@shalf à la Coworking Europe Conference 2013
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I've been a coworker for 5 years, in Belgium and Switzerland.</p>
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I experienced the Coworking Visa in the US and UK (thanks folks at Canvas Cowork and Shoreditch Works!)</p>
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(Curtesy of <a href="http://twitter.com/16kbit" target="_blank">Manuel Schmalstieg</a>)</p>
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<strong>The swiss coworking space I'm based in forgot to send someone to </strong><a href="http://coworkingeurope.net/" target="_blank">Coworking Europe</a>, from Mom. 11th to Wed. 13th in Barcelona.</p>
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Unfortunate, isn't it?</p>
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<strong>Here are my objectives:</strong></p>
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1. Remind scepticals <strong>you CAN activate a focused community and get things done. Yes, even in Switzerland</strong>.</p>
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2. Champion this new (well, not for us, but you know) kind of (net)working in Switzerland.</p>
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3. Come <strong>back to my local community</strong> with awesome ideas, practices and innovation and pass the message on.</p>
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We are now in the phase of this project where every single penny you invest WILL be invested by and for the coworking community:</p>
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<strong>1. 70% for my local ones:</strong></p>
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- We need a phone booth</p>
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- Better sonic isolation in our meeting rooms</p>
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- Chairs</p>
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- Map and get to know better all the other mind-alike spaces in Switzerland</p>
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- Get our people to Coworking Europe 2014, <a href="http://www.gcuc.co/" target="_blank">GCUC</a>...</p>
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<strong>2. The other 30% to the European Community</strong></p>
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- <strong>10% for Coworking Conference Europe</strong></p>
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- <strong>20%</strong> for the upcoming crowd-funding campaign for the<strong> </strong><a href="http://coworkinghandbook.com/" target="_blank">Coworking Handbook</a>.</p>
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<strong>It would mean a lot to me if you could get my back and come on board. No dwarves, no magician, no dragon, but a bloody cool journey anyway.</strong></p>
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Many thanks!</p>