Our goal is to switch cities every year, so we had to start somewhere. LA is also quite warm in Oct! :-D
Virgin Airlines often has <$300 airfares from JFK and other East Coast cities. We hope more East Coasters join us! Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 ph: 310.526.2255 | 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 On Aug 4, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Joann Kim wrote: > I was super exited to hear about a coworking weekend but was swiftly > disappointed to see it taking place in CA. I'm the community manager > at Projective Space, a co-working space in SoHo, NYC and I'd love to > support/organize/help produce a similar event here in NY. I look > forward to hearing feedback from the weekend. > > Cheers, > Joann > > On Aug 3, 5:58 pm, Anne Kirby <creativehouseoflancas...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Totally agree Veel! >> >> Thanks Alex for clarifying and I hope you can make it out to our big >> one year anniversary party on Friday. >> >> Cheers, >> Anne >> >> On Aug 2, 2:51 pm, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Mika, >> >>> This is awesome. I visited Israel a couple of years back and realized how >>> prime Israel is for coworking. The Kibbutz model as a community workspace is >>> remarkable, and coworking feels like an updated version of something already >>> native to Israeli culture. I'd love to talk more about this, just out of my >>> own personal interest. >> >>> We don't currently have plans to ustream the event, but that's mostly >>> because we haven't talked about it very much. I don't think its so much a >>> physical/technical limitation as it does change the attention of the >>> participants. If we can figure out a good way to do it and keep everyone >>> focused, I'd be game. >> >>> Regarding international events: I'm going to be at the Coworking Europe >>> conference in November, in Berlin -http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com. >> >>> This is the 2nd event they've done, and while last year was international >>> attendance, I believe that the focus is on European countries. Someone who >>> attended last year would be better to speak to that than me. I'm pretty >>> pumped to visit Berlin myself. >> >>> -Alex >> >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >> >>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:37 PM, mika josting <mikajost...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi Guys , >> >>>> This is the first time I am writing to this group and very excited! >>>> I am an Israel entrepreneur planning to open in the next month a coworking >>>> for web users in Tel aviv. >> >>>> I feel this group is a great gift so thank you very much for sharing and >>>> organizing this event. >>>> please let us know what you came up with - maybe ustream it? ustream.com >> >>>> are there any international coworking annual conferences? >> >>>> Thankyou! >> >>>> Mika Josting, Tel Aviv. >> >>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Alex Hillman < >>>> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>> 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. >> >>>> -- >>>> 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. > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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