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− | On | + | On Sunday 29th May 2011 we held the first '''Big Open Day Event''' at Nottingham Hackspace 2.0. It was a big success, attracting lots of visitors and new members. Guests were invited to attend from other Hackspaces and the event was widely advertised locally & nationally. It was a celebration of the new Hackspace and a publicity/recruitment opportunity. |
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
− | The day | + | |
+ | The day was split into two parts. | ||
'''The 1st Part:''' | '''The 1st Part:''' | ||
− | Members, friends and guest of Nottingham Hackspace | + | Members, friends and guest of Nottingham Hackspace brought projects/items of interest etc to show to the general public. There were demos, presentations, and tours of the Hackspace. |
'''The 2nd Part''' | '''The 2nd Part''' | ||
− | The Hackspace Warming Party from 16:00 | + | The Hackspace Warming Party from 16:00 involved eating drinking & making merry. |
+ | |||
+ | == What happened? == | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Projects and talks that were on show === | ||
− | + | * About the Hackspace and the Hackerspace movement by [[User:Dominic|Dominic]] | |
− | + | * Knitting with nontraditional items by [[User:Kate|Kate]] | |
− | * | + | * RepRap --[[User:Lwk|Lwk]] |
− | * | + | * DocLittle's pedel powered stuff |
− | * | + | * Milk bottle lights by [[User:Davidhayward|Davidhayward]] |
− | * | + | * Props, guns, cameras, books, etc by Jake |
− | * | + | * Braille Tweeter under construction by [[User:Russell|Russell]] |
− | == | + | === Soldering Area === |
− | + | * Solder Badges --[[User:Chunky|Matt Little]] and others | |
+ | * Drawdio --[[User:Chunky|Matt Little]] and others | ||
− | == | + | === Bike Area === |
+ | * Pedal Sounds --[[User:Chunky|Matt Little]] | ||
+ | * Peddle Bubble Machine --[[User:Chunky|Matt Little]] | ||
+ | * Peddle Smooties --[[User:Chunky|Matt Little]] and others to help run this... | ||
+ | ** Fruit needed --[[User:Chunky|Matt Little]] to buy on Saturday | ||
− | [[ | + | === Interactive Area === |
+ | * Lock Picking Table | ||
+ | * Mythbusters Paper Table for drawing on --[[User:Dominic|Dominic]] | ||
+ | * Slide show | ||
+ | * The Knitting Machine | ||
+ | * Crochet | ||
− | + | === Meet the Hackers/Members Area in Studio === | |
+ | * Martin/Northackton | ||
+ | * RepRap 3D Printing | ||
+ | * Jake's Instructables etc | ||
+ | * Kate's Knitting | ||
+ | * Marcus' LED Matrix prototype | ||
+ | * Arduino Tank | ||
+ | * TV Out Board | ||
+ | * Cheesiod | ||
+ | * Russ and Rocio: Braille Tweeter in porgress and the light-up cane |
Revision as of 11:16, 17 March 2012
On Sunday 29th May 2011 we held the first Big Open Day Event at Nottingham Hackspace 2.0. It was a big success, attracting lots of visitors and new members. Guests were invited to attend from other Hackspaces and the event was widely advertised locally & nationally. It was a celebration of the new Hackspace and a publicity/recruitment opportunity.
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Summary
The day was split into two parts.
The 1st Part: Members, friends and guest of Nottingham Hackspace brought projects/items of interest etc to show to the general public. There were demos, presentations, and tours of the Hackspace.
The 2nd Part The Hackspace Warming Party from 16:00 involved eating drinking & making merry.
What happened?
Projects and talks that were on show
- About the Hackspace and the Hackerspace movement by Dominic
- Knitting with nontraditional items by Kate
- RepRap --Lwk
- DocLittle's pedel powered stuff
- Milk bottle lights by Davidhayward
- Props, guns, cameras, books, etc by Jake
- Braille Tweeter under construction by Russell
Soldering Area
- Solder Badges --Matt Little and others
- Drawdio --Matt Little and others
Bike Area
- Pedal Sounds --Matt Little
- Peddle Bubble Machine --Matt Little
- Peddle Smooties --Matt Little and others to help run this...
- Fruit needed --Matt Little to buy on Saturday
Interactive Area
- Lock Picking Table
- Mythbusters Paper Table for drawing on --Dominic
- Slide show
- The Knitting Machine
- Crochet
Meet the Hackers/Members Area in Studio
- Martin/Northackton
- RepRap 3D Printing
- Jake's Instructables etc
- Kate's Knitting
- Marcus' LED Matrix prototype
- Arduino Tank
- TV Out Board
- Cheesiod
- Russ and Rocio: Braille Tweeter in porgress and the light-up cane