Event; Future of Making

Calling all crafters/hackers/makers/designers! There is an important conversation happening this Thursday, from 6pm in the Science Gallery.

Currently many people work in their specific areas, becoming experts and producing wonderful creations. But there is a convergence occuring. Disparate fields, like traditional crafts and electronics, are coming together and creating new wonderous hybrids. These objects often break our conception of what, say a fabric, is and can do, of what electronics can look and feel like, and are opening up a bright new future on how we interact with our tools, with objects, and how we live our lives.

As part of @DesignWeek_ie, the Crafts Council of Ireland, FabLab Dublin, National College of Art&Design, MAKESHOP, Science Gallery, Dublin Mini Makerfaire, and TOG, will be discussing anything and everything to do with the ‘Future of Making’. There will be short presentations, some demo projects to look at, and all of us there to talk with. If you’re looking for someone to talk to about an idea you have for an inter-disciplinary project, this is a great opportunity. Come, join the conversation.

Future of Making: Join the Conversation is an evening of curated talks. It is an opportunity for discussion between makers, designers and crafters. The talks will come from a wide range of groups Crafts Council of Ireland, FabLab Dublin, National College of Art & Design, Makeshop, Science Gallery, Tog  and Dublin Mini Makerfaire.

Details of the Event:
Time: Thursday 8th November @ 6pm – 8pm
Venue: Science Gallery, Dublin 2
Sign up required.

For more information download: Future of Making – Join the Conversation

A Night of Inspiring Talks – Science Week

Join us for a night of  inspiring talks. Each speaker will only have 15 minutes to convey to you their passion and enthusiasm on a given subject. With seven talks on the night you will introduced to a diverse range of subjects.

Date: Thursday 15th November 2012

Time: Open from 18.30, Talks begin 19.15

Cost: Free

No Signup required.

Information on the talks after the break.

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ggplot2 workshop

ggplot2 is the renowned R package used for high quality data visualization.

ggplot2 simplifies many of the details of creating statistical graphics while using the power of the underlying R graphics system to ensure those graphics are both beautiful and meaningful. The class will focus on how to produce many commonly used graphical procedures (histograms, scatterplots, bar charts), and how to enhance those plots according to the user’s wishes.

Attendees will require some basic knowledge of R (i.e. getting your data into R), but ggplot2 is a mini-language specifically tailored for producing graphics, and that will be the focus of the class. (See syntax example.) This workshop is run in conjunction with Dublin R.

When? Tuesday,  October 23rd from 19:30 till 21:30
Cost: €5 for non-members, free for members

Please use the form below the cut to sign up.

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Open Social Night / Ubuntu Release Party

The next version of Ubuntu is coming soon

TOG is delighted to be hosting the Ubuntu-ie community as they celebrate the upcoming release of Quantal Quetzal. Ubuntu 12.10 will be released on the 18th October 2012, and the party to celebrate will coincide with our usual Open Social night on Saturday, 20th October.

On the night there will be a number of demo machines set-up showing the latest offering, and members of the Ubuntu-ie community will be available to answer any questions you might have.

But of course it’s also our normal Open Social night so feel free to drop by see the space, chat to TOG members and share some food and drink. It promises to be a good night.

Date: 20th October

Time: From 7.00pm

 

 

Irish Hackerspaces Week 2012: Quiz

Saturday night is our quiz night. The great thing about our quiz is we encourage all the hackerspaces around Ireland to take part. We set up a conference call and our dedicated quiz master dishes out the questions across various topics. We will kick start to meet up at 7:30pm, and all going well (ha) we will start at 8pm. Members of the public are of course invited to take part in the quiz so please come along.

Details for connecting to the call are here

Irish Hackerspaces Week 2012: Gastro Night

This Wedensday as part of Irish Hackerspaces Week to are having a Gastro Night.

We have lined up 3 interesting topics to be presented on the night:

Tríona from scienceisdelicious.com will discuss some of the science behind food, examining how heat changes our food and what exactly it is that the proteins in our food do. Whether or not you’re an expert in the kitchen, understanding some basic science can make cooking an even more satisfying experience.

Espresso? Latte? Kenco? No machines or electricity are required to spruce up your daily cup of ‘joe. Rob Gallagher will attempt to demonstrate some of the lost arts of brewing coffee.

The process of beer brewing will be discussed by Dan, our resident brewer.

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