By Mike Kaltschnee
Co-founder Danbury Hackerspace
It’s great to be working with Jim Scheef to transition DACS from a non-profit to a Meetup. Jim deserves a lot of credit for taking the transitional President job: be sure to thank him when you see him, along with the rest of the board for their service!
I was around for the early days of computer groups in the 80’s, and one of the greatest things about the meetings were the people I met, the connections I made. We want to continue this with a networking part of each meeting, where people can meet, learn, and share with others.
Another great part of user groups was the Special Interest Groups, or SIGs. We will continue the main DACS meetings at the Danbury Hospital, and also the remaining Special Interest Groups at the Danbury Hackerspace. We host a number of awesome Meetups at the Hackerspace, which are similar to SIGs, and many of them are free and open to the public.
Danbury.IO – Software developer and web developer meetup that covers a variety of topics. www.Danbury.IO
Danbury AI Group – Monthly meetings on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. www.Meetup.com/DanburyAI
Danbury Engineers of Robotic Platforms – A group of people discussing and building robots.
www.Meetup.com/Danbury-Engineers-of-Robotic-Platforms
Danbury Inventor’s Group – The old group is being brought back with monthly meetings on inventing, prototyping, and intellectual property.
www.Meetup.com/Danbury-Innovators-Group
Tech and Manufacturing Entrepreneur Meetup – A private meetup for entrepreneurs starting, building, and running companies.
We also run events like the Danbury STEAM Fair that gets thousands of attendees, with classes on topics like 3D Design & Printing, Intellectual Property, Starting a Business, Crowdfunding, and more. You can see the schedule of events online at www.DanburyHackerspace.com/Calendar.
We’re also looking for ideas for the future of DACS, meeting topics, speaker suggestions, and more. Feel free to reach out to me by email: mike@danburyhackerspace.com.
I look forward to seeing you at the next DACS meeting!
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