Executive summary: On its 10th anniversary, this post celebrates how EA Global has grown from a small experiment into a professional, high-impact conference series, sharing staff and community stories that illustrate its role in shaping careers, seeding new cause areas, and fostering lasting collaborations and friendships.
Key points:
Since 2015, CEA has run 24 EA Global conferences, reaching 18,000+ attendees with consistently high satisfaction (8.6/10) and strong counterfactual value (5–6x more valuable than alternatives).
Attendees have reported over 155,000 “meaningful connections,” highlighting the event’s role in catalyzing collaborations, career shifts, and cause area momentum.
A standout example is shrimp welfare: an EAG panel in 2022 amplified the Shrimp Welfare Project, helping it gain attention, funding, and traction, eventually influencing global welfare standards.
Personal reflections from staff and volunteers illustrate EAG’s evolution from scrappy, shoestring beginnings to a polished, world-class conference—without losing its community warmth and mission-driven focus.
Common themes across reflections include: the importance of volunteers, EAG as a career launchpad, the sense of shared purpose and generosity among attendees, and the personal friendships and even life partners found at events.
Looking ahead, the team emphasizes balancing growth with integrity (e.g. admissions standards, budget discipline) and invites applications for upcoming events (including EAG NYC 2025) and open staff roles.
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Executive summary: On its 10th anniversary, this post celebrates how EA Global has grown from a small experiment into a professional, high-impact conference series, sharing staff and community stories that illustrate its role in shaping careers, seeding new cause areas, and fostering lasting collaborations and friendships.
Key points:
Since 2015, CEA has run 24 EA Global conferences, reaching 18,000+ attendees with consistently high satisfaction (8.6/10) and strong counterfactual value (5–6x more valuable than alternatives).
Attendees have reported over 155,000 “meaningful connections,” highlighting the event’s role in catalyzing collaborations, career shifts, and cause area momentum.
A standout example is shrimp welfare: an EAG panel in 2022 amplified the Shrimp Welfare Project, helping it gain attention, funding, and traction, eventually influencing global welfare standards.
Personal reflections from staff and volunteers illustrate EAG’s evolution from scrappy, shoestring beginnings to a polished, world-class conference—without losing its community warmth and mission-driven focus.
Common themes across reflections include: the importance of volunteers, EAG as a career launchpad, the sense of shared purpose and generosity among attendees, and the personal friendships and even life partners found at events.
Looking ahead, the team emphasizes balancing growth with integrity (e.g. admissions standards, budget discipline) and invites applications for upcoming events (including EAG NYC 2025) and open staff roles.
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