Hello everybody, We've taken some steps in our "remove the coworking hyphen" campaign!
1. We have drafted a letter to be sent to AP formally requesting the removal of the hyphen. I would invite you all to read it on Google docs, and add any suggestions you might have: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQ4dNY3O8Ue0w7HcNoC9NhMB9KfVWgRh7MPICvv9_Yk/edit?hl=en_US - Note: You'll notice I refer to coworking as an "industry". I know that won't rub well with some people, but I thought it would come across better than "movement" or "trend" when petitioning AP. - A question: How should this letter be signed? Should it be presented as the cover letter of a petition? Would it be better to have a set of signatories? How will we all sign it, across different locations? 2. We have bought an account on www.apstylebook.com, which will allow us to submit a question to the editor. We will do this, as soon as we have consensus on the letter. 3. We will present the letter to be "ratified" at the upcoming Coworking Europe conference in Berlin, November 3 to 5, 2011. It would be great if any other meetings of coworkers, coworking space operators, or associated entities could do the same! 4. DEADLINE: To keep this project in order, we should set a deadline for changes or contributions to the letter. Since we'd like to present it at the conference, let's set the deadline for November 2 2011. Does anyone have suggestions for further steps that should be made? Remember, we are happy to provide our resources to help push this thing along! Don't be afraid to ask for our time and energy. Joel Dullroy Deskwanted & Deskmag -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
