Compassionate Future Summit 2025 Application

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Note (as of 5 August):
We have reached full capacity for the summit and currently do not have space for additional participants. However, you are welcome to submit an application to join the waiting list, in case any confirmed attendees cancel.

The event is a 4-days participant-driven working and community summit for about 40 ambitious international attendees and project representatives eager to reduce and prevent suffering long term.

When: 21-25 August 2025 (Thursday to Monday)

Where: Berlin, Germany, Jugenddorf am Müggelsee

Further description see the event document.

Email *

Your Name *

Your interest in the event

I like to network in the broader suffering focussed ethics community

I like to share my project

I like to share the work of my organisation

I'm looking for engagement opportunities

I like to support projects through funding

I like to support the event through volunteering

Other:

What is your current occupation?

If possible, please share a link to your CV, e.g. LinkedIn.

Are you already involved or preparing involvement in projects to reduce and prevent suffering long term? Please elaborate.

Please elaborate on your interest and goals for the event.
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We ask for donations to finance this all-vegan, full-board event. Please select your financial contribution.

By contributing as a benefactor, you:

- Support high-profile attendees and representatives from ambitious projects and high-impact organisations.

- Increase accessibility for individuals with diverse needs and cover travel expenses for attendees from non-Western countries.

- Enable participation of volunteers, low-budget attendees, and students.

Any surplus funding will go towards the Compassionate Future Initiative and similar future events.

All standard attendees: € 230,-

Reduced option: € 150,- (increased community and content contribution is advised)

Benefactor option: € 350,-

Other:

The event will be largely participant driven in order to foster self development and project development.

Attendees can select contributions from volunteering, to content contribution and community contributions.

Content contributions should generally adopt a long-termist perspective on suffering cause areas.

As for content contribution we encourage particularly lightning talks and workshop style contributions. And we encourage you to incorporate tools from liberating structures.

Community contributions:

We like to have a number of playful getting-to-know each other and team building activities, as well as personal-development and communication workshops - from Circling to team sports.

Thank you for your contribution!

If you'd like to volunteer, please indicate below

Awareness Team

General Volunteering

Other:

Please indicate the general topic of your planned content contribution and ensure it adopts a long-termist perspective on suffering cause areas

Moral Philosophy; Moral Psychology and Suffering Focused Ethics

Artificial Intelligence - Risks, Opportunities and Interventions

Peace and Conflict Studies - Psycho-social and Structural Influences and Interventions

Global Health and Well being - From a sentientist perspective

Genetic wellfare / Genome reform

Farmed and Wild Animal Suffering and Interventions

Optimising Political Decision-Making and Advancing Sentientist Welfare Systems

Introduce my own project or the work of my organisation. Specification in "Other" - below

Other:

Please indicate the format if you plan for a community contribution

Workshop/ Seminar style

Lightning talk

Talk + Q&A or Discussion

Getting-to-know each other games; team building activities etc.

Bring-along community contribution (e.g. sports, games and music)

Please elaborate if you'd like to share more details about how you'd like to contribute

We will initiate a call with you to discuss your content contribution in more detail, and may advise you, if you need more guidance.

By applying for the retreat, you consent to the storage of the data you provide and allow us to contact you to facilitate the organisation of your attendance. You may object to this data storage at any time. You can find more information in our privacy policy: https://www.effektiveraltruismus.de/datenschutz *

I agree

Thank you for your time and interest in completing this form. We aim to respond to your application within three weeks of its submission.

If you have any additional remarks, please use the space below.

If you feel underrepresented within the community (e.g., from non-Western countries) or require accommodations for specific needs, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We will do our best to support you in attending the event.

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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