As some of you know, I have been actively organizing community groups
around software and hardware development. There have been some growing
pains as the groups want to scale faster than I can support. I
received an email from PariSoma earlier this week responding to the
call for spaces on the ARDevMob meetup group. I came out to the space
to take a look today.

I'm really pleased with what I found. The space is beautiful and
completely in line with the vision I have for community research and
open development (outlined at arqera.com ). They are providing a space
for the groups to grow to their fullest potential in the expectation
that we will help them reach their highest potential. I can do a lot
with this.

Our visions for the development of our collective potential are very
much in harmony. For context, here are the values of PariSoma, The San
Francisco and Paris Innovation Loft followed by the mission statements
of my groups:

The pariSoma Innovation Loft has 5 key values:

Community – The pariSoma Innovation Loft was conceived to support
fluid collaboration. We are part of an international network with
strong links to France and Europe. pariSoma’s goal is to work as a
platform for communities that understand the value of being part of a
broader network to foster innovation and collective intelligence.

Collaboration – The pariSoma Innovation Loft provides a place for
coworkers to collaborate and learn from each other. Our open office
encourages coworkers to get to know one another and build off each
other. Whether exchanging ideas or services, we seek to foster a
collaborative environment.

Innovation – The pariSoma Innovation Loft is a hub for tech events in
San Francisco. By bringing together some of the Bay Area’s finest
entrepreneurs, startups, and freelancers we aim to encourage
innovation through our events. Our events range from iPhone App
Meetups to the SF Drupal User Group to Startup/VC events to TEDxSoMa,
and more.

Openness – In the era of openness, Web 2/3.0, and transparency, the
pariSoma Innovation Loft encourages openness in its community through
an open coworking space and dialogue among its members. We firmly
believe sharing, whether it is ideas, books, bikes, etc., is a big
part of openness and coworking.

Sustainability – The pariSoma Innovation Loft believes in helping move
the collective conscious towards sustainability. By encouraging the
creation of systems, such as coworking, that promote sustainability we
look to help put our community of communities onto the sustainability
path and make the world a better place.

The Android Makers is a group of technologists and designers who
maintain an independent culture of collaboration and invention. We
hold regular public meetings and maintain online resources for Android
Makers around the globe. The group meets in the spirit of the 70's
"home brew computer club" (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_Computer_Club ) our public
events and online resources are open to all makers, professionals and
hobbyists alike.

The Purpose of the ARDevMob is to support free to use Augmented
Reality System Makers and Content Creators through real world events,
workshops and community building.

The Chrome OS group is so new that the mission is simply to realize
the potential of the Open Source Chromium Project.

I am excited to see what we can create in this space. There are many
members who's interest has been limited by our distance or the big
hill between the BART station and my house ;)

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