This seems like the best starter project of the three you’ve posted. It seems fun and low-cost, and scales well from “just hanging out at a table with some pamphlets, talking to passers-by about EA” to more ambitious things like running a workshop or doing a talk/presentation for a group. Running a whole conference at a university sounds awesome, but I’d feel hesitant to start planning a big event without first getting some demonstrated interest from smaller events like this.
Websites and introductory material might be a great idea, but it’s vague as described (what kind of websites and material do we need, exactly?), and in many cases it seems like existing websites (such as this very Forum) could handle hosting the desired content, unless there needs to be some interactive element to the page.
Overall, it’s hard for me to vote on these as better or worse ideas in general—some website projects would probably be great ideas while others might not be worthwhile. Also, people have different skills, so some groups might find creating a website easier than putting on a workshop, and others vice versa. All three of these seem like worthy projects for university groups to consider. I like how you provide step-by-step guides—perhaps your site should also link to any writeups you can find from groups that have put on conferences, etc, in the past?
This seems like the best starter project of the three you’ve posted. It seems fun and low-cost, and scales well from “just hanging out at a table with some pamphlets, talking to passers-by about EA” to more ambitious things like running a workshop or doing a talk/presentation for a group. Running a whole conference at a university sounds awesome, but I’d feel hesitant to start planning a big event without first getting some demonstrated interest from smaller events like this.
Websites and introductory material might be a great idea, but it’s vague as described (what kind of websites and material do we need, exactly?), and in many cases it seems like existing websites (such as this very Forum) could handle hosting the desired content, unless there needs to be some interactive element to the page.
Overall, it’s hard for me to vote on these as better or worse ideas in general—some website projects would probably be great ideas while others might not be worthwhile. Also, people have different skills, so some groups might find creating a website easier than putting on a workshop, and others vice versa. All three of these seem like worthy projects for university groups to consider. I like how you provide step-by-step guides—perhaps your site should also link to any writeups you can find from groups that have put on conferences, etc, in the past?