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Coffeehouses are hubs of information sharing: people gather, share thoughts, learn about happenings, and discuss challenges. Having a place and time to congregate allows people from diverse backgrounds to talk of experiences that can inspire, spark innovation and improve problem solving.
Coffeeops aims to bring on the Age of Delightenment fueled by coffee (tea or cocoa!), collaboration and cooperation across companies. Coffeeops should be considered part of work, a critical part of preventing stagnation and isolation of the daily grind and help build resilience. Conferences provide some amount of this but are limited in duration and can be too costly for an individual in time and money.
The bigger your company, the more likely you need regular infusions of external input. Groups working solely within an environment can fail to recognize other ways of doing things, ignoring trends in the industry, duplicating efforts, and expending time and energy in areas that are not business differentiators.
If there isn't a local Coffeeops already happening in your area, start one!
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Santa Clara, California Coordinators: @sigje @davedash @nekodojo @parabuzzle
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East Bay and San Francisco, California Coordinator: @jamfish728 Calendar
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LA DevOps Thursdays Coordinator: @solarce
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Boston/Cambridge Coordinator: @petecheslock
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Melbourne, Australia Coordinator: @geekle
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Seattle Coordinator: @dougireton Calendar
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Sydney, Australia Tuesday 7am (First Tues of the Month) in 7am @ Table 60 - iCal Coordinators: @drewkhoury, @bryceflux
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Portland, OR Coordinator: @BillWeiss -- First Wednesday of the month, 8-9:30AM, at Cup and Bar.
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Pittsburgh, PA 7:30-9:30am every second Thursday of the month at 21st Street Coffee!
Subscribe to our calendar. Hashtag #CoffeeOpsPgh.
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Alpharetta, GA Check Meetup for details. Coordinator: @tmhall99
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Boulder, CO See our calendar for upcoming meetings. html iCal Coordinator: @guildner
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Auckland, New Zealand Coordinator: @DefSol
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Are there rules or a specific format for coffeeops? No. Each group self organizes and sets the process and agenda (if any). Some groups like Seattle, pre-plan with a specific topic. Other groups like Santa Clara have more ad hoc meetings that are arranged via Twitter and Slack.
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How do I organize a local coffeeops? Reach out to community through twitter and any local email lists and see who is interested. Pick a time and date and a place with a good environment for talking. Depending on the size of your group, let the venue know ahead of time about the size of your group. Update this website or let @sigje know.
Have an event to add to the site? Fork, Update, and Send a Pull Request: