An EA group can have various levels of inclusiveness, and people can (to a great extent) self-select for what level of intensity/commitment they want. Organizing a conference is much higher commitment, and organizing and hosting a movie night is much lower commitment.
Once per month-ish social event. This event has very little to do with EA, other than the default conversation topics when greeting new people or when eating dinner together. A movie night, frisbee in the park, a hike, rock climbing, tea/coffee and chat… lots of different things could work. A meal could follow or precede the event.
Beginner-friendly book club.
Advanced or in-depth book club.
Some kind of praxis/action-oriented event.
Semi-regular group volunteering
Project-based tasks, such as collaborating on an EA forum post, red teaming something, etc.
A few miscellaneous related thoughts:
An EA group can have various levels of inclusiveness, and people can (to a great extent) self-select for what level of intensity/commitment they want. Organizing a conference is much higher commitment, and organizing and hosting a movie night is much lower commitment.
Once per month-ish social event. This event has very little to do with EA, other than the default conversation topics when greeting new people or when eating dinner together. A movie night, frisbee in the park, a hike, rock climbing, tea/coffee and chat… lots of different things could work. A meal could follow or precede the event.
Beginner-friendly book club.
Advanced or in-depth book club.
Some kind of praxis/action-oriented event.
Semi-regular group volunteering
Project-based tasks, such as collaborating on an EA forum post, red teaming something, etc.
Attending an EA conference together