10/27: EA Austin Weekly: Being Ready to Pounce & Announcements

[EA Austin]

 
Image: Bill Watterson | Calvin and Hobbes

When? Thursday 10/27, 7:30 PM - 10 PM

Where? The Buzz Mill, 1505 Town Creek Dr, Austin, TX

This week we will discuss the EA Forum post Case for Emergency Response Teams, about forming a team of reservists who are “on call” for a future emergency, and ready to pounce at sign of trouble. It would include researchers, managers, and those with existing expertise across many object-level domains.

It's a pretty interesting idea which appears to be moving forward with hiring! While reading, consider what you would do to help in a global crisis, what crises you could viably pounce into, and how you might know a crisis is imminent before the average person.

New EA Austin Website

EA Austin now has a website! See our Events page to learn about future events and let us know if you have any feedback! in...@eaaustin.org

Intro to Effective Altruism Program

And finally, if you have not already completed the 30-second sign-up for EA Austin's Intro to Effective Altruism Program, please do so this week to reserve your spot.

"What We Owe the Future" Upcoming Discussions

• We'll be discussing the first part of What We Owe the Future in a virtual discussion next Wednesday.
• We have our in-person Buzz Mill event discussing the full book on Thursday, November 11th.

If you're interested in the reading group discussions, there's still time for you to pick up a free copy of the book at this Thursday's event!

Logistics for Thursday's Event at The Buzz Mill

• Buzz Mill has parking but if it fills up, you can park at the Walgreens nearby. (The Dairy Queen tows!)
• There are two food trucks at The Buzz Mill (one is vegan).