New member?

Come to open house on Tuesday 8PM to midnight or so for key fob & Orientation Class

Join us! Becoming a Member of the ATXHackerspace

Open House

Our weekly Open House at 8pm every Tuesday is a good time to come and get a tour of the space, but visitors are welcome at any of our Public Open Hours.

Becoming a Member

1. Sign a waiver
2. Pay your first month's membership : Go to the Payment methods page.
3. Get an RFID key fob for 24/7 access by taking the Orientation Class
4. Ask martinbogo@gmail.com for create a Wiki account
5. Add your name to the List of Members on the Wiki.

Becoming a Voting Member:

1. Pay your $100 Co-Op member share, and sign the joinder agreement
2. If you are going to go on the 1-Year Membership plan, please print sign and return the [1-Year Co-Op Membership Agreement]
3. Make sure you take the Orientation Class

Visitor

You can come to ATXHS as a visitor and participate in many of our daily activities for free. All visitors must sign a waiver form (available at the front desk) before entering the main space for the first time.

• Free access to Wifi, Lounge, and Classroom during Open House and events when a Co-Op member is present. Code, relax, work on projects, meet other hackers.
• May attend events/classes at full cost.
• May purchase materials at full cost.
• May use tools that require no supervision or training.

Member

There are considerable advantages to becoming a member. All the benefits of a Visitor, plus:

• Has 24x7 access to the space.
• Has access to tools and heavy machinery (after requisite training courses are completed).
• Has a small amount of personal storage space within the facility (a banker's box or container of equivalent size in the members' storage area).
• Has access to stocked material.
• Has use of metered tools.
• Has access to classes.
• Can bring up to two guests at any time, as long as you are physically present at the space with them.
• Can participate in meetings, but can not vote.
• Must have signed a waiver form.
• Pays monthly dues:
  • $100.00/month pay-as-you go, Auto-Pay adds a $25 discount! ($75.00)
  • $750.00 pre-paid year, protects against rate increases

-- Join the Space Now! - details can be found on the Payment Methods Page --

Voting Member

Everything a member can do, plus:

• Has voting rights to weekly, quarterly, annual, and emergency/special meetings; help determine the direction of ATX Hackerspace.
• Is eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors.
• Can teach classes, and host events at the facility.
• Is eligible for discounts on various services, events, and materials.

Your purchase of a Voting (B) Share:

• • Pay $100 for your Voting (B) Share
  • Sign the Joinder Agreement.

Note: Your voting share must be purchased and your Joinder Agreement must be turned in to a member of the Board of Directors before you are eligible to participate in voting.

-- Join the Space Now! - details can be found on the Payment Methods Page --

Corporate Memberships

We also offer Corporate memberships, which are packaged Patron memberships for company-sponsored memberships.

• 5 minimum memberships, with a 1 year contract commitment ( $750.00 * Number of Corporate Members )
• Members may be switched out once per month, but it resets the achievements and validations on equipment.
• Reserved use of the Classroom for up to 4 hours per month for meetings
• Reserved use of hackerspace equipment such as Laser Engravers, CNC machines for negotiated blocks of time.

Contact the Board of Directors for more details.

Additional Services

Member Storage

• Space for a banker's box ( or closed-lid container of equivalent size 10"x12"x15" ) is included in your membership

Coworking

• 6' x 6' cubicle.
• Cubicles are dedicated, not shared.
• Cubicle walls are provided.
• Each cubicle has two wired ethernet ports and outlets.
• Dedicated copier/printer/scanner in co-working.
• The co-working area is secured so only co-workers and the Board have access.
  • Currently this is with a regular key for the door, but soon it will be upgraded to read the member key fobs/cards like the main door.
• Co-workers are allowed to schedule two 4-hour blocks in the classroom per month for use as a conference room (the Director of Education will handle the scheduling for now and classes will take priority).
• ATX Hackerspace membership is required.

• Pricing:
  • $425.00 per month = $350.00 Co-Working + $75.00 Membership
    • Month-to-Month
    • Auto-pay required
    • 30 day termination notice required
  • $375.00 per month = $300.00 Co-Working + $75.00 Membership
    • 6 month contract required for co-working discount
    • Auto-pay required
    • First and last month are required in advance
  • $325.00 per month ($1,950.00 total) = $250.00 Co-Working + $75.00 Membership
    • 6 months paid in full

Contact the Board of Directors for more details.