Merge pull request #123 from libp2p/libp2p-day-2024

add libp2p day wrap-up

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+title: libp2p Day at ETHDenver 2024 Recap
+description: Recap of libp2p presentations at ETHDenver 2024
+date: 2024-03-14
+permalink: "/2024-libp2p-Day-ETHDenver-recap/"
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+header_image: /libp2p-day-ethdenver-2024.jpg
+author: Dave Grantham
+---
+
+**Table of Contents**
+
+[[toc]]
+
+## Introduction
+
+Last month on February 29th, 2024, the libp2p community came together in
+Denver, Colorado to hold the first libp2p Day in 2024 alongside the ETHDenver
+conference.  
+
+### SWOT Analaysis
+
+At the end of the day we had our first "Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
+and Threats" (SWOT) session of 2024. The highlights of which are below.
+
+- Strengths
+  - Our community has expanded to include at least 5 implementations that are used in production.
+  - There are several independent communities based around the different implementations. Most recently we connected with the nim-libp2p community who gave a talk about Waku at this event.
+  - There is some funding to sustain the project going forward.
+- Weaknesses 
+  - Learning libp2p is still somewhat difficult.
+- Opportunities
+  - We can focus funding on creation of new learning materials such as Zoe's [Introduction to libp2p](https://libp2p.ecosystem-dashboard.com/home?range=7) on ProtoSchool.
+  - Make libp2p into the go-to library for distributed systems researchers to do protocol research.
+  - Focusing on mobile optimization and establish a community focused on libp2p on mobile devices.
+- Threats
+  - Continued funding is always going to be a threat to the health of the community.
+
+## Talks
+
+We had a great event with 12 different sessions focusing on topics
+such as public goods funding, probing p2p networks, synchronization protocols
+in blockchains, designing peer-to-peer social networks and others.
+
+### Highlighted Talks
+
+The following are a few of the talks that we want to highlight.
+
+#### Funding and Project update by Juan Benet
+
+@[youtube](6-X1wcygmsI)
+
+#### Revolutionizing Data Governance with libp2p by TechieTeee
+
+@[youtube](BBLRX6AkMOs)
+
+#### Probing libp2p Networks with Filecoin Station by Miroslav Bajtoš
+
+@[youtube](iMWeMq1UwqE)
+
+#### Programming Peer-to-Peer Scenarios with Aqua
+
+@[youtube](jsqEM6MuUKI)
+
+#### Gitcoin and Open Source Funding Mechanism by Sov from Gitcoin
+
+@[youtube](3XIoD6X-n-s)
+
+### Full Playlist
+
+Below is the full list of talks at libp2p Day. Hope you enjoy!
+
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+  width="100%"
+  height="315"
+  src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLX9e-uG608s8gXfpFi9fbx51RmYtmARSt"
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+  allowfullscreen
+></iframe>
+
+## Get Involved/Stay Tuned
+
+If you’d like to get involved and contribute to libp2p, come join us at one of
+our many meetings. Here's our community calendar.
+
+<iframe
+  src="https://lu.ma/embed/calendar/cal-7CPAnJtz4A4aj2X/events?compact=true&lt=light"
+  width="100%"
+  height="450"
+  frameborder="0"
+  style="border: 1px solid #bfcbda88; border-radius: 4px;"
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+  tabindex="0"
+></iframe>
+
+We also have chat spaces on
+[Slack](https://filecoinproject.slack.com/archives/C06HV0D00E5),
+[Discord](https://discord.gg/ehaey3C733),
+[Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libp2p-community:matrix.org), and
+[Telegram](https://t.me/libp2p_community/11).
+
+There is libp2p community [discussion forum](https://discuss.libp2p.io/) and
+you can follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/libp2p) or
+[BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/libp2p.bsky.social)
+
+To learn more about libp2p generally, checkout:
+
+- The [libp2p documentation portal](https://docs.libp2p.io/)
+- The [libp2p connectivity website](https://connectivity.libp2p.io/)
+- The [libp2p curriculum put together by the Protocol Labs Launchpad program](https://curriculum.pl-launchpad.io/curriculum/libp2p/introduction/)
+
+Cheers! 🍻