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#### This week the State of Steem Forums move on to the first of two 'wrap-up', where do we go from here forums.<br>

#### This Thursday's forum and next week's will each cover six of the 'Big Dozen' key indicator projects identified for Steem for 2019. <br>

#### Today we will be talking about Hivemind, RocksDB, Smart Media Tokens, Communities, The Steem Alliance & The Steem Foundation, and the Steem Worker Proposal System  (now Steem.DAO).<br>

#### The Forum will take place on the MSP Waves Discord channel between 8pm and 11pm UTC.<br><br>

* **https://discord.gg/3SFXANM**<br>

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### Forum 8 (Thursday 14 February) : Wrap-up Forum - part 1<br><br> 

Through the course of running the State of Steem Forums, and through editing the SoS Daily News Digests, I have picked up on twelve key indicator projects that for me will determine the State of Steem during 2019.

The 12 projects are detailed in these two posts...

* [The Big Dozen - my 12 indicator projects for the State of Steem in 2019 (part 1)](https://steemit.com/steem/@pennsif/the-big-dozen-my-12-indicator-projects-for-the-state-of-steem-in-2019-part-1)

* [The Big Dozen - my 12 indicator projects for the State of Steem in 2019 (part 2)](https://steemit.com/steem/@pennsif/the-big-dozen-my-12-indicator-projects-for-the-state-of-steem-in-2019-part-2)

It will be too much to cover all 12 projects in one forum, so they will be split 6 and 6 across two forums.

The six projects to be covered in Forum #8 this week will be Hivemind, RocksDB, Smart Media Tokens, Communities, The Steem Alliance & The Steem Foundation, and the Steem Worker Proposal System  (now Steem.DAO).

Forum #9 on 21 February will cover Advertising, SteemOnboarding, Steem Business Alliance, DApps & Apps, Exchanges and Direct Fiat / Steem Conversion.

The speakers lined up for this week's forum include...

* **1. Hivemind** - Michael @vandeberg and Justin @justinw from Steemit Inc

* **2. RocksDB** - Ned Scott @ned, Michael @vandeberg and Justin @justinw from Steemit Inc

* **3. Smart Media Tokens** - Ned Scott from Steemit Inc, and @aggroed and @yabapmatt from Steem-Engine

* **4. Communities** - Ned Scott, Andrew @andrarchy and Justin @justinw from Steemit Inc, along with @shredz7 (Stratos) and @jarvie (SteemPeak)

* **5. The Steem Alliance & The Steem Foundation** - Ned Scott from Steemit Inc, and @llfarms and @shadowspub from the Steem Alliance Working Group

* **6. Steem Worker Proposal System** - Ned Scott from Steemit Inc, along with @exyle (Steem witness).

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If you have any questions you would like to ask or if you would like to come on to speak please message me on Discord (Pennsif#9921).

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The seven State of Steem Forums held so far have been well received. 

The first was an 'overview' forum with 19 witnesses and community leaders giving their view on the current State of Steem including @aggroed, @anarcotech, @anomadsoul, @crypto.talk, @exyle, @fredrikaa, @hr1, @imacryptorick, @llfarms, @lukestokes, @nathanmars, @paulag, @project7, @shadowspub, @starkerz, @taskmaster4450, @themarkymark, @therealwolf and @yabapmatt.

The recording of the forum is available if you missed it...

* https://steemit.com/steem/@pennsif/lsyr505f

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The second forum focussed on Steem Technology and covered topics such as nodes, RocksDB, SMTs, RC Delegation Pools, Account creation. It also explored the decision making mechanisms to move development forward as Steemit Inc pulls back. 

The speakers on that forum included @blocktrades, @crypto.talk, @helo, @knowledges, @shredz7, @someguy123, @starkerz, @themarkymark, @therealwolf, @upheaver, @ura-soul and @yabapmatt.

The recording of the forum is available...

* https://steemit.com/dtube/@pennsif/amwntxt3

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Forum #3 covered DApps, Apps and Developments. Topics discussed included business plans, delegations and marketing.

The people who spoke on the forum were @arcange, @crypto.talk, @disregardfiat, @dreemsteem, @fredrikaa, @hightouch, @imacryptorick, @jarvie, @paulag, @prc, @project7, @starkerz, @thecryptodrive and @therealwolf. 

The recording is available in case you missed it...

* [The State of Steem Forum #3 - Thursday 10 January 2019](https://steemit.com/dtube/@pennsif/k8811wa6)

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Forum #4 covered Steem Economics. Topics discussed included steem inflation, attracting investors, revenue streams, advertising. Steemit Inc CEO Ned Scott also made a special guest appearance.

The people who spoke on the forum were @crypto.talk, @disregardfiat, @fredrikaa, @hightouch, @jackmiller, @mcfarhat, @paulag, @starkerz, @traveller7761, @therealwolf and @ura-soul.

The recording is available in case you missed it...

* [The State of Steem Forum #4 (Steem Economics & Ned Scott) - Thursday 17 January 2019](https://steemit.com/dtube/@pennsif/o36a6ivn)

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Forum #5 covered Marketing, PR and Onboarding.  

The people who spoke on the forum were @anomadsoul (@steemonboarding), @clixmoney (@dcooperation), @crypto.talk (@partiko), @jongolson (SteemSavvy), @mcfarhat (@actifit), @paulag (witness), @rhondak (@thewritersblock), @starkerz (@oracle-d), @surfermarly, @ura-soul (witness & @steempassport) and @whatsup.

The recording is available in case you missed it...

* [The State of Steem Forum #5 (Marketing, PR & Onboarding) - Thursday 24 January 2019](https://steemit.com/dtube/@pennsif/mxzr4cda)

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Forum #6 covered Communities, content creation, curation and retention.  

The people who spoke on the forum were  @carrieallen (Helpie), @clixmoney (@dcooperation), @enginewitty (The Alliance), @hauptmann (@dtube.forum), @jonyoudyer (Canna-Curate), @shadowspub (Rambling Radio), @shredz7 (Stratos), @starkerz (@oracle-d), @taskmaster4450, @traveller7761 and @teamhumble.

The recording is available in case you missed it...

* [The State of Steem Forum #6 (Communities & Retention) - Thursday 31 January 2019](https://steemit.com/dtube/@pennsif/pdws7sdc)

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Last week's Forum #7 covered Steem Commerce.  

The people who spoke on the forum were @aggroed, @danielvehe, @dearw, @disregardfiat, @imacryptorick, @markegiles, @papa-pepper, @sagescrub, @teamhumble, @thecryptodrive and @theycallmedan, as well as @traveller7761 and @globocop.

The recording is available in case you missed it...

* [The State of Steem Forum #7 (Steem Commerce) - Thursday 7 February 2019](https://steemit.com/dtube/@pennsif/98y03wzn)

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The forum was preceded by an hour of discussion and questions with  Steemit Inc's Executive Chair Ned Scott and Managing Director Elizabeth Powell. 

The discussion with Ned (@ned) and Elizabeth (@elipowell) covered a range of topics including progress with RocksDB/MIRA developments, Blocktrades and the new Worker Proposal System, the Steem Alliance, the Steem Wallet bifurcation and Steemit Inc's advertising program.

The recording is available in case you missed it...

* [Interview with Steemit Inc Executive Chair Ned Scott & Managing Director Elizabeth Powell - 7 February 2019 ](https://steemit.com/dtube/@pennsif/qxortrfx)

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### SOS Daily News<br><br> 

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To provide a quick and easy reference source of all the latest posts and information about what is going on on Steem I am producing the **SOS Daily News**. This is the latest edition ...

* [SOS Daily News : news about the State of Steem @ 13 February 2019](https://steemit.com/steem/@pennsif/sos-daily-news-news-about-the-state-of-steem-13-february-2019)

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