Open Work Wednesday

1165 Franklin Street,South Bend IN 46601

28 September, 2022

Description

About Open Work Wednesday Join us for a day of co-working at the City of South Bend's Technology Resource Center! At noon, we will also host our Self Made, Self Taught speaker of the month! The concept is simple: we're inviting project teams from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in the region to work out of the South Bend Technology Resource Center (TRC) for a day. Open Work Wednesday is about bringing creative problem solvers together in one place for support, collaboration, and cross-pollination. Schedule for an Open Work Wednesday 9am: People arrive and settle in 10am - 10:30am: Roll call. This is when all participating institutions and individuals introduce themselves and share (1) what they are working on and (2) what they would be curious about learning from others to make their work/project better. 12:00-1:00pm: The Self Made, Self Taught speaker of the month will be featured, and a lunch will be served for all attendees of Self Made, Self Taught or Open Work Wednesday. All other times are unstructured for teams to work together or float to new teams for the day to help them with their projects. Space The TRC large community space will be where everyone works and collaborates. This is the main space when you enter the TRC. The TRC small community conference room will be bookable by the hour for teams that need privacy during part of the day or want to hold an "unconference" session. FAQs What should I bring to Open Work Wednesday? Your device if you need oneLunch A project or problem that you'd like to work on + receive support on What if I want to eat out? You and your team can always order food to the TRC if you prefer or take a field trip in the middle of the day. We'll have sign-up sheets available for coordinated trips or take-out orders. What will be available for my use/my team's use at the TRC? white boards, white board markersWiFitv screens for projectingplenty of seatingparticipants will have access to a kitchen, including a refrigerator and a microwaveI work alone and am not part of a team. Can I still come? Of course!  Directions: The Technology Resource Center (Catalyst 2, 1165 Franklin St) is in South Bend's Ignition Park which is a large tech park location on the southwest corner of Lafayette and Sample Streets. When you arrive, please drive to the main parking lot. The event will be in the building marked Catalyst 2 and the best entrance to use will be the left most (Northeast) entrance (marked "Community Entrance").