Very rough draft, will be updating over the next few days!

We need local companies to please sponsor 1 or more desks once a year for new developers (and existing developers who work from home) 2 get out. Also for developers visiting or moving 2 Cambridge to meet other developers.

The concept is simply that local companies will sponsor a desk where developers can work. This will be a different location and company each month (or each week if we have enough sponsors).

Working from home can be very lonely and stressful at times. Remaining motivated and productive is a big challenge!

By working in a buzzing / vibey environment the devs will be more productive and help remain sane. It will also be a great chance to meet other developers and companies and for companies 2 meet other devs. Developers can work on their own, or choose to pair program, if they decide that gets them more value. Please follow #hotdeskday on twitter for news on how this will progress. DM me ( Alan on twitter, @snowcode ) if you or your company can sponsor a desk. Each sponsored desk will appear in the camdug calendar with the title Cambridge #HotDeskDay at {COMPANY NAME}. Your company needs to be local to Cambridge, alternatively if you are outside of Cambridge, you must be willing to also sponsor the cost of transport and arrange pick up and return transport from Cambridge station on the sponsored day.

Please follow #hotdeskday to keep up to date with how this progresses.

RSVP to this meetup now so that companies can see who's looking for hotdesking space? Please also indicate if you have space available at ur place, kinda like travelling supper, where we simply visit each other's regular hangout spots.

(Update: 11:30, Some hotdeskdays will not necessarily be at sponsored companies places, and can simply be at each other's places and hangouts. Will try to mix it all up!)

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23hotdeskday

(Update : 15.02.2012, below is the beginning of a list of similar "co-working" spaces that are already available to go and work at. Please send me info on any others you find and I'll add them to the list. If you do attend-visit any of these, please give us feedback)

* Co-working Cambridge - Wednesday's 10 till 5, Jesus Lane
 http://www.eventility.co.uk/cgc/summary/334 
* CamJelly (Idea space) - Friday's 1 to 5pm
http://camjelly.eventbrite.com/