Hackers on a Train & Super Happy Hacker House 23
What:
On August 18th VHS will be hosting two one fantastic events – the Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour and Super Happy Hacker House 23.
Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012
Mitch Altman, Jimmie Rodgers, and maybe others will be visiting Vancouver at the tail end of the North American hackerspace tour. They are bringing a crapload of kits with them, and are hosting a kit building workshop at VHS. Kits will be for sale on a first-come-first-serve basis, with prices ranging from $10 to $35. See the kits section on the HoaT page for a list of what they will be bringing – notable favorites include the TV-B-Gone and Atari Punk Console.We will have limited space available for the kit workshop, please RSVP with Eventbrite to confirm your spot.Learn more about Mitch Altman from his Reddit AMA or from his Wikipedia page
Kit building workshop has been derailed by the Canada Border Services Agency
http://blog.noisebridge.net/
Super Happy Hacker House
SHHH is an evening of hacking, show-n-tell, and socializing. Bring a project you’re working on, or just come down and find out what Vancouver’s hackers, crafters, and makers are working on.
This SHHH is special as Mitch will giving his “Hackespaces Are Great” talk, so if you have not visited VHS before, this would be an excellent opportunity. A variety of beverages will be available, so please join us and BRING YOUR OWN CUP! Extra points for geeky cups.
Agenda
- Party!!! 7:30 till 1:00am
- Lightning talks starting around 10pm.
When:
Saturday, Aug 18th from 3:30 till 1:00am.
Where:
45 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC. See video on how to get there
Who:
Everyone is welcome, member, non-member, guests, geek, dork, freak, maker, hacker, ect…
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/266471793452632/
EventBright: http://superhappyhackerhousetwentythree.eventbrite.com/