# \#cotech **URL:** https://community.coops.tech/tag/cotech/25.md [Latest](https://community.coops.tech/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.coops.tech/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.coops.tech/tags.md) --- ## [Get Tickets to the Autumn Gathering Soon: AI, Communities & Coops](https://community.coops.tech/t/get-tickets-to-the-autumn-gathering-soon-ai-communities-coops/4949)
**Author:** [@NatashaN](https://community.coops.tech/u/NatashaN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 July 2026 11:21 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/get-tickets-to-the-autumn-gathering-soon-ai-communities-coops/4949 "2026-07-02T11:21:05Z")
Super excited about this gathering I’ve been organising with Tim (Data Content Reach) and Simon (Agile Collective) at SPACE4. We decided to make it more public with a panel and discussion on AI in the morning with three … --- ## [An Introduction](https://community.coops.tech/t/an-introduction/4789)
**Author:** [@ddyer](https://community.coops.tech/u/ddyer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 March 2026 13:31 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/an-introduction/4789 "2026-03-10T13:31:36Z")
Hello All, My name is D. I’m looking to meet with like-minded people and learn. I did Classics and History in uni, but have done some cybersecurity courses since then. I look forward to learning and sharing with all … --- ## [Hello from Sweden! Seeking advice on tech-coop funding](https://community.coops.tech/t/hello-from-sweden-seeking-advice-on-tech-coop-funding/4771)
**Author:** [@NiclasW](https://community.coops.tech/u/NiclasW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 February 2026 16:19 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/hello-from-sweden-seeking-advice-on-tech-coop-funding/4771 "2026-02-25T16:19:13Z")
Hi coop kin! I’m Niclas and I co-founded a dating app in Sweden that collects charitable donations while connecting donors (more info in the links below) called the Singles Project. We have so far been self-financed but… --- ## [Form & Function is closing down](https://community.coops.tech/t/form-function-is-closing-down/4378)
**Author:** [@chrisb](https://community.coops.tech/u/chrisb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 February 2026 19:29 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/form-function-is-closing-down/4378 "2026-02-09T19:29:51Z")
Hi all, I thought I should post something here to let you know that Form & Function Digital Co-operative has now stopped trading, and is closing down. It’s just been me (Chris) for the past couple of years, so not real… --- ## [Futures x Co-ops: UK/NL drinks & dialogue at Space4](https://community.coops.tech/t/futures-x-co-ops-uk-nl-drinks-dialogue-at-space4/4727)
**Author:** [@JFGeurtsen](https://community.coops.tech/u/JFGeurtsen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 January 2026 16:29 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/futures-x-co-ops-uk-nl-drinks-dialogue-at-space4/4727 "2026-01-20T16:29:29Z")
Dear Co-tech community! We, a Dutch creative Co-op Komovo and studio Futurall will host drinks with Outlandish at Space4. We hope to bring together the futures and co-ops community in London. Over drinks we will explore… --- ## [CoTech – New branding!](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-new-branding/4450)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://community.coops.tech/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2025 16:53 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-new-branding/4450 "2025-11-26T16:53:26Z")
Hello everyone! As most of you will be aware we have been developing a new brand identity for CoTech. Tommy from our team has been leading on the design and we have been working with the branding group to develop the i… --- ## [Coordinator Proposal Working Group](https://community.coops.tech/t/coordinator-proposal-working-group/2945)
**Author:** [@KingMob](https://community.coops.tech/u/KingMob)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2025 06:40 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/coordinator-proposal-working-group/2945 "2025-10-10T06:40:58Z")
Hello, posting this as the first step in forming the cotech coordinator proposal working group, as agreed at the gathering last week. (Proposal here: Autumn Gathering 2021 - CoTech ) Do you want to be in the working gro… --- ## [General Circle Call Wednesday 24th September 4pm](https://community.coops.tech/t/general-circle-call-wednesday-24th-september-4pm/4539)
**Author:** [@NatashaN](https://community.coops.tech/u/NatashaN)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 September 2025 16:00 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/general-circle-call-wednesday-24th-september-4pm/4539 "2025-09-24T16:00:27Z")
Join the CoTech Circle call next week on Wednesday 24th September at 4pm Details are on the wiki as usual (Circle Call 2025-09-24 - CoTech). This is the link: (Cotech Meet.coop link) Please post ideas & discussi… --- ## [Web Forwarding / Redirecting .coop domains?](https://community.coops.tech/t/web-forwarding-redirecting-coop-domains/4462)
**Author:** [@BlockchainSocialist](https://community.coops.tech/u/BlockchainSocialist)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [22 July 2025 13:47 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/web-forwarding-redirecting-coop-domains/4462 "2025-07-22T13:47:26Z")
Hi, I wasn’t sure where to post this so I hope it’s ok. I’ve been trying to add a redirect to my .coop domain via encirca but it’s really not clear how to do it. I was wondering if anyone else had this issue? Basically… --- ## [Seeking Approval for Coops UK £5k Proposal – Input Needed + Circle Discussion](https://community.coops.tech/t/seeking-approval-for-coops-uk-5k-proposal-input-needed-circle-discussion/4469)
**Author:** [@NatashaN](https://community.coops.tech/u/NatashaN)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 July 2025 15:19 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/seeking-approval-for-coops-uk-5k-proposal-input-needed-circle-discussion/4469 "2025-07-21T15:19:25Z")
Hi all, Long time no see since I didn’t make it to last month’s CoTech circle call. But as most of you probably know, quite a few of us ended up at Coops Congress last month thanks to support from Coops UK which was bri… --- ## [Free .coop domains for CoTech members for the first year!](https://community.coops.tech/t/free-coop-domains-for-cotech-members-for-the-first-year/4455)
**Author:** [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 July 2025 11:22 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/free-coop-domains-for-cotech-members-for-the-first-year/4455 "2025-07-04T11:22:40Z")
I’m very happy to announce that domains.coop are going to grant CoTech the cotech.coop domain for free and are also offering free .coop domains to CoTech members for the first year, please contact Violetta Nafpaktiti via… --- ## [CoTech work to demo at Coops Congress](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-work-to-demo-at-coops-congress/4420)
**Author:** [@richard](https://community.coops.tech/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [26 June 2025 14:24 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-work-to-demo-at-coops-congress/4420 "2025-06-26T14:24:57Z")
Hi everyone, You may be aware that CoTech is going to have a prominent presence at this year’s Coops Congress in July. There will be a desk advertising CoTech; a panel on techs and coops; and Natasha Natarajan (Outlandi… --- ## [Brand Working Group- 1st meeting](https://community.coops.tech/t/brand-working-group-1st-meeting/4414)
**Author:** [@sofia](https://community.coops.tech/u/sofia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [14 May 2025 13:00 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/brand-working-group-1st-meeting/4414 "2025-05-14T13:00:35Z")
Creative Coop is excited to be taking on CoTech’s visual identity project. As mentioned in the proposal, we’d love to make this a collaborative process to do that, we’re setting up a Brand Working Group (6–8 people, one… --- ## [International Fallout of Cotech and Workers.coop merger](https://community.coops.tech/t/international-fallout-of-cotech-and-workers-coop-merger/4369)
**Author:** [@KingMob](https://community.coops.tech/u/KingMob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [11 April 2025 09:11 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/international-fallout-of-cotech-and-workers-coop-merger/4369 "2025-04-11T09:11:28Z")
I’d like to check my understanding of how the merger has changed Cotech’s relationship with nationality. This is what I think: Cotech pre-merger was (de facto) UK exclusive although coops based in the UK often had memb… --- ## [Shared Cotech Chat Channel](https://community.coops.tech/t/shared-cotech-chat-channel/4366)
**Author:** [@KingMob](https://community.coops.tech/u/KingMob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2025 14:15 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/shared-cotech-chat-channel/4366 "2025-04-09T14:15:22Z")
At the last Cotech Gathering there was some interest in having a shared Cotech chat channel, recognising that most members are using an internal chat for their coop and that with the tool I support, spacetube, there coul… --- ## [Community Energy England Summer Community Energy Conference 2025](https://community.coops.tech/t/community-energy-england-summer-community-energy-conference-2025/4359)
**Author:** [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 April 2025 14:09 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/community-energy-england-summer-community-energy-conference-2025/4359 "2025-04-04T14:09:30Z")
@jdaviescoates could you let us know when the details are out for the 1st July 2025 Community Energy England Summer Community Energy Conference 2025 – it sounds like an event that it would be good to have a CoTech stall … --- ## [Dot Project has closed down](https://community.coops.tech/t/dot-project-has-closed-down/4348)
**Author:** [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 March 2025 18:12 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/dot-project-has-closed-down/4348 "2025-03-31T18:12:31Z")
I’ve removed Dot Project from the CoTech website as the co-op has closed, @annie and @CatAinsworth have posted the following on LinkedIn: We are closing Dot Project A message from the founders Annie Legge Alex Meckl… --- ## [CoTech Stall at Co-op Congress 2025](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-stall-at-co-op-congress-2025/4341)
**Author:** [@chris](https://community.coops.tech/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2025 17:32 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/cotech-stall-at-co-op-congress-2025/4341 "2025-03-26T17:32:21Z")
At the CoTech call today we agreed to create a Loomio thread to discuss using some of the CoTech fund to organise a stall at Co-op Congress: If you don’t have access to the Loomio thread feel free to post thoughts on … --- ## [Open plan office space for 5-10 people available at SPACE4, London](https://community.coops.tech/t/open-plan-office-space-for-5-10-people-available-at-space4-london/4240)
**Author:** [@NatashaN](https://community.coops.tech/u/NatashaN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 January 2025 16:10 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/open-plan-office-space-for-5-10-people-available-at-space4-london/4240 "2025-01-08T16:10:34Z")
Hi lovely people! A shared office space has become available in our fantastic cooperative workspace in Finsbury Park. Please spread the word to all your non-coopy friends as well. Perfect for a socially impactful bus… --- ## [Talking to a journalist tomorrow](https://community.coops.tech/t/talking-to-a-journalist-tomorrow/4150)
**Author:** [@richard](https://community.coops.tech/u/richard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5 December 2024 15:23 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/talking-to-a-journalist-tomorrow/4150 "2024-12-05T15:23:12Z")
Hi all, I’m talking to a journalist from http://diginomica.com/ tomorrow afternoon at short notice, and I’ll be wearing both worker.coop and CoTech hats. If you have any thoughts or knowledge on the following I would be… --- ## [List of CoTech members on Bluesky](https://community.coops.tech/t/list-of-cotech-members-on-bluesky/4087)
**Author:** [@RichardE](https://community.coops.tech/u/RichardE)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [4 December 2024 13:07 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/list-of-cotech-members-on-bluesky/4087 "2024-12-04T13:07:10Z")
Has anyone compiled a list of CoTech members on Bluesky? How about we get a spreadsheet of accounts going, leading to a Starter Pack for new Bluesky joiners? (FYI I’m at @richardedwards.me on Bluesky and Outlandish is a… --- ## [Discouraging bad behaviour amongst clients](https://community.coops.tech/t/discouraging-bad-behaviour-amongst-clients/4075)
**Author:** [@polly](https://community.coops.tech/u/polly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [14 November 2024 10:42 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/discouraging-bad-behaviour-amongst-clients/4075 "2024-11-14T10:42:48Z")
Hey folks, At the last CoTech Gathering a few of us were sharing our frustrating experience of clients who seem to have unreasonable expectations and processes around commissioning a project. I wrote a blog about it.… --- ## [Recommendation for Load Testing Service?](https://community.coops.tech/t/recommendation-for-load-testing-service/3956)
**Author:** [@davida\_CoLab\_Co-op](https://community.coops.tech/u/davida_CoLab_Co-op)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [28 August 2024 19:56 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/recommendation-for-load-testing-service/3956 "2024-08-28T19:56:23Z")
Hi! Does anyone here have recommendations for a service provider to do load testing and otherwise testing apps for high-volume use and finding weak points? We’re looking for someone to consult one of our teams and guide… --- ## [Very Evil Demons application to join CoTech](https://community.coops.tech/t/very-evil-demons-application-to-join-cotech/3924)
**Author:** [@chrislowis](https://community.coops.tech/u/chrislowis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2024 09:51 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/very-evil-demons-application-to-join-cotech/3924 "2024-07-29T09:51:53Z")
Hi folks, A new co-operative, Very Evil Demons, has applied to join CoTech :tada: If you haven’t seen it, and you’re a CoTech member, please head over to the loomio thread to vote on their application. I appreciate th… --- ## [Rebooting CoTech in 2024](https://community.coops.tech/t/rebooting-cotech-in-2024/3797)
**Author:** [@chrislowis](https://community.coops.tech/u/chrislowis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [2 July 2024 13:48 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/rebooting-cotech-in-2024/3797 "2024-07-02T13:48:44Z")
I’ve been meaning to start a thread about “rebooting CoTech in 2024”. I’ve had a few conversations about it around Space4 and I think there’s still enthusiasm and interest to communicate more widely with the outside worl… --- ## [GDPR training](https://community.coops.tech/t/gdpr-training/3750)
**Author:** [@EmmaH](https://community.coops.tech/u/EmmaH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [29 December 2023 09:17 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/gdpr-training/3750 "2023-12-29T09:17:28Z")
Has anyone done co-op wide training on GDPR essentials for all employees? Any recommendations for online / self-paced courses? We’ve got about 30 colleagues now and although we work with open data there are still GDPR r… --- ## [Reawakening CoTech Twitter account](https://community.coops.tech/t/reawakening-cotech-twitter-account/567)
**Author:** [@polly](https://community.coops.tech/u/polly)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [31 July 2023 08:38 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/reawakening-cotech-twitter-account/567 "2023-07-31T08:38:50Z")
We’re going to start using the CoTech Twitter account, in large part to promote events that we are hosting here in London. Please, if you’re not already, could you follow https://twitter.com/CoTechUK from your co-op acco… --- ## [Welcome/on-boarding](https://community.coops.tech/t/welcome-on-boarding/640)
**Author:** [@harry](https://community.coops.tech/u/harry)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [2 March 2023 09:26 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/welcome-on-boarding/640 "2023-03-02T09:26:20Z")
Various efforts have been made to make it easier for people to understand CoTech when they join. This is a place to list and discuss these efforts. --- ## [Federating CoTech with European Tech Coops?](https://community.coops.tech/t/federating-cotech-with-european-tech-coops/3479)
**Author:** [@calummackervoy](https://community.coops.tech/u/calummackervoy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2023 09:26 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/federating-cotech-with-european-tech-coops/3479 "2023-02-11T09:26:12Z")
Hello! I started a proposal for organising a CoTech gathering in Europe (likely Brussels or Amsterdam) I proposed this scope: Helping organise the next steps towards CoTech-esque organisations in France, Netherlands a… --- ## [Temp check: CoTech Fund for chat bridging "MVP"](https://community.coops.tech/t/temp-check-cotech-fund-for-chat-bridging-mvp/3392)
**Author:** [@decentral1se](https://community.coops.tech/u/decentral1se)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [5 December 2022 15:40 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/temp-check-cotech-fund-for-chat-bridging-mvp/3392 "2022-12-05T15:40:58Z")
Hey all :waving\_hand: Myself @trav wanted to follow up on this chat bridging topic once more. It seems like there is support for trying to connect our various chat networks and members would like to have more convenien… [Next page](https://community.coops.tech/tag/cotech/25.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=cotech)