In a few weeks time, I will be in Düsseldorf on business for the world’s largest plastics and rubber industry trade show, the K-Show. That’s not very interesting for you, but afterwards a coworker and I will be traveling for a week in Europe, and being the geeks we are, we would rather visit you instead of the typical tourist attractions (mind you I have lived in Germany for half a year).
The majority of our Hackerspace Intro pieces thus far have been limited to North America, so we would love to visit your Hackerspace in Europe! Take pictures, ask a few questions, get a tour, and share it all here!
If you are part of, or know of a cool hackerspace in approximately the geographical doodle shown on Google Maps above, let us know in the comments! We will be traveling around October 19th to the 24th.
Hi,
We’d love to welcome you in our space, the chaosdorf in Düsseldorf :) just send me a short email when you’ll be visiting to make sure somebody is there to show you arround.
I recently found out there’s one near my home town:
http://www.brixel.be/
Never visited or contacted those folks… If you visit, please let me know. Want to go too.
Hello all of you,
I am one of the co-founders of Brixel, and I would like to invite you to our space. Well space… since we’re a starting hackerspace, and currently are searching for a physical location. This doesn’t mean we don’t do nothing, on the contrary. Feel free to drop by, just contact me and we’ll arrange a meeting :)
You can also take a look on our wiki: wiki.brixel.be
We have two hackerspaces in Brussels: UrLab and the HSBXL. HSBXL is actually the first belgian hackerspace. I’m from UrLab and we don’t have a lot of space or stuff to show, but HSBXL has a lot. You can look there: https://hackerspace.be/welcome/index.html
And if you were coming to the HSBXL, I’m pretty sure a few meber from UrLab would come too ;-)
UrLab (Brussels, Belgium) will be glad to show you the space for sure ! Just send an email at contact@urlab.be when you know when you pass in Belgium :)
Be sure to visit Utrecht, Netherlands. I don´t know about the hackerspace, but there are a few places I like to hangout (and hack). The Electronics lab at the university (applied science), FabLab Protospace.nl (Tuesday and Thursday, free use of machines). The last thursday-nite of the month we have a hacker meetup BEEA.nl (HackerNL).
Awesome idea! You should come to Bitlair in the Netherlands!
I’ll second coming to the Netherlands: MadSpace in Eindhoven.
We’re just getting started, and we don’t have much on the table, but we’d love to have you for the full Dutch experience all the same!
There’s also quite a bit of tech-y stuff here too: Philips museum, DAF Auto museum, Shapeways, etc..
There’s also the local university, if you want to go into some really hardcore science! ;)
October 18-20 is JOTA/JOTI (http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota_joti) an event where technology meets Scouting. Eindhoven has a lot of Scout groups participating. Several groups will have Amateur Television stations setup. Let me know if you want some local contacts.
You are always welcome at VoidWarranties in Antwerp (Belgium). You can always contact me for more information / to pick a date.
The next hackerspace would be the Chaosdorf in Düsseldorf ;)
You can find all references here: ;)
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Chaosdorf
You may wanna ask Jake Rathburn about the Niemansland, he visited it and the Chaosdorf and was not amused about the Niemansland.
You should come to the TKKRlab. every tuesday is open for non-members and almost all of our members should be present.
http://tkkrlab.nl/
you can contact the owner of the space via IRC.
it’s zeno4ever
hope to see you,
oscar
Your welcome to visit our hackerspace Tkkrlab in Enschede, Netherlands, near the german border.
For a impression what we do see our website http://tkkrlab.nl of see this virtual tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcsLD6v_aCU
Cu,
Dave
You are always welcome @ VoidWarranties in Antwerp!
You could visit Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. We have a copy of the definition of a kilogram (a sphere made out of silicium) or a car which is driving driverless through part of the city, respecting the traffic lights and rules.
If u need more info, just write me a mail ;)
Greets
If you like you can visit ACKspace (Heerlen, The Netherlands). There will be cold mate.
Hack42 (Arnhem, Netherlands):
Nice people there and a (little) computer museum.
Address:
KKN6
Koningsweg 23a
6816 TD Arnhem
Email: info@hack42.nl
Twitter: @hack42
Twitter Hash: #hack42
IRC: irc.oftc.net: #hack42
Map: http://maps.google.nl/maps?q=koningsweg+23a+arnhem&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Koningsweg+23A,+Noordoostelijk+van+Schaarsbergen,+Arnhem,+Gelderland&gl=nl&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0
RaumZeitLabor / Mannheim, close to your border, but still in range I guess :)
You’re welcome to visit our humble hackerspace in Wiesbaden near Frankfurt.
Here’s some information: https://www.cccmz.de/uber-uns/english-information/
It seems that RaumZeitLabor in Mannheim, Germany is pretty much on-route.
You’ll obviously be most welcome at Revelation Space (http://www.revspace.nl) in The Hague.
Chaostreff Dortmund : http://www.ctdo.de
Hello James,
this is Timm speaking from the shackspace. This hackerspace is located in Stuttgart. I know that Stuttgart is not covered by the doodle you have painted in the map. But I try to convince you to visit the probably coolest hackerspace in the world:
As you likely know Hackaday has written a lot of post concerning cool projects made in the shackspace. There are a lot projects are not well documented, but worth to see. We are still growing. Founded in 2009 we have now approximately 200 members. Currently we renovate some additional rooms to get more space for our bigger electronics lab or for the industrial robot arm.
We would like to give you a guided tour through our hackerspace. See you!
Sadly Cambridge Makespace (http://makespace.org/) is a little way outside your bubble, but drop in if you’re ever in the UK! We’re technically in Europe…
same for london hackspace! Although you could take a train over to visit us..
Come to the Syn2cat in Luxembourg. We have an awesome fridge-sized marble calculator, we’re organizing a workshop on non-newtonian fluids (you know, for kids!), and we’ve been having crazy fun with UAVs this year.
Plus, you can rack up another country on your bucket list. ;)
Come to the Syn2cat in Luxembourg. We have an awesome closet-sized marble calculator, we’re building a workshop on non-newtonian fluids (you know, for kids!), and we’ve been having crazy fun with UAVs this year.
Plus, you can knock another country off your bucket list. ;)
Enschede has http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/TkkrLab , the University college Saxion has a hackerspace and the University of Twente has a few interesting spaces at well, including the smartXP lab ( http://www.utwente.nl/ctit/about/smartxp_living_lab.doc/ )
You should visit Raumzeitlabor in Mannheim!
Address: Mannheim, Boverie street 22-24
Coordinates: 49.507242, 8.499177
https://raumzeitlabor.de/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CzJG5zPdpQ
Please feel free to drop by in Siegen, Germany at HaSi – http://hasi.it . We are a fairly new and small hackspace but hopefully will be able to show at least a bit of interesting stuff :)
(would be perfectly located along your trip to e.g. Frankfurt/Darmstadt/Mannheim, where a few intersting hackspaces are as well.)
Btw: in RaumZeitLabor (Mannheim) there will be a conference “Trollcon” on 26th/27th October: https://wiki.raumzeitlabor.de/wiki/Trollcon/2013
Tkkrlab @ Enschede,NL is also a option
I’m from Düsseldorf too, so here are our 3 more or less known hackerspaces:
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Duesseldorf
Excellent! We can visit these during the tradeshow (well, in the evenings!)
You can visit the chaosdorf during the hole time, we are open at all days and if you are inerested I can give you a short city tour.
You are very welcome to visit the largest and most awesome dutch hacker- and makerspace: Hack42 in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Please reserve some time for the extended tour.
We should have one near Bruges, it seems some people were trying to found one but it never came through…
of course, first take a peek at our site to get into the mood. :-) we’re a hardware oriented hackerspace with a lot of room.
Any hackerspaces in West-Flanders (Belgium)? Always been curious about this…
I was reading the comments with the same interest :).
check out https://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Belgium
come on guys !
west flanders? :-)
http://www.budalab.be/
these guys are supported by a university (www.HOWEST.be) and they are doing some great stuff, the lab is just getting started but the equipment and people are quite extensive. try to contact them, i’m sure you guys would get an nice tour! their speciality is product design but the school houses a electronics, ict, game development and engineering dept too, all walking distance to visit!
i’ll be sure to send this post to the guys there too!
hey,
don’t hesitate to pass by the Brussels’s Hackerspace(s)
HSBXL ( http://hackerspace.be ) and UrLab ( http://urlab.be/ ) will gladly open the doors … if they are not already. (we do BBQ @ HSBXL … ;) )
hey,
don’t hesitate to pass by the Brussels’s Hackerspace(s)
HSBXL ( http://hackerspace.be ) and UrLab ( http://urlab.be/ ) will gladly open the doors … if they are not already. (we do BBQ @ HSBXL … ;) )
Come visit us in Frankfurt -> http://ccc-ffm.de/hackerspace/
Happy Hacking!
Come and visit us in Australia!
I wish! But seeing this overwhelming response is getting me very excited for any future travel plans!
I hope you find time to drop by Gothenburg, Sweden, and visit our newly started hackerspace! http://gbg.hackerspace.se
I was in Gothenburg last Nov (second visit!)…. maybe if I am there again I will drop by
At the top right corner of the Area is the Mainframe, Oldenburg’s Hackspace. Have a look at mainframe.io :)
I must say, these responses has been awesome! We’ll try and visit as many as we can! Over the next week or so I’ll be responding to individual comments that fit our schedule and hopefully we can set something up!
PS: During the K-Show we will be staying in Cologne, any Hackerspaces there? We will be able to visit (all?) of the Dusseldorf hackerspaces in the evening, during the show 15-19th!
look here http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/C4
I just wish i could go to the K-show :(
Flanders is present. Respect. :D
hey,
don’t hesitate to pass by the Brussels’s Hackerspace(s)
HSBXL ( http://hackerspace.be ) and UrLab ( http://urlab.be/ ) will gladly open the doors … if they are not already. (we do BBQ @ HSBXL … ;) )
You’re welcome in Oldenburg’s hackspace, which is called Mainframe. It’s location is a couple of km north of the marked area.
Info in english: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Mainframe
Website (in german, sorry): http://www.mainframe.io
Map with Hackspace position: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?node=1795200072#map=8/52.272/8.026
— Sebastian
Netherlands, Amsterdam. Been there at least once. looks nice. http://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/Technologia_Incognita
And if in Amsterdam, would it be possible to look up Andrew S. Tanenbaum?
I mean, Minix is hacking, and he’s the Father of Minix!
You are more than welcome at http://techinc.nl in Amsterdam – theres an open evening every wednesday, on other days its best to check on irc if someone is planning to be there (#techinc on freenode)
See http://hackerspaces.nl/ for a list of hacker spaces in the Netherlands.
I’m a participant of https://revspace.nl in The Hague myself, one of the larger hacker spaces in the netherlands. It’s basically guaranteed to be open on Tuesday nights (weekly BBQ all year long), for other times it’s probably best to ask first on IRC (#revspace on freenode.net).
Area 3001 is a newly started hackerspace in Leuven, Belgium, we meet every Tuesday evening, feel free to come and visit.
Where and when?
Dirk
Bochum
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Das_Labor
Yes! It is only about 40km from Düsseldorf and to my knowledge the second oldest Hackerspace in Germany.
If you’ll come to bochum, I can offer you a place to stay this week.
To contact me go to http://www.carluccio.de
Goto Rotterdam and visit Worm (which includes a media lab / hackerspace / learning place and has lots of cool events going on). In the same building you’ll find V_2 as well…
http://www.worm.org
http://v2.nl/
Hi James,
maybe you can visit us at Dorkbot Aachen (23.10.13 – http://www.dorkbot.de )
I will show some of my projects like the toilett paper printer and 3D printer made of scrap parts there.
There’s a few european things listed on Ben Goldacre’s Nerdy Day Trips, he’s (IMHO) an excellent Guardian Bad Science columnist.check out the site at http://www.nerdydaytrips.com/
And no, I’m not Ben Goldacre…
You may visit us at the warpzone ( http://warpzone.ms ) in Münster, Germany. It’s between Dortmund and Bielefeld on your Map.
In Ghent (Belgium)
http://www.0x20.be/Main_Page
regards Koen
Since you seem to have expanded the doodle to Brunswick, it would be very rude indeed not to Issue an invitation:
You can visit us at the “ags” http://www.ags.tu-bs.de/?id=e.lab:projekte where I am spending a lot of my free time. We are not a Hackerspace by the letter, but do a lot of electronics hacking.
There is also the Hackerspace “Stratum0” https://stratum0.org which would be a worthwhile visit aswell, but since I’m no member there (I still hang out from time to time), I can’t invite you on their behalf. Maybe on of their members will respond aswell.
As a member of Stratum 0, I’d like to extend the invitation on our behalf.
We’re open to everyone and almost everywhen http://spaceapi.bastinat0r.de/#stratum0 to just hang around or actually do something productive.
Though I should add that from the evening of 21. many members of our ctf team (and some of our most active members) will be out of town to participate in the hack.lu ctf http://2013.hack.lu/index.php/CaptureTheFlag
If things go smoothy, we might even have moved to our shiny new and bigger space by then.
–larsan
http://www.MADspace.nl – you can always drop by for a visit to our lovely space in Eindhoven. Eindhoven is a great city with lots of cool engineers and hackers.