OBJECTIVES
Overarching goal of the IBCOL Foundation
POSSIBILITY
To bring out the latent potential and power of possibility through programs and infrastructure for education in blockchain, cryptography, and web3.
VISION
Long-term direction and guiding principles of the IBCOL Foundation
MORALITY
To address evolving ethical issues in blockchain, cryptography, and web3 by promoting cooperation between academia, industry, government, and the people.
ACCESSIBILITY
To provide accessible educational resources and programs to individuals, groups, and organizations of any learning level who are interested in blockchain, cryptography, and web3 with first principles thinking.
QUALITY
To help individuals, groups, and organizations build trust and appreciation in blockchain, cryptography, and web3 for discouraging populist anti-intellectualism through the empathetic presentation and discernment of blockchain, cryptography, and web3 concepts.
COLLECTIVITY
To collaborate with academia, industry, and government to develop and support shared utilities and infrastructure for international and intergenerational initiatives.
MISSION
Medium-term direction and priorities of the IBCOL Foundation for this decade
EMPOWER YOUTH
To help young people find purpose by introducing blockchain, cryptography, and web3 in breadth and depth so that they may make informed decisions on their careers.
ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION
To support academic exchanges and international student relationships for school and work in the field of blockchain, cryptography, and web3.
ELEVATE ENTREPRENEURS
To seek out promising blockchain, cryptography, and web3 entrepreneurs and provide them with access to resources for prototyping and scaling solutions.
ACTIVITIES
List of core activities of the IBCOL Foundation to support its missions in blockchain, distributed ledger technology, decentralized apps, cryptography, and web3 ("blockchain")
PROGRAMS
To train, coach, consult, and advise students and young professionals in "blockchain" ("programs"); to assist in developing learning assets for programs worldwide; and, to certify programs worldwide.
GATHERINGS
To oversee the delivery and quality of conferences, conventions, and competitions (“gatherings”) that promote exchange and collaboration between "blockchain" student and practitioners.
WORKING GROUPS
To develop codes of conduct, best practices, and standards for "blockchain" areas through collaborative dialogue, research, and publications by groups of individuals and entities from academia, industry, and government ("working groups").
INFRASTRUCTURE
To develop and support a decentralized public utility for portable, trusted, academic and professional credentials and to lead a worldwide decentralized governance for trusted credentials interchange ("infrastructure").
PUBLICATION
To collect and curate a constellation of ideas, knowledge, research, developments, and other useful things on "blockchain" areas, through scholarly protocols.
POLLINATION
To work with a curated network of founders and funders that would accelerate the development of "blockchain" startups in the community.
HISTORY
PRE-PANDEMIC ERA
(2017 – 2019)
This era was marked by an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from the two founding cities, Waterloo (Canada) and Hong Kong (China). The finals were held in Hong Kong, where 70% of the attendees were from outside the international city.
PANDEMIC ERA
(2020 – 2022)
This era saw activities shifting totally virtual or hybrid events worldwide. The focus of many solutions converged on identity and verifiable credential solutions, those potential became painfully apparent during this period of social isolation.
POST-PANDEMIC ERA
(2023 – Present)
This era began a new chapter of IBCOL, as the centre of gravity shifted to regulated industries and solution designs tackling the most pressing challenges of our times, embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations (UN).
IMPACT
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students participated in IBCOL programs since 2017
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countries participated in IBCOL congregations since 2017
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projects started through IBCOL initiatives since 2017
Key Personnel
The IBCOL Foundation is an EU non-profit organization staffed by nationals worldwide
Viktor Tabori
President, Science-Technology Council
Maryna Danylyuk
President, Socio-Economic Council
Gabriel Chan
Secretary-General, General Secretariat
Richard John
Convenor, IBCOL 2024 Organizing Committee
IBCOL Finals Convenors
Richard John (EMEA)
Convenor, IBCOL 2023 Organizing Committee
Gary Chan (APAC)
Convenor, IBCOL 2022 Organizing Committee
Habibullah Karim (APAC)
Convenor, IBCOL 2021 Organizing Committee
Karen Lo (EMEA)
Convenor, IBCOL 2020 Organizing Committee
Gabriel Chan (AMOC)
Convenor, IBCOL 2019 Organizing Committee
Lawrence Ma (APAC)
Convenor, IBCOL 2018 Organizing Committee