Tl;dr: This weekend (15-17 November), we will broadcast 30+ hours of live EAGxVirtual 2024 speaker talks! Everyone, including those that aren’t registered for the conference, can watch.
In our announcement post, we explained why we are hosting a virtual event – to connect the global EA community. We’ll do this by providing access to EA content, the ability to meet others through Swapcard 1-on-1s and cause area/affinity group meetups, giving visibility to high-impact opportunities, and other unique programming.
In our update post, we shared a preview of the programming, highlighting a few speakers, the organisation fair, meetups, lightning talk session, and mentorship program.
What we are excited about this weekend
Welcoming EA community members from 86 countries!
27 people are the only ones who registered from their country, so this may be one of the best opportunities they have to engage with EA ideas and community.
Seeing a record 100+ content sessions
While in-person EAG events emphasize 1:1s, we are less certain this is the best focus for EAGxVirtual. Many attendees are newcomers to EA, so we’ve designed programming to help them start engaging with ideas and connect with their regional communities. We don’t have all the answers yet and hope to get some more in the coming weeks.
Why we’re publicly livestreaming the talks
EAGxVirtual 2024 offered free registration, so it might seem like everyone interested would already be signed up.
We’ve actually received emails from attendees asking if they should attend. For every question we received, there are likely others who have the same doubts. Here are some hesitations that people have expressed:
They cannot commit to the entire weekend or confirm their schedule in advance
Imposter syndrome/don’t feel qualified enough to attend
Don’t want to take the place of others
Uncertainty about the experience level/age of attendees
Past online events didn’t meet expectations
We understand that people have different work and life circumstances. So in the interest of accessibility and transparency, we decided it was worthwhile to trial publicly streaming the live talk sessions. We welcome your feedback on this decision.
This does not provide access to the other portions of the conference, such as the virtual meetups, 1:1 booking function in Swapcard, or office hours.
These livestreamed talk recordings will be instantly available on Swapcard after a session ends.
Watch the livestream
Huge thanks to the EA Community for supporting us
Although the conference hasn’t ended, we’re already so grateful to the local EA groups, partner organizations, volunteers, and community members making this weekend possible.
Here are a few screenshots of from EA Manchester, AE Brasil, EA Christians, and EA Hong Kong 💙
How to participate
We hope that EAGxVirtual 2024 will help to seed conversations, collaborations, and new opportunities—even for people who don’t attend.
For registered attendees:
Besides watching the content sessions, we encourage you to attend meetups, book 1:1s, and engage with other attendees
If you’ve attended this year’s conference, share your experience in this post’s comments. It may help provide guidance or confidence to someone else in a similar situation
EAGxVirtual 2024: Livestream and Discussion Thread
Tl;dr: This weekend (15-17 November), we will broadcast 30+ hours of live EAGxVirtual 2024 speaker talks! Everyone, including those that aren’t registered for the conference, can watch.
View the schedule and watch live here. Comment on this post to discuss the livestream.
This is part of our goal of making content and opportunities accessible to the global EA community.
The livestream is only a portion of the programming available to registered attendees. Full access includes 20+ office hours, 25+ meetups, workshops, and access to Swapcard networking with 1000+ attendees. Sign up to get notified about the next virtual conference.
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In our announcement post, we explained why we are hosting a virtual event – to connect the global EA community. We’ll do this by providing access to EA content, the ability to meet others through Swapcard 1-on-1s and cause area/affinity group meetups, giving visibility to high-impact opportunities, and other unique programming.
In our update post, we shared a preview of the programming, highlighting a few speakers, the organisation fair, meetups, lightning talk session, and mentorship program.
What we are excited about this weekend
Welcoming EA community members from 86 countries!
27 people are the only ones who registered from their country, so this may be one of the best opportunities they have to engage with EA ideas and community.
Seeing a record 100+ content sessions
While in-person EAG events emphasize 1:1s, we are less certain this is the best focus for EAGxVirtual. Many attendees are newcomers to EA, so we’ve designed programming to help them start engaging with ideas and connect with their regional communities. We don’t have all the answers yet and hope to get some more in the coming weeks.
Why we’re publicly livestreaming the talks
EAGxVirtual 2024 offered free registration, so it might seem like everyone interested would already be signed up.
We’ve actually received emails from attendees asking if they should attend. For every question we received, there are likely others who have the same doubts. Here are some hesitations that people have expressed:
They cannot commit to the entire weekend or confirm their schedule in advance
Imposter syndrome/don’t feel qualified enough to attend
Don’t want to take the place of others
Uncertainty about the experience level/age of attendees
Past online events didn’t meet expectations
We understand that people have different work and life circumstances. So in the interest of accessibility and transparency, we decided it was worthwhile to trial publicly streaming the live talk sessions. We welcome your feedback on this decision.
This does not provide access to the other portions of the conference, such as the virtual meetups, 1:1 booking function in Swapcard, or office hours.
These livestreamed talk recordings will be instantly available on Swapcard after a session ends.
Watch the livestreamHuge thanks to the EA Community for supporting us
Although the conference hasn’t ended, we’re already so grateful to the local EA groups, partner organizations, volunteers, and community members making this weekend possible.
Here are a few screenshots of from EA Manchester, AE Brasil, EA Christians, and EA Hong Kong 💙
How to participate
We hope that EAGxVirtual 2024 will help to seed conversations, collaborations, and new opportunities—even for people who don’t attend.
For registered attendees:
Besides watching the content sessions, we encourage you to attend meetups, book 1:1s, and engage with other attendees
If you’ve attended this year’s conference, share your experience in this post’s comments. It may help provide guidance or confidence to someone else in a similar situation
For people watching the livestream only:
Sign up to get notified about the next virtual conference
Comment on this post below 👇 to discuss the livestreamed sessions