Matt will be away for the July meetup, so I am taking charge of this month's Practical Rationality event at the newish venue (TrikeApps: Level 2, 491 King St West Melbourne) from 6:30pm to late. The first structured activity for the evening will be a discussion of rationality outreach in Melbourne. The three topics up for investigation are: -Planning to run Less Wrong events that appeal to newcomers who have not read the sequences -Discussing what would be required to bring a CFAR workshop to Melbourne within the next 12 months -Starting a Melbourne Effective Altruist community You can join a discussion about whichever of these you are most interested in. We will start with whichever one interests the first people to show up, and split when the group size increases.

By the end of the discussion I hope for us to have obtained a clearer picture of the benefits of outreach, what events should look like, and how we can target high value potential members.

Please consider which of the topics above you are interested in working on, and bring at least one idea along on the night.

The second activity later in the evening will be Rationality Therapy, where you bring problems or doubts you are having to discuss in small groups, with the aim of generating solutions to specific issues in your life.

We will be experimenting with a new incentive: making a takeaway order at 7:30pm for anyone who wants dinner. This will hopefully make it easier for you to come along early without having to worry about finding food beforehand.

If you need to reach me, for example if you want to come earlier, you can contact me on 0407943917.