gnars DAO + FoodNouns)
Overview:
Proliferating Lil Nouns at the first ever ETH Chicago event to leverage Chicago’s up and coming Web3 / crypto community and onboard new community members.
The Ask: 8ETH + 3 Lils
ETH Chicago - Hackathon Bounty - 1E + 3 Lil Nouns
- Hackathon bounties themes chosen by Lil Nouns DAO, can be similar to what Nouns Amigos do for Nouns Fair at ETH Global events which is 1 bounty for UI Integration and 1 bounty for Public Goods.
- Prizes can be split between 2 themes, themes need to be submit to ETH Chicago Core Team by September 1st
Lil Nouns are Gnarly Skate Jam - 7E
- activation event and installation at Grant Skate Park, Downtown Chicago.
- Sponsor an official satellite event of ETH Chicago with 150+ attendees
- Replicate SKTBRD.eth’s Noggles rail.
- Continue BumMer’s “Gnarly Skate Jam” series, previously sponsored by Gnars DAO.
Event Breakdown
ETH Chicago - Hackathon + Conference (Overview & Timeline)

Lil Gnarly Skate Jam (Overview + Timeline)
Overview: As an official satellite event of ETH Chicago, a Lil Gnarly Skate Jam brings together the vibrant skateboarding community of Chicago with the cutting edge world of the decentralized Nounish community.
Timeline: Saturday September 16th, 2023
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8 hours total
12pm-3pm: Setup
3pm: Opening Remarks and Acknowledgments
3:15pm-5pm: DJs playing, local skate vendors
Open format skating, spontaneous mini-competitions
5pm-6pm: Official Gnarly Trick Competition featuring the Noggles Rail
6pm-7pm: Local Chicago Musical Acts
7pm: Closing Remarks
7pm-10pm: Event Breakdown/ Cleanup
Budget Breakdown:
$13,100 or 7 ETH
- Opstacles: $3,500
- 48 feet of 1/4” x 4” square tube + two 16”x16” x 1/4” steel plates - $2,000
- Welding machine rental + welding gas and materials $1,500

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Skate Jam: $3,500
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Event Competition Prizes: $1,500
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The Bulletin Board:
Pre-Selected List of Tricks the contestants have the option to choose from and complete. The competition has the same amount of tricks available as it does skaters in competition. Each trick will have a varying value of prize awarded depending on difficulty- The Largest being $500.
Skaters have 18 seconds to complete their desired trick. This leaves room for warm up runs while keeping the competition flowing at a fast pace
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Event Judges: $500
- Merch Tosses: $1,500
- Local Brand Merch: $500
- Jessup Black Grip Tape 20 Pack - $92.95
- Jessup Multicolor Grip Tape Pack - $96.48
- Paint Pens, 12 Pack x2: $28.00
- Lil Noggles Stencils; 5 x 4”x4”, 1 x 8”x8”: $158.75
- 500 NFC-embedded Keychains (4 logos x 125 each) : $622
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Event Operations: $6,100
- Event Permit: $300
- Event Insurance: $500
- Portable Washrooms: $1,000
- Grounds Team: $800
- DJ: $500
- Marketing: $1,000
- Street Teams: $250
- Flier Handouts, Conversating, ETC.
- Wall Art / Billboard: $500
- Either a BillBoard or an art installation from a Local Graffiti Artist.
- Social Media Ads: $250
- Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, ETC.
- Street Teams: $250
- Media: $1,000
- 2 Hired photographers, 2 Hired Videographer, and 1 Hired Post Production Editor.
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- Maintenance / Waste Disposal: $1,000
- Extra Trash Cans: ~$35 Each with at least 6 needed
- On-site Dumpster: $400
- Waste Disposal Personnel: $350
- Maintenance / Waste Disposal: $1,000
The Team
Wylin: Active member of FoodNouns + Gnars DAO.
Previous Funding: FoodNouns 0.25eth
Bummer:
Previous Funding: Gnars DAO 1.25
ROI to the DAO
Proliferation
2 hired photographers, 2 hired videographers, 1 hired Editor
50 edited photos, 100 social photos
2 edited videos, 15+ social videos
Lil Nouns x ETH Chicago 1-Week Social Media Takeover Lil Nouns x ETH Chicago social media collabs (Twitter Spaces, livestreams, etc)
375 Lil Nouns Branded NFC embedded keychains to drive traffic to the website & provide stats report from traffic 7 and 14 days after event ends.
Hackathon - project submissions from Developers which allows Lils to onboard new Devs into the ecosystem and launch real projects / MVPs for DAO improvements
Lil Nouns Speaking Slot - can be single speaker or a panel
~5 VIP tickets for Lil Nouns
FrankenDAO/ Cryptopunks x Lil Nouns Afterparty, Downtown Chicago
| Voter | Cast Power | Vote & Rationale |
|---|---|---|
0x3E76...C24b14 | 708 | FOR |
0xdAa0...98a7dA | 247 | AGAINST |
0x8Bec...4af8c3 | 209 | FOR |
0x54Ed...f85E67 | 164 | AGAINST |
0xFC53...C56183 | 57 | FOR |
VOTE POWER
Proposal Status
- Thu August 03 2023, 05:55 pmVoting Period Starts
- Sun August 06 2023, 12:05 pmEnd Voting Period
- Sun August 06 2023, 03:18 pmQueue Proposal
- Tue August 08 2023, 07:46 pmExecute Proposal
Current Results
1-FOR
1,042
2-AGAINST
413
3-ABSTAIN
N/A Tokens
