Thanks for putting this proposal up, Rafalovic.
There’s already a very clear reason to not go ahead with this (doesn’t align with this 2025 Event proposal) but even if we wanted to, the timing for this is off.
Just to draw attention here for a bit
The event happens mid-February (a month away) and the governance process involved will take a sizable amount of that time. The DAO Event Budget proposal was drafted to mitigate situations like these.
Other causes of concern can be seen in the proposed budget, and also here:
Who is making the connections here? Is there going to be a DAO representative there?
Once again, we would say that since there already is a structure in place for events, we shouldn’t have to concern ourselves with one-offs like this. However, since OpCo would be taking over handling DAO events at some point, it might be worth considering setting aside some budget (maybe during the 2026 event planning) for these one-offs during situations where D.A.O. and other grant options aren’t live as some do come with potential.