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<b>6 more weeks until <a href="http://steemfest.com">SteemFest Amsterdam</a>! And only less than 2 weeks to <a href="http://steemfest.com/#hotel" target="_blank">claim the SteemFest Volkshotel package</a>!</b> 

<h3>Claim your <a href="http://steemfest.com/#hotel" target="_blank">Volkshotel Room</a> before 12 October!</h3>Why? Because on that 12th of October the left-over rooms will go to general market again and you might miss out. Please note that you don't have to <a href="http://steemfest.com/#hotel" target="_blank">stay in the Volkshotel</a> perse, however some activities start here and many steemians will stay here, so it is actually a great option...

<b>And then ofcourse <a href="http://steemfest.com/#sbd" target="_blank">you also need a SteemFest ticket</a>. A ticket, yes, "But for what" you may ask? Well, today we added more new names on the line up list of speakers, panelists and performers of <a href="http://steemfest.com">SteemFest 2016.</a></b>

<h3>Without further ado this week unveiled:</h3>

- <b>@dollarvigilante, Anarchapulco, Mexico: Anarcho-capitalist, libertarian and freedom fighter against the state & central banks</b>

- <b>@fairytalelife, USA: Illustrator, artist, mentor, mother of four</b>

- <b>@firepower, India: Lead admin Steemit.Chat, Steemit Social and motorhead</b>

- <b>@anyx, Canada: Cheetah creator, lead SteemCleaner, witness, and graduate student</b>

- <b>@mauricemikkers, The Netherlands: Photographer, Micrograph Stories, Labrat and 3D designer</b>

- <b>@timsaid, Germany: Crypto Challenge, scientist, photographer and free runner</b>

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Previously week we already announced the following speakers and performers of SteemFest:
- @ned, USA - CEO Steemit
- @infovore, Nigeria - creator of the SteemMag series
- @tatianamoroz, USA - singer/songwriter, podcaster and bitcoin aficionada
- @xeroc, Germany - Longtime blockchain expert and developer of Piston
- @heiditravels, USA / Portugal - travel blogger and surfer

- @ericvancewalton, USA - writer of poems & novels such as the trending Alarm Clock Dawn series
- @allasyummyfood, UK: Youtuber, chef and steemian
- @anwenbaumeister, USA: Project Curie, yogi, gardener and lover of all
- @riverhead, USA: witness, crypto stuff and maker DAO
- @kevinwong: Dj, Project Curie and etherpunk
- @svk: witness, bitshares, crypto frontender
- @pharesim: witness, maker of steemjs lib, pevo.science

Presentations, workshops and performances will generally last about 20 minutes max, unless more in-depth time is required. Other items will include: a 'Whale' panel and a 'Developer' apps pitch session. Also you can order a unique Micrograph Story: a microscopic view of your own tear. And you can have a (portrait) drawing made for you!

<h4>(Some) more names to be announced soon!</h4>
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<h1>Make the most out of your buck, go with a group to SteemFest!</h1><b>By buying a group ticket (minimum 4) you get a 10% discount in the <a href="https://steemfest.paydro.com/steemfest-1" rel="noopener">SteemFest Ticketshop</a></b>. The discount is automatically applied once you order 4 or more tickets of the same kind in the ticketshop. Please note that every ticket needs its own unique Steemit Username. 

<b>If you want to buy as a group tickets with SBD</b>, very welcome! Multiply the single SBD ticketprice (144 SBD) with minimum 4 tickets and subtract 10% = 518.4 SBD (for 4) recalculate for the amount needed..  Note that you need to pay the amount at once via the instructions on http://steemfest.com/#sbd , so no split bills in this case! 

<b>Stay with 2 in one room in SteemFest Volkshotel</b>. The € 285 package price for SteemFest Volkshotel is for 3 nights _per room_. You can stay with 2 people in one room. So use the Steemit.chat #steemfest channel to find roommates. Note that Volkshotel only has about 20 'twin bedded' (2 seperate beds) rooms so be sure to claim early and also mention that you want a 'twin bedded' in your reservation EXPLICITLY. (maybe even in the subject). By combining smart, you save about 60% of the normal price. 

<p></p><h1>Buy your SteemFest ticket(s) with SBD by following the instructions on <a href="http://steemfest.com/#sbd">steemfest.com/#sbd</a></h1>
It involves a little bit of manual work, but with the <a href="http://steemfest.com/#sbd">pregenerated payment &amp; email links</a> you are done within 1 minute...  _Note that SBD paid tickets are processed manually, minimum twice per day._ 

<p></p><h1><a href="https://steemfest.paydro.com/steemfest-1" rel="noopener">SteemFest Ticketshop</a> is open 24/7:</h1><b>The budget for the event for 300 people is now surpassing € 115,000 and with help of Steemit HQ and Whale support we are trying to lower the lowest entry price to about 1/4 of it.</b> You can help out sponsoring the event by picking a more expensive 'Support Ticket' in various levels. If you are not attending you can also buy a 'NO-ENTRY-ticket' for which we thank you very much and send you a gift to your doorstep.<p></p>
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<p></p><h4>By <a href="https://steemfest.paydro.com/steemfest-1" rel="noopener">buying an event ticket</a>, which you need to bring and exchange in Amsterdam for a SteemFest wristband, you get access to the following:</h4><p></p>
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<li><b>1000 SP provided by Steemit HQ</b> when you show up in Amsterdam with your <a href="https://steemfest.paydro.com/steemfest-1" rel="noopener">paid ticket</a>. Distribution details will follow.</li>
<li><b>Day 0: Friday 11 November:</b>
     <ul><li>Opening Night Drinks at the <a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemfest/the-steemfest-s-volkshotel-package-deal-eur-285-per-room-for-3-nights">SteemFest Volkshotel</a></li></ul>
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<b>Day 1: Saturday 12 November:</b>
    <ul>
        <li>(Taxi) Boat trip from <a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemfest/the-steemfest-s-volkshotel-package-deal-eur-285-per-room-for-3-nights">SteemFest Volkshotel</a> to Conference Venue</li>
        <li>A full day &amp; night of conference / presentations / workshops and party in a beautiful all rented out Conference Venue, the Tobacco Theatre in the Centre of Amsterdam</li>
        <li>Including all day drinks, lunch, dinner, bites</li>
        <li>Including open bar at night with sodas, Heineken Beer, Gin, Rum, Wodka.</li>
        <li>Expect a great mix of content by fellow Steemians: panels, workshops, recitals, music performances, literature and more.</li></ul>
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<b>Day 2: Sunday 13 November:</b>
    <ul>
        <li>Long Boat tour along the canals of Amsterdam</li>
        <li>"Red Light Mashup" - an afternoon filled with activities in Amsterdam's oldest neighborhood</li>
        <li>Climb the church</li>
        <li>Bites &amp; drinks</li>
        <li>Small sessions in locations at 50m distance scattered around the "Old Church"</li>
        <li>Nearby musea to enter with your festival wristband</li>
        <li>Guided Walking Tours</li>
        <li>Closing Dinner &amp; Drinks in <a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemfest/the-steemfest-s-volkshotel-package-deal-eur-285-per-room-for-3-nights">SteemFest Volkshotel</a></li>
    </ul>
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The base <a href="https://steemfest.paydro.com/steemfest-1" rel="noopener">ticket price</a> for the aforementioned full program including lunch, dinners, bites and drinks is set at € 111 including fees.<br>
</h2>If you can afford it, you are very welcome to buy a more expensive <a href="https://steemfest.paydro.com/steemfest-1" rel="noopener">'Support ticket'</a> (available at various levels of support: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) which enable us to fill the current 'hole' in the budget :)<br>
<h3>Not included:</h3><p></p>
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<li><b><a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemfest/the-steemfest-s-volkshotel-package-deal-eur-285-per-room-for-3-nights">Hotel Package at SteemFest Volkshotel</a></b>: 3 nights for € 285 (excl. breakfast). <a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemfest/the-steemfest-s-volkshotel-package-deal-eur-285-per-room-for-3-nights">Read all the details here</a> and how to <b>book (before 12 October!)</b></li>
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<p><b>All proceedings of this post will go towards funding SteemFest and closing that budget gap :)</b></p></div>