“La Cantine: people, a place, a process” – Paul Richardet, permanent member of Silicon Sentier
Are you an entrepreneur, a software developer, a researcher, a graphic designer, or a visitor passing through the Ile-de-France region?
Are you looking for a place to work, to meet people, and to collaborate?
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“La Cantine: people, a place, a process” – Paul Richardet, permanent member of Silicon Sentier
Are you an entrepreneur, a software developer, a researcher, a graphic designer, or a visitor passing through the Ile-de-France region?
Are you looking for a place to work, to meet people, and to collaborate?
Are you looking to present and promote your business or your creative projects?La Cantine offers a coworking space, meeting and presentation rooms, and can help you organize and realize your event
La Cantine is a technology focused “coworking” or collaborative workplace.
Open to everyone, La Cantine offers actors and workers in the digital realm an environment conducive to innovation and collaboration. In addition to a 66 square meter workplace, La Cantine provides a set of services (logistics, consulting, communication) to foster cooperation, accelerate innovation, and encourage the growth of an already booming sector.
In order to do so, the team at La Cantine will help you in your efforts, offering advice and putting you in contact with possible partners and collaborators.
In 2010, La Cantine welcomed 757 coworkers and 16,000 visitors, and hosted over 400 events.
As a collaborative workplace, La Cantine is dedicated to creation, experimentation, and innovation.
The unique nature of La Cantine’s mission is to offer those in the digital and tech sectors a place to meet and an environment conducive to collaboration and the development of innovative projects. Known for both its events organized around the emerging technological community and its collaborative workplace, La Cantine also makes available its public resources and related services and provides professional expertise.
The project
With La Cantine, established in 2008 by Silicon Sentier, our goal is to be involved in the research, reflection and development of innovative projects. Our mission is to implement collaborative approaches and foster cooperation between actors in the digital and tech sectors. In so doing, we aim to participate in a larger conversation on the challenges of this new digital eco-system and to facilitate development, innovation and growth.Thus, our mission calls for the creation of a convivial working space, the organization of events around common themes and problems, and a deep understanding of the needs, desires, and ambitions of projects and actors in the digital sector.
Participants
Through the exchange of experience and ideas, La Cantine encourages and facilitates interaction between stakeholders in the digital and tech sector: coders, software developers, technophiles, innovators, entrepreneurs, users, geeks, or any committed citizen who’s passing through.
A diverse workspace
Located in the center of Paris, La Cantine’s 240 square meter workplace includes a café (for informal meetings), a main coworking space and two meeting halls. This entirely modular workspace also welcomes events and presentations.
A “coworking” space
La Cantine is the first coworking space in the Ile de France Region. La Cantine is a member of a global network of coworking spaces and abides by the principles of cooperation, openness, accessibility and viability. La Cantine offers a 66 square meter “coworking” space that can accommodate up to 20 coworkers.
A place to work and to debateInternationally and nationally recognized, La Cantine has a strong image and network of regional partners. La Cantine regularly hosts and organizes events for diverse audiences, such as themed evenings and nights dedicated to the production and testing of certain software or web-applications.
Recurring Events at La Cantine
Mobile Monday: a monthly get-together for those in the mobile technology community
BarCamp: a get-together for web-developres
RADart: a get-together for digital artists
Developer’s Day: a series of meetings between experts and industry stakeholders with the goal of training and sharing experiences with diverse technological platforms.
A flexible workspace that suits your needs
The entire ground floor of La Cantine is flexible and can be tailored to the size and theme of your event. This 145 square meter workspace can be completely privatized and can accommodate up to 180 people. For seminars, product introductions and cocktail parties — events which require greater isolation – La Cantine offers two meeting rooms located under a glass roof.
In addition to it’s collaborative workspace and many meeting/event rooms, La Cantine also offers its expertise in terms of :
- Logistics: La Cantine offers additional services such as: catering, video recording, coat-check, reception, and security
- Planning and Hosting: La Cantine team members can help you organize an event, identify main subjects, and offer emcee services.
- Communication: Depending on the nature of the event, Silicon Sentier can recruit participants using its own communication channels or e-mail campaigns. Silicon Sentier can also take care of the production of posters and promotional material.
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La Cantine and its partner networks
The Cantine offers public information and communication tools to keep you informed of the latest developments, ongoing projects, and upcoming events.
In 2009, the website of La Cantine received on average over 10,000 monthly page-views and its weekly newsletter was received by 5,500 contacts.
La Cantine is also very active on social networks
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An open source model of “Cantines”
Since the inception of La Cantine in Paris, other “Cantines” have been created in several other territories. La Cantine in Paris has helped folks in these territories to create “Cantines” supported by local networks and associations. By transferring its know-how and values, La Cantine is working to help these structures adapt their identities to their territories.
For more info, visit the website of the French network of “Cantines”
Team & contacts:
Nathanael : nathanael@lacantine.org
Maud : maud@siliconsentier.org
Paul : paul@siliconsentier.org
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