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Hackers on a Train 2012

2012-08-14T16:01:48Z

24.18.133.138: /* Tentative Schedule */

[[User:Maltman23|Mitch]], and others, are creating:
= Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012! =

[[Image:train.jpg|thumb|right]]

Can we do a workshop at your hackerspace this summer? 
(North America only, this summer.)

Please email me for questions, or to get more info: 
'''maltman23''' ''*at*'' '''hotmail''' ''*dot*'' '''com'''
 
 

I bought a 45-day Amtrak USA Rail Pass.

I will be starting by going from San Francisco to New York City on 27-June. I have a few plans already, but if people/hackerspaces are interested, I'd love to do lots of workshops in cities with hackerspaces (or forming hackerspaces) in cities nearby Amtrak stations.

Jimmie Rodgers will be joining me, and so will other cool people -- for either all or part of this Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012.

[[Image:Noisebridge_Soldering_Workshop.jpg|thumb|center]]

Our workshops are for all ages, and all skill levels.

[[Image:workshop3.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Image:workshop2.jpg|thumb|center]]
[[Image:workshop.jpg|thumb|right]]

Would you be interested in having us do workshops at your space?

Would you be interested in joining us for all or part of the HoaT Workshop Tour 2012?

Lemme know!

== Itinerary ==
Here is the schedule so far (as of 6-June):
* '''June 30''' -- arrive 6:35pm in ''New York, NY''
* '''July 7''' -- workshop at The Hacktory, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 13-15''' -- HOPE #9, ''New York, NY''
* '''July 21-22''' -- Awesome Foundation Summit, ''Boston, MA''
* '''July 27-29''' -- World Future Society conference, ''Toronto, ON''
* '''August 8-12''' -- ToorCamp, ''NW corner of WA state''

=== Hackerspaces who've responded who want to be part of the Tour ===
* HackPhilly -- Philadelphia, PA
* Hive76 -- Philadelphia, PA
* [http://makelehighvalley.com/ MakeLV] -- Allentown, PA
* MakerBar -- Hoboken, NJ
* AlphaOne Labs -- NY, NY
* NESIT -- Meredin, CT
* CT Hackerspace -- Watertown, CT
* Parts and Crafts -- Sommerville, MA
* Uplift DC -- DC
* HacDC -- DC
* Syracuse Innovators Guild -- Syracuse, NY
* Buffalo Lab -- Buffalo, NY
* HackPittsburgh -- Pittsburgh, PA
* UnLab -- London, ON
* i3 Detroit -- Detroit, MI
* Dayton Diode -- Dayton, OH (1 hour from Cincinatti)
* Maker's Alliance -- Cleveland, OH
* Bloominglabs -- Bloomington, IN (1.5 hours from Indianapolis)
* Pumping Station: One -- Chicago, IL
* Workshop 88 -- Glen Ellyn, IL
* Bucketworks -- Milwaukee, WI
* The Hack Factory -- Minneapolis, MN
* Urbana Maker Space -- Urbana, IL
* CCCKC -- Kansas City, MO
* Science Center in Union Station -- Kansas City, MO
* Area42 -- St. Louis, MO
* ArchReactor -- St. Louis, MO
* Freeside -- Atlanta, GA
* Tx/Rx Labs -- Houston, TX
* ATX hackerspace -- Austin, TX
* Quelab -- Albuquerque, NM
* ALTspace -- Seattle, WA
* Black Lodge Research -- Seattle, WA
* Vancouver Hacker Space -- Vancouver, BC
* Rogue Hack Lab -- Medford, OR (1.5 hours from Klamouth Falls Amtrak station)
* 23b Shop -- Fullerton, CA

 

=== Tentative Schedule ===
'''All dates are now confirmed and final! Yay!'''
 
 
* '''''June 27''' -- San Francisco Ferry Bdg (SFC) --> Emeryville (EMY) train #5006 7:50a --> 8:25a''
* '''''June 27''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> Chicago (CHI) #6 9:10a --> 2:50p (29-Jun)''
* '''''June 29''' -- Chicago (CHI) --> New York (NYP) #48 9:30p --> 6:35p (30-Jun)''
* '''July 2''' -- AlphaOne Labs, ''New York, NY''
* '''July 3''' -- MakerBar, ''Hoboken, NJ''
 
* '''''July 4''' -- New York (NYP)--> Philadelphia (PHL) train #157 12:05p --> 1:30p''
* '''July 5''' -- [http://makelehighvalley.com/ MakeLV], ''Allentown, PA''
* '''July 6''' -- Hive76, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 7''' -- The Hacktory, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 8''' -- HackPhilly, ''Philadelphia, PA''
 
* '''''July 9''' -- Philadelphia (PHL) --> New York (NYP) train #42 3:25p --> 4:50p''
* '''July 13-15''' -- HOPE #9, ''New York, NY''
 
* '''''July 18''' -- New York (NYP)--> Berlin, CT (BER) train #56 11:33a --> 1:56p''
* '''July 18''' -- NESIT, ''Meredin, CT''
* '''July 19''' -- CT Hackerspace, ''Watertown, CT''
* '''July 20''' -- Make Haven (short visit), ''New Haven, CT''
 
* '''''July 20''' -- New Haven, CT (NHV) --> Boston (BOS) train #86 2:05p --> 4:36p''
* '''July 21-22''' -- Awesome Foundation Summit, ''Boston, MA''
* '''July 23''' -- Parts and Crafts, ''Sommerville, MA'' -- CANCELED DUE TO ORGANIZER FLAKING OUT 
* '''July 23''' -- Artisan's Asylum, ''Sommerville, MA''
 
* '''''July 24''' -- Boston (BOS) --> Syracuse (SYR) train #449 11:55a --> 9:41p''
* '''July 25''' -- Syracuse Innovators Guild, ''Syracuse, NY''
 
* '''''July 26''' -- Syracuse (SYR) --> CBN train #63 12:48p --> 4:37p''
* '''''July 26''' -- CBN --> Toronto (TWO) train #7098 4:57p --> 7:42p'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''July 27-29''' -- World Future Society conference, ''Toronto, ON'' -- MY INVOLVEMENT CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
 
* '''''July 31''' -- Toronto (TWO) --> CBN train #7097 8:20a --> 10:22a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''July 31''' -- CBN --> Buffalo (BUF) train #64 10:27a --> 1:31p'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''July 26''' -- ''unexpected night at Days Inn in Niagra Falls, NY'', ''Niagra Falls, NY''
* '''July 27-31''' -- ''unexpected 4 days in Buffalo, NY'', ''Niagra Falls, NY''
* '''July 30''' -- Tinker School, ''Buffalo, NY''
* '''July 30''' -- Android class at Buffalo Lab, ''Buffalo, NY''
* '''July 31''' -- Buffalo Lab (quick workshop), ''Buffalo, NY''
 
* '''''July 31''' -- Buffalo (BUF) --> Chicago (CHI) train #49 11:59p --> 9:45a (1-Aug)''
* '''August 2''' -- Pumping Station: One, ''Chicago, IL''
* '''August 3''' -- Workshop88, ''Glen Ellyn, IL''
 
* '''''August 4''' -- Chicago (CHI) --> Milwaukee (MKE) train #335 1:05p --> 2:34p''
* '''August 4''' -- Bucketworks, ''Milwaukee, WI''
 
* '''''August 5''' -- Milwaukee (MKE) --> Seattle (SEA) train #7 3:55p --> 10:25a (7-Aug)''
* '''August 8-12''' -- ToorCamp, ''NW corner of WA state''
* '''August 14''' -- ALTspace, ''Seattle, WA''
* '''August 15''' -- Black Lodge Research, ''Seattle, WA''
 
* '''''August 17''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Vancouver (VAC) train #516 6:50p --> 10:50p''
* '''August 18''' -- Vancouver Hacker Space, ''Vancouver, BC'' -- MY INVOLVEMENT CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY 
 
* '''''August 17''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Emeryville (EMY) #11 9:45a --> 8:15a (18-Aug)''
* '''''August 18''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> SF Ferry Bdg (SFC) #5011 8:25a --> 9:00a''
 
'''* '''August 18''' -- Noisebridge, ''San Francisco, CA'' -- Back home!'''
 
 
* '''''August 20''' -- Vancouver (VAC) --> Seattle (SEA) #8911 5:30a --> 9:00a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''August 20''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Emeryville (EMY) #11 9:45a --> 8:15a (21-Aug)'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''August 21''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> SF Ferry Bdg (SFC) #5011 8:25a --> 9:00a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
 
 '''* '''August 21''' -- Noisebridge, ''San Francisco, CA'' -- Back home!'''
 
 

== Workshops & Talks ==
* '''Learn to Solder workshop''' ''(3 hours)'' 
We'll be bringing lots of our kits, all designed for total beginners, but fun and intriguing enough for everyone. We can teach anyone and everyone how to solder -- [http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/ soldering actually is easy]! (See below for a list of kits we'll have with us.)
* We can teach '''workshops on more advanced topics''', too -- please ask.
* I can also give my "[http://www.cornfieldelectronics.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm Arduino For Total Newbies]" workshop ''(3 hours, plus extra time at the end if people want it).''
* And Jimmie can give his '''"Circuit Bending" workshop'''.
* We can also give '''talks''', if there's interest.
* '''Anything''' that can help out your hackerspace!

[[Image:Arduinos For Total Newbies workshop.jpg|thumb|center]]

== Kits ==
[[Image:WorkshopXinCheJian.jpg|thumb|right]]
Here's some of the kits that will be available: 
* '''TV-B-Gone''' -- ''(turn off any TV in public places!)'' 
* '''"Hi My Name Is" badge''' -- ''(you may have seen me wearing mine)'' 
* '''Brain Machine''' -- ''(Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)'' 
* '''Mignonette Game''' -- ''(build your own handheld game console!)'' 
* '''Trippy RGB Waves''' -- ''(interactive blinky lights!)'' 
* '''LEDcube''' -- ''(animated 3D cube of LEDs!)'' 
* '''MiniPOV''' -- ''(more cool blinky lights!)'' 
* '''BoArduino''' -- ''(solderless breadboard Arduino!)'' 
* '''Diavolino''' -- ''(shield compatible Arduino from Evil Mad Science!)'' 
* '''OpenHeart''' -- ''(animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)'' 
* '''LoL Shield''' -- ''(Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!)'' 
* '''Atari Punk Console''' -- ''(make noise!)'' 
* '''microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP)'''-- ''(program all your AVR family chips!)'' 

'''And more!'''

Workshops are great ways to get new people to your hackerspace, and to energize people already at the space. You can also use them to raise funds, if you like.

Me and Jimmie don't make money from our workshops. The money we charge ($10 to $35, depending on the kit) pays for kit parts and travel. We do this because we love teaching people how to make cool things! And we love helping hackerspaces.

== Publicity from Midwest Workshop Tour 2010 ==

Here are a few links to articles from our Midwest tour a couple summers ago: 
http://blog.makezine.com/2010/08/12/coming-to-you-town-the-midwest-work/

http://forum.archreactor.org/FUDforum2/index.php/m/5955/

http://pumpingstationone.org/2010/08/mitch-altman-jimmie-p-rodgers-to-join-circuit-hacking-wednesday/

http://www.lvl1.org/2010/08/17/fun-with-the-lolshield/

== Add you hackerspace to the Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012! ==

I'd love to add your hackerspace to our tour. Please let me know if you're interested, and I'll reply with an email with a minimal list of what's required on your end.

And please let me know if you'd like to join us on the HoaT Workshop Tour 2012.

Please email me for questions, or to get more info: 
'''maltman23''' ''*at*'' '''hotmail''' ''*dot*'' '''com'''

Cheers, 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman Mitch].

Hackers on a Train 2012

2012-08-14T16:00:27Z

24.18.133.138: /* Tentative Schedule */

[[User:Maltman23|Mitch]], and others, are creating:
= Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012! =

[[Image:train.jpg|thumb|right]]

Can we do a workshop at your hackerspace this summer? 
(North America only, this summer.)

Please email me for questions, or to get more info: 
'''maltman23''' ''*at*'' '''hotmail''' ''*dot*'' '''com'''
 
 

I bought a 45-day Amtrak USA Rail Pass.

I will be starting by going from San Francisco to New York City on 27-June. I have a few plans already, but if people/hackerspaces are interested, I'd love to do lots of workshops in cities with hackerspaces (or forming hackerspaces) in cities nearby Amtrak stations.

Jimmie Rodgers will be joining me, and so will other cool people -- for either all or part of this Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012.

[[Image:Noisebridge_Soldering_Workshop.jpg|thumb|center]]

Our workshops are for all ages, and all skill levels.

[[Image:workshop3.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Image:workshop2.jpg|thumb|center]]
[[Image:workshop.jpg|thumb|right]]

Would you be interested in having us do workshops at your space?

Would you be interested in joining us for all or part of the HoaT Workshop Tour 2012?

Lemme know!

== Itinerary ==
Here is the schedule so far (as of 6-June):
* '''June 30''' -- arrive 6:35pm in ''New York, NY''
* '''July 7''' -- workshop at The Hacktory, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 13-15''' -- HOPE #9, ''New York, NY''
* '''July 21-22''' -- Awesome Foundation Summit, ''Boston, MA''
* '''July 27-29''' -- World Future Society conference, ''Toronto, ON''
* '''August 8-12''' -- ToorCamp, ''NW corner of WA state''

=== Hackerspaces who've responded who want to be part of the Tour ===
* HackPhilly -- Philadelphia, PA
* Hive76 -- Philadelphia, PA
* [http://makelehighvalley.com/ MakeLV] -- Allentown, PA
* MakerBar -- Hoboken, NJ
* AlphaOne Labs -- NY, NY
* NESIT -- Meredin, CT
* CT Hackerspace -- Watertown, CT
* Parts and Crafts -- Sommerville, MA
* Uplift DC -- DC
* HacDC -- DC
* Syracuse Innovators Guild -- Syracuse, NY
* Buffalo Lab -- Buffalo, NY
* HackPittsburgh -- Pittsburgh, PA
* UnLab -- London, ON
* i3 Detroit -- Detroit, MI
* Dayton Diode -- Dayton, OH (1 hour from Cincinatti)
* Maker's Alliance -- Cleveland, OH
* Bloominglabs -- Bloomington, IN (1.5 hours from Indianapolis)
* Pumping Station: One -- Chicago, IL
* Workshop 88 -- Glen Ellyn, IL
* Bucketworks -- Milwaukee, WI
* The Hack Factory -- Minneapolis, MN
* Urbana Maker Space -- Urbana, IL
* CCCKC -- Kansas City, MO
* Science Center in Union Station -- Kansas City, MO
* Area42 -- St. Louis, MO
* ArchReactor -- St. Louis, MO
* Freeside -- Atlanta, GA
* Tx/Rx Labs -- Houston, TX
* ATX hackerspace -- Austin, TX
* Quelab -- Albuquerque, NM
* ALTspace -- Seattle, WA
* Black Lodge Research -- Seattle, WA
* Vancouver Hacker Space -- Vancouver, BC
* Rogue Hack Lab -- Medford, OR (1.5 hours from Klamouth Falls Amtrak station)
* 23b Shop -- Fullerton, CA

 

=== Tentative Schedule ===
'''All dates are now confirmed and final! Yay!'''
 
 
* '''''June 27''' -- San Francisco Ferry Bdg (SFC) --> Emeryville (EMY) train #5006 7:50a --> 8:25a''
* '''''June 27''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> Chicago (CHI) #6 9:10a --> 2:50p (29-Jun)''
* '''''June 29''' -- Chicago (CHI) --> New York (NYP) #48 9:30p --> 6:35p (30-Jun)''
* '''July 2''' -- AlphaOne Labs, ''New York, NY''
* '''July 3''' -- MakerBar, ''Hoboken, NJ''
 
* '''''July 4''' -- New York (NYP)--> Philadelphia (PHL) train #157 12:05p --> 1:30p''
* '''July 5''' -- [http://makelehighvalley.com/ MakeLV], ''Allentown, PA''
* '''July 6''' -- Hive76, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 7''' -- The Hacktory, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 8''' -- HackPhilly, ''Philadelphia, PA''
 
* '''''July 9''' -- Philadelphia (PHL) --> New York (NYP) train #42 3:25p --> 4:50p''
* '''July 13-15''' -- HOPE #9, ''New York, NY''
 
* '''''July 18''' -- New York (NYP)--> Berlin, CT (BER) train #56 11:33a --> 1:56p''
* '''July 18''' -- NESIT, ''Meredin, CT''
* '''July 19''' -- CT Hackerspace, ''Watertown, CT''
* '''July 20''' -- Make Haven (short visit), ''New Haven, CT''
 
* '''''July 20''' -- New Haven, CT (NHV) --> Boston (BOS) train #86 2:05p --> 4:36p''
* '''July 21-22''' -- Awesome Foundation Summit, ''Boston, MA''
* '''July 23''' -- Parts and Crafts, ''Sommerville, MA'' -- CANCELED DUE TO ORGANIZER FLAKING OUT 
* '''July 23''' -- Artisan's Asylum, ''Sommerville, MA''
 
* '''''July 24''' -- Boston (BOS) --> Syracuse (SYR) train #449 11:55a --> 9:41p''
* '''July 25''' -- Syracuse Innovators Guild, ''Syracuse, NY''
 
* '''''July 26''' -- Syracuse (SYR) --> CBN train #63 12:48p --> 4:37p''
* '''''July 26''' -- CBN --> Toronto (TWO) train #7098 4:57p --> 7:42p'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''July 27-29''' -- World Future Society conference, ''Toronto, ON'' -- MY INVOLVEMENT CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
 
* '''''July 31''' -- Toronto (TWO) --> CBN train #7097 8:20a --> 10:22a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''July 31''' -- CBN --> Buffalo (BUF) train #64 10:27a --> 1:31p'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''July 26''' -- ''unexpected night at Days Inn in Niagra Falls, NY'', ''Niagra Falls, NY''
* '''July 27-31''' -- ''unexpected 4 days in Buffalo, NY'', ''Niagra Falls, NY''
* '''July 30''' -- Tinker School, ''Buffalo, NY''
* '''July 30''' -- Android class at Buffalo Lab, ''Buffalo, NY''
* '''July 31''' -- Buffalo Lab (quick workshop), ''Buffalo, NY''
 
* '''''July 31''' -- Buffalo (BUF) --> Chicago (CHI) train #49 11:59p --> 9:45a (1-Aug)''
* '''August 2''' -- Pumping Station: One, ''Chicago, IL''
* '''August 3''' -- Workshop88, ''Glen Ellyn, IL''
 
* '''''August 4''' -- Chicago (CHI) --> Milwaukee (MKE) train #335 1:05p --> 2:34p''
* '''August 4''' -- Bucketworks, ''Milwaukee, WI''
 
* '''''August 5''' -- Milwaukee (MKE) --> Seattle (SEA) train #7 3:55p --> 10:25a (7-Aug)''
* '''August 8-12''' -- ToorCamp, ''NW corner of WA state''
* '''August 14''' -- ALTspace, ''Seattle, WA''
* '''August 15''' -- Black Lodge Research, ''Seattle, WA''
 
* '''''August 17''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Vancouver (VAC) train #516 6:50p --> 10:50p''
* '''August 18''' -- Vancouver Hacker Space, ''Vancouver, BC'' -- MY INVOLVEMENT CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY 
 
* '''''August 17''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Emeryville (EMY) #11 9:45a --> 8:15a (18-Aug)''
* '''''August 18''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> SF Ferry Bdg (SFC) #5011 8:25a --> 9:00a''
 
'''* '''August 18''' -- Noisebridge, ''San Francisco, CA'' -- Back home!'''
 
* '''''August 20''' -- Vancouver (VAC) --> Seattle (SEA) #8911 5:30a --> 9:00a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''August 20''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Emeryville (EMY) #11 9:45a --> 8:15a (21-Aug)'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''August 21''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> SF Ferry Bdg (SFC) #5011 8:25a --> 9:00a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
 
 '''* '''August 21''' -- Noisebridge, ''San Francisco, CA'' -- Back home!'''
 
 

== Workshops & Talks ==
* '''Learn to Solder workshop''' ''(3 hours)'' 
We'll be bringing lots of our kits, all designed for total beginners, but fun and intriguing enough for everyone. We can teach anyone and everyone how to solder -- [http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/ soldering actually is easy]! (See below for a list of kits we'll have with us.)
* We can teach '''workshops on more advanced topics''', too -- please ask.
* I can also give my "[http://www.cornfieldelectronics.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm Arduino For Total Newbies]" workshop ''(3 hours, plus extra time at the end if people want it).''
* And Jimmie can give his '''"Circuit Bending" workshop'''.
* We can also give '''talks''', if there's interest.
* '''Anything''' that can help out your hackerspace!

[[Image:Arduinos For Total Newbies workshop.jpg|thumb|center]]

== Kits ==
[[Image:WorkshopXinCheJian.jpg|thumb|right]]
Here's some of the kits that will be available: 
* '''TV-B-Gone''' -- ''(turn off any TV in public places!)'' 
* '''"Hi My Name Is" badge''' -- ''(you may have seen me wearing mine)'' 
* '''Brain Machine''' -- ''(Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)'' 
* '''Mignonette Game''' -- ''(build your own handheld game console!)'' 
* '''Trippy RGB Waves''' -- ''(interactive blinky lights!)'' 
* '''LEDcube''' -- ''(animated 3D cube of LEDs!)'' 
* '''MiniPOV''' -- ''(more cool blinky lights!)'' 
* '''BoArduino''' -- ''(solderless breadboard Arduino!)'' 
* '''Diavolino''' -- ''(shield compatible Arduino from Evil Mad Science!)'' 
* '''OpenHeart''' -- ''(animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)'' 
* '''LoL Shield''' -- ''(Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!)'' 
* '''Atari Punk Console''' -- ''(make noise!)'' 
* '''microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP)'''-- ''(program all your AVR family chips!)'' 

'''And more!'''

Workshops are great ways to get new people to your hackerspace, and to energize people already at the space. You can also use them to raise funds, if you like.

Me and Jimmie don't make money from our workshops. The money we charge ($10 to $35, depending on the kit) pays for kit parts and travel. We do this because we love teaching people how to make cool things! And we love helping hackerspaces.

== Publicity from Midwest Workshop Tour 2010 ==

Here are a few links to articles from our Midwest tour a couple summers ago: 
http://blog.makezine.com/2010/08/12/coming-to-you-town-the-midwest-work/

http://forum.archreactor.org/FUDforum2/index.php/m/5955/

http://pumpingstationone.org/2010/08/mitch-altman-jimmie-p-rodgers-to-join-circuit-hacking-wednesday/

http://www.lvl1.org/2010/08/17/fun-with-the-lolshield/

== Add you hackerspace to the Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012! ==

I'd love to add your hackerspace to our tour. Please let me know if you're interested, and I'll reply with an email with a minimal list of what's required on your end.

And please let me know if you'd like to join us on the HoaT Workshop Tour 2012.

Please email me for questions, or to get more info: 
'''maltman23''' ''*at*'' '''hotmail''' ''*dot*'' '''com'''

Cheers, 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman Mitch].

Hackers on a Train 2012

2012-08-14T15:53:27Z

24.18.133.138: /* Tentative Schedule */

[[User:Maltman23|Mitch]], and others, are creating:
= Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012! =

[[Image:train.jpg|thumb|right]]

Can we do a workshop at your hackerspace this summer? 
(North America only, this summer.)

Please email me for questions, or to get more info: 
'''maltman23''' ''*at*'' '''hotmail''' ''*dot*'' '''com'''
 
 

I bought a 45-day Amtrak USA Rail Pass.

I will be starting by going from San Francisco to New York City on 27-June. I have a few plans already, but if people/hackerspaces are interested, I'd love to do lots of workshops in cities with hackerspaces (or forming hackerspaces) in cities nearby Amtrak stations.

Jimmie Rodgers will be joining me, and so will other cool people -- for either all or part of this Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012.

[[Image:Noisebridge_Soldering_Workshop.jpg|thumb|center]]

Our workshops are for all ages, and all skill levels.

[[Image:workshop3.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Image:workshop2.jpg|thumb|center]]
[[Image:workshop.jpg|thumb|right]]

Would you be interested in having us do workshops at your space?

Would you be interested in joining us for all or part of the HoaT Workshop Tour 2012?

Lemme know!

== Itinerary ==
Here is the schedule so far (as of 6-June):
* '''June 30''' -- arrive 6:35pm in ''New York, NY''
* '''July 7''' -- workshop at The Hacktory, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 13-15''' -- HOPE #9, ''New York, NY''
* '''July 21-22''' -- Awesome Foundation Summit, ''Boston, MA''
* '''July 27-29''' -- World Future Society conference, ''Toronto, ON''
* '''August 8-12''' -- ToorCamp, ''NW corner of WA state''

=== Hackerspaces who've responded who want to be part of the Tour ===
* HackPhilly -- Philadelphia, PA
* Hive76 -- Philadelphia, PA
* [http://makelehighvalley.com/ MakeLV] -- Allentown, PA
* MakerBar -- Hoboken, NJ
* AlphaOne Labs -- NY, NY
* NESIT -- Meredin, CT
* CT Hackerspace -- Watertown, CT
* Parts and Crafts -- Sommerville, MA
* Uplift DC -- DC
* HacDC -- DC
* Syracuse Innovators Guild -- Syracuse, NY
* Buffalo Lab -- Buffalo, NY
* HackPittsburgh -- Pittsburgh, PA
* UnLab -- London, ON
* i3 Detroit -- Detroit, MI
* Dayton Diode -- Dayton, OH (1 hour from Cincinatti)
* Maker's Alliance -- Cleveland, OH
* Bloominglabs -- Bloomington, IN (1.5 hours from Indianapolis)
* Pumping Station: One -- Chicago, IL
* Workshop 88 -- Glen Ellyn, IL
* Bucketworks -- Milwaukee, WI
* The Hack Factory -- Minneapolis, MN
* Urbana Maker Space -- Urbana, IL
* CCCKC -- Kansas City, MO
* Science Center in Union Station -- Kansas City, MO
* Area42 -- St. Louis, MO
* ArchReactor -- St. Louis, MO
* Freeside -- Atlanta, GA
* Tx/Rx Labs -- Houston, TX
* ATX hackerspace -- Austin, TX
* Quelab -- Albuquerque, NM
* ALTspace -- Seattle, WA
* Black Lodge Research -- Seattle, WA
* Vancouver Hacker Space -- Vancouver, BC
* Rogue Hack Lab -- Medford, OR (1.5 hours from Klamouth Falls Amtrak station)
* 23b Shop -- Fullerton, CA

 

=== Tentative Schedule ===
'''All dates are now confirmed and final! Yay!'''
 
 
* '''''June 27''' -- San Francisco Ferry Bdg (SFC) --> Emeryville (EMY) train #5006 7:50a --> 8:25a''
* '''''June 27''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> Chicago (CHI) #6 9:10a --> 2:50p (29-Jun)''
* '''''June 29''' -- Chicago (CHI) --> New York (NYP) #48 9:30p --> 6:35p (30-Jun)''
* '''July 2''' -- AlphaOne Labs, ''New York, NY''
* '''July 3''' -- MakerBar, ''Hoboken, NJ''
 
* '''''July 4''' -- New York (NYP)--> Philadelphia (PHL) train #157 12:05p --> 1:30p''
* '''July 5''' -- [http://makelehighvalley.com/ MakeLV], ''Allentown, PA''
* '''July 6''' -- Hive76, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 7''' -- The Hacktory, ''Philadelphia, PA''
* '''July 8''' -- HackPhilly, ''Philadelphia, PA''
 
* '''''July 9''' -- Philadelphia (PHL) --> New York (NYP) train #42 3:25p --> 4:50p''
* '''July 13-15''' -- HOPE #9, ''New York, NY''
 
* '''''July 18''' -- New York (NYP)--> Berlin, CT (BER) train #56 11:33a --> 1:56p''
* '''July 18''' -- NESIT, ''Meredin, CT''
* '''July 19''' -- CT Hackerspace, ''Watertown, CT''
* '''July 20''' -- Make Haven (short visit), ''New Haven, CT''
 
* '''''July 20''' -- New Haven, CT (NHV) --> Boston (BOS) train #86 2:05p --> 4:36p''
* '''July 21-22''' -- Awesome Foundation Summit, ''Boston, MA''
* '''July 23''' -- Parts and Crafts, ''Sommerville, MA'' -- CANCELED DUE TO ORGANIZER FLAKING OUT 
* '''July 23''' -- Artisan's Asylum, ''Sommerville, MA''
 
* '''''July 24''' -- Boston (BOS) --> Syracuse (SYR) train #449 11:55a --> 9:41p''
* '''July 25''' -- Syracuse Innovators Guild, ''Syracuse, NY''
 
* '''''July 26''' -- Syracuse (SYR) --> CBN train #63 12:48p --> 4:37p''
* '''''July 26''' -- CBN --> Toronto (TWO) train #7098 4:57p --> 7:42p'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''July 27-29''' -- World Future Society conference, ''Toronto, ON'' -- MY INVOLVEMENT CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
 
* '''''July 31''' -- Toronto (TWO) --> CBN train #7097 8:20a --> 10:22a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''July 31''' -- CBN --> Buffalo (BUF) train #64 10:27a --> 1:31p'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''July 26''' -- ''unexpected night at Days Inn in Niagra Falls, NY'', ''Niagra Falls, NY''
* '''July 27-31''' -- ''unexpected 4 days in Buffalo, NY'', ''Niagra Falls, NY''
* '''July 30''' -- Tinker School, ''Buffalo, NY''
* '''July 30''' -- Android class at Buffalo Lab, ''Buffalo, NY''
* '''July 31''' -- Buffalo Lab (quick workshop), ''Buffalo, NY''
 
* '''''July 31''' -- Buffalo (BUF) --> Chicago (CHI) train #49 11:59p --> 9:45a (1-Aug)''
* '''August 2''' -- Pumping Station: One, ''Chicago, IL''
* '''August 3''' -- Workshop88, ''Glen Ellyn, IL''
 
* '''''August 4''' -- Chicago (CHI) --> Milwaukee (MKE) train #335 1:05p --> 2:34p''
* '''August 4''' -- Bucketworks, ''Milwaukee, WI''
 
* '''''August 5''' -- Milwaukee (MKE) --> Seattle (SEA) train #7 3:55p --> 10:25a (7-Aug)''
* '''August 8-12''' -- ToorCamp, ''NW corner of WA state''
* '''August 14''' -- ALTspace, ''Seattle, WA''
* '''August 15''' -- Black Lodge Research, ''Seattle, WA''
 
* '''''August 17''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Vancouver (VAC) train #516 6:50p --> 10:50p''
* '''August 18''' -- Vancouver Hacker Space, ''Vancouver, BC'' -- MY INVOLVEMENT CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY 
 
* '''''August 17''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Emeryville (EMY) #11 9:45a --> 8:15a (18-Aug)''
* '''''August 18''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> SF Ferry Bdg (SFC) #5011 8:25a --> 9:00a''
 
* '''''August 20''' -- Vancouver (VAC) --> Seattle (SEA) #8911 5:30a --> 9:00a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''August 20''' -- Seattle (SEA) --> Emeryville (EMY) #11 9:45a --> 8:15a (21-Aug)'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
* '''''August 21''' -- Emeryville (EMY) --> SF Ferry Bdg (SFC) #5011 8:25a --> 9:00a'' -- CANCELED DUE TO CBP TURNING ME AWAY AT THE BORDER ON 26-JULY
 
 '''* '''August 21''' -- Noisebridge, ''San Francisco, CA'' -- Back home!'''
 
 

== Workshops & Talks ==
* '''Learn to Solder workshop''' ''(3 hours)'' 
We'll be bringing lots of our kits, all designed for total beginners, but fun and intriguing enough for everyone. We can teach anyone and everyone how to solder -- [http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/ soldering actually is easy]! (See below for a list of kits we'll have with us.)
* We can teach '''workshops on more advanced topics''', too -- please ask.
* I can also give my "[http://www.cornfieldelectronics.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm Arduino For Total Newbies]" workshop ''(3 hours, plus extra time at the end if people want it).''
* And Jimmie can give his '''"Circuit Bending" workshop'''.
* We can also give '''talks''', if there's interest.
* '''Anything''' that can help out your hackerspace!

[[Image:Arduinos For Total Newbies workshop.jpg|thumb|center]]

== Kits ==
[[Image:WorkshopXinCheJian.jpg|thumb|right]]
Here's some of the kits that will be available: 
* '''TV-B-Gone''' -- ''(turn off any TV in public places!)'' 
* '''"Hi My Name Is" badge''' -- ''(you may have seen me wearing mine)'' 
* '''Brain Machine''' -- ''(Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)'' 
* '''Mignonette Game''' -- ''(build your own handheld game console!)'' 
* '''Trippy RGB Waves''' -- ''(interactive blinky lights!)'' 
* '''LEDcube''' -- ''(animated 3D cube of LEDs!)'' 
* '''MiniPOV''' -- ''(more cool blinky lights!)'' 
* '''BoArduino''' -- ''(solderless breadboard Arduino!)'' 
* '''Diavolino''' -- ''(shield compatible Arduino from Evil Mad Science!)'' 
* '''OpenHeart''' -- ''(animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)'' 
* '''LoL Shield''' -- ''(Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!)'' 
* '''Atari Punk Console''' -- ''(make noise!)'' 
* '''microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP)'''-- ''(program all your AVR family chips!)'' 

'''And more!'''

Workshops are great ways to get new people to your hackerspace, and to energize people already at the space. You can also use them to raise funds, if you like.

Me and Jimmie don't make money from our workshops. The money we charge ($10 to $35, depending on the kit) pays for kit parts and travel. We do this because we love teaching people how to make cool things! And we love helping hackerspaces.

== Publicity from Midwest Workshop Tour 2010 ==

Here are a few links to articles from our Midwest tour a couple summers ago: 
http://blog.makezine.com/2010/08/12/coming-to-you-town-the-midwest-work/

http://forum.archreactor.org/FUDforum2/index.php/m/5955/

http://pumpingstationone.org/2010/08/mitch-altman-jimmie-p-rodgers-to-join-circuit-hacking-wednesday/

http://www.lvl1.org/2010/08/17/fun-with-the-lolshield/

== Add you hackerspace to the Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012! ==

I'd love to add your hackerspace to our tour. Please let me know if you're interested, and I'll reply with an email with a minimal list of what's required on your end.

And please let me know if you'd like to join us on the HoaT Workshop Tour 2012.

Please email me for questions, or to get more info: 
'''maltman23''' ''*at*'' '''hotmail''' ''*dot*'' '''com'''

Cheers, 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman Mitch].