Hackerspace Los Angeles

Twitter: @HackerspaceLA | Youtube: youtube.com/hackerspacela | Instagram: @HackerspaceLA

Hackerspace Los Angeles (HackerspaceLA) displays and exhibits technology that hopes will spark an

individual’s desire to peruse a hobby or learn more about that technology. All our workshops are

presented for free and all the technology that is presented is readily available and free to use, acquire,

or reproduce. We provide the resources and information where all this technology can be acquired.

We are transitioning from a 470+ online members meetup group to a formal non-profit entity. We are

working on turning HackerspaceLA into a formal entity operating in the San Fernando Valley that will

provide FREE access to knowledge, tools, software, and working spaces.

We are a group of technology enthusiasts building a #Hackerspace and #Makerspace in the San

Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA. HackerspaceLA is an advocate for the Open Hardware, Open Source,

and STEM/STEAM initiatives.

Some of our past Meetups have included following topics.

Social Media for Beginners

Electromagnetism

Google Cardboard

Revive an old Windows laptop using Ubuntu

Basic Soldering Class

Reclaim Electronic Components

Let’s Talk Arduino

VR and Augmented Reality

Blender Basics

Internet of Things (IoT)

Looking for ET

Future Meetups include the following topics:

Summer of STEM

LibreOffice Basics

Podcast 101

Arduino Night

HackerspaceLA is a project that supports the creative process and personal growth of individuals by

providing a safe workshop space where individuals can learn and expand their skills, invent, and build

new products in a collaborative environment.

We want to build a community of creative and technological apt individuals to help grow HackerspaceLA

into a technology hub for the San Fernando Valley (SVF.) By developing close ties with education,

business, and city leaders, we foresee HackerspaceLA becoming the premier exponent of science,

technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) in the San Fernando Valley.

Thank you for showing interest in this group and helping us grow.

More about us: www.hackerspacela.org

Meetup/workshops schedule: www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Hackerspace/

Hackerspace Los Angeles

State Officials

City Officials

Community Officials

Local Trade Groups

Local Charter Schools

Local STEAM Groups

What do we need?

Building/space with 24/7 access. Any size space that will allow for us to hold meetups, classes,

store tools and equipment, and able to support high speed internet access.

Help in creating partnerships with community and local business leaders.

Inclusion in city (SFV) wide activities that will be mutually beneficial.

Access to event spaces and venues for special events.

Facilitating Invitation to the California Endowment.

Participation/Partnership MAKE IT IN LA initiative.

Projects (Future)

Hold classes on current technologies free of charge to community

Build a 3D printer for and with local schools

Create makerspaces inside public libraries

Social hackathons

Experimentation with various technologies and ideas

Removing Vandalizing graffiti and replacing them with creative street art

RC robots, Arduino/Ardublocks, Scratch, LEGO robot projects with local schools

Workshop for Teachers interested in creating a Makerspace at their school

Events: (Future)

Sponsor a Maker Faire event in the SFV

Produce/Sponsor TED conferences

Open Data Hackathons

Cyber Security events

Arduino/RaspberryPi workshops

Android and iOS courses and workshops

Webmaster workshops

Educational movie nights

OSGeo Workshops

Linux workshops

User groups meetings

FOSS Bootcamps

Art and music workshops

Music festivals

Art galleries

App and game challenges

Wikipedia events covering SFV PPOI

Summer/Winter STEM camps