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Bainbridge Island at work... together!                                                            October 16, 2012

 Greetings!

  
My meandering path to each week's newsletter is a creative but often frustrating experience. In the end, it all seems so obvious, but that's after hours of wondering where it is all going, and will I forget something important? I have a folder where I keep ideas for articles, and of course I consult the calendar for upcoming events. But I almost missed telling you about Susan coming to visit, and only by accident caught the Coworking Europe site and saw her featured there as a speaker. Please help me out and forward me news about both coworking and our community's successes and discoveries!

Office Nomads founder to visit OfficeXpats for this week's happy hour; next month, it's Paris for Coworking Europe!

 

Susan Evans started Office Nomads in Seattle in 2007 with business partner Jacob Sayles. In November, Susan is a scheduled speaker at Coworking Europe in Paris on a panel for "Collaboration between coworking spaces." With a background in sociology, she strongly believes that coworking spaces play a key role in the health of cities, neighborhoods, and social ecosystems worldwide. Susan firmly thinks the Coworking movement will continue to positively impact the world for generations to come if we stay focused on the values of openness, sustainability, community, accessibility and collaboration.  Members, come to happy hour for a chance to meet Susan!

 
In This Issue
Agate Pass Exchange (APEx) introduces a monthly teach-in
October workshops: Free and cheap business tools
Events @OfficeXpats
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Agate Pass Exchange (APEx) introduces a monthly teach-in, explores the evolution of fairness 

  

APEx is North Kitsap's organization exploring alternative currency for building community and strengthening local economy. Starting this month, APEx will begin hosting teach-in's that explore the origins/science/theory of (or alternatives to) modern economic systems, often including a movie and discussion. 

 

This month goes WAY BACK, featuring a video by Alan Honick on research about the evolving "sense of fairness" in hunter/gatherer tribes. It explores archaeological evidence that a Northwest culture had a "corporate" structure, with bosses and workers. It also explores how infants perceive fairness, and comes up with an intriguing hypothesis relating fairness and sustainability. Is intentional fairness achievable in our modern world?   

 

Thursday October 25, 6pm: Join APEx at OfficeXpats for delicious homemade soup, bread, and greens (this month made by our own Food Shed), a 25-minute video, and discussion. Arrive at 6pm for supper (donations accepted) and the program will begin promptly at 6:30. 

All product managers invited to a free 'unconference'

 

Saturday November 3rd 2012: ProductCamp Seattle 2012 is a free, all-day event hosted for the product management community by the Product Management Consortium (PMC). 

 

The ProductCamp movement started in 2008 in Silicon Valley and has spread across the globe. ProductCamp Seattle utilizes the popular "unconference" format. The agenda is created and decided on the day by the participants, ensuring focus on relevant topics. This will be the 4th event in Seattle, hosted at TechDwellers, a startup incubator space in Seattle's hip Georgetown neighborhood. Register, and let me know if this announcement was useful.

October workshops: Free and cheap business tools 

 

Annette Walker of Astonishinc.com is our guide!

The 'Tuesday @noon' business skills workshops in October are all about software and services you can get from the Web for free or for affordable monthly fees to help you run your business. Here are the topics for upcoming weeks:

  • Oct 16: Outbound Marketing tools (newsletters/surveys/templates)
  • Oct 23: Inbound Marketing (websites, social media tools, news gathering)
  • Oct 29: Business systems (Financial management, CRM contact management)

Read more and register. 

Events @OfficeXpats 
  • Tuesdays @noon in October: Free and cheap business tools
  • Thursday Oct 25, 6-8pm: Agate Pass Exchange "Teach in" (a soup supper with a movie and discussion)

 

Weekly Recurring Events:
  • Mondays 9:30-10am: Coworker check-in
  • Tuesdays 9am-12pm: PC tech support for members
  • Tuesdays 11am-12: Social media mentoring with Annette
  • Wednesdays 9-10am: Creating Health (weight loss support)
  • Thursdays 4:30pm: Coworker Happy Hour
  • Fridays 7:30-9am: Bainbridge Business Connection (BBC)

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See our Events Calendar to save events to your calendar. Events are located at OfficeXpats and drop-ins are welcome unless otherwise noted.

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Jason: 206.856.3629

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Leslie: 206.355.9636

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Who We Are

OfficeXpats on Bainbridge Island is a community workplace also known as coworking. Our vision is to become THE place on Bainbridge Island where independent workers, small businesses, and big ideas find community and support.

 

OfficeXpats is located upstairs in the Pavilion on Madison, just a 10-minute walk from the ferry terminal, through beautiful downtown Winslow. We hope to help you in your quest for 'new ways to work.'

The Pavilion
The Pavilion

 
P.S. Please help us get the word out that coworking and meeting space is available in the Pavilion.  to other independent workers and small businesses!

 

Sincerely,

 

Leslie and Jason,

 

The OfficeXpats Team