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IPFS Pinning Summit
May 7th — 8th, 2020
The IPFS Pinning Summit is a 2-day virtual conference designed for the infrastructure and service providers of the distributed web.
Join core IPFS, Filecoin, and Pinning Service developers to discuss learnings, pain points, and new opportunities for distributed web infrastructure.

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May 7th — Schedule

9:45 AM PT
Casual Meet & Greet
Come say hi and hang out before the official start of the event.
⏱ 15 minutes
10:00 AM PT
Introduction
Molly Mackinlay
Welcome to the IPFS Pinning Summit! The IPFS ecosystem has grown significantly in the last year, creating new opportunities for services and applications. In this talk, we discuss ecosystem growth, the 2020 project roadmap, and what we hope to accomplish from the inaugural IPFS Pinning Summit.
⏱ 35 minutes
10:40 AM PT
IPFS 0.5
Steven Allen
A presentation on IPFS 0.5, and the features and metrics relevant for pinning services and other infrastructure and service providers.
⏱ 25 minutes
11:05 AM PT
Break
⏱ 10 minutes
11:15 AM PT
Pinning advanced data structures — Thread and Bucket pinning at Textile
Andrew Hill
Textile’s latest releases of ThreadsDB and Buckets come with new pinning capabilities that support dynamic datasets and IPNS addresses. In this talk, we will highlight how Threads, Buckets, and IPFS can enable new forms of pinning services.
⏱ 25 minutes
11:45 AM PT
IPFS at Infura, a Web3 development suite
Mike Godsey
Overview of the past, present, and a brief glimpse of the future for IPFS at Infura. IPFS is an essential part of the Infura Web3 development suite and we will talk about why we started to support it, how developers use it today, and what's to come.
⏱ 25 minutes
12:15 PM PT
Super Pinning with Fleek's New IPFS/S3 Product
Brett Shear
Learn how to use Fleek's new IPFS/S3 product to upload, pin & fetch files to/from IPFS at lightning speed thanks to built in compression, image resizing, CDN, & more!
⏱ 25 minutes
12:45 PM PT
Is Da Vinci Responsible for Maintaining the Mona Lisa?
Kyle Tut
When data is created on IPFS, who is responsible for maintaining that data? In this talk, Kyle dives into data permanence and discusses how to keep the data behind a CID alive.
⏱ 25 minutes
1:15 PM PT
Using Ceramic to control pinsets with DIDs
Joel Thorstensson
Ceramic combines merkle linked data with decentralized identifiers to create a public network of mutable documents. In this talk we will explore how this can be used to let any DID control data pinsets.
⏱ 25 minutes
1:45 PM PT
Sending, Receiving, and Validating Filecoin Payments
Jonathan Schwartz
If you're an IPFS pinning service, infrastructure provider, or just interested in learning about accepting Filecoin as a form of payment without running your own Filecoin node, this talk is for you! First, we'll construct and send a Filecoin transaction together. Next, we'll locate the transaction on the network in a couple different ways, which might be useful for confirming a customer's payment. We'll wrap up by comparing the different wallet options to expect by Mainnet launch.
⏱ 25 minutes
2:15 PM PT
Break
⏱ 15 minutes
2:30 PM PT
Blockchain domains + IPFS = Decentralized Websites
Bradley Kam
Traditional DNS has two points of failure - domain names require centralized custodians and content is stored on servers controlled by one company, meaning websites can be taken down. Unstoppable Domains builds domain registries on blockchains. These domains are not part of DNS and are stored in users’ Ethereum wallets. The user signs a message with their private key and writes their IPFS hash to the blockchain, giving them the power to put up or take down their website. Domains work in apps like MyEtherWallet, Trust Wallet, and Opera Browser.
⏱ 25 minutes
3:00 PM PT
Make Your Home Not Spy On You - Ucam: Indoor Camera with Full Data Sovereignty
Raullen Chai
We're surrounded by billions of Internet-connected and intelligent devices, which are observing and recording us all the time. The dream of a smart, safe, and efficient future is threatened by intrusive surveillance. Ucam, powered by IoTeX, is the next-gen indoor camera that is user-centric, feature-packed, and fully private. By shifting data ownership from corporations to consumers, Ucam ensures value extracted from data is delivered to their rightful owner. This presentation introduces Ucam’s technology including blockchain identity, decentralized storage (IPFS), and e2e encryption.
⏱ 25 minutes
3:30 PM PT
Day 1 Close
Juan Benet
We recap Day 1, and provide a preview of what's to come on Day 2 of the IPFS Pinning Summit.
⏱ 20 minutes

May 8th — Schedule

9:45 AM PT
Casual Meet & Greet
Come say hi and hang out before the official start of the event.
⏱ 15 minutes
10:00 AM PT
Opportunities for 2020-2021
Juan Benet
Pooja Shah
Juan Benet kicks off Day 2 describing some of the many opportunities that will exist for companies building web3 infrastructure in 2020-2021. Pooja Shah provides context on how Filecoin fits in the picture.
⏱ 30 minutes
10:40 AM PT
Pinning APIs & Use Cases
Juan Benet
In this presentation, we discuss current and potential pinning use cases and how a standardized IPFS Pinning API can meet these envisioned needs.
⏱ 25 minutes
11:10 AM PT
Pinning Service Integrations in IPFS Applications
Molly Mackinlay
IPFS Pinning Services could see increased usage through direct integrations with IPFS applications. In this talk, we discuss some of these applications and specific technical integration points.
⏱ 25 minutes
11:40 AM PT
Break
⏱ 20 minutes
12:00 PM PT
Filecoin Integrations for web3 Infrastructure
Pooja Shah
Juan Benet
Filecoin presents many promising business opportunities for IPFS pinning services. We describe how Filecoin works, how it leads to unique properties in the underlying protocol, network, and token, and how these properties can lead to valuable opportunities for IPFS pinning services and other web3 infrastructure providers.
⏱ 35 minutes
12:40 PM PT
Into the Powergate
Andrew Hill
Aaron Sutula
The Powergate is an API driven solution for deploying multitiered storage across Filecoin and IPFS. Persistent storage on Filecoin allows rich storage configuration for data such as replication factor, miner selection, deal renewal, and repair. Network available storage is configurable and provided through a connected IPFS peer or pinning network.
⏱ 35 minutes
1:20 PM PT
Break
⏱ 10 minutes
1:30 PM PT
Summit Recap
Molly Mackinlay
Thanks for joining the IPFS Pinning Summit! We recap the 2-day summit and key takeaways.
⏱ 5 minutes
1:35 PM PT
Interactive Sessions
We have three breakout tracks for interactive sessions: lightning talks, IPFS Pinning API workshop, and post-presentation Q&A.
⏱ 115 minutes

Speakers

Aaron Sutula
Programmer, Textile
Andrew Hill
Co-founder and CEO, Textile
Bradley Kam
Co-founder, Unstoppable Domains
Brett Shear
Co-founder and COO, Fleek
Greg Markou
Co-founder and CTO, ChainSafe
Joel Thorstensson
Co-founder, 3box
Jonathan Schwartz
Co-founder, Open Work Labs (OWL)
Juan Benet
Founder and CEO, Protocol Labs
Kyle Tut
Co-founder and CEO, Piñata
Mike Godsey
GM, Infura
Molly Mackinlay
Project Lead, IPFS
Pooja Shah
Filecoin
Raullen Chai
Co-founder, IoTeX
Steven Allen
Tech Lead, IPFS
Yuni Graham
Protocol Labs

Organizations

About

The IPFS Pinning Summit was co-organized by the IPFS Project and the Filecoin Project, and was sponsored by Protocol Labs.

IPFS is a peer-to-peer network and protocol designed to make the web faster, safer, and more open. IPFS reimagines the web to work peer to peer by addressing data by what it is instead of where it’s located on the network, or what entity is hosting it. Instead of a central point of failure and control over what the rest of the network can do, IPFS gives people the power to control their own data and tools, so no central organization can limit access, take it over, or censor communications.

Filecoin is a decentralized storage network, powered by a blockchain and a native token. The Filecoin protocol creates an algorithmic market for cloud storage, connecting entities that have resources like storage and bandwidth (“miners”) with entities that want to hire those resources (“clients”). Anyone can sign up to be a miner or a client on the network. Filecoin combines novel cryptography, market incentives, and a peer-to-peer network to create a robust foundation for humanity’s information.

Protocol Labs is a research and development organization that was founded in 2014. Protocol Labs’ mission is to build modular, open-source technologies and protocols to upgrade the infrastructure of the internet. Over the last few years, Protocol Labs has built and maintained several open-source protocols, including IPFS, libp2p, IPLD, and Filecoin.

Code of conduct

The IPFS Pinning Summit is a friendly community event where everyone should feel welcome, safe and comfortable to share ideas and engage in open discussion. The IPFS Pinning Summit is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone inclusive of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality or religion.

All participants, speakers, sponsors and staff are required to abide by our Code of Conduct at the IPFS Pinning Summit. Any violations will be dealt with seriously and may include being expelled and banned from the event and its online space. This is to protect the safety of our community and attendees.

Definitions

What do we mean by “harassment”? Harassment includes but isn’t limited to:

  • Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, religion or belief, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or carer or parental status, familial status, veteran status, or citizenship.
  • Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment.
  • Homophobic, biphobic, transphobic, racist, or misogynist slurs or comments.
  • Threats or acts of violence or intimidation.
  • Unwelcome sexual attention.
  • Sharing/displaying sexual or sexualised images.
  • Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent.
  • Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes.
  • Sustained disruption of discussion.
  • Deliberate misgendering.
  • Physical contact without consent or after a request to cease.
  • Advocating for or encouraging any of the above behaviors.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to stop immediately.

Participants engaging in harassing behavior may be asked to leave the event and online space and may be banned temporarily or indefinitely.

If harassment occurs outside an event or online space organised by the IPFS Pinning Summit that may impact the safety of our community, we reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action, for instance banning from future events.

Reporting

If you are being harassed or made to feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible. You can help us by reporting any behavior you think might go against the Code of Conduct.

Please report any harassing behavior to one of the Event Organizers:

  • Jamie Nicholson
  • Pooja Shah
  • Yuni Graham
  • Leela Lindner

Reporting & enforcement process

  • Incident report is taken in a safe, private space at events or in a personal and direct message online.
  • Incident responders investigate with the reported person.
  • Incident response team reconvene to discuss an appropriate response.
  • Appropriate action is taken.
  • Incident responders follow up with the reporter and the reported person.
  • Inform community if necessary.
  • Debrief and document internally.

Our Code of Conduct was based on resources from Geek Feminism wiki anti-harassment policy, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers, and the XOXO Community Code of Conduct.