​MEV Researchathon @SBC ‘23 is a multi-day event during SBC week focused on cross-team research-engineering collaboration to develop specs and prototypes to address thorny R&D challenges, which can further inspire papers or blogposts or open source tooling, etc. after the IRL researchathon ends.

Check out our forum post here for details: collective.flashbots.net/t/mev-researchathon-sbc-23/2303

​🍹DAY 1: Pre-gaming → Research Jam

​14:30-17:30 Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023

​Pre-game the researchathon on the Day 3 (final) afternoon of SBC ‘23 conference. Based on your research interests, skillz and commitment, our navigators may invite you to join their crew and whiteboard at the MEV Pi-rate Ship.

​🔥 DAY 2: Roasting → Spec BBQ

​18:00 - 21:00 Thursday, Aug 31, 2023

​Spice up the researchathon peer review at a real BBQ, where the steak and the spec are roasted. The navigators will present the research problem and their solution design or framework for feedback.

​🚀 DAY 3: Hacking → Shipping prototypes

​10:00 - 18:00 Friday, Sep 1, 2023

​You’ve heard enough galaxy brain research ideas this week at SBC and MEV workshops. If you are still around in the Bay Area, it’s time to build.

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What are the R&D challenges?

​Check out the MEV Researchathon @SBC '23 forum post. If you would like to volunteer to be a navigator and summon a team to build on your own R&D open challenges, please respond directly in the forum thread at collective.flashbots.net .

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