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==Now==
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See the [http://london.hackspace.org.uk/events/ calendar] for details of activities at the Hackspace and events primarily aimed at LHS members.
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This page is for other events, elsewhere, that may be of interest. Feel free to add more events, though the number of people who find out about events from this page is approximately zero.
  
 
==Upcoming==
 
==Upcoming==
  
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*Next [[#dc|DC4420]]: Tuesday 24th May
 
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*Next [[#ps|pubstandards]]: Thursday 12th May
 
  
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Check ?dc and ?ps on [[IRC]]
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===In London===
  
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See [http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/ Ian Visits] for other London events of a intellectual but somewhat less geeky nature.  Also Lanyard, meetup.com etc.
  
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===In London===
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===In UK===
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* [http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2011/ OpenTech] 21st May 2011.
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* [https://www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/nottingham-gaussfest/ Nottingham Gaussfest] High voltage enthusiasts demonstrate tesla coils and other tech. 4th November 2023.
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* [http://www.ddrcbootsale.org/ Dunstable Downs Radio Club Bootsale 2011] 22 May.
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* [http://beamfestival.com/ BEAM: Brunel Electronic + Analogue Music Festival] 24-26 June.
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* [https://www.retrotechuk.com/ Retrotech UK] 220 stalls of dealers, clubs and private sellers offering vintage items, including radio, televisions, hi-fi and audio, records (LP's, 45's, 78's), gramophones, telephones, communications equipment, spares, early video games, early computing, small appliances, indeed anything techy from the early 20th century right up to the millennium and beyond. Warwickshire
  
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see [http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/ Ian visits] for other London events of a intellectual but somewhat less geeky nature.
 
  
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===In UK===
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* [https://www.museumofeverythingelse.com/ Museum of everything else] Ramsgate, Kent. See the giant wall of oscillators and a collection of obsolete oscilloscopes.
  
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* [http://geeksinthepeaks2011spring.eventbrite.com/ Geeks In The Peaks] May 27-30.
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* [https://henhamsteamrally.com/ Henham Steam rally] 16th and 17th of September 2023
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* [http://dorkbotlondon.org/wiki/index.php/DorkCamp11 DorkCamp] 17/18/19 June 2011 at [http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ Bletchley Park!]. it will be awesome and in-tents.
 
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* [http://www.nadars.org.uk/rally2011.asp NDARS radio boot sale] 19th June Newbury. Huge amounts of cheap electronics bits and bobs and junk. Great day out provided it does not rain too much. Half a dozen hackspace people usually attend. It's a couple of hundred temporary tables in a field. Be there at opening time to get the bargains. Potential to organise lift sharing among people travelling from London (try asking [[User:Ajp]] or the mailing list).
 
  
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* [http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2011/03/21/chance-to-tour-a-nuclear-fusion-reactor/Another chance to tour a fusion reactor] Wednesday 14 September, and maybe October/November.
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*[https://pintofscience.com/ Pint of Science] 13-15 May 2024
  
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* [http://www.teslacoiling.co.uk/events UK Teslathon] October 30/31, Cambridge
 
  
 
===In Europe===
 
===In Europe===
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* http://events.ccc.de/2010/08/10/chaos-communication-camp-2011/, 10-14 August near Berlin. Some hackspace people are planning to go see the [http://wiki.hackspace.org.uk/wiki/CCC_Camp_2011 planning page]
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===Internationally===
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* http://hardwear.io/  
  
 
===Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast===
 
===Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast===
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==Recurring==
 
==Recurring==
 
===In London===
 
===In London===
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* [http://www.meetup.com/londonlinux/ ] London Linux meetup
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* [http://www.novelty-automation.com/  "Novelty Automation"]:  "The London arcade of home-made coin operated machines built by enthusiasts", WC1R 4AX.
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'''See http://london2.org/''' for recurring events, especially [http://dorkbotlondon.org/ '''Dorkbot'''] (people doing strange things with electricity) and [http://www.gllug.org.uk/ '''GLLUG'''] (Greater London Linux User Group).
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*[http://www.meetup.com/NW-London-Hackers-and-Makers/ Create Space Open Night], Most tuesdays, Wembley, NW London.
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*[http://southlondonmakerspace.org South London Makerspace] has regular events.
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* http://darq.org.uk/: Free Unix Command Line Workshops every week in Shoreditch
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*[http://hackwimbledon.tumblr.com/ HackWimbledon]
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* [http://www.meetup.com/iotlondon/ Internet of things London] Speakers, people, drinking. Connect everything to the internet. Usually more people want tickets than there is room for.http://fuckupnights.com/london/
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* [http://www.g3oou.co.uk/cprec.html Crystal Palace Radio & Electronics Club] 1st Friday of each month, 8pm.
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* [http://lanyrd.com/profile/mysociety/ mySociety Civic Hack Evening]. Wednesdays 6-9pm at MozillaSpace.
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* [http://www.rougol.jellybaby.net/ RiscOS] User Group.
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* [https://cryptoparty.org/wiki/London CryptoParty]
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* [http://therestartproject.org/events/ RestartParty] Fixing Stuff.
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* [http://www.meetup.com/geekpub/ geekpub] Geeks in a pub
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* [http://dorkbotlondon.org/ Dorkbot London]: "people doing strange things with electricity"
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* [http://pubsci.co.uk Science in the pub] Roughly monthly, a talk on something sciency followed by drinking.
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* [http://hackney.skepticsinthepub.org/ Skeptics in the pub] three different groups of them in London apparently, [http://hackney.skepticsinthepub.org/ Hackney], [http://westminster.skepticsinthepub.org/ Westminster] and [http://london.skepticsinthepub.org/ Camden].
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* [http://mathsjam.com/ MathsJam] is a monthly opportunity for like-minded self-confessed maths enthusiasts to get together in a pub and share stuff they like. [http://mathsjam.com/index.php?content=london Mathjam London]
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* http://www.gllug.org.uk Greater London Unix User Group.
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* [http://www.hampsteadscience.ac.uk/rss_prog.htm Hampstead Scientific Society] has talks on a wide variety of subjects
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* [http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/london/events.cfm IET london] Regular possibly interesting talks.
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* [http://bit.spc.org/ Open Wireless Network] Wednesdays.
 
* http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/User+Group+losug/ London Open Solaris User Group
 
* http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/User+Group+losug/ London Open Solaris User Group
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* http://www.socialtext.net/wikiwed/ Wiki Wednesdays
 
 
* http://london2600.org.uk/ Telecomms, security and more...
 
* http://london2600.org.uk/ Telecomms, security and more...
 
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* http://dc4420.org/ Defcon (security)
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* http://dc4420.org/ Defcon London Meetup. Check ?dc on [[IRC]].
 
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* http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/lates
 
* http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/lates
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* http://www.nintendisco.com/ A retro gaming night
 
* http://www.nintendisco.com/ A retro gaming night
 
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* http://www.pubstandards.co.uk/ Where beer and web people collide
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* http://www.pubstandards.co.uk/ Where beer and web people collide. Check ?ps on [[IRC]]
 
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* [http://meetuplondon.hackshackers.com/ hacks/hackers] Hacks & Hackers.
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* http://eventhandler.co.uk/ Various geek events.
 
* Tour of Whitechapel bell foundry (Britain's oldest manufacturing company) - needs about 4-6 months notice and a fixed number of people (20)
 
* Tour of Whitechapel bell foundry (Britain's oldest manufacturing company) - needs about 4-6 months notice and a fixed number of people (20)
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* http://www.cultureseekers.org/ Walks, history tours and stuff around London
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* http://www.kensevents.co.uk/ London dinners, walks and days out organized by Ken.
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* [http://londonamateurbrewers.wordpress.com/ London amateur brewers meetup]
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* [http://www.iop.org/activity/branches/south_east/lse/calendar/index.html#/?i=1 The institute of Physics] hold a few talks each month, some interesting, usually open to the public.
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* [http://www.talesofadventure.co.uk/?page_id=70 Tales of adventure] Monthlyish London. Explorers and adventurers telling their stories.
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* [http://www.londonmodelengineering.co.uk/ London model engineering show] Loads of great tool stalls from screwdrivers to CNC mills. Jet engine builders association. Model trains are only a small part of it.
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*[http://thewildrumpus.co.uk/ the wild rumpus]  indie videogaming, London events about once a year, check for a September event.
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*[https://twitter.com/lrug London ruby user group] second monday of the month
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*[http://t.co/1gKSwpHL74 list of conferences with open calls for participation]
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*[http://londonwebstandards.org/ London webstandards] monthly
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*[http://www.meetup.com/Raspberry-Pint-London/ Raspberry pint] People who like the raspberry pi mini computer talk to each other, watch of few presentions on whatever projects people bring along and have a few drinks. There are usually  a couple of pi controlled bigtracks with robot arms grafted on the top. Miller pub near London bridge unless it moves again
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*[http://www.quekett.org/about/programme-events Quekett Microscopical Club] Lectures about microscopy and microscopic things at the Royal College of Surgeons, the Natural History Museum, and other locations.
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*[http://fuckupnights.com/london/ fuckupnights] People tell storys of failed businesses and projects. Sells out rapidly
 
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* [http://makerfaire.com/newcastle/2010/ Maker Faire]
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* [http://makerfaireuk.com/ Maker Faire]
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* http://www.rsgb.org/events/ Amateur radio rally's around the country. Usually lots of cheap electronic components and interesting junk.
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* [http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/programme Various things at the Lighthouse in Brighton]
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* RSGB [http://rsgb.org/main/news/rallies/ amateur radio rally] listing. Usually lots of cheap electronic components and interesting junk.
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* British Vintage Wireless Society [https://www.bvws.org.uk/events/diary.php events diary]
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* [http://www.ddrcbootsale.org/ DDRC Bootsale] One of the biggest and best radio rallies in the UK, anually in May.
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*[https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/contact/ RAF Radar Museum] Norfolk, open regularly.
  
 
===In Europe===
 
===In Europe===
 
* http://plumbercon.org/ (Vienna)
 
* http://plumbercon.org/ (Vienna)
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* http://eth-0.nl/ (Den Oever)
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* http://eth-0.nl/ (The Netherlands)
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* http://events.ccc.de/congress/ and CCC Camp (Berlin)
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* http://events.ccc.de/congress/ and CCC Camp (Germany)
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* http://www.demoparty.net/
 
* http://www.fosdem.org/ (Belgium)
 
* http://www.fosdem.org/ (Belgium)
  
 
===Internationally===
 
===Internationally===
 
* http://dorkbot.org/ Various cities globally
 
* http://dorkbot.org/ Various cities globally
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* http://www.2600.org/meetings/ Various cities globally (Paris 2600 wanted to do some sort of exchange visit a while back but we were too lazy to do anything).
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* http://www.2600.org/meetings/ Various cities globally
  
 
===Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast===
 
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* [http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=969:world-amateur-radio-day-april-18&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 World Amateur Radio Day] - 18th April
  
 
==Visited / Past Events==
 
==Visited / Past Events==
 
===In London===
 
===In London===
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* [http://dorkcamp.eventwax.com/dorkboat DorkBoatLondon10 sailing at 4:45pm, 11th September 2010]
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* * [http://canarywharf.com/arts-events/exhibitions/winter-lights-festival/ Winter Lights] festival performance weekend.  Featuring "Hackspace Cubed" by members of [http://leedshackspace.org.uk/ Leeds Hackspace]. 4-8pm Canary Wharf, 9th-11th January.
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* [http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2010/ OpenTech, 11 September 2010]
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* South London Makerspace [https://www.facebook.com/events/863084057047874/ Open Evening] 7th January, 19:30, Arch 1129, 41 Norwood Road, SE24 9AJ.
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*[http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotlondon-blabber/2014-November/002691.html Dorkbot #86]
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* [http://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/our-events-detail.php?id=0000000002 London Model Engineering Exhibition] 21-23 January 2011. For those interested in the engineering side of things. A good place to pick up tools, parts, and materials. Usually focused on steam, rockets, indoor flying, and exceptionally detailed models built from scratch.
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*[http://logancij.com/ The Logan Symposium] Anti-Secrecy, Surveillance and Censorship Event at the Barbican.  December 5-6th.
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* [http://www.kinetica-artfair.com/ Kinetica Art Fair] 4-6 February 2011
 
  
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* [http://www.kbsm.org/news/222-stirling-engines-return-to-kew-on-march-27 Sterling engines at Kew steam museum] Sunday March 27th. This was a nice afternoon out. There were lots of working home made sterling engines being shown off by their creators. Some of the museums steam engines were running including one of the pumps that used to supply water to west london, impressive just by sheer size and better when it's running. Museum is best visited when the machines are running or when there is something else on. There is a decent free house in between Kew Bridge station and the museum to idle away the time until the next train.
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* [https://londoncryptofestival.eventbrite.co.uk/ London CryptoFestival] @Goldsmiths, Saturday, 30 November, 11-16:00.
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* [https://dorkbotlondon.eventbrite.com/ Dorkbot London #84] 23rd of October at Stream Arts.
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* [https://wiki.openitp.org/events:techno-activism_3rd_mondays:london Techno Activism 3rd Monday] Monday 16th September 19-22:00.
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* [http://makerfaireelephantandcastle.com/ Elephant and Castle Mini Maker Faire] 6th July at LCC.
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* [https://howdo.eventbrite.com/ HowDo Fix-it evening]. Thursday 4th July, 19-22:00, EC1Y.
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* [http://perlman-ucl.eventbrite.co.uk/ Folklore of Network Protocols] talk by Radia Perlman, 15 January 4pm, UCL. [http://www.engineering.ucl.ac.uk/blog/news/folklore-network-protocols-radia-perlman-now-available-online/ video online here]
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* [http://darq.org.uk/ Funix].
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* [http://therestartproject.org/events/ restart parties]
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* [http://limewharf.org/machines-room/ Machinesroom public launch] thursday evening 19th of june , see their twitter, Lime Wharf on Regents Canal, north London.
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* [http://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/events/detail/festival-of-stuff-public-open-day Institute of making public open day] saturday afternoon 21june
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* [http://sedgemore.com/2014/06/midsummer-madness-2014-london-cyclists-to-greet-the-solstice-dawn/ Summer solstice early morning bike ride through London] Being in a group of 100+ cyclists makes riding in central London much less scary.
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* [http://therestartproject.org/events/ Restart party] wednesday 25th of june at South London Makerspace. People bring broken stufff and get help fixing it. Lots of people came to the last one. Also one in Hackney on the 28th.
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* [http://www.meetup.com/Raspberry-Pint-London/ Raspberry pint], tuesday 24th of June, usually a few people give short talks about their raspberry pi based projects.
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* [http://www.londonarchitecturediary.com/?c=0 Architecture festival] All june, various events
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*[http://www.musictechfest.org/ Music tech fest] 5-7 September 2014 in London, add details when known
  
 
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* [http://www.narsa.org.uk/ Blackpool radio rally] 10th of April. and a visit to [http://madlab.org.uk/ MadLAb]
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* [http://www.emfcamp.org/ Electro Magnetic Field]: A [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp|UK Hacker Camp]] 31st August to the 2nd September.
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* [http://makerfaireuk.com/ Maker Faire], Newcastle, 12-13 March 2011. The resulting tesla coil kinect video was popular beyond all expectations...
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* [http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/ Hovershow 2012] April 28-29, Lee-on-the-Solent, outside Portsmouth [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyDp_e_Qa_A video]
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* [http://2011.totallydiy.co.uk/content Totally Tools], Birmingham 6-8 February 2011
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* [http://makerfairederby.com/ Mini Maker faire] Derby maker fair
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* Whitstable [http://www.kentishflats.co.uk/page.dsp?area=1399 wind farm]/[http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/maunsell_towers.htm sea forts]
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* [http://codemanship.co.uk/parlezuml/blog/?postid=1205 Programming and sausages] probably 18th of Sept
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* Visit to [http://www.underthepier.com/index.htm Tim Hunkin's exhibition] at Southwold, combined with a highly scientific tour of the [http://brewerytours.adnams.co.uk/ Adnam's brewery].
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* [http://2014.hackference.co.uk/ Hackference] 19th of September in [http://www2.b3ta.com/birmingham/ Birmingham]
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* [http://www.tnmoc.org/vcf-gb.aspx Vintage Computer Festival at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park] -- This is over now, it was very successful. Thanks to all that attended, we are hoping to hold another one at some point!
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* [http://www.steelcon.info/ Steelcon] security conference, booze is cheap in sheffield, the money behind the bar lasts all night.
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* [http://www.tomscott.com/soundmirrors/ Trip to Sound Mirrors in Denge] - 2010-07-18
 
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* [http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/britishsciencefestival/ British Science Festival, 14-19 September]. This year in Aston: a week long series of lectures on various sciences (physical, chemical, mathematical, soft, etc.).
 
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* [http://www.plasashow.com/ PLASA, 12-15 September 2010]
 
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* NortHACKton are having a [http://northackton.stdin.co.uk/wiki/Pinball_evening_2010 Pinball session] on November 28th (changed: was 27th). London hackspace people also welcome, subject to limits on space - contact [[User:Artag|Artag]] for more details.
 
  
 
===In Europe===
 
===In Europe===
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* [http://www.aec.at/festival_about_en.php Ars Electronica 2-11 September 2010], Linz
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*[http://ohm2013.org/site/ OHM] July 31st – August 4th 2013. Geestmerambacht, The Netherlands.  The next in a series of camps that have been happening every four years since 1989.
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*[https://twitter.com/MakerFaireParis Makerfaire Paris] 21/22 June
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* [https://twitter.com/icfp_conference The 2nd workshop on Functional Programming in Art, Music, Modeling and Design] 6th of september in Sweden
  
 
===Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast===
 
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x9xjb Random and Pseudorandom] 13 Jan, BBC Radio 4, 9am
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* [http://www.uncollege.org/archives/1441 Free online CS courses] Free online computer science course from Stanford university starting January
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* [http://www.thersa.org/events/our-events/the-signal-and-the-noise Nate Silver talking at the RSA is full but you can listen to the live stream.]
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=== Archive ===
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* [[Other_Events/Archive/2012|2012]]
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[[Category:Events]]

Latest revision as of 22:50, 15 July 2023

See the calendar for details of activities at the Hackspace and events primarily aimed at LHS members.

This page is for other events, elsewhere, that may be of interest. Feel free to add more events, though the number of people who find out about events from this page is approximately zero.

Upcoming

In London

See Ian Visits for other London events of a intellectual but somewhat less geeky nature. Also Lanyard, meetup.com etc.

In UK

  • Nottingham Gaussfest High voltage enthusiasts demonstrate tesla coils and other tech. 4th November 2023.
  • Retrotech UK 220 stalls of dealers, clubs and private sellers offering vintage items, including radio, televisions, hi-fi and audio, records (LP's, 45's, 78's), gramophones, telephones, communications equipment, spares, early video games, early computing, small appliances, indeed anything techy from the early 20th century right up to the millennium and beyond. Warwickshire



In Europe

Internationally

Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast

Recurring

In London

In UK

In Europe

Internationally

Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast

Visited / Past Events

In London

  • * Winter Lights festival performance weekend. Featuring "Hackspace Cubed" by members of Leeds Hackspace. 4-8pm Canary Wharf, 9th-11th January.
  • South London Makerspace Open Evening 7th January, 19:30, Arch 1129, 41 Norwood Road, SE24 9AJ.
  • Dorkbot #86
  • The Logan Symposium Anti-Secrecy, Surveillance and Censorship Event at the Barbican. December 5-6th.

In UK

In Europe

Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast

Archive

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