Hackerspaces here and elsewhere: introducing HackLab.TO

Leigh Honeywell leigh@hypatia.caSlides are BY-NC-SA, but check the links for photo licensing

Permanent Hallways

http://flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/3144374144/

http://flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/3144374884/

http://flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/3192264790

History

http://tmrc.mit.edu/history/

Build! Unite! Multiply!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspiegl/3140655379/

(.org)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/3204207491/

Hacker Space Design Patterns

Some Highlights:

Meet every week on Tuesdays

Don't let people sleep there (too often)

Don't bother with plants, they will die

Set up a mailing list, wiki, and IRC channel

more at http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Documentation

Everywhere (well, nearly)

In Germany...

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/C-base

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/C4

Underground?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbenson/sets/72157612764097253/

http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/

In a church!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acaben/2736855804/

http://hackerspaces.org/blog/2009/02/03/party-mode-hacdc-style/

In Toronto!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/3122513488/

HackLab.TO

Founded in July 2008

23 members

~800 sqft space in Kensington Market

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/3120137899/

HackLab.TO

$50/mo + 24/7 access = pure awesome

#hacklabto on irc.freenode.net

http://hacklab.to blag

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/2763804971/

Unpatched Tuesday

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/2676194830/

Projects

http://www.flickr.com/groups/hacklabto/pool/

Moar projects

http://www.flickr.com/groups/hacklabto/pool/

Python newbie nights

http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/

Parties

Pi Day (March 14) is the next one, bring pie!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/hacklabto/pool/

Come hang out!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/3324224261/

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