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Less Wrong members sometimes arrange [http://lesswrong.com/tag/meetup/?sort=new meetups] to meet each other in meat space. Some geographic areas have groups that do this regularly. This list also includes some virtual (online meetups), See [[Less_Wrong_meetup_groups#Virtual]].  Also see: [[Less Wrong meetup group resources]].

A [http://lesswrong.com/lw/lv2/a_map_of_lwers_find_members_of_the_community/ map of individual user locations] was created in 2015, but is likely out of date. See also [https://eahub.org/groups the official list of Effective Altruist groups] and [https://ssc-meetups-community.github.io/meetups/ the SlateStarCodex meetup repository].

==USA==

===Albany, NY===
* Weekly meetings, announced on mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/lwny Less Wrong NY Capital Region]

===Ann Arbor, MI===
The Ann Arbor Area Amalgam of Rationalist-Adjacent Anthropoids has a [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/a4r-a2 Google mailing list] and [http://memeware.org/a4ra2 website].

* Meetings every other Saturday, from 16:00 until about midnight. Usually near downtown Ann Arbor.

Last updated: 21 January 2017

===Atlanta, GA===
* Inactive
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/100137206844878/ Facebook Group]

Last updated: 15 July 2017

===Austin, TX===
* Venue: [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Central+Market,+4001+N+Lamar+Blvd,+Austin,+TX+78756/ Central Market] (for now, check back for possible changes), on Saturdays at 1:30pm.
* Mailing List: [https://groups.google.com/group/austin-less-wrong Austin Less Wrong]

Last updated: 15 March 2017

===Baltimore, MD===
* Meets every Sunday evening at 20:00
* Meetings are on the top floor of the [https://www.google.com/maps/place/UMBC+Concert+Hall/@39.2557031,-76.717825,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c81dcb8619a1eb:0x69fc234a0602446a!8m2!3d39.2557031!4d-76.7156363 Performing Arts and Humanities Building at UMBC]
* [mailto:lw@noblejury.com Email] us to be added to the mailing list.
Last updated: 27 November 2016

===Bay Area, CA===
* There is an umbrella site at [http://www.bayrationality.com/ BayRationality.com] for finding local rationalist people and events. This site is not currently being updated and some information may be out of date.
* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/bayarealesswrong BayAreaLessWrong]

====Berkeley====
* Meets every Friday evening at 7pm
* Meetings are at the CFAR office, at 2030 Addison, 7th floor, Berkeley
* For meetup announcements, see the [http://groups.google.com/group/bayarealesswrong Bay Area Less Wrong mailing list].
Last updated: 15 July 2017

====San Francisco====
* Generally meetups happen on Mondays at 6pm; location varies
* Meetups are announced on the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bayarealesswrong Bay Area Less Wrong mailing list]
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/rocurley/ rocurley] or [http://lesswrong.com/user/maia/ maia].
Last updated: 15 July 2017

====South Bay====
* [[South_Bay_meetup_group|Wiki page]]
* We mostly communicate over the [http://groups.google.com/group/bayarealesswrong Bay Area Less Wrong mailing list]
* Monthly Meetups, usually at Googleplex
Last updated: 15 July 2017

====Marin====
* Has not had a meet up in a while
* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/lw-sf lw-sf]

====Stanford\Palo Alto====
* Venue: Stanford's Old Union, typically room 121, 4:30-6:00 Sundays
* Contact [mailto:carolinesellison@gmail.com Caroline Ellison], [mailto:kelseyp@stanford.edu Kelsey Piper], or [mailto:richard4@stanford.edu Alex Richard],

===Boston, MA===

* [http://www.meetup.com/Cambridge-Less-Wrong-Meetup/ meetup.com group]
* Meets at 3:30pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, at the Citadel rationalist house (98 Elm St Apt 1, Somerville, MA)

===Buffalo, NY===

* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1700061173585681/ Facebook Group]
* Meeting are once or twice a month scheduled based on people's availability but typically on Sundays at the Panera Bread on Elmwood (765 Elmwood Ave) or the Panera on Main. Details are liable to change based on organizer's schedule. Visit FB group page for up to date information. The Facebook group also acts like a nice portal for sharing thoughts and asking questions, so feel free to join even if you don't think you can attend meetups. 
* We also host game nights about once a month based on people's availability. In the past we played board games. Currently we are playing a tabletop RPG. 
* Contact: Email [mailto:Bojidar.Kojouharov@Roswellpark.org Buffalo LW]

===Chicago, IL===

* <b>Chicago Rationality</b>
** Regular meetups: Sundays at 1 PM, Harold Washington Library
** Contact: [mailto:p.a.e.wallis@gmail.com Peter]
** [http://groups.google.com/group/ssc-chicago SSC Chicago mailing list] (all rationalist-adjacent people welcome, not just SSCers), [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1845172645703147/ Chicago Rationality Facebook group]

* <b>Effective Altruism Chicago</b>
** Irregular meetings
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/662107963931738/ Effective Altruism Chicago], [https://www.facebook.com/groups/895376233806925/ UChicago Effective Altruism]

Last updated: 15 July 2017

===Columbus, OH===
* ''Columbus Rationality is on hiatus.  Gatherings of rationalists still occur, to get connected to the community contact [http://lesswrong.com/user/J_Thomas_Moros/ J_Thomas_Moros] or [http://lesswrong.com/user/AdAstra/ AdAstra].''
* Columbus Rationality is a very active group. We hold workshops every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30 PM, in the HCCO office. We sometimes hold social gatherings on the 5th Monday of the month.
* Meetup page (posted under HCCO umbrella): [http://www.meetup.com/HumanistOhio/]
* Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/563449250347654/]
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/AdAstra/ AdAstra]
Last updated: 3 May 2017

===Denver, CO===

* Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Darcy's Bistro & Pub. In the back room when we can get it, general seating otherwise.
* Location: Darcy's Bistro and Pub - 4955 S Ulster St #103, Denver, CO 80237 [https://goo.gl/maps/eyM9F map]
* Contact: Email [mailto:stevenjzuber@gmail.com Steven Zuber]

===Fort Lauderdale, FL===

* Meetings every Saturday 6pm-9pm
* Location: [http://g.co/maps/9yrzs map]
* Contact: [mailto:liam.br123@gmail.com Stuart David]

===Las Vegas, NV===

* Contact azerner3 [at] gmail [dot] com if interested.

Last updated: 4 June 2017

===Los Angeles, CA===

* We meet up at 7 pm every Wednesday at the Wine Bar next to the Landmark Theater in the Westside Pavilion (10800 W Pico Blvd #312, Los Angeles, CA 90064). Please join our google group and request an invite to the google hangout for topic discussion/etc.
* Mailing List: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lw-socal-announce Less Wrong Southern California Announcements]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/LARationality/ Facebook group] (not very active; Google Group is primary channel of communication)
* Calendar: [https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=h57ej586rdo3jmld14hrk51m1c%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles SoCal LW Meetups]

Last updated: 15 July 2017

===Madison, WI===

* <b>LessWrong Madison</b> (inactive)
** Last known event: 20 June 2015
** [http://groups.google.com/group/lesswrong-madison LessWrong Madison mailing list], [https://www.facebook.com/groups/783506698431372/ Facebook group]

* <b>Effective Altruism Madison</b>
** Meets often, no regular schedule
** [http://eamadison.org Website], [https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Effective-Altruism/ Meetup.com group], [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ea-madison mailing list], [https://www.facebook.com/groups/EAMadison/ Facebook group]

Last updated: 21 April 2017

===Minneapolis, MN===
* NEW in 2015
* Meets twice/month at noon at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dunn+Bros+Coffee/@44.980789,-93.263166,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x52b3329d1fd5f893:0xc977d4ad4392d7aa Freight House Dunn. Brothers]
Mailing List: [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/lesswrong-minneapolis Minneapolis Mailing List]
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/message/compose/?to=brandoni brandoni]
* Social: Weekly board game collaboration with Minnesota Atheists "Godless Gamers" at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fantasy+Flight+Games+Center/@45.016333,-93.18391,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x15a0b3f76b6f8979?sa=X&ei=X06zVKijLomuggScq4G4Ag&ved=0CIQBEPwSMAs Fantasy Flight Games], Sundays at 2pm.

===New Hampshire===
* NEW in 2015
* Meets twice/month on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 pm at a private residence in Manchester.
* Contact: [mailto:ecomstockedwards@gmail.com Elizabeth Edwards]
* Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/695201067251306/]

===New Haven, CT===

* Yale Effective Altruism meets weekly at Yale University, typically Thursdays 16:30-18:00
* Online: [http://yaleea.com/ Website], [http://www.meetup.com/Yale-Effective-Altruists/ Meetup.com], [https://www.facebook.com/yaleeffectivealtruists/?fref=ts Facebook Group]
* Contact: [mailto:mojmir.stehlik@yale.edu Mojmir Stehlik], or [mailto:yaleeas@gmail.com Yale EA]

===New York City, NY===

The [[NYC meetup group]] is very large and meets frequently. The NYC community was profiled here as a [http://lesswrong.com/lw/4ul/less_wrong_nyc_case_study_of_a_successful case study]. Please join the mailing list!

* Weekly, Tuesday, usually 7-11pm, Most often Private Residence, but varies (check mailing list)
* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/overcomingbiasnyc Main Google Group]

===Philadelphia, PA===

* LessWrong Philadelphia: We meet every other week. Welcome!
* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/lesswrong-philadelphia LessWrong Philadelphia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalphilly/ Facebook group]

* Philly Political Agnostics: rational, non-partisan discussion of politics; draws heavily from LW & SSC
* Meetup Page: [http://www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-Political-Agnostics-Social-Theorists/ Philly Political Agnostics]

===Phoenix, AZ===
* We meet irregularly on weekends at Hayden Library (In the middle of Arizona State University's Tempe Campus)
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/message/compose/?to=Danny_Hintze Danny_Hintze]

===Pittsburgh, PA===

* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/lw-pgh Pittsburgh Less Wrong]

===Portland, OR===
* October 2014: Next meeting is:
:: 1:00pm on Saturday, 18th October, 2014<br />
:: 2945 NE 64th Ave, Portland, OR
:: This month: Teaching improv techniques. Last month's discussion mentioned that they might be useful as a tool toward personal behavior modification.
* Meetups are planned for the 3rd Saturday of each month, at the same location and 1 PM.
* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/lesswrong-portland LessWrong Portland]

===Research Triangle, NC (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)===

* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/RTLW Research Triangle Less Wrong] 
* Research Triangle LessWrong meetups are generally scheduled during the evening of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays of each month. To be notified of future meetups (or to call one yourself!) please join the (very low-volume) [http://groups.google.com/group/RTLW RTLW Google group] or keep an eye on our [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=v2ibjubpteaie82b6su00fkr3o%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York calendar].
Last updated: 24 July 2017

===Salt Lake City, UT===

* Inactive
* [http://groups.google.com/group/lesswrongslc?hl=en Google Group/mailing list] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/123408354486256/ Facebook Group]

===Seattle, WA===

The Seattle LW+Disaspora community is relatively active and has ~50 members. Events are organized through several venues:
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/seattlerationality/ Seattle Rationality] has a weekly sequences reading group at the University of Washington.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/221612131358071/ Seattle Effective Altruists] meets about monthly at libraries in central and north Seattle.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/791851244271754/ Seattle MIRIx and Friendly AI research] meets sporadically, usually at private homes.

Other infrastructure:
* [http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Effective-Altruists/ Seattle Effective Altruists Meetup page] (mostly mirror of facebook group)
* [http://groups.google.com/group/lw-seattle LW-Seattle Mailing list], now mostly defunct.
* There is a slack channel with 10k+ posts, come to a reading group to get the info.

===Socorro, NM===

* Website: [http://nmt.edu/~waffles/baycon nmt.edu/~waffles/baycon]
* Usually meets Sunday evenings in Cramer 101 at NMT (check website for firm schedule)
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/message/compose/?to=jcrawfordor jcrawfordor]

===Washington, DC===

* Recurring meetup most Sundays at 15:00, usually in the courtyard of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Patent_Office_Building the Old Patent Office Building].
* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/lesswrong-dc Less Wrong DC]
* Contacts: [http://lesswrong.com/user/RobinZ/ RobinZ] or [http://lesswrong.com/user/markas markas].

==Canada==

===Toronto, ON===
* Organization: Check on [http://www.meetup.com/Less-Wrong-Toronto/ meetup.com]
* Typical Venue: Libraries or people's homes
* Schedule: Thursdays
* Contact: Giles Edkins [http://www.meetup.com/Less-Wrong-Toronto/members/41346272/] or Tuxedage [mailto:tuxedage+webserver@gmail.com]

All meetups are announced and organized on [http://www.meetup.com/Less-Wrong-Toronto/ meetup.com].

===Waterloo===

*Time: Meetings aren't held on a regular schedule currently. Join the google group to find out about meeting times.
*Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/lesswrongwaterloo Waterloo Google Group]

===Ottawa===

Previous meetups have included presentations on books and discussions on HPMOR. 
*Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/less-wrong-ottawa Ottawa Google Group] 
*Meetup.com site: Less Wrong Ottawa will no longer be advertised on Meetup.com, though related Ottawa Skeptics pub events will cover the same interest group. If you are interested in RSVP'ing for the LW meetups, you can send a private message to user Swimmer963.

===Nova Scotia===
*Venue: Private residence
*Contact: [http://facebook.com/traverseda]

===Vancouver===

We meet every week, usually somewhere in Kitsilano or downtown.

We do most of our organizing on the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/VanLWmeetup VanLWmeetup Facebook group] and have a mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/vancouver-rationalists Vancouver Rationalists]

===Montreal===
*Time: varied
*Frequency: about once every 2 weeks
*Venue: the [https://www.facebook.com/macroscopers/ Macroscope] (a rationalist sharehouse), McGill University, and other places
*Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/less.wrong.montreal Less Wrong Montreal]
*Google group: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/less-wrong-montreal Google Group]
*Contacts: [http://lesswrong.com/user/MathieuRoy/overview/ MathieuRoy]
*Meetups Content: CfAR-inspired exercises (CoZE exercises, de-bugging, etc.), social meetups, celebrations (ex.: for [https://www.facebook.com/events/669812673170714/ Petrov Day Ceremony]), documentary watching, and other.
Last updated: 16 July 2017

Other relevant groups:
[https://www.meetup.com/Artificial-Intelligence-Ethics/ Montreal Artificial Intelligence Ethics]
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MontrealEffectiveAltruism/ Montreal Effective Altruism]
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MontrealRationalistSharehouses/ Montreal Alliance for Rationalist Sharehouses (MARS)]

==Europe==

===Vienna, Austria===
* Facebook group[https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalityvienna/]
* Meets every month
* Contact Ratcourse to be added to the mailing list

===Brussels, Belgium===
[[Brussels meetup group]]
* [http://www.meetup.com/LWBrussels/ Web page]
* [http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Brussels_meetup_group Wiki page] (not kept updated)
* contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/Roxolan/ Roxolan] and [http://lesswrong.com/user/Axel/ Axel]
* venue: [https://maps.google.be/maps?ie=UTF8&cid=14098970548282144033&q=La+Fleur+En+Papier+Dor%C3%A9&iwloc=A&gl=BE&hl=en La Fleur en Papier Doré, Rue des Alexiens 55, 1000 Brussels]
* frequency: monthly (second Saturday of the month at 1am)
* average attendance: 4-5

===Sofia, Bulgaria===
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/thalesinthemoney]

===Copenhagen, Denmark===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/group/less-wrong-copenhagen less-wrong-copenhagen]

===Helsinki, Finland===
* [[Helsinki meetup group]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/404894356287927/ Less Wrong Finland Facebook group]

===Paris, France===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/d/forum/lesswrong-france lesswrong-france]
* Contact [http://lesswrong.com/user/Emile Emile] or [http://lesswrong.com/user/Morendil Morendil]
* Schedule: irregular

===Prague, Czech Republic===
* Contact [http://lesswrong.com/user/kotrfa kotrfa]
* Discussion and announcements at [https://www.facebook.com/groups/835029216562521/ Facebook group]
* [http://lesswrong.cz Website] (inc. google calendar) 
* Schedule: every two weeks

===Brno, Czech Republic===
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/869404756504023/ Facebook group]

===Berlin, Germany===
* Website: http://www.lesswrong.de
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/d/forum/lw-berlin lw-berlin]
* Contact [http://lesswrong.com/user/spuckblase spuckblase] or [http://lesswrong.com/user/blob blob]
* Schedule: at least once per month, usually biweekly

===Cologne, Germany===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lw-cologne]
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/caffemacchiavelli caffemacchiavelli]
* Schedule: monthly, decided via Doodle poll (see mailing list)

Last updated: 4 February 2017

===Frankfurt/Mainz, Germany===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/less-wrong-frankfurt less-wrong-frankfurt]
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/Kendra Kendra]
* Schedule: Irregular

===Hamburg, Germany===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lesswrong-hamburg]
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/Gunnar_Zarncke]
* Schedule: possibly bi-weekly, alternating Friday and Saturday/Sunday

===Munich, Germany===
* Meetup announcements on [http://www.meetup.com/LessWrongMunich/ Meetup.com]
* Discussion and announcements (partly in German) also in [https://www.facebook.com/groups/lesswrongmunich/ Facebook group].
* Schedule: monthly (usually first weekend in the month, see announcements)

===Budapest, Hungary===
*Venue: California Coffee Company Basilica (coffee shop), Szent Istvan ter 4-5. [http://www.californiacoffeeco.net/?page_id=50&lang=en Link]
*Schedule: weekends, see mailing list.
*Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/budlesswrong BudLessWrong]
*Contact [http://lesswrong.com/user/AlexeyM AlexeyM] or [http://lesswrong.com/user/katyusha katyusha]

===The Netherlands===
Note: there used to be just an EA group here, but now there is also a LW group, meeting biweekly in Amsterdam and Utrecht

Join our [https://www.facebook.com/groups/RationalityMeetupNL/ Facebook] and our [http://www.meetup.com/Less-Wrong-Netherlands/ Meetup]

Original EA group:

Find us on [http://www.meetup.com/Less-Wrong-Nederland/ meetup.com] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/262932060523750/ The Facebook].

===Warsaw, Poland===
More information on our LessWrong Wiki page: [http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Warsaw_Meetup_Group Warsaw Meetup Group]

===Kraków, Poland===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rationalitykrakow https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rationalitykrakow]
* Schedule: recently Thursdays at 6.30 pm, but check the above mailing list for updates

* Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LWKrakow/

===Poznan, Poland===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/d/forum/less-wrong-poznan https://groups.google.com/d/forum/less-wrong-poznan]
* Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/lw.poznan/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/lw.poznan/]
* Schedule: Sundays at 6 - 8 pm, but check mailing list or fb page for up-to-date info
* Contact: [mailto:kmo(malpa)kaemo(kropka)pl mail]

===Moscow, Russia===
* Schedule: biweekly Sunday meetups, dojos on Fridays, sequences reading on Mondays.
* [http://lesswrong.ru/wiki/%D0%92%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B5 Find out more on LessWrong.ru wiki]
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/group/rationality-in-moscow rationality-in-moscow]
* Contact: [mailto:me@berekuk.ru me@berekuk.ru]

If you want to start meet up group in another Russian city, feel free contact us, we will help with anything we can.

===St. Petersburg, Russia===
* Schedule: Saturdays every week / every two weeks, 6pm.
* Applied rationality workshop: [https://vk.com/rationalw vk event].
* Regular meetings: [https://vk.com/lw_spb vk community], [https://vk.com/lwspb vk event].
* Meetup.com [https://www.meetup.com/St-Petersburg-LessWrong-Meetup/ page].
* Contact: v.e.evard@gmail.com, efim.wool@gmail.com.

===Bratislava, Slovakia===
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lesswrong-bratislava]
* Contact: [mailto:viliam-at-bur-dot-sk]

===Madrid, Spain===
* Contact: [mailto:jsevillamol@outlook.com jsevillamol], [mailto:pavill01@ucm.es pvs]
* Regular meetups beginning March 2017. If you would like to attend, please contact us.
* Newcomers to the rationality community/ people who want to know more about rationality specially welcome.
Last updated: 29 March 2017

===Stockholm, Sweden===
* Regular meetups: Fridays at 5:45 PM, Lindstedtsvägen 3, room 1537, SE-114 28 Stockholm, Sverige
* Meetups posted regularly on LessWrong
* We meet and start hanging out at 5:45, but don't officially start doing the meetup topic until 6:00 to accommodate stragglers. We often go out for dinner after the meetup.
* Influence [http://www.when2meet.com/?5723551-cJBhD times] and [https://druthe.rs/dockets/-KcCvpn97vUhg3tQRrKn topics]
Last updated: 21 April 2017

===London, UK===
* Venue: Varies, see Mailing list and LessWrong. But very often the Shakespeare's Head, London WC2B 6BG [https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Shakespeare's+Head,+London+WC2B+6BG&hl=en&ll=51.516728,-0.119905&spn=0.005955,0.022681&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=13.106476,23.225098&hq=Shakespeare's+Head,&hnear=WC2B+6BG,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.516736,-0.119912&panoid=iBM7Na55jAUXRa2KNXLPlQ&cbp=11,68.76,,0,0.68 map]. Look for the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SfpkAxDohNsf40svbeXYmRUOiZI4nmI91-qveAnvMtQ/edit?hl=en Art Lebedev paperclip] sign on our table.
* Schedule: Biweekly meetups every other Sunday at 2:00 pm.
* [http://groups.google.com/group/lesswronglondon/ LessWrongLondon Mailing list]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/380103898766356/ Less Wrong London Facebook group]

===Cambridge, UK===
*Schedule: Irregular times and places -- join the mailing list to see when something's going to happen, or to suggest a meetup.
*Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/cambridgelesswrong CambridgeLessWrong]

===Oxford, UK===
* Oxford Rationality Meetups
* Venue: Exeter College
* Schedule: Saturday termtimes - normally 6-8pm.
* Contact [http://lesswrong.com/user/Larks Larks] or [http://lesswrong.com/user/alexflint AlexFlint] for details.

==Australia==

===Online===
*Australia-wide online meetups approximately once per month (currently on a Sunday around the middle of the month). Announced on the Less Wrong site and on the Facebook groups for [https://www.facebook.com/groups/219526434802422/ Sydney] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/lesswrongmelbourne/ Melbourne]. Upcoming meetups in 2015 are unplanned but are roughly bi-monthly.

===Brisbane=== 
Brisbane has not yet had an in-person meetup but they are growing as a facebook group, when we have enough interest we will organise a meetup.
[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1469995636588748 Brisbane Facebook group]

===Canberra===

*Weekly on a Thursday 5-7pm. We alternate between a social week (boardgames, chatting etc) Then a more structured week.
**Venue: Room 3.39 of the Hancock Library: [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Hancock+Library+ANU/@-35.279074,149.1162147,17z/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1shancock+library!3m1!1s0x6b164d45055e34c3:0x9147408845b1ecb2]
*Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/lwcanberra/ Less Wrong Canberra]
*Records of previous meetups: [[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4-aJGBXDISndFRMdWYyb3NKdGM&usp=sharing]]

===Melbourne===

*Rationality Dojos on the second Sunday of each month, usually held at the Henley Club in the central CBD (unless otherwise announced through our usual channels).
*Social Meetups on the fourth Friday night of each month, at a writer bar in the CBD.
*We often organise impromptu social outings and excursions.

See our facebook group or mailing list for event details:
* Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/lesswrongmelbourne/ Less Wrong Melbourne]
* Mailing list: [http://groups.google.com/group/melbourne-less-wrong Melbourne Less Wrong]

Last updated: 7 April 2017

===Perth===

* Meetup group: [http://www.meetup.com/Perth-Less-Wrong/ Perth Less Wrong]
* Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/Lesswrongperth/]
* Contact: [http://lesswrong.com/user/ab9 ab9]

===Sydney===

* General meetup on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Will include a combination of social and rationality-improvement exercises.
* Rationality dojo on the first Sunday of the month. Focused on rationality improvement talks and exercises.
* Irregular social meetups (whenever we come up with a good excuse) usually a fortnight after the main meetups
* contact [http://lesswrong.com/user/elo elo]
* [[Physical_Meetup_in_Sydney|Sydney's Lesswrong wiki page]]

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lesswrongsydney/

==New Zealand==

===Christchurch===

* Schedule: Every second Sunday
* Venue: Usually a discussion room in James Hight library (University of Canterbury)

==Middle East==

===Tel Aviv, Israel===

* Schedule: Once every two weeks
* Venue: Usually Google Israel offices (29th floor, Electra tower, Yigal Allon 98, Tel Aviv)
* [https://groups.google.com/group/lesswrong-tel-aviv Mailing list],[https://www.facebook.com/groups/480249315379682/ Facebook group]
Last updated: 21 April 2017

==South America==
===Buenos Aires, Argentina===
* Schedule: Irregular.
* Venue: [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@-34.6075416,-58.3785953,15z/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1sstarbucks,+florida,+buenos+aires!3m1!1s0x0:0x9f9d42f80c836a23 Starbucks] or [http://www.garagelab.cc/ GarageLab]
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/less-wrong-buenos-aires Google Group]
* Website: [https://sites.google.com/site/lesswrongba/]

===São Paulo, Brazil===
* Schedule: Every second Saturday of each month
* Venue: [https://goo.gl/maps/j3J3twsE3Rr Vanilla Café]
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/racionalidade Google Group]
* Meetup group: [http://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/Racionalidade-em-Sao-Paulo/ Racionalidade em São Paulo]
* Website: [http://racionalidade.com.br/wiki/ http://racionalidade.com.br]

==Asia==
===Singapore===

* Schedule: Irregular
* Venue: Irregular
* Mailing list for notification about each meeting: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lesswrong-singapore]
* Mailing list for discussion: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lesswrong-singapore]

===Tokyo, Japan===

*  Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LessWrongTokyo/

===Bengaluru, India===

Meetup group : http://www.meetup.com/Bangalore-LessWrongers-Meetup/

Schedule : 2nd Saturday of every month, subject to availability of members as on that day.

We have been meeting for more than 1.5 years now. Sound us out if anyone is interested.

==Virtual==

===Australia mega-meetups===
see [[Less_Wrong_meetup_groups#Australia]]
=== [[:Category:Chat|Chat networks]] ===
Including:

* [[Discord]]
* [[IRC]]
* [[Slack]]
* [[Study Hall]] - co working

==Blog posts==

* [http://lesswrong.com/lw/2p5/humans_are_not_automatically_strategic/ Humans are not automatically strategic] by [[AnnaSalamon]]
* [http://lesswrong.com/lw/4ul/less_wrong_nyc_case_study_of_a_successful/ Less Wrong NYC: Case Study of a Successful Rationalist Chapter] by [[Cosmos]]
* [http://lesswrong.com/lw/5c0/epistle_to_the_new_york_less_wrongians/ Epistle to the New York Less Wrongians] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]]

==See also==

* [[The Craft and the Community]] (sequence)
* [[Group rationality]]
* [[Less Wrong meetup group resources]]
* [http://lesswrong.com/lw/43s/starting_a_lw_meetup_is_easy/3gbz Yearly LW site visitors by city]
* [[Mi_Casa_Lesswrong]]

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