# Essential Topics - August 2020

**URL:** <https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/essential-topics-august-2020/3677>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** essential\
**Created:** [August 31, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/essential-topics-august-2020/3677 "2020-08-31T06:28:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![abcoathup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.openzeppelin.com/abcoathup/32/415_2.png) [@abcoathup](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/u/abcoathup)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/essential-topics-august-2020/3677/1 "2020-08-31T06:28:23Z")

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### Essential Topics

📄 **OpenZeppelin Contracts** : Learn about [Solidity 0.7](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-contracts-and-solidity-0-7/3476) support and feedback on the plans for the future of [Contracts Ethereum Package](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/the-future-of-contracts-ethereum-package/3642).

🆙 **OpenZeppelin Upgrades** : Try the [Plugins](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-upgrades-plugins-for-buidler-and-truffle/3586) + [App for Gnosis Safe](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-upgrades-app-for-gnosis-safe/3587) with guides for [Truffle](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-truffle-upgrades/3579) & [Buidler](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-truffle-upgrades/3580).

🎥 **Webinar Series** : Watch first webinar [Introduction to Backrunning](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/webinar-series-introduction-to-backrunning/3627).

📚 **Blockchains Study Group** : Follow along and contribute to the wiki on [Proof of Authority](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/proof-of-authority/3577) consensus.

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**Author:** ![abcoathup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.openzeppelin.com/abcoathup/32/415_2.png) [@abcoathup](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/u/abcoathup)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/essential-topics-august-2020/3677/2 "2020-08-31T06:33:57Z")

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**Author:** ![abcoathup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.openzeppelin.com/abcoathup/32/415_2.png) [@abcoathup](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/u/abcoathup)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/essential-topics-august-2020/3677/3 "2020-08-31T06:35:33Z")

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**Author:** ![abcoathup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.openzeppelin.com/abcoathup/32/415_2.png) [@abcoathup](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/u/abcoathup)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/essential-topics-august-2020/3677/4 "2020-08-31T06:35:48Z")

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**Author:** ![abcoathup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.openzeppelin.com/abcoathup/32/415_2.png) [@abcoathup](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/u/abcoathup)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/essential-topics-august-2020/3677/5 "2020-10-27T13:26:30Z")

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