My first blockchain event 第一個線下區塊鏈活動

As part of my aim this year to learn more about blockchain and cryptocurrency, this week I went to my first offline blockchain event.

今年決定要多認識區塊鏈及加密貨幣，所以這個星期去了我第一個線下區塊鏈活動。

It was organised by my local AmCham (Amercian Chamber of Commerce) in Taiwan and the topic was 'Bitcoin and Blockchain technologies and how it has the potential to revolutionize industries'. The speaker is one of the co-founders of Morpheus Network which is a supply chain platform with an integrated cryptocurrency payment system utilizing blockchain technology.

這個活動是由台中美國商會舉辦，講解有關比特幣及區塊鏈的基本概念。 演講者是 Morpheus Network其中一位創辦人，而Morpheus 是一家區塊鏈上的物流平台。

_{Source : AmCham Taichung}

The event was held at a local bistro and was attended by around 30 people. As we were waiting for the talk to start, people were mingling with each other and helped ourselves to nibbles over a drink which was included in the event price.

活動在台中一家餐廳舉行，有大概三十多人出席。在等演講開始是，大家都在聊天互相認識，吃點小食，而入場費亦包含一杯飲料。

Here's the speaker Noam Eppel starting his talk and doing his self intro.

這是演講者Noam Eppel和他的自我介紹

The talk was more of an entry level introduction into blockchain, bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general, as it seems the participants were of a mixed background and not all were very familiar with the latest development in this area. After the talk, there was a mix of interesting questions from the floor so overall it was a good interactive session.

在場的參加者背景各有不同，對區塊鏈，加密貨幣及比特幣這方面可能不太了解，所以演講的內容是基本的入門，好讓大家容易理解。演講完畢後，大家都很熱烈發問問題，互動性很高。

And here's hubby having a chat with Noam, think he enjoyed the techie talk with the pro as he hasn't come across that many people here in Taiwan, especially in Taichung with the same level of knowledge and insight in the area.

老公之後跟Noam聊天。在台灣，或者應該說在台中，真正認識區塊鏈及的人不算很多，所以能夠跟專業人士聊天，他覺得很有趣。

With me being so unsociable, normally I wouldn't attend these type of events, but I figured since I'm writing on Steemit I really should get to understand more about blockchain. It was also a good opportunity to meet more people and to be honest, I think this is the first time I've seen so many expats together in Taiwan!! I also shared my Steemit blog with a lady I met there. Who knows? Maybe one day we shall see more Steemians from Taiwan!

平時不太合群的我一般都不會參加這些活動，但我覺得既然我在Steemit 寫文章，總應多了解區連鏈。 參加聚會後，我覺得其實趁這種活動多認識朋友也很好喔。我還發覺原來這次是我在台灣同一場合裡見到最多外籍人士的第一次! 我還跟在場一位女士分享我Steemit的帳號，說不定將來台灣可能會多幾位Steemians呢!

_{Source : AmCham Taichung}