Ha ha that's typical - as my journey to the conference has been planned somewhat last minute, I'm going to be arriving on the Wednesday morning at silly-oclock and then leaving again on Friday afternoon!
Obviously I'm consoling myself with actually making it to the conference at all - until last week that wasn't even a possibility - but it will be a shame to miss out on the "top and tails" - I promise to try harder next year! ;) If a meetup of UK located coworking space people happens then I'd love to be involved - even if it's just to say hello and start listening to the conversations that take place! On Friday, 13 October 2017 09:31:03 UTC+1, Jeannine van der Linden wrote: > > Hello, all, > > I think this is a very good moment to mention that the European Coworking > Assembly is organizing the Friday Farewell, after-conference get together > after Coworking Europe. > > And that we are now talking about having smaller meetups during the > conference, in the runup to the Friday Farewell. It seems to me that we > might work together on this! > > Woo hoo, collaboration. :-) > > We are mostly working in a Whatsapp group, though we can also work through > email. Or we can brainstorm here on this group, I don't mind dancing in > public. > > Mark, I owe you an email which you will be getting today. > > Best, > > Jeannine > > On Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 11:45:35 PM UTC+2, Mark wrote: >> >> Let's do it! >> >> I'm sure there's space (in the corner of a pub somewhere) to put some UK >> folks together. We might be a little backward (so far) when it comes to >> coworking but if nothing else we're a curious bunch and keen to learn. >> >> We are however "british" which means that some of us will be reserved, >> cautious and downright suspicious of other people telling us how things >> "could" be done.... but screw those people, this is the new age! >> >> >> >> On 12 October 2017 at 21:18, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Awesome Mark! >>> >>> Perhaps we can get a gathering of UK coworking people going at Coworking >>> Europe. Seems like a lot of folks are popping up from various corners, and >>> the opportunities for collaboration abound! >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 3:00 AM, Sabrina <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Mark, >>>> I started a coworking space in Plymouth England - another city that >>>> didn't have a coworking space, nor more than a few people who knew what it >>>> was. I spent over a year, almost two, running pop-up coworking days >>>> (jellies) to introduce the concept to people, went to every networking and >>>> meetup group I could find, and eventually - after joining with another >>>> person - felt confident that we could get a space and make it work. It was >>>> a hard slog, but the space is now running reasonably well, (although I >>>> have >>>> now moved on to other things, and still enjoy working there!). Mostly >>>> though, the space has been a catalyst for bringing together like-passioned >>>> people for various community efforts that have been great for the City. We >>>> collaborate with the City Council, the University, and the Arts College, >>>> not to mention all the digital professionals and creatives. It truly has >>>> become a community hub. >>>> >>>> Happy to share more of my experiences separately and listen to your >>>> ideas. You are right to look to this group for ideas and feedback - it is >>>> a >>>> fantastic group, and a genuine positive spirit which is a joy to find >>>> these >>>> days! >>>> >>>> I'll ping you off line to continue the discussion, >>>> >>>> All best, >>>> >>>> Sabrina >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 4:49:40 PM UTC+1, Mark wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Tony - that really does seem like a good solution doesn't it?! >>>>> >>>>> Sadly, after 7 years together my business partner and I have stopped >>>>> seeing eye to eye on a number of details - one of which is around where >>>>> the >>>>> company is located, so alas, moving my existing company isn't on the >>>>> table... :( in fact, it's got to the point where me staying at my >>>>> existing >>>>> company isn't really on the table! >>>>> >>>>> I think coworking will become a new venture for me, one that I'm very >>>>> excited to be a part of, and to begin with I like the idea of being able >>>>> to >>>>> focus on building a community and a space, without the distractions of >>>>> running an agency at the same time and in time, I hope to explore other >>>>> options. >>>>> >>>>> No doubt I will be frequenting this forum on countless occasions in >>>>> the months and years to come - it certainly seems like an amazing >>>>> resource >>>>> and the feeling of community among operators is unlike anything I've come >>>>> across in any industry! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, 1 October 2017 20:30:14 UTC+1, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Welcome to the movement, Mark! >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you considered getting a larger space that your current agency >>>>>> could be the anchor tenant of? >>>>>> >>>>>> There is a ton of precedent for agencies that create "hybrid" spaces >>>>>> that are part company office, part community space. Each side of the >>>>>> business helps to support the other. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's one of the few sustainable models I've found for coworking on a >>>>>> smaller scale! >>>>>> >>>>>> Tony >>>>>> *---* >>>>>> *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co> - I help people build better >>>>>> coworking spaces for a living, and I love it.* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm new to the group and currently looking at opening a coworking >>>>>>> space in Leicester, UK. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One of the reasons why I'm interested in building a community is to >>>>>>> make connections with developers and other contacts as potential >>>>>>> collaborators in the various entrepreneurial ideas that I have. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Currently I run a traditional design agency which is predominantly >>>>>>> print based and because we're based in a "standard" office at an out of >>>>>>> town office park the opportunities to meet new people and make new >>>>>>> contacts >>>>>>> are limited, particularly in the web/app development arena. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As I'm looking at moving on and doing something different in the not >>>>>>> too distant future, coworking looks like a really good fit for me >>>>>>> personally and also professionally, and I was wondering if any other >>>>>>> coworking managers/hosts have any experiences of working with people >>>>>>> who >>>>>>> operate in their spaces? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any feedback! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/L2Ze7_Y9vqM/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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