Today is International Coworking Day.
From Brazil, to San Diego, to Kansas City, to Toronto, to Vancouver, to Stuttgart, and plenty of other corners of the world, coworking operators are promising anything from free coworking and unique events, all the way to setting a new world record.
Although the International Coworking Day is August 9th, various operators and coworking alliances are celebrating the entire week. In Brazil, over 200 coworking operators are all offering free workspace the entire week, closing big on Friday with events that go beyond the walls of the space and into the streets, Matias Vazquez, from Sharing EC and Coworking Day Brazil, tells us.
The San Diego Coworking Alliance is planning on doing something similar. Each day, specific coworking spaces in the area will be offering free workspace and events to curious souls and collaboration enthusiasts. In Stuttgart, Coworking0711 is planning on treating members and non-members to breakfast and then inviting people to cowork free for the day.
But this year, it’s Kansas City Coworking Alliance (KCCA) that’s taking the celebration up a notch (or quite a few notches to be honest).
Melissa Saubers, President of KC Coworking Alliance and Founder of Cowork Waldo, shared with Allwork that Kansas City is coming together to set a new world record for most number of people coworking in one space at the same time.
The event, as it warrants, has been long in the making and organizing. “In January, we had our annual retreat to plan out our year’s activities. We brainstormed together and decided that setting a world record would be a fun event that would help us raise awareness about coworking in Kansas City.”