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SUMMARY:Building a movement for effective giving - REG
DTSTART:20151126T200000Z
DTEND:20151126T210000Z
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CONTACT:Natalia Molina
DESCRIPTION:REG is a community of professional poker players interested in
  making a positive impact. They recognize that the rationality skills for 
 maximizing expected monetary value in poker transfer perfectly into maximi
 zing the expected impact of charitable donations. The idea behind effectiv
 e giving is to rely on science and rational decision-making in order to fi
 nd the interventions most effective at reducing suffering in the world.\n\
 nREG is collaborating with researchers\, think tanks and charity evaluator
 s to provide members with the best information on the most effective givin
 g opportunities. Additionally\, REG promotes effective giving to the poker
 -interested public and encourages professional poker players to become amb
 assadors for this important cause\, by pledging to donate 2% of their gros
 s poker winnings quarterly.\n\nIn November 2014\, World Series of Poker Ma
 in Event champion\, Martin Jacobson\, donated $250\,000 to Raising for Eff
 ective Giving after his big $10m win back in November. \n“The amount I
 ’m donating doesn’t have a significant impact on my life by any means\
 , but knowing it can save other lives makes it a no-brainer.” Jacobson t
 old REG. Animal welfare is of particular importance to Jacobson and $125\,
 000 of his donation went to effective animal charities\, where it’s beli
 eved his money will save more than 300\,000 animals from a life of sufferi
 ng on factory farms.\n\nAdriano Manno and Ruari Donnelly will be giving a 
 short presentation on their organisation with time for questions afterward
 s. We will also be joined by the Cambridge University Poker society to tal
 k a little bit about the modalities of earning and giving as a poker playe
 r. The event will be followed by alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and sn
 acks.\n\n80\,000 Hours: Cambridge is here to give you the information you 
 need to maximise the social impact of your career choices. Our advice is b
 ased on four years of research with academics at Oxford and is tailored fo
 r talented young graduates.\n\nCambridge University Poker Society provides
  a fun and safe venue for those who want to learn and practise poker while
  at university. They hold cash games at least once a week with stakes rang
 ing from £0.10/£0.10 blinds (£10 buy-in suggested) upwards. Cash game p
 layers are free to buy in for any amount and leave whenever they wish.
LOCATION:Boys Smith Room\, Fisher Building\, St John's College
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