# Embracing the Cardano Community - Cardano's 2nd Anniversary **URL:** \ **Category:** News and Announcements\ **Created:** [2 September 2019 05:59 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/embracing-the-cardano-community-cardanos-2nd-anniversary/26183 "2019-09-02T05:59:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/cardano/32/10190_2.png) [@Cardano](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Cardano)\ **Post date:** [2 September 2019 05:59 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/embracing-the-cardano-community-cardanos-2nd-anniversary/26183/1 "2019-09-02T05:59:16Z")
# Embracing Cardano Community - Cardano’s 2nd Anniversary ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/2X/9/91fd3cca5492a3ca9787c3004800c72ad8e6f8f2.jpeg) **Hello all!** Thank you for being part of the Cardano Second Anniversary. The community has come a long way and with Shelley’s release just around the corner, together with you, the community, we want to celebrate this exciting journey we are all on. We are blessed with a smart, committed and welcoming community and want to thank each and every one of you for your continued efforts to move this community forward: translating & making content, moderating our channels, educating & guiding users, organizing meetups, being part of the stake-pool workgroup, and all those who have been with us here for support! > ## **Event 1. Cardano Anniversary Video Campaign** Cardano teams across the ecosystem are planning to have a Cardano Anniversary Video with the community. If you’d like a chance to be featured in the 2nd Cardano Anniversary video, please send us a **photo** or **a 10-second video** by following the instructions below: - [**Find out more about our Video Campaign.**](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-2nd-anniversary-campaign/26179) > ## **Event 2. Cardano Anniversary Meetup in Bulgaria** In the beautiful city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the Cardano community will have a meetup celebrating the 2nd anniversary. Special guests from the ecosystem including **Charles Hoskinson, David Esser (both IOHK), Hinrich Pfeifer (the Cardano Foundation) and Ken Kodama (EMURGO)** will join the event to update you with special announcements. You can also join the Cardano Smart Contract Workshop with great IOHK contract workshop for Plutus and Marlow led by IOHK instructors and learn Plutus and Marlowe. This will be hosted in partnership with Bulgaria Digital Week on 28th September. [https://bdw.bg/en/](https://bdw.bg/en/) - _[**RSVP to Cardano Anniversary Event in Plovdiv, Bulgaria**](https://www.meetup.com/Cardano-Blockchain-Plovdiv/events/264604234/?isFirstPublish=true)_ > ## **Event 3. Ask-Me-Anything Cardano** Can’t make it to Bulgaria Meetup? Don’t not worry! You can join the event through our online Ask-Me-Anything Cardano event and be the winner for a special prize! - **[Cardano 2nd Anniversary AMA Contest](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-2nd-anniversary-ama-contest/26369)** * * * Follow us on [**Twitter**](https://twitter.com/Cardano?s=17) and receive the latest announcements! Please help us spread the word and use the hashtags: # **#Cardano2Years & #EmbraceTheCommunity** ---
**Author:** ![ZCryt0Knight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/zcryt0knight/32/9097_2.png) [@ZCryt0Knight](https://forum.cardano.org/u/ZCryt0Knight)\ **Post date:** [5 September 2019 14:35 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/embracing-the-cardano-community-cardanos-2nd-anniversary/26183/5 "2019-09-05T14:35:16Z")
In two short years, Cardano went form a concept to a full-blown suite of provably secure protocols. R&D has been a crucial and the longest part of this journey. Once Shelley and Goguen are up and running, imagine what we could all build on this platform. Cardano, to this day, is hands down the best decentralized, open blockchain platform in the market. This is what you get when you put a bunch of extemely smart people in one room and give them a target. We are just getting started… Here is to many more! ---
**Author:** ![basia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/basia/32/39585_2.png) [@basia](https://forum.cardano.org/u/basia)\ **Post date:** [7 September 2019 04:32 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/embracing-the-cardano-community-cardanos-2nd-anniversary/26183/6 "2019-09-07T04:32:26Z")
![watering_cardano](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/2X/3/33f471d3d17951495b3e1fc3e988dc1dacd2d54b.gif) because we all care ❤