[BNM] Brighton Hackerspace Proposal

[Emily Toop]

The Skiff is a co-working environment and not really hackerspace.  It is far
too small and badly ventilated to consider for permanent use as a physical
computing environment.  There is no room to store projects full time and
feels crowded if there are many more that 15-20 people there at a time.  It
does not really fulful the needs of those interested in the hackerspace
idea.

The Skiff, however, will be involved in the planning and creation of another
hackerspace.

2009/7/5 Derek Clarke <derek_c at cix.co.uk>

> According to the web site there's already one in Brighton.
> http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Skiff
>
> So are you suggesting cheaper?
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Emily Toop <emily at emilytoop.com> wrote:
>
> > Hackerspaces (http://hackerspaces.org) are community-operated physical
> > places, where people can meet and work on their projects.
> >
> > They are not co-working spaces but more an open community lab or
> > studio/workshop where people of diverse backgrounds can come together to
> > share resources and knowledge to build/make physical things.
> >
> > We are proposing to start one in Brighton as we feel that the city is the
> > perfect place for something like this to grow.  Starting the week
> beginning
> > 13th July we shall be holding weekly meetings at The Skiff about planning
> > the hackerspace and figuring out how we are going to organize it and what
> > the space will provide for both individuals and communities within the
> > Brighton and Hove area.
> >
> > We have started a mailing list to discuss the space and proposal.  You
> can
> > join us at http://groups.google.com/group/brightonhackerspace. Further
> > details about when and where the first meeting will take place will be
> > posted on the group.
> >
> > I hope to see you there
> >
> > Emily
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