Thanks a lot Sarah! Thanks for mentioning the book and your story! Linking a summary for folks’ convenience. I recently read the summary of the book and really wished I read it in my early twenties. It’s so useful and full of tips which are applicable to EA.
On the side events you mentioned, such a great example! They are surprisingly simple to organise. Most conferences will either be happy for you to host their existing meetup, or welcome meetup submissions before the conference to host at the venue, or a satellite event, and you get often get free venue. I do think that facilitation requires a bit of skill, know-how and up-front organisation, but it’s definitely doable, especially if you seek advice from experienced organisers beforehand.
Thanks a lot Sarah! Thanks for mentioning the book and your story! Linking a summary for folks’ convenience. I recently read the summary of the book and really wished I read it in my early twenties. It’s so useful and full of tips which are applicable to EA.
On the side events you mentioned, such a great example! They are surprisingly simple to organise. Most conferences will either be happy for you to host their existing meetup, or welcome meetup submissions before the conference to host at the venue, or a satellite event, and you get often get free venue. I do think that facilitation requires a bit of skill, know-how and up-front organisation, but it’s definitely doable, especially if you seek advice from experienced organisers beforehand.