Hey Chad We believe that shared spaces such as conference rooms and collaborative spaces, whether they are reserved solely for private use by members or made available to visitors and guests, are a high value but perishable asset (eg you pay for the asset up front, in the form of your lease payment to your landlord, but if you don't maximize your use of that asset... eg members use the space, then the investment is essentially wasted). So the first thought is, try to maximize your use of this precious asset - and (personal opinion here) try to have your community appreciate the value of the asset. So whether you have a formal booking system or you use a whiteboard for scheduling and whether you charge your members and/or guests for the usage or let it be free - it is still useful to have everyone understand, and take some personal responsibility for the efficient use for the use of the space. Establishing policies and terms of use around your meeting rooms is one way to do this.
"*should we have an hourly limit for members per week or month...**?*" - I think the answer to this is yes, since most likely you will not have an even distribution of use amongst your users. If you let all your members have an all you can eat approach, then in practice your light users will be subsidizing your heavy users. I like the middle ground scenario that you describe of a weekly or monthly allocation with an hourly rate applied for overage. Best Mark *Mark Gilbreath <http://goog_936366688>*[image: cid:[email protected]]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgilbreath> * * *LiquidSpace *CEO/Founder/deckhand mobile 208.720.8107 email [email protected] skype mfgilbreath twitter markgilbreath *LiquidSpace(TM) - find a great space to work, now.* **We're a location-based mobile application that lets you use your phone to find a great space to meet and work, book it, check in securely, and share it with your colleagues. Visit www.liquidspace.com<http://www.liquidspaceapp.com/> to learn more! On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Chad Ballantyne <[email protected]>wrote: > We have members that so far have had unlimited access to meeting space for > both day use (meetings, clinics, etc) and after-hours classes and clinics. > Sometimes these rooms are booked for 4 hours or more. With the growing > membership, meeting space is limited as well there is a slight extra effort > required to prep a room for a class, worskhops, etc. Non-memebrs pay hourly > or a day rate, but should we have an hourly limit for members per week or > month on meeting room use or just charge a member rate for meeting space use > when it's an extended period of use? > > Thanks! > > > Chad Ballantyne > The Creative Space Director > > (705) 252-2423 > www.thecreativespace.ca > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
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