MitchTripUK Apr May 2013
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Mitch's UK (and NYC) Workshop Tour -- 10-Apr-2013 to 13-May-2013
April-2013
| Date | venue | time | event type | contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 10-Apr | leave SFO for EWR flight # US800 ----- pick up rental car and drive to Karen & Larry's |
10:00am arrive 6:30pm ----- night |
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| Thurs, 11-Apr | TEDxBrussels rehearsal | 2:00pm | talk rehearsal | Yvette |
| Fri, 12-Apr | arrive BRU, flight # UA972 train IC 2609 for Antwerpen Centraal train IC 2610 for Antwerpen Centraal |
9:20am leaves 10:44am leaves 11:44am |
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| Sat, 13-Apr | check into Sheraton Place Rogier, Brussels | afternoon | Yvette | |
| Sun, 14-Apr | TEDxBrussels rehearsal | 2:00pm | talk rehearsal | Yvette |
| Mon, 15-Apr | TEDxBrussels, Brussels | 9:00am | talk: The Hackerspace Movement | Yvette |
| Tues, 16-Apr | check out of Sheraton Place Rogier TEDxBrussels European Council panel, Brussels ----- leave BRU for MAD flight # IB3205 ----- leave MAD for LIS flight # IB3118 ----- check into Hotel Vip Executive Art´s |
11:am 2:10pm to 3:00pm ----- leave 7:25pm arrive 9:45pm ----- leave 10:45pm arrive 11:00pm ----- night |
panel discussion photos of Antwerp, Brussels, EU Council |
Yvette Yvette Celso |
| Wed, 17-Apr | Celso | |||
| Thurs, 18-Apr | Codebits, Lisbon | 2:00pm 4:00pm |
talk: Hack Your Life for fun and profit (talk starts 8 minutes into the video) Arduino workshop |
Celso |
| Fri, 19-Apr | Codebits, Lisbon | 4:00pm 9:00pm |
solder workshop solder workshop |
Celso |
| Sat, 20-Apr | Codebits, Lisbon | Celso | ||
| Sun, 21-Apr | dinner with Altlab hackerspace folks / visit Altlab | 7:30pm | Joao | |
| Mon, 22-Apr | ||||
| Tues, 23-Apr | photos of Lisbon, Codebits, Altlab, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown |
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| Wed, 24-Apr | checkout Hotel Vip Executive Art´s leave LIS for BRU flight # IB3103/IB3208 |
afternoon hotel checkout leave 4:35pm arrive 10:15pm |
meet Wim at Ghent train station | |
| Thurs, 25-Apr | ||||
| Fri, 26-Apr | drive to Tourcoing ROUMICS, Tourcoing |
11:45am 2:15pm |
Round Table Discussion Round Table Discussion |
Wim drives Thomas |
| Sat, 27-Apr | ROUMICS, Tourcoing | 2:00pm | Workshop -- 20-min interview with me | |
| Sun, 28-Apr | Osilab, Lille | visit ruins of burned down Osilab hackerspace | Charles | |
| Mon, 29-Apr | drive to Ghent | photos of Lille, ROUMICS, Osilab | Wim drives | |
| Tues, 30-Apr |
May-2013
| Date | venue | time | event type | contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1-May | leave Amsterdam for Vienna, CityNightLine train # 419 / International train #61 |
leave 8:31pm | ||
| Thurs, 2-May | leave Amsterdam for Vienna, CityNightLine train # 419 / International train #61 |
leave 8:31pm | ||
| Fri, 3-May | (continue on International train # 61) | arrive Vienna, 11:44am | ||
| Sat, 4-May | ||||
| Sun, 5-May | Metalab, Vienna | 3pm-6pm | solder workshop -- photos | Philipp |
| Mon, 6-May | ||||
| Tues, 7-May | leave Vienna for Bratislava train # REX 2520 |
leave 1:21pm arrive 2:27pm |
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| Wed, 8-May | Progressbar, Bratislava | 19-23h | solder workshop -- photos | Juraj |
| Thurs, 9-May | ||||
| Fri, 10-May | leave Bratislava for Prague train # EC 276 Slovan (Eurocity) |
leave 2:13pm arrive 6:21pm |
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| Sat, 11-May | ||||
| Sun, 12-May | brmlab, Prague | 3:00pm | solder workshop -- photos | ruza |
| Mon, 13-May | leave JFK for SFO, flight # UA257 . |
leave 2:30pm , arrive 5:55pm . |
-- photos from NYC & Philly -- photos upon returning home to San Francisco |
hackerspaces
other hackerspace requests that I (sadly) couldn't fit into this trip:
| city | space | link |
|---|---|---|
| BE: Genk | FablabGenk | http://www.fablabgenk.be |
| NL: Arnhem | Hack42 | https://hack42.nl/ |
| NL: Den Haag | RevSpace | https://revspace.nl |
| EE: forming hackerspace |
Two different workshops that Mitch can give on this Workshop Tour
1) Variety of Cool Kits -- all ages, all skill levels, about 3 hours, kit prices range from €10 to €30 (see below for kits and prices). More info:
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Circuit_Hacking_Mondays
2) Arduino For Total Newbies -- all skill levels, about 4 hours, €35 (plus optional €10 programming/communications cable). More info:
http://cornfieldelectronics.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm
Items
Items that Mitch will have on his Workshop Tour:
| price | name | description |
|---|---|---|
| €15 | TV-B-Gone keychain | turn off TVs in public places! |
| €15 | TV-B-Gone kit | turn off TVs in public places at 50 meters away! |
| €25 | TV-B-Gone Pro | turn off TVs in public places at 100 meters away! |
| €15 | Brain Machine kit | Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out! |
| €10 | TripGlasses | Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out! |
| €30 | Mignonette Game kit | make your own handheld game console! |
| €10 for one €15 for two |
Trippy RGB Waves kit | interactive blinky lights! |
| €20 | LEDcube kit | animated 3D cube! |
| €15 | MiniPOV kit | write messages in the air! |
| €15 | MintyBoost kit | charge your USB enabled gadgets! |
| €15 | BoArduino kit | make your own fully functional Arduino -- for solderless breadboards! |
| €15 | Diavolino kit | make your own shield-compatible Arduino! |
| €10 | programming and communications cable (FTDI Friend) | program your Arduino clone with Windows, MacOS, or Linux! |
| €15 | Open Heart kit | animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart! |
| €30 | LoL Shield kit | Lots of LEDs! for your Arduino! |
| €15 | Drawdio kit | make noise by drawing lines with this pencil! |
| €15 | microcontroller programmer kit (USBtinyISP) | program all your AVR family chips! |
| €35 | Arduino For Total Newbies workshop kit | Learn Arduino by making TV-B-Gone as an example! |
More info on many of these projects:
- http://www.CornfieldElectronics.com (click on the "maker faire" tab)
- http://www.adafruit.com
- http://www.jimmieprodgers.com
- http://www.mignonette-game.com
- http://www.evilmadscientist.com
Requirements of the hosting spaces for Mitch's workshops
Mitch will have all of the kits with him. There is no need for anyone to purchase kits from Mitch in advance.
Each space will need to provide the following to have a successful workshop:
- For each participant:
- 1 soldering iron, 15W to 40W
- 1 soldering iron stand
- 1 cellulose (not plastic) sponge (for cleaning the soldering iron tip)
- 1 small wire cutter (similar to 10cm wire cutters)
- 1 or 2 AC outlets (with extension cords and/or AC power strips to make things work)
- 1 chair
- table space
- enough lighting so that people can see small things while soldering
- Each space will also need to have:
- 1 roll of good, thin, 60/40 (Sn/Pb), rosin core solder (similar to 0.81mm diameter solder with lead)
- 1 hot glue gun
- hot glue sticks that fit in the hot glue gun
- 1 small needle nose pliers (similar to 10cm needle nose pliers)
- tip tinner (similar to this)
- 1 wire strippers (similar to adjustable wire stipper)
- 1 solder sucker (similar to this)
- 1 roll solder wick (similar to 2mm wide)
- 1 paper scissors
- a pile of alkaline AA batteries
All of the above are good to have at your space so that you can continue to have soldering workshops long into the future.
- For the Arduino For Total Newbies workshop, I also need:
- Projector
- Microphone and amplifier will be helpful
- Internet (wireless or wired) is helpful