Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
> I think it'd make sense to set it up such that each space could offer
> their own deal, so every space can feel comfortable with what they're
> offering.
>
that's exactly the idea of a visa. some countries let you stay 3
months, other's 6, others much shorter.
> A wiki page sounds good... each space can detail its offering.
>
> We'd have to figure out a decent system for proving membership in a
> space, but I think we're on the right track!
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Jerome Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> BLANKSPACES in Los Angeles is definitely listening on this thread
> and would like to participate. Our rates and policies are quite a
> bit different from most coworking spaces, but I'm sure we'll be
> able to accommodate somehow.
>
>
> Jerome
> ______________
> BLANKSPACES
> "work wide open"
>
> www.blankspaces.com <http://www.blankspaces.com/>
> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea)
> Los Angeles, CA 90036
> 323.330.9505 (office)
>
> On Aug 27, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
>> Julie (et all),
>> Geoff and I would love to lead the way and break this "west
>> coast" passport into a bi-coastal passport, and get IndyHall in
>> on the action!
>>
>> I don't see any reason why we wouldn't want to get involved, and
>> we strongly believe that there's lots of good that can be done by
>> our movement leading by example bridging the coasts.
>>
>> Our only thought would be (and I don't know what the needs of
>> other spaces are) to add a loose "policy" that says that there
>> needs to be some lead time and/or reservation made, and that a
>> space's local members take priority. Each space has different
>> reservation policies, of course, so it's up to the traveler to
>> investigate that. We could also have a page on the wiki that
>> lists participating spaces and the procedure for contacting them
>> to get a desk.
>>
>> -Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia
>>
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>> Alex Hillman
>> im always developing something
>> digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com
>> <http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com>
>> local: www.indyhall.org <http://www.indyhall.org>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Julie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes, simple is key. The least burdensome is to say you have
>> up to 3
>> free work days at the following places should you be
>> traveling there.
>> Here's who would like to be mentioned as offering that
>> because they
>> responded to this initial thread:
>> Office Nomads
>> Nomadz
>> Impromptu Studio
>> Cubes & Crayons
>> Altspace
>> Citizen Space
>> Uptime once it's up
>>
>> We'll let our members know that as souk members, they are
>> welcome up
>> to 3 free times in the above listed places. We'd love to
>> list more
>> too! Good stuff.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>> On Aug 26, 5:56 pm, Susan Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>> > I'm thinking more along the lines of what Gregory is
>> suggesting -
>> > keeping things very simple and mostly up to the owners of
>> each space.
>> > Perhaps we can start out with a very simple solution - each
>> coworking
>> > space making it clear what they offer in terms of a
>> "coworking visa"
>> > for members of other coworking spaces. Then if there seems
>> to be high
>> > demand, a tech solution could step in and help to smooth
>> out the
>> > process? I want this idea to thrive but not as a burden to
>> any one
>> > person to create a solution for everyone's needs. Well, at
>> least not
>> > yet. :)
>> >
>> > Office Nomads will likely just put something up on our
>> website (we are
>> > in the midst of some other changes/developments for our web
>> copy right
>> > now) and likely blog about what we're able to offer other
>> coworking
>> > space members. I just like the idea of saying "you're a
>> member there,
>> > you're welcome here!" to those who are interested. Keeping
>> it simple,
>> > as Julie emphasized in her initial e-mail, is key.
>> >
>> > On Aug 26, 4:55 pm, "Steven Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > 2008/8/26 Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
>> >
>> > > > FYI...this is part of what coworkination.com
>> <http://coworkination.com> was going to solve. Sigh.
>> >
>> > > <deleted>
>> >
>> > > The world is full of good intentions. Having looked at
>> this it seems that it
>> > > a moribund idea after some chalk and talk and little if
>> anything can be used
>> > > by anyone that was not in the chalk and talk session. Esp as
>> > > coworkination.com <http://coworkination.com> produces a
>> 503 error.
>> >
>> > > I emailed Julie direct with our interest in joining the
>> 'Passport Movement'.
>> > > This is not something that I think needs an app written in
>> > > Ruby but a concept that those SpaceOwners that agree buy in.
>> >
>> > > I tend to think that usage of the 'Passport' will be
>> limited but that is not
>> > > the point of the idea in my opinion. It is all about
>> fostering community and
>> > > sharing.
>> >
>> > > --
>> > > Steven Heath
>> > > Director
>> > > Foxbane Consulting
>> > > Cell: +64 21 706-067
>> >
>> > > Interested in Coworking in Wellington? Check
>> outwww.altspace.co.nz <http://outwww.altspace.co.nz>
>>
>>
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