Special shoutout to @OllieRodriguez who was Program Lead from 2021 to 2025 and built up a significant portion of the portfolio. I believe many of the events and organizers (myself included!) wouldn't be where they are today if it weren't for his contributions to the community events program. Thank you Ollie!
EAGxAustralasia is our longest-running series (6 editions, rotating across cities)
We've actually had 8 (eight!) EAGx events in Australia, starting in 2016 and missing 2020/21. Plus an EA Global back in 2015. Which is why this year we're celebrating 10-years-of-EAGx-in-Australia / our-10th-EA-event-in-Australia / don't-think-about-it-too-much---it's-our-tenth-anniversary!.
If you want to join us to mark the occasion (and our biggest EAGxAus ever?!) on 27-29 November 2026 you can sign up to our mailing list to be notified when applications open!
Hi @TJPHutton🔸, thanks for the correction! I’ve updated the post :) Looking forward to celebrating 10 years of EAGx in Australia with you later this year!
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of EAGx. On April 30, 2016, the very first EAGx events—EAGxBoston and EAGxBerkeley—were held simultaneously. A decade later, it’s incredible to reflect on how much this community has grown, both in scale and in depth.
Since then, we’ve hosted 67 EAGx events and 18 EA Summits (a format we introduced in 2024), bringing us to 85 events in total—with our 86th happening this weekend (EAGxDC!). Across these, we’ve welcomed over 24,500 attendees in 20 countries and across six continents.
A few milestones that stand out:
EAGxAustralasia is our longest-running series (8 editions, rotating across cities)
EAGxBerlin has been our most frequently hosted city (5 times)
Our largest event, EAGxBoston 2022, brought together 935 attendees
The portfolio continues to grow: this year alone, we’re planning 10 EAGx events and at least 22 EA Summits
EAGxAustralasia 2019
EAGxBerlin 2025
EAGxNordics 2026
The EA Summit format, in particular, has scaled quickly—from 409 attendees across 3 pilot events in 2024 to over 1,700 across 2025–26 already. It’s been exciting to see how this complements the EAGx model and opens up new ways for people to engage.
But more than the numbers, EAGx has always been about people and pivotal moments:
Attending a first event and rethinking a career path
Stepping into an organizing role and deepening one’s engagement
Finding collaborators, co-founders, and long-term friends
Building local and regional communities that continue long after the event ends
EA Summit: Hong Kong 2026
Many of the projects, career transitions, and collaborations that shape the EA ecosystem today have roots in conversations that started at EAGx events. That’s something we’re especially proud of.
However, it's hard to pick a couple of important milestones, because every single event has contributed to the growth of talent, communities, and effective altruism as a whole and we're grateful to all of our dedicated organizers who make working on EAGx a worthwhile and impactful contribution to EA.
Therefore, we also want to give a huge shoutout and MASSIVE thank you to everyone who has ever organized, attended, spoken at, or supported an EAGx. Organizing these events takes an enormous amount of care, thought, and behind-the-scenes effort—and the impact is only possible because of the people who show up and contribute.
On a personal note, I feel very grateful to now be working with an incredibly dedicated EAGx team as we continue to grow and refine this portfolio. We’re excited not just about scaling, but about improving quality, strengthening community health, and ensuring these spaces remain thoughtful, welcoming, and impactful.
From left to right: Kiryl Shantyka (EAGx Coordinator: Europe), Niki Keßeler (EAGx Program Lead), Dion Tan (EAGx Coordinator: Asia, Australasia, and Africa), and Arthur Malone (Senior EAGx Coordinator: Americas)
We’re looking forward to many more years of EAGx—and we hope to see many of you at our upcoming events. We’re also going to be posting some program updates on EAGx and EA Summits in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
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Summary
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Special shoutout to @OllieRodriguez who was Program Lead from 2021 to 2025 and built up a significant portion of the portfolio. I believe many of the events and organizers (myself included!) wouldn't be where they are today if it weren't for his contributions to the community events program. Thank you Ollie!