FREE DAY w/ free coffee and bagels! 
Check out some of the upcoming Friday events at CoLab:
Scrum Lunch and Learn - Friday, May 22
Robert Dempsey will lead this this month’s discussion focused around agile estimating. RSVP here.
Drupal Community Help Desk - Friday, June 5
Local Drupal guru Ryan Price will host a round table discussion on whats going on in the Drupal world. Feel free to bring your questions and get expert advice from one of the top Drupal developers in the Central Florida area.
CSS Lunch and Learn Workshop - Friday, June 12
Veteran CoLab’er and web developer Eric Marden will lead a discussion on CSS. Eric will speak on several intermediate CSS topics including the box model, truly understanding the cascade, and some other neat tips and tricks.
Would you like to host a learning event at CoLab Orlando? We would love to have you. Simply contact us with your topic and preferred event date.
posted under GeneralWe finally got the pictures from last week’s Epic Office Party uploaded to our new Flickr account. If you have any additional photos you’d like to share with us, just tag them colaborlando on Flickr or email them directly to staff (at) colaborlando.com.
Secondly, Florida Creatives podcasted a roundtable discussion on CoLab. The discussion is led by Ryan Price and includes commentary from members of the Florida Creatives Steering Committee. On behalf of the members and staff of CoLab we sincerely appreciate the great support from Florida Creatives and other local organizations. For those that don’t already know, Florida Creatives hosts a great happy hour at Crooked Bayou, 6PM, on the 3rd Monday of every month.
Finally, we enjoyed this video by Geoff DiMasi and Alex Hillman of IndyHall, a thriving coworking space in Philadelphia, PA. The video discusses communities of trust as they relate to coworking.
posted under Community, GeneralFrom everybody at CoLab, NFI Studios, and the rest of the businesses on the 6th floor of the New Angebilt Building, we’d like to thank you for making our Epic Office Party a huge success! It was a great time catching up with old friends and making new ones. Drinks were enjoyed, twitter accounts were followed, and for many of us, the after party continued downstairs at FinnHenry’s well into the night. Needless to say, we can’t wait until the next one. Do you have pictures from the event you’d like to share? If so, simply tag them colaborlando on Flickr. Or, you can email them to us at staff (at) colaborlando.com. Also, a special thanks to Erik at OrlandoMix.fm for providing an amazing DJ set for the event.
If you’re interested in checking out CoLab, we are running our Free Friday promotion through the end of May. The last Free Friday will be Friday, May 29 so if you haven’t had a chance to come in and Cowork with us, now is the time. If you have any questions about what we do here at CoLab, don’t hesitate to contact us.
posted under EventsDust off your pocket protectors as CoLab and the entire 6th floor of the New Angebilt building invite you to our second party of the year. If you missed our last party, this is your chance to see what CoLab is all about. If you made it to our last party, you know better than to miss this one! This event is completely FREE for everybody and a great chance to enjoy music, conversation, food, and drinks with Downtown Orlando’s finest businesses.
As if that wasn’t enough, did we mention you can win great PRIZES just for attending, such as CoLab memberships and more? Mark your calendars, all the action is going down on Thursday May 7th at 6:30PM. Click here to RSVP now!
posted under EventsLast month’s scrum lunch and learn was a success, and we’re excited to announce the next session on Friday, April 24th at 12:00. Join resident expert Robert Dempsey as he teaches the in’s and out’s of this conceptual development framework. Robert has upped the ante on this lunch and learn because anybody in attendance will have the chance to win one of three tickets to professional scrum training, valued in total at $2,200. If you’re interested in checking out this event, please RSVP here.
Are you interested in hosting a lunch and learn or user group meeting at CoLab? We want to hear from you!
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