Virtual Business Chat: Coworking

Virtual Business Chat: Coworking
Presented by the NASW Freelance Committee
Date: Thursday, February 6
Start time: 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific
Event access link: https://www.nasw.org/virtual-events-auditorium (NASW member login required)

The NASW Freelance Committee virtual meetup will be a business chat on coworking. To speak on the topic, volunteer event hosts Jennifer Huber and Ellen Kuwana have invited science writer Spoorthy Raman, a frequent user of coworking tools who also organized a ScienceWriters2022 session on coworking.

Spoorthy will provide an overview of coworking platforms and share her tips on how to use them effectively. We’ll then put this information into action during a short coworking session using Zoom breakout rooms, before coming back together to discuss the experience. Please bring a 15-20 minute task to work on during the mini coworking session. This meetup will be an informal business chat, with plenty of time for questions and answers.

Invited speaker
Spoorthy Raman
https://spoorthyraman.journoportfolio.com/

Speaker-provided bio:
Spoorthy Raman is an award-winning science and environment journalist, fact-checker and author. With a decade of experience in various writing forms — including journalistic stories, popular science books, children's literature, long-form narratives, personal essays and regular columns — she currently serves as a staff writer covering wildlife for Mongabay. Her work has been featured in publications such as Scientific American, Nature, Deccan Herald and Audubon Magazine. She has received numerous accolades, including the SEAL Environment Journalist of the Year 2024. Residing in St. John's, Canada, she enjoys reading, embroidery and exploring local trails with her dog.

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Resolving to run your small business more efficiently? Or have you been afraid to jump into self-employment? There is a community here to support you. This year, the NASW Freelance Committee is offering a virtual meetup series held on the first Thursday of each month at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Freelance writers, editors and other communicators will be able to educate themselves and ask experts questions in an informal, small-group setting.

Questions? Stop by to say hello to event hosts Ellen Kuwana and Jennifer Huber and to vote for your favorite topics for future events.

Not an NASW member? Join the National Association of Science Writers this year: www.nasw.org/join