[SiliconBeach] Re: Upbeat stuff about tree-changing/sea-changing

2016-05-29 Thread Athula Bogoda
Thanks for the link Liam. We opened Geelong Silicon Beach http://www.meetup.com/Geelong-Silicon-Beach/ last year to test the waters, so to speak - what with Ford and Alcoa closing there and Deakin Uni in town it was a logical move. I would say it's a partial success we have 200+ members in litt

[SiliconBeach] Re: Upbeat stuff about tree-changing/sea-changing

2016-05-28 Thread liam.soccerfit Gmail
Well done Athula...terrific initiatives. Those are impressive numbers but yes face to face meets can be very high value, in our experience. My perception too is that it is a long game...a 10 to 15 year marathon...the true believers have to keep on trucking even during the boring times when th

[SiliconBeach] Re: Upbeat stuff about tree-changing/sea-changing

2016-04-11 Thread drllau
There is a lot of discussion about the changing nature of work ... 9-5 is a legacy of industrial shift-work but service economy is more demand based leading to seasonal, part/casual jobs and blended careers (multiple sources of income). For example, now that Thailand is trying to kick-start the