Road to Devcon 8 — ETH Odisha: Ethereum Builders & Open Source Workshop
Devcon is coming to India, and the journey continues.
Road to Devcon is a community meetup series designed to bring the Ethereum ecosystem closer to local developers, builders, students, researchers, and open-source communities.
ETH Odisha is bringing Road to Devcon 8 to Bhubaneswar with a focused Ethereum Builders & Open Source Workshop.
This edition combines ecosystem talks with a hands-on technical session covering Ethereum development, smart contracts, security, modern Ethereum infrastructure, and open-source contribution.
Whether you're a developer looking to go deeper into Ethereum, a student exploring Web3, an open-source contributor, founder, researcher, designer, or simply curious about the ecosystem, this session is designed to give you both context and practical experience.
🗓️ Agenda
01:00 PM — Doors Open & Networking
Meet developers, builders, students, researchers, and Ethereum community members from across Odisha.
01:15 PM — Welcome & Opening Note
Introduction to ETH Odisha, Road to Devcon, and what to expect from the session.
01:30 PM — Road to Devcon: Ethereum, CROPS & Getting Involved
What is Devcon? Why does it matter to Ethereum? Explore Censorship Resistance, Open Source, Privacy, and Security, along with ways to participate through contributing, volunteering, speaking, research, and community initiatives.
02:00 PM — Ethereum Ecosystem & Open Source
Explore how developers, researchers, founders, marketers, and community contributors can participate in the Ethereum ecosystem and find opportunities beyond hackathons.
02:30 PM — Networking Break
02:45 PM — Advanced Ethereum Builders Workshop
A hands-on technical session covering Ethereum internals, smart contract architecture, security, account abstraction, scaling, and practical development workflows.
03:45 PM — Hands-on Development & Debugging Lab
Deploy and interact with a smart contract, inspect transactions, debug common issues, and understand how Ethereum applications interact with the network.
04:30 PM — Open Source & Community Contribution Session
Learn how to navigate Ethereum repositories, find relevant issues, understand contribution guidelines, and get started with contributing to open-source projects.
04:45 PM — Community Spotlight & Next Steps
Discover ETH Odisha's upcoming activities, contribution opportunities, and ways to stay involved with the local and global Ethereum ecosystem.
05:00 PM — Event Concludes
Who Should Attend?
Ethereum & Web3 developers
Solidity developers
Open-source contributors
Students interested in blockchain
Hackathon builders
Founders & startups
Researchers
Designers & product builders
Community contributors
Anyone curious about Ethereum and Devcon
Developers and participants interested in actively building or contributing are especially encouraged to attend.
Venue
Centurion University Blockchain Lab
Centurion University of Technology and Management
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India