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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