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A KW hackerspace set in motion

By michael - Posted on 31 May 2009

I'm happy to report that the wheels are turning to bring a hackerspace to the Kitchener Waterloo area. A small (and growing) group of people have been meeting regularly to dig into the details of what it takes to set up a shared workspace. A survey was worked up and set loose. Results have been tabulated and are being poured over to see what people in the area would like to see in a space.

Here's the plan so far... if you want to see a hackerspace happen, put your money where you mouth is. The group has settled on accepting down payments that show your commitment to the space (if you're interested, let me know or contact someone you know that's been attending the administrivia meetings). The first deposit has already been made (Yay!). Several people are starting to look into spaces, and once a suitable space is found and there's enough cash collected for first and last month's rent, the space will be ready to inhabit.

Oh ya... and there's still the issue of naming. Once a name is settled on, the group will move forward with some form of incorporation. This can/will happen in tandem with collecting deposits and researching spaces.

Congrats to everyone that has been working hard on making this a reality.

Update 2009/08/05: Yeah! Things have come along even more. The group is now incorporated as KWartzLab Society Inc. No space for the group has been found yet, but I doubt it will be too long :)

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Deposits - Another get-together?
Submitted by Andrew M (not verified) on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 21:35.

Hey Michael,
Is there a $ amount that's been settled on?
Are there plans to have another get-together, and pass the hat around there?

Cheers
Andrew

Yep
Submitted by michael on Fri, 06/05/2009 - 09:48.

Hey Andrew,

I expect this will be sent out on the lists shortly, but yes. We're settling on a $100 deposit/gift/fee to get things rolling. This will help contribute to the first/last month's rent, incorporation fees and such.

It think the plan is for a meeting of all interested parties on July 2nd, shortly after which we could likely file for the incorporation. At this meeting, we'll be looking for more $$$ commitments and input/voting on the name (hopefully with a short list of names prepared before then). We'll likely talk about some of the possible spaces that will have been scouted out before then.

-- Michael