Join Tampa Hackerspace on November 9th for the first Restart Party in North America. This is a fun and free community event where volunteers experienced with electronics help others learn to repair and maintain their broken or slow devices. Restart Tampa runs from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. A Restart Party is a collaborative process, […]
Donation Policy Draft
Now that donations are starting to roll in, it’s time to get a handle on organizing them. We’ve take the time to draft some policies and procedures for handling donations. It’s a work in progress and the document is open to public comment. You’ll find it at Donation Policy Draft. Some highlights: Items we can’t […]
Classes, Projects, Organizing and More!
Progress is accelerating! There are a lot of changes afoot. We're going to make an effort each Friday to send out one of these updates with the latest news, events, and projects. Andy Thoreson has offered to take on the regular communications via our mailing list and help update and streamline our website. Here are […]
8/14 HackerSpace Meeting Update
We had another great meeting last night! I counted about 36 people present and we had a lot of cool projects that people talked about. There was great networking before and after the meeting. We ended about 9:30 and the last of us rolled out of here around 11. For those who couldn’t make it, […]
We Met Our Pledge Goal!
We’re ready to move into our first space! We’ve reached the $1000 needed in pledges to pay the rent and we’re ready to go. Please use the Founding Membership link on our membership page to activate your pledge. The subscription will last for six months at which point we expect to have a sustainable membership […]
Where We Are June 10th Edition
Inspiration Labs, a local educational non-profit has been moving very quickly towards establishing a membership driven, creative space for hobbyists, inventors, makers, and artists. In the last two weeks, the board of directors has established bylaws and established a plan for membership. Inspiration Labs, Inc. was formed to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen […]
Status Update – Spaces, Membership, Budget, Bylaws
The Inspiration Labs Board met yesterday to hold a workshop, do some priority setting, and discuss the state of affairs as we move towards establishing the first permanent community hackerspace in the Tampa Bay area. Nothing was voted on (by intent). I will be posting the complete minutes from the meeting when time permits. We […]
Check Out Our Red Bull Project Exhibition and Planned HackerSpace!
I want to invite everyone to come out Sunday at 1:00 to MOSI. First, our Red Bull Project Group is going to do a public demonstration of our project. In our minds it is FANTABULATOROUS and spectacular! We hope everyone agrees. We’ll be videotaping the event so we are counting on a good turnout to […]
Training Schedule for MOSI’s Equipment Shop
MOSI just updated their training schedule for the equipment in their shop. I know. Your first question is, “Why do I care?” Quite simply, if you’re a MOSI member (and memberships are as little as $45 per year), once you are trained on the equipment, you can use it! I can’t think of a better […]
Startup List for South Tampa Maker/Hacker Space
I met with a contractor yesterday in South Tampa and have a tentative meeting with a second today. SLUG member Mul Duran also joined me and had a look around. The first estimate came in at less than half what I expected! I’ll post more details once I have estimates from enough contractors to make […]