I will vote Abstain
I fully support initiatives that promote women’s inclusion in Web3, as I believe they can help attract more female creators to The Sandbox, which is undoubtedly beneficial. However, I find it difficult to establish a clear connection between this proposal and The Sandbox’s core focus as a gaming and game creation platform. While networking and global representation can have value, I personally do not see it as a significant benefit for our community in this context or new community members. For these reasons, I will vote abstain, as I do not oppose the initiative but also do not find it strongly aligned with The Sandbox ecosystem.
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Hi @hishmad
For the First question, the Osaka Protocol’s success will be measured through a comprehensive framework of quantitative targets and impact categories, with each participating organization committing to what they can achieve. The protocol aims to directly impact 50 million women and girls by 2030, with specific goals including increasing women’s representation in the global STEM workforce to 45%, closing the skills gap in STEM fields to 45%, and boosting women in senior leadership positions in technology sectors to 35%. Success will be tracked across skills and education, professional impact, and access to digital technologies. Organizations can join at different commitment levels - Pioneer, Partner, or Participant - each with specific impact targets, allowing for broader participation and accurate tracking of contributions. To ensure accountability and transparency, all participating entities will report bi-annually on their actions and results. We’re particularly looking forward to having Web3 companies and organizations commit to quantitative targets, recognizing their crucial role in shaping the future of digital innovation. We’re pleased to announce that the Cardano Foundation has already signed the protocol, setting a strong precedent for other blockchain and cryptocurrency organizations. This structured approach, combined with clear milestones and long-term initiatives focusing on unbiased technologies, digital education, inclusive organizational structures, and enhanced digital connectivity, will drive the protocol’s adoption and impact on gender equity in Web3 and digital innovation.
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For the second question on ROI, as this would be our first official collaboration on the Global Summit, we do not have historical data on conversion rates. However, it’s important to note that this will be a high-level summit, attracting senior delegates from across the tech industry and beyond. In marketing, there are three major objectives: brand awareness, acquisition, and loyalty. For this event, we’re primarily focusing on brand awareness, with potential acquisition as a secondary benefit. While brand awareness can indeed lead to user acquisition, it’s not the primary goal here. Instead, we anticipate that increased brand awareness will result in stronger partnerships, enhanced brand value, media coverage, and industry recognition. These outcomes can have long-term, indirect benefits that may be more valuable than immediate user acquisition. The presence of The Sandbox at this prestigious event, alongside other industry leaders, positions them as a key player in promoting diversity and inclusion in the Web3 space. This alignment with important industry initiatives can lead to numerous opportunities for growth and collaboration that extend far beyond the immediate metrics of user acquisition.
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And lastly, for our Summit, we are almost sold out and we’re still 2 months away. It’s the 4th annual summit, where we will have a Pavilion at World Expo of 1150 square meters.
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I agree with you.
Sponsoring, organizing or actively participating in events is a show of strength for brands. But these events should appeal to our audience, where we can explain The Sandbox better. and this event is not one of them.
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I am fully aligned with your view on that one Lanzer.
I would add on top that if TSB wants to position itself as a leading brand in the WEB3 ecosystem we should support this initiative. I also mentionned above that I appreciated the refinement of this proposal by narrowing down the topic (and budget) compare to what it was originally. I will vote yes for this SIP.
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Thank you very much for the support 
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Yes, my thoughts too.
If we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu. I think this is how we be at the table.
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I’m not sure there’s a more opportune place than sponsoring a protocol launch with dignitaries who share the same space as we do.
There won’t be builders there, but short of a Sandbox specific event I don’t think you can say that of any event.
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How are we on the menu for this?
I wanna know if we taste good 
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I’m going to vote no on this one, while I agree with the end goal, I would like to see more reach taken from the program before coming for funding for something like this.
If there was already previous effort/input into The sandbox and this approach before asking for funding I would be more likely to vote yes.
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I fully support inclusion in all ways. However, if we are going to use DAO funds for SIPs, I feel that money should be used to benefit or improve the Sandbox Ecosystem. There are still many improvements that need to be made to The Sandbox overall, such as.
Improvements to the Game Maker software - To achieve long term success, we need to have the ability to make games that are fun for players. That is very hard atm as game building is extremely limited in what types of games we have the ability to build.
Improvements in player retention - Many newcomers to the sandbox ecosystem leave after a short amount of time due to a number of reasons.
Improvements on communication by the sandbox - Unfortunately a very bad track record here in the past, but can easily be improved.
Improvements on how we will achieve stated goals - Many past milestones in the sandbox’s roadmap have been dropped or changed from what they were originally back in 2020.
There are more areas to improve than the few examples I listed, but as a long time builder, gamer and investor in the sandbox, these are the key areas I feel need to be improved. I will ALWAYS vote for SIPs that address these issues and work to improve them.
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Totally agree with you! Just today I was discussing in X the problem of developing the most basic modules in Game Maker.
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I mean, yes, but we can have both. This SIP budget isn’t competing for anything. We have underspent our budget big time. WomenInTech aren’t developers, I don’t think we should expect a SIP from them to develop an experience or advocate for a GameMaker feature.
I don’t think ONLY focusing on game builder things is the path to success. I think we should be doing multiple ecosystem things at the same time with effective partners. WomenInTech seem like that effective partner, they stand out with their accomplishments…high patronage from multiple Heads of State is a big, big deal.
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Deals are made at a government & market leader stratosphere that entities like Coinbase inhabit (among many others). They continue to experience massive success because of this. Because of our connection to Animoca Brands, we could have access to that stratosphere, but when we aren’t there at those venues, we are unable to advocate for ourselves or provide needed input to talks that may end up doing us harm (either willfully or accidentally).
I’ve seen this happen so, so many times in my professional life. The #1 way to ensure consistent success is to make a good product, SIPs like Magic Palette do that. The #1 way to ensure long-term survival is to be present where relationships & decisions are made that affect your industry at the highest level, SIPs like this do that.
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I see what you mean.
Any idea who will be representing us(TSB) at the event in building relations should it go through? Will it be someone from TSB/DAO or someone from WiT?
I’d love to avoid a similar situation as the French Red Cross, when everyone that voted yes thought that we’d be supporting a good cause when in actual fact we merely financed a prize pool for a third party to organise the event, only to be entangled in complications because of liquidations etc.
For the record, I voted No on the Red Cross event for exactly this concern, but I was the (very)minority, and I’m currently also voting No on this, because I foresee a similar situation happening here.
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Hello all
It was brought to our attention that the TSB wallet was activated to vote on SIP-22 for Women in Tech.
Seb intended to vote in favor of this SIP from his personal wallet, but accidentally used the TSB wallet.
The 26M VP has been switched to an abstain vote.
We are unclear how this may impact delegated VP from the same wallet. But we intend to oversee the correction of this mistake.
We will communicate updates here on the Forum and remain responsive to any questions from the community.
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Why is Seb able to accidentally execute transactions on the Sandbox wallet?
This seems like a large security failure, shouldn’t it be a multisig?
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As much as I see Seb attend events around the world, I have every confidence he’ll be there. What are your thoughts @WomeninTech ? Maybe even Cyril would attend? Ideally both would represent us.
Also, I think it would be ideal to have TSB DAO logo right beside TSB logo.
Fair. That’s very fair, Intern. In my interview with Ayumi, I mostly asked her about her organization so we could get a good sense for who we were partnering with and what precisely we were getting ourselves into. I think this WIT partnership is the real deal.
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I don’t want to speak out of line here, but I THINK that TSB has multiple wallets with assets spread across them, likely for operational functionality as well as for security.
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