The Lighthaven Campus is open for bookings
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This is an operational announcement about physical infrastructure for the EA and rationalist community; tangentially relevant to AI safety insofar as it supports in-person coordination among researchers and organizations working on existential risk.
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Lightcone Infrastructure announces the opening of Lighthaven Campus, a 7-building venue in Berkeley designed to support EA and rationalist community gatherings. The campus accommodates 10-600 people for retreats, conferences, and events, with preferential pricing for EA-aligned projects and market-rate pricing for others to sustain operations.
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- •7-building campus available for team retreats, conferences, parties, and lodging accommodating 10-600 people
- •Pricing ranges from $25-250 per person per day depending on event type and alignment with EA values
- •Preferential pricing offered to EA-aligned projects while broader rentals help cover operating costs
- •Designed to facilitate productive in-person collaboration, creative gatherings, and community building
- •Operated by Lightcone Infrastructure, the organization behind LessWrong and the EA Forum
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# The Lighthaven Campus is open for bookings
By Habryka [Deactivated]
Published: 2023-09-30
Lightcone Infrastructure (the organization that grew from and houses the LessWrong team) has just finished renovating a 7-building physical campus that we hope to use to make the future of humanity go better than it would otherwise.
We're hereby announcing that it is generally available for bookings. We offer preferential pricing for projects we think are good for the world, but to cover operating costs, we're renting out space to a wide variety of people/projects.

How do I express interest?
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* Chat with us (you can use LessWrong intercom in the bottom right)
* [Submit an inquiry via this form](https://airtable.com/appIDSB5FN81es9PE/shrkHA9uGBXTexxRN)
* Comment on this post
What kinds of things can I run here?
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* **Team Retreats** (15-80 people)
* We offer cozy nooks with firepits, discussion rooms with endless whiteboards, plus lodging. The space is very modular, and we can put up walls and dividers that will separate out your own private section of the campus.
* **Parties & Events (**10 - 500 people)
* From private dinners to 500 person parties. Sound setup, music, use of private kitchens, snacks/catering.
* **Conferences** (50-600 people)
* 20+ session spaces and lodging for up to 80 attendees.
* **Lodging** (10 - 80 people usually)
* We have 45 bedrooms sleeping up to 80 people that can be booked together with or independently from events.
* **Other**
* You could host all kind of things here, like choir rehearsals, dinners, LARPing, etc.
What does it cost?
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We determine pricing on a case-by-case basis, but a good approximation is **$100 - $250 per person per day for retreats conferences** and **$25 - $75 per person for parties.**
We offer some groups large discounts (including free), if we think what you are doing makes the world better. Do really reach out to us if price is an issue. We will often be able to work something out.
You can use your own caterer, or we can provide catering. Our default caterer offers meals from $20/meal to $50/meal that most visitors have found decently satisfying.
We engage in some price discrimination. If we think your best alternative to our venue would be much more expensive, we may charge more than our listed price. We try to find a fair price that splits the difference between our own costs and the value you get out of the space.
We also provide more bespoke services, for an additional charge (see below). Overall we try to be reasonable about pricing, and don't expect to make much profit on the space.
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