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A four-day collaborative space at Devcon 8 India dedicated to EIPs, ERC standards, protocol upgrades, and open standards that power Ethereum.
Jio World Centre, Mumbai · 3–6 November 2026
Three foundational principles shaping four days of standards, governance, and protocol collaboration at Devcon 8 India.
Located right on the main Devcon 8 India floor inside Jio World Centre, Mumbai. Walk in any time across all four days, or access livestreamed sessions and archives afterward.
An open, community-led & project-neutral space dedicated entirely to protocol public goods. Open to everyone: first-time EIP authors, protocol researchers, client developers, community projects, and students.
Interactive office hours, direct access to EIP Editors, live EIPsInsight dashboards, hands-on ERC clinics, hackathon integration, and dedicated contributor onboarding every single day.
The EIP Hub at Devcon 8 India is the central collaborative forum dedicated to Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), ERC application standards, and protocol upgrades — connecting the research-to-reality pipeline directly to Mumbai.
In 2025 at Devconnect Argentina (Buenos Aires), the ECH Institute and community leaders hosted the inaugural EIP Summit—the first dedicated, standalone summit created to tackle the bottleneck in Ethereum's standardization pipeline. By gathering core developers, EIP editors, client implementers, and application authors under one roof, the EIP Summit transformed asynchronous GitHub discussions into high-velocity face-to-face breakthroughs.
Now in 2026, that spirit expands into the EIP Hub at Devcon 8 India inside the Jio World Centre, Mumbai. Spanning 4 full days, the hub serves as an active protocol laboratory, author clinic, and contributor launchpad for the global Ethereum ecosystem.
Founded by ECH Institute to unite researchers, editors, and authors face-to-face, replacing months of slow GitHub comments with immediate consensus.
Connecting the full research-to-reality pipeline to India's thriving developer frontier with live clinics, client interop, and first-time author mentoring.
11 recorded deep-dives, keynotes, and workshops bridging the research-to-reality pipeline for Ethereum standards.
Watch how the concept of uniting EIP editors, client developers, and authors in person transformed the Ethereum standards pipeline.
Original milestones and metrics from the inaugural EIP Summit at Devconnect Argentina.
Devconnect Argentina · Buenos Aires
Reached Maximum Registration Capacity on Luma
First Standalone Gathering in Ethereum History for EIPs
Verified against the official Ethereum Foundation Devcon 8 Community Hub specification: 6 dedicated collaborative spaces uniting researchers, client teams, editors, and application authors. Built on the proven collaborative model established at the inaugural EIP Summit on Luma ↗.
Hands-on 1-on-1 author triage with official EIP Editors: review proposal lifecycle (Status vs. Stage), abstract formatting, EIP-1 rules, GitHub workflows, and resolve pull request comments live on laptops.
Core developers, researchers, and client teams (Geth, Nethermind, Besu, Erigon, Prysm, Lighthouse, Teku) coordinate upcoming network upgrades including Glamsterdam & Hegotá, Meta EIPs, devnets, and client interoperability.
Dedicated onboarding with special focus on welcoming builders, university researchers, and developers from India and the wider APAC region into Ethereum's protocol standards ecosystem and writing their first EIP.
Deep-dives and live review clinics for the latest application standards including ERC-7935, ERC-8004, Chain ID standards, smart contract account wallets, security audits, and reference implementations.
Continuous large-display monitoring screens demonstrating live EIPsInsight governance telemetry: Upgrade Dashboard, Meta EIP status, Protocol roadmap, stagnant drafts, and visual EIP lifecycle telemetry.
Collaborative sessions co-hosted with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) and industry leaders: real-world production implementations, regulatory compliance, institutional Layer 2 architecture, and standards adoption.
India possesses the world’s fastest-growing open-source engineering community and leads global crypto developer onboarding. The EIP Hub at Devcon 8 India bridges this unstoppable momentum with protocol governance ensuring Indian developers are not merely consumers of Ethereum technology, but active authors and stewards of its future.
Each of the four days follows dedicated programming tracks guiding attendees through the full Ethereum standards journey.
Master schedule overview mapping daily programming tracks, technical focus areas, booth duty, and collaborative ecosystem partners
| Date | Program Track | Focus | Booth Duty | Partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | EIP Process & General Overview EIP Process & Community | EIP fundamentals, lifecycle, authorship, editors, coordinators, how to propose and contribute | EIP Editors, ECH Coordinators & Community Mentors | ECH Institute, ETHShala & Developer Hubs |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Protocol EIPs & Network Upgrades Protocol EIPs & Upgrades | Protocol EIPs, network upgrades, Core EIPs, testing, client implementation, AllCoreDevs | Execution & Consensus Client Engineers, Protocol Researchers | Core Client Teams & Infrastructure Providers |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Application EIPs & Ecosystem Support Application EIPs & Adoption | Application-layer EIPs, standards, tooling, demos, developer experience, real-world adoption | ERC Authors, Tooling Developers & App Architects | EIPsInsight, EtherWorld & Tooling Platforms |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Enterprise Readiness & EIPs for Consideration EIPs: From Proposal to Adoption · Enterprise & Emerging EIPs | Enterprise readiness, institutional use cases, emerging standards, and EIPs worth watching | Enterprise Architects, Institutional Advisors & Standards Chairs | Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) & Grant Sponsors |
The EIP Hub is a public-good, community-driven initiative organized by the ECH Institute, EIPs Insight, EtherWorld, ETHShala, and ETHCluj. We invite protocols, research institutions, client teams, and ecosystem foundations to partner with us in making standards coordination accessible to all Devcon 8 India attendees.
For developer communities, universities, and regional DAOs looking to co-curate community sessions, host author office hours, or coordinate regional developer delegations.
For execution/consensus client engineering teams, security audit firms, and core infrastructure providers to lead technical clinics and AllCoreDevs test sessions.
For foundations and grant programs sponsoring travel and lodging support for independent, open-source EIP authors and researchers to attend in Mumbai.
For research outlets, media organizations, and data teams producing technical explainers, live stream coverage, and analytical dashboards.
Zero commercial pitching, token shilling, or speculative financial promotions. Content must focus purely on open technical specifications, research, client architectures, and EIP governance.
All presented code, test suites, libraries, and tooling must be public and open-source under permissive licenses (MIT, Apache 2.0, or CC0 for EIP specifications).
Partners and booth staff must strictly respect the Devcon 8 and Ethereum Community Code of Conduct, ensuring an inclusive, welcoming, and harassment-free environment for all builders.
Partners are expected to actively engage with independent authors and first-time contributors through technical feedback and office hours rather than passive booth marketing.
The EIP Hub stage gathers the core minds driving Ethereum’s protocol specification and standardization engine. Across all 4 days in Mumbai, attendees will engage directly with four distinct cohorts of technical contributors:
Stewards of EIP-1 and the standards process providing direct review, author office hours, and peer feedback on drafts.
Researchers and engineers working on upcoming Ethereum hard forks, state transition changes, and Prague/Electra upgrades.
Engineers from Geth, Nethermind, Besu, Erigon, Lighthouse, and Prysm testing interop and engine API specifications.
Authors behind ERC-4337 smart accounts, token extensions, wallet interoperability, and verifiable computing primitives.
Are you authoring an EIP, building around ERC standards, or conducting protocol research? We welcome presentations, workshops, and lightning talks across all four days at Jio World Centre, Mumbai.
We welcome presentations, workshops, and lightning talks from all Ethereum standards contributors. Follow this 4-step process to submit your proposal.
Match your research or proposal to one of the four curated Devcon 8 summit days:
Pick the ideal stage format suited to your technical depth and presentation style:
Fill out the official speaker intake form with your technical materials and credentials:
The EIP Hub Review Committee evaluates proposals on a continuous rolling schedule:
All submissions are evaluated against three core Ethereum community standards for credible neutrality and technical merit
No token promotion, commercial sales pitches, or speculative price talk. Proposals must center on open technical standards, community projects, client implementations, or EIP governance.
Every session must teach, demonstrate live code, or address real technical challenges across protocol engineering, developer tooling, or standards interoperability.
We actively champion and mentor first-time EIP authors and underrepresented researchers from India and the global Ethereum decentralized ecosystem.
Moments from past Devcon and Ethereum community editions collaborative working sessions, author office hours, and developer discussions.
The EIP Hub is a collaborative space dedicated to Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), ERC standards, protocol upgrades, and standards adoption. Whether you’re a first-time contributor, protocol researcher, client developer, standards author, application builder, enterprise architect, or simply curious about how Ethereum evolves, the EIP Hub is your place to learn, collaborate, and contribute.
The EIP Hub is a dedicated four-day collaborative space at Devcon 8 India (3–6 November 2026, Mumbai) focused on Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), ERC standards, protocol upgrades, and standards adoption.
Whether you’re a first-time contributor, protocol researcher, client developer, standards author, application builder, enterprise architect, or simply curious about how Ethereum evolves, the EIP Hub is your place to learn, collaborate, and contribute directly alongside editors, coordinators, and core protocol teams.
We actively welcome session proposals from EIP authors, ERC builders, protocol researchers, client engineers, and ecosystem projects!
You can apply directly through the official EIP Hub Speaker Information Form. We offer four flexible session formats: Lightning Talks (quick standard walkthroughs & tooling demos), Tech Deep-Dives (in-depth protocol architecture & client specs), Hands-On Clinics (live code & draft reviews), and Panel Discussions (governance & roadmaps).
Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis until all schedule slots across all four days are filled.
Please Note: The EIP Hub does not provide Devcon conference passes or admission tickets. All session speakers and attendees must hold a valid Devcon 8 ticket to access the Jio World Centre venue.
Each of the four days follows dedicated programming tracks guiding attendees through the full Ethereum standards lifecycle:
Yes, absolutely! The EIP Hub is designed for builders, researchers, and learners at every level:
• First-Time Contributors & Students: Demystifying EIP-1, understanding how proposals transition from Idea to Final, and how to get involved.
• Protocol Researchers & Core Devs: Debating AllCoreDevs topics, client implementation tradeoffs, execution/consensus changes, and state management.
• Application Builders & ERC Authors: Showcasing smart contract standards, account abstraction, multi-token architectures, and security best practices.
• Enterprise Architects: Assessing standards compliance, institutional interoperability, and enterprise-grade Ethereum deployments.
• Indian & APAC Ecosystem: Highlighting and mentoring local builders to actively author and review standards on the world stage.
The EIP Hub is organized collaboratively by recognized community groups dedicated to open standards: ECH Institute, EIPs Insight, EtherWorld, ETHShala, and ETHCluj, in partnership with Devcon 8 India.
If your protocol, ecosystem foundation, or enterprise would like to co-host a technical track, sponsor travel grants for independent authors, or organize a workshop, connect directly with our coordination team:
Hear what builders, researchers, and EIP authors are saying about the EIP Hub and standards collaboration at Devcon 8 India.
"This could be a really useful space for learning, meeting contributors, and understanding how Ethereum standards actually move forward, especially valuable for people looking to get involved for the first time."
"Really like the focus on getting first-time EIP Authors involved. While the process can feel intimidating when you are new, having editors and contributors around makes a real difference."
"Having the dashboards running throughout Devcon is pretty cool. Seeing EIP lifecycles and upgrades alongside live data will be something else."
"An EIP Hub would be a great addition to Devcon, especially for making EIP governance and standards more accessible to builders and new contributors across India and APAC."
"Having a place to actually ask questions and get feedback seems way more useful. The EIP Office Hours combined with Meet the Editors is a wonderful initiative."
"Really like the idea of bringing authors, editors, builders, and new contributors into the same space. Could lead to some very useful conversations and collaborations during Devcon."
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