[iRail] The Hub - an idea
Greet Derudder
greet at pimpajoentje.be
Sun Sep 16 21:15:18 UTC 2012
It sounds really awesome! I'll be there for sure!
On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Pieter Colpaert <pieter at irail.be> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm disclosing more details about The Hub!
>
> 1. For this year The Hub will be free for iRail folks.
> 2. The Hub is going to be realised in a partnership with Mobile Vikings.
> 3. The location is the heart of Ghent, Korenmarkt, close to the tram 1
> stop.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Pieter
>
> On 08/13/2012 07:59 AM, Greet Derudder wrote:
> > I like the idea, too!
> >
> > This way I could come do some schoolwork but still stay in touch with
> > iRail people and keep up to date with what's going on, which I'd like.
> >
> > I don't know if you could make a "membership fee" work, for example
> > would everyone pay the same if some people used the facilities daily and
> > others only once a month, ... But I understand there needs to be money
> > to maintain the place of course.
> >
> > Also great idea to have it somewhere easily accessible by public
> transport!
> >
> > Groetjes,
> > Greet
> >
> > On Aug 12, 2012 11:12 PM, "Pieter Colpaert" <pieter at irail.be
> > <mailto:pieter at irail.be>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Sander,
> >
> > On 08/12/2012 10:54 PM, Sander Van der Maelen wrote:
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > Pieter: great idea. Gent needs more affordable and low-brow
> co-working
> > > spaces, and it sounds as if you could make it happen :)
> >
> > Aw. I don't want to call it a co-working space. It's a hub. A hub is
> > where people come together for a while to work and cross pollinate.
> >
> > As we're working together you could indeed call it a co-workingspace,
> > but you could call it a coffee bar as well as you will be able to
> have
> > coffee there. Or you will be able to call it a hackerspace as people
> > will change the use of already existing things, or you can call it a
> lab
> > as we're doing professional experiments. Just stick with "hub" - a
> place
> > where it all comes together for a moment ;)
> >
> >
> > I'm not entirely
> > > sure if it needs to be in the city centre (plenty of cool spots in
> > > Dampoort, Ledeberg, Brugse Poort, etc), but a good connection is
> > > definitely a must.
> >
> > I am. The place I have in mind is either close to Gent Sint Pieters
> or
> > close to Tram 1. I want public transport to be as good as possible so
> > iRail members from all over Belgium can get there by train.
> >
> > >
> > > Will you be managing the location yourself, or will it be part of
> > > something 'bigger'? Maybe it's worthwile to discuss possible joint
> > > ventures with the Hackerspace Gent?
> >
> > It will be part of something bigger. We might work together with
> > Hackerspace Ghent but if you paid attention during iSoc12 you know we
> > have cooler partners ;)
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Pieter
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Sander.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bericht verzonden vanaf mijn gsm. Sorry voor de spel- en typfouten.
> > >
> > > Op 12 aug. 2012 20:13 schreef "Pieter Colpaert" <pieter at irail.be
> > <mailto:pieter at irail.be>
> > > <mailto:pieter at irail.be <mailto:pieter at irail.be>>> het volgende:
> > >
> > > Hi Thomas,
> > >
> > > You're welcome to work on both projects of your own (freelance
> > work) as
> > > projects related to iRail (eg iRail 3.0, PlugID, The DataTank,
> > BeLaws,
> > > etc). The payment would be a subscription I have in mind. See
> > it as a
> > > membership fee.
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > >
> > > Pieter
> > >
> > > On 08/12/2012 07:11 PM, Thomas Tuts wrote:
> > > > Sounds like a cool idea! However, could you clarify these two
> > > things please:
> > > >
> > > > ** How many times per week/month would you come join us to
> > work on
> > > > your own project in the center of Ghent? *
> > > > By own project, do you mean projects appointed to you by
> > iRail or
> > > actual
> > > > own projects that don't really have anything to do with
> > iRail (for
> > > > example, I do a lot of freelance webdesign and front-end
> > development,
> > > > would it be okay for me to work on stuff like this?)
> > > >
> > > > * * Would you be willing to pay something in order to make
> this
> > > > happen? If yes, how much at max? *
> > > > Are we talking about a one-time payment here, or something
> > like a
> > > > monthly "subscription"?
> > > >
> > > > In any case, this definitely sounds really interesting!
> > > >
> > > > Thomas
> > > >
> > > > 2012/8/12 Jan Vansteenlandt <vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com
> > <mailto:vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com>
> > > <mailto:vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com
> > <mailto:vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com>>
> > > > <mailto:vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com
> > <mailto:vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com>
> > > <mailto:vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com
> > <mailto:vansteenlandt.jan at gmail.com>>>>
> > > >
> > > > Hm this is a really cool idea, certainly for the
> > datatank as well.
> > > > Problem is that I wont be in Ghent from september till
> > > January, and
> > > > I'm guessing it wont be in Bruges or near Bruges ;). But
> > depending
> > > > on the expiration date of this location's offer, I'd
> > feel like
> > > that
> > > > would be a great idea. The different synergies of
> > teams/community
> > > > would certainly florish like it did in iSoc.
> > > >
> > > > So for me personally great idea, but more I don't see
> > myself going
> > > > to Ghent more than a few times a month to code on TDT
> > and do some
> > > > work-shops.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > >
> > > > Jan
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Pieter Colpaert
> > > <pieter at irail.be <mailto:pieter at irail.be>
> > <mailto:pieter at irail.be <mailto:pieter at irail.be>>
> > > > <mailto:pieter at irail.be <mailto:pieter at irail.be>
> > <mailto:pieter at irail.be <mailto:pieter at irail.be>>>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > I believe that, at iRail, we have a very particular
> > mix of
> > > hackers,
> > > > professionals, free-lancers, students,
> > entrepreneurs... which
> > > > are all
> > > > enthusiastic about creating a better comfort for
> > day-to-day
> > > > tasks (such
> > > > as of course, daily mobility). Correct me if I'm
> > wrong, but I
> > > > think we
> > > > may call «our community» something unique, and that's
> > > something we
> > > > should cherish.
> > > >
> > > > Since our organisation is a mix between a living lab
> > and an
> > > > incubator
> > > > for start-up ideas, I got to think we should move
> > our office
> > > > from the
> > > > cloud to somewhere physical. Maybe we should have a
> real
> > > > location where
> > > > we can meet, do work-shops, help others, work, have
> > meetings,
> > > > volunteer,
> > > > organise iRail Summer of code and so on.
> > > >
> > > > This is an idea that can become reality rather
> > quickly. I even
> > > > have a
> > > > pretty cool opportunity for a location that I will
> > keep to
> > > > myself until
> > > > I know there is enough interest from you guys and
> > girls. Would
> > > > you be so
> > > > kind to answer these three questions in
> > private/public (your
> > > > choice)?
> > > >
> > > > * How many times per week/month would you come join
> > us to
> > > work
> > > > on your
> > > > own project in the center of Ghent?
> > > > * Would you attend or organise workshops concerning
> > > > mobility/apps/...?
> > > > * Would you be willing to pay something in order to
> > make this
> > > > happen?
> > > > If yes, how much at max?
> > > >
> > > > Kind regards,
> > > >
> > > > Pieter
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