How fortunate we in coworking are to have the Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC).
GCUC brings the human aspects of coworking front and center while serving up the industry’s movers and shakers to share their insights, experience and stories.
Add a community of space operators and industry service providers and you have something extraordinary—a treasure trove of connection, information and inspiration.
The biggest challenge is taking it all in then implementing your takeaways in your own space. How do you retain all that information and inspiration and share it with your community?
Make the Most of GCUC Canada with the Women Who Cowork Retreat
This year, the stars have aligned for women in the coworking world. Women Who Cowork and GCUC Canada, which has a reputation for being unwaveringly focused on community, connection and furthering the coworking movement, have partnered to create an event that promises to be one for the books. We’re going to Banff in Alberta, Canada, for a Women Who Cowork Retreat, followed by GCUC Canada.
If you want to arrive at GCUC Canada ready to participate, learn, share, connect and absorb all the information and insights, there is no better way than with a mind-clearing, heart-opening and grounding Women Who Cowork retreat.
Benefits of a Retreat
Retreats help us refocus, decompress, connect with ourselves and others, and slow down the fast-paced work/life many of us have. Retreating gives us a chance to renew our energy and recalibrate our baseline from one of overwhelm and urgency to one of calm clarity.
We can’t create more hours in a day, but we can increase our energy.
As an Energy Project article explains, “Like time, energy is finite; but unlike time, it is renewable. Taking more time off is counterintuitive for most of us. The idea is also at odds with the prevailing work ethic in most companies, where downtime is typically viewed as time wasted.”
Downtime prevents burnout and contributes to personal wellness and professional performance. A 2006 study done by accounting firm Ernst & Young found that for every additional 10 hours of vacation time an employee took, their performance ratings improved by 8 percent.
Work/Life Perfection
Retreating in Banff with Women Who Cowork before going to GCUC Canada promises to be work/life perfection.
If you’re a coworking conference regular but are unfamiliar with retreat, here are five more reasons a retreat is good for your business:
- You need perspective to keep your business moving forward.
- Sitting and thinking is work, even if it looks like goofing off.
- You can connect with professionals with a range of skills.
- You don’t know what you don’t know—and sometimes you need other people to help you see things differently.
- It’s an investment in your business.
Get tickets to the Women Who Cowork Retreat
Get tickets to GCUC Canada
Note: Ticket to the Women Who Cowork Retreat does not include access to Camp GCUC or GCUC Canada. This is a partnership between Women Who Cowork and GCUC Canada. To attend both, you must purchase tickets to both events.
Retreat and Conference Details
The Women Who Cowork Retreat will be held at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in the breathtaking Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, a picture-perfect mountain town and village, abundant wildlife and scenic drives come together in Canada’s first national park.
Accommodations are not included in the price of your ticket and must be booked directly with Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Please visit their booking link to choose between a shared room ($60) or a private room ($120). All guests enjoy property-wide WiFi, parking, admission to the Banff Centre’s Walter Philips Gallery, plus membership at their extensive fitness and recreation facilities.
Cost & Registration (all prices listed are in Canadian currency):
$480 for Retreat Full Price – (Sales end 10/1/2018)
$630 – Last Minute Ticket- (Sales end 10/19/2018)
*Tickets are not refundable but can be transferred to the balance of a future retreat ticket or to an alternate attendee.
*Support a “Coworking Sister! At the time of purchase, you will be given the option to make a donation to our Women Who Cowork Ticket Scholarship Fund. This program has been designed to cultivate inclusivity and lower the financial barriers to access for women interested in attending. If you would like to become a scholarship recipient, please complete our application form.
