“Announcing a new CEA-supported local event series” by Arthur Malone🔸

TL;DR: In 2024 CEA's Events Team supported three pilot “EA Summits” and we are excited to continue with more low-cost, introductory events in 2025 and beyond. Apply below to run one! Pilot Results In 2024, we tested a new event format in three locations: Brazil & Nigeria: Strong attendance and engagement led us to begin planning full EAGx conferences in these countries for 2025 South Africa[1]: Less interest than expected, but still provided valuable insights about the community and the viability of larger eventsAll three events were run for a much lower cost-per-attendee than EAG and EAGx events, with reduced CEA support time, and were very positively received by attendees. We are excited to continue running events at this scale, using them to explore and inspire EA engagement in different regions and iterate on the introductory event model. Why add a new event series to EAG and EAGx? After [...] ---Outline:(00:22) Pilot Results(01:11) Why add a new event series to EAG and EAGx?(02:58) EA Summit theory of change(07:25) Where should we support EA Summit organizers in 2025?(09:22) Apply to organize an event(10:56) \*Appendix: Naming the new event seriesThe original text contained 6 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: January 11th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/i6jgjGmF9u3TkgDeu/announcing-a-new-cea-supported-local-event-series --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.