# CoTech 18th September 2024! Save the date!
**URL:** https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936
**Category:** Events
**Created:** [13 August 2024 14:08 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936 "2024-08-13T14:08:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [13 August 2024 14:08 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/1 "2024-08-13T14:08:17Z")
Hello everyone!
So, after chatting with a few of you, we’re excited to share that we’re organising a CoTech meetup in Colchester on the 18th of September! It’ll be a one-day event with an evening social, and we’ll provide info on accommodations and all that good stuff.
We’ve secured the Art Gallery as our venue and booked two fully-accessible rooms. There’s also a lovely veggie/vegan co-op cafe in the building that will be doing our catering, and we have a nice big garden space we can use too. We have preliminary evening venues in place with food.
First things first, who’s interested?
I’ll add some topic ideas for discussion, and Sofia, who some of you may know, is the Project Manager at Creative Coop, will be adding more details. Please chip in with ideas and questions
More info to follow!
Ben
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### Author:  [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)
#### Post date: [13 August 2024 14:27 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/2 "2024-08-13T14:27:05Z")
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### Author:  [@sofia](https://community.coops.tech/u/sofia)
#### Post date: [14 August 2024 15:07 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/3 "2024-08-14T15:07:34Z")
Hi everyone!
Lovely to meet you. So excited for CoTech 2024! Colchester,Essex. Not much time left, so if you would all help us to get the themes and leads for the sessions it would be great. I will be sharing the event link this week with all 🙂
We are planing to have 6 sessions of 1h each. We wanted to share some ideas and get yours too. So far we have:
- ‘Show & Tell’ A summary of what your coop has been doing? A chance to introduce new people and update others on projects or major changes in your coop
- Working with Local Authorities
- How do co-ops fit into the world of B Corp, net zero etc?
- Processes - useful workflows and strategies you use to manage projects as a team
- Finance - What are the pain points of your coop when managing finances? what software or strategies do you use to help?
- The effects of big agencies greenwashing- a lot of CoTech members target social good projects but how do we compete when agencies are using charities to counter balance their huge profits of working with companies like Barclays and Shell?
@Ben @NatashaN @polly @chris @chrislowis @Louise
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### Author:  [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)
#### Post date: [16 August 2024 09:18 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/4 "2024-08-16T09:18:15Z")
Assuming the [proposed MoA between CoTech and `workers.coop`](https://www.loomio.com/p/lVg8AKsX/moa-between-cotech-and-workers-coop) is agreed I’d be happy to help with a session on the practical steps we would need to undertake as a result (ringing around all the CoTech members that haven’t joined `workers.coop`, updating the website etc etc).
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### Author:  [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)
#### Post date: [16 August 2024 10:08 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/5 "2024-08-16T10:08:57Z")
We (Webarchitects) might be the only co-op without bank cards (debit or credit) for our members (Unity Trust doesn’t provide them) and I couldn’t make a payment using PayPal for a ticket (I get a _“Things don’t appear to be working at the moment. Please try again.”_ error message each time I try) — would it be possible to add an option to the page for people to email you for your bank account details so people can pay for tickets using a bank transfer? Thanks!
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### Author:  [@sofia](https://community.coops.tech/u/sofia)
#### Post date: [16 August 2024 16:28 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/6 "2024-08-16T16:28:28Z")
EVENT LINK 🥳
This one-day event is a fantastic opportunity to meet and connect with other coops! You’ll be part of 7 different sessions where we’ll casually discuss topics that matter to us. It’s a relaxed yet informative approach that we’re sure you’ll enjoy!
Secure your ticket [here](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/993630233777?aff=oddtdtcreator)!
More information: [wiki](https://wiki.coops.tech/wiki/Colchester_Gathering_2024)
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### Author:  [@sofia](https://community.coops.tech/u/sofia)
#### Post date: [27 August 2024 11:33 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/7 "2024-08-27T11:33:39Z")
I have sent you the detail on a direct text 🙂
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### Author:  [@chrislowis](https://community.coops.tech/u/chrislowis)
#### Post date: [29 August 2024 09:51 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/8 "2024-08-29T09:51:18Z")
I just ordered my ticket. Thank you so much for putting this together, I’m looking forward to catching up!
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### Author:  [@sofia](https://community.coops.tech/u/sofia)
#### Post date: [29 August 2024 13:14 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/9 "2024-08-29T13:14:32Z")
Amazing! 🥳
Thank you for all your support. Really looking forward to it.
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### Author:  [@chrislowis](https://community.coops.tech/u/chrislowis)
#### Post date: [29 August 2024 15:32 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/10 "2024-08-29T15:32:51Z")
I just discovered [multitudes.coop](https://multitudes.coop/) - does anyone know them? I wonder if they’d be interested in an invitation to join us?
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### Author:  [@SzczepanOfAnimorph](https://community.coops.tech/u/SzczepanOfAnimorph)
#### Post date: [2 September 2024 14:26 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/11 "2024-09-02T14:26:25Z")
Thank you for making this happen, incredibly exciting!!! We have an important project milestone workshop that day but hoping one of us can take part.
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [3 September 2024 14:36 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/12 "2024-09-03T14:36:54Z")
Yes we almost done some work with them at one point, was a while back. I will reach out. Good idea!
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [3 September 2024 14:53 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/13 "2024-09-03T14:53:10Z")
That’s a shame but yeah I hope at least one of you can make it along, we are 50 minutes from Liverpool Street
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [3 September 2024 15:00 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/14 "2024-09-03T15:00:46Z")
We are working on developing the ideas and themes for the sessions. If anyone has any ideas of areas they would like to run or hear more about at CoTech do let us know.
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### Author:  [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)
#### Post date: [3 September 2024 15:50 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/15 "2024-09-03T15:50:33Z")
I could do a practical, hands-on, session on how to update the CoTech website if one or more people are interested in that?
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [4 September 2024 11:04 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/16 "2024-09-04T11:04:29Z")
We could add this in as a mini side session 👍
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [4 September 2024 11:52 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/17 "2024-09-04T11:52:32Z")
For anyone arriving on the Tuesday we do have a co working space attached to our studio that people are welcome to use. Just let us know if you plan on coming over.
Also we are going to head for drinks on the Tuesday night too and all coming down the evening before are invited. More details to follow!
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### Author:  [@KingMob](https://community.coops.tech/u/KingMob)
#### Post date: [11 September 2024 17:51 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/18 "2024-09-11T17:51:02Z")
Ordered ticket, interested to get the accommodation information before I book the train
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### Author:  [@sofia](https://community.coops.tech/u/sofia)
#### Post date: [13 September 2024 07:16 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/19 "2024-09-13T07:16:14Z")
Hi! information sent (🙂
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [16 September 2024 13:34 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-18th-september-2024-save-the-date/3936/20 "2024-09-16T13:34:10Z")
Hello everyone! We have a good range of co-ops attending. If anyone is still planning on coming that hasn’t brought tickets yet do let us know asap so we can update caterers.
The weather is planned to be 23c and we have the gardens we can use throughout the day too 🙂
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