[iRail] The Hub - an idea
Sander Van der Maelen
sander.vandermaelen at gmail.com
Sun Sep 16 21:48:18 UTC 2012
Does this mean the Post Plaza will get a new function? :))
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Sander Van der Maelen
+32 474 05 79 12
sander.vandermaelen at gmail.com
Op 16-sep.-2012 23:15 schreef "Greet Derudder" <greet at pimpajoentje.be> het
volgende:
> 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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