Yeah; same here in NYC. I always thought putting the two together was mostly a matter of gathering folks, securing a space and going to it, but it's more complex than that. I would welcome any stories folks want to share on their experiences.
Cheers, d On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Todd Willey <t...@rubidine.com> wrote: > > David, > > That's great. I'm glad to see someone else trying to merge a > hackerspace and coworking into a nonprofit. The same thing just got > underway here in Lexington, KY. We're still looking for a space and > and getting the charter together, but the future looks bright. > > You can check out our process more closely at the google group: > http://groups.google.com/group/hacklex > > -todd[1] > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 5:41 AM, David Weekly <dwee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > Hello! I've been a lurker on here for some time -- some of you may > > know me as the founder of PBwiki or the co-founder of > > SuperHappyDevHouse. Either way, bringing people together is a passion > > for me. > > > > I've watched with gleaming pride in Tara and Chris as Citizen Space in > > San Francisco has flourished, and have begun serious talks with people > > on the mid-Peninsula to create a "community center" for programmers, > > inspired as well by The Crucible in Oakland and Cellspace in San > > Francisco as successful craftsman community centers. > > > > I'd like to make a space at which people could both play and work, > > socialize, tinker, teach, learn, gather, and create. Events and > > classes would be a core part of the expected use of the facility. My > > intent would be to run it as a not-for-profit co-operative. > > > > I've got some first-order interest from people along these lines. If > > this is something that would interest you and you'd like a place to > > come code - one day a month or twenty - let me know what you think and > > take a peek at the first thoughts I've put together here - > > http://hackerdojo.pbwiki.com/ and (it's a wiki!) add your thoughts! > > And if you're interested in the possibility of joining, please > > indicate so on the page. > > > > All of this is just in the very first phases, so your advice, > > suggestions, and reprimands are all very much welcome. > > > > Yours, > > David Weekly > > > > > > > > > > > -- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email is for sole use of intended > recipient(s). Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > > > -- "I love Jesus... and I love you because he loves us." -Me "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16 "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but we are spiritual beings having a human experience."--Pierre Teilhard de Chardin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
