UnLondon

Things are picking up around the UnLab and we are prepparing to “move in”. We have received word from the construction crew that they’ll be all done by the end of this week.

We’ve started getting the walls ready for the whiteboard paint and so we also want to begin the process of moving in the gear. Over the past month or so many of you have added items to the donation page on the wiki. We’re are incredibly grateful for your generosity, and look forward to seeing what projects the community starts on.

If you have large items that will need to be picked up, please email us with the details. We are looking into renting a truck for a weekend and will need to know this information to coordinate a schedule.

As always, we’ll keep you in the loop and you’ll be the first to know when the UnLab throws open the doors.

I stopped by the UnLab space yesterday, had a meeting with some insurance people. That, the insurance, is well on it’s way, we should be insured soon!

The space is also looking great. We have rough doors, no locks or knobs yet and the lighting a ventilation is almost done. We also got some more stuff delivered from the Western Recycling Program. Soon we may be having a small painting “party” to get the whiteboard wall up. Stay tuned to the blog for announcements.

It’s great to see a lot of people joining the site, I’ve opened up the blogging function so any registered member can set up a blog. If your working on a hack and want to set up a blog site to talk about it you now can. Titus, Adam and I have also been excited to see all the hacks go up on the wiki! There are some extremely cool things starting there.

The construction crew has been hard at work, and the furniture deliveries have been arriving at a steady pace, so its time to show off the (nearly) completed unLab.

Please join us on Thursday July 22nd at 5:30 pm for an open house and tour of the unLondon unLab.

This will be an informal chance for interested individuals to see the space where we hope many great ideas will get their start, and mature. There will also be a chance to start collaboration on the first unLab “hack”;  the membership document and policy.

Please register to let us know if you’re going to be attending.

The unLondon team is looking forward to showing of you’re space and inviting the whole community to start hacking!

On a related note, a page has been added to the UnLondon wiki that outlines the current state of “gear” at the UnLab, is a space where interested parties can add items they have available for donation, and will let the community build a “wish list” of requests. Please feel free to collaborate on this document

Need an introduction to UnLondon and the UnLab or want to understand more what UnLondon is all about? (Hint: it’s about being “Un”-conventional in London, not being different from, or anti, London).

To get started, watch the video and read the the “Un” Philosophy to learn about how you can take part in London’s very own hacker community.

More on UnLondon

One Sheet – more in depth explanation of UnLondon

UnLondon ByLaws

Membership – First draft of rules for members of both UnLondon and the UnLab

We are still in the process of setting up UnLondon and the UnLab. More details will be available soon.