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See the [http://london.hackspace.org.uk/events/ calendar] for details of activities at the Hackspace.
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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.
  
This page is for other events, elsewhere, that may be of interest.
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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==
  
*Next [[#dc|dc4420]]: Tuesday, 19th of June.
 
*Next [[#ps|pubstandards]]: [http://london.pubstandards.com/next middle Thursday] of the month.
 
  
Check ?dc and ?ps on [[IRC]]
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===In London===
  
*[http://www.rigb.org/eventControl?action=eventsCalendar A few interesting talks coming up at the Royal Institution that I havn't got time to add individually right now]
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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.
*[http://open-city.org.uk/activities/kids/programme.html Open-city] various events including kids stuff
 
  
===In London===
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===In UK===
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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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* [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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* [https://www.museumofeverythingelse.com/ Museum of everything else] Ramsgate, Kent. See the giant wall of oscillators and a collection of obsolete oscilloscopes.
  
* [http://pipelinepinball.com/ Pinball at the Pipeline] Wed 4th July - Sat 7th July pinball play & comps at the Pipeline, Middlesex St. E1
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* [https://henhamsteamrally.com/ Henham Steam rally] 16th and 17th of September 2023
* [http://meetuplondon.hackshackers.com/ hacks/hackers] Hacks & Hackers in the Shooting Star pub, 27th of June.
 
* [http://royalsociety.org/Events-Diary/ The wonder of chemistry] part of the Royal Society summer science exhibition. Probably a few flashes and kabooms. No tickets required, first come first seated until it's full.
 
* [http://www.gllug.org.uk/] August 11th @ 12pm Google Campus London - Open to anyone who is keen to discover something new about Linux, Android, Free and Open Source Software, Open Hardware and Free Culture to attend and meet new people with the same interests.
 
* [http://www.agm.me.uk/geeksteambbq/ GeekSteamBBQ] Provisionally August 25th.
 
* [http://44Con.com 44Con] Security Seminar. 3rd-7th September.
 
* [http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/ TENT LONDON] Design exhibition, Brick lane, Sept 20-23.
 
  
see [http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/ Ian Visits] for other London events of a intellectual but somewhat less geeky nature.
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*[https://pintofscience.com/ Pint of Science] 13-15 May 2024
And for a round-up of geek-themed events and nights, check out the latest
 
[http://londonist.com/tags/geeklist geeky listings from the Londonist].
 
  
===In UK===
 
* [http://leeds.hackspace.org.uk/ Leeds hackspace spacewarming party] 7th of July
 
* [http://barcampberkshire.com/ Barcamp Berkshire] At O2 headquarters in Slough, 7th and 8th of July
 
* [http://www.emfcamp.org/ Electro Magnetic Field]: A [[Project:UK_Hack_Camp|UK Hacker Camp]] friday/saturday/sunday 31st August to the 2nd os september. Tickets should be on sale any day now.
 
* [http://www.farnborough.com/tickets/public-about-tickets Farnborough airshow] Possibly a few people going on Friday the 13th[http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_frm/thread/b9c4c3c227f40184 mailing list thread]f
 
  
 
===In Europe===
 
===In Europe===
* [http://www.campus-party.eu/2012/ Campus Party technology festival 2012] Ten thousand people in Berlin! August 21 to 26. [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/london-hack-space/dbnTtW8IJyM mailing list thread, probably some Londoners going]
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*[http://ohm2013.org/site/ OHM] August 2013. The big one in 2013. The next in a series of camps that have been happening every four years since 1989.
 
  
 
===Internationally===
 
===Internationally===
* [http://www.hopenumbernine.net/ HOPE 9] New York, July 13-15th.
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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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*[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://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.
 
* [http://www.meetup.com/geekpub/ geekpub] Geeks in a pub
 
* [http://www.meetup.com/geekpub/ geekpub] Geeks in a pub
 
* [http://dorkbotlondon.org/ Dorkbot London]: "people doing strange things with electricity"
 
* [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.
 
* [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].
 
* [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].
 
* [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]
 
* [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]
 
* http://www.gllug.org.uk Greater London Unix User Group.
 
* 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
 
* [http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/london/events.cfm IET london] Regular possibly interesting talks.
 
* [http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/london/events.cfm IET london] Regular possibly interesting talks.
* [https://funix.darq.com/ Funix]: Free Unix Command Line Workshops every week in Shoreditch
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* [http://bit.spc.org/ Open Wireless Network] Wednesdays.
* [http://own.spc.org/drupal/node/39 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
 
* http://london2600.org.uk/ Telecomms, security and more...
 
* http://london2600.org.uk/ Telecomms, security and more...
 
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* http://dc4420.org/ Defcon London Meetup. June 19th and July 17th so far.
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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.
 
* [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
 
===In UK===
 
===In UK===
 
* [http://makerfaireuk.com/ Maker Faire]
 
* [http://makerfaireuk.com/ Maker Faire]
* http://www.rsgb.org/events/ Amateur radio rallies 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]
 
* [http://www.ddrcbootsale.org/ DDRC Bootsale] One of the biggest and best radio rallies in the UK, anually in May.
 
* [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)
* http://eth-0.nl/ (Den Oever)
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* http://eth-0.nl/ (The Netherlands)
* 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
* 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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==Visited / Past Events==
 
==Visited / Past Events==
* [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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===In London===
* [[#dc|dc4420]]
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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.
* [http://www.londoncentral.bcs.org/events/register.php?today=20120119 Turing's legacy] at the BCS, Southampton Street. 19th of January.
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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.
* [http://thewildrumpus.co.uk/ The Wild Rumpus]:feat: [[The Beast]] 2nd of Feb.
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*[http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotlondon-blabber/2014-November/002691.html Dorkbot #86]
* [http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/detail.php?uid=16194 The centenary of Britain's first public automatic telephone exchange]. 8th February @ The Science Museum.
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*[http://logancij.com/ The Logan Symposium] Anti-Secrecy, Surveillance and Censorship Event at the Barbican. December 5-6th.
* [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/eventssummary/event_9-1-2012-13-8-39 plastic electronics] including solar cells. 8th February, Imperial College.
 
* [http://www.mysociety.org/2012/02/09/february-pubmeet/ MySociety.Org] Pub Meet. 22nd February in the Prince Arthur, near Euston Station from 19:30.
 
* [http://dorkbotlondon.org/ Dorkbot]
 
* [http://www.npl.co.uk/openhouse/ NPL Openhouse] 14th March from 14:00. Loose plan [[Other_Events/FieldTrip/NPL2012|here]].
 
  
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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
  
 
===In UK===
 
===In UK===
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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://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://makerfairederby.com/ Mini Maker faire] Derby maker fair
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* [http://codemanship.co.uk/parlezuml/blog/?postid=1205 Programming and sausages] probably 18th of Sept
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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.steelcon.info/ Steelcon] security conference, booze is cheap in sheffield, the money behind the bar lasts all night.
  
 
===In Europe===
 
===In Europe===
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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===
 
===Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast===
  
*[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.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.]
  
 
=== Archive ===
 
=== Archive ===
* [https://techtoolsforactivism.org/content/events HactionLab] - @LARC 4-6th May.
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* [[Other_Events/Archive/2012|2012]]
* [http://lanyrd.com/topics/mozilla-london/ Mozilla London office launch] events: 9-16th May.
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* [* [http://science-london.com/home/?p=397 Science London] The science of sound, friday 18th of May. 5 quid including a drink on arrival
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[[Category:Events]]
* [http://makerfairederby.com/ Mini Maker faire] Derby maker fair
 
* [[Other_Events/Archive/upto2012|to 2012]]
 

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