Coffeehouses are hubs of information sharing: people gather, share thoughts, learn about happenings, and discuss challenges. Having a place and time to congregate allows people from diverse backgrounds to talk of experiences that can inspire, spark innovation and improve problem solving.
Coffeeops aims to bring on the Age of Delightenment fueled by coffee (tea or cocoa!), collaboration and cooperation across companies. Coffeeops should be considered part of work, a critical part of preventing stagnation and isolation of the daily grind and help build resilience. Conferences provide some amount of this but are limited in duration and can be too costly for an individual in time and money.
The bigger your company, the more likely you need regular infusions of external input. Groups working solely within an environment can fail to recognize other ways of doing things, ignoring trends in the industry, duplicating efforts, and expending time and energy in areas that are not business differentiators.
If there isn't a local Coffeeops already happening in your area, start one!
Local Meetups - USA
| Location | Details | Coordinators |
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| Santa Clara, CA | TBD | @sigje |
| (South) San Jose, CA | Wednesdays (sporatic) | @davedash |
| San Francisco, CA | Planning in Progress! Let us know if you're interested! | nreisb |
| Twin Falls, ID | Contact Erin Kolp for more information! | erinlkolp |
| Seattle, WA | Bi-weekly on Friday, Calendar. | @dougireton |
| Eastside, WA | Bi-weekly on Friday, Calendar. | @johnharris85 |
| Portland, OR | Bi-weekly on Fridays from 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM at Puppet. Check @PDXCoffeeOps for details. | @thelucywyman |
| Alpharetta, GA | Meetup | @tmhall99 |
| Boulder, CO | html iCal | @guildner |
| Denver, CO | Every Thursday between 8 and 930 am online on Google Meet. | @curiousbiped |
| Key West, FL | https://www.meetup.com/SouthernmostTech/ | @cayohuesoval @jqr |
| Chicago, IL | First Thursday of the month from 8am-10am at Dollop Coffee on Monroe (55 W Monroe St). More details at https://www.meetup.com/CoffeeOps-Chicago/ | @parabuzzle |
| New York City (Manhattan), NY | Every Thursday morning at 8:30am-10:00am ET on Zoom. More details at https://www.meetup.com/NYC-CoffeeOps. Google Calendar, HTML, iCal. |
Matt Titmus (Email us!) |
| Austin, TX | Meetup | Israel Carberry |
Local Meetups - International
| Location | Details | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|
| London, UK | Twice monthly on 1st and 3rd Tuesday. Organised at https://www.meetup.com/CoffeeOps-London/. | Abby Bangser Ronan Fitzgerald |
| Birmingham, UK | Every Tuesday morning at 200 Degrees located at 12 Lower Temple Street, next to new street station. More details at https://www.meetup.com/Birmingham-CoffeeOps. | Alistar Hey Dan Allford Tom Withers |
| Sydney, AUS | Tuesday 7am (First Tues of the Month) in 7am @ Table 60 - iCal | @drewkhoury, @bryceflux |
| Wellington, NZ | Ad-hoc but approx. once a month; arranged via the DevOpsNZ Slack | @mexisme |
| Newmarket - Auckland, NZ | 11am on the First Thursday of every Month at Cali Newmarket | @DevTroy & @4lexNZ |
| Campinas, BR | Ad-hoc but approx. once a month; arranged via the DevOps Campinas Slack (look for #eventos channel) | @deoandre and @andreyevbr |
Virtual Meetups
| Location | Details | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern USA (GMT-04) | Weekly on Tuesdays. HTML iCal | Jason Dixon |
FAQ
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Is there a specific format for coffeeops? No. Each group self organizes and sets the process and agenda (if any). Some groups like Seattle, pre-plan with a specific topic. Other groups like Santa Clara have more ad hoc meetings that are arranged via Twitter and Slack.
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How do I organize a local coffeeops? Reach out to community through twitter and any local email lists and see who is interested. Pick a time and date and a place with a good environment for talking. Depending on the size of your group, let the venue know ahead of time about the size of your group. Update this website or let @sigje know.
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Have an event to add to the site? Fork, Update, and Send a Pull Request:
https://github.com/CoffeeOps/coffeeops.github.io
