Less Wrong meetup groups
Less Wrong members sometimes arrange meetups to meet each other in meat space. Some geographic areas have groups that do this regularly. Also see: Less Wrong meetup group resources.
Contents
- 1 USA
- 1.1 Albany, NY
- 1.2 Atlanta, GA
- 1.3 Austin, TX
- 1.4 Bay Area, CA
- 1.5 Boston, MA
- 1.6 Chicago, IL
- 1.7 Columbus, OH
- 1.8 Dallas / Fort Worth, TX
- 1.9 Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 1.10 Washington, DC
- 1.11 Madison, WI
- 1.12 New York City, NY
- 1.13 Ohio
- 1.14 Philadelphia, PA
- 1.15 Pittsburgh, PA
- 1.16 Portland, OR
- 1.17 Research Triangle, NC (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
- 1.18 Salt Lake City, UT
- 1.19 Socorro, NM
- 1.20 Southern California, CA
- 1.21 Seattle, WA
- 1.22 St Louis, MO
- 2 Canada
- 3 Europe
- 3.1 London, UK
- 3.2 Oxford, UK
- 3.3 Cambridge, UK
- 3.4 Helsinki, Finland
- 3.5 Budapest, Hungary
- 3.6 Brussels, Belgium
- 3.7 Berlin, Germany
- 3.8 Frankfurt, Germany
- 3.9 Munich, Germany
- 3.10 Copenhagen, Denmark
- 3.11 Moscow, Russia
- 3.12 Paris, France
- 3.13 Poznan, Poland
- 3.14 The Netherlands
- 3.15 Vienna, Austria
- 4 Australia
- 5 Virtual
- 6 Blog posts
- 7 See also
USA
Albany, NY
- Weekly meetings, announced on mailing list: Less Wrong NY Capital Region
Atlanta, GA
- Facebook Group
- Mailing list
- Email Katie.
Austin, TX
- Venue: JP's Java, on Saturdays at 1:30pm.
Bay Area, CA
- Mailing list: BayAreaLessWrong
Berkeley
- Meets every Wednesday evening at 7pm
- Meetings are at Oxford Street Starbucks or Zendo, a private residence.
- For meetup announcements, see the BayAreaLessWrong mailing list.
San Francisco
- Hasn't had a meetup in a while
- Mailing list: lw-sf
South Bay
- Wiki page
- Mailing list
- Venue: Private residence, every Tuesday, 7pm
- Formerly hosted at Tortuga
- Join the mailing list for announcements, new location, &c.
- Contact: fiddlemath
Sausalito (Marin)
- Venue: 475 Gate 5 Road, Suite #300, Sausalito, California 94903, Tuesdays, 7pm
- Hosted by: Gustave Wuterich, Nevin Freeman
- For further information: Email Gustave or stop by the SF Bay Area discussion group for further contact details.
Boston, MA
- meetup.com group
- Meets at 2pm every Sunday at MIT
Chicago, IL
- Meetup.com group
- Mailing list: Less Wrong Chicago
Columbus, OH
- Columbus Rationality is a very active group. We hold workshops every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Monday of the month, at 7:30 PM, at the HCCO conference room.
- Meetup page (posted under HCCO umbrella): [1]
- Facebook group: [2]
- Contact: daenerys
Dallas / Fort Worth, TX
- Meets every Sunday at 1 PM at America's Best Coffee in Arlington
- Mailing list: [3]
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Meetings every Saturday 6pm-9pm
- Location: map
- Contact: Stuart David
Washington, DC
- Recurring meetup most Sundays at 15:00.
- Mailing list: Less Wrong DC
- Contacts: rocurley, maia or PhilipL.
Madison, WI
- Meets every Sunday at 7pm, often in people's houses or in coffee shops
- Mailing list: Madison mailing list
- Contact: orthonormal
New York City, NY
The NYC meetup group is very large and meets frequently. The NYC community was profiled here as a case study. Please join the mailing list!
- Weekly, Tuesday, 7-11pm, Private Residence.
- Self-improvement group meets every other Sunday, 3:30-5:30pm, Private Residence.
- Mailing list: Main Google Group
Ohio
- Active groups in: Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland.
- Each active city has a meetup about once per month. Join mailing list for details!
- Mailing lists: Less Wrong: Ohio, Less Wrong: Cleveland
- Contacts: daenerys, or Raelifin(for Cleveland)
Philadelphia, PA
- We are in the process of establishing a regular meetup group and time. Please feel free to join us!
- Mailing list: LessWrong Philadelphia
Pittsburgh, PA
- Mailing list: Pittsburgh Less Wrong
Portland, OR
- Current schedule: Every two weeks, Saturday 12-2 PM. Kenton Station (8303 North Denver Avenue Portland, OR 97217). Next meeting is October 20th, 2012.
- Location may be changed before each meetup; check the mailing list to know for certain where it will be.
- Mailing list: LessWrong Portland
Research Triangle, NC (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
- Mailing list: Research Triangle Less Wrong
- Durham Bi-weekly LW meetups every other Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Cocoa Cinnamon (420 W Geer St, Durham NC 27701)
- Durham Bi-weekly HPMoR discussion meetups every other Saturday around 12:30 p.m. at Fullsteam (726 Rigsbee Av, Durham NC 27701)
- Refer to the calendar for exact meetup dates.
Salt Lake City, UT
- Google Group/mailing list: [4]
- and Google Site: [5]
Socorro, NM
- Website: nmt.edu/~waffles/baycon
- Usually meets Sunday evenings in Cramer 101 at NMT (check website for firm schedule)
- Contact: jcrawfordor
Southern California, CA
- Typical Venue: Restaurants in Los Angeles and Orange County
- Schedule: About once a month, on a weekend
- Primary Organizer: JenniferRM JenniferRM
- Mailing List: Less Wrong Southern California Announcements
- Calendar: SoCal LW Meetups
For help with transportation, check for carpool opportunities in meetup announcements and comments.
Los Angeles
- Weekly, Wednesdays at 7pm in the 2nd floor wine bar of the Westside Tavern in the Westside Pavillion.
- Mailing List: Less Wrong Southern California Announcements
Seattle, WA
- Meets the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month in the U-District, see mailing list for details.
- Eastside meetups are happening on an ad-hoc schedule, see mailing list for details.
- Mailing list: LW-Seattle
St Louis, MO
- We have a new Less Wrong St. Louis group at meetup.com.
Canada
Toronto
- Venue: Bars by Dundas subway station, currently upstairs at The Imperial Public Library 54 Dundas St. E.
- Schedule: Weekly, alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 PM. Join the mailing list for details.
- Mailing List: Toronto Google Group
London
- We do not yet have regular meetups due to lack of members.
- Contact Tuxedage for details.
Waterloo
- Time: Tuesday at 8pm
- Venue: We have recently moved to UW's Student Life Center and meet for ten minutes in front of the turnkey desk. This is likely to change in the summer, however.
- Mailing list: Waterloo Google Group
Ottawa
Our next meetup will be a joint event with the Ottawa Skeptics, and will happen on Monday August 19th from 7-10 pm at the Royal Oak, at 221 Echo Drive. This event is part of a series of presentations by LW user Swimmer963 on rationality topics. The topic will be "Rational Debating".
Previous meetups have included presentations on books and discussions on HPMOR.
- Mailing list: Ottawa Google Group Not regularly in use.
- 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: [6]
Vancouver
We meet every week, usually somewhere in Kitsilano or downtown.
We do most of our organizing on a mailing list: Vancouver Rationalists
Europe
London, UK
- Venue: variable, see list and LessWrong. But very often the Shakespeare's Head, London WC2B 6BG map. Look for the Art Lebedev paperclip sign on our table.
- Schedule: Fortnightly meetups on every second Sunday at 2:00 pm.
- LessWrongLondon Mailing list
- Less Wrong London Facebook group
Oxford, UK
- Oxford Rationality Meetups
- Venue: Exeter College
- Schedule: Saturday termtimes - normally 6-8pm.
- Contact Larks or AlexFlint for details.
Cambridge, UK
- Venue: JCR, Trinity College (Directions).
- Schedule: 11am Sundays during University term time. Meetings during university vacations with irregular times and places -- join the mailing list to see when something's going to happen, or to suggest a meetup.
- Mailing list: CambridgeLessWrong
- Contact AlexeyM or Jonathan_Lee
Helsinki, Finland
Budapest, Hungary
- Venue: California Coffee Company Basilica (coffee shop), Szent Istvan ter 4-5. Link
- Schedule: weekends, see mailing list.
- Mailing list: BudLessWrong
- Contact AlexeyM or katyusha
Brussels, Belgium
- contact : Axel
- mailing list : lesswrong-brussels
- venue : La Fleur en Papier Doré: Rue des Alexiens 55 1000 Bruxelles
- frequency : monthly (usually Saturday at noon)
- average attendance : see dedicated Brussels meetup group page
Berlin, Germany
- Mailing list: lw-berlin
- Contact spuckblase or blob
- Schedule: biweekly, alternating Saturday and a weekday
Frankfurt, Germany
- Mailing list: less-wrong-frankfurt
- Contact Falstofe
- Schedule: irregular
Munich, Germany
- Mailing list: lesswrong-munich
- Schedule: irregular
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mailing list: less-wrong-copenhagen
Moscow, Russia
- Schedule: Sundays every two weeks, 4pm.
- Discussion and announcements in Russian: Rationality Forum.
- Mailing list: rationality-in-moscow
- Contact: lw@lesswrong.ru.
Paris, France
- Mailing list: lesswrong-france
- Contact Emile or Morendil
- Schedule: irregular
Poznan, Poland
- Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/less-wrong-poznan
- Facebook: 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: mail
The Netherlands
Nothing yet, please contact me if you might be interested. I know I am! ~Mqrius
Vienna, Austria
- Facebook group[7]
- Meets every month
- Contact Ratcourse to be added to the mailing list
Australia
Melbourne
- Three regular meetups: Practical rationality (1st Fri each month), outreach (schedule still unsettled), and social (3rd Fri each month).
- Venue: Practical rationality at Trike (usually - check the meetup post), social at Ben's house (look for a meetup post with more hints).
- Mailing list: Melbourne Less Wrong
Virtual
Online Study Hall
- Study Hall norms and expectations
- Meets 24/7 at this Tinychat Room
- Documentation of the founding of the Study Hall
- Discussion, volunteering, and feature requests for v2
Blog posts
- Humans are not automatically strategic by AnnaSalamon
- Less Wrong NYC: Case Study of a Successful Rationalist Chapter by Cosmos
- Epistle to the New York Less Wrongians by Eliezer Yudkowsky