Hi All- There will be a Cowo Brainstorm at Conjunctured (Austin) the Sunday (I think that's 14 March) of SXSW (~3-5pm), where we will have a graphic facilitator scribing the conversation for all of us to have going forward. Informal, all are invited, and before the evening's drinks commence... Sort of a powwow of interested folks who are in town. There will be a wiki posted next week for folks to post topics/ interests in advance so that we can cover as much ground as possible.
Hope to see tons of you there! Cheers, Drew On Feb 5, 10:53 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this is simple: > > So long as the event has clearly stated objectives that I can align with > (even if I don't agree with), I'd attend. > > It sounds like you've got a rad vision, Rachel, and I think you should rock > out. Keep us posted. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 11:37 PM, rachel young <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Nope, I haven't been to SXSW. I've been to a wide range of conferences > > before, have planned conferences and tradeshows, and am looking forward to > > NXNE finally adding interactive to the Toronto event this year. I know that > > SXSWi has a comfortable and familiar feeling to it, and it is a popular > > destination among the tech crowd. I don't completely know first hand what > > I'm missing out on. What I do know is that it is already a blended > > conference - music, film, and interactive. Does it really need to be the > > department store of a conference destination by adding coworking to it as > > well? Some people might not want to tack on an extra 2days away from home > > and their space to attend a conference when they could space it out their > > professional conference activities to include a coworking conference at > > another time of year, in another across the country or in a difference > > country. > > > And don't get me wrong, I'm not discouraging coworking get togethers at > > SXSW, or sessions about coworking, or socials between coworking folks. I > > think all of that is awesome, and I look forward to your stories about them. > > But I do love the idea of a separate business conference specifically for > > coworking. We have an already strong industry that many of you have already > > put in a lot of footwork, and we have the potential to continue building > > this industry, and could possibly leverage our buying power as a collective > > to do so. > > > And yes, I recognise that I've been fairly quiet in this group for 2yrs and > > now that I've announced our space I come in with blazing support for a > > separate conference, but please don't take my quiet nature as passive or > > disinterested all this time. I've been thinking of planning a conference for > > the Canadian coworking facilities for over a year, I just haven't verbalised > > it. But why do it only for a few handful of spaces if it could be for so > > many more? > > > In keeping with the idea of moving it around different regions each year, > > it means that each city coordinates the conference themselves after winning > > the vote of the collective, and that city planning committee could be one > > individual space or a group of spaces working together. They take care of > > all of the planning and logistics - and it doesn't have to rest solely on > > the shoulders of space owners; it could be a member who wants to swap space > > for service, or they could hire a conference planner to take care of all of > > it. If it is operated as a collective, then there isn't a need for a formal > > coworking association, at least not to start. > > > I see it as a great opportunity to not always be the ones who travel (as > > you said), and to have the opportunity to see spaces and meet many of you > > without the distraction of another conference or event. > > r. > > > On 4 February 2010 12:31, coworking <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Rachel, have you been to SXSW? > > >> There are pros and cons for a separate event vs. extending to a "ready > >> made" event. If coworking "founders/workers" are already going to SXSW > >> and all we have to do is add an extra day/two to it, why would we want > >> to have, yet another flight/drive? > > >> Different locations are a plus to be able to experience different > >> coworking locations. Not having to "always be the one" to travel from > >> a distant location is a plus, too. Who will do all this marketing to > >> gather sponsors, hotel room block discounts, etc.? How will we decide > >> who the event planner/manager will be? I'm not aware of a "formal" > >> coworking association with dues or marketing management for all of us. > >> I'm sure there are other issues that will need to be worked out if > >> your suggested approach is endorsed. Just some food for thought. > > >> Most cordially at your service, > >> Denise Reed > >>www.theconciergelevel.com > > > -- > > 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]<coworking%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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