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how we came to be Gabriela Avram

Ignite miLKlabs #1 Gabriela Avram - How we came to be

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An Ignite talk about how miLKlabs - the Limerick makerspace - came to be.

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how we came to be

Gabriela Avram

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The beginnings

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Here comes a new momentum

@eirepreneur

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Monthly meetings in the Absolute Hotel

๏ Constitution

๏ Legal formation

๏ Bank account

๏ Funding

“miLKlabs is a collaborative community space based in Limerick City, Ireland.”

@czajkowski

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We learned from our predecessors:

Hackerspace Cork

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Arduino workshop

25 Sept 2010

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Android programming workshop

22 Nov 2010, UL

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Looking for a space

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Looking for a space(continued)

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The church

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Brainstorming

25 Jan 2011- Costello’s

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Project ideas๏ Luppp

๏ Ogham Cutting Robot

๏ Telepresence Robot

๏ Kinect - Natural User Interfaces

๏ High Vis Jacket with Indicators

๏ Physical Data Artefacts

๏ Intelligent Sensing Clothes

๏ Personal Library with ISBN Scanner

๏ High-Speed Photo Taker

๏ Surface Touch Table

๏ Open Data Visualisations for Limerick

๏ Augmented Reality Layers for Limerick

๏ All-Terrain Long Distance Robot

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Farmbot left us in awe!

Niall Dempsey-Roscrea

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A trip to 091labs in Galway

8 Feb 2011

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Our temporary space

22 Feb 2011

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An ordinary Tuesday evening

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Come and talk to us!๏ Anyone is welcome to join miLKlabs - show up at one of our meetups

or contact us on facebook, twitter or on the mailing list for more info. As

of Jan 2011, miLKlabs has 11 paying members:

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Antoine Marin

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You can contact us at:๏ Twitter: @milklabs

๏ Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/milklabs

๏ Google group: https://groups.google.com/group/limerick-hackerspace

๏ Web site: http://milklabs.ie

For all-Ireland matters and coordination:

http://lists.hackerspaces.ie/mailman/listinfo/discuss-ireland

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May Bank Holiday week-end