“Tacit knowledge: how I *exactly* approach EAG(x) conferences” by gergo

Crossposted on Substack.

Preamble

I have been asked to share a few tips on how to get the most out of the conference as part of the opening talk of this year's EAGxPrague.

I decided to focus on the tacit knowledge I have. This is because there is a lot of useful advice on how to get the most out of conferences, but I feel they usually offer general tips, as opposed to really getting into the weeds.

Here is a slightly more polished version of the transcript I prepared. I also added some pictures:

Hi, my name is Gergő, and I would like to welcome you to this conference too. Props to Hana for organising!

Yesterday, I decided to check Swapcard to see how many EA conferences I attended since my first one in 2020. It's around 20, so I thought I would exactly describe what I do [...]

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Outline:

(00:16) Preamble

(01:11) Conference week

(01:15) Monday/Tuesday

(02:05) Wednesday/Thursday

(02:34) Figuring out who to talk to

(04:07) On reaching out to people

(05:20) During the conference

(06:37) After the conference

(07:59) Conclusion

The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
June 4th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BFiH9qbEzBBitq5XW/tacit-knowledge-how-i-exactly-approach-eag-x-conferences

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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