DemocampCalgary and barcmapCalgary have been informing and entertaining the tech community for close to two years now. We were fortunate enough to be able to present at DCC15 on October 27th, just a few days prior to our opening.
The DCC team put together a wonderful video highlighting the great lineup of apps, plugins, etc. We start in at 2:42. The original post can be found here: DCC15 video
If you haven’t already, come by to check out the space.
…and hopefully it will be your home away from home, too.
We have learned a lot about coworking, real estate and all sorts of randomness along the way. There has been much news surrounding the commercial vacancy situation in Calgary, however, our search was not to find a penthouse pad in one of Calgary’s glass and steel towers — we were looking to strike the balance of proximity, accessibility, functionality, price and aesthetics.
And, we found it!!
Our new address is proudly in the Ramsay Design Centre:
150 – 1900 11th Street SE Calgary Alberta T2G 3G4 google map .The space is almost ready to go and after some furnishing, a bit of paint and some decoration, we’ll be up and running in no time.
Many of you know the character and charm of RDC. It is home to, among others, Redpoint Media, FFWD, and borrowme. It is the former home of iStockphoto (they just moved to a bigger space next door) and countless other design and tech enterprises, a creative incubator if you will.
It’s close to several coffee shops, restaurants, Inglewood Pool, the Elbow and Bow River pathway system, Crossroads Farmers and Flea Market, and is within easy access to the C-Train and buses, and we even have free parking to the early-bird!
Our official opening day will be Monday November 2nd, but if you are cool with a bit of chaos, we can probably work something out even earlier.
The basic amenities on offer will be a desk and internet, plus access to the common areas: meeting room, kitchen with lounge and washrooms (one with a shower). As demand dictates, we will add in other services. We want to make the space to be flexible and organic enough to work with your needs as we both grow!
Our website, currently this blog, which will be replaced by our actual website. We will publish a full set of details there. We will also keep everyone informed via Twitter, Facebook and our email list (subscribe on the right sidebar).
Though we want to show the space to you when it is 100% ready, we know you’ll be eager to see it firsthand. Contact us at info@coworkYYC.com to book a viewing. If you’d like to see the space sooner than later, you’ll have to keep your shoes on until the dust settles, but after that, it’ll be like Bert Cooper’s. You bring the cocktails, k?
Everything has become “officially” exciting with the application of our new logo to all our communication materials!
We wanted to suggest a few things with our logo: that we celebrate our individuality as professional freelancers, that we’re a community that seeks to share our creative resources, and that we’re creating a friendly space to call home (away from home, the agency, the coffee shop, or your parent’s basement…). So, mark the page, hang up the awning and become part of the swarm! We hope our new logo becomes a familiar visual fixture in supporting and encouraging your next steps as creative entrepreneur.
