Hello-pack/letter

English

Hi!

You're receiving this package as a gift from the members of Technologia Incognita. Technologia Incognita ("Techinc" for friends) is the Amsterdam hackerspace. A hackerspace is in essence a shared space where people can be creative with technology in a very board sense. We often make things, from the practical to the useless, from the arty to the delicious. We also discuss technologies, their applications and wider implications and try to extend our own knowledge and that of the boarder community. We share equipment and tools in our space so we all have access to many more tools then any of us would individually.

With around 80 members (and growing) we're one of the biggest hackerspaces in The Netherlands. Our members are in all age groups, professions and walks of life. Officially we do have a board for administrative and legal affairs. However it's the members that make everything happen.

In 2013 did over 100 public events, workshops, trainings, presentations, demonstrations, events specially for kids, barbecues, etc. All of which are open to anyone. Some of the topics in 2013 were, digital privacy; electronics, 3d printing, sewing, food-hacking, drones, quadcopters, programming, 3d software and many others.

We're interested in renting the available space at WG where Frascati used to be to better accomodate our members and also allow us to have a more public function with bigger and better events. To be a place where anybody can be introduced to new ideas and possibles; learn about, understand and create in our increasingly technological world.

We've heard that there were some sound and noise issues with Frascati. We want to actively work with the neighbours that this will be a thing of the past. On a similar note the owners of our current space have stated various times that we are quite an asset to their building, because we are often available when normal businesses are closed, adding significantly to the sense of security for the whole building. We know what it takes to make a good community happen and we hope to have a positive impact on the WG as a whole.

Besides hoping you enjoy the little trinkets in this package, we'd like to invite you and anybody you'd like to bring to our Social night every Wednesday from 19:00 onwards at our current space at Louwesweg 1 (the old ACTA building near the Slotervaart Ziekenhuis). You'll get a much better idea who we are and what we are about. You can of course visit our website http://www.techinc.nl .

If you have any further questions, just send us an email at contact@techinc.nl .

Hope to see you soon either as a visitor of our space or kind neighbour.

Kindly,

  The Techinc members.