Effective Altruism Global
Effective Altruism Global, abbreviated EA Global or EAG, is a series of
Huffington Post editor Nico Pitney described the events as a gathering of "nerd altruists", which was "heavy on people from technology, science, and analytical disciplines".[3]
History
The first Effective Altruism Summit was hosted in 2013.[4]
In 2015, there were three main EA Global events. The largest was a three-day conference that took place on the
global poverty, animal advocacy, cause prioritization research, and policy change. There were also workshops on career choice, Q&A sessions, and panels on running local effective altruism chapters.[5]
One of the key events of the Google conference was a moderated panel on
existential risk, potentially at the expense of more mainstream causes like fighting extreme poverty.[7]
Since 2016, conferences have taken place at
The Palace of Fine Arts, Imperial College London and other venues in Boston, Berkeley, San Francisco and London. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no events were held in 2020; instead, a number of virtual conferences and virtual programs were offered. Activity resumed in late October 2021, with an event held at The Brewery in London.[8] Three EA Global events are planned for 2022.[9]
References
- ^ "Centre for Effective Altruism Announces Lineup for Effective Altruism Global 2015". Pitchengine. Centre for Effective Altruism. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "EA Global". EA Global. Centre for Effective Altruism. Retrieved 4 Feb 2022.
- Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Tallinn, Jaan (2013-11-13). "Jaan Tallinn's Keynote - Effective Altruism Summit 2013". Exponential Times. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- Inc. Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Matthews, Dylan (August 10, 2015). "I spent a weekend at Google talking with nerds about charity. I came away … worried". Vox Media. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Effective Altruism Global (2021). "Events". Effective Altruism Global. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ Vaintrob, Lizka; Wiley, Amy (2021-12-15). "EA conferences in 2022: save the dates". Effective Altruism Forum. Retrieved 2021-12-24.