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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
