We should shut down EA UK, change our mind
EA UK is hiring a new director, and if we don't find someone who can suggest a compelling strategy, shutting down is a likely outcome despite having ~9 months of funding runway.
Over the last decade EA in the UK has been pretty successful, Loxbridge in particular has the highest number of people involved in EA, there are multiple EA related organisations, and many people in government, tech, business, academia, media, etc who are positively inclined towards EA.
Because of this success (not that we're claiming counterfactual credit), there is less low hanging fruit for a national/city group to do.
For example:
* Conferences - EAG London and student summits are run by CEA
* Co-working - There are at least 3 different places to co-work (LEAH, LISA, AIM) for 100+ people, as well as many other orgs that have space for guests
* Student groups - A combination of Arcadia Impact and CEA
* Incubation of new organisations - AIM/CE
* Media outreach - Mainly done by the most relevant organisations/CEA
I'm not saying mission accomplished, but for EA specific community building in the UK, I think there will have to be a good understanding of the existing landscape and ideas for what is missing and is unlikely to be done by someone else.