Drupal Coworking Friday

We're happy to take part in yet another Drupal Coworking Friday, a free coworking day at Droplabs (http://droplabs.net/), a collaborative coworking space, classroom and hackerspace in Downtown Los Angeles.

We're happy to host members of our local web and tech community as well as anyone who's just passing through for some coworking, networking and collaboration.

Droplabs offers the following FREE services to help rock your workday:

Free parking on Clover St. and N. Main St. and in our large parking lot Free, metered WiFi Desks, chairs and Ergotron mobile workstations in our open coworking room (on a first-come, first-served basis) Hundreds of square feet of whiteboard space Use of our private conference room (unless previously reserved) Access to our shared lounge area (unless previously reserved) Heat / air conditioning Droplabs is supported by memberships, donations, sponsorship of our events, venue rental and paid upgrades (http://droplabs.net/about/prices#upgrades) , including high-speed, unmetered WiFi, access to a full kitchen (with stove, oven, fridges, sinks, etc.), equipment rental, locker space for your belongings and unlimited coffee, tea, filtered water, sodas and espresso.

About Drupal Coworking Friday

This event coincides with Drupal Coworking Friday (http://groups.drupal.org/node/195988), a worldwide event spurred in part by the DrupalEasy Podcast #65 (http://drupaleasy.com/podcast/2011/10/drupaleasy-podcast-65-mud-giant-robots), which featured Droplabs.

Proposed date: Last Friday of each month It takes place in your local city Anyone can start/host one Focused on Drupal Professionals (freelance, fulltime, part time, in office, home, etc.) This is not a meetup, code-sprint, BoF or presentation Attendees would still do their regular work/calls/etc Other Drupal folks would be there to talk to, collaborate, advise (and likewise for the attendee) Ideally, an entire section of the space will be dedicated for Drupal professionals See http://groups.drupal.org/node/195983 for the Drupal Coworking Fridays FAQ and the Coworking group at http://groups.drupal.org/coworking for general information about coworking.

Droplabs After Dark

After the day is over, a group of us may go to a nearby restaurant or pub. In the past we've had beers and a bonfire and were serenaded by Skrillex (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Skrillex), who was rehearsing next door for the Mothership tour.

We've also gone to a variety of other locations, including Barbara's at The Brewery (at 620 Moulton Ave., just a 5 minute walk away) and Carnitas Michoacan (on 1901 N. Broadway, just a 5 minute drive away).

Location and Directions

Droplabs (http://droplabs.net/)
651 Clover St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Droplabs is in the Mission Junction neighborhood of Los Angeles at Big Art Labs (http://www.bigartlabs.com/), just 1 mile down Main St. from Philippes and Union Station. We're one block west of The Brewery (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/The_brewery_art_colony), the largest live-and-work artists' colony in the world.

Free parking in our large parking lot is first-come, first-served. After parking in the lot, follow the yellow signs that point to Droplabs. (If our lot is full, you can park for free on Clover St.)

Droplabs is a brief walk from the Main St. / Lamar St. (http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x80c2c66414593f27:0x60b5a3405ed20d76&q=type:transit_station:%22Main+/+Lamar%22&hl=en&ved=0CBMQgQVIAA&sa=X&ei=1TcVT7zDEoewoQSt8NnIAg)stop on the the Metro Local 76 bus line. This is also the Lincoln Heights / Chinatown DASH stop.

To carpool or catch the Droplabs shuttle from Union Station, post below in the comments.

What to Bring

Just bring your laptop, your business cards or whatever else you need. You're also welcome to bring some light food, sodas or beers to share with others at the meetup.

Please note that our guest wireless network is limited to 1Mb per client, so bring your MiFi router or a phone you can tether with if for some reason you need a lot of bandwidth. Access to our high-speed network is included with a Droplabs membership.

About Droplabs

Droplabs is a collaborative coworking space, classroom and hackerspace near Downtown Los Angeles.

We're quickly gaining a reputation for being the only coworking space around with a with a low-cost business model (http://droplabs.net/about/services-and-prices): come work here and use our tables, chairs, WiFi and conference room with a low, daily or monthly membership fee and only pay more for the extras, such as 24/7 access, equipment rental and a locker for your belongings.

To learn more about Droplabs, visit Droplabs.net (http://droplabs.net/), follow @Droplabs (https://twitter.com/Droplabs)on Twitter, sign up at Meetup.com/Droplabs (http://meetup.com/Droplabs) or like DroplabsLA (https://www.facebook.com/DroplabsLA) on Facebook!