ethcc takeaway from a side-event organizer's perspective cannes > paris > brussels: hosting @ethcc in the south of france was a risky move, but @ethereum_france pulled it off perfectly. new cities come with a learning curve, and people had to get to know the venues. the conference and its side events will only get better next year. the heat was a problem, but most places had a/c (we would have died in the paris heat wave). the fud around venue costs was overblown. we rented one of the nicest locations in the city and came in under budget. service culture in cannes is better than in paris due to the high concentration of wealth and luxury tourism. cannes is a super walkable city. i blew past my daily step goals all week. most people i spoke with had never been outside paris. i love that they got to discover more of what france has to offer. hosting in a smaller city meant there were fewer side events, which i think contributed to a higher concentration of high-signal, low-noise gatherings. it *felt* like there were fewer attendees than last year, but there was a high concentration of quality teams and builders. one cannot experience france without a labor strike. setting that aside, getting in and out of nice was easy for folks from the us and europe. massive congrats to @jdetychey @bettina_boon @malicec0 and team for being such amazing hosts and helping to build the future of france 🇫🇷