[Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

[Drew]

totally agree!! Sunni Brown (http://sunnibrown.com) of Bright Spot
Info Design (in Austin), is a friend of Conjunctured, and last year
was one of the official graphic facilitators at TED.  She will be
there on the Sunday, and she is awesome.She has recently helped SHIFT
tremendously, and I'm a huge fan of her's. She is in the same head
space and is one of coworking's biggest fans!

p.s. dig the pictures from the town hall meeting. Johnny is great
too!!! Sunni takes really clear pictures of her handiwork, and it will
be great for all of us to have the same visuals to work from as we get
back to our busy lives. I'm hoping it will be a Yantra to focus
coworking's energy towards something transformative in 2010! Look
forward to your leadership in the moment!
dj

On Feb 5, 11:16 pm, Alex Hillman  wrote:
> Visual recording is awesome! One of our members does it and he took notes
> during our last town hall meeting:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangerouslyawesome/4053220205/in/photost...
>
> -Alex
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
>
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Drew  wrote:
> > Hi All-
>
> > There will be a Cowo Brainstorm at Conjunctured (Austin) the Sunday (I
> > think that's 14 March) of SXSW (~3-5pm), where we will have a graphic
> > facilitator scribing the conversation for all of us to have going
> > forward. Informal, all are invited, and before the evening's drinks
> > commence...  Sort of a powwow of interested folks who are in town.
> > There will be a wiki posted next week for folks to post topics/
> > interests in advance so that we can cover as much ground as possible.
>
> > Hope to see tons of you there!
> > Cheers,
> > Drew
>
> > On Feb 5, 10:53 pm, Alex Hillman  wrote:
> > > I think this is simple:
>
> > > So long as the event has clearly stated objectives that I can align with
> > > (even if I don't agree with), I'd attend.
>
> > > It sounds like you've got a rad vision, Rachel, and I think you should
> > rock
> > > out. Keep us posted.
>
> > > -Alex
>
> > > /ah
> > > indyhall.org
> > > coworking in philadelphia
>
> > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 11:37 PM, rachel young 
> > wrote:
>
> > > > Nope, I haven't been to SXSW. I've been to a wide range of conferences
> > > > before, have planned conferences and tradeshows, and am looking forward
> > to
> > > > NXNE finally adding interactive to the Toronto event this year. I know
> > that
> > > > SXSWi has a comfortable and familiar feeling to it, and it is a popular
> > > > destination among the tech crowd. I don't completely know first hand
> > what
> > > > I'm missing out on. What I do know is that it is already a blended
> > > > conference - music, film, and interactive. Does it really need to be
> > the
> > > > department store of a conference destination by adding coworking to it
> > as
> > > > well? Some people might not want to tack on an extra 2days away from
> > home
> > > > and their space to attend a conference when they could space it out
> > their
> > > > professional conference activities to include a coworking conference at
> > > > another time of year, in another across the country or in a difference
> > > > country.
>
> > > > And don't get me wrong, I'm not discouraging coworking get togethers at
> > > > SXSW, or sessions about coworking, or socials between coworking folks.
> > I
> > > > think all of that is awesome, and I look forward to your stories about
> > them.
> > > > But I do love the idea of a separate business conference specifically
> > for
> > > > coworking. We have an already strong industry that many of you have
> > already
> > > > put in a lot of footwork, and we have the potential to continue
> > building
> > > > this industry, and could possibly leverage our buying power as a
> > collective
> > > > to do so.
>
> > > > And yes, I recognise that I've been fairly quiet in this group for 2yrs
> > and
> > > > now that I've announced our space I come in with blazing support for a
> > > > separate conference, but please don't take my quiet nature as passive
> > or
> > > > disinterested all this time. I've been thinking of planning a
> > conference for
> > > > the Canadian coworking facilities for over a year, I just haven't
> > verbalised
> > > > it. But why do it only for a few handful of spaces if it could be for
> > so
> > > > many more?
>
> > > > In keeping with the idea of moving it around different regions each
> > year,
> > > > it means that each city coordinates the conference themselves after
> > winning
> > > > the vote of the collective, and that city planning committee could be
> > one
> > > > individual space or a group of spaces working together. They take care
> > of
> > > > all of the planning and logistics - and it doesn't have to rest solely
> > on
> > > > the shoulders of space owners; it could be a member who wants to swap
> > space
> > > > for service, or they could hire a conference planner to take care of
> > all of
> > > > it. If it is operated as a collective, then there isn't a

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

[Alex Hillman]

Visual recording is awesome! One of our members does it and he took notes
during our last town hall meeting:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangerouslyawesome/4053220205/in/photostream/

-Alex

/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia


On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Drew  wrote:

> Hi All-
>
> There will be a Cowo Brainstorm at Conjunctured (Austin) the Sunday (I
> think that's 14 March) of SXSW (~3-5pm), where we will have a graphic
> facilitator scribing the conversation for all of us to have going
> forward. Informal, all are invited, and before the evening's drinks
> commence...  Sort of a powwow of interested folks who are in town.
> There will be a wiki posted next week for folks to post topics/
> interests in advance so that we can cover as much ground as possible.
>
> Hope to see tons of you there!
> Cheers,
> Drew
>
> On Feb 5, 10:53 pm, Alex Hillman  wrote:
> > I think this is simple:
> >
> > So long as the event has clearly stated objectives that I can align with
> > (even if I don't agree with), I'd attend.
> >
> > It sounds like you've got a rad vision, Rachel, and I think you should
> rock
> > out. Keep us posted.
> >
> > -Alex
> >
> > /ah
> > indyhall.org
> > coworking in philadelphia
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 11:37 PM, rachel young 
> wrote:
> >
> > > Nope, I haven't been to SXSW. I've been to a wide range of conferences
> > > before, have planned conferences and tradeshows, and am looking forward
> to
> > > NXNE finally adding interactive to the Toronto event this year. I know
> that
> > > SXSWi has a comfortable and familiar feeling to it, and it is a popular
> > > destination among the tech crowd. I don't completely know first hand
> what
> > > I'm missing out on. What I do know is that it is already a blended
> > > conference - music, film, and interactive. Does it really need to be
> the
> > > department store of a conference destination by adding coworking to it
> as
> > > well? Some people might not want to tack on an extra 2days away from
> home
> > > and their space to attend a conference when they could space it out
> their
> > > professional conference activities to include a coworking conference at
> > > another time of year, in another across the country or in a difference
> > > country.
> >
> > > And don't get me wrong, I'm not discouraging coworking get togethers at
> > > SXSW, or sessions about coworking, or socials between coworking folks.
> I
> > > think all of that is awesome, and I look forward to your stories about
> them.
> > > But I do love the idea of a separate business conference specifically
> for
> > > coworking. We have an already strong industry that many of you have
> already
> > > put in a lot of footwork, and we have the potential to continue
> building
> > > this industry, and could possibly leverage our buying power as a
> collective
> > > to do so.
> >
> > > And yes, I recognise that I've been fairly quiet in this group for 2yrs
> and
> > > now that I've announced our space I come in with blazing support for a
> > > separate conference, but please don't take my quiet nature as passive
> or
> > > disinterested all this time. I've been thinking of planning a
> conference for
> > > the Canadian coworking facilities for over a year, I just haven't
> verbalised
> > > it. But why do it only for a few handful of spaces if it could be for
> so
> > > many more?
> >
> > > In keeping with the idea of moving it around different regions each
> year,
> > > it means that each city coordinates the conference themselves after
> winning
> > > the vote of the collective, and that city planning committee could be
> one
> > > individual space or a group of spaces working together. They take care
> of
> > > all of the planning and logistics - and it doesn't have to rest solely
> on
> > > the shoulders of space owners; it could be a member who wants to swap
> space
> > > for service, or they could hire a conference planner to take care of
> all of
> > > it. If it is operated as a collective, then there isn't a need for a
> formal
> > > coworking association, at least not to start.
> >
> > > I see it as a great opportunity to not always be the ones who travel
> (as
> > > you said), and to have the opportunity to see spaces and meet many of
> you
> > > without the distraction of another conference or event.
> > > r.
> >
> > > On 4 February 2010 12:31, coworking 
> wrote:
> >
> > >> Rachel, have you been to SXSW?
> >
> > >> There are pros and cons for a separate event vs. extending to a "ready
> > >> made" event. If coworking "founders/workers" are already going to SXSW
> > >> and all we have to do is add an extra day/two to it, why would we want
> > >> to have, yet another flight/drive?
> >
> > >> Different locations are a plus to be able to experience different
> > >> coworking locations. Not having to "always be the one" to travel from
> > >> a distant location is a plus, too. Who will do all this marketing to
> > >> gather sponsors, hotel room block discounts, etc.? H

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

[Drew]

Hi All-

There will be a Cowo Brainstorm at Conjunctured (Austin) the Sunday (I
think that's 14 March) of SXSW (~3-5pm), where we will have a graphic
facilitator scribing the conversation for all of us to have going
forward. Informal, all are invited, and before the evening's drinks
commence...  Sort of a powwow of interested folks who are in town.
There will be a wiki posted next week for folks to post topics/
interests in advance so that we can cover as much ground as possible.

Hope to see tons of you there!
Cheers,
Drew

On Feb 5, 10:53 pm, Alex Hillman  wrote:
> I think this is simple:
>
> So long as the event has clearly stated objectives that I can align with
> (even if I don't agree with), I'd attend.
>
> It sounds like you've got a rad vision, Rachel, and I think you should rock
> out. Keep us posted.
>
> -Alex
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 11:37 PM, rachel young  wrote:
>
> > Nope, I haven't been to SXSW. I've been to a wide range of conferences
> > before, have planned conferences and tradeshows, and am looking forward to
> > NXNE finally adding interactive to the Toronto event this year. I know that
> > SXSWi has a comfortable and familiar feeling to it, and it is a popular
> > destination among the tech crowd. I don't completely know first hand what
> > I'm missing out on. What I do know is that it is already a blended
> > conference - music, film, and interactive. Does it really need to be the
> > department store of a conference destination by adding coworking to it as
> > well? Some people might not want to tack on an extra 2days away from home
> > and their space to attend a conference when they could space it out their
> > professional conference activities to include a coworking conference at
> > another time of year, in another across the country or in a difference
> > country.
>
> > And don't get me wrong, I'm not discouraging coworking get togethers at
> > SXSW, or sessions about coworking, or socials between coworking folks. I
> > think all of that is awesome, and I look forward to your stories about them.
> > But I do love the idea of a separate business conference specifically for
> > coworking. We have an already strong industry that many of you have already
> > put in a lot of footwork, and we have the potential to continue building
> > this industry, and could possibly leverage our buying power as a collective
> > to do so.
>
> > And yes, I recognise that I've been fairly quiet in this group for 2yrs and
> > now that I've announced our space I come in with blazing support for a
> > separate conference, but please don't take my quiet nature as passive or
> > disinterested all this time. I've been thinking of planning a conference for
> > the Canadian coworking facilities for over a year, I just haven't verbalised
> > it. But why do it only for a few handful of spaces if it could be for so
> > many more?
>
> > In keeping with the idea of moving it around different regions each year,
> > it means that each city coordinates the conference themselves after winning
> > the vote of the collective, and that city planning committee could be one
> > individual space or a group of spaces working together. They take care of
> > all of the planning and logistics - and it doesn't have to rest solely on
> > the shoulders of space owners; it could be a member who wants to swap space
> > for service, or they could hire a conference planner to take care of all of
> > it. If it is operated as a collective, then there isn't a need for a formal
> > coworking association, at least not to start.
>
> > I see it as a great opportunity to not always be the ones who travel (as
> > you said), and to have the opportunity to see spaces and meet many of you
> > without the distraction of another conference or event.
> > r.
>
> > On 4 February 2010 12:31, coworking  wrote:
>
> >> Rachel, have you been to SXSW?
>
> >> There are pros and cons for a separate event vs. extending to a "ready
> >> made" event. If coworking "founders/workers" are already going to SXSW
> >> and all we have to do is add an extra day/two to it, why would we want
> >> to have, yet another flight/drive?
>
> >> Different locations are a plus to be able to experience different
> >> coworking locations. Not having to "always be the one" to travel from
> >> a distant location is a plus, too. Who will do all this marketing to
> >> gather sponsors, hotel room block discounts, etc.? How will we decide
> >> who the event planner/manager will be? I'm not aware of a "formal"
> >> coworking association with dues or marketing management for all of us.
> >> I'm sure there are other issues that will need to be worked out if
> >> your suggested approach is endorsed. Just some food for thought.
>
> >> Most cordially at your service,
> >> Denise Reed
> >>www.theconciergelevel.com
>
> >  --
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

[Alex Hillman]

I think this is simple:

So long as the event has clearly stated objectives that I can align with
(even if I don't agree with), I'd attend.

It sounds like you've got a rad vision, Rachel, and I think you should rock
out. Keep us posted.

-Alex

/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia


On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 11:37 PM, rachel young  wrote:

>
> Nope, I haven't been to SXSW. I've been to a wide range of conferences
> before, have planned conferences and tradeshows, and am looking forward to
> NXNE finally adding interactive to the Toronto event this year. I know that
> SXSWi has a comfortable and familiar feeling to it, and it is a popular
> destination among the tech crowd. I don't completely know first hand what
> I'm missing out on. What I do know is that it is already a blended
> conference - music, film, and interactive. Does it really need to be the
> department store of a conference destination by adding coworking to it as
> well? Some people might not want to tack on an extra 2days away from home
> and their space to attend a conference when they could space it out their
> professional conference activities to include a coworking conference at
> another time of year, in another across the country or in a difference
> country.
>
> And don't get me wrong, I'm not discouraging coworking get togethers at
> SXSW, or sessions about coworking, or socials between coworking folks. I
> think all of that is awesome, and I look forward to your stories about them.
> But I do love the idea of a separate business conference specifically for
> coworking. We have an already strong industry that many of you have already
> put in a lot of footwork, and we have the potential to continue building
> this industry, and could possibly leverage our buying power as a collective
> to do so.
>
> And yes, I recognise that I've been fairly quiet in this group for 2yrs and
> now that I've announced our space I come in with blazing support for a
> separate conference, but please don't take my quiet nature as passive or
> disinterested all this time. I've been thinking of planning a conference for
> the Canadian coworking facilities for over a year, I just haven't verbalised
> it. But why do it only for a few handful of spaces if it could be for so
> many more?
>
> In keeping with the idea of moving it around different regions each year,
> it means that each city coordinates the conference themselves after winning
> the vote of the collective, and that city planning committee could be one
> individual space or a group of spaces working together. They take care of
> all of the planning and logistics - and it doesn't have to rest solely on
> the shoulders of space owners; it could be a member who wants to swap space
> for service, or they could hire a conference planner to take care of all of
> it. If it is operated as a collective, then there isn't a need for a formal
> coworking association, at least not to start.
>
> I see it as a great opportunity to not always be the ones who travel (as
> you said), and to have the opportunity to see spaces and meet many of you
> without the distraction of another conference or event.
> r.
>
>
>
>
> On 4 February 2010 12:31, coworking  wrote:
>
>> Rachel, have you been to SXSW?
>>
>> There are pros and cons for a separate event vs. extending to a "ready
>> made" event. If coworking "founders/workers" are already going to SXSW
>> and all we have to do is add an extra day/two to it, why would we want
>> to have, yet another flight/drive?
>>
>> Different locations are a plus to be able to experience different
>> coworking locations. Not having to "always be the one" to travel from
>> a distant location is a plus, too. Who will do all this marketing to
>> gather sponsors, hotel room block discounts, etc.? How will we decide
>> who the event planner/manager will be? I'm not aware of a "formal"
>> coworking association with dues or marketing management for all of us.
>> I'm sure there are other issues that will need to be worked out if
>> your suggested approach is endorsed. Just some food for thought.
>>
>> Most cordially at your service,
>> Denise Reed
>> www.theconciergelevel.com
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

[rachel young]

Nope, I haven't been to SXSW. I've been to a wide range of conferences
before, have planned conferences and tradeshows, and am looking forward to
NXNE finally adding interactive to the Toronto event this year. I know that
SXSWi has a comfortable and familiar feeling to it, and it is a popular
destination among the tech crowd. I don't completely know first hand what
I'm missing out on. What I do know is that it is already a blended
conference - music, film, and interactive. Does it really need to be the
department store of a conference destination by adding coworking to it as
well? Some people might not want to tack on an extra 2days away from home
and their space to attend a conference when they could space it out their
professional conference activities to include a coworking conference at
another time of year, in another across the country or in a difference
country.

And don't get me wrong, I'm not discouraging coworking get togethers at
SXSW, or sessions about coworking, or socials between coworking folks. I
think all of that is awesome, and I look forward to your stories about them.
But I do love the idea of a separate business conference specifically for
coworking. We have an already strong industry that many of you have already
put in a lot of footwork, and we have the potential to continue building
this industry, and could possibly leverage our buying power as a collective
to do so.

And yes, I recognise that I've been fairly quiet in this group for 2yrs and
now that I've announced our space I come in with blazing support for a
separate conference, but please don't take my quiet nature as passive or
disinterested all this time. I've been thinking of planning a conference for
the Canadian coworking facilities for over a year, I just haven't verbalised
it. But why do it only for a few handful of spaces if it could be for so
many more?

In keeping with the idea of moving it around different regions each year, it
means that each city coordinates the conference themselves after winning the
vote of the collective, and that city planning committee could be one
individual space or a group of spaces working together. They take care of
all of the planning and logistics - and it doesn't have to rest solely on
the shoulders of space owners; it could be a member who wants to swap space
for service, or they could hire a conference planner to take care of all of
it. If it is operated as a collective, then there isn't a need for a formal
coworking association, at least not to start.

I see it as a great opportunity to not always be the ones who travel (as you
said), and to have the opportunity to see spaces and meet many of you
without the distraction of another conference or event.
r.



On 4 February 2010 12:31, coworking  wrote:

> Rachel, have you been to SXSW?
>
> There are pros and cons for a separate event vs. extending to a "ready
> made" event. If coworking "founders/workers" are already going to SXSW
> and all we have to do is add an extra day/two to it, why would we want
> to have, yet another flight/drive?
>
> Different locations are a plus to be able to experience different
> coworking locations. Not having to "always be the one" to travel from
> a distant location is a plus, too. Who will do all this marketing to
> gather sponsors, hotel room block discounts, etc.? How will we decide
> who the event planner/manager will be? I'm not aware of a "formal"
> coworking association with dues or marketing management for all of us.
> I'm sure there are other issues that will need to be worked out if
> your suggested approach is endorsed. Just some food for thought.
>
> Most cordially at your service,
> Denise Reed
> www.theconciergelevel.com
>

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

[Jerome Chang]

haha.

100 people here at BLANKSPACES?  np.
warm? It's L.A.  not just warm, but not hot or cold.  always 70.

People in SF could easily drive down or take a <$100 flight.

:-D
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Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.330.9505 (office)

On Feb 5, 2010, at 6:09 PM, t...@c4workspace wrote:


Uh, this sounds like a CoworkCamp is in the making.

I get that many folks attend SXSW but do all 200 catalysts or founders
attend? We need to be open to the idea that coworking is moving beyond
the IT, Web, Design community.

So we need a place for about 100 people in an affordable, cheap to fly
to, warmish weather location.

How about counter programming to SXSW and hold it in the early Fall?

With Texas' coworking space growth in the past year I nominate the
Republic as a suitable location. Dallas is easy to get to from
anywhere. San Antonio is pretty nice in October!  :-)   Austin is...
well, you know, wierd.

I had bounced this idea around to the Texan spaces late last summer
but got too busy to follow up.

I was even thinking of a mini-camp on Saturday afternoon at SXSW prior
to the Meetup. We could take the idea out for a test drive.

NOW I'm getting juiced up for SXSW! See many of you soon!

Todd O'Neill
Catalyst/Partner
C4 Workspace
San Antonio Texas


On Feb 4, 1:09 pm, CollegeMoneyMan  wrote:

I added something to a wiki agenda that would be helpful to those of
us considering formally starting a co-working environment; namely
marketing information understanding local demographics. My friends  
and

I are eager to learn more about the marketing dimension of co-
working.

Regards

JR

On Feb 3, 9:30 pm, rachel young  wrote:



I think an annual coworking conference is a great idea, something  
dedicated
to coworking, not tacked on to another event. Something where we  
could focus
on coworking and community issues, meet each other, see one  
another's cities

and spaces. I'm in!


There would have to be a lot of value to it in order to bring  
these already

busy and stretched folks our of their spaces for a few days, though,
something that could leverage our buying power for, I dunno, office
furniture or health care benefits or travel discounts or something.
Something where we can not only have those providers/suppliers  
sponsor the

event to offset costs, but to provide real value that would be worth
traveling for.


I've been involved in a few organisations that are spread across  
multiple
timezones or parts of the world, and they have decided on location  
in
similar fashions, which is basically that host cities post their  
proposals

and the community votes on where it should be, perhaps one vote per
coworking facility. We can build in assurance that it won't always  
be in the
same cities or parts of the country all the time so that people  
in, say, the
west coast don't alwyas have to travel to the east coast. (ie,  
establish

general zones and ensure the annual event rotates between zones)


Anyway, I think it is certainly worth exploring, and being an  
event planner

I am all for it.


I put your suggested starting topics onto a wiki page (http://coworking.pbworks.com/Coworking-Conference 
), which I think would be
better to collaborate from there. I do think that this would take  
some time
to plan out properly (and give folks some time to save up some  
money), so if
you were thinking of escaping the winter conditions in the next  
few months,

then perhaps sxswi is your better option for this year.
r.



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   Woodie Neiss  Jan 30 09:49AM -0500



   Anyone want to get together for the first International Coworking
   Community Annual Meeting in ummm let’s say a warm, sunny place  
like Miami?
   Sort of a one day event where we could discuss best practices,  
set some
   protocols for future coworking locations and formally organize  
ourselves so

   that we can leverage our combined power?



   Suggested topics to discuss (feel free to edit/add to/delete/etc)



   1) Keys to success



   a. pricing



   b. Serivices to offer



   2) Managing the bottom line



   a. Financing the start up



   b. Negotiating lease agreements



   c. Managing monthly expenses



   3) Marketing & PR



   a. Building awareness



   b. How to generate more buzz



   c. The power of meet-ups



   d. Leveraging your chamber of commerce



   4) Creative suggestions from some of our winning locations


   5) How to formally organize ourselves into an International  
organization


   Perhaps we could all complete some surveys prior, and then  
present the

   results at the meeting as well?



   Regards,
   Woodie


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[Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

[t...@c4workspace]

Uh, this sounds like a CoworkCamp is in the making.

I get that many folks attend SXSW but do all 200 catalysts or founders
attend? We need to be open to the idea that coworking is moving beyond
the IT, Web, Design community.

So we need a place for about 100 people in an affordable, cheap to fly
to, warmish weather location.

How about counter programming to SXSW and hold it in the early Fall?

With Texas' coworking space growth in the past year I nominate the
Republic as a suitable location. Dallas is easy to get to from
anywhere. San Antonio is pretty nice in October!  :-)   Austin is...
well, you know, wierd.

I had bounced this idea around to the Texan spaces late last summer
but got too busy to follow up.

I was even thinking of a mini-camp on Saturday afternoon at SXSW prior
to the Meetup. We could take the idea out for a test drive.

NOW I'm getting juiced up for SXSW! See many of you soon!

Todd O'Neill
Catalyst/Partner
C4 Workspace
San Antonio Texas


On Feb 4, 1:09 pm, CollegeMoneyMan  wrote:
> I added something to a wiki agenda that would be helpful to those of
> us considering formally starting a co-working environment; namely
> marketing information understanding local demographics. My friends and
> I are eager to learn more about the marketing dimension of co-
> working.
>
> Regards
>
> JR
>
> On Feb 3, 9:30 pm, rachel young  wrote:
>
>
>
> > I think an annual coworking conference is a great idea, something dedicated
> > to coworking, not tacked on to another event. Something where we could focus
> > on coworking and community issues, meet each other, see one another's cities
> > and spaces. I'm in!
>
> > There would have to be a lot of value to it in order to bring these already
> > busy and stretched folks our of their spaces for a few days, though,
> > something that could leverage our buying power for, I dunno, office
> > furniture or health care benefits or travel discounts or something.
> > Something where we can not only have those providers/suppliers sponsor the
> > event to offset costs, but to provide real value that would be worth
> > traveling for.
>
> > I've been involved in a few organisations that are spread across multiple
> > timezones or parts of the world, and they have decided on location in
> > similar fashions, which is basically that host cities post their proposals
> > and the community votes on where it should be, perhaps one vote per
> > coworking facility. We can build in assurance that it won't always be in the
> > same cities or parts of the country all the time so that people in, say, the
> > west coast don't alwyas have to travel to the east coast. (ie, establish
> > general zones and ensure the annual event rotates between zones)
>
> > Anyway, I think it is certainly worth exploring, and being an event planner
> > I am all for it.
>
> > I put your suggested starting topics onto a wiki page 
> > (http://coworking.pbworks.com/Coworking-Conference), which I think would be
> > better to collaborate from there. I do think that this would take some time
> > to plan out properly (and give folks some time to save up some money), so if
> > you were thinking of escaping the winter conditions in the next few months,
> > then perhaps sxswi is your better option for this year.
> > r.
>
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> > (416) 801-0196
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> > Find us online:
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> >  
>
> >    Woodie Neiss  Jan 30 09:49AM -0500
>
> >    Anyone want to get together for the first International Coworking
> >    Community Annual Meeting in ummm let’s say a warm, sunny place like 
> > Miami?
> >    Sort of a one day event where we could discuss best practices, set some
> >    protocols for future coworking locations and formally organize ourselves 
> > so
> >    that we can leverage our combined power?
>
> >    Suggested topics to discuss (feel free to edit/add to/delete/etc)
>
> >    1) Keys to success
>
> >    a. pricing
>
> >    b. Serivices to offer
>
> >    2) Managing the bottom line
>
> >    a. Financing the start up
>
> >    b. Negotiating lease agreements
>
> >    c. Managing monthly expenses
>
> >    3) Marketing & PR
>
> >    a. Building awareness
>
> >    b. How to generate more buzz
>
> >    c. The power of meet-ups
>
> >    d. Leveraging your chamber of commerce
>
> >    4) Creative suggestions from some of our winning locations
>
> >    5) How to formally organize ourselves into an International organization
>
> >    Perhaps we could all complete some surveys prior, and then present the
> >    results at the meeting as well?
>
> >    Regards,
> >    Woodie

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[Coworking] Re: Interns for coworking

[t...@c4workspace]

We did a semi-internship. Maybe more of an extern-ship. We were
thinking of a coworking manager and a friend was striking out on his
own. So we brought on our friend, Chris Godfrey. He did his own gigs
but swapped out a FT desk for graphics work and general stewardship
duties. Alas, we lost Chris to Rackspace a few weeks ago. Good for
him, not so good for us.

Rather than the traditional undergrad intern you might look for grad
students or career changers as interns.

Be aware that if they are doing it for credit you will have
responsibility to report back on their performance. There may be
paperwork involved.   :-0

Good luck! Looking forward to hearing how it works!

Todd O'Neill
Catalyst/Partner
C4 Workspace
San Antonio TX


On Feb 5, 4:47 pm, jesse  wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Citizen Space wants to offer an internship. We need help with
> outreach, events, maintaining the space and participating/enhancing in
> the overall energy here. I just read some of the past posts in this
> group about intern experiences and also know that IndyHall, Parisoma
> and some other space have/have had interns
>
> Any tips or feedback as we move forward with this?
>
> Some questions:
> --One or two interns? Dynamism w/two?
> --Paid, college credit, and/or providing a desk?
> --Should the intern focus on coworking space projects should member
> projects also be part of the experience?
> --How has an intern been valuable for your space?
> --College intern or not?
> --Advertise through craiglsist, colleges, twitter, etc.
> --How long did your internship last for?
> --Anything else?
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> jesse taggert-general manager
> citizen space
> 425 second st, suite 100, san francisco, ca 94107
> je...@citizenspace.us    415-501-9155http://citizenspace.us
> twitter.com/citizenspace

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[Coworking] Resource Suites in Honolulu

[resourcesuites]

We just hosted Amanda Congdon of SometimesDaily.com to come experience
our location. Please check out the excellent video they did of our
space. She covered the offices, co-working and other services that we
offer:

http://bit.ly/caKjjq

Fan us, as well! We would like to hear your thoughts and tips on how
you eliminate the "Wow. I didn't even know your service existed!"
within your business.



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Re: [Coworking] The Creative Space Barrie new digs and pics

[TCS]

And more to come - looks like we may have to grab the rest of the 2nd floor in 
a month! A total of 3400 s/f Ya ya!!

On 2010-02-05, at 5:22 PM, rachel young wrote:

> yay!  so much more room!
> r.
> 
> 
> 
> On 5 February 2010 16:30, creativespace  wrote:
> We moved up to 2300 s/f Jan 1 - here's some pics from our first JELLY
> of 2010
> http://picasaweb.google.com/rhubarbmi/TheCreativeSpace20?authkey=Gv1sRgCJLQ9vfrpqfk8gE&feat=directlink
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[Coworking] Interns for coworking

[jesse]

Hi Folks,

Citizen Space wants to offer an internship. We need help with
outreach, events, maintaining the space and participating/enhancing in
the overall energy here. I just read some of the past posts in this
group about intern experiences and also know that IndyHall, Parisoma
and some other space have/have had interns

Any tips or feedback as we move forward with this?

Some questions:
--One or two interns? Dynamism w/two?
--Paid, college credit, and/or providing a desk?
--Should the intern focus on coworking space projects should member
projects also be part of the experience?
--How has an intern been valuable for your space?
--College intern or not?
--Advertise through craiglsist, colleges, twitter, etc.
--How long did your internship last for?
--Anything else?

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
jesse taggert-general manager
citizen space
425 second st, suite 100, san francisco, ca 94107
je...@citizenspace.us415-501-9155
http://citizenspace.us
twitter.com/citizenspace





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Re: [Coworking] The Creative Space Barrie new digs and pics

[rachel young]

yay!  so much more room!
r.



On 5 February 2010 16:30, creativespace  wrote:

> We moved up to 2300 s/f Jan 1 - here's some pics from our first JELLY
> of 2010
>
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Re: [Coworking] SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

[Hillary Hartley]

Hey Cody - will you be adding this to Sched or Facebook or any of the SXSW
event sites?

hh

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On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Cody Marx Bailey wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> On behalf of all the coworking spaces in Texas, I'd like to welcome
> everyone to this years Coworking Meetup during SXSW. In years past, we
> have used the lovely San Jose Hotel, but this year, we'll be having it
> at the newly opened Texas Coworking just blocks away from the Austin
> Convention Center.
>
> We're doing it a bit earlier than years past, so we don't take away
> from the party atmosphere that happens later in the night. That said,
> here's the skinny:
>
> Date: March 13th, 2010
> Time: 6PM - 8PM
> Location: 200 E. 6th Street, 3rd Floor -- Austin, TX
>
> If anyone has any questions, let me know. I'll respond on/off list.
>
> Cody Marx Bailey
> 979-574-9199
> The Creative Space (.org)
> Desired Hearts (.com)
> Hashtags (.org)
> 211a West Wm J Bryan Pkwy
> Bryan, Texas 77803
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Re: [Coworking] The Creative Space Barrie new digs and pics

[Brikolodge Coworking Miami]

Great space!

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:30 PM, creativespace wrote:

> We moved up to 2300 s/f Jan 1 - here's some pics from our first JELLY
> of 2010
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[Coworking] The Creative Space Barrie new digs and pics

[creativespace]

We moved up to 2300 s/f Jan 1 - here's some pics from our first JELLY
of 2010
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Re: [Coworking] More Benchmark Questions

[Jerome Chang]

Just a little advice for those who provide office supplies.  I'd  
recommend getting corporate promo schwag for that since you might as  
well advertise your space if they're going to end up "taking" your  
pens, paper, etc.  We got pens for <$0.45 ea, and little sticky notes,  
etc.



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Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.330.9505 (office)

On Feb 5, 2010, at 8:45 AM, MaxBuck wrote:


Is anyone willing to share what kind of percentages are appropriate as
expense allocations for a coworking pro forma (business plan
purposes)?

- Rent (including utilities)
- Office supplies (assume large copy or print jobs will be charged per
page, but otherwise paper and ballpoints, etc. will be provided)
- IT system maintenance
- Coffee & refreshments
- Other (please identify)

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience!

MaxBuck

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[Coworking] Re: Member Needs/Interest Assessment

[el Wray]

Thank you all for your responses to this post.  I've completed our
community needs/interest assessment survey and am posting a link here
as a resource for everyone. Please let me know I've forgotten
something critical!  I'm considering this a soft launch of the survey,
as I plan to incorporate any feedback received from this group.

http://www.homebasecoworkingspace.com/survey/

Slowly, but surely...

Emily
Homebase | Tallahassee, FL
http://www.homebasecoworkingspace.com/



On Jan 27, 11:45 pm, gerard  wrote:
> Emily,
>
> I was a bit delayed in replying to this, but we have a reasonable
> survey up and you're free to adapt as you wish.  Ours was itself
> heavily "adapted" from I believe twincitiescoworking.org, though now
> that I look, I can't find theirs there anymore.
>
> http://bit.ly/cincycoworksurvey
>
> Thanks,
> Gerardhttp://www.cincycoworks.com
>
> On Jan 27, 8:36 am, el Wray  wrote:
>
> > Thanks Angel - I found Tara's survey and it was quite helpful.
>
> > I plan on finalizing my community survey this week and will post a
> > link here as a resource for all.
>
> > On Jan 26, 1:21 pm, Angel  wrote:
>
> > > I found Tara's survey from years ago a helpful starting point to open
> > > up discussion in my community.  I believe I found it in this group by
> > > searching 'survey'
> > > -Angel
>
> > > On Jan 24, 2:19 pm, el Wray  wrote:
>
> > > > Based the advice/insight of this group, as the first step in opening a
> > > > new co-working space in Tallahassee, I've compiled an assessment to
> > > > identify theneeds, interests and values of the independent
> > > > professionals in my community.
>
> > > > Questions for the group:
>
> > > > What's the best way to target the community when you're just starting
> > > > out? Online or by pounding the pavement?
>
> > > > Reaching out to members through social networks, such as Facebook -
> > > > Yay or Nay?  I haven't read too much about ol' Facebook on this
> > > > forum...
>
> > > > Initially I was going to survey my colleagues who I think would
> > > > benefit from this new space and then ask each of them to forward the
> > > > survey/assessment on to all of their connections who they believe
> > > > might be interested. Too shortsighted?
>
> > > > Thanks to the group for the continued support!
>
> > > > Emily

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[Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

[Patrick]

Changes of plans on another trip have me reconsidering SXSW this year.
Anyone going there as a group who might have an "over stock" of rooms
following cancellations?


Patrick

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[Coworking] Re: 2 years

[Patrick]

Thanks everyone!

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[Coworking] Re: 2 years

[felicity at cubes]

Congrats!

Felicity


On Feb 4, 7:24 pm, Eric Marden  wrote:
> On Feb 4, 7:24 pm, Woodie Neiss  wrote:
>
> > we are site selecting here in Miami  right now and looking at all your 
> > beautiful spaces gives me inspiration!  
>
> Woodie,
>
> Have you checked out Brikolodge in Miami yet?http://brikolodge.wordpress.com/
>
> ~e

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[Coworking] More Benchmark Questions

[MaxBuck]

Is anyone willing to share what kind of percentages are appropriate as
expense allocations for a coworking pro forma (business plan
purposes)?

- Rent (including utilities)
- Office supplies (assume large copy or print jobs will be charged per
page, but otherwise paper and ballpoints, etc. will be provided)
- IT system maintenance
- Coffee & refreshments
- Other (please identify)

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience!

MaxBuck

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