>[SSI Meetup](https://ssimeetup.org) is an open, collaborative community to help SSI evangelists around the world, independent of company interests or standards. Our main mission is to help you connect with other SSI enthusiasts and create a dynamic, local, yet globally connected community.
...[Monthly webinars](https://ssimeetup.org/blog/), the [presentations](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup) and [video](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSqSTlKdbbCM1muGOhDa3Og) of which are invaluable resources.
Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs): The Fundamental Building Block of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) Drummond Reed, Chief Trust Officer at Evernym, will explain in our second Webinar "Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) - Building Block of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)" giving us the background on how DIDs work, where they come from and why they are important for Blockchain based Digital Identity. https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/decentralized-identifiers-dids-the-fundamental-building-block-of-selfsovereign-identity-ssi 2018-05-09
* [Decentralized Identifiers DIDs and W3C with Manu Sporny and Drummond Reed](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/decentralized-identifiers-dids-and-w3c-with-manu-sporny-and-drummond-reed)
[Schema Definitions and Overlays for Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) - Paul Knowles](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/schema-definitions-and-overlays-for-selfsovereign-identity-ssi-paul-knowles)
[DID Resolution: Given a DID how do I retrieve its document? – Markus Sabadello](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/did-resolution-given-a-did-how-do-i-retrieve-its-document-markus-sabadello)
[Verifiable Credentials 101 for SSI and Decentralized Digital Identity - Tyler Ruff](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/verifiable-credentials-101-for-ssi-and-decentralized-digital-identity-tyler-ruff)
[The Element DID Method: Sidetree, Ethereum & IPFS – Orie Steele](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/the-element-did-method-sidetree-ethereum-ipfs-orie-steele)
[Introduction to Ion – a layer 2 network for Decentralized Identifiers with Bitcoin - Daniel Buchner](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/introduction-to-ion-a-layer-2-network-for-decentralized-identifiers-with-bitcoin-daniel-buchner)