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EA Aachen Newsletter: Third edition of May 2020
by Effective Altruism Aachen e.V. 25 May '20

25 May '20

Dear followers of EA Aachen, we are excited to announce our next two online events in this edition of our newsletter. Also note that you can follow us on our Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/EAAachen/> and that you can subscribe to our public calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/qhm3972bqtpu5uu8o1vrff9eao%40grou…> to absolutely make sure to not miss any event! Also, in case you haven't registered yet: Remember to sign up for the EAGx Virtual <https://www.eaglobal.org/events/eagxvirtual2020/>, the largest EA conference in history. *Discussion on Effective Altruism in Government: 27th of May* This Wednesday we will discuss the role Effective Altruists can play in government. We will start by watching together a talk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g05om2NJwco> together by Jason Matheny <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Gaverick_Matheny> on this very issue. Jason is an EA who has had many highly influential roles in his career. He is the Founding Director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technologies <https://cset.georgetown.edu> at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and previously served as Director of IARPA <https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/about-iarpa> for the US Government. He also worked previously at the Future of Humanity Institute in Oxford and is one of the first people who proposed researching cultured meat. Depending on the interests of the participants, we will proceed to discuss issues brought up by the talk or completely unrelated ideas. We look forward to seeing many of you there! *Date and Time: *Wednesday, 27th of May, 19:00 - 21:00 *Zoom Link:* https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd=TDFrNEIzNnFWaUd4TiswTjgzZGhKUT09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd%3DTDFrNEI…> *Meeting ID: *612 131 872 *Password*: 051904 *Discussion on AI Governance: 3rd of June* AI Governance is an emerging field dealing with the ways we can address the challenge of Advanced Artificial Intelligence on a policy level. We will kick-off our discussion by watching a talk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4al_hS_CCm8> on the landscape of AI Governance by a researcher from the Future of Humanity Institute from Oxford University. We will proceed to discuss AI Governance as a group and build on the insights from the presentation. *Date and Time: *Wednesday, 3rd of June, 19:00 - 21:00 *Zoom Link:* https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd=TDFrNEIzNnFWaUd4TiswTjgzZGhKUT09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd%3DTDFrNEI…> *Meeting ID: *612 131 872 *Password*: 051904

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EA Aachen Newsletter: Second edition of May 2020
by Effective Altruism Aachen e.V. 17 May '20

17 May '20

Dear followers of EA Aachen, we are excited to announce two interesting events in this edition of our newsletter. Also note that you can follow us on our Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/EAAachen/> and that you can subscribe to our public calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/qhm3972bqtpu5uu8o1vrff9eao%40grou…> to absolutely make sure to not miss any event! *Discussion on Social Enterpreneurship: 20th of May* In our next weekly meeting, we will deal with the topic *Social Enterpreneurship*. We will start by watching the following Lightning Talks <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj1_09k9WWg&feature=emb_logo> by various founders of charities in different problem areas together. The talks should provide insight into charity founding in general but also into the problem ares Global Health, Animal Welfare and Mental Health which the charities of the speakers try to tackle. Depending on the interests of the participants, we will proceed to discuss issues like charity founding in general, interesting ideas brought up by the founders or things completely unrelated to the talk. We look forward to seeing many of you there! *Date and Time: *Wednesday, 20th of May, 19:00 - 21:00 *Zoom Link:* https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd=TDFrNEIzNnFWaUd4TiswTjgzZGhKUT09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd%3DTDFrNEI…> *Meeting ID: *612 131 872 *Password*: 051904 *EAGx Virtual: 12th - 14th of June* We are excited to share with you the announcement of the EA Global X Virtual 2020 this June! We except this virtual conference to be valuable for all of you and encourage you to register. In case you are unsure whether you are a good fit or want to talk with someone in a more private setting about EA before participating, feel free to schedule a personal chat with one of our board via our website <https://ea-aachen.org/talk-to-us?fbclid=IwAR1nKqNH8LQmS7wwwPyqzI1NuJ6LjBRzu…>. We can answer your questions, point you to resources and advice you how to make the most out of the conference! But now to the official announcement: *EAGx organizers from many different countries are uniting to deliver EAGxVirtual 2020, a program of events spanning all time zones, bringing together the global EA community for a weekend of connection and reflection.Applications will be open until the beginning of the conference on Friday, 12 June. However, if you wish to be considered for mentorship programs or helping to moderate content, please apply by the end of Monday, 18 May (UK Time).The main focus of EAGxVirtual will be one-on-one meetings between attendees, but there will also be a range of live and pre-recorded content including talks, live Q&As, speed meetings, and group discussions. The conference will be suitable for anyone who has had at least minimal involvement with EA (for example, if they've read a few articles or a book).More information, and the application form here: https://www.eaglobal.org/events/eagxvirtual2020/ <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eaglobal.org%2Fevents%2Fea…>*

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Introductory EA Online Discussion - Wednesday 7pm
by Effective Altruism Aachen e.V. 12 May '20

12 May '20

Hey everyone, we from Effective Altruism Aachen are back from isolation and excited to announce a new public event tomorrow! We will have a casual discussion centered around core ideas within effective altruism and talk about how we can improve the world together. This event is especially suitable for newcomers. So no matter whether you met us just today or you are following our newsletter for quite some time: If you never quite made the move to join us at our events, now is a great time to do so! That being said, we are sure that this event will also be valuable for more experienced members of our group! For example, hearing what different participants find fascinating about EA should be an interesting experience providing diverse perspectives for all of us. We will meet at 7pm on Wednesday (13th of May) on Zoom. Zoom Link: https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd%3DTDFrNEIzNnFWaUd4TiswTjgzZGhKUT09&sa=… <https://rwth.zoom.us/j/612131872?pwd%3DTDFrNEIzNnFWaUd4TiswTjgzZGhKUT09&sa=…> We’re looking forward to seeing all of you there! Stay safe, Your EA Aachen Team

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