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Hackerspaces in Bulgaria Lecture VarnaConf 2012
The Varnaconf 2012 developers conference focused on hackerspaces in Bulgaria, emphasizing their role in learning, collaboration, and entrepreneurship. It defined hackerspaces as community labs for sharing resources and knowledge among technology enthusiasts, and highlighted their potential in fostering startups. Various hackerspaces were mentioned, along with the benefits of trainings held within these spaces to develop practical skills and professional networks.
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- 1. VarnaConf 2012 Developers Conference Hackerspaces in Bulgaria, and the sexy ways to learn something really essential
- 2. Agenda • Hacker phenomenonexplained • Hackerspace – what's the deal in here • Hackerspaces in Bulgaria • Hackerspaces and enterpreneurship • Trainings in hackerspaces – the essence • Q&A / Contacts / Resources and anything else
- 3. Hacker's definition In media => "someone who tries to break into computers" In reality => "a clever programmer“ Reality examples • Someone who enjoys learning details of a programming language or a system; • Someone who enjoys doing the programming rather than the theory of it; • Someone capable of appreciating someone else's hacking; • Someone who picks up programming quickly; • Someone who is an expert at a particular programming language or system;
- 4. Hackerspace definition “ Ahackerspace or hackspace (also referred to as a hacklab, makerspace or creative space) is a location where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital or electronic art (but also in many other realms) can meet, socialise and/or collaborate. Hackerspaces can be viewed as open community labs incorporating elements of machine shops, workshops and/or studios where hackers can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make things.”
- 5. Hackerspace keywords • Physicalspace; • Computers, technology, systems; • Socialization; • Collaboration; • Hackers (clever programmers);
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- 7. What's in? Why youno eat pancakes?
- 8. Yes, friends, andbeer too :)
- 9. Hackerspaces in Bulgaria varnalab - Varna Init Lab - Sofia OpenLabBG - Plovdiv
- 10. varna lab Go andfind them today! :) e-mail: varna-lab@googlegroups.com twitter: @varnalab irc: irc.freenode.net #varnalab address: Pencho Slaveykov Str. 50 url: http://www.varnalab.org
- 11. Hackerspaces & Enterpreneurship Remember the hacker? ➔ Clever programmer ➔ Enjoys learning constantly ➔ Want to do things, rather than talk about them ➔ Can-do mentality ➔ Keen on collaborating and socializing ➔ Keen on innovation ➔Hackerspaces nourish enterpreneurship.
- 12. Some examples, inBulgaria • Allied Assets • CampLight • Fonii • Future Schools • Game Craft • Shtrak! • And many others ;)
- 13. Trainings in hackerspaces •Trainings in hackerspaces are a natural way to develop the startup ecosystem in Bulgaria • Experts give out proven knowledge • Ambitious individuals receive essential knowledge on a practical topic
- 14. The past andthe future The past The future • iOS • Electronics development • PHP advanced • PHP • HTML5 • Symphony • Drupal theming • WordPress • WordPress • HTML and CSS • Drupal • Many others • HTML and CSS
- 15. Trainers • Share knowledge,raise awareness • Popularize their names • Create/Hire professionals for their business • Prove authority in a given topic • Improve presentation skills Fight over the biggest human fear :P
- 16. Trainees • Receive realknowledge, from professionals that really practice their preach • Learn the essentials faster • Find a project/job if performing good in course • Get enthused from the hackerspace environment, become member and do it all • Become trainers themselves!
- 17. Resources • Recordings aroundBulgarian hackerspaces • Hackerspaces potential in Bulgaria • startupbulgaria.com The pefect scene ;) => hackerdojo.com
- 18. Contacts Kalin Chernev T: @kalinchernev E:kalata@shtrak.eu B: http://shtrak.eu/kalata