As a new participant, you’ll find all the information and the steps you need to take to catch up with what’s happening within the DAO and get to a point where you can start actively participating.
Your first stop should be making sure you join one of the regular onboarding calls for new participants. The calls happen twice every week at 2 different hours to try and accommodate for different timezones as much as possible.
One call takes place every Monday at 13:00 UTC.
One call takes place every Thursday at 22:00 UTC.
<aside> 💡 You can add the Arbitrum DAO Governance Calendar to your Google Calendar to see the onboarding calls, and also all other DAO events. To add it, click here.
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The onboarding calls are hosted by active DAO participants who can help guide you. During the call you can ask questions about the DAO, get more information on what’s happening, and introduce yourself. With your permission, you can also be added to the “New Contributors” list which delegates and other governance participants can reference for the formation of different working groups or different initiatives in which your skills and expertise can come in handy. That can prove a great way for you to get more involved in the DAO.
If you haven’t already done so, then reading through the evergreen content we’ve sourced for you is a vital next step on your journey to becoming an active DAO participant. Although new things are constantly happening, the basics remain constant and it’s important to have a solid grasp of them. Let’s learn how to walk before we run, shall we?
We’ve compiled all the basics in a single place so you can learn them with ease. Go to the link below, read through the information, and get back here once you’re done to continue your journey.
Alright, now that you’ve learned the basics, let’s quickly go through the tools and platforms the DAO uses to operate. If you’re not familiar with any of them, we’ve added some resources where you can find all the information you’ll need to understand how they work.
| Platform/Tool | Purpose | Link | Docs |
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| Governance Forum | Posting proposals, announcements, and other info relevant to the DAO | https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/ | https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/community-guidelines/12807 |
| Tally.xyz | On-chain Voting | https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum | https://docs.snapshot.org/introduction |
| Snapshot | Off-chain Voting (temperature checks) | https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth | https://docs.tally.xyz/knowledge-base/tally |
| Google Calendar | Scheduling DAO events | https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y180MTU3OTg1ZDI0NTJkZmQ4YTkxYjZhMzZiY2NhYjM3ZGViOWJmZmU5MDUzYTRiOWJjYzRlOWZmZjllZjAyOTI0QGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20 | https://support.google.com/calendar/?hl=en#topic=10509740 |
| Twitter/X | Constant DAO news | https://twitter.com/DAO_Arbitrum | https://help.twitter.com/en/resources/new-user-faq |
| Telegram | Discussing with other DAO participants | https://t.me/ArbitrumDAOOnboarding | https://telegram.org/faq#:~:text=Unlike WhatsApp%2C Telegram is a,up to 2 GB each. |
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You know have a grasp on the basics and are familiar with the tools and platforms the DAO uses. Let’s put one and one together, roll up our sleeves, and get into the specifics of how Arbitrum DAO works — from different kinds of proposals to the governance process and the role of the security council.
As with above, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all the information you’ll need in a single place. You can find the page at the link below, and then return here once you’ve finished going through the content. Be prepared though, this time it’s slightly more information that branches out to some other links and places if you want to dig deeper in certain areas. It might take a while longer, but it’s worth it.
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