Hackerspace

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ACKspace is a hackerspace in the south of Netherlands in the City of Heerlen within Limburg.

A large number of people still think hackers are criminals which break into computers and steal information. We are here to show them the true meaning of hacking.

We are amongst one on the many space in the world fulfilling a need for the technical, creative and social minded to have a place where they can come together and share their knowledge.

Our memberbase ranges from all ages, cultures and technical backgrounds. Although we are usually good with computers, we are not your PC helpdesk.

ACKspace was founded in december 2010 by PsychiC, Vicarious and LuckY. During the beginning of 2012 LuckY has left and xopr has joined the board. These three form the board trying to keep the space running smoothly.

We strongly encourage our members to contribute with ideas, workshops and projects. Together we are creating the place to be for all sorts of hackers out there.

March 2011 we got a physical space in the former CBS building in Heerlen (XCBS). As of March 2012 we got a new space @ putgraaf 188 in Heerlen where we have 24/7 access!

Usually we are open most of the evenings and in the weekends, but when in doubt contact us via IRC, e-mail or phone.

Although we are located in the Netherlands we welcome guests from all over and we are happy to welcome new members joining each month.

Board

The board consists of the following people:

Board Role	Board Member	Extension number
Chairman	Prodigity
Secretary	Stuiterveer	191

Committees

(refresh table)

Infrastructure committee:

• Stuiterveer (extension: 191)
• User:xopr (extension: 196)
• Vicarious (extension: 199)

Party committee:

• Pmwq
• Stuiterveer (extension: 191)
• Vicarious (extension: 199)
• Wolkje

Inventory committee:

• Wolkje

Telephony committee:

• Stuiterveer (extension: 191)
• User:xopr (extension: 196)

Please help out by adding yourself to one or more committees (log in or request an account first)

Communication

These are the ways of communication:

If it's green, call us!

Visiting address

"carbon6"

ACKspace

Kloosterweg 1

6412 CN Heerlen

by foot

• if the pedestrian entrance on kloosterweg is open, enter it, and go up the roofed stairs.
• during office hours, bear left to enter the automatic revolving door up the steps (Core X).
• outside office hours, go to the roofing on the right, and walk up the couple of steps to go to the locked door on the far left (Core Z).

by car via the boom barrier

• you need a contactless bankcard to enter, go straight ahead up the bump (park your car first).
• outside office hours, go up the steps under the roofing on the right (Core Z).
• during office hours, go straight ahead until you hit the steps with revolving door (Core X).

Core X (from the revolving door)

• if you're in, go straight ahead.
• elevators around the corner on the left, stairs on the right
• go to the 4th floor
• exit elevator to the right and go right again, stairs to the left and left again
• enter the door on the left
• walk across the corridor and you'll see ACKspace (L406) on the right just after the small open room

Core Z (from the locked door)

• you don't have a key; call us: +31-45-71-12345

Telegram

Visit the public Telegram channel at https://t.me/ACKspacepub

IRC

Note that IRC is more or less for backup purposes; we mainly use #Telegram. ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/ACKspace or the web-chat version: https://web.libera.chat/#ACKspace

E-mail

info@ackspace.nl do NOT contact us for commercial products; you will be reported to the anti-spam authorities.

Mailing list

ACKspace discuss

Skype

ACK.space

Telephone

National: 045 71 12345

International: +31-45-71 12345

sip:31457112345@sip1.budgetphone.nl

To skip the menu and get transferred to the default extension group, press #

Conference rooms: 1331 (dial * to unmute)

Backup numbers: 05 08 55 10 44, conference: 045 3690 555

Note: we have an ENUM binding: set up your SIP/PSTN PBX with e164.org ENUM and call our space for free ;)

Twitter

@ACKspace

Facebook

Facebook group

Flickr

Flickr group pool

LinkedIn

LinkedIn company
LinkedIn group

YouTube

ACKspace YouTube Channel

Extra

Note that this page has properties that can also be included in other pages by using one of the following #show queries:

For example:
{{#show: Hackerspace_ACKspace:Communication | ?Youtube}} will display: http://www.youtube.com/ACKspacenl

See the bottom of this page for more properties </noinclude> Note that this is a short-list

Become a member

for now, see Form:Person

SpaceView

We feel everybody should be comfortable beeing in the space and respect the privacy of our members. Therefor we have placed the webcams behind a password protection.

http://putgraaf.ackspace.nl:25380 (password protected)

Location

The new space is open from March 1st, 2012

See the space state on our Main Page to check whether the space is currently open or not.

Address: Putgraaf 188, 6411 GT Heerlen, The Netherlands

How to get there

To see what we still need, go to our Wishlist

Impression of our current location

Here is some impression of ACKspace 24/7:

To see media files from the old location, go to the ACKspace archive.

Imagining the perfect place

A HackerSpace should be spacious with preferably a few smaller rooms to have different projects in.
The Kitchen is nearly a must but it should be a bit shielded from any other rooms to avoid any smells.
A Bathroom is an interesting feat.
The Living Room Spacious enough to have a couch and big table
A good public transport link is a must too

The perfect place would have:

• A low rent ✓
• Heating ✓
• Natural light / windows to open ✓, current windows can't open, but have got small vent grids
  
• Kitchen ✓, Quite big, shared by other tennants
  
  • Side note: we have a small bar in our space.
• Toilet(s) ✓, 3 unisex
  
• Shower ✓
• Parking or at least the possibility to access it with a truck to (un)load stuff ✓
• A bus stop or railway station not too far away and available till late ✓
• Separate entry (not shared with the rest of the tenants) so that we can install our own access system ✗ / ✓ , We share a main entrance with other tenants, but we got our own keys for 24/7 access to our own rooms.
  
• No (or deaf) neighbours ✓, props go out to our neighbours for they are very relaxed indeed, even helping us out with projects
  
• Easy to reach ✓ , Our location has free parking and is wheelchair accessible
• Some storage rooms (basement/cellar) for server ✓
• Broadband Internet access ✓
• Possibility to install machinery / tools for making things ✓
• Exhibition area ✓
• Conference/presentation area ✓ , not dedicated, but both rooms would suffice
• Small room without windows/light (for photography stuff) ✗
• Access to Food (either Restaurants or Markets) ✓

Source: https://www.hackerspace.lu/wiki/Location

Public Documents

Public Documents:

• Media:Statuten.pdf (Dutch, censored)
• Media:Huisregels.pdf zie ook: Huisregels (Dutch)
• Media:Inschrijfformulier.pdf (Dutch)
• Price list v1.0 Dutch (needs updating)

Stickers:

• property_stickers.svg
• authorization_stickers.odt

Often used templates:

• template_kascontrole.ots (Cash audit)
• ACKspace Vergadering Notulen Template.ott (meeting minutes)

• • Open het sjabloon sla op als "Deelnemersvergadering YYYY-MM-DD"; dit zet de titel.
  • Voor de [agendapunten], gebruik "1. Heading 1" (vooringesteld), daarna gewoon op Enter drukken; dit schakelt vanzelf over naar "1.1 Sub Heading"
  • Sub headings zijn min of meer punten per deelnemer en moeten ingesprongen worden met Tab. Per deelnemer een nieuw punt met een harde Enter; meerdere regels voor 1 deelnemer met (zachte) Shift+Enter
  • Let op de volgende zaken:
    1. bij deelnemersvergaderingen geen persoonlijke gegevens vermelden (alleen nicknames)
    2. tijdstip opening vergadering
    3. eventuele toevoegingen/wijzigingen aan vorige notulen
    4. indien ingekomen stukken, punt 3.1 leeg maken
    5. agendapunten invullen (copieren, let op inspringen van sub-punten)
    6. indien rondvraag, punt 5.1 leeg maken
    7. tijdstip sluiten vergadering
    8. nieuwe actiepunten bepalen uit huidige notulen (d.m.v. 'handeling' en nickname