Thanks for starting the thread! I think there is much room for gatherings to happen on a variety of fronts, and starting at SXSWi is a great beginning. I've been dreaming about a coworking gathering of some sort for nearly a year now, and keep running into roadblocks for what it could look like. In the end, I think the greatest amount of success that I can see is to piggyback some regional coworking gatherings after getting the fire lit underneath us at SXSWi. I'd love to host one in Seattle to talk particularly about coworking in the Northwest, how we can sustainably grow the movement out here and stay true to the coworking ideals we've worked so hard on thus far.
Susan __ Office Nomads www.officenomads.com 206-323-6500 On Jan 31, 9:11 pm, felicity at cubes <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
