# About BitDevs DMV

BitDevs DMV hosts monthly Socratic Seminars: open, technical discussions curated from pull requests, mailing lists, research, Optech, and network data. This is the DMV chapter at https://bitdevsdmv.com/.

## Contact

- Organizer Telegram: [@secsovereign](https://t.me/secsovereign)
- Calendar: https://bitdevsdmv.com/calendar.ics
- Timezone: ET (America/New_York)

## What a Socratic Seminar is

Instead of a lecture series, BitDevs events are discussion-first. Organizers and attendees collate primary sources ahead of time. At the meetup, the room works through those sources together — questioning assumptions, comparing implementations, and learning in public without turning the conversation into content.

The format is used by independent chapters worldwide. There is no central authority over chapters.

## Who should come

Engineers, researchers, operators, and serious learners. Newcomers are welcome if they arrive ready for technical discussion. Fundamentals are not re-taught every month; new mechanisms are contextualized when they appear.

## What we are not

This is not an investor mixer, recruiting fair, or price-talk meetup. Pitch decks and altcoin promotion do not belong here.

## Related

- [Ground rules](https://bitdevsdmv.com/rules.md)
- [Suggest topics](https://bitdevsdmv.com/contribute.md)
- [Events](https://bitdevsdmv.com/events.md)
- [BitDevs Map](https://www.bitdevsmap.org/)