East Coast Megameetup II: Request for Talks
post by atucker · 2012-01-05T03:23:18.515Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 9 commentsOne thing that I'd like to see at the next megameetup is a few informal focused discussions on various topics related to the community, like meditation or diet.
People should prepare for them, but I don't think that say, powerpoints would be necessary. Just trying to encourage knowledge transfer.
Anyone on the East Coast interested in giving one? Any things you'd like to see?
Schedule Update: The Megameetup will be held on on the weekend of January 27th or February 4th.
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comment by loxfordian · 2012-01-20T01:39:31.844Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
So I hear the Megameetup is now February 4th/5th.
I would be happy to speak about a topic in Neuroscience if people are interested.
Replies from: Jollycomment by loxfordian · 2012-01-20T01:36:13.638Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Has the final date of the Megameetup been decided yet?
I would love to attend and would be happy to speak on a topic in Neuroscience if people have any requests.
comment by [deleted] · 2012-01-05T22:33:19.145Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Talks are a really good idea!
In vancouver, we have been explicitly doing math skillshares for a few meetups. I've also been planning math talks for the local hackerspace. People seem to like math once you get it out of a "this will be on the midterm" context. I'll go ahead and recommend math talks.
comment by ahartell · 2012-01-05T04:20:12.767Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Where will the mega-meetup be?
Replies from: atucker↑ comment by atucker · 2012-01-05T07:39:20.764Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
New York, at the Leverage House.
Replies from: curiousepic↑ comment by curiousepic · 2012-01-05T14:21:31.877Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
How was this decided? Is there any chance of one being held further South in the future?
Replies from: atucker↑ comment by atucker · 2012-01-05T20:49:51.372Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The last Megameetup was held when the DC and Cambridge groups both wanted to visit New York. It's a nice average between DC And Cambridge, and other groups didn't respond to the previous thread. On top of that, Geoff has a large venue that he's willing to let us use for free.
If more Southern groups bring it up, there's a chance of it being held in the South, but you guys might need to organize it in your own. I'm happy to help.
comment by jsteinhardt · 2012-01-05T04:11:57.245Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
When will you know which weekend it is on? I can do on the 27th but not the 4th.
Oh and I'd be happy to give a talk, if you are interested in more technical topics like statistics, machine learning, etc. (it's fine if you're not).