I added something to a wiki agenda that would be helpful to those of us considering formally starting a co-working environment; namely marketing information understanding local demographics. My friends and I are eager to learn more about the marketing dimension of co- working.
Regards JR On Feb 3, 9:30 pm, rachel young <[email protected]> wrote: > I think an annual coworking conference is a great idea, something dedicated > to coworking, not tacked on to another event. Something where we could focus > on coworking and community issues, meet each other, see one another's cities > and spaces. I'm in! > > There would have to be a lot of value to it in order to bring these already > busy and stretched folks our of their spaces for a few days, though, > something that could leverage our buying power for, I dunno, office > furniture or health care benefits or travel discounts or something. > Something where we can not only have those providers/suppliers sponsor the > event to offset costs, but to provide real value that would be worth > traveling for. > > I've been involved in a few organisations that are spread across multiple > timezones or parts of the world, and they have decided on location in > similar fashions, which is basically that host cities post their proposals > and the community votes on where it should be, perhaps one vote per > coworking facility. We can build in assurance that it won't always be in the > same cities or parts of the country all the time so that people in, say, the > west coast don't alwyas have to travel to the east coast. (ie, establish > general zones and ensure the annual event rotates between zones) > > Anyway, I think it is certainly worth exploring, and being an event planner > I am all for it. > > I put your suggested starting topics onto a wiki page > (http://coworking.pbworks.com/Coworking-Conference), which I think would be > better to collaborate from there. I do think that this would take some time > to plan out properly (and give folks some time to save up some money), so if > you were thinking of escaping the winter conditions in the next few months, > then perhaps sxswi is your better option for this year. > r. > > -- > rachel young > [email protected] > (416) 801-0196 > > Find us in person: > Camaraderie > 102 Adelaide St E, 2nd Floor > > Find us online: > camaraderie.ca/blog > twitter.com/camaraderie > > <http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/85443a86ec7592c2> > > Woodie Neiss <[email protected]> Jan 30 09:49AM -0500 > > 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.
