Totally agree Veel! Thanks Alex for clarifying and I hope you can make it out to our big one year anniversary party on Friday.
Cheers, Anne On Aug 2, 2:51 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > Mika, > > This is awesome. I visited Israel a couple of years back and realized how > prime Israel is for coworking. The Kibbutz model as a community workspace is > remarkable, and coworking feels like an updated version of something already > native to Israeli culture. I'd love to talk more about this, just out of my > own personal interest. > > We don't currently have plans to ustream the event, but that's mostly > because we haven't talked about it very much. I don't think its so much a > physical/technical limitation as it does change the attention of the > participants. If we can figure out a good way to do it and keep everyone > focused, I'd be game. > > Regarding international events: I'm going to be at the Coworking Europe > conference in November, in Berlin -http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com. > > This is the 2nd event they've done, and while last year was international > attendance, I believe that the focus is on European countries. Someone who > attended last year would be better to speak to that than me. I'm pretty > pumped to visit Berlin myself. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:37 PM, mika josting <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Guys , > > > This is the first time I am writing to this group and very excited! > > I am an Israel entrepreneur planning to open in the next month a coworking > > for web users in Tel aviv. > > > I feel this group is a great gift so thank you very much for sharing and > > organizing this event. > > please let us know what you came up with - maybe ustream it? ustream.com > > > are there any international coworking annual conferences? > > > Thankyou! > > > Mika Josting, Tel Aviv. > > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Alex Hillman < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hey Everybody, > > >> I'm writing on behalf of a group of coworking leaders including (but not > >> limited to) Jerome from BlankSpaces, Susan and Jacob from Office Nomads, > >> Angel from Cohere, Iris from Nextspace, Rachel from Camradarie, and of > >> course myself representing IndyHall. > > >> We have been thinking for a long time that there should be an opportunity > >> for people who invest a great deal of time into not just their individual > >> spaces, but helping coworking as a movement and a community advance. At the > >> prompt of Jerome, we decided to take a weekend at the beginning of October > >> and convene in LA to get beyond "talking shop" and look for opportunities > >> to > >> advance the movement. > > >> This working group was decided to keep small - we know how quickly large > >> group discussions can get, especially with all of the varying opinions. In > >> the interest of keeping a weekend productive, we decided to designate time > >> for a small "working group", representative of the coworking community, to > >> start sifting through some of the more challenging topics. > > >> Our initial registration is limited to *only 30 people*, but there are a > >> few caveats. > > >> In order to participate in this weekend, we are asking that: > > >> 1. You have owned or managed your coworking space for a minimum of one > >> year by October 1, 2011 > >> 2. You are eager walk away from the weekend with some homework to help > >> bring the weekend back to the entire coworking community > > >> No more than 2 individuals from one particular space (or network of > >> spaces) may register, we want a broad spectrum of representation in our > >> limited attendance numbers. > > >> *These conversations are NOT happening behind closed doors* - this > >> "working group" is going to help provide some structure for ongoing public > >> conversations, here on the list and at other events, to be more productive. > > >> We want everybody to get more out of ALL discussions, so we'll be sharing > >> as much as possible from the weekend. > > >> *This is not a replacement for the SXSW coworking unconference, or any > >> other coworking events throughout the year.* Our hope is for this more > >> focused event to be complimentary, and provide information to help those > >> larger events be better and more effective. > > >> Also, If there are topics that you'd like to inspire conversations > >> regardless of your ability to attend, please share them here: > >>https://indyhall.wufoo.com/forms/i-have-an-idea-for-discussion/ > > >> Jerome is generously donating room at Blankspaces in Santa Monica, and the > >> $100 fee covers food and snacks while we're working as well as some basic > >> working supplies. Everything else will be largely BYO (bring your own) and > >> DIY (do it yourself). > > >> Particpants are responsible for their own airfare and accommodations, > >> though we're looking into some options that'll let the group reside > >> together > >> and nearby Blankspaces in Santa Monica. > > >> I'm looking forward for this opportunity to push the boundaries of what > >> we're used to discussing about coworking, and coming back from LA with TONS > >> of awesome information and ideas for how to make this remarkable movement > >> even more amazing. > > >> If you intend to participate, you can register for the event on > >> Eventbrite:http://coworkingweekend.eventbrite.com/ > > >> Remember, there's only 30 spots. We've enabled a small waitlist in case > >> anybody needs to drop out. > > >> Peace, love, and coworking, > > >> Alex > > >> /ah > >> indyhall.org > >> coworking in philadelphia > > >> -- > >> 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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