Lab Week October 2007

From Electron Club, Glasgow

Lab Week: Tuesday 16th to Sunday 21st October, 2007, 7pm-9pm each night, admission free

Open Day: Saturday 20th October 2007, 2pm-5pm, admission free

Lab Week

Tuesday 16th October, 7pm - Linux and FLOSS Introduction Workshop

Presented by Simon Yuill.

An introduction to the Linux operating system and Free Open Source Software. See how Linux can be installed or bring your own machine and have it installed for you.

Wednesday 17th October, 6pm - BRIDGE workshop

Presented by Bob Hamilton.

The Bridge project is developing a portal to connect and cross-reference community groups, campaigns and activities so as to increase exposure to what’s going on out there. We want to build a web site that will be the first place folk will look to see if what they are about to do is already happening, both locally and internationally.

For more info see: http://www.citystrolls.com/z-temp/z-pages/website-feedback.htm

Thursday 18th October, 7pm - Green Map workshop

Presented by Hannah Clinch.

The Green Map provides a print and online map of environmental and recycling resources in Glasgow. We are running weekly workshops at the Electron Club designed to involve people in the project. We encourage anyone who wants to find out more about the initiative, learn new skills and contribute some time to the development of this Glasgow resource to come along.

For more info see: http://www.deargreenplace.net

Friday 19th October, 7pm - The Story of GalGael

Presented by Bob Hamilton.

From community activism to community activism. The story of a project that started through a motorway protest and advanced to creating a workshop teaching boat building. The experience for trainees of voyages across the Irish sea in a boat they have helped to build. Short film and discussion.

For more info see: http://www.galgael.org

Sunday 21st October, 2pm - 5pm - Common Good meet-up

Presented by Bob Hamilton.

An informal meeting for people concerned about issues of the Common Good assets and redevelopment of public space in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

A few of us went to a talk about common Good issues in Edinburgh. There were about 150 people in attendance and about 8 campaigning groups. At various times there are lulls and energies in any campaigning work. To keep up morale during the lulls it is important that we know advances are happening elsewhere. Be good to set up a meeting with and invite Edinburgh campaigners through for some Glasgow hospitality, and to discuss inter city ideas.

Open Day

Saturday 20th October, 2pm - 5pm - Electron Club Open Day

Organised by everyone.

Presentations, talks, workshops, and displays from Electron Club projects and people.

Stalls:

• Green Map - print and online map of environmental resources in Glasgow (Hannah)
• B.R.I.D.G.E - online portal for community action groups and events (Bob)
• Engineer Aid - charity organisation, working to provide remote solutions to engineering and technology problems in the less economically developed countries and to satisfy the inherent desire of many engineers to collaborate and solve problems (Magnus, Vichar)
• retro computing - classic computers from a bygone era, including a VAX mainframe, Meko supercomputers and others (Andrew, Alan, Simon, Kevin)

Talks:

• Dorkbot Alba - the Edinburgh-based DIY technology group will talk about some of their past projects and future plans, presented by Martin Ling, Nick Woolley and others
• Zero-Waste Design - presentation about the Glasgow-based design company who use Open Source and environmentally aware design practices, presented by Roy Shearer
• Green Map - a talk about the Glasgow Green Map and how it plans to develop further, presented by Hannah Clinch
• B.R.I.D.G.E - a talk about the BRIDGE project, bringing real world communities together online, presented by Bob Hamilton
• VAX + Meko - a talk on two classic computers, presented by Andrew Back
• others to be announced

Activities:

• jitter bots - a dancing demo of miniature DIY robots (Kirsty, Ben, Alan, Simon)
• cookies - homemade cookies, the kind you can eat (Sara J)
• knitters corner - a chance to sit down, have a cuppa and do some serious stitch'n'bitch (Sara J, Sarah K, Magnus, others tbc)

other people helping: Simon, John, Kevin, Alan, more to be added ...