Really bummed to miss this. I just launched Hera Hub (workspace for women) in April, so I don't meet the 1 year mark. I would LOVE to join in the future... as we're doing some great things in San Diego... like starting the San Diego Coworking Alliance - www.sandiegocoworkig.com.
Cheers, Felena Hanson fel...@herahub.com On Jul 29, 12:30 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.
