EA - Conference on EA hubs and offices, expression of interest by Tereza Flidrova

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Conference on EA hubs and offices, expression of interest, published by Tereza Flidrova on February 28, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.Express interest in attending here - it should take 5 minutes or less to complete the form!We want to host an interactive workshop/conference focused on EA hubs, offices, co-working spaces, and fellowships. The purpose of this post is to gauge interest and allow potential participants to actively shape the agenda to focus on the most relevant and beneficial topics.By hosting a conference that brings together attendees with wide-ranging and overlapping experience launching/managing hubs, offices, and other place-based community nodes (as well as those actively planning to do so), we aim to:Facilitate coordination, collaboration and professional integration between significant individuals and organisations (both inside and outside of the EA community) with expertise in creating thriving spaces;Create a comprehensive set of multi-format materials documenting previous learnings and best practices, such as podcasts, EA Forum articles, templates, and guides;Use an emerging EA hub as a live case study to workshop real-life problems and considerations faced when designing and building new hubs; andPropose and iterate theories of change to improve the strategic spatial growth of EA.People who we think would be a great fit for the conference:Professionals - people with professional background in designing spacesOrganisers - people who run or are interested in running offices/hubs in the futurePotential users - people who currently use such spaces or intend to use them in the futurePeople who have unique, informed viewpoints and can challenge what’s discussed in a productive wayThe conference would be organised by Tereza Flidrova, Peter Elam and Britney Budiman, and would be the first event to be organised by the emerging EA Architects and Planners group.Depending on the responses from the form, we will decide whether to submit applications for funding. If successful, we will make an official post announcing the conference and inviting participants to apply! We aim to run it this August/September, either online or in a physical location.We are keen to hear comments or suggestions in the comments, via the form, or by contacting us directly.Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.