[Coworking] Re: Exploring Creating a Geek Community Center Mid-Peninsula, SF Bay
Excited to see what happens with this, David. I don't get down south much, but will definitely have to stop by the dojo at some point. I'm hoping that with Citizen Space expanding a bit, we can continue to build on the "community" coworking pillar. Thanks for de-lurking! Hillary On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:41 AM, David Weekly wrote: > > Folks, > > Hello! I've been a lurker on here for some time -- some of you may > know me as the founder of PBwiki or the co-founder of > SuperHappyDevHouse. Either way, bringing people together is a passion > for me. > > I've watched with gleaming pride in Tara and Chris as Citizen Space in > San Francisco has flourished, and have begun serious talks with people > on the mid-Peninsula to create a "community center" for programmers, > inspired as well by The Crucible in Oakland and Cellspace in San > Francisco as successful craftsman community centers. > > I'd like to make a space at which people could both play and work, > socialize, tinker, teach, learn, gather, and create. Events and > classes would be a core part of the expected use of the facility. My > intent would be to run it as a not-for-profit co-operative. > > I've got some first-order interest from people along these lines. If > this is something that would interest you and you'd like a place to > come code - one day a month or twenty - let me know what you think and > take a peek at the first thoughts I've put together here - > http://hackerdojo.pbwiki.com/ and (it's a wiki!) add your thoughts! > And if you're interested in the possibility of joining, please > indicate so on the page. > > All of this is just in the very first phases, so your advice, > suggestions, and reprimands are all very much welcome. > > Yours, > David Weekly > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Exploring Creating a Geek Community Center Mid-Peninsula, SF Bay
Yeah; same here in NYC. I always thought putting the two together was mostly a matter of gathering folks, securing a space and going to it, but it's more complex than that. I would welcome any stories folks want to share on their experiences. Cheers, d On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Todd Willey wrote: > > David, > > That's great. I'm glad to see someone else trying to merge a > hackerspace and coworking into a nonprofit. The same thing just got > underway here in Lexington, KY. We're still looking for a space and > and getting the charter together, but the future looks bright. > > You can check out our process more closely at the google group: > http://groups.google.com/group/hacklex > > -todd[1] > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 5:41 AM, David Weekly wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > Hello! I've been a lurker on here for some time -- some of you may > > know me as the founder of PBwiki or the co-founder of > > SuperHappyDevHouse. Either way, bringing people together is a passion > > for me. > > > > I've watched with gleaming pride in Tara and Chris as Citizen Space in > > San Francisco has flourished, and have begun serious talks with people > > on the mid-Peninsula to create a "community center" for programmers, > > inspired as well by The Crucible in Oakland and Cellspace in San > > Francisco as successful craftsman community centers. > > > > I'd like to make a space at which people could both play and work, > > socialize, tinker, teach, learn, gather, and create. Events and > > classes would be a core part of the expected use of the facility. My > > intent would be to run it as a not-for-profit co-operative. > > > > I've got some first-order interest from people along these lines. If > > this is something that would interest you and you'd like a place to > > come code - one day a month or twenty - let me know what you think and > > take a peek at the first thoughts I've put together here - > > http://hackerdojo.pbwiki.com/ and (it's a wiki!) add your thoughts! > > And if you're interested in the possibility of joining, please > > indicate so on the page. > > > > All of this is just in the very first phases, so your advice, > > suggestions, and reprimands are all very much welcome. > > > > Yours, > > David Weekly > > > > > > > > > > > -- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email is for sole use of intended > recipient(s). Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > > > -- "I love Jesus... and I love you because he loves us." -Me "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16 "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but we are spiritual beings having a human experience."--Pierre Teilhard de Chardin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Exploring Creating a Geek Community Center Mid-Peninsula, SF Bay
Hi David (weekly), I'd be down for supporting your efforts on the Peninsula. I am in the process of looking at converting my space and efforts at RedTAP (formerly a cybercafe in the Mission District) to a non-profit 501(c)3. Depending upon where things go in the next few weeks, I'll be re-opening as a cafe with some new partners, or converting completely to a cowork space (I already have 2 residents at the moment) with a focus on supporting mobile app developers (my area), and micro-enterprises in the community (also an area where I've spent a bit of time), with the weekend use geared towards the non-profit youth technology projects we have going. Ultimately, I want to keep the location open for the co-work concept, but due to economic forces, I have to make some hard choices about what to do with my space. Depending on your model, it might be interesting to see if there is an overlap in the overall objectives where we expand the offering between our sites. If we can make it work and stay put in SF, we will be putting in a sound production studio for podcasting (another one of our activities) and will be able to host a training facility with roughly 10 computers. Let's catch up sometime on the peninsula, and I'll sign up on your pbwiki page you've set up. - David On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Todd Willey wrote: > > David, > > That's great. I'm glad to see someone else trying to merge a > hackerspace and coworking into a nonprofit. The same thing just got > underway here in Lexington, KY. We're still looking for a space and > and getting the charter together, but the future looks bright. > > You can check out our process more closely at the google group: > http://groups.google.com/group/hacklex > > -todd[1] > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 5:41 AM, David Weekly wrote: >> >> Folks, >> >> Hello! I've been a lurker on here for some time -- some of you may >> know me as the founder of PBwiki or the co-founder of >> SuperHappyDevHouse. Either way, bringing people together is a passion >> for me. >> >> I've watched with gleaming pride in Tara and Chris as Citizen Space in >> San Francisco has flourished, and have begun serious talks with people >> on the mid-Peninsula to create a "community center" for programmers, >> inspired as well by The Crucible in Oakland and Cellspace in San >> Francisco as successful craftsman community centers. >> >> I'd like to make a space at which people could both play and work, >> socialize, tinker, teach, learn, gather, and create. Events and >> classes would be a core part of the expected use of the facility. My >> intent would be to run it as a not-for-profit co-operative. >> >> I've got some first-order interest from people along these lines. If >> this is something that would interest you and you'd like a place to >> come code - one day a month or twenty - let me know what you think and >> take a peek at the first thoughts I've put together here - >> http://hackerdojo.pbwiki.com/ and (it's a wiki!) add your thoughts! >> And if you're interested in the possibility of joining, please >> indicate so on the page. >> >> All of this is just in the very first phases, so your advice, >> suggestions, and reprimands are all very much welcome. >> >> Yours, >> David Weekly >> >> > >> > > > > -- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email is for sole use of intended > recipient(s). Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Exploring Creating a Geek Community Center Mid-Peninsula, SF Bay
David, That's great. I'm glad to see someone else trying to merge a hackerspace and coworking into a nonprofit. The same thing just got underway here in Lexington, KY. We're still looking for a space and and getting the charter together, but the future looks bright. You can check out our process more closely at the google group: http://groups.google.com/group/hacklex -todd[1] On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 5:41 AM, David Weekly wrote: > > Folks, > > Hello! I've been a lurker on here for some time -- some of you may > know me as the founder of PBwiki or the co-founder of > SuperHappyDevHouse. Either way, bringing people together is a passion > for me. > > I've watched with gleaming pride in Tara and Chris as Citizen Space in > San Francisco has flourished, and have begun serious talks with people > on the mid-Peninsula to create a "community center" for programmers, > inspired as well by The Crucible in Oakland and Cellspace in San > Francisco as successful craftsman community centers. > > I'd like to make a space at which people could both play and work, > socialize, tinker, teach, learn, gather, and create. Events and > classes would be a core part of the expected use of the facility. My > intent would be to run it as a not-for-profit co-operative. > > I've got some first-order interest from people along these lines. If > this is something that would interest you and you'd like a place to > come code - one day a month or twenty - let me know what you think and > take a peek at the first thoughts I've put together here - > http://hackerdojo.pbwiki.com/ and (it's a wiki!) add your thoughts! > And if you're interested in the possibility of joining, please > indicate so on the page. > > All of this is just in the very first phases, so your advice, > suggestions, and reprimands are all very much welcome. > > Yours, > David Weekly > > > > -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email is for sole use of intended recipient(s). Unauthorized use is prohibited. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
