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BASE Research at EA Global: New York City 2026
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Closes October 15th, 2026$0raised
$1,000minimum funding
$3,500funding goal
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Project summary
Fund the travel expenses of the BASE Research executive team to attend EA Global: New York City 2026 and connect with researchers, funders, mentors, and organizations involved in catastrophic risk, biosecurity, and AI governance.
Goals
Use EAG to:
Build relationships with funders and potential partners.
Identify mentors and future researchers who could work with BASE Research.
Improve the fellowship at BASE Research.
Support further development of BASE Research's biosecurity program, building on the current biosecurity track.
Connect with people working on AI evaluation and safety in biotechnology, as well as related policy issues.
Distribute meetings across the four team members so that all of these goals can be pursued at the same time.
Why it matters for BASE
Engaging many people from one team makes it possible for BASE to work on matters that require more than one person. Funding-related engagements with Coefficient Giving and the Transformative AI Fund, strategy sessions with CBAI and the African Leadership Group, and discussions on biosecurity and governance differ in their preparation and stakeholders.
It is necessary to underline the importance of the African Leadership Group since, in order to conduct biosecurity governance effectively, participation from the entire world is needed, but many of the people who develop these ideas live in only a few countries. This shows a problem that must be solved. It would be hard to discuss issues in substance with only one participant.
Funding use
Round-trip flights from San Francisco and Seattle to New York: $1,500
Lodging: $1,150
Local transportation: $300
Food: $550
Total: $3,500
Failure case
Without the travel budget, BASE could have sent only one or two people, greatly reducing the scope of potential discussions. Discussions on finance, partnerships, biosecurity, education, and AI governance require varying levels of preparation and different groups. EA Global would have been the first time the BASE Research executive committee had met in person. While the fellowship and biosecurity programs would not have been affected, BASE would have lost the chance to build cross-domain relationships and strengthen team cohesion through in-person collaboration.