Up for a meeting but also not going to SXSW this year...happy to stay in the discussion.
Felicity Cubes&Crayons Outside the Cube On Jan 31, 12:20 pm, coworking <[email protected]> wrote: > I've not had the pleasure of going to SXSW - yet. I've read lots about > it and know several people that have gone. It makes sense to piggy > back on this event for the demographic audience that coworking > communities want to reach. To properly promote and reach a larger > population of coworking communities, I recommend planning a year in > advance for some in-depth coworking networking and community building. > Former attendees to SXSW could offer some great planning ideas > specifically oriented toward coworking communities. Everyone's ideas > posted so far sound good. > > At your service, > Denise Reedwww.theconciergelevel.com > > On Jan 30, 9:49 am, Woodie Neiss <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 -- 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.
