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* [http://www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/kbsm-mad-science/ Kew Bridge Steam Museum] Mad Science and Tesla Coils Weekend 10 & 11th March | * [http://www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/kbsm-mad-science/ Kew Bridge Steam Museum] Mad Science and Tesla Coils Weekend 10 & 11th March | ||
* [http://www.npl.co.uk/openhouse/ NPL Openhouse] 14th March from 14:00. Loose plan [[Other_Events/FieldTrip/NPL2012|here]]. | * [http://www.npl.co.uk/openhouse/ NPL Openhouse] 14th March from 14:00. Loose plan [[Other_Events/FieldTrip/NPL2012|here]]. | ||
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* [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://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://www.mysociety.org/2012/02/09/february-pubmeet/ MySociety.Org] Pub Meet. 22nd February in the Prince Arthur, near Euston Station from 19:30. | ||
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Revision as of 17:40, 3 March 2012
See the calendar for details of activities at the Hackspace.
This page is for other events, elsewhere, that may be of interest.
Upcoming
Two skeptics in the pub meetings coming up, London chapter next monday 20th of February at the Monarch bar and the Hackney chapter covering "sharks don't get cancer" on monday 27th of February.
- Next dc4420: Tuesday, 20th of March
- Next pubstandards: Thursday 16th February.
Check ?dc and ?ps on IRC
In London
- Kew Bridge Steam Museum Mad Science and Tesla Coils Weekend 10 & 11th March
- NPL Openhouse 14th March from 14:00. Loose plan here.
- I'm an engineer, get me out of here 12-23rd March.
- "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" screening at UCL, Tuesday 20th March.
- GeekSteamBBQ Provisionally August 25th.
- TENT LONDON Design exhibition, Brick lane, Sept 20-23.
see Ian Visits for other London events of a intellectual but somewhat less geeky nature. And for a round-up of geek-themed events and nights, check out the latest geeky listings from the Londonist.
In UK
- Lovebytes 22-24 March in Sheffield. Some sort of digital arts thing including a session with Dorkbot Sheffield
- Mini Maker faire 2nd June in Derby.
- Electro Magnetic Field: A UK Hacker Camp This Summer!? Date and time to be announced any moment now...
In Europe
- OHM August 2013. The big one in 2013. The next in a series of camps that have been happening every four years since 1989.
Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast
- Free online CS courses Free online computer science course from Stanford university starting January
Recurring
In London
- Dorkbot London: "people doing strange things with electricity"
- Skeptics in the pub three different groups of them in London apparently, Hackney, Westminster and Camden.
- MathsJam is a monthly opportunity for like-minded self-confessed maths enthusiasts to get together in a pub and share stuff they like. Mathjam London
- http://www.gllug.org.uk Greater London Unix User Group.
- IET london Regular possibly interesting talks.
- Funix: Free Unix Command Line Workshops every week in Shoreditch
- Open Wireless Network Wednesdays.
- http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/User+Group+losug/ London Open Solaris User Group
- http://london2600.org.uk/ Telecomms, security and more...
- http://dc4420.org/ Defcon London Meetup. March 20th, April 24th - Infosec Special, May 22nd, June 19th and July 17th so far.
- http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/lates
- http://oshug.org/ Open Source Hardware User Group
- http://www.amiganorththames.co.uk/ Amiga North Thames User Group
- http://www.nintendisco.com/ A retro gaming night
- http://www.pubstandards.co.uk/ Where beer and web people collide
- Tour of Whitechapel bell foundry (Britain's oldest manufacturing company) - needs about 4-6 months notice and a fixed number of people (20)
In UK
- Maker Faire
- http://www.rsgb.org/events/ Amateur radio rally's around the country. Usually lots of cheap electronic components and interesting junk.
In Europe
- http://plumbercon.org/ (Vienna)
- http://eth-0.nl/ (Den Oever)
- http://events.ccc.de/congress/ and CCC Camp (Berlin)
- http://www.fosdem.org/ (Belgium)
Internationally
- 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).
Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast
Visited / Past Events
- dc4420
- Turing's legacy at the BCS, Southampton Street. 19th of January.
- The Wild Rumpus:feat: The Beast 2nd of Feb.
- The centenary of Britain's first public automatic telephone exchange. 8th February @ The Science Museum.
- plastic electronics including solar cells. 8th February, Imperial College.
- MySociety.Org Pub Meet. 22nd February in the Prince Arthur, near Euston Station from 19:30.
- Dorkbot