Our newsletters are long! To make them easier to skim, here's what you'll find below:

• Intro from EA NYC
• Announcements
• Upcoming Events
• EA-Related Jobs in NYC
  
• Other Opportunities Around the Community
  
• Community Updates & Global News
  
• Evergreen Resources

Hi <<First Name>>,

Welcome to our July newsletter, featuring a range of updates and opportunities to keep you informed and inspired this month!

In particular, I think the announcements and community updates sections might be especially noteworthy. Following a general push for strategic thinking in the EA movement last month, as well as some time for rest and reflection for the EA NYC team, we've got lots of updates to share: developments in the Effective Altruism NYC organization, opportunities in the EA NYC community, ideas from thought leaders in the movement, progress from other organizations, and more!

We additionally want to highlight events and opportunities for connection in the next month! Starting with the coming EAGxNYC conference (August 18-20), we share why we want you (yes you!) to apply before the approaching deadline. Plus, on top of our regular programming and numerous sub-community events, we are also excited to share several special events and resources leading up to and following the conference to help both locals and visitors connect and make the most of the community. 

Finally, we're bringing another assortment of new job and volunteer opportunities tailored to the varying interests in the EA community this month (as well as some generally helpful resources).

Whatever brings you to this newsletter, we hope to have you covered. That said, we encourage you to reach out if we can provide any additional support regarding something in this newsletter or about the EA community more generally!

EA NYC Opportunities and Updates

Final Call: EAGxNYC Applications Close Soon
NYC's first EA conference is almost here - we hope to see all of you locals there! While we previously shared some logistical details, Alex would like to clarify a couple things to hopefully reduce any friction around applying:

• The acceptance rate is >75%
• The purpose of the application is largely to select for NY-based applicants
  • This means that the acceptance rate for NY-based applicants is likely much greater than 75% in practice
    
• If you do not apply, I can guarantee that you will miss this event (unfortunately)
  • (If you think it would be helpful, I encourage you to read on for some excellent recent blogs about others' journeys applying despite uncertainty - though, in this case, I think the odds are quite in your favor)

Finally, I cannot understate how great we expect this (500+ person) event to be. Whether you're looking to expand your professional network, explore diverse career paths, dive deeper into EA toolkits, or simply get inspired, this conference is for you. And whether you're working in animal welfare or artificial intelligence, bioethics or biosecurity, communications or consulting, (the list goes on...) this conference is for you.

The event will run from August 18th to 20th, and applications close on July 31st. Please take a moment to apply now. And if you already have - great, please spread the word to your effective-altruism-enthusiast friends!

Otherwise, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns about applying. You can book a call with me directly here, send me a message on our Slack ("Alex RK"), shoot me an email / respond to this email, talk to me at an event - whatever is easiest for you. (And/or the rest of our team is here to help as well if you'd like to chat with Rocky, Arthur, or Megan!) We really hope to see you at the event!



Call for EA NYC Board Members
Effective Altruism NYC is seeking enthusiastic board members to help provide oversight, guidance and accountability to the organization and its Director! Please fill in this brief application if you might be interested in joining the Effective Altruism NYC board of directors.

You can find more details about the role inside the application form itself, but there aren't necessarily strict requirements to apply - the existing board is hoping to build a mix of skills and perspectives to help represent the diversity of the community in EA NYC's governance.

So if you're unsure, please don't hesitate to apply! If you're not fully familiar with our team, the NYC community, certain kinds of processes, or any other particular aspect of governing EA NYC, your different perspective might actually help to make the organization stronger, and we encourage you to apply!

Applications are especially welcome before August 13, though, rolling applications will also be considered.



Announcing New EA NYC Volunteer Positions
Effective Altruism NYC is also seeking several excited volunteers to help us run our expansive programming! We’ve recently revamped our volunteer process, and can flexibly accommodate a range of different interests and availabilities among the following teams:

• Venue Search/Support Team - for help finding venues and/or hosting private events
• Welcoming Committee - for welcoming new members to the community
• Events Teams - for coordinating and/or facilitating the following kinds of events
  • Speaker Events Team
  • Discussion Events Team
  • Reading Group Events Team
  • Community Social Events Team
• Subgroup Events Teams - much like the Venue, Welcoming, and Events Teams, we are seeking volunteers to help us with hosting, coordinating, and running a variety of events for each of our growing number (12+) of subgroups!
  

If you’re interested or know someone who might be, please refer to our expression of interest form and/or reach out to Alex! There are a wide range of options, and we’d be happy to help you find the opportunity that works for you!



Just Released: An EA NYC Visitor's Guide
Our team just published an EA's Guide to Visiting NYC - we'd love to hear what you think! We hope the guide is genuinely helpful for newcomers and visitors, so we especially welcome your feedback if it's relevant to you and you have suggestions for improvements.



EA Movement Updates

Strategy Fortnight
Last month, thought leaders from across the EA movement worked together to share ideas and suggestions in an "EA Strategy Fortnight."

You can check out many interesting posts on the EA Forum about community building strategy, movement history and analysis, reflections on FTX and other major issues, and specific calls to action. We highlight many of these posts in the Community Updates & Global News section below, but you can find all of the tagged posts through the EA Forum "EA Strategy Fortnight" topic link above.


Conferences

Applications Open
Other than our own EAGxNYC conference happening next month, we thought you might be interested in EAG Boston (October 27-29), EAGxVirtual 2023 (November 17-19), and these other EA Conferences. 

If you’re considering applying but unsure if the conferences are right for you or if you have other questions, Rocky and Alex are happy to chat by video or over email.

You may also be interested in the AVA Summit (July 27-30) and the Good Food Conference (September 18-20)!