Well, one more Steemfest down and many more to come.
I guess it was to be expected but 
It must be said I found all the presentations to be spectacular. I saw some familiar faces from the last Steemfest as well as a few new ones which was awesome:
The Introduction (
and ):
and ):The initial speech given by these two superstars was superb, from their delivery to the interesting information snippets they delivered. As this is what got me super excited from the outset. I (as well as many others in attendance I’m sure) were not aware of the impressive growth statistics they both provided for us.
These included registered accounts now topping over 400,000 and a whopping $20 million paid out so far as rewards to us lucky steemians. Those figures simply blew my mind and goes to show how valuable this platform has been in actually changing people’s lives for the better.
(The main conference room on the first day of presentations.)
Yet more information was given by 
(The reveal of a mobile wallet app for Steemit by company CEO
The way I see things, the future of Steemit could not be brighter. With the introduction of SMT’s, strong developments to the interface of the platform itself and a phenomenal team running the back-end of the whole operation down at Steemit Inc., the evidence is clear for all to see. Steemit (and the Steem blockchain) will be “massive” going into 2018 and beyond.
Jeff Berwick (aka The Dollar Vigilante)
Without a doubt, one of the biggest names at this year’s Steemfest. Mr. Berwick’s talk on his thoughts on “Steem” and ”Steemit“ as well as where he saw things headed where insightful and intriguing to say the least. He also pointed out a few possible flaws in our system (such as the sign-up process) which might be hindering growth at present but are absolutely resolvable.
All in all, I feel he is with us in exploring the larger picture. The fact that Jeff sees Steemit having the potential to grow into something that could change the face of digital social media across the globe, even rivalling Facebook and Instagram in the process. Big words, but backed up by someone who has years of experience in the field and a logical approach to business-like ventures. It was great to get his direct seal of approval and vote of confidence on Steemit, Steem and it’s vast community.
(The background is actually a running app that visually represents every Steem-based transaction in real-time. How awesome is that!)
The Promo-UK Presentation
A little while back, I had the pleasure of teaming up with 
He touched upon an important subject within the community of Steemit. That being, we are all in this together.
(You did a fantastic job, Matt. Well done!)
The Hard Fork Trailer
Even before attending the Steemfest, there has been a lot of buzz concerning the upcoming “Hark Fork" series by creator and renowned director 
(From left to right, we have director 
A Fireside Chat with
Last but not least, I thought the idea of having
Even if some disagree with my stance, I firmly believe he has our best interests at heart and is striving to make the “Steem” eco-system work to benefit us all. The only thing we can do to assist in making it reach it's fullest potential is what we are best at on the platform itself. Blog and enjoy Steemit to the max for everything it is worth. Thank you
("ned came across as professional, well-spoken and logical in his reasoning. We're all in good hands, my fellow steemians!)
These are just a few examples of the astounding work so many talented steemians put into making the Steemfest as enjoyable as it was for us. And to think, this may very well become an annual trend. Well, all I can say to that is that I consider it an honour to have been there from the very start and watch the exemplary visions of two young men back in 2016 take shape in the way that it has and will do.
Truly inspiring stuff!
(To be continued)
第二届Steemfest完美落幕了，我已经迫不及待等着下届的来临。
持续了两天的Steemian演讲非常精彩。 我看到了不少来自上届Steemfest的熟悉面孔，同时也有更多令人钦佩的新面孔。
这两位平台上的超级巨星
作为平台CEO的
在我看来，Steemit的未来前途无限。随着SMT的引入，整个平台的发展以及Steemit公司技术人员的努力开发，成员们的齐心协力，这些大家都是有目共睹的。相信在不远的将来，Steemit得到大规模的扩展，晋升到另一个水平。
Jeff Berwick（又名The Dollar Vigilante)
毫无疑问，在今年Steemfest的明星中最有影响力的要数Jeff Berwick 。Jeff谈及自己对Steem以及Steemit平台的见解。他还指出这个平台的系统里存在一些缺陷（如注册程序）可能会妨碍平台的发展，但这些都是可以解决的。
总而言之，我感觉他和我们一样都看到了平台的潜力，那就是Steemit有可能扩展成为与Facebook和Instagram一样具有影响力，甚至能够改变全球数字媒体平台。能够得到像Jeff这样在该领域拥有多年经验的成功人士对Steem, Steemit 平台以及社区成员的认可和信任，非常难得！
英国宣传队演说
不久前我有幸与
他提到Steemit社区的一个重要课题。这就是我们都坐在同一艘船上。
Hard Fork预告片
在我参加Steemfest之前，就听闻关于著名导演兼平台成员@ dougkarr即将推出的“Hark Fork2”系列片。在这次Steemfest上我们终于看到了他所设想和创造的世界了，我激动得说不出话来！ 预告片的制作水平简直一流， 它塑造的人物性格，特技片段，惊人的视觉效果，完全创作出一个非常有新引力的未来世界，太令人难以置信了！
最后我想和大家分享的是与Ned的问答部分。我认为Ned能在舞台上与平台成员们互动，现场回答大家的问题，这是非常积极的态度。它说明作为平台的创始者，Ned真心想了解我们的想法！这问答过程里，Ned诚实并谦虚地回答了一些关于Steem和Steemit 平台上的稍有异议的敏感话题，但他全程始终保持一贯的绅士风度！也许其他成员会有不同的想法，但我认为Ned是全心全意发展并维护这个平台，努力让Steem的生态系统完善起来，让所有成员得益。而我们唯一能配合他的就是在平台上做我们所擅长的 ，发表优质文章并享受这个平台为我们所带来的物质和精神上的快乐！谢谢Ned以这么完美的方式结束了Steemfest的演讲部分。
以上的这些只是这次Steemfest的几个片段，众多有才华的社区成员各尽所能，才让这次聚会举办得如此成功。能参加这每年一度的盛会，能与成员们互动，交流信息与感想， 我感到非常开心而且无比荣幸！
（待续）