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I ran another "EA in the Lakes" event. This basically entailed renting a community hostel (Pardshaw Quaker Centre) in the Lake District, UK, for 3 nights Friday-Monday. I posted some adverts up to attract some EAs looking for a holiday and did not evaluate applications. Here's my report on how it went.

Ennerdale Water (and Crag Fell, my favourite hill)

We followed the same format as last time of keeping morning and evenings open for attendee-contributed sessions (one EA and one non-EA topic in each timeslot), while spending afternoons out walking by / swimming in a lake, Loweswater or Ennerdale. We had a couple of repeat attendees but mostly new people - although several of the new people were there by a personal referral of a previous attendee, which is a function both of where I posted the adverts and also a good sign that the last one had been at the very least enjoyable.

The wild swimming spot at Loweswater

Reflections on Depth-First Networking

Overall I think the event went really well. One of the longer-term EA attendees came up with "depth-first networking" to describe the event format I am trying to cultivate. I basically agree with this trio:

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Outline:

(01:11) Reflections on Depth-First Networking

(02:59) Attendee feedback

(04:45) Somewhat spiritual Kes thoughts on event organising:

(07:19) Cost:

(08:36) Other thoughts that may be of practical use to someone running something similar but that don't fit in this narrative:

(13:18) Conclusion

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First published:
July 8th, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Jucbw7bAw2EitcXcx/ea-in-the-lakes-2026-report

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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