Flyers have arrived if your around and pop in please take a few we need to advertise TOG a bit more
If you can think of anywhere we should put these please let us know in comments below.
Thanks
Flyers have arrived
Recognition As A Charitable Organisation
One of the earliest questions we had when starting TOG in the spring of 2009 was how much would it cost to keep a hackerspace in Ireland running? All of us can probably think some of the regular costs; rent, electricity, gas, internet, insurance, etc.
A less common known cost is rates. Rates is a form of local property tax paid directly to the local council. It is only paid by the occupiers of commercial or industrial properties.
The amount to be paid is calculated after an independent valuation by the Valuations Office which is multiplied by an amount set each year by the local council. For TOG our local council is Dublin City Council. Continue reading “Recognition As A Charitable Organisation”
Irish Hackerspaces Week
Following on from last years successful events we are happy to participate in Irish Hackerspaces Week 2011 from Saturday the 20th of August to Sunday the 28th of August. The week offers Ireland’s hackerspaces and makerspaces the opportunity to promote their regular activities and resources, along with special events.
Time Table of Events in TOG
Saturday 20th
11:00 to late : Synchronous Hackathon
19:00 to 20:30 : Hacker Quiz
20:30 to late : Open Soical Night
Sunday 21st
11:00 to late : Synchronous Hackathon
12:00 to 14:30 : Basic Soldering Workshop
15:00 to 17:30 : Mini Mood Light Soldering Workshop
Monday 22nd
19:00 to 22:00 : Electronics and Micro controller Group Night
19:00 to 21:00 : Breadboard Projects
Tuesday 23rd
19:00 to 22:00 : Crafting Night
Wednesday 24th
19:00 to 22:00 : Computing/Networking/Programming Group Night
Thursday 25th
19:00 to 21:00 : Night of Lightning Talks
Topics: making your first open-source contribution, 3D printing, implanted magnets, lock picking overview, CCC/R0ket badge
Friday 26th
19:00 to ? : Beginners Capture The Flag Event
Saturday 27th
11:00 to 14:00 : Pinhole Photography Workshop
15:00 to 18:00 : Pinhole Photography Workshop
Sunday 28th
At TOG we are still working on our time table of events which we’ll flesh out for the come days and weeks.
If you live somewhere else in Ireland and want to take part but can’t make it to Dublin then you should check out:
Cork: Nexus
Galway: 091 Labs
Limerick: Milk Labs
Hackerspaces and the Formal Education System
Most of us at one time or another have been in the formal education system. Do we have a good experience ? Could it be better ? Can hackerspaces solve the problems?
The Dublin Google Technology User Group(GTUG) will be hosting a panel discussion on this very topic. The panel will be made up of members of our hackerspace , educators and employers. It is set to be a lively thought provoking discussion.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 26th of July.
Time: 6.30 pm
Location: Google HQ, Barrow St., D4
Sign Up: Here
Cost: Free!!
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June Social, Projects Night and Summer Fund
The beginning of June represents the one year anniversary of TOG moving into Chancery Lane or TOG 2.0. To celebrate we’ll be having a dinner party during the June 4th social night.
So what do you want from a TOG dinner party? Ordinary three course meal; formal four course meal; party food; experimental cooking; BBQ; bring-your-own?
We’ve a reasonably equipped kitchen and BBQ. We expect to meet up in TOG about 2pm for the clean up, shopping, preparation, cooking/baking, with dinner starting about 6-7pm. If you like to attend, cook or bring something comment below. We’ll probably have a small contribution to cover the food costs. BYOB.
Following on from the March event we’ll also be having Projects Night on Saturday. Participants will have a short opportunity to present projects they have worked since the last meeting and any new projects they hope to work on over the next three months. We expect this meeting to run from about 8pm to 9pm.
Somewhat related to the Projects Night we are announcing our Summer Fund. Over the three summer months this fund will provide approximately €120 per month for a group project(s). The exact criteria hasn’t been set yet. But it will likely involves a lump sum being give to a project to buy parts/materials for a project which involves/stimulates group activity in the space. Project suggestions and participation from non-members is welcomed.
MindField
MindField – International Festival of Ideas
Merrion Square, Dublin – April 29th to May 1st
TOG and the other Irish hackerspaces 091 Labs, Hackerspace Belfast, Hackerspace Cork and miLK Labs have been invited to run our own Hackerspace Tent during MindField.
The Hackerspace Tent will be manned throughout the weekend by hackers and makers showing off projects, providing opportunities to learn new skills and be creative.
We’re still working on the schedule of events and activities so we’ll be adding more information to this post.
The large predefined events are now on the MindField Hackerspace Event page. And we are coordinating activities between the spaces on the follow wiki page.