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What is SkullSpace?

SkullSpace is a recently-founded hackerspace in Winnipeg. SkullSpace is a place for hackers, builders, programmers, artists and anybody interested in how stuff works to gather in a common place and help focus their knowledge and creativity. Whether members are interested in individual or group projects, and whether they're tackling hardware, software, mathematical, design or any other problems, it's our goal to provide the space, tools, freedom, and education to make it happen.

Our physical presence is around 4000 sq ft of space on the 3rd floor of 125 Adelaide Street, right across from Red River College in the exchange. We are in the process of renovating the space, having gained possession on June 1st, 2011. Our current working floor plan is available as either a dwg:125_Adelaide_v5.dwg or a pdf:125_Adelaide_v5.pdf.

Our legal entity is a non-profit corporation with the province of Manitoba. We have a member-elected Board of Directors who also act as Officers consisting of:

  • Ron Bowes (President)
  • Mak Kolybabi (Vice President)
  • Andrew Orr (Financial Officer)
  • Courtney Lofchick (Board Secretary)
  • Justin Lacko (Operations Manager)

All Directors can be reached by email at firstname.lastname @ skullspace.ca

In practice our membership operates as a collective, with members being as involved as much as they want to be in the decision making process. A draft of our operating bylaws can be viewed here. The bylaws are currently being reviewed by lawyers to make sure they're legally sound.

Also see our Press coverage.

Check out this short video about another hackerspace if you're still wondering what exactly we're trying to do here: short video.

Meetings/Events

Meetings are every Tuesday at 6pm at SkullSpace, 3rd floor 125 Adelaide Street. You can also browse our previous Meeting notes archive.

Open nights, which are days when non-members are welcome to drop in, are:

  • Every Tuesday at 6pm
  • The third Saturday of every month for the hackathon, noon-8pm
  • The first Friday of every month at 7pm (for First Fridays)

We also have a variety of events during the week and weekends - see our Calendar for a complete listing!

The September 17, 2011 hackathon (noon-8pm) will include the usual things that go on at our hackathon plus participation in Software Freedom Day, an international day of celebrating free and open source software. Planned so far is a Spacewar! tournament with historical information, all day OpenArena deathmatch, a computer aided design (CAD) demonstration, and the final hours of our "Hack first! Play it later" event on Battle For Wesnoth where we're hacking the game and after playing it together.

How do I join?

Easy! First you should show some interest by joining our Mailing List, liking our Facebook page and following us on Twitter. You should also come chat with us on our irc channel and show up to our meetings. You can also head by during our open times (see Meetings/Events above). We are open to anyone and everyone as indicated on our Policy page. You should also create an account on our wiki and poke around and add ideas where appropriate.

Get involved and help shape the first ever Winnipeg hackerspace!

If you like what you see then you can apply to become a member. Our membership dues are $40/month and this gets you 24/7 access to the space along with everything else listed on the Member Benefits page. To apply to become a member either talk to any of us at one of our meetings or email us at info@skullspace.ca.

When you're ready, fill out a membership agreement and pre-authorized debit form and bring them, along with a blank cheque or a letter from your bank, to one of the Directors. To fill in the pre-authorized debit form, simply enter your information in the top part, and sign/date the first two places that require a signature.

Important Links

Social networking

Recent projects

Why would I join?

Lots of reasons! Become part of a community, attend talks and workshops, and more! See our Member Benefits page for more information.

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