The document describes the Chiang Mai Maker Club (CMMC) and its work connecting devices using internet of things technology like the ESP8266 and MQTT protocol. It discusses pains faced around connectivity, reliability, and dependencies. The club created a wrapper called "talking-things" to manage devices and their communication, as well as a dashboard for quick device information. Overall the CMMC works to connect devices using IoT standards for cooperative technology advancement in Chiang Mai.