I lead CEA's University Groups team. We often post updates on the Forum about what we're up to, and are always happy to answer questions!
I helped start & ran Positive Impact Society Erasmus (PISE) in 2020-2022, and was co-lead for EAGxRotterdam 2022. I'm happy to answer any questions about those experiences!
For anyone wondering what other reflection/reform projects are happening - just plugging this overview Naomi and I put together!
Thanks for clarifying that national groups fulfil important roles beyond those two parts of the funnel!
Reading this made me realise I'm worried that there are important things that regional/national groups do that aren't always very legible to funders, like:
I'm worried that various contributions of national groups are hard to capture in a metric like 'longtermist career changes', and think this post is helpful in clarifying the importance of funders not being too myopic in their grantmaking decisions. [Edit: I'm not necessarily arguing they are] Thanks for writing this!
Focusmate works incredibly well for me!
Some things I really like:
Some things you might dislike:
I used to work from home, and would schedule in Focusmate calls for most of my day. I recently started working from an office, and I now use Focusmate when no one else is in (usually to get my day started, or to help me get me through things if I need to work late).
If you're joining Focusmate, consider also joining the EA group on Focusmate, as @Lizka mentioned!
To potentially confuse things even more: I know some groups in the Netherlands use the name 'IDEA program' to refer to the in-depth fellowship.
In-Depth EA program
Thanks Harrison, we're indeed looking at exactly those "policy responses to non-existential low-probability risks" as there is little material out there on policy change regarding GC & X-risks. By 'lowering the bar' a bit to what we called 'extreme risks', we hope to include smaller, less deadly risks into our case study candidates. As such, 9/11 is indeed one to consider, thank!
Hey Tom, welcome to the Forum!
I happened to see this comment, excited to get in touch! And thanks for the recommendation James :)
Want to shoot us an email at unigroups [at] centreforeffectivealtruism [dot] org? I've already asked someone to do a search in our system for any people in your area!