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==Upcoming== | ==Upcoming== | ||
| − | *Next [[#dc|dc4420]]: | + | *Next [[#dc|dc4420]]: 18th of September |
*Next [[#ps|pubstandards]]: [http://london.pubstandards.com/next middle Thursday] of the month. | *Next [[#ps|pubstandards]]: [http://london.pubstandards.com/next middle Thursday] of the month. | ||
Check ?dc and ?ps on [[IRC]] | Check ?dc and ?ps on [[IRC]] | ||
| − | + | The Camden group of Skeptics in the pub, not to be confused with the two other Skeptics in the pub groups in the London area, are | |
| − | + | having a big event on the 15th with some interesting sounding talks. | |
===In London=== | ===In London=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.theiet.org/events/2012/s-ais.cfm Satellite AIS: Tracking vessels from space] IET lecture at Savoy Place 6pm tuesday, free but registration required. | ||
| + | * [http://technologywillsaveus.org/classes/ Introducing Arduino: A little Programming and Electronics…and a lot of pleasure ]An introductory level three hour class, costs twenty quid if you bring your own Arduino. Tuesday 4th sept. | ||
| + | * [http://www.rigb.org/eventControl?action=eventsCalendar A few interesting talks coming up at the Royal Institution such as Astrobiology: the search for alien life on the 11th of September] | ||
| + | * [http://meetuplondon.hackshackers.com/ hacks/hackers] Hacks & Hackers in the Shooting Star pub, next monthly meet wednesday 26th of September. | ||
| + | * [http://events.londonopenhouse.org/ Open House London, chance to get a look in a few interesting places] website still annoying to use, 22&23 sept. Possibly interesting sites include a state of the art plastic bottle recycling facility in Dagenham, Crossness Engines House with the steam engines running, the Canary Wharf Crossrail station, an underground bunker in Neasden, Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility and some world war relics on the edge of Biggin Hill airport. Too late to apply for the Beefeater Gin distilery tour, Tower 42 or Beckton Sludge Power Generator, maybe next year. | ||
| + | * [http://www.gllug.org.uk/ Greater London Linux User Group] Next drinkup at The William Blake pub, 20th of September | ||
| − | + | * [http://44Con.com 44Con] Security Seminar. 3rd-7th September. Fairly expensive. | |
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| − | * [http://44Con.com 44Con] Security Seminar. 3rd-7th September. | ||
* [http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/ TENT LONDON] Design exhibition, Brick lane, Sept 20-23. | * [http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/ TENT LONDON] Design exhibition, Brick lane, Sept 20-23. | ||
| + | * [http://www.kinetica-artfair.com Kinetica artfare] February 28th – March 3rd 2013 | ||
see [http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/ Ian Visits] for other London events of a intellectual but somewhat less geeky nature. | 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=== | ===In UK=== | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://www.makerfairebrighton.com/ Brighton Mini Maker Faire] 8th of September |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!topic/uk-hackspaces/OBCel7MIDj8 Manchester Hackspace spacewarming party] sat/sun 22nd and 23rd of september. |
| − | + | * [https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/derby-makers/Qj1vo3lui54 Derby makers and Nottingham hackspace building Heath Robinson Art machines] saturday 22nd. | |
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===In Europe=== | ===In Europe=== | ||
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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. | *[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=== | ||
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===Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast=== | ===Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast=== | ||
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===In UK=== | ===In UK=== | ||
| − | + | * [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. | |
===In Europe=== | ===In Europe=== | ||
Revision as of 04:11, 3 September 2012
See the calendar for details of activities at the Hackspace.
This page is for other events, elsewhere, that may be of interest.
Upcoming
- Next dc4420: 18th of September
- Next pubstandards: middle Thursday of the month.
Check ?dc and ?ps on IRC
The Camden group of Skeptics in the pub, not to be confused with the two other Skeptics in the pub groups in the London area, are having a big event on the 15th with some interesting sounding talks.
In London
- Satellite AIS: Tracking vessels from space IET lecture at Savoy Place 6pm tuesday, free but registration required.
- Introducing Arduino: A little Programming and Electronics…and a lot of pleasure An introductory level three hour class, costs twenty quid if you bring your own Arduino. Tuesday 4th sept.
- A few interesting talks coming up at the Royal Institution such as Astrobiology: the search for alien life on the 11th of September
- hacks/hackers Hacks & Hackers in the Shooting Star pub, next monthly meet wednesday 26th of September.
- Open House London, chance to get a look in a few interesting places website still annoying to use, 22&23 sept. Possibly interesting sites include a state of the art plastic bottle recycling facility in Dagenham, Crossness Engines House with the steam engines running, the Canary Wharf Crossrail station, an underground bunker in Neasden, Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility and some world war relics on the edge of Biggin Hill airport. Too late to apply for the Beefeater Gin distilery tour, Tower 42 or Beckton Sludge Power Generator, maybe next year.
- Greater London Linux User Group Next drinkup at The William Blake pub, 20th of September
- 44Con Security Seminar. 3rd-7th September. Fairly expensive.
- TENT LONDON Design exhibition, Brick lane, Sept 20-23.
- Kinetica artfare February 28th – March 3rd 2013
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
- Brighton Mini Maker Faire 8th of September
- Manchester Hackspace spacewarming party sat/sun 22nd and 23rd of september.
- Derby makers and Nottingham hackspace building Heath Robinson Art machines saturday 22nd.
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.
Internationally
Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast
Recurring
In London
- geekpub Geeks in a pub
- 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. 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
- hacks/hackers Hacks & Hackers.
- 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 rallies around the country. Usually lots of cheap electronic components and interesting junk.
- DDRC Bootsale One of the biggest and best radio rallies in the UK, anually in May.
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
- World Amateur Radio Day - 18th April
Visited / Past Events
- Hovershow 2012 April 28-29, Lee-on-the-Solent, outside Portsmouth video
- 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
- NPL Openhouse 14th March from 14:00. Loose plan here.
In London
In UK
- Electro Magnetic Field: A UK Hacker Camp friday/saturday/sunday 31st August to the 2nd os september.
In Europe
Non-geographic / virtual / broadcast
- Free online CS courses Free online computer science course from Stanford university starting January
Archive
- HactionLab - @LARC 4-6th May.
- Mozilla London office launch events: 9-16th May.
- [* Science London The science of sound, friday 18th of May. 5 quid including a drink on arrival
- Mini Maker faire Derby maker fair
- to 2012