We'd still be participating in the larger coworking visa program for sure! LExC is just a subset of that larger program, but with a focus on making the process smoother. As we all know, the coworking visa is a very loose program that doesn't provide a platform to track members, etc.
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 On Jan 26, 2012, at 3:42 PM, Susan Evans wrote: > Hey Don (& LEXC crew!), > > Congrats on the launch! Just a quick question at first glance - how does LEXC > affect y'alls participation in the Coworking Visa program? I'm curious... > > S > > __ > Office Nomads > officenomads.com > 206-484-5859 > > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:42 AM, d...@cocomsp.com <d...@cocomsp.com> wrote: > Quick follow up: we launched the LEXC program and site yesterday. > > If you're interested, here is the site: http://lexc.org. > > The official press release follows: > > LEXC, the League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces, Launches First > Coworking Loyalty Program > Top venues join to provide a seamless coworking experience in cities > around the US > > The League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces (LEXC), a unique network > of coworking spaces with a common standard of excellence, today > launched the first coworking loyalty program in the US. Members of any > LEXC venue now enjoy trusted access and full privileges at any other > venue in the network. If you’re a member of one LEXC venue, you’re now > a member of all LEXC venues. There are currently six founding venues > participating, including: NextSpace in San Francisco and Los Angeles; > BLANKSPACES in Los Angeles; Link Coworking in Austin; WorkBar in > Boston; CoCo coworking and collaborative space in Minneapolis and St. > Paul; and 654 Croswell in Grand Rapids. > > To its members, LEXC venues now provide open access to all venues in > the LEXC network, ensuring a seamless experience whenever and wherever > work takes place. Individuals can join LEXC by becoming a member of > any LEXC venue. > > To its venues, LEXC provides a built-in network of respected industry > partners as well as access to a progressive community of mobile > workers across the country. LEXC is currently taking new venue > applications through the LEXC website. LEXC is enabled by the > technology platform provided by its founding partner LiquidSpace. > > The LiquidSpace platform provides a real-time trusted sharing system > that allows LEXC to manage permissions and privileges for its members > via virtual visas, sharing inventory in real-time. Any member can > freely reserve work and meeting space anywhere in the LEXC network > using the LiquidSpace web and mobile (iPhone/Android) booking > interfaces. Once members arrive at their reserved venue, the platform > provides authentication, automates check in, and unlocks amenities and > special LEXC member privileges. > > About LEXC: > The League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces (LEXC) is a a unique > network of coworking spaces with a common standard of excellence. LEXC > venues extend trusted access and full member privileges across the > network freely. LEXC is the world’s first coworking loyalty program. > For more information about LEXC, or to apply your venue to join, > visit: http://lexc.org. To become an individual member of LEXC and > enjoy its benefits, simply become a member of any LEXC venue. > > -- > 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.
