Hey Everybody, I'm writing on behalf of a group of coworking leaders including (but not limited to) Jerome from BlankSpaces, Susan and Jacob from Office Nomads, Angel from Cohere, Iris from Nextspace, Rachel from Camradarie, and of course myself representing IndyHall.
We have been thinking for a long time that there should be an opportunity for people who invest a great deal of time into not just their individual spaces, but helping coworking as a movement and a community advance. At the prompt of Jerome, we decided to take a weekend at the beginning of October and convene in LA to get beyond "talking shop" and look for opportunities to advance the movement. This working group was decided to keep small - we know how quickly large group discussions can get, especially with all of the varying opinions. In the interest of keeping a weekend productive, we decided to designate time for a small "working group", representative of the coworking community, to start sifting through some of the more challenging topics. Our initial registration is limited to *only 30 people*, but there are a few caveats. In order to participate in this weekend, we are asking that: 1. You have owned or managed your coworking space for a minimum of one year by October 1, 2011 2. You are eager walk away from the weekend with some homework to help bring the weekend back to the entire coworking community No more than 2 individuals from one particular space (or network of spaces) may register, we want a broad spectrum of representation in our limited attendance numbers. *These conversations are NOT happening behind closed doors* - this "working group" is going to help provide some structure for ongoing public conversations, here on the list and at other events, to be more productive. We want everybody to get more out of ALL discussions, so we'll be sharing as much as possible from the weekend. *This is not a replacement for the SXSW coworking unconference, or any other coworking events throughout the year.* Our hope is for this more focused event to be complimentary, and provide information to help those larger events be better and more effective. Also, If there are topics that you'd like to inspire conversations regardless of your ability to attend, please share them here: https://indyhall.wufoo.com/forms/i-have-an-idea-for-discussion/ Jerome is generously donating room at Blankspaces in Santa Monica, and the $100 fee covers food and snacks while we're working as well as some basic working supplies. Everything else will be largely BYO (bring your own) and DIY (do it yourself). Particpants are responsible for their own airfare and accommodations, though we're looking into some options that'll let the group reside together and nearby Blankspaces in Santa Monica. I'm looking forward for this opportunity to push the boundaries of what we're used to discussing about coworking, and coming back from LA with TONS of awesome information and ideas for how to make this remarkable movement even more amazing. If you intend to participate, you can register for the event on Eventbrite: http://coworkingweekend.eventbrite.com/ Remember, there's only 30 spots. We've enabled a small waitlist in case anybody needs to drop out. Peace, love, and coworking, Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- 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.
