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Things have been interesting here on Steem lately, with not much communication coming out of Steemit Inc., people are becoming a bit worried. But, Steemit Inc. isn’t the only important part of this ecosystem, there is a whole community here made up of stock holders, developers, witnesses, community leaders, everyday users and consumers.. every single one of us is important to the success of this place. And one thing that has become abundantly clear, is that there is a huge group of those people here who are passionate and committed to make this place successful. 

# The First Step Is Coming Together
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*And that starts today...*

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@Pennsif has decided to open up his radio show on the [PAL Discord Server](https://discord.gg/sEDcqe) to the community on a weekly basis to discuss how we come together in this time of uncertainty, and work together to make Steem the place we know it can be. 

His original post can be found [Here](https://steemit.com/steem/@pennsif/the-state-of-steem-forum-1-supported-by-dsound-thursday-13-december-8pm-11pm-utc-msp-waves) go check it out for more details and to thank him for giving us a place to come together.

### Happening today at 8pm-11pm utc (in about an hour and a half)

 > Forum 1 (Thursday 13 December) : The State of Steem - where we are, where we are going, Steem v Steemit Inc, defining roles, community 'takeover'

> For the first State of Steem overview forum this Thursday the steemians coming along to speak are...

> @aggroed - Top 20 witness and Steem Monsters co-founder
@anomadsoul - witness and co-founder of SteemOnboarding
@crypto.talk - developer of Partiko
@exyle - Top 40 witness and leading steem vlogger
@fredrikaa - co-founder of SteemPress
@hr1 - expert in AI-enhanced curation and founder of Steeve app
@imacryptorick - co-manager of the Israeli Steem community and founder of the Steem Promotion Task Force
@llfarms - Curie Community Manager, and co-founder of C-Squared
@lukestokes - voluntaryist, programmer and Top 20 witness
@nathanmars - DTube empowerer
@paulag - Witness, and steem data expert
@shadowspub - community leader, Steemit Ramble
@starkerz - co-founder of Oracle-D and Promo-Steem
@taskmaster4450 - tecnologist, futurist and leading steem blogger
@themarkymark - Top 30 witness, developer, spam fighter and owner of Buildawhale
@therealwolf - Top 30 witness, developer and owner of Smartsteem
@yabapmatt - Top 20 witness and Steem Monsters co-founder
A number of other prominent steemians will be in the Discord audience chat including @acidyo, @crimsonclad, @drakos, @gtg and @birdinc from Steemit Inc.

> I will be joined by @teamhumble as co-host of the forum.

> We will be looking at the 'big picture' of how the community can take an increasing role in the running of Steem blockchain as Steemit Inc moves back to its original core blockchain development role.

> We will be exploring who is doing what so far. What else needs to be done by the community and who might take on the required tasks and roles.

> The broader discussion of this overview forum will lead on to more focussed and detailed talks on the various themes and topics in the subsequent forums.

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You will be able to listen through the [PAL Discord server](https://discord.gg/3SFXANM), via [mspwaves.com](http://mspwaves.com/),
[Vimm.TV](https://www.vimm.tv/@msp-waves) or on Twitch at [twitch.tv/mspwaves](https://m.twitch.tv/mspwaves?desktop-redirect=true)

To join in with the chat during the forums please join the [PAL/MSP Discord server](https://discord.gg/3SFXANM).

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Also, to help spread the word and encourage the community to come be a part of it...

# I will be giving out 3 @steemmonster packs and the 20 Steem currently in my wallet to random attendees in the audience. 
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(Thank you @anomadsoul for the idea and @aggroed for the @steemmonster cards ♥️)

So, spread the word and I’ll see you in about an hour and a half. 

## Let’s unite and show the world what makes Steem really special, the community. 

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Much Love and Steem On,

Justine

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