Charlottesville beCamp 2009, May 8th and 9th!
As the site says, “Think of it as an open-source geek gathering where you get to decide what goes into and what comes out of the event. It’s 2 days of creating, collaborating, and conversing with people just as juiced excited about technology as you are.” What a cool concept, and we certainly did get a lot out of it! Last night’s casual event helped us meet local IT professionals we’ve been talking to and listening to on Twitter and Facebook. Great to finally put faces to usernames and avatars! This morning, we participated in a very informative session on Entrepreneurship, followed by a session led on ROWE and the concept of coworking. While not meant to be an hour of self-promotion, we appreciate the sincere interest in OpenSpace. We learned so much more about the tech community’s needs and will work to integrate the ideas shared into our business plan and offerings. As for ROWE, it sounds like a lot of local companies already have different levels of the type of work environment that ROWE offers…it’s refreshing to know that companies are appreciating work/life balance and that a happy employee actually increases productivity.
Thanks to organizers Eric Pugh and Jeff Vogelsang, all volunteers, participants and sponsors for a really cool event!
