GCUC USA, 2015. Photo by the author. Follow @CatJohnson on Twitter

As coworking grows at a remarkable rate, so too does the number of people interested in connecting with other coworking space operators, enthusiasts, and visionaries.

One fantastic way to tap into all that coworking brainpower is to attend in-person events. Around the world, organizers are throwing a variety of coworking events designed to help people succeed in the field and connect with other leaders. Deskmag recently rounded up the major coworking events of 2016.

High points include a growing collection of GCUC conferences around the world, Coworking Unconference Asia in Bali, the small but important Coworking Africa, and Coworking Europe, which is the longest-running coworking conference. Here are the events scheduled so far this year:

Coworking Africa
February 6, 2016
The Design Bank, Cape Town, South Africa

Coworking Unconference Asia (CU Asia)
February 24-28, 2016
The Green School, Bali (between Ubud and Denpasar)

Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC) South America
March 3-4, 2016
Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brazil

Cowork 2016 (Germany)
March 11-13
SHHARED, Hamburg, Germany

Coworking Switzerland
Tentative Date: April, 2016
Details TBA

GCUC USA
May 3-6, 2016
Steel Case Work Life Center, Los Angeles, Ca.

Coworking Spain Conference
May 19-21, 2016
CREC, Barcelona, Spain

GCUC China
First week in August
Beijing, China
Details TBA

Workshift 2016
August, 2016
Durham, North Carolina
Details TBA

GCUC Australia
September, 2016
Melbourne, Australia
Details TBA

GCUC Canada
October, 2016
Montreal, Canada
Details TBA

Coworking Europe
November, 2016
Details TBA