Hoping to come for longer this year. I'm also thinking of bringing my 10-year-old. I'd love to hear about the experiences of people bringing kids (esp kids around that age). Is there a place I could hear about that or talk to other parents?
Hi Misha, it's great to hear that you're thinking about coming for longer next year!
The best place to read about how we think about the kids experience is on the blog, which I imagine you've already seen. But before the next event, we'll also try to compile the experience that folks have had with their families in one place to make it easier to see.
If you want to build in Cloverdale then host this event in Cloverdale. Invest in the community you supposedly want to be a part of. Locals are very skeptical of your intentions. And don’t say there aren’t the accommodations or event space you need. We have plenty of space to accommodate you. Especially if you’re planning this far out.
Hey Mollie! We would love that. We hosted several EE'24 events in Cloverdale, and we're looking at ways to expand that for EE'25 and beyond. I'd be interested in hearing your ideas and brainstorming together.
We actually originally planned to host EE'24 in Cloverdale, but when we researched the hotel options, we just couldn't find enough. (For a sense of scale, we had 1,300 attendees!) That said, we're very open to pointers if you know of lodging options that we weren't aware of.
Would you be willing to meet up for coffee sometime? I'm an open book about my intentions and happy to answer any questions you might have.
Look at the citrus fair and performing arts center to host seminars. There is a hotel here and B&B’s, but if you really have 1300 people, it’s likely all won’t be able to stay in Healdsburg anyway. Would love to meet and have coffee with you next time you’re in Cloverdale.
I live in Cloverdale and am sorry I was unable to attend the presentation you just gave here. I am seeing some concern among residents here on Nextdoor.com. Below are the questions I posted there, and if you have answers from studies already, I am sure many besides just me would like to hear them. For any questions you don't know the answer to, how could we find out in advance of "testing in the wild" (as software developers say)?
I like the idea of a construction project planned for humans rather than profit. If that is what this is, then it is much better than the more-common vision of most developers. The question is, does it really serve the Cloverdale good? So...
1. How will it affect low-income people? Will they be able to afford to live there? Will a number of rich people coming in raise property values everywhere, meaning you have to be rich yourself to afford to live here?
2. How will it affect the allocation of limited water resources? Will the rest of us end up being forced to pay and/or conserve more so that they get water?
3. How will it affect the sewer system?
4. How will it affect the schools? There are already a number of students who do not attend Cloverdale schools but go to Healdsburg or homeschool. This is not necessarily bad, especially for students and their parents to have choices, but for kids who can't use those options, will their already-underfunded schools get worse?
5. Will the taxes on Edge Esmeralda businesses and residents more than offset the costs for roads and utilities?
6. How will it impact overall security and our police department?
7. How will it impact health services?
8. How will it impact our fire department and related organizations that help us in times of emergencies and in the aftermath?
I have nothing against money coming in. My concern is all about how it will be used and who might lose because of it. We can only deal with any possible downsides if we understand what they are.
What was the co-working environment like last year for the event? If I did come, I would likely have to work a full 40 hour week remotely and hop on occasional meetings. Were people last year able to work effectively during the weekdays?
Hey! I came last year for just like two days :(
Hoping to come for longer this year. I'm also thinking of bringing my 10-year-old. I'd love to hear about the experiences of people bringing kids (esp kids around that age). Is there a place I could hear about that or talk to other parents?
Hi Misha, it's great to hear that you're thinking about coming for longer next year!
The best place to read about how we think about the kids experience is on the blog, which I imagine you've already seen. But before the next event, we'll also try to compile the experience that folks have had with their families in one place to make it easier to see.
https://blog.edgeesmeralda.com/p/kids-at-edge-esmeralda
PS, here's an example of a family with 3 young kids who joined us at Edge City Lanna (a similar event that we're organizing in Thailand right now) https://x.com/RoszykAdam/status/1845151992529944980
If you want to build in Cloverdale then host this event in Cloverdale. Invest in the community you supposedly want to be a part of. Locals are very skeptical of your intentions. And don’t say there aren’t the accommodations or event space you need. We have plenty of space to accommodate you. Especially if you’re planning this far out.
Hey Mollie! We would love that. We hosted several EE'24 events in Cloverdale, and we're looking at ways to expand that for EE'25 and beyond. I'd be interested in hearing your ideas and brainstorming together.
We actually originally planned to host EE'24 in Cloverdale, but when we researched the hotel options, we just couldn't find enough. (For a sense of scale, we had 1,300 attendees!) That said, we're very open to pointers if you know of lodging options that we weren't aware of.
Would you be willing to meet up for coffee sometime? I'm an open book about my intentions and happy to answer any questions you might have.
Look at the citrus fair and performing arts center to host seminars. There is a hotel here and B&B’s, but if you really have 1300 people, it’s likely all won’t be able to stay in Healdsburg anyway. Would love to meet and have coffee with you next time you’re in Cloverdale.
I live in Cloverdale and am sorry I was unable to attend the presentation you just gave here. I am seeing some concern among residents here on Nextdoor.com. Below are the questions I posted there, and if you have answers from studies already, I am sure many besides just me would like to hear them. For any questions you don't know the answer to, how could we find out in advance of "testing in the wild" (as software developers say)?
I like the idea of a construction project planned for humans rather than profit. If that is what this is, then it is much better than the more-common vision of most developers. The question is, does it really serve the Cloverdale good? So...
1. How will it affect low-income people? Will they be able to afford to live there? Will a number of rich people coming in raise property values everywhere, meaning you have to be rich yourself to afford to live here?
2. How will it affect the allocation of limited water resources? Will the rest of us end up being forced to pay and/or conserve more so that they get water?
3. How will it affect the sewer system?
4. How will it affect the schools? There are already a number of students who do not attend Cloverdale schools but go to Healdsburg or homeschool. This is not necessarily bad, especially for students and their parents to have choices, but for kids who can't use those options, will their already-underfunded schools get worse?
5. Will the taxes on Edge Esmeralda businesses and residents more than offset the costs for roads and utilities?
6. How will it impact overall security and our police department?
7. How will it impact health services?
8. How will it impact our fire department and related organizations that help us in times of emergencies and in the aftermath?
I have nothing against money coming in. My concern is all about how it will be used and who might lose because of it. We can only deal with any possible downsides if we understand what they are.
I look forward to what you have to share.
I'm planning to attend and hoping to bring my college-age son along. I'm guessing/hoping the event will attract many college students as well.
What was the co-working environment like last year for the event? If I did come, I would likely have to work a full 40 hour week remotely and hop on occasional meetings. Were people last year able to work effectively during the weekdays?