If you're interested in coming to check out the space outside of our posted hours, join our mailing list and post a message a day or so before coming over to ask someone to be your host. You can also check the IRC channel and our Forum.

Calendar

For a complete list of events and classes, check out our calendar and class list.

We also have Facebook and Meetup Events pages if you'd like to set up reminders that way. https://www.facebook.com/ATXHackerspace/events http://www.meetup.com/atxhackerspace/

Upcoming Events

STEAM3 VIP Party at ATX Hackerspace

WHO:
Ministry of Propaganda STEAM3

WHEN:
date: March 1st time: 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM

WHERE:
ATX Hackerspace

WHAT:
http://steam3.com/

VIP Party Saturday for conference ticket holders and special guests only. Hackerspace Patrons and Members, your fob is your invitation!

ATX Hackerspace at STEAM3

WHO:
Ministry of Propaganda

WHEN:
date: March 1st & 2nd

WHERE:
UT Commons Learning Center
JJ Pickle Research Campus,
University of Texas
10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758

WHAT:
http://steam3.com/

ATX Hackerspace will be exhibiting at a booth in the Steam3 Interactive Playground!

Steam3 (Science + Tech + Engineering + Arts + Math “cubed”) is the first public event of its kind to present a comprehensive look into the future of experiential learning. Steam3 will provide an interactive stage for the exploration and demonstration of the fast emerging approaches, formats, technologies and learning models that will redefine education over the next decade.

Volunteer for ATX Hackerspace STEAM3 booth

Inventables Talk and unveiling at ATX Hackerspace

WHO:
Zach Kaplan, CEO of Inventables

WHEN:
date: March 6, 2014 : 7:30pm to 9pm

WHAT
Inventables CEO Zach Kaplan is coming to give a talk and a ShapeOko 2 and a live demo of a secret new project from Inventables! If you thought 3D printing was the way of the future, you're going to want to see exactly how wrong you were.

Food and drink will be provided and sponsored by Inventables.

Come on out and make digital things using real materials!

WHERE
: ATX Hackerspace, 9701 Dessau Rd, Suite #304 in the Classroom

ATX Hackerspace at SXSW Create

WHO:
Hosted by: Ministry of Propaganda

WHEN:
date: March 7 - 9

WHAT
http://sxsw.com/interactive/create

Doing creative and revolutionary things with new technologies embodies the spirit of the SXSW Interactive Festival, and nowhere is this more evident than the diverse mix of activities at SXSW Create. From 3D printing to drones to biohacking and much more, this community event showcases the disruptive solutions that are shaping our future.

New Venue for 2014: The Long Center

This FREE and open-to-the-public event kicks off at 11:00 am on Friday, March 7 and runs through 6:00 pm on Sunday, March 9. Catch an Interactive or Film Shuttle to The Long Center for the Performing Arts to experience all the mind-expanding and hands-on fun.

ATXHS SXSW Create Volunteer Sign Ups

Recurring Scheduled Meetings

Membership Meeting

1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month : 7:30-8:00pm (often runs late, but usually starts on time - be there at 7:30 sharp!)

Location: Our remodeled Hackerspace - 9701 Dessau Rd

Check out the meeting notes to see what we've been discussing, or the Agenda for upcoming topics. Non-members and Provisional Members are always welcome to sit in and speak freely at our membership meetings . . . just leave the voting to confirmed member-owners, please.

Members can add Agenda items here: Agenda

Quarterly Co-Op Member & Board Meetings

WHO: All Co-Op members, Patrons, and the public (Member Meeting) All Co-Op members, and Patrons (Director Board Meeting)
WHEN: Saturday, November 9th, 2013 : 3:00pm - 5:30pm (members), 7:00pm - late'0 clock (board)
WHERE: The Hackerspace
WHAT:
The Quarterly Member Meeting will be held from 3:00 pm to 5:30pm. Like all Member Meetings, the Quarterly meeting is fully open to the public. If you need to attend the meeting via teleconference, please let us know and we will try to arrange something (eg Google Hangout). Email secretary@atxhackerspace.org

In order to vote at the meeting, you will need to be a Confirmed Member in Good Standing. This means you need to be caught up with your HackerSpace dues, and have signed your Joinder Agreement.

Important topics of discussion: Election of Directors, Buildout Phase II, Budgeting
See [thread] for updates

ATX Hackerspace 101

Once a Month : please check the class calender for this month's date.

Location: ATX Hackerspace 9701 Dessau Rd. Ste 303/304 Austin, TX

Do you have questions about how things work around here? Come on down to the monthly ATX Hackerspace 101 Orientation Class! We'll get you sorted.

Public Open Hours

ATX Hackerspace is now open in the evenings for General Business for Members and Patrons.

Hours are 6 PM to 6 AM. This will be 7 days a week starting Sunday, January 27th

Open House Hours in the evening will also be in effect in the evenings, please see below for Open House nights with hosts. This is to make the Space available to the Membership since our contractors are working on build out during the day.

Microcontroller Monday

Host: [we need a new host!]
Time: Every Monday, 7:30-10pm

Hack on MSP430s, dsPICs, Atmel AVRs, Arduino, etc in an informal setting.

Tuesday Open House

Host: ATXHS Board of Directors
Time: Every Tuesday, 8:00-11pm-ish

Tuesday is our main night of the week for socializing and welcoming new guests to the space.

Automotive Thursday

Host: Matt Mancuso Time: Every Thursday, 7-10pm

The Robot Group First Thursday

Host: The Robot Group / ATXHS members (Derek, Luke, Yama...)

Time: First Thursday of every month, 7:30 PM (note: TRG meets every Thursday, at other locations, see website)

| The Robot Group

We are a very active 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation called The Robot Group which holds weekly meetings to discuss projects, show off our work, and meet people like you. Meetings are open to the public and are held every Thursday evening starting at 7:30. If you are in the Austin area and are interested in electronics, robotics, and just meeting a great bunch of really talented people come on by!

Software Saturday

Host: Paul Bonser
Time: Every Saturday, 2-6pm-ish

Come hack on your latest project, show off what you're working on, ask someone for a code or design review, collaborate or pair-program with someone. Talk about design patterns or development methodologies. In short, this is about developing software, for fun or profit (or both!), so if you make software, or are interested in learning more about making software, come on down.

Games Night (also Saturday)

Host: Todd, Dustin, Michelle
Time: Every Saturday, 6pm-12am, sometimes later

Games usually consists of a mix of traditional and more modern/obscure board and card games. Anything from backgammon to Settlers of Catan and beyond.

Fiber Arts Sunday (AKA - "Stitch N Bitch Sunday)

Hosts: Michelle, Stephanie Time: Every Sunday, 6PM - 9PM (sometimes later)

Bring your knitting, your crochet, your drop spindles, your needle point, your felting, your inkle looms, your sewing, your tatting, your macrame, your lillypads and/or FLORAs! (Or anything else I may have left out that's reasonably portable.) Hackerspace fiber artists unite!

Past events

Hackathon Planning Party

WHO:
MoP, Michelle

WHEN:
date: Monday, November 4
time: 7:00pm

WHERE:
ATX Hackerspace

WHAT:
Nov. 8th - Nov. 10 the Space will be hosting the Aaron Swartz Memorial Hackathon. The normal event coordinator for the Space (Michelle) will be out of town that week. So we need volunteers and a plan to make sure the Space is ready for the event while also being available to the Patrons and Members. Please join us Monday evening at 7 PM. There will be punch and pie.

Aaron Swartz Memorial Hackathon: Austin

WHO:
MoP, Michelle, Tim

WHEN:
November 8 at 7:00pm until November 10 at 1:00pm

WHERE:
ATX Hackerspace
9701 Dessau Rd, Suite #304
Austin, TX 78754

WHAT:
Facebook Webpage Reddit

Please see the links above for more information. SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING!

Within weeks of Aaron's death in January of 2013, 20 hackerspaces, schools, and libraries organized Aaron Swartz Memorial Hackathon events all over the world. In our collective shock and grief, we came together to console ourselves, remember Aaron, and to work on important problems ranging all the way from open access advocacy to a web.py database refactor.

Inspired by the work he did and the people he touched, recurring hackathons at locations all over the world are being organized in memory of Aaron Swartz. The next set will be synchronized on the weekend of November 8-10, 2013. The event will bring together the varied communities that Aaron touched to figure out how the important problems of the world connect, and to share the load of working on those problems.

Half a year later, we still feel an immense shock and loss. The world Aaron helped shape is still far from open and we must honor Aaron's legacy by working together to change that.

Join us from 7pm Friday 11/8 until 1pm Sunday 11/10, to work for 42 hours on projects that would honor Aaron Swartz' dream of truly open access and strengthen Austin's already impressive hacker community.

Make N Bake Planning Party

WHO:
MoP

WHEN:
date: Friday, Nov. 15
time: 6:30 PM

WHERE:
ATX Hackerspace

WHAT:
We want to celebrate our one year annaversery in our new Space right! Let's get together and plan our 2nd Make N Bake Holiday Bazaar! We need to pick a date, figure out how to arrange things and also just hang out and bask in the awesome that the Space!

Make N Bake

WHAT:
Join ATX Hackerspace as we open our doors to the public and invite you to enjoy traditional home-baked goodies, holiday beverages and a variety of geek- and maker-created items for purchase; a great opportunity to fill your holiday wish list with unique locally crafted items!

We will be giving tours upon request and there will be demonstrations on some of our more mesmerizing pieces of equipment!

More information can be found at the Make'n'Bake Event Page.

WHO:
Free event, Open to the Public!

WHEN:
date: Sunday, December 15th, 2013
time: 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

WHERE:
ATX Hackerspace
9701 Dessau Rd, Suite #304
Austin TX 78754

The hackerspace is located in an industrial park. After pulling in from Dessau Rd, drive all the way to the back. Our front door is in the last parking lot on the right. Check out this Google map for a visual.