Expression of interest to attend the EA weekend (May 26th-27th, 2018)

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An application to participate in a weekend of workshops, lightning talks and socialising for 25-50 people already familiar with effective altruism. The aim of the event is to help attendees to do the most good possible by increasing knowledge, skills and network. It will happen in London on May 26th-27th

Full name *

How have you been involved with effective altruism? Choose as many as you'd like. *

Not much yet

Attended an EA-related event

Attended 5 or more EA-related events

Read a book or at least 5 articles about EA

Donated to EA organisations or charities recommended by GiveWell or ACE

Taken the Giving What We Can pledge

Current or past staff or intern at an EA organisation

Other:

Required

Which of these events might you be interested in participating? (this will inform our decisions on which events to run) *

Careers workshop (not by 80,000 hours)

Life coaching workshop (to help prioritise and make progress on various domains of your life like health, social, financial, career, volunteering)

"How to talk to others about EA" workshop

Community health session (a discussion of ways to improve the health of the EA community, be that through more diversity, more mutual support etc.)

Self-care for the altruistic (discussion and support session)*

Productive disagreements workshop (you'll be asked to rate whether you "agree", "disagree" or are "unsure" on a number of controversial EA topics. Then you’ll be paired with a random participant, find a topic you disagree using the sheet and discuss it in a structured way. Then after a little while, you'll switch to a new person and new topic).

Discussions/anti-debate on cause prioritisation

Watching a talk together and then discussing it (we'll vote on a talk to watch during the event)

Values session: discussing why we have certain moral values

Problem-solving circle (participants raise problems they have and others try to help them)

Decision making skills workshop *

Self-improvement skill building and productivity workshop *

The Humane League Work Party (Encouraging companies to commit to improving conditions on farms - writing letters & emails, phone calls, petitions. Will be available throughout the event.)

Gathering and interpreting data relating to the impact of charities for SoGive

Intro into effective animal advocacy

Discussion on cause prioritisation within animal advocacy

Pick from a list of interesting concepts (e.g. tragedy of commons) which ones they would like to have explained to them or explain to others. Split in small groups accordingly.

Discussion on where to donate

1 to 1: participants are paired up with someone they don't know and talk for 30 min

Socializing in the evenings after the events

Required

Which of these break activities would you be interested in participating? *

Group meditation

Laughter yoga

City hike and discussions

Authentic dancing

EA-themed improv

2h break without any set agenda

I'd prefer if there were no distracting activities or long breaks

Yoga

EA Themed Pub Quiz

Other:

Required

(Optional) Would you like to suggest an event? If yes, could you run it?

(Optional) Would you be interested in giving a lightning talk? If yes, on what topic?

Which causes areas are you interested in?

Poverty

Animal welfare

Non-AI far future

Enviromentalism

Rationality