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EAGxBerkeley 2024 - Effective Altruism
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This is an event listing for a regional EA conference that includes AI safety and existential risk as topic areas; primarily relevant for community networking rather than technical AI safety research.
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EAGxBerkeley 2024 is a two-day effective altruism conference held September 7-8, 2024 at Lighthaven in Berkeley, CA. The event focuses on networking, workshops, and presentations across cause areas including AI safety, biosecurity, global health, and animal welfare, targeting the Bay Area and Western USA EA community.
Key Points
- •Two-day conference (Sept 7-8, 2024) at Lighthaven, Berkeley, covering diverse EA cause areas including AI safety, biosecurity, and global health
- •Designed for both newcomers and experienced EA community members, with priority given to Bay Area and Western USA applicants
- •Offers networking, workshops, talks, and job/internship connections with impactful organizations
- •Ticket price $100 USD with discount tiers for accessibility and limited travel grants available
- •Applications closed September 1, 2024; organized by local EA community builders
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[EVENTS](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global/events) [EAGxBERKELEY 2024](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global/events/eagxberkeley-2024)
7–8 Sep 2024
EAGxBerkeley 2024
Lighthaven, Berkeley
[Applications are closed](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global/events/eagxberkeley-2024#) [View FAQs\\
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EAGxBerkeley 2024 will take place September 7-8 at [Lighthaven](https://www.lighthaven.space/) (2740 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705). The conference will focus on a diverse range of cause areas, local community building, and knowledge sharing. It will offer networking, workshops, presentations, and small group gatherings for attendees dedicated to addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges.
## Application details
- Applications are now closed!
- Deadline: September 1, 2024, 23:59 Pacific Time. Apply by August 18th if you would like to be eligible to receive a free EAGxBerkeley t-shirt. For further details, see the “Event T-Shirts” section below.
- Ticket Price: 100 USD.
- Discounts: To make sure EAGxBerkeley is accessible for people with different budgets, you can select from a range of ticket price options during checkout.
- Travel Support: Limited funding for travel grants. See below.
## Why attend EAGxBerkeley?
EAG(x) events have a track record of fostering new connections in the effective altruism community. Attendees receive the necessary information or encouragement to apply for a job, an internship, or a program that supports their further development.
- Connect: Meet like-minded people passionate about making a positive impact.
- Learn: Engage with groundbreaking ideas through workshops, talks, and interviews.
- Grow: Map out your professional path, identify next steps and develop your application skills.
- Find work: Introduce yourself to impactful organizations looking for new hires.
Read more about our motivation to run this event [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WFiITz2BaarXH1rKrmZ22OV92F32jlHeGEkJB7-6iaE/edit).
## Should you apply?
The short answer is, yes! We hope that EAGxBerkeley will bring together people who are new to effective altruism and those who are already highly engaged with the movement. If you are new, here are some ways to become involved with EA:
- Engage with introductory EA material via a [virtual fellowship](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/virtual-programs) or [independent reading](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/handbook). You may also be interested in the EA Forum, 80,000 Hours, or some of these [books](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/resources/books).
- Meet EAs in your [local community](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/groups) or [online](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/groups/YeW2gwh4gHexYQBjs).
- Think about your [future career plans](https://80000hours.org/start-here/?int_campaign=2021-12--primary-navigation__start-here) and how they fit into making the world a better pl
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