This winter, we'll be hosting a megameetup on December 13th-15th. This is the weekend of the Winter Solstice, a big event we're putting together the rationality, humanist and transhumanist communities of the area. (The Solstice celebration is on Saturday evening - if you'd like to attend, you should check out the kickstarter and back it. Seating is limited and tickets are sold in advance are $25).

Eight members of the New York Rationality community recently moved into a gorgeous house in Brooklyn. It's got 5500 square feet. The first floor, approximately 1800 square feet, has four areas that with sliding doors that can either be treated as a single, huge meetup space, or broken into smaller areas.

Also it has secret doors.

We have named it "Highgarden."

    

We're really looking forward to turning this into a genuine rationality community center. We have self improvement meetups every other Sunday (the next one is on the October 13th), and have other one-off events in the works.

Friday night and Saturday afternoon will primarily casual hangouts, before most of us head over to the Solstice event. On Sunday there will be a presentation on the current state of Effective Altruism. We're aiming to have other presentations as well but details are not finalized yet.

We have a large (but not unlimited) array of crash space, so if you'd like to spend Friday and/or Saturday night at Highgarden, you should let us know in advance.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

When + Where

Highgarden House -851 Park Place Brooklyn NY, 11261

Friday, December 13th, 7:00 PM - Saturday, December 15th, 7:00 PM

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Oh wow, you basically live in the library from Myst.

This sounds awesome, I can't wait! What's the parking situation for people who are driving up?

We have a driveway! There is a limited number of cars that can fit, but you certainly get first dibs at a parking spot.

Is there a time on Sunday in mind for the EA presentation? I'd love to be there for it but our flight out is 8:15 PM.

There is not a specific time in mind, but I think there'll be 3-4 presentations or guided discussions, starting at 3:00, and I do want it to be only the earlier side. (I'm not sure if the EA presentation will be more presentation-like or guided-discussion-like)

Will Kim Dotcom be there?

...no? Probably?