[If you haven't come since we started meeting at Rocky Hill Cohousing, make sure to read this for more details about where to go and park.]
We're the regular Northampton area meetup for Astral Codex Ten readers, and (as far as I know) the only rationalist or EA meetup in Western Massachusetts.
We started as part of the blog's 2018 "Meetups Everywhere" event, and have been holding meetups with varying degrees of regularity ever since. At most meetups we get about 4-7 people out of a rotation of 15-20, with a nice mix of regular faces, people who only drop in once in a while, and occasionally total newcomers. Our last meetup was on April 13 for the Spring 2024 Meetups Everywhere event, and we got 8 folks.
After meeting more sporadically in the past, we've just started meeting biweekly (currently every other Saturday, although there's a chance I'll tweak that if we find something that works better with people's schedules).
There's no "format" or suggested readings. Although it's not rare for us to touch on ACX articles and related topics, the conversation varies wildly, and you are welcome even if you're the most occasional ACX reader (or just interested in rationalism in general, or related topics like EA).
We meet at the common house at Rocky Hill Cohousing, at 100 Black Birch Trail, Northampton, MA 01062. That's both the address for the common house specifically and the address shown on maps sites for the overall community. Facebook and Apple Maps show it as being in Florence, but Google Maps, Bing Maps and the official site show it as being in Northampton. (For those unfamiliar, Florence is actually a semi-autonomous village within Northampton, and some places that locals consider as being in Florence still have official addresses in Northampton... it's best not to think about it too hard.) The common house is the first building you see when coming into the community (but after the event parking, which lines the road leading in on the right).
Parking explanation from the member hosting us: "Guest parking should be along the road leading in (Black Birch Trail), parking to the right as you drive in. There is an Event Parking sign but it is not the most visible. There are disabled spaces directly in front of the Common House (100 Black Birch Trail). If we overflow the road, people can use the resident lots to the left and right."
We currently communicate via an email list; feel free to email me at alex@alexliebowitz.com to get on the list. Just let me know if you'd like to be a CC or BCC.
[If you haven't come since we started meeting at Rocky Hill Cohousing, make sure to read this for more details about where to go and park.]
We're the regular Northampton area meetup for Astral Codex Ten readers, and (as far as I know) the only rationalist or EA meetup in Western Massachusetts.
We started as part of the blog's 2018 "Meetups Everywhere" event, and have been holding meetups with varying degrees of regularity ever since. At most meetups we get about 4-7 people out of a rotation of 15-20, with a nice mix of regular faces, people who only drop in once in a while, and occasionally total newcomers. Our last meetup was on April 13 for the Spring 2024 Meetups Everywhere event, and we got 8 folks.
After meeting more sporadically in the past, we've just started meeting biweekly (currently every other Saturday, although there's a chance I'll tweak that if we find something that works better with people's schedules).
There's no "format" or suggested readings. Although it's not rare for us to touch on ACX articles and related topics, the conversation varies wildly, and you are welcome even if you're the most occasional ACX reader (or just interested in rationalism in general, or related topics like EA).
We meet at the common house at Rocky Hill Cohousing, at 100 Black Birch Trail, Northampton, MA 01062. That's both the address for the common house specifically and the address shown on maps sites for the overall community. Facebook and Apple Maps show it as being in Florence, but Google Maps, Bing Maps and the official site show it as being in Northampton. (For those unfamiliar, Florence is actually a semi-autonomous village within Northampton, and some places that locals consider as being in Florence still have official addresses in Northampton... it's best not to think about it too hard.) The common house is the first building you see when coming into the community (but after the event parking, which lines the road leading in on the right).
Parking explanation from the member hosting us: "Guest parking should be along the road leading in (Black Birch Trail), parking to the right as you drive in. There is an Event Parking sign but it is not the most visible. There are disabled spaces directly in front of the Common House (100 Black Birch Trail). If we overflow the road, people can use the resident lots to the left and right."
We currently communicate via an email list; feel free to email me at alex@alexliebowitz.com to get on the list. Just let me know if you'd like to be a CC or BCC.
Look forward to meeting you!