The document describes the first Slovak hackerspace called ProgressBAr. It will be located in Bratislava and aims to provide a space for people interested in technology and science to learn and socialize outside of traditional educational institutions. The hackerspace will have various working groups focused on different technical areas that will hold regular workshops and meetings. It will also provide infrastructure and resources for members to work on their own projects. The hackerspace plans to be financially supported through member fees and donations.

1. The first Slovak hackerspace
ProgressBAr

2. Why ProgressBAr?
Because
● we are enthusiasts and fans of any
technological PROGRESS
● we like socializing (not only in BARs)
● we (mostly) live in Bratislava (BA)

3. Hackerspaces' philosophy
● “a place where people can learn about
technology and science outside the
confines of work or school”
● “the next great era of innovation and
industrial revolution to spark the
economy”
● “they have become a cultural and
community space”

4. What is ProgressBar
● A place where we share our common interests
– technologies, science, digital and electronic
arts
● open, highly creative community
● concentration of geeks or technological “elite”
● non-profit, non-commercial and independent
organization

5. ProgressBAr activities
● Knowledge and experience sharing center
● Working groups responsible for regular
workshops, presentations and lectures
● Suitable place for new community or individual
projects
● Providing network and computer infrastructure
to members (network connections, video
projector, 3D printers, unique hardware, ..)
● Socializing

6. Legal form
● Non-profit, non-commercial, non-religious, non-
political, completely open, independent
organization
● “Občianske združenie” (civil association)
completely based on democratic principles

7. Our income
● Members' fees (should cover our hackerspace
rent), students have 50% discounts
● 2 % of taxes donations
● Grants
● Sponsorships and donations

8. Working groups
● Lead by experienced professionals
● Regular meetings (every week, two weeks or
month)
● Open for all members of the hackerspace
● People in a hackerspace see themselves as peers
and strive to learn as much from each other as
possible. Their teacher-learner positions are
constantly reversed in what can best be described
as a permanent role play

9. Artificial Intelligence and Mind
(aIaM) Hacking group
● Leader: Juraj Bednár
● Focused on interactions of mind and
technology, mapping the past, present and
future of thinking machines and figuring out
what they can learn from us and what we can
learn from them
● Support of clever little projects from artificial
intelligence and beyond, trying to find basic
building blocks of mind

10. Cryptographic protocols group
● Leader: Marián Novotný
● Focused on design and analysis of protocols
highly constrained by the environment: RFID,
smart-card, Wireless Network protocols
● Goal is to design protocols used in sociometric
questionnaries, voting, privacy-aware
computations over social networks

11. Culture, sport and travel group
● Leader: Pavol Draxler
● Focused on alternative activities based on
culture and travels
● Design, painting, architecture and photograph
exhibitions of young performers
● Sharing experiences of backpackers, hikers,
climbers and adventurous travelers

12. Low-level programming group
● Leader: Martin Mocko
● Focused on teaching and enhancing skills in
low-level programming and hacking
● Ranging from basic assembly programming
and machine code fundamentals through
interfacing with lowest layers of operating
system, up to utilizing exotic HW modes

13. Open Software and Open Hardware
● Leaders: Juraj Bednár, Pavol Lupták
● Promoting open source ideas, open software
and hardware in Slovakia
● Occasional meetings of SOIT (The Society for
Open Source Information Technologies)

14. OWASP group
● Leader: Pavol Lupták
● Dedicated to OWASP (Open Web Application
Security Projects) meetings
● Promoting and supporting local OWASP
projects and ideas
● Creating (Web)AppSec awareness in Slovakia

15. Privacy protection and digital rights
● Leader: Miro Pikus
● The hackerspace community as a trusted
independent voice to public and media on
issues concerning digital rights and privacy
● Privacy & digital liberty issues

16. Web Application Security group
● Leaders: Pavol Lukáč, Tomáš Zaťko, Pavol
Lupták
● Organizing regular WebAppSec trainings
● Practical presentations of new vulnerabilities,
exploiting methods and techniques, new trends
and directions from the world of web application
security

17. And this is a place for your group and interests!

19. Tune the hackerspace signal!
Soon... in Bratislava.