A coworking conference (even apart from SXSW) would be cool. SXSW can get busy and I often miss most of the coworking stuff because I'm taken in 10 different directions. :(
I wonder if there is a way to KISS a coworking conference? Like maybe an online thing at first with set topics to discuss? Or maybe a 'camp' or retreat of sorts? Either way, I agree with Cadu that face to face with everyone here would be amazing. Tara On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Cadu de Castro Alves < [email protected]> wrote: > Hum, I dream every single night with a big Coworking conference. :) > > Abs, > > Cadu de Castro Alves > BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking - Unidade Centro > Rua Teófilo Otoni, 52/1203 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ > CEP: 20090-070 > Tel/Fax: + 55 21 2233-5126 > www.beesoffice.com > > On 13/10/2010, at 16:31, Anne Kirby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Well I'm all about doing Ryan. > > > > It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking > > Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. > > Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better? > > > > http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > > > On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The motto of the Drupal community: > >> "Talk is Silver, Code is Gold." > >> > >> In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of > >> talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com > >> > >> Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts > >> that just needs to circulate more, as well as "Does Coworking Have a > >> Hyphen?" > >> > >> Peace, > >> Ryan Price > >> [email protected] > >> @liberatr > >> 407-484-8528 > >> > >> FloridaCreatives.com > >> Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > >> Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > >> > >> On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) > >> > >>> Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, > >>> since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting > >>> together soon anyway :) > >> > >>> -Alex > >> > >>> /ah > >>> indyhall.org > >>> coworking in philadelphia > >> > >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby < > [email protected] > >>>> wrote: > >>> Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. > >> > >>> I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love > >>> to see is the community getting to know each other better and if > >>> collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm > >>> not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just > >>> trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. > >>> Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in > >>> coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. > >> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Anne > >> > >>> On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> "Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in "death by..." > >> > >>>> Chocolate? :-) > >> > >>>> Mike > >> > >>>> Visithttp://ForCarol.comandhelp raise teen awareness about unsafe > >>> driving > >>>> and encourage parents to enforce curfews! Would you rather argue > >>> with your > >>>> teen...or bury them? > >> > >>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Tara Hunt > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in "death by..." > >> > >>>>> I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, > >>> too, want > >>>>> to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, > >>> but a > >>>>> well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to > >>> working from an > >>>>> office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just > >>> want to > >>>>> encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true > >>> to the small > >>>>> pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement. > >> > >>>>> T > >> > >>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby < > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>>>> Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be > >>> made up of > >>>>>> a committee of coworking spaces. :) > >> > >>>>>> On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby > >>> <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> WOW - Great conversation! > >> > >>>>>>> I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move > >>> that > >>>>>>> content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not > >>>>>>> suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on > >>> facebook. > >>>>>>> Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between > >>> spaces > >>>>>>> but also educate the public in what we're doing and > >>> highlighting all > >>>>>>> the great businesses involved. > >> > >>>>>>> Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get > >>> better? > >> > >>>>>>> My post was to start a discussion on how we could do this, > >>> with the > >>>>>>> suggestion of a Facebook page. More like a collaborative > >>> public face > >>>>>>> to all of the fantastic things happing in the world of > >>> coworking. > >> > >>>>>>> I'd be happy to spear head it and know a few spaces who might > >>> be > >>>>>>> willing to get involved. > >> > >>>>>>> Thanks for the discussion. > >> > >>>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>>> Anne > >> > >>>>>>> On Oct 13, 12:36 pm, Ryan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>> Hear Hear! > >> > >>>>>>>> Starting a new group on a website should be just as hard as > >>> starting a > >> > >>>>>>>> second coworking space in the same city - it requires a > >>> gardener (or > >>>>>>>> two) to really bring things to life, get people talking to > >>> each other. > >> > >>>>>>>> Broadcast is different from discussion, and this list is > >>> one of the > >>>>>>>> best I know for discussion - on any subject. > >> > >>>>>>>> My experience with FB and LinkedIn have been very similar > >>> to what Tara > >> > >>>>>>>> is describing. They require lots of attention, and weeding. > >>> This > >>>>>>>> community noticed the same thing with the Wiki over the > >>> summer, and > >>>>>>>> now there are people paying more attention there, the world > >>> is a > >>>>>>>> better place for it. > >> > >>>>>>>> Peace, > >>>>>>>> Ryan Price > >>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>> @liberatr > >>>>>>>> 407-484-8528 > >> > >>>>>>>> FloridaCreatives.com > >>>>>>>> Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > >>>>>>>> Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > >> > >>>>>>>> On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>> Thank you for saying this Ryan. > >> > >>>>>>>>> We've had a gabillion suggestions over the years to > >>> 'move' from this > >> > >>>>>>>>> Google Group to something else. And each time, the action > >>>>>>>>> cannibalizes our discussions somewhat. LinkedIN group, > >>> Facebook > >>>>>>>>> page, Blogs, new networks, chat spaces, etc. > >> > >>>>>>>>> This group and all of our discussions are public, indexed > >>> on Google > >> > >>>>>>>>> and incredibly valuable. Look at the history of growth! The > >>>>>>>>> maturation of discussion! > >> > >>>>>>>>> I'm not against promoting coworking in whatever way we > >>> can, but the > >> > >>>>>>>>> issue we've faced with scattering groups here and there > >>> is that it > >>>>>>>>> becomes yet another place to manage. For instance...the > >>> LinkedIN > >>>>>>>>> group. Loads of people request to join and post questions > >>> there, but > >> > >>>>>>>>> I miss them and there are so many self-promoters in there > >>> that have > >> > >>>>>>>>> nothing to do with Coworking that it turns those people > >>> off. > >>>>>>>>> Thinking that the LinkedIN group IS THE coworking > >>> discussion group, > >> > >>>>>>>>> they go away thinking this movement is dead or a waste of > >>> time. Not > >> > >>>>>>>>> a great way to promote coworking at all. > >> > >>>>>>>>> So we can start groups and someone can take the helm of > >>> each of them > >> > >>>>>>>>> and there can be discussions over hither and yon that > >>> replicate the > >> > >>>>>>>>> discussions here. Or, we can continue to try to get > >>> people to gather > >> > >>>>>>>>> here. In a really great useful space. Personally, I'm > >>> glad that > >>>>>>>>> there isn't very much activity on that Facebook group. > >>> I'm thinking > >> > >>>>>>>>> of sending a message out to everyone that is on it to > >>> come here and > >> > >>>>>>>>> introduce themselves then shutting it down (or at least > >>> putting the > >> > >>>>>>>>> link to this group up there). > >> > >>>>>>>>> T > >> > >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Ryan Price > >>> <[email protected]> > >> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Really? More email from Facebook? > >> > >>>>>>>>> Anne, > >> > >>>>>>>>> I would say the Facebook pages are not too active because > >>> this list > >> > >>>>>>>>> is SO active. I'd hate to splinter this discussion, and > >>> have to > >>>>>>>>> follow in 5 places. > >> > >>>>>>>>> Peace, > >>>>>>>>> Ryan Price > >>>>>>>>> [email protected] > >> > >>>>>>>>> @liberatr > >>>>>>>>> 407-484-8528 > >> > >>>>>>>>> FloridaCreatives.com > >>>>>>>>> Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > >>>>>>>>> Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > >> > >>>>>>>>> On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks! > >> > >>>>>>>>> On Oct 13, 12:06 pm, Alex Hillman > >>> <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> John Erik from Conjunctured set this up last night, using > >>> Facebook's > >> > >>>>>>>>> new > >>>>>>>>> groups feature. > >> > >>>>>>>>> I'm hesitant to put tons of energy into this because, > >>> frankly, > >>>>>>>>> Facebook > >>>>>>>>> changes their mind all the time. > >> > >>>>>>>>> But if you're looking to settle on one, I think the latest > >>>>>>>>> incarnation is > >>>>>>>>> probably the most ideal. > >> > >>>>>>>>> Join here: > >> > >>>>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_145309628847622&ap=1 > >> > >>>>>>>>> -Alex > >> > >>>>>>>>> /ah > >>>>>>>>> indyhall.org > >>>>>>>>> coworking in philadelphia > >> > >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Anne Kirby < > >> > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Thanks Ryan, > >> > >>>>>>>>> I'm actually on both of those pages. They just don't seem > >>> very > >>>>>> active, > >>>>>>>>> it would be great to bring all of us together in a more > >>> public > >>>>>> setting > >>>>>>>>> (i.e. facebook, focused website) the Wiki, google group > >>> and even the > >>>>>>>>> blog is great but it's not very public friendly. Could we > >>> create > >>>>>>>>> something or enhance something so as to bring us all > >>> together and to > >>>>>>>>> educate the public? > >> > >>>>>>>>> Whenever we get any press we're always giving props to > >>> other > >>>>>> coworking > >>>>>>>>> spaces in the country, i.e. CoinLoft, indyhall, citizen > >>> space or > >>>>>>>>> Workbar. How do we share the love better on the current > >>> FB pages, > >>>>>>>>> network better and promote the idea of coworking? That > >>> kind of > >>>>>> thing. > >> > >>>>>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>>>>> Anne > >> > >>>>>>>>> P.S. 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