Hackathon 5

April 16 will be the fifth SkullSpace Hack-a-thon! Everybody is invited to come hang out, work on projects, see some talks, or just wander around and meet new people! Saturday will feature a few talks/projects that you can participate in, if you choose. The point is to get together, meet new people, and have some fun!

The event is completely free, but we'll be happily accepting donations (and new members). If you can afford $5, $10, $20, or more, you can help support the cause! We take cash, cheque (made out to SkullSpace Winnipeg Inc), and Paypal.

Not only is this free, it's open to anybody who wants to come, with any interests, at any skill level. The most important thing is having an interest in technology and the desire to learn more and meet people. So, everybody is welcome to come out! Bring friends! Bring family!

• Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 (corresponding with the Global Hackerspace Challenge)
• Time: 12:00 (noon) - 20:00 (8pm)
• Location: LES.net - 130 Portage Avenue East at the old Nutty Club building (big red door by the #130, use the doorbell, listen for the click)

Projects

I don't think having set "projects" worked last time (considering not a single person did it), so we're going to skip that.

Talks/Workshops

We're hosting a few talks/walkshops during the day. These will be short and informal. We're focusing on embedded development this month. If you're interested in speaking at the hack-a-thon, please let me know (info @ skullspace.ca) as early as possible and we'll add you to the list!

In the March hack-a-thon, we had set times for talks. I don't think that worked well, so I'm going to try leaving it fluid this time.

Who	What	Details
Ron Bowes/Jay Smith	Welcome to SkullSpace	An update on what SkullSpace is up to, what we're doing, who we are, etc.
Kyle Geske	Etching	TBA
Andrew Orr	Launchpad	TBA
Justin	EAGLE	TBA
Michael Loney	Arduino basics	I2C two wire communications
Jeff Coleman	Hacking politics	TBA

Talks for next hack-a-thon (or that will be given if a speaker can't make it):

• Russ - GIS (Mapping) - Help with any mapping related questions.
• Ron - BreachDB
• Lockpicking

What we need

If you have any of this, or can borrow it, please let us know! admin @ lists.skullspace.ca

Some things, like food, we may have to get everybody to kick in some money unless we find somebody who's willing to sponsor.

Item	Status
Projector/screen	Mike?
Networking gear	Provided by LES.net, Paul, Ron
Food	Needed
Snacks	Ron will bring snacks - somebody else should too
Drinks/coffee	Needed
Tables/chairs	Needed (+important!)
Photography gear	Mike, Ron, Brian, Jay, and others have camera gear
Powerbars	Ron + Mak

Donations and new members

Part of our goal is to raise donations for getting our own physical space. Anybody who wants to bring a cash or cheque is welcome to! We'll record how much you donated and add it to our startup cash.

The other part of our goal is to get the word out to more people. Bring friends, co-workers, and anybody who might be interested. They don't have to come all day, just long enough to get some free stickers!

After party

We're heading to the King's Head pub (on King & Bannatyne) afterwards, around 21:00 (9pm), to unwind. Please join us, even if you can't make it to the hack-a-thon!