To keep up to date on our upcoming events, check out our calendar on Facebook or Meetup, or add us to your Google Calendar!

Weekly Events
Every Monday, 1-3 pm: Virtual Coworking
Join EA NYC’s new weekly virtual coworking space! Drop in for a bit or stay for the full block using this Zoom link.

Every Thursday, 1:30-2 pm: Office Hours
Join Co-Director Rocky any time from 1-2 pm on Thursdays using this Zoom link. She's here to discuss anything on your mind!

Spring Has Sprung Central Park Hangout
Friday, March 18th from 5:30 to 8 pm
This weekend marks the official start of spring and Friday is reaching 68 degrees! We'll gather on Friday evening at Frisbee Hill in Central Park for snacks and conversation in the warmish weather. Check back for the exact spot at Frisbee Hill on Friday and keep an eye out for the EA NYC flag! Feel free to bring a blanket to sit on, vegan snacks, games, and some tunes!
(In-person at Frisbee Hill in Central Park. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)

Spin-Off Reading Group: The Ministry of the Future
Sunday, March 20th at 7:30 pm
The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson, is a novel set in a not-too-distant future beset by climate change, in which India is reeling from a deadly heat wave, a new international organization has been set up to advocate for future generations, and the public pressure on world leaders to act is at a breaking point. MFTF is organized as a series of 106 short chapters told from different perspectives and styles (most chapters are 10 minutes or shorter on Audible). Learn more in the new #mftf-reading-group Slack channel.

EAGxBoston
Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3
Back after a three-year hiatus, EAGxBoston welcomes members of the effective altruism community to our 2022 conference, featuring networking, speaker events, workshops, and mentorship. We think this event will be especially useful for students who want to learn more about effective altruism and make connections within the movement.
Learn more and apply to attend by March 21. Already registered? Sign up for shared accommodations here.

Monthly Reading Group: The Doomsday Machine
Monday, April 4th at 7 pm
Join us for our monthly reading group! This month, we are reading The Doomsday Machine by Daniel Ellsberg. If you need assistance paying for a copy of the book, please reach out to Rocky.
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 886 6432 4037 | Passcode: 040422
(Virtual. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)

April Walk in Prospect Park
April 9 or April 10 (depending on weather) at 3 pm
Back by popular demand, EA NYC will be going for a walk-&-chat around Prospect Park. We’ll meet at the Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park. It’s just 2-3 min into the park, from the entrance at Ocean Ave and Lincoln Road. The entrance is also right next to the Prospect Park subway station on the B and Q trains.
(In-person at Prospect Park. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)

EAG London
Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17
EA Global will bring together a wide network of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives. Speakers and attendees share new thinking and research in the field of effective altruism and coordinate on global projects.
Learn more and apply to attend by March 31.

Monthly Discussion Group: Foundational Concepts in EA 
April Topic: How to Decide Where to Give
Wednesday, April 20th at 7 pm
Are there concepts in Effective Altruism you’re confused about or just want to understand more fully? Or are you particularly good at explaining all things EA? We’re piloting a new discussion group that will cover a different foundational topic each month and where possible, these topics will be tied in with our speaker events and/or reading group. In April, we will discuss how to think about decisions around giving. You can read Giving What We Can's recent guide for more context.
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 891 2133 5704 | Passcode: EAdiscuss
(Virtual. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)

There are many events in the broader EA community you can join online!

There are many exciting NYC-based and remote roles open! We've highlighted a few below and you can see more on the 80,000 Hours job board and the EA Job Postings Facebook group! There is also the new EA Internships Board. Here are several jobs in particular we want to flag:

Student Thesis Support
With the beginning of the new semester, many undergraduate and master students will be searching for inspiration for their final theses. Effective Thesis believes they can offer this kind of inspiration and much more, be it via their coaching and individual help with research topic choice or a number of other services that they recently launched, like help with finding a supervisor, Early Career Research Opportunities Newsletter and our new online community. Importantly, students who decide to write their thesis on one of these prioritized research directions will also be eligible to apply for their Exceptional Research Award.


Events

• The EA Global team has announced additional dates for conferences around the world this year. You can see the applications that are open on the EA Global website. The full list of locations:
  • Oxford (26 - 27 March)
  • Boston (1 - 3 April)
  • London (15 - 17 April)
  • Prague (13 - 15 May)
  • Australia (8 - 10 July)
  • San Francisco (29 - 31 July)
  • Singapore (2 - 4 September)
  • Washington, D.C. (23 - 25 September)
  • Berlin (September or October)
    
• EA for Christians is hosting a remote conference.
• The Reducetarian Summit will take place in-person May 12 - 14 in San Francisco.

Policy
An NYC EA community member was pivotal is the creation of NY state bill S740, which would support more sustainable, healthy, and humane food procurement in NY. You can support their work here at this link where you can ask your state senator to request that Governor Hochul make this policy a reality through an executive order.

Funding Opportunities & Prizes

• The FTX Foundation launched its Future Fund: a philanthropic fund making grants and investments to ambitious projects that strive to improve humanity's long-term prospects. The fund plans to distribute at least $100M this year, and potentially a lot more — they’d be able to deploy up to $1B this year. You can read about the launch of the Future Fund here.
• EA Angels has been launched to help EA founders get startup funding. 
• EA NYCer Nick Whitaker announced a $100,00 blog prize.
• There is an open writing contest for those involved in EA community building.
• You can participate in the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition.
• Students can participate in this writing contest on The Precipice.
• The Foresight Foundation is running a contest to create a new word.

EA Updates
Monthly

• Here are the EA Organization Updates for February.
• The weekly EA Forum Digest newsletter is a great way to stay updated on the top 5-7 posts each week!
• You can see the most recent newsletter of empirical research in farmed animal advocacy.
• The 4th Edition of the EA Behavioral Science Newsletter is live.
• Sentient Media created a recap of animal happenings from February.

Recent Happenings

• You can check out a new list of writings by community members on fields and movements relevant to EA.
• Holden Karnofsky of Open Philanthropy Project wrote on the most important research questions and how to pursue them.
• The Effective Institutions Project has launched with a new website.
• You can check out this cool new website on Longtermism.

This month, we'll be reading (or listening to) The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.

From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, this 2019 book is first insider expose of the terrifying dangers of America's hidden, seventy-year-long nuclear policy. 

Make sure to join the #reading-group channel on the EA NYC Slack (join here) to discuss throughout the month. Stick around since that's where we decide on the books for future months!

Have a lovely month!
 
Cheers,
Rocky