HackLabTO and the global hackerspace community

Hackerspaces here and elsewhere: introducing HackLab.TO Leigh Honeywell leigh@hypatia.ca Slides are BY-NC-SA, but check the links for photo licensing

Permanent Hallways http://flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/3144374144/ http://flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/3144374884/ http://flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/3192264790

History http://tmrc.mit.edu/history/

Build! Unite! Multiply! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspiegl/3140655379/

(.org) http://www.flickr.com/photos/asterasnowwhite/3204207491/

Hacker Space Design Patterns Some Highlights:
Meet every week on Tuesdays
Don't let people sleep there (too often)
Don't bother with plants, they will die
Set up a mailing list, wiki, and IRC channel
more at http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Documentation

Everywhere (well, nearly)

In Germany...

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/C-base http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/C4

Underground? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbenson/sets/72157612764097253/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/

In a church! http://www.flickr.com/photos/acaben/2736855804/ http://hackerspaces.org/blog/2009/02/03/party-mode-hacdc-style/

In Toronto! http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/3122513488/

HackLab.TO
Founded in July 2008
23 members
~800 sqft space in Kensington Market
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/3120137899/

HackLab.TO
$50/mo + 24/7 access = pure awesome
#hacklabto on irc.freenode.net
http://hacklab.to blag
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/2763804971/

Unpatched Tuesday http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/2676194830/

Projects http://www.flickr.com/groups/hacklabto/pool/

Moar projects http://www.flickr.com/groups/hacklabto/pool/

Python newbie nights http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/

Parties Pi Day (March 14) is the next one, bring pie! http://www.flickr.com/groups/hacklabto/pool/

Come hang out! http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypatiadotca/3324224261/

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